Alcindor, then Walk
Celtics pick KU's JoJo as successor to Jones
Jo Jo . . . Boston bound?
The 1969 version of pro basketball's bidding bonanza opened yesterday as the National Basketball Association began selection of the past season's rich crop of graduating seniors in their annual player draft.
Biggest news for Jayhawk fans is the acquisition of JoJo White by the world champion Boston Celtics. Celtic general manager Red Auerbach has repeatedly praised the Kansas Olympian, calling him along with UCLA's Lew Alcindor, one of the top two collegiate players in America.
White stands a good chance to fill the sneakers of Boston's standout guard Sam Jones, who is retiring to the coaching lines at the end of this campaign.
First to go in the draft, of course, was the 7-1½ Alcindor, who last week became the first player in NBA history to sign a contract before being officially drafted. The biggest Bruin went to the expansion Milwaukee Bucks, who will pay him $1.4 million over the next five years.
Phoenix, who lost a coin toss to Milwaukee for first draft rights, picked Florida's Neal Walk—the best big man available after Alcindor. The 6-11 southpaw finished in the national Top 10 in scoring during the last two years of his career and also boasts some impressive rebounding credentials.
Other first round picks included the selection of UCLA's Lucius Allen by Seattle and Boston College's Terry Driscoll by Detroit.
Allen, suspended Uclan guard who sat out this past season, will probably team with All-Star playmaker Len Wilkens to give the Sonics the backcourt scoring they've lacked all year.
Driscoll, recently selected as the Most Valuable Player of the National Invitation Tournament, should beef up a Piston frontline that has suffered since the early-season trade of rugged Dave Debuschere to New York.
Several Missouri Valley
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standouts were chosen, including Tulsa's Bobby Smith, Louisville's Butch Beard, and Drake's Willie McCarter. Smith, bound for the San Diego Rockets, should press veteran Don Kojis for a starting spot next year.
Beard and McCarter will have more difficult times in cracking the respective Atlanta and Los Angeles line-ups. Both the Hawks and Lakers are talent-laden at the guard spots where these two 6-3 jumping-jacks will have to make their mark.
Also going in the initial round was Creighton's Bob Portman, who thrilled Sunflower Doubleheader fans this year with his unorthodox but accurate shooting. Chosen by the San Francisco Warriors, Portman will be expected to take the place of high-scoring Rick Barry, who jumped to the rival American Basketball Association.
The ABA, which will make its picks later this month, has already served notice that it will match the older circuit dollar for dollar in an effort to sign draft choices.
First Round
The 1969 National Basketball Association college player draft selections:
1. Milwaukee—Lew Alecindor, UCLA; 2. Phoenix—Neal Walk, Florida; 3. Seattle—Lucius Allen, UCLA; 4. Detroit—Terry Driscoll, Boston College; 5. Chicago—Larry Cannon, LaSalle.
6. San Diego—Bobby Smith, Tulsa;
7. San Francisco—Bob Portman,
Creighton; 8. Cincinnati-Herman
Gilliam, Purdue; 9. Boston-Jo Jo
White, Kansas; 10. Atlanta—Butch
Beard, Louisville
11. New York-John Warren, St.
John's; 12. Los Angeles-Willie
Mc Carter; 13. Drake; 14. S.
Madelepieau; 15. Dgden, Santa
Clara; 16. Baltimore; 17. Virginia
Union; 18. Los Angeles
bonus-Rick Roberson, Cincinnati.
Second Round
1. Chicago from Phoenix-Simmie Hill, West Texas State; 2. Milwaukee-Bob Greacen, Rutgers; 3. Seattle-Ron Taylor, Southern Minnesota; 4. Alcorn A&M; 5. Norwood, Alcorn A&M; 6. Chicago-Ken Spain, Houston.
6. San Diego-Bernie Williams,
LaSalle; 7. San Francisco-Ed Siludut,
Holy Cross; 8. Chicago from
Cincinnati-John Baum, Temple; 9.
Phoenix from Boston-Gene
Williams, Kansas State; 10.
Atlanta-Walley Anderzunas,
Creighton.
11. New York—Bill Bunting, North Carolina; 12. Los Angeles—Dick Garrett, Southern Illinois; 13. Philadelphia—Willie Tay; 14. Tenney, 14. Alabama—Wille Scott, Alabama State.
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SHAWNEE, Okla. — KU golfers swung into action April 3, opening their 1969 campaign with a tying $7\frac{1}{2}-7\frac{1}{2}$ effort against Wichita State.
Golfers 7th in OU meet
Spring drills begin
Spring football drills opened yesterday for the KU gridders, two days later than scheduled due to weekend rains.
The dual with Wichita was a warm-up for the Oklahoma Invitational held the next two days in which the dayhawks placed seventh among 11 teams with a 54-hole combined total of 957
Coach Pepper Rodgers greeted 74 players for the three-hour workout which was spiced by a dummy scrimmage at the close of the session.
Absent were nine returning members of last year's co-Big Eight champions who have been excused this spring. Baseball, track, and injuries have claimed this group which includes fullbacks John Riggins (baseball) and Mike Reeves (varicose veins), and tackle Karl Salb (track).
The Jayhawks are scheduled to complete 20 practice sessions by May 3 when they wind up spring conditioning with the annual intrasquad game.
Craig DeLongy and Bill Hess led the Jayhawks with 235 scores, followed by George Burgland at 242, and Charles Peffer at 245.
Early in the first round of the match, favorite Oklahoma State grabbed an 11-stroke lead over
rival Oklahoma and never relinquished it.
University division
1 Oklahoma State 890, 2
OKlahoma 903, 3 Wichita 920, 4
North Texas State 921, 5 Kansas
State 931, 6 Tulsa 946, 7 Kansas
957, 8 Oklahoma City 973, 9
(tie) West Texas State and
Bradley 977, 11 Drake 1015.
KU scoring
Friday KU will travel to Wichita to compete in the Wichita State Invitational.
KU (957)—Craig DeLongy 78-77-80, .235; Bill Hess 80-78-77, 235; George Burgland 85-73-84, 242; Charles Peffer 86-86-79, 245.
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