Owens Looks For 1st Win Over OSU In New Line-Up
The opening curtain at tomorrow's KU-Oklahoma State clash could reveal a change in role and the addition of a new star to the KU cast.
The starting line-up for the 8 p.m. game in Allen Field House will probably include sophomore Jo Jo White at guard with Al Lopes moving to the forward position.
"Although this is still tentative, we plan to start White and Del Lewis at guards, Al Lopes and Ron Franz at forward, and Walter Wesley at center," Head Coach Ted Owens said.
WHITE, attaining eligibility at mid-semester, has previously been a standout player for KU's undefeated freshman team. The movement of White to the varsity is expected to add greatly to team depth and speed.
Lopes, already one of the fastest men in the Big Eight, will remain a starter at forward. The 6-foot-5 star was an all-American at the forward position as a sophomore at Coffeyville Junior College before coming to KU. This is not the first time Lopes has assumed the forward position for the Hawks. Coach Owens switched him from guard to forward spasmodically during the second half of last year's season.
Coming into the Oklahoma State game, KU will bring a 6-1 record and a second place standing in the Big Eight Conference. The Jayhawks are 15-3 overall. Oklahoma State stands at 1-6 in the league and 3-15 in all games, good for seventh place in the conference.
THE COWBOYS, however,
have shown marked improvement
in their last three games as they
have beaten Missouri, 67-50, and
lost close ones to league leading
Nebraska, 45-41, in overtime, and
to Kansas State, 50-44.
Owens is convinced that the Hank Iba coached Cowboys are a greatly improved team.
"Oklahoma State is a 100 per cent better than they were at the Big Eight Tourney in Kansas City," Owens said. "I've said it before, Oklahoma State is capable of knocking off any of the front running teams in the conference, including KU," Owens added.
Oklahoma State is the only Big Eight team that Kansas has not defeated this season. As Owens himself is quick to point out, Iba is the only league coach that the Jayhawk coach has never beaten.
THE PROBABLE STARTING lineup for OSU will include: guards—Skip Iba, 6'3", and Bill Fisher, 6'2"; forwards — Keith Branch, 6'5", and Ward Sherrill, 6'5"; and center—Jim Feamster, 6'6". Fetamst is the Cowboys' leading scorer with an 11.2 average, and he also leads the team in rebounds with 115 for the entire season.
Said Owens, "The OSU club has matured in many ways and they have the solid defense which is an Iba trademark. Also, the Cowboys are stronger on the boards and the team is functioning better as of offense unit. They are a young team and they have improved and learned with each game—sooner or later they will beat someone."
Last year, Oklahoma State defeated KU twice. 68-64 and 64-58, and by so doing took the league championship and left the Jayhawks with a second place finish. This year, however, has been one of rebuilding at Oklahoma State, as all of last year's starters were lost through graduation.
KU holds winning all-time records against every Big Eight competitor, however, Oklahoma State is the closest team that could catch the Jayhawks in total games won. KU has beaten OSU 33 times while the Cowboys have ridden over the Jayhawks on 29 occasions.
WALTER WESLEY, KU's all-America center, will attempt in the OSU game, to renew a precedent he set last season. At mid-semester last season, the 6'11" Wesley began shooting at a 31 point per game clip that he maintained throughout the remainder of the season. Previous to that he had been scoring at a 24 point per game pace.
So far this season he has been averaging around 23 points a game and if he spurs like he did last year he could become the second highest all time scorer in KU's history. Presently Wesley has a career total of 1,139 points,
Last Night's Intramural Results
Independent A, Division I JRP #1, 37-MFU, 18; T-Square, 60—NESEP, 38; Pharmacy, 38—Alchem. 29.
Fraternity C, Division I: Phi Delta Theta #1, won by forfeit; Beta Theta Pi—Delta Upsilon, double forfeit; Phi Delta Theta #1, 74—Alpha Kappa Lambda, 24.
Fraternity C, Division 1X: Delta Upsilon, 63—Phi Delta Theta #4, 17.
Fraternity C, Division X: Beta #6—Bye; Phi Kappa Psi #4, won by a forfeit.
Fraternity C, Division XI: Sigma Nu #3—Bye; Pi Kappa Alpha, won by a forfeit; Delta Upsilon #6, 31—Phi Delta Theta #2, 12.
Fraternity C, Division XII: Sigma XI #3—Bye; Sigma Alpha Epsilon #3, won by a forfeit; Phi Kappa Psi #2, 47—Phi Delta Theta #2, 39.
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