Friday, Feb. 14, 1986
Sports
University Daily Kansan
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Mary Burger/KANSAN
'Hawks weary of NU even without Hoppen
Ron Kellogg and the Kansas Jayhawks will attempt to extend their home winning streak to 31 games when they take on the Nebraska Cornhuskers at 1:10 p.m. tomorrow at Allen Field House.
Sports writer
Rv Matt Tidwall
Nebraska's opponents have learned something since the Cornhuskers' Dave Hoppen went out for the season with a knee injury -- don't count the Cornhuskers out
"They're 3-1 without Hoppen," Jayhawk head coach Larry Brown said yesterday, "and that surprises me in some respects. But I think it's a testament to Miba (Ia).
Nebraska
Nebraska
Men's Basketball
15-7. (Bid 8-5: 7)
11-pm. to.morrow
(channels 9 and 27)
at Lawrence
the nebraska coach) and his kids. I have great respect for Moe. It was a big blow for them to lose Hoppen. And they've bounced back well."
Kansas will get its first look at the Hoppen-less Cornhuskers at 1:10 p.m. tomorrow in Allen Field House. The doors will open at 11:40 a.m. Hoppen is the conference's leading scorer, averaging 22.1 points a game.
Take away Hoppen's 25 points in the first Kansas-Nebraska meeting on Jan. 15 and the game might have been a blowout for the Jayhawks. Kansas survived some tense moments with Hoppen in the first half before pulling away with an 81-70 win in Lincoln.
Kansas forward Ron Kellogg, who had 14 points in the first game, said the Cornhuskers had a new look without Hoppen.
"I think they have their running game going without him," Kellogg said. "Now they have an opportunity to run because they don't set up in their half-court game and look specifically for Hoppen. Their transition game is better."
Since losing Hoppen on Feb. 1, Nebraska has defeated Missouri, Colorado and Oklahoma State. The Cornhuskers lost to Kansas State on Saturday in Lincoln 64-54. They are 15-7 overall and 5-4 in the Big Eight Conference.
Kansas, ranked third in the country by both Associated Press and United Press International, is 23-3 and 8-1 after beating Missouri
100-66 on Tuesday.
Many called the win against Missouri Kansas' best game of the year. The win marked the Jayhawks' 30th straight victory in the field house.
Kansas, which leads the Big Eight in team field goal percentage with 60 percent, continued its hot shooting by making 71 percent of its shots against the Tigers.
"I think that the Missouri game proved that if we play together we can beat just about anybody," Kellogg said.
For Nebraska, junior forward Bernard Day has been the Cornhuskers' main offensive threat since Hoppen's departure. In Nebraska's two games last week, Day scored 35 points and grabbed 19 rebounds while making 70 percent of his shots.
"They've had to adjust without Hoppen," Brown said, "but I think it's given their other great athletes a chance to perform well. They're running more and they have some great outside shooters. I think they're a lot like Iowa State now."
Jayhawk Notes — Danny Manning was Kansas 'leader scoreer against Nebraska in the last game with 21 points. Manning scored a season-high 27 on Tuesday...500 extra tickets will go on sale 30 minutes before the 1:10 tip-off tomorrow in the Allen Field House ticket office..The first 10,000 Kansas fans will receive Kansas basketball commative posters..Kansas had four players score in double figures in the last game against Nebraska.
Probable Starters
F 25 Danny Manning (6-11)
F 44 Ron Kellogg (6-5)
C 30 Greg Drilling (7-1)
G 53 Calvin Thompson (6-6)
G 22 Cedric Hunter (6-2)
Kansas
Nebraska
Nebraska
F 30 Bernard Day (6-5)
F 50 John Matkze (6-7)
C 32 Chris Logan (6-5)
G 13 Harvey Marshall (6-3)
G 20 Brian Carroll (6-1)
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Jeff Strong took Missouri to an early lead, and the Tigers held on for a 101-88 victory over eight-ranked Oklahoma last night in a game that included 61 personal fouls.
From Kansan wires
Missouri
Seven players fouled out of the ragged Big Eight game. The three officials called 23 personal fouls in the first half and technical fouls on both head coaches.
surprises Oklahoma 101-88
Missouri, snapping a four-game losing streak, bolted to an 18-1 lead as the Sooners went the first 5-10 without a field goal. The loss dropped Oklahoma to 7-3 in the Big Eight, putting third-ranked Kansas, in the
Oklahoma, 22-3 overall, closed to within nine points at halftime, 50-41, behind the shooting of Darryl Kennedy and Anthony Bowie. But Missouri, despite having three starters in deep foul trouble, never let the visitors closer than eight points after intermission.
Gary Leonard, Missouri's starting center, fouled out less than two minutes into the second half, and Dan Bingenheimer, a starting forward who had 10 points in the first half, collected his fourth foul and went to the bench a few seconds later.
Strong finished with 29 points for Missouri, who is 18-11 overall and 5-5
Big Eight, in a commanding position for the regular-season title.
Maryland 67. North Carolina State 66
RALEIGH, N.C. - Len Bias scored
21 points, including a pair of winning
free throws with 1:26 to play last
night, lifting Maryland to a 67-66
upset of N. 18 North Carolina State.
in the conference. Chievous also had 29 points, all but two in the second half.
The Terrapins, 13-10 overall and 3-6 in the Atlantic Coast Conference, trailed by 62-59 with 5:46 left. But Blas scored 7 of Maryland's final 8 points to help secure the win.
Michigan 92. Minnesota 58
Chris Washburn finished with 24 points for N.C. State, whose record is 17-7 and 6-4, while Ernie Myers added 14 and Bennie Bolton 11.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Roy Tarpley scored 21 points last night, including 9 of Michigan's first 11 points, carrying the No. 9 Wolverines to a 92-56 Big Ten rout of Minnesota
The Gophers, playing under their third coach this season, were guided by assistant coach Phil Saunders — his first college game as a head coach. Jimmy Williams, the interim coach after the resignation of Jim Dutcher, missed the game because of a family death.
Minnesota, is 2-2 under Williams and Saunders, is 15-9 this season and 5-6 in the Big Ten. Michigan avenged one of its three losses in improving to 21-3 and 9-3.
KU to stage exhibition in KC
By Matt Tidwell Sports writer
The Kansas Jayhawks will continue their close relationship with the Special Olympics when the basketball team travels to Kansas City, Mo., for a benefit on March 4, Tod Leiwke, the Kansas basketball promoter, announced yesterday.
Proceeds from the $1 admission charge to the event, "Miller Lite Beer Presents — The Kansas Jayhawks Open House," in Municipal Auditorium will go to the Kansas Special Olympics.
Leiweke, vice president of Leiweke and Company, the Kansas City firm promoting Kansas athletics, said the event would last about an hour and a half and would include player introductions, a team scrimmage and
autograph sessions The starting time for the benefit has not been set.
"We're very excited about bringing the 'Hawks to Kansas City'," Lauren Johnson said. "We're excited about the Kansas City's big chance to cheer the Javahaws on to the Final Four."
"We always jump at any chance we have to help Special Olympics," Brown said. "That's a great organization and I think our kids always benefit from the experience as well. We're looking forward to it."
For Kansas head coach Larry Brown, who has been an active supporter of Special Olympics throughout his coaching career, the event represents a great chance to help his team's favorite charity.
group of Special Olympians. The team also invited the Olympians to practice last season.
In order to transfer the excitement of Jayhawk basketball to Kansas City, Leiweke said he hoped KU students would make the trip to help fill the 9,000 seat auditorium.
On Feb. 2, the Jayhawks held a work-out in Allen Field House with a
"We're encouraging the students to come. We feel like they're a big part of Kansas basketball and we want them to be there." Leiweke said.
The Kansas athletic department was receptive when the benefit was proposed.
"They love it," Liweike said. "It's really the first time they've been able to get KU to Kansas City for this kind of thing. I'm confident the alumni here and whole town will really turn out."
'Hawks still in Big Eight race
Sports writer
Bv Dawn O'Mallev
The Kansas women's basketball team will jump back into the heat of the Big Eight race when it plays the Nebraska Cornhuskers tomorrow in Allen Field House after the men's game.
Kansas is 5-4 in the Big Eight conference and 14-8 overall. The Jayhawks' 87-77 loss to Missouri on Wednesday night in the field house dropped them into a second-place tie with Missouri. Nebraska is 4-5 and 11-11.
"It is never easy to get up after a loss," Marian Washington, women's head basketball coach, said yesterday. "But we had a good practice. We just try to take every game and figure out what happened."
Kansas and Nebraska last met in Lincoln. The Jayhawks won 84-64 and Kansas guard Lisa Dougherty led the
Nebraska
Women's Basketball
11-11, (Big 8; 4-5)
30 minutes after men's game
at Lawrence
Jayhawks with 24 points.
"We're going to demonstrate the character that makes for great winners." Washington said. "We still need to work on being consistent but the women are the only ones that can make it happen."
Dougherty said yesterday that the team had practiced on its offensive shooting. Kansas made only 42 percent of its shots against Missouri.
"Our strongest game is the inside," Dougherty said, "but they will probably crowd in on Vickie. We'll just need to keep Nebraska guessing."
have to work on its perimeter game against the Cornhuskers to compensate for Adkins being closely guarded.
Adkins has averaged 22.2 points a game.
Dougherty said the team would
Probable Starters
Kansas
F 25 Vickie Adkins (6-1)
F 15 Jackie Martin (5-10)
C 40 Kelly Jennings (6-5)
G 33 Lisa Dougherty (5-8)
G 24 Evelette Oft (5-7)
Nebraska
F 34 Stephanie Boll (5-10)
F 20 Shelly Block (5-10)
C 10 Angie Miller (6-0)
G 30 Maurice Ivy (5-9)
G 35 Amy Stephens (5-8)
OSU decides not to re-sign head coach
United Press International
STILLWATER, Okla. — Paul Hansen, Oklahoma State ball coach, would not yesterday that his contract would not be renewed after the 1985-86 season, athletic director Mvron Roderick said.
"I have advised Paul his contract will not be renewed when it expires on April 9." Roderick said. "This is one of the toughest things I've ever had to do because Paul Hansen is a friend of mine. We jus'
Paul Hansen
feel the best thing for the basketball program at Oklahoma State is to make a change.
"Part of the job of running an athletic department is having to make tough decisions, and this was one of them."
Hansen was offered an opportunity to stay in the program as an assistant athletic director. He declined the offer.
Hansen said he wanted to coach for five or six more years, Roderick said.
A countrywide search for Hansen's successor will begin immediately, Roderick said. A new head coach should be named by March 15.
Hansen is in his seventh season as head coach at Oklahoma State. He has a 104-86 record going into tomorrow's game against Missouri.
Olympic swimmer supports track meet
Sports writer
By Jim Suhr
It's not often that a former world-class swimmer vocally supports track and field, but Rowdy Gaines, an Olympic gold medalist, did so yesterday at Allen Field House.
Gaines, who won gold medals in the 100-meter freestyle and the 4x100-meter freestyle and medley relays, was in Lawrence to promote Sunday's Track and Field Junior Olympics National Indoor Championships at Anschutz Sports Pavilion.
The AAUUSA Junior Olympics, which was designed in 1948 to interest the nation's youth in Olympic sports. It is a nationwide developmental program for amateur athletes offering 21 sports to youth age eight to 18, the largest multi-sport program in the United States.
Gaines knows how positive the experiences and the exposure gained through the Junior Olympics can be. While participating in a Junior Olympic swimming competition between his junior and senior years in high school, Gaines was seen and later recruited by an Auburn coach.
Gaines is only one of several Olympians who has competed in the Junior Olympics. Some of them include Carl Lewis, Alberto Salazar, Mary Decker Slaney and Evelyn Ashford.
Tracy Caulkins, he recently signed a contract to promote MacGregor swimwear.
"He was the first college coach to come down and watch me swim." Gaines said. "I remember meeting him afterwards, and I've realized that I never would have gone to Auburn if I hadn't been there."
Gaines was a five-time NCAA All-American during his career at Auburn. As a senior, he was selected over former Georgia running back Hershel Walker as the Southeastern Conference Athlete of the year.
Six months after his three goldmedal performance in the Olympics, Gaines decided to retire from swimming. He has since devoted his time to traveling across the country to convey his experiences to youth.
Gaines spoke of his experiences and gave advice yesterday to South Junior High School students. He said the junior Olympics was a positive experience for any youth, regardless of the sport.
"Of course the pinnacle of anyone's athletic success is a gold medal," he said. "But the object of sports, especially for kids, is to have fun."
"Kids shouldn't pressure themselves too much, especially today when the athletic burn out issue is such a problem."
Aside from his athletic promotions, Gaines coaches a Las Vegas youth swim team of 200 kids. Along with swimmers Steve Luquist and
Stein Winn.
For building addition which would connect Allen Field House and Anschutz Sports Pavilion may begin construction in about a year, Monte Johnson, athletic director, said yesterday.
Connection probable for Allen, Anschutz
Bv Frank Ybarra
Staff writer
The addition will connect the field house to the sports pavilion at the Parrott Athletic Center. The building will be for sports medicine and training, he said. It also will have offices for the academic support service for athletes.
It may look something like Pearrot once it is completed. Johnson said.
Johnson said fund raising for the $2 million-$3 million building would not begin until the sports pavilion was paid for. The sports pavilion opened in the fall 1884.
Floyd Temple, assistant athletic director, said the addition would have offices and a locker room for the football team. It also will have larger meeting rooms for the athletic teams to use, he said, and will have space to store equipment.
He said the bill on the sports
pavilion and the weight training center inside of it probably would be paid for within the year. Temple said the total cost of the pavilion was about $4 million.
"I'm hopeful that it would be a reasonable time period," Johnson said.
The addition is part of a long-range development plan started by the athletic department in the fall of 1982. Temple said.
Temple said the addition would free up offices in the field house and would allow all teams to have more office space.
The first phase of the plan was the construction of the sports pavilion.
Discussion on phase two, the addition, began about eight months ag.
Lynn Bott, head athletic trainer, said he was looking forward to working in the new training area. Bott said it would help him because he would be able to serve teams in a central location. He also will have more control over his supplies, he said.
Head stand Male Muhur/KANBAN
KU diver Lori Spurney will compete tomorrow for the Jayhawks when the team concludes its home swim schedule with a dual meet against Arkansas. The meet starts at 3:30 p.m. in the Robinson Natatorium.