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University Daily Kansan / Tuesday, February 17, 1987
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Kansas moves to 15th while OU drops to 13th in Top 20 poll
The Associated Press
With Nevada-Las Vegas leading the way, the top three clubs remained unchanged in the weekly Associated Press college basketball poll. There was some shuffling beneath the top three, although the same teams as last week remained in the rankings.
Kansas moved up to No. 15 as Oklahoma fell from the No. 8 spot to No. 13.
UNLV, 26.1, was again an easy pick for the top spot, collecting 50 of 65 first-place votes and 1,279 second-place votes in panel of sportswriters and sportspeople.
Indiana, with eight first-place votes, saw its lead over North Carolina shrink to a single point — 1.206 to 1.205. The difference came when North Carolina got seven first-place votes.
DePaul, Temple and Purdue each improved one spot as Iowa, an 80-73 los to Purdue, dropped three spots to seventh. Pittsburgh, Syracuse and Clemson rounded out the Top Ten.
tumble after losing 75-74 to Oklahoma State and 86-84 to Kansas.
Oklahoma took the biggest
The Second Ten is led by Georgetown, while Alabama, Oklahoma, Illinois, Kansas, Texas Christian. He then goes to Dallas, where John's filled out the rest of the Ten.
Last week's Second Ten had Illinois, Clemson, Georgetown, Alabama, Duke, St. John's, Kansas, TCU, Florida and Providence
UNLV remained umbaked in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association with victories over Pacific 73-59, Colorado 69-62 and California-Santa Barbara. 89-76
Indiana, the big Ten leader,
went to 20-2 with a 77-75 victory
over Northwestern, while North
Carolina, 23-2 and tops in the
Atlantic Coast Conference, beat
Wake Forest 94-85 and Maryland
93-86 in league play before stopping
Marquette 83-74 on Sunday.
The defeat of Wake Forest was the 600th coaching victory for North Carolina Coach Dean Smith
DePaul, 22.1, beat Marquette
87-76 and Alabama-Birmingham
83-71, while Temple, 25.2, got
Penn State 73-70 in overtime and
West Virginia 67-57 and maintained its lead in the Atlantic 10 race.
The Top Twenty By the Associated Press
1. New-Las Vegas 26-1
2. Indiana 20-2
3. North Carolina 23-2
4. DePaul 22-1
5. Temple 25-2
6. Purdue 20-3
7. Iowa 22-3
8. Pittsburgh 21-4
9. Syracuse 20-4
10. Clemson 23-2
11. Georgetown 19-4
12. Alabama 19-4
13. Oklahoma 19-5
14. Illinois 19-6
15. Kansas 19-6
16. TCU 20-4
17. Duke 20-5
18. Florida 20-6
19. Providence 17-5
20. St. John's 17-5
It's been a long time since the Kansas Jayhawks have spent a pleasant night at the Hilton.
KU seeks rare win at Ames
Staff writer
Bv ROR KNADD
Hilton Coliseum, home of the Iowa State Cyclones, has been a road hazard in the Jayhawks' tour of the Big Eight Conference for the last three seasons. Kansas has not won a game in Ames since the 1982-83 season, the last season that Ted Owens coached the Jayhawks.
Last year, Kansas suffered its only loss in conference play at Hilton
The Jayhawks will try to break the string when they play against the Cyclones at 7:05 p.m. today, USA Network will televise the game.
"Mark and Ced haven't won there yet and I know that's something they want really bad," Kansas forward Danny Manny said.
Coach Larry Brown has an 0-3 record against Iowa State at Ames, and no member of the current squad has ever won there. For seniors Cedric Hunter and Mark Turgeon, this will be the last chance to win in Hilton.
The Jayhawks, 19-6 and 8-2 in the Big Eight Conference, have another good reason for wanting a victory over Iowa State. Kansas holds a one-game lead in the Big Eight after its
86-84 victory over Oklahoma and may win the conference if it wins the rest of its games.
The Sooners face Colorado tomorrow night in Norma. Okla
While Kansas was taking the conference lead over the weekend, Iowa State was falling further behind in the race. The Cyclones, 11-12 and 3-7 in the Big Eight, lost 77-74 at Colorado on Saturday and dropped into a tie for fifth place with Oklahoma State.
Iowa State became the first conference team to lose to Colorado since
Missouri in the 1984-85 season.
Forward Jeff Grayer, second in the conference in scoring, averages 23.3 points a game for the Cyclones. Junior forward Tom Schafer contributes 17.2 points and 7.3 rebounds a game.
Kansas mowed down the Cyclones 72-48 earlier in the season in Lawrence. Danny Mann led the Javahaws with 23 points.
Grayer scored 26 points, but Kansas allowed no other Cyclone to score in double figures and held Schafer to four points.
KU vs. Iowa State
Tipoff: 7:05 p.m. today
Hilton Coliseum
TV: Channels 27 and 41
Radio: KJHK-FM, KLZR-FM
Probable Starters
Kansas (19-6)
F Danny Manning (11-6), 22.0 pp.
F Chris Piper (6-8), 6.8 pp.
C Mark Pellock (6-9), 2.7 pp.
G Kevin Pritchard (6-3), 9.9 pp.
G Cedric Hunter (6-0), 12.1 pp.
Probable Starters
Iowa State (11-12)
F Jeff Grayer (6-5), 23.1 ppg.
F Tom Schrager (6-7), 17.2 ppg.
C Sam Hill (6-9), 9.1 ppg.
G Gary Thompson (6-3), 7.6 ppg.
G Mark Urquard (6-4), 3.7 ppg.
Texas jumpers finally meet, compete at KU Manning selected
Cynthea Rhodes stretches out before the Jayhawk Invitational, where she took four in the triple jump.
Staff writer
In high school, freshman triple jumps and long jumpers Yolanda Taylor and Cynthea Rhodes had never met, but they had heard of each other.
Both Dallas natives read the Dallas Track News regularly to see how their area athletes ranked nationally, and they listen to various names listed in the monthly newsletter.
Cliff Rovelto, Kansas assistant women's track coach, also read the Dallas Track News regularly. He often saw Taylor's and Rhodes' names listed, and decided to try to recruit them.
Little did Taylor or Rhodes know that their Texas rivalry would lead to a Kansas friendship.
Taylor, Lewisville, Texas, freshman, was a high school All-American in the long jump her senior season. She recorded the country's sixth longest jump, and was the 5A state district and regional champion in the long jump and triple jump from 1984-86.
Rhodes, Terrell, Texas, freshman, was the 4A state champion in the triple jump her senior season and was third in the triple jump and long jump her junior season.
Though from the same community, they never competed against each other because they were in different high school divisions.
Their Texas track honors made
them known nationally because of Texas' reputation for quality athletes.
Though Texans at heart, Taylor and Rhodes chose Kansas over the University of Texas, which is the current National Collegiate Athletic Association Indoor Champions, and other Texas schools that recruited them.
When it came time to sign with a university, both said they wanted the structured program and attention they knew Kansas would give them.
"The track program at UT is very established." Taylor said. "In a program like that, they usually don't work with the newcomers."
Rhodes said she was impressed with how well the Kansas jumpers had done, considering their experience.
"I thought I could do well in this program," Rhodes said, "because I knew they paid attention to tech and that was where I needed help."
Rovello said Taylor and Rhodes also had a good chance of being invited to the contest.
And now that they are Jayhawks, Roveltel said they had the ability to be the best long jumpers and triple jumpers in KU's history.
"They are talented and capable of a lot," Roveltel said. "If I can just get them to believe, and then see themselves performing at the level I think
Yolanda Taylor works on her landing technique with Kansas assistant women's track coach Cliff Rovetto.
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they can, then they will be at that level."
Taylor, who has jumped 40-4 this season, and Rhodes, 40-3. are both just under the NCAA triple jump qualifying distance of 40-8.
"Let's just say this, I will be disappointed in myself as a coach if they don't qualify for NCAA's," Rovello said.
Taylor and Rhodes, who said they considered themselves stronger performers in the triple jump, both took the KU record at their first meet.
Even though they are freshmen, Taylor and Rhodes are currently ranked with the top triple jumpers in the Big Eight Conference, Renita Robinson of Nebraska and Felicia Carpenter of Kansas State.
Taylor competed against Robinson, Carpenter and other top triple jumpers from the Southeast. Western Athletic and Big Ten conferences last Saturday at the Cornhusker Invitational in Lincoln, Neb.
Last year. Robinson was the California State Junior College Champion, and Felicia Carpenter was an All-American. Both were also ranked globally last year; seventh and 10th respectively.
Taylor finished fourth in the event with a jump of 40.4, breaking the KU record and placing herself between Robinson, who was third with 40.8 1/2, and Carpenter, who placed fifth with 40.
Taylor said before the meet that she expected to do well because of the
Rhodes did not compete because she was ill.
stiff competition.
Rovello said that he knew Taylor and Rhodes were talented when he recruited them, because they turned out better in teamwork to duplicate their lack of jumping technique.
"I will learn a lot just by watching my competitors," Taylor said. "I also know the competition will be and I will have to perform my best."
The freshmen said they had improved since coming to Kansas, and believed that the structure of the program, which involved weight training, conditioning and and an emphasis on technique, had helped.
"We are able to spend a lot more time on technique now because we are only competing in jumping events, unlike high school when we competed in five events." Taylor said.
"I have pushed them a lot because of their ability." Roveltol said. "I expect a lot out of them and want to realize what they are capable of."
Roveto said he did not want to be easy on the newcomers because he wanted them to work for their success.
Despite the team competition, the Texas does not let it disrupt their (tour) games.
Taylor and Rhodes said they missed Texas, but talking about home with a native Texan was the next best thing to being there.
Manning selected as Big 8 best again
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Danny Manning, who has led the Kansas Jayhawks to sole possession of first place in the Big Eight Conference, was selected the league's player of the week yesterday.
United Press International
'A at the first of the year, I'm afraid Danny felt like he had to do every thing himself, and it showed. It thrust Danny into a role he's not comfortable with.'
— Larry Brown Kansas basketball coach
Manning started the week with a career-high 40 points in a nationally televised game against Notre Dame and then scored 21 points while playing only about half of the game against Missouri. The 6-foot-11 junior helped push the Jayhawks into first
with 26 points and 13 rebounds against the Oklahoma Sooners on Saturday at Allen Field House.
"At the first of the year, I'm afraid Danny felt like he had to do everything himself, and it showed," said Coach Larry Brown. "I thrust Danny into a role he's not comfortable with. He's not a dominant-scoring kind of kid who is going to go out there and score 50 points a night. Now, with the improvement the young players have made, Danny doesn't feel so much pressure and he's been playing much better."
Manning won the award in a split vote over Colorado center Scott Wilke. Wilke scored 19 points in a loss at Kansas State and scored 27 points and had 12 rebounds as Colorado broke its 24-game Big Eight losing streak with a victory over Iowa State.
For the week, Manning hit 71 percent, 35 of 49, from the floor and had 25 rebounds while Kansas improved to 19-6 overall and 8-2 in the Big Eight. It is his third player of the week honor.
Other players nominated for player of the week were Iowa State forward Jeff Grayer; Kansas State forward Norris Coleman; Oklahoma State guard Todd Christian; Missouri forward Derrick Chievous; and Nebraska forward Bernard Day.
MEN'S BIG 8 STANDINGS
Big Eight Standings
| | Conference | Overall |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Kansas | W 1 Pct. | W 1 Pct. |
| Kansas | L 4 Pct. | W 4 Pct. |
| Oklahoma | 7 3 700 | 19 5 792 |
| Missouri | 7 3 700 | 19 5 792 |
| Kansas St | 6 4 600 | 16 7 696 |
| Nebraska | 5 5 500 | 16 9 652 |
| Iowa | 5 5 500 | 16 9 652 |
| Oka. St | 3 7 300 | 6 1 761 |
| Colorado | 9 1 100 | 6 1 761 |
Saturday's Results
Colorado 77, Iowa State 74
Kansas 85, Oklahoma 84
Missouri 69, Oklahoma St. 68
Nebraska 75, Kansas St. 76
Today's Games
Today's Games
Oklahoma St. at Kansas St.
Kansas at Iowa St.
Tomorrow's Games
Colorado at Oklahoma
Nebraska at Missouri
Thursday's Games
Thursday's Games Kansas St. at Kansas
Saturday's Games
Saturday's games
Missoua at Colorado
St. in Oklahoma St.
Nebraska at Oklahoma
WOMEN'S BIG 8 STANDINGS
Conference Overall
W 7 L Pct 1 Mct 1 W L Pct
Kansas St. 7 4 636 17 7 708
Missouri 7 4 636 17 7 708
Nebraska 7 4 636 17 7 708
Okla. St. 6 5 545 15 9 825
Kansas 6 5 545 15 9 825
Oklahoma 5 6 455 16 7 696
Oklahoma 5 6 455 16 7 696
1 10 1091 10 14 417
Saturday's Results
Kansas 89, Oklahoma 63
Missouri 75, Missouri 61
Nebraska 77, Kansas St. 57
 Iowa St. 80, Colorado 66
Today's Games
Today's Games Oklahoma St. at Kansas St.
Tomorrow's Games
TOWNSBORO's Games
Colorado at Oklahoma
Nebraska at Missouri
Kansas at Iowa St
Saturday's Games
Kansas St at Alaska
lowa St at Oklahoma St
Missouri at Colorado
Oklahoma at Nebraska
Offensive OU Sooners number one only in their own minds
In sports, offense usually doesn't win championships and offensiveness usually doesn't win admirers. The Oklahoma Sooners didn't get any closer to winning either Saturday afternoon.
The Kansas Jayhawks defeated Oklahoma on Saturday, 86-84, and took a one-game lead in the Big Eight Conference race and kept alive their 47-game home court winning streak, one shy of Oklahoma's standing conference record.
OU coach Billy Tubbs has now led his team into Allen Field House seven times. And the way they strutted onto the court Saturday afternoon, defiantly waving index fingers signifying their position in their own minds, was as if Oklahoma had never
Mark Siebert Sports editor
In fact, Tubbs now has a 1-7 record against KU at home. His only victory was the Jawahhk's last — very bitter win. He also recorded a career record against KU fell to 6-1.
lost a game in Lawrence.
Kennedy forecast that his team would lose only two games during the season and he looked into his crystal ball. "If we win, we'll shut em out. Simple as that."
When the Sooners start to talk, reality is the first casualty. Before the season even began, Sooner forward Darryl Kennedy predicted Oklahoma would be in the Final Four, "guaranteed."
After the loss, Kennedy didn't come to his senses. He said the winning streak should have ended Saturday and then whined that the success wouldn't let him play defense on Manning without calling a foul.
Teammate David Johnson is from the same planet.
In this year's OU basketball media guide, Johnson lists his favorite place to play at Allen Field House. And the reason: "It's fun to win there." Johnson, too, has only won once in Lawrence in four tries.
In the 1983-84 season, Oklahoma insured itself at a tie for the Big Eight title with a 92-82 overtime victory in Allen Field House. The Sooners saw the victory as a time to celebrate.
Tubbs, his team ahead by 10 with 8 seconds left in overtime, mysteriously called a time-out. Trafats quickly found out why. The Sooners used the time-out to taunt the KU crowd with waves and smiles.
Those who stayed after the game watched Oklahoma cut down the nets on a visiting court, just because they insured themselves a tie for the conference championship. The Sooners had won and they knew it.
The KU fans weren't innocent that day either, toasting cups and ice on
Some coaches tell their players
the court. So Tubbs supposedly responded by grabbing his crotch. A game earlier against Colorado in the midterm elections drew during another victory celebration.
Compared with those spectacles, this year's performance by the Sooners was tame: Kansas left the floor after warmups and Oklahoma huddled at midcourt with their index fingers raised; when OU made its comeback, everybody from Tubbs to the trainers on the end of the bench whooped it up; Johnson told Cedric Hunter at the free throw line that Hunter choke; and Tim McCallister slammed the press table with his hand after missing the potential game-winning shot.
that athletes are the ambassadors of their schools. That line sounds corny, but with the visibility of college football, these are reused television coverage, it's true.
Whether justified or not, the University of Oklahoma often comes out the loser when the Sooners take the court or the field. The school probably won't use films of Brian Boseworth's performance on the sideline of the Orange Ball to recruit students or promote a fundraiser.
In the last four years, the Sooners have won Big Eight championships in both basketball and football. But winning and winning with class are two very different concepts.