KU 67 BIG 8 CHAMPS
The KU basketball season has all but come to a close with the NCAA Midwest Regional being hosted here this weekend. The team this season has compiled a 13-1 Big Eight Conference mark while winning the title outright.
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The record is identical to the previous season's league mark. As in the picture at the bottom of the page, the KU basketball team looks forward to the opening game with the University of Houston.
This season has brought several records to KU. Jo Jo White, called potentially the best guard in the nation, was nominated to the Look magazine NCAA District 5 team. He was also nominated to the Big Eight All-Star first string.
The basketball team gained a notch in each of the wire service sports polls. Last year, KU was ranked fourth by the AP and fifth by the UPI poll. This year the team is ranked third and fourth respectively.
KU also carries with it the distinction of being the third winningest school in the nation. It has won 952 games while losing 434.
$6'8"$ Vernon Vanoy was named Conference Sophomore of the Year. Vanoy could have the task of facing Elvin Hayes of Houston, Westley Unseld of Louisville, and hopefully the BIG man himself, Lew Alcindor of UCLA.
Serving K.U. for 77 of its 101 years
77th Year, No. 101 LAWRENCE, KANSAS Friday, March 17, 1967