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University Daily Kansan / Tuesday, January 20, 1987
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Three-pointer creates stir
Chris Modrow/KANSAN
CHILD MODEL KANSAS
Kansas guard Kevin Pritchard, who leads the Jayhawks in three-point attempts, shoots a long jumper against Miami on Saturday in Allen Field House.
By ROB KNAPP
Staff writer
The new line on college basketball courts divides more two-point shots from three-point attempts. The same line also divides many coaches and players.
The National Collegiate Athletic Association enacted the rule this year after trial runs in several conferences.
The rule has generated a little extra scoring and a lot of controversy in its first season of use by all conferences. Whether the three-point rule is the savior of college basketball or a blight on the game depends on who you talk to.
The three-point line, a scant 19 feet, 9 inches from the basket, has received the cold shoulder at Kansas. Coach Larry Brown is an outspoken critic of the rule, and his team uses the shot infrequently.
"I think it's terrible," Brown said. "I like the three-point shot, but the distance is awful. It's 'come a farce.'"
Brown said he would support the rule if the three-point line were moved farther away from the basket. At its present distance, Brown said, the three-point shot "was too much a factor and too much a part of the game."
Oklahoma leads the Big Eight in three-point attempts. The Sooners have taken 216 three-point shots, an average of more than 15 a game.
Kansas has taken fewer three point shots than any Big Eight Conference team except Colorado. The Jayhawks have attempted only 63 of the shots in 15 games, an average of 4.2 shots a game.
KU guards Kevin Pritchard and Mark Turgeon are the only Jayhawks who have attempted more than four three-pointers. Pritchard has put up 37 three-point attempts, hitting 48.7 percent. He leads Kansas in both categories.
"I like it," Pritchard said of the three-point shot. "I think it adds some incentive for the outside shooters."
But Pritchard he thought the line should be moved back to the distance used in international 30 feet, 6 inches from the basket.
Turgee, who has hit four of his 14 three-point attempts, for a 28.6 percent shooting average, said he didn't care for the rule.
"It affects the game too much," Turgeon said. "You go up for what feels like a normal shot and when it goes in, they give you three points for it."
Turgore also suggested that the line be moved back, closer to where the National Basketball Association's three-point line is.
"In the NBA they have to work for it," Turgaeon said. The NBA line is 23 feet 9 inches from the ceiling, drinking to 22 feet at the sidelines.
In the Big Eight Conference, the three-point rule has opponents' and admirers.
Both Iowa State Coach Johnny Orr and Colorado Coach Tom Miller said they didn't like the rule and the line should be moved back.
Iowa State has attempted 76 three-point shots. Colorado has taken only 44
Among the three-point supporters was Kansas State Coach Leon Kruger, whose team has thrown up 40-point shots and hit 81 of them.
Coaches Danny Nee of Nebraska and Norm Stewart of Missouri both said they favored the three-pointer, but Nee said he would like to see the line moved back. Stewart, a member of the rules committee that established the shot, said he was happy with the present distance.
"The only adjustment we had to make was for our guys to move in a little bit." Tubbs said. "We've got a lot of room and it only counted two polls."
Although Oklahoma leads the Big Eight in attempts, Sooner coach Billy Tubbs said he didn't feel strongly about the rule either way.
Oklahoma State Coach Leonard Hamilton said he wanted to see how the rule affected the game before he decided whether he supported it.
Missouri coming to KU to try for win No.1,000
The Missouri Tigers are turning back the clock in Big Eight Conference men's basketball.
By ROB KNAPP
Staff writer
under the basket with 14.2 points and 5.7 rebounds a game.
After winning conference championships from 1860 through 1983 Missouri has climbed back to the top of the standings. The Tigers are 2-0 in the Big Eight, 12-6 overall, and tied with Kansas State for the Big Eight lead.
"They're going to be tough," Jayhawk forward Chris Piper said. "They have some size."
The Tigers likely will be thinking about their last visit to Lawrence. Kansas beat Missouri 100-66 here last season, and the Tigers their worst defeat of the season.
A Missouri victory would be the
1,000th in the history of the program
Missouri coach Norm Stewart has compiled a 169-202 record and a .646 winning percentage in almost 20 years at the school. Stewart is 466-244, a 656 winning percentage, in his 28th year of coaching.
A limited number of general-admission tickets will be available 30 minutes before tipoff at the field house.
Men's Basketball
The Tigers will play the Kansas Jayhawks tonight at Allen Field House. Tipoff has been moved up to 7:05. The game will be carried on the USA cable network and KSN-TV. The Jayhawks' record is 10-5 overall and 2-1 in the conference.
"They're a great team and Chievous is a great player," Kansas forward Danny Manning said.
Missouri threw the Big Eight race into a spin when it beat nationally-ranked Oklahoma Jan 10 in its conference opener. Junior Derrick Chievous scored a career-high 34 points and pulled down 11 rebounds while holding Sooner scoring leader Darryl Kennedy to only six points.
Chievous, a 6-foot-7 guard, leads the 31虎 with an averaged of 24.3 tigers per game.
KU vs. Missouri
Chievous' backcourt mate, junior Lynn Hardy, is scoring an average of 11.2 points a contest, and 6.9 freshman Nathan Bunin adds strength
Tipoff: 7:05 p.m. Tuesday Allen Field House TV: Channels 27 and 41, USA Network
Record 10-5
Probable Starters
Record 12-6
Kansas
F Danny Manning (6-11), 20.1 ppg
F Chris Piper (6-8), 6.5 ppg.
C Mark Pellock (6-9), 3.3 ppg.
G Kevin Pritchard (6-3), 11.4 ppg.
G Cedric Hunt (6-0), 12.5 ppg.
Probable Starters
Missouri
F Mike Sandbette (6-8), 6.2 ppg.
F Nathan Buntin (6-9), 14.2 ppg.
C Bradd Sutton (6-9), 1.9 ppg.
G Lynn Hardy (6-7), 11.2 ppg.
D Gerrick Chievous (6-7), 24.3 ppg
Tiger guard Lynn Hardy eligible second semester, official says
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Bob Brendel, sports information director at Missouri, said. "He's fine and he'll play. He was never ineligible."
Whether Hardy had been in academic difficulty, Brendel did not know.
COLUMBIA, Mo. — The University of Missouri said yesterday starting guard Lymn Hardy is eligible to play second semester, despite a report he would be ruled out because of academic problems.
Radio station KFRU in Coun-
reported Friday that Hardy was in danger of being declared incompilable and did not meet university standards.
The station said Hardy apparently had met National Collegiate Athletic Association regulations of 12 semester hours with a 2.0 average. However, the report said he was having problems meeting the school's requirement of 15 semester hours with a 2.0 average.
"I don't believe so." Brendel said, "but I don't know. I can't get into a player's academic records."
Bob Pollock, the KFUR reporter who broke the story, said he was told Hardy had dropped a class and had only 13 hours with a 2.0 average.
comment on the topic, but Pollock said the athletic department may have appealed Hardy's case to university officials.
“There’s no doubt in my mind he was ineligible when I ran the story.” Pollock said. “My guess is there was an accident and we were over the weekend to get him eligible.”
Hardy, a junior who scored a season-high 20 points in Saturday's victory over Oklahoma State, said his status was never in doubt.
Coach Norm Stewart refused to
"I'm disappointed that these rumors got started by members of the press," he said. "I think some of you guys owe me an apology."
Abandoned WSU players get new life
By DIANE FILIPOWSKI
What was Wichita State's loss could be Kansas' gain
Since the Shockers dropped their football program Dec. 2, three of the team's players have signed with Kansas
Under National Collegiate Athletic Association rules, Scott Abraham, punter; Chris Nielson, offensive tackle; and Clint Normore, free safety, will be eligible to represent the Jayhawks next season because the Shocker program was dropped.
"All are good athletics," Coach Bob Vaize said. "We are glad we glue them."
All three players are currently enrolled and attending classes this semester. Paul Buskirk, KU academic administrative assistant, said yes
Normore, a sophomore starter at free safety last season for the Shockers, recorded 55 tackles and 39 uns-assisted tackles, placing him second on the team. He had one interception against Arizona State.
Nielson, a 6-foot-6. 270 pound
reserve offensive tackle, played in
seven games last season. His only start was against Iowa State.
Abraham's appearance was during a game against San Francisco.
The Shockers, under Coach Ron Chismar, finished the 1986 season with a 3-8 overall record as an independent team.
Normore said WSU's decision to drop its program was sudden and bad.
"The team felt grief and a little anger, but it was not to the point of blaming someone." Normore said Saturday.
After the announcement, Normore said college coaches from other teams came in, watched films, and participated in the processing of Wichita State players.
"The team's first reaction was, what are we going to do?" Everyone was worrying about themselves." Nielson said. "People didn't want to
"I knew I wanted to keep playing. It was just a matter of where." Normore said.
Nielson said he, like many of the other players on the team, hoped to go some place else and play.
"I have been up to KU before, so I am familiar with the school," Normore said. "I wanted to be close to home because my family is a big part of my life. I wanted them to see me play."
When Normore and Nielson were contacted by the Kansas football staff, they indicated that they were pleased.
Nielson said he was deciding between Indiana State and Kansas State when Jim Cochran, KU recruiting coordinator, contacted him.
stay in Wichita and not play football since many of them were from all over the country."
Jennifer Kozak, Wichita State's academic coordinator, said that as of yesterday, 40 of the 55 players who were eligible to transfer had transferred. The other 15 had returned to WSU.
"I didn't think KU was interested in me, and when they called, I pretty much up my mind right then to come to KU." Nielson said.
Other teammates of Normore and Nielson were faced with a similar design.
Normore, a graduate of Wichita
Both players said that KU's winless record in the Big Eight Conference last season and 3-8 overall finish did not affect their decisions to sign with Kansas.
"There is potential in the program," Normore said. "I can bring leadership into the program because I have been more or less in a leadership role at WSU."
Stars & Strikes, winner of the Louis Vuitton Cup as top challenger, faces the Australian defender Jan. 31 in the best-of-seven final. Conner likely will face Kookaburra III, which holds a 4-0 lead in its best-of-nine defender
Normore said he thought his position would be an asset to himself on the Kansas squad. Wayne Ziegler, starting free safety for Kansas last season, graduated in December.
Raising his fist as he crossed the finish line, Conner turned to hug and shake hands with his crew, many of whom shared in the defeat to Australia in 1983. The America's Cup trophy was whisked to Perth three years ago after 132 years of U.S. domination.
Nielson, a graduate of Wichita South East High School, said many players had transferred to Akron University in Akron, Ohio. Another was going to Michigan State.
Nielson said, "It does not bother me to sign into a ball club that had a losing record because WSU had a similar one. It was my goal to help the team achieve a winning record and it will be my goal here, too."
East High School, said Wes Anderson and Kirk Allen, his teammates and friends, had decided to sign with Iowa and New Mexico, respectively
FREMANTLE, Australia - Stars & Stripes defeated New Zealand yesterday to win the America's Cup challenger series and earn the right to face the Australians for the jewel of the yachting world.
Stars & Stripes wins right to face Aussies
Skipper Dennis Conner overcame an exploding sail and capitalized on blunders by New Zealand to win by 1 minute, 29 seconds and capture its series four races to one.
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"Thirteen years of experience beat 13 months," said Chris Dickson, the 25-year-old New Zealand skipper who defeated 12 other contenders during more than three months of racing. "Stars & Stripes sailed better than we did. We played every card and every trick. The better boat won."
"We can lose sight of the real goal — the America's Cup," the San Diego yachtsman said after a champagne dousing from his crew. "The Australians are formidable. They are not going to let go easily. We have to redouble our efforts and work our fannies off in the next 10 days."
series with Australia II *Kookaburra* III scored a 1:13 triumph yesterday.
Crowds aboard 150 spectator crafts cheered the triumphant crew back to the dock with toasts and blasts of boat horns. Conner headed to the New Zealand dock and shouted, "Hip! Hip! Hooray!"
Conner, an America's Cup compet-
ition, dashed the Kiwi
dream of sailing since the
The 27 knot winds churning 7-foot sepset pelted Stars & Stripes with such furor the 60-foot genoa jib blew apart on the second windward leg. Conner stayed at the wheel with tactician while driving while the other nine crewmen drained down the remnants of the $10,000 sail and cut hem loose into the water.
"We'll have to keep those champagne bottles in the refrigerator a little longer — three years in fact," said New Zealand syndicate chief Michael Fay, watching his $10 million campaign end on the Indian Ocean course.
As Stars & Stripes struggled with only a maintail and the Kiwi closed in, the crew hurriedly hoisted a new sail in a remarkably fast three minutes to remain 14 seconds ahead at the third mark.
Even the unveiling of a surprise Kiwi ginnaker sail — half spinnaker and half genoa — failed to power the boat. Dickson, usually the master of flax-
less races, fumbled when he set a spinnaker inside the gennaker on the second reaching leg, with the two twisting together.
On the seventh leg, New Zealand,
only nine seconds behind, hit the
bottom mark and was forced to
recipile. Conner stuck to his basic
strategy of maintaining straight
speed and keeping K2-7 behind,
unable to initiate tacking duels.
Conner, 44, is the world's most experienced 12-meter skipper. Dickson, with only a year of sailing in the 80s, has won races in 43 matches, all to Conner.
"They never quit." Conner said. "They pushed us to the limit."
Australia IV skipper Colin Beashel now faces the daunting task of winning five straight.
In the defender series, skipper Iain Murray steered koekaburra III past Alan Bond's Australia IV, moving one victory from securing the honor of defending the America's Cup that Bond won in Rhode Island.
Iowa is new No.1; KU drops from poll
Iowa replaced Nevada-Las Vegas, one-point losers at Oklahoma this weekend, as the No. 1 team in The Associated Press college basketball ball, ending the Runnin' Rebels' six-week run as the top-ranked team.
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Kansas, 10-5, from the Top Twenty after losing to Oklahoma Jayhawks rebounded with an 82-47 win over Miami. Fla. on Saturday
Iowa, 16-9, took the 1. ranking for the first time in its history, receiving 34 first place votes and 1,263 points from the nationwide panel of sportswriters and broadcasters.
The Hawkeyes edged North Carolina for the No. 1 spot as the Tar Heels, 15,1 received 28 first-place votes and 1,252 points. Indiana, 14,1 was third with 1,133 points, while Nevada-Las Vegas, which got three first-place votes, had 1,088 points.
Iowa's only game last week was its impressive 91-88 overtime victory at then-No. 8 Illinois in which the Hawkeyes earned a 22-point
second-half deficit
The Runnin' Rebels' first loss of the year came at Norman, Okla, as the Sooners prevailed 89-88 in the nationally televised game.
1. Iowa 16-0
2. North Carolina 15-1
3. Indiana 14-1
4. Nev.-Las Vegas 15-1
5. Purdue 15-1
6. DePaul 14-0
7. Syracuse 15-1
8. Temple 16-2
9. Illinois 13-3
10. Clemson 16-0
11. Oklahoma 12-3
12. Duke 13-2
13. Alabama 13-2
14. St. John's 12-2
15. Georgetown 12-3
16. Pittsburgh 13-3
17. Auburn 10-3
18. Navy 11-3
19. TCU 13-3
20. N. Carolina St. 11-4
Oklahoma's McCalister wins Big 8 weekly honor
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The Top Twenty By the Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Tim McAlister, who hit the game-winnig shot against Kansas and was key to Oklahoma's victory over University of Nevada-Las Vegas, was selected Big Eight Conference player of the week, the league announced yesterday.
Oklahoma had one of the toughest weeks on any schedule last week and came away with three victories. The Sooners beat Louisiana State Jan. 12 then topped Kansas Thursday before handing the top-rated Runnin' Rebels their first loss of the season Saturday.
McCalister's 15-foot jumper with
nine seconds left was the difference in the Sooners 76-74 victory over Kansas. He had 21 points, six assists and five steals against the Jayhawks.
The 6-foot 5 senior had 14 points and four assists in the victory over UNLV after accounting for 29 points and six assists in the victory over LSU.
Other players nominated were: Iowa State forward Jeff Grayer, Kansas State forward Norris Coleman, Oklahoma State forward Todd Christian, Colorado forward Matt Bullard, Kansas forward Danny Manning, Missouri guard Lynn Hardy and Nebraska guard Brian Carr.