University Daily Kansan / Wednesday, December 2, 1987
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Sports
Brown upset with team despite 56-point victory
By DARRIN STINEMAN
Staff writer
Kansas coach Larry Brown has got to be the unhappiest man ever to have won a basketball game by 56 points.
The Jahvayks defeated Division III Pomona-Pitzer 94-38 last night at Allen Field House, setting a new Big Eight Conference record of 49 consecutive home victories. But Brown said the score was no indication of the quality of his team's game.
"This is the poorest of any team I've been around, at this point," he said. "I think it's just a matter of executing and caring, and until we do that we're gonna struggle."
"I'm glad it's over," he said. "We've got such a long way to go. They just didn't come out and do what they were asked to do. It's scary, to be honest.
It had to be a scary game for the Sagehens, although it wasn't a typical Kansas home game. It wasn't a full house. It wasn't the madhouse the Jayhawks have become accustomed to in its last three undefeted seasons at the house Wilt built. And Kansas wasn't the sharp team its fans have become accustomed to, denite the final outcome.
Sophomore guard Kevin Pritchard and junior center Marvin Branch were the leading Jahyah scorers with 17 points apiece. Brown said Pritchard, who had seven steals, was "sensational," but he was less pleased with Branch's performance, although Branch, a 6-foot-10 transfer from Barton Community College, was the game's leading rebounder
"We were playing against 6-4 guys." Brown said. "He should've had 17 rebounds and 40 points in the position he got the ball."
The Sagehens dealt with Branch and the rest of the Jayhawks reasonably well in the first half, staying within 11 points almost halfway through the first period. Surprisingly, Sagehens, a grossly outsized team from Claremont, Calif., snagged eight offensive rebounds in the first half and had only three fewer rebounds than Kansas in the first 20 minutes.
with 12.
But the Sagehens were bagged once and for all in the second half. They didn't score a point in the first five minutes and 18 seconds and scored only 13 second-half points.
scored only 17 seconds, and played
And the Jaways won, despite the fact that
Kansas All-American forward Danny Manning,
a two-time member of the All-Big Eight
Defensive Team, was on the bench for most of
the second half.
the second hour.
Kansas set a school record for field-goal percentage, making 75.9 percent of its shots. Brown said it was a tainted record.
"The shooting percentage thing is fine, but we had 13 turnovers in the first half," he said. "The shooting percentage came as the result of us playing against 6-4, Division 3 players."
Of course, the most important record of the night was the new conference home victory streak, which is also the longest ongoing Division I streak in the country.
"I was just proud to be out there and be a part of this." Pritchard said. "It means a lot to us."
Jayhawks set Big Eight record
By DAVID BOYCE
The last thing any of the KU players worried about against the Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens was setting the Big Eight record for consecutive home victories.
Assistant sports editor
I don't think any of us were thinking about the streak," said forward Chris Piper, who hasn't lost at home as a Jayhawk. "In fact, I forgot all at it."
forge their abode it.
Whether the Jayhawks were conscious of the record is irrelevant. Last night in Allen Field House, Kansas won for the 49th consecutive time, eclipsing Oklahoma's 48-game home winning streak. It was Kansas who ended Oklahoma's streak and Oklahoma who handed the Jayhawks their last loss at home.
the daymakers that has not entered the game, few thought the streak would end against the NCAA Division III Sagehens.
"They are not a powerhouse," said guard Kevin Pritchard. "But after the way we played
in Hawaii, I came out and gave everything I had. I was embarrassed by the way we played in Hawaii."
"I don't feel the record is tainted because we played a Division III team," said Piper, who didn't play. "During the streak, we have played some very good teams. Maybe it would have been more dramatic to do it against St. John's, but the record is certainly not tainted."
"It's a great honor to be on a team that has won this many at home."
won this family at Milt Newton said setting a new record didn't mean anything to him. "To me, it's just a win," he said.
"I think the reason we play so well at home is because of the student fans. It just wouldn't really feel right to lose at home." Newton said.
Stephen Wade/Special to the KANSAN
Stephen Wade Special to the KKSAAR Marvin Branch, Kansas center, shoots for two of his 17 points. Branch led the Jayhawks with 12 rebounds and tied Kevin Prichard for the team high in scoring. KU defeated Pomona-Pitzer, a NCAA Division III school, 94-38 last night at Allen Field House.
First quarter projections show budget deficit for KUAC
Staff writer
RU MIKE CONSIDINE
The University of Kansas Athletic Corporation is operating at a $12,000 deficit, based on projections for the first quarter of fiscal 1988, assistant athletic director and business manager Susan Wachter announced at a meeting of the KUAC Board yesterday.
A decline in anticipated football revenue was primarily responsible. Wachter said. The first quarter of KUAC's fiscal 1988 period began in October and will end in December.
will improve."
She said the figures were "conservative estimates." Official numbers will be released, following an audit, at the next KUAC meeting. Feb. 3.
"If it changes," Wachter said, "it
rootball gate income was $165,000 below projections, Wachter said. Poor attendance for road games at Missouri and Colorado was responsible for $6,000 of the deficit. A decline in attendance at late-season games added $20,000 to the deficit, she said.
added $20,000 to the contributions to the Williams Fund were $86,760 less than the contributions of first four months of fiscal 1987, said Richard Konzem, fund director. The fund's $744,244 balance is nearly $5,000 more than that of the same period in 1986, however.
Konzem said that Campaign Kansas might have discouraged contributions. He speculated that some potential donors might be withholding funds until spring.
"It will be important to close the gap and make up the difference in the spring." Konzem said. "I think we have a chance to catch up. We'll have to work tremendously hard to make sure that happens."
Campaign Kansas is a fund-raising drive by the Endowment Association to raise money for a number of University projects.
this year. Mai-Dalton said Kansas should consider a full budget for promoting women's sports in the future.
A one-year surcharge to support the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame created a $90,000 drain on the budget. Wachter said $85,000 had been generated already and the remaining $5,000 could be made up in general admission ticket sales for basketball.
than projections. Football bowl payoffs and other income account for the surplus. Wachter said.
On the positive side of the ledger, Wachter project funds will be to be $200,000 higher.
"December is always a big month," Wachter said. "By the February meeting, we'll have a better feel for all of these things."
Expanded seating in Allen Field. House wasn't completed in time to be included in last year's budget figures. However, the change will account for an increase of $100 million in football season ticket sales for 1987. An in-state television package for this season should add $35,000 more.
Finance committee chairman Renate Mai-Dalton, said more money needed to be designated to fund raising for non-revenue sports
Tom Mulinazzi, professor of civil engineering, said the lack of football revenue prohibited further marketing of non-revenue sports.
As chairman of an ad-hoc committee to study Kansas's sports programs, Mulinazina recommended that no sports be added or dropped.
In other business, Athletic Director Bob Frederick said the application deadline for the vacant head football coach's position was 5 p.m. Monday. He said a search committee hoped to name a successor to Bob Valesente by mid-December.
Prognosis for KU football program is not good
By CRAIG ANDERSON
Staff writer
Kansas freshman quarterback Kevin Verdugo offered a simple analysis of the 1987 Jayhawk football team and its future.
Kelly Donohoe, Kansas sophomore quarterback, falls after a run. If the Jayhawks are to improve upon this season's 1-9-1 record, Donohoe, freshman Kevin Verdugo or redshirt Lance Flachsbarth will have to step forward to lead the cam.
15. We had a lot of seniors and a lot of
farmmen, but there was no real intelligence.
Because there was no in-between, Kansas will have only 16 seniors and seven juniors on next year's squad. Kansas probably will have about 75 scholarship players on its roster. It would be hard to make any of the Big Eight Conference's powers squirr when thinking about playing Kansas.
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The Jayhawks will need improvement at all positions to combat a tough schedule and a lack of depth next season. Kansas probably will rely heavily on redshirt freshmen and sophomores, something that isn't likely to prove successful in the tough Big Eight wars.
The Kansas revolving door at quarterback started early in the season and continued throughout. Dohone started the Jayhawks' first three games of the year. Because of interceptions and the general ineffectiveness of the Kansas offense, Dohone was replaced by Verdugo, who started the next three games.
As if these problems weren't enough, Kansas also will have to find a coach to replace Bob Valesente. The addition of a new coaching staff will mean changes for the players and will likely hurt recruiting.
he was unhappy with the play of Verdugo and sophomore Kelly Donohoe.
sarried
Verdugo led the team to an unimpressive 16-15 victory against Southern Illinois, but when it came time to face the defenses of Colorado and Nebraska, he faltered badly.
Under Valesente this season, the most discussed position on the Kansas depth chart was the quarterback slot. The talk will continue next year after this year's team earns the starting position. Valesente made no secret of the fact that that
Even if Kansas manages to find a new coach by the end of this month, as Athletic Director Bob Frederick said he hoped, the new staff will have little time to settle in before the start of the national signing period for recruits in mid-February.
tor 201 yars.
Reality hit Donohoe the next week as he threw four interceptions in the first half of the Jayhawks' 71-10 loss to No. 1-ranked Oklahoma. Verdugo replaced Donohoe in the second half, and the quarterback shuffle was played again.
The wild card in the Kansas quarterback picture is freshman redshirt Lance Flachsbarth. Flachsbarth came to Kansas ballyhooed as the crown jewel in a highly regarded Jayhawk freshman recruiting class, which was ranked as the 34th best group in the nation by recruiting analyst Max Emfinger.
Both quarterbacks will have to perform better if the Jayhawks hope to improve upon the paltry output of this season. Kansas aversed 12.3 points a game this season. Verdugo and Donohoe combined to throw four touchdown passes while being intercepted 18 times.
But the 6-foot-5, 210-pound, Lawrence High School graduate came to preseason workouts out of shape and was outshone by the less-known Verdugo. As a result, Flachsburgh was redshirted and still has a long way to go to live up to his press clippings.
Role of the freshmen
Flachsbarth was part of Valesen te's last freshman class, which could give the Jayhawks a good base for
the future.
Flachsbarth said that last year's recruits were an example of what Valesente could have done, if he had been given the time.
Freshmen dotted the Kansas depth chart throughout the season. As the Jayhawks upperclassmen began to fall in injuries and defections, the freshmen began to see increased playing time.
Cornbacks Bill Sutter and Michael Page both started games
before they were felled by season-
ending injuries. Sutter had surgery
on an injured shoulder, and Page had
surgery on an injured ankle.
At linebacker, freshmen also saw extensive playing time. Redshirt freshman Curtis Moore started 10 games and led the Jayhawks in tackles with 103. Monday, Moore was named the Big Eight Defensive Newcomer of the Year by The Associated
See PROGNOSIS, p. 12, col. 1
Braddy leads KU against Wichita
By ROBERT WHITMAN
Staff writer
Lisa Braddy doesn't have to share the point guard position on the Kansas women's basketball team with anyone this year. The Jayhawks offense is hers to run.
The Shockers are 0-2, after losing both games at the Minnesota Dial Classic in Minneapolis, Minn.
Kansas will play host to Wichita State at 7 tonight in Allen Field House. The Jayhawks are 2-0, with both victories coming in the Dial Soap Basketball Classic at the field house Friday and Saturday.
Braddy's performance over the weekend won her the tournament's Most Valuable Player award, an honor that Braddy said surprised her.
Though Braddy started all 33 games last year, the 5-foot-8 sophomore played both point guard and off-guard. Senior Evetta Ott played ahead of Braddy at point guard last year.
Graduity only scored 14 points in the two games, but had 22 assists and five blocked shots. Her 13 assists against Mississippi Valley State on Friday set a tournament record and tied a school record.
"I don't think I played very well in the second game," she said of Saturday night's game against Arkansas. "I couldn't move my feet. They felt like they were frozen to the ground. I couldn't get anything going the way I used to."
And some of the assists were not just two-handed chest passes. Braddy said she picked up some passing techniques, such as looking one way and making one-handed passes over the shoulder while in mid-air. From the Los Angeles Lakers on television whenever she could.
"But I like to watch college basketball better than the NBA," said Braddy, who said she watched college games whenever she had the chance.
Running, the offense tonight will consist of finding the open player on the perimeter of the Shockers' zone defense, Washington said.
"They are going to be a zone-oriented ballclub, combined with some man-to-man defense," she said. "If they sit back inside and double team our post players, I have confidence in our perimeter game."
Wichita State defeated the Jayhawks 70-68 last season in Wichita.
CINCINNATI — Nearly one-third of NCAA Division I football programs regularly violate NCAA regulations, and when they do, coaches often look the other way, coaches told University of Cincinnati researchers in a nationwide survey released yesterday.
Survey says that coaches cheat often
The Associated Press
But almost three-quarters of the coaches surveyed also said they believed most of their colleagues were honest, had high ethical standards and wanted to run clean athletic programs. The pressure to win is the main cause of cheating. 67.2 percent of the surveyed coaches said.
When cheating takes place, coaches are usually aware of it, the coach is not.
"To a large extent, I don't think the coach is any different than the average person on the street. By and large, I think most coaches want to run a clean program with no cheating and, in most circumstances, don't want to be placed in a position where they have to look the other way." said Francis T. Cullen, one of three University of Cincinnati criminologists who conducted the survey. "But we also have a situation where the bottom line is winning, and if they don't win, they lose their jobs."
The coaches also were polled about substance abuse among student athletes. They identified alcohol, then steroids, as the biggest sources of substance abuse. The coaches also identified uses of cocaine and marijuana as serious problems for athletes. They were not asked to say how widespread they thought the drug use was, Cullen said.
Anonymity was promised to the coaches for their responses which they provided in written questionnaires. Cullen and colleagues Edward J. Latessa and graduate assistant Joseph Byrne sent the questionnaires out last summer and had them back by September, with some
See CHEATERS, p. 12, col. 1