Sports
University Daily Kansan / Thursday, April 14, 1988
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Banquet honors NCAA champions
Craig Sands/KANSAN
Awards and humor mark season's end
Bob Davis, "voice of the Jayhawks," gets a laugh from basketball coaches Larry Brown and Ed Manning with his recital of a poem about the Jayhawks' season.
By Anne Luscombe
Kansan sports editor
What was intended to be a night to honor the Jayhawks turned into open season on Larry Brown.
ook their turns at the during the 2013 inaugural banquet at the Holiday Inn Holdover, 200 McDonald Drive. But seniors Chris Piper, Danny Manning and Archie Marshall had reserved the fight to give Brown a taste of what years under his tutelage was like. Piper started out with "short" assignments; assistant athletic director Floyd Temple, not chancellor Gene A. Budig and especially not Brown
Next up was Manning. He wanted to give the more than 1,100 people at the banquet an up close and personal look at Brown. Turning his back, Manning donned the Brown tradesmarks: horn rimmed glasses and a rolled up piece of paper cinched in his fist.
Up and down the floor he paced, hollering at imaginary players on an imaginary court. Suddenly he became Manning again to respond to Brown's yells. In true Manning fashion, the All-American forward ignored the so-called instructions. Only Marshland took pity on his coach. He kept his jibes for the fans.
"Two years ago, people told me if I hadn't gotten hurt we would have won (the Final Four). This year I got hurt, and we did win. I just can't please you people." Said she said to a laughing audience.
Brown, of course, didn't take all of this sitting down. Rather, when he had his chance, he needed each of the players. However, he was full of mostly complements for the team that had won him the coveted national championship.
The banquet was a means to honor the champions' accomplishments throughout the season and throughout their careers.
Manning was honored with the Bill Bridges rebounding award and the Dr. Forrest C. "Phog" Allen most valuable player award. Were he honored? He shared senior honors and the James Naismith Captain's award
Piper was awarded with the Ted Owens best defensive player award. Marshall was honored with the most inspirational player award.
Other award winners were Kevin Pritchard, who picked up the Cedric Hunter award for assists, the Dick Harp most unselfish player award and the Ken
Koenigs academic award. Milt Newton received two awards, the Clyde Lovellette most improved player honor and the Palmer family scholarship. And then there was Scooter Barry who received, the Coaches award for the players, the Coaches award for the players who entomizes the team copent.
With an award named after almost every great name in Kansas basketball, another name has become linked to the Jayhawk team - Cinderella. The Walt Disneyland import presented the team with the symbol of the season, a glass slipper.
But even she was not safe from the joke-infested Jayhawks. After making her presentation in a high squeaky voice, Brown popped the
question: "Do you really talk like that?"
Manning received one more honor. He was presented with a painting that will be wung with the others in the Kansas Hall of Fame gallery. His portrait, showing him tugging his shorts, will hang along the wall of other Kansas greats, such as Lovellette and Darmell Valentine.
The journey the Jayhawks took was summed up by athletic director Bob Frederick as he recited the Kansas state flag, "To the stars through difficulties," and continued by saying "Tonight we celebrate these young men who reached for a star and captured it and proved that nice guys can finish first."
New coach may hold key to football success
Kansan sportswriter
R. D. Helt may have the most important job on the Kansas football staff during the next couple of years.
By Keith Stroker
Helt, the new recruiting coordinator at KU, was hired yesterday from Kent State by Coach Glen Mason. Helt was in charge of promotions and marketing for seven months at Kent State.
knew the area well and was excited about coming to Kansas.
A native of Topeka, Helt said he
"I didn't hesitate at all when Coach Mason told me about the job opening," Helt said.
Helt's job will consist of calling high school coaches around the country, particularly in Kansas, and try to get players involved in football players to come here.
Helt also will try to create a sense of enthusiasm among the KU student
body by speaking to them on campus, at functions and at some campus events.
"Basketball is supported well here, and rightfully so," Helt said. "We want to get the students here fired up about the football team and show them what Glen Mason and his philosophy is about."
Helt received a bachelor's degree in business in 1985 from Missouri Western and a master's degree in
1987 from Ohio State. He played college football at MWU and Washburn.
"We are planning many different projects to help boost the football program." Helt said. "We as coaches have to have a positive attitude in order for it to rub off on the students, and to give them an extra chance campuses in the land, and there is no reason why we can't have a winning football team."
Kansas signs first basketball recruit
By Mike Considine
Special to the Kansan
2 The reloading has begun for the NCAA champions.
The Kansas men's basketball team signed one player and received a verbal commitment from another yesterday, the first day of the NCAA's spring letter-of-intent period.
Freeman West, a 6-foot-5, 18-pound forward-guard from Paris (Texas) Junior College, was the first player to sign for the 1988-89 season. The Jayhawks were shut out during the November signing period.
"Not only is Freeman an excellent player," KU coach Larry Brown said of West, but he's a great person. His excellent shooting range and is a fine passer.
West, an East Chicago, Ind., resident, averaged 19.4 points, 7.4 rebounds and three assists a game this season. He shot 55 percent from field, 31 percent from three-point range and 82 percent from the foul line.
Kansas received a non-binding verbal commitment from 6-11 center Omar Roland of Garden City Community College, his coach Jim Carey said. Roland is scheduled to sign a letter of intent at 11 a.m. today.
"Freeman's a thinking man's player," said Paris coach Shawn Scanlan. "He's a hard worker and he's very coachable. He'll be a like a dream come true for Larry Brown and his staff."
Scanlan said that West chose Kansas partially because he'd played a similar style of basketball at Paris. The coach was an instructor at Brown's basketball camp in Lawrence last summer.
"We've adopted a lot of the things they do offensively and defensively," Scanlan said. "Also, its an opportunity for him to play in a name program with high visibility."
Scanlan said the Jayhawks national championship was also a factor.
West was not highly ranked at the beginning of the season because he was recovering from a knee injury, Scanlan said. He said West's defense had improved at Paris.
Kansas State, Baylor and Texas were other finalists for West's services.
Basketball Times columnist Rick Ball said the 200-pounder would probably back up redshirt senior Sean Alvarado.
Roland averaged 13.4 points and 6.8 rebounds a game at Garden City. He was a 57 percent field-goal shooter.
"He's a very good rebounder," Carey said. "Omar runs the floor well very and has a nice little jump hook. He worked hard for us."
"He'll come in and play right away," Ball said. "He's a solid player, not a great player, but he's a well-coordinated athlete."
Roland selected Kansas over Houston, Illinois. Purdue and Marshall.
Neither player ranked in 'Ball will be juniors next season. Both will be juniors next season.
The signing period continues through May 15. The Jayhawks are expected to sign two or three more players.
Royals beat Orioles 9-2
Forward Maurice Brittain of Hutchinson Community College and guard Sean Tunstall of Vason High School in St. Louis are expected to make their official visits to KU this week.
Tartabill drove in four runs with a
doubles of doubles in the single,
last year. Royals' 2-1 win
The Associated Press
BALTIMORE — Kansas City's Danny Tartabull and Floyd Bannister have started this season as hot as the Baltimore Orioles have started cold.
"I'm concentrating really well," said Tartar, who hurt safely in seven of the Royals' eight games this season with eight extra-base hits. "I'm just trying to pick up where I left off last year."
Bannister held Baltimore to two hits and two runs in six innings for his second victory this season. He struck out five and walked three.
Tartabul hit 309 with 34 home runs and 109 RBI last season.
The Orioles have lost their first eight games this season, their worst start in franchise history. They have been held to five hits or less five times and are hitting 176 as a team.
"My location has been really
good," said Bannister, who retired 12 of the first 13 hitters he faced. "I got some good plays behind me. That helped my confidence. That helped me go after hitters."
Cardinals defeat Cubs 4-3, Astros take Braves 4-0
Cardinals
NATIONAL LEAGUE
The Orioles have scored two earned runs in their last 23 innings. They have six hits in their last two games and have been outscored 58-11.
"I've seen slumps, but I've never seen a team offensively going the way we've been going," said Frank Robinson after his second game as Baltimore's manager. He replaced Cal Ripken Sr. Tuesday.
They finished with three hits, including Eddie Murray's home run.
The Associated Press
Cards 4
Cubs 3
Horner continued his fast start with the Cardinals Wednesday, extending a streak of consecutive times on base to nine plate appearances, and driving in the winning run in 4-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs with a seven-inning sacrifice fly to the warning track in right-center.
ST. LOUIS — Bob Horner has St. Louis Cardinals fans asking, "Jack Who?"
Horner, who went 4-for-4 on Tuesday, is hitting, 407 with four RBI in 21 at bats. That's a far cry from his career figures of about. 190 for April, and its helping the Cardinals forget New York Vankers.
"I've gotten hot before," said Horner, who also doubled and walked twice to lead the Cardinals to their second straight victory after a 1-5
start
The Cardinals are now 3-5 and the Cubs are 5-3.
Reliever Todd Worrell saved his third game, and second in as many days, for Danny Cox, 1-1, who allowed eight hits in eight innings.
Astros 4
Braves 0
ATLANTA — Jim Deshaies, who had shoulder surgery last October, pitched a two-hitter and Alan Ashby hit a home run as the Houston Astros beat Atlanta 4-0 Wednesday to the winless Braves to their eighth straight defeat.
It's the most losses ever at the start of a season for Atlanta, which dropped its first seven in 1980. The team is only one loss shy of the National League modern mark of nine from the start of the season shared by four teams. All seven Atlanta losses have been at home.
Deshiaes, 1-0, struck out five and walked two and improved his lifetime record against the Braves to 6-1.
Reds 4
SAN FRANCISCO — Will Clark's solo run with two outs in the bottom of the 11th inning gave San Francisco a 5-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds Wednesday and snapped the Giants' three-game losing streak.
Clark's second homer of the season was a drive to right-center field on a 1-0 pitch from Pat Perry, the Reds' fifth pitcher of the game.
Don Robinson, 1-0, got the victory with two innings of relief. He allowed one hit and struck out four.
Perry, 1-1, entered the game in the 11th and retired the first two batters before facing Clark.
Pirates 7 Phillies 0
PITTSBURGH — Brian Fisher allowed five hits over 7-2 3-innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates turned four Philadelphia errors in the first
three innings into four runs in beating the Phillies 7-Wednesday night
The Pirates have beaten the Phillies nine times in their last 10 games dating back to last season, including three of four this season.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Red Sox 6
Brewers 3
BOSTON — Ellis Burke beat out a bunt to keep Boston's four-run fifth inning alive, then hit a two-run homer in the eighth as the Red Sox beat Milwaukee 6-3 Wednesday for the Brewers' fifth straight loss.
Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd, 2-0 in a comeback from shoulder surgery, allowed five hits, struck out four and walked two in 38-degree weather before Wes Gardner relieved with two out in the seventh. Lee Smith struck out the side in the ninth, earnings his fourth save.
Yankees 5
Blue Jays 1
TORONTO — Richard Dotson pitched four-hit ball for eight-plus innings and Dave Winfield's RBI single keyed a five-run first inning Wednesday night, leading the New York Yankees over the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1.
Dotson, 2-0, took a two-hitter into the ninth inning but left after leadoff singles by Nelson Liriano and Lloyd Moseby. Reliever Dave Righetti finished, allowing an RBI single to pinch-hitter Pat Borders.
Rickey Henderson opened the game with a single against Dave Stieb, 0-2, and stole second. Willie Randolph followed with a bunt single and Mike Pagliarulo hit a one-out, RBI double. Claudell Washington then beat out a squeeze bunt for another run.
Winfield is 15-for-29 this season and has hit in all eight games, including six straight multi-hit games.
Sports Briefs
JAYHAWKS PLAY SHOCKERS:
The Kansas baseball team plays 15th-ranked Wichita State at 7 tonight for sorority spirit night in Hozau-Mound Stadium.
The teams have played twice earlier this spring, and each team won one game.
WOMEN'S BOWLING TEAM RANKED 18: The Kansas women's bowling team was ranked 15th in the nation by the Bowling Writers Association of America in its final Top Twenty poll of the season. It was the first time Kansas had been ranked in eight years.
TENNIS TEAMS DEFEAT MISSOURI: The Kansas men's and women's tennis teams both defeated Missouri 9-0 Tuesday in Columbia.
The men improved their record to 12-7 overall and 3-0 in the Big Eight. The women improved their record to 17-5 and 2-2 in the Big Eight. Both Jayhawk teams have accumulated 21 league points.
TAKE A RIDE ON THE WELLNESS CYCLE!
WELLNESS WEEK EAPR 18 - 22
MONDAY, APRIL 18
KICK - OFF
**Health Testing, Health info** *Contraceptive info* *3:00pm HANSELING ALL*
ACQUITING YOURSELF
**Barbara Ballard will speak on self-esteem and related topics**
SPORTS NUTRITION
Ank Robinson Memorial Hospital, will discuss how food affects athletic performance
GET HEALTHY
TUESDAY, APRIL 19
HEALTHY 7:00pm MCCOLLUM HALL
Mauren Borland, KU Wellness Center, will discuss fitness and wellness for your life
WEIGHT TRAINING/BODY BUILDING 9:00pm JRP HALL
Junkyard's Ivm will demonstrate the latest weight training训
AIDS 6:15pm LEWIS HALL
Junine Demo, Watkint Memorial Hospital, will discuss current issues concerning AIDS
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20
GOOD SEE FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS
GOD SEX FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS
7:00pm ELLSWORTH HALL
Dexter Dellany professor of Social Work will talk about