Jayhawks set pace on boards
It was early in the season when KU coach Ted Owens warned that "we have no chance to win the championship unless we become better rebounders." Now the Jayhawks are right in the thick of the Big Eight Conference basketball race and it is hard to figure how they could be stronger on the boards.
At the Conference season's mid-point, KU is the overwhelming leader in rebound recovery percentage, grabbing off over 56 per cent of the stray shots, an average of over 38 a game, compared with the opponents' 29.
While the rebounding contributions have been coming from everyone in general for the Jayhawks, a key figure helping with the improvement has to be Dave Robisch, a sophomore who came into the season with the reputation of a torrid scorer, but a timid rebounder. Crashing the boards harder every game, he now ranks seventh in the Big Eight with a 7.9 per-game mark and he leads the Jayhawks in the department for league games.
Never really known for quickness, Robisch was one of the reasons Owens installed the zone defense this year at Kansas. It has helped achieve two of the defensive objectives established by Owens—improve the rebounding situation and cut off the good percentage shots by keeping the big men inside.
However, not only do the Jayhawks have the big lead in rebounding, but they have also forced the other teams into the worst shots. Against KU, Big Eight teams have managed to get down fewer than 38 per cent of their tries. The Jayhawks also rank second in team defense, allowing 61.9 points, while Okaloma State leads with 61.8.
The Cowboys also lead the Conference in shooting, showing a 47 per cent mark from the field and a lofty 75.5 from the free throw line. The team offense top- still belongs to Kansas State with its 75.3 average.
In the individual departments, Colorado's sophomore Cliff Meely, back in action after the semester break, has lengthened his scoring lead over Iowa State's Bill Cain. With 48 points in the two games, Meely upped his average to 23.7. Cain shows a 21.6 mark.
New leaders took over in both accuracy departments, with Kansas State's Jerry Venable first in field-goal percentage (59.3 on 51 of 86) and Oklahoma State's Joe Smith best at free throwing (87.9 with 29 of 33).
Four way tie in Desert Classic
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (UP1)
— Gene Littler, Marty Fleckman,
Lee Trevino and Tom Shaw shot
five-under-par 67s Wednesday to
share the first round lead in the
$100,000 Bob Hope Desert
Classic golf tournament on a day
in which 46 of the 136 players
in the field broke par.
With play being contested over four courses-Indian Wells, Bermuda Dunes, La Quinta and Tamarisk-seven players shot 68s, 12 were at 69, 12 at 70 and 11 at 71.
6 KANSAN Feb. 6 1969
Big 8 basketball statistics
CONFERENCE GAMES ONLY
CONFERENCE GAMES ONLY
| | G | FG | FGA | Pct. | FT | FTA | Pct. REB | PF | TP | Avg. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| IOWA STATE | 8 | 205 | 477 | 430 | 107 | 169 | 633 | 338 | 162 | 713 |
| Opponents | 243 | 569 | 427 | 107 | 169 | 633 | 338 | 162 | 713 | 74.1 |
| KANSAS STATE | 6 | 183 | 410 | 446 | 86 | 130 | 662 | 224 | 169 | 452 |
| Opponents | 150 | 367 | 469 | 109 | 149 | 732 | 215 | 101 | 409 | 68.2 |
| OKLAHOMA STATE | 6 | 131 | 277 | 473 | 111 | 147 | 755 | 156 | 114 | 373 |
| Opponents | 140 | 310 | 451 | 111 | 137 | 155 | 168 | 107 | 371 | 62.2 |
| COLORADO | 6 | 163 | 392 | 416 | 123 | 174 | 707 | 201 | 107 | 449 |
| Opponents | 156 | 342 | 416 | 123 | 155 | 690 | 210 | 124 | 419 | 74.8 |
| KANSAS | 7 | 194 | 427 | 454 | 97 | 159 | 610 | 267 | 128 | 485 |
| Opponents | 152 | 401 | 479 | 97 | 174 | 684 | 209 | 125 | 433 | 69.3 |
| MISSOURI | 6 | 144 | 320 | 450 | 101 | 140 | 721 | 180 | 119 | 384 |
| Opponents | 142 | 326 | 455 | 101 | 157 | 700 | 177 | 106 | 394 | 65.7 |
| NEBRASKA | 6 | 167 | 376 | 444 | 112 | 161 | 696 | 200 | 118 | 446 |
| Opponents | 180 | 362 | 497 | 112 | 162 | 741 | 186 | 118 | 480 | 74.3 |
| OKLAHOMA | 5 | 127 | 298 | 426 | 70 | 106 | 660 | 168 | 104 | 324 |
| Opponents | 151 | 316 | 478 | 100 | 142 | 704 | 176 | 84 | 402 | 68.4 |
Scoring
TEAM LEADERS
FG Percentage
FT Percentage
Rebound Percentage
| Player and School | G | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | TP | Avg. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Cliff Meely, Colorado | 6 | 60 | 132 | 22 | 38 | 142 | 23.7 |
| Bill Cain, Iowa State | 8 | 58 | 134 | 57 | 71 | 173 | 21.6 |
| Aaron Jenkins, Iowa State | 8 | 58 | 104 | 39 | 55 | 155 | 19.4 |
| Dave Robisch, Kansas | 7 | 55 | 118 | 26 | 42 | 136 | 19.4 |
| Don Tomlinson, Missouri | 6 | 28 | 61 | 56 | 76 | 112 | 18.7 |
| Jerry Venable, Kansas State | 6 | 51 | 86 | 9 | 16 | 111 | 18.5 |
| Gordon Tope, Colorado | 6 | 37 | 77 | 42 | 49 | 110 | 18.3 |
| Jo Jo White, Kansas | 6 | 42 | 94 | 16 | 25 | 100 | 16.7 |
| Tom Scanleury, Nebraska | 6 | 37 | 66 | 12 | 19 | 86 | 14.3 |
| Steve Honeycutt, Kansas State | 6 | 36 | 87 | 13 | 19 | 85 | 14.2 |
| Joe Smith, Oklahoma State | 6 | 27 | 51 | 29 | 33 | 83 | 13.8 |
| Garfield Heard, Oklahoma | 5 | 26 | 63 | 17 | 28 | 69 | 13.8 |
| Clifford Ray, Oklahoma | 5 | 28 | 58 | 13 | 22 | 69 | 13.8 |
| Gene Williams, Kansas State | 6 | 26 | 53 | 29 | 38 | 81 | 13.5 |
| Bob Gratrop, Nebraska | 6 | 23 | 47 | 22 | 42 | 78 | 13.0 |
| Jim Brooks, Nebraska | 6 | 29 | 58 | 17 | 22 | 75 | 12.5 |
FG Percentage
Okla State 131-277 473 Okla State 111-147 755 Kansas 267-209 561 Kansas 194-427 454 Missouri 101-147 721 Nebraska 200-186 518 Missouri 143-204 454 Missouri 101-147 721 Nebraska 224-215 510 Oklahoma St 184-320 454 Colorado 123-174 707 Missouri 180-177 504 Nebraska 167-376 440 Nebraska 112-161 696 Colorado 201-210 489 Iowa State 205-477 440 Kansas St 86-130 662 Oklahoma 168-176 488 Oklahoma 127-298 426 Oklahoma 70-106 660 OKla State 156-168 482 Oklahoma 163-392 426 Kansas 97-159 610 Iowa State 283-338 456
THE STANDINGS
Conference Games
W L. Pet. Pts.O. Ptls
Colbrado 5 1 833 449 419
Kansas 5 2 714 485 433
Iowa State 4 4 500 573 593
Kansas State 4 3 500 452 409
Okla State 3 3 500 373 371
Missouri 3 4 333 389 394
Nebraska 2 4 333 446 480
Oklahoma 1 4 200 324 402
All Games
Future Games
| | W | L | Pct. | Pts. O | Pts. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Kansas | 16 | 2 | 842 | 1369 | 1121 |
| Colorado | 15 | 3 | 833 | 1369 | 1266 |
| Okla. St. | 10 | 7 | 588 | 1055 | 1006 |
| Missouri | 10 | 8 | 529 | 1195 | 1142 |
| Iowa State | 10 | 9 | 526 | 1362 | 1367 |
| Nebraska | 9 | 9 | 500 | 1320 | 1335 |
| Kansas St. | 8 | 10 | 444 | 1322 | 1268 |
| Oklahoma | 5 | 12 | 294 | 1040 | 1185 |
February 8—Oklahoma State at Missouri (TV); Iowa State at Kansas State; Nebraska at Colorado; Kansas at Oklahoma.
February 10—Kansas at Oklahoma State; Oklahoma at Colorado.
February 11—Nebraska at Missouri.
Rebounding
Player and School G RBDS Avg.
Bill Cain, Iowa State 8 107 13.4
Cliff Meely, Colorado 6 78 13.0
Gene Williams, Kansas State 6 63 10.5
LeRoy Chalk, Nebraska 6 52 8.7
Garfield Heard, Oklahoma 5 42 8.4
Aaron Jenkins, Iowa State 8 65 7.9
Dave Robisch, Kansas 7 55 7.9
Clifford Ray, Oklahoma 7 37 7.4
Bruce Sloan, Kansas 7 50 7.1
Dave Collins, Iowa State 8 53 6.6
Bob Gratopj, Nebraska 6 39 6.5
Jerry Venable, Kansas State 6 38 6.3
3 per game)
FG Percentage (Minimum of)
5 per game)
FT Percentage (Minimum of
Player and School FG FG Pct. Pct.
Jerry Venable, K. St 51 84 593
B Christopher, K. St 19 23 576
T Scantlebury, Neb. 37 66 561
Aaron Jenkins, Iowa S. 37 68 558
Bruce Sloan, Kansas 22 41 537
Pete Helmboch, M. 17 32 531
Joe Smith, Ok. St 27 51 529
Landy Watson, Ok. 17 35 514
Jim Brooks, Neb. 29 58 500
Doug Johnson, Mo. 19 38 500
Sam Martin, Neb. 18 36 500
Jeff Webb, K. St 27 54 500
Player and School FT FTA Pet.
Joe Smith, Okla. St. 29 33 879
Gordon Tone, Colo. 42 49 857
Bill Cain, Iowa St. 57 71 803
Gene Hawk, Ok. St. 20 25 800
Jim Brooks, Neb. 17 22 733
Gene Williams, K. St. 39 38 763
Bob Gratppt, Neb. 32 42 763
Mike Coleman, Colo. 16 21 762
Don Tomlinson, Mo. 16 76 739
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