UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Friday, April 14, 1995
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ORTIZ: Men's tennis team's heart and soul
Continued from Page 1B.
Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic to represent their nation in Group 3 Davis Cup play. Helping his country's team to victory boosted Ortiz's confidence and stoked his raging competitive fire.
"That was really the nearest experience of my short life," he says. "It was a tough crowd — people yelling and cussing during every serve. We won the tournament, and next year we can try to qualify for the World Group. I played really well, and that just made me even hungrier to contribute to this team.
"Then Coach put me in the lineup at a time when he really needed stability. I'm just glad I've been able to give it to him."
Ortiz has done more than lend stability to the No. 14-ranked Jayhawks. Aside from a perfect 4-0 Big Eight Conference record in both singles and doubles, Ortiz
has been able to direct his intense emotions toward a positive end.
"Manny is our loudest cheerleader — bar none." Center says. "He comes to every match ready to play and ready to cheer. He'll do whatever it takes, whatever I ask him. He'll do anything to help the team win.
"He's our heart and soul. Everything he has, he's worked hard for."
Otitz's hard work has paid off in the classroom as well. Earlier this week, his 3.8 GPA earned him a spot on the Academic All-Big Eight team. Two days ago, he was accepted into Kansas' School of Law.
"I'm just embracing life, enjoying my time with the coaches and the team," he says with a smile. "Lately everything is going my way. I played in the Davis Cup, and I'm going to go to law school. Now I want another Big Eight title. This team has something to prove. We want a national championship."
College big men enter draft early
The Associated Press
ATHENS, Ohio — Gary Trent the three-time Mid-American Conference player of the year, announced yesterday that he would give up his senior season at Ohio University and enter the NBA draft.
"I feel confident in my decision, and I feel like I've accomplished all I can at the collegiate level," the 6-foot-8 junior forward said.
Trent led the conference in scoring and rebounding and was chosen as its MVP for the third consecutive time in the 1994-95 season.
Dubbed the "Shaq of the MAC" by Sports Illustrated, he also was the MVP of the Preseason NIT, scoring 33 points — on 12-of-12 shooting from the field — and adding 20 rebounds in the championship game.
The 84-80 overtime victory over New Mexico State in the title game vaulted the Bobcats into the national rankings for the first time
With Trent leading the way, they got as high as 14th.
in 25 years.
Trent averaged 22.8 points and 12.9 rebounds for the Bobcats in 30 games, becoming the first junior, and second player in conference history, to score more than 2,000 points and have more than 1,000 rebounds in his career.
This season, he averaged 23 points and 12 rebounds, repeating as the MAC leader in both categories.
He was 18th in the nation in scoring and third in rebounding.
"Gary's decision to put his name into the NBA draft is one I agree with," coach Larry Hunter said. "He's not only going to be a player but a special player at the next level."
Both Arkansas junior forward Corliss Williamson and Arizona State junior center Mario Bennett have said they intend to declare for the NBA draft.
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