Thursday, March 1, 2001
The University Daily Kansan
Section A · Page 7
KANSAS BASKETBALL
Carey, Collison named to Big 12 academic team
DALLAS — Kansas forwards Jeff Carey and Nick Collis were among 15 student-athletes named to the 2001 Men's Basketball Academic All-Big 12 Conference team yesterday.
Carey, a junior in Business Administration, was chosen for the first team, while Collison, a sophomore in Communication Studies, was chosen for the second team.
Carey joins Missouri senior Brian Grawer and Texas senior Chris McColpin as three-time honorees. Iowa State senior Paul Shirley is appearing on his fourth academic all-league team, while Oklahoma State senior Fredrik Jonzen is appearing for the second-straight year on the squad.
2001. Men's Basketball Academic
All-Big 12
Also included in the group is Oklahoma State sophomore Nate Fleming, one of the victims in the Jan. 27 plane crash that killed 10 players from Oklahoma State men's basketball program.
First Team: (3.20+grade point average; *indicates nominated with a
4. 0 GPA)
Paul Shirley, Iowa State Sr. in mechanical engineering. Meriden.
Jeff Carev. Kansas Jr. in business administration. Camdenton, Mo.
Ivan Sulic, Kansas State Jr. in
in business. Solit. Croatia.
Donnie Wallace, Kansas State So. Undeclared, Goddard
So. Undeclared. Goddard.
Brian Grawer, Missouri Sr. in
Nate Fleming, Oklahoma State
So. Undecided, Edgmon, Okla.
Fredrik Jonzen, Oklahoma State Jr. in international business. Uppsala, Sweden.
Yair Harari, Texas Sr. in finance. Houston.
Chris McColpin, Texas Sr. in accounting. Dallas.
Ronald Hobbs, Texas Tech So.
Undeclared. Fort Worth, Texas.
Johnny Phillips, Texas Tech Sr. in restaurant management. Fort Worth, Texas.
Second Team: (3.0 to 3.19 grade point average)
Nick Collison, Kansas So. in communication studies, Iowa Falls, Iowa.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Tajudeen Soyove, Missouri Sr. in biological sciences, Lagos, Nigeria.
Craig Wortmann, Nebraska Sr. in finance, Hastings, Neb.
Jason Keep, Oklahoma State Jr.
in university studies. Moscow, Idaho.
Duke center sidelined, will miss finale game
DURHAM, N.C. — Duke center Carlos Boozer will miss the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament because of a broken foot.
Boozer fractured the third metatarsal in his right foot during the No. 2 Blue Devils' 91-80 loss to Maryland on Tuesday.
The injury will keep him out of Sunday's regular-season finale game against North Carolina and the ACC tournament March 8-11 in Atlanta. The 6-foot-9, 270-pound center's status will be determined after the conference tournament
"We're optimistic that Carlos can return for the NCAA tournament," said Duke coach Mike Krzyszewski.
The Juneau, Alaska, native has averaged 14 points a game this season.
Chiefs release Grbac say demand 'excessive'
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Quarterback Elvis Gracb will become a free agent, Kansas City Chiefs President Carl Peterson announced last night.
"We have been informed by Elvis Grbac's agent, Jim Steiner, that Elvis wants to pursue the free agent market and would prefer to play somewhere else." Peterson said in a statement.
Negotiations had produced one offer from Steiner of a fiveyear contract averaging $8 million a year, including a $20 million signing bonus, the Chiefs said.
NFL
"We believe that to be excessive, even for the quarterback position," Peterson said.
No other contract proposals were made by Steiner, the Chiefs said.
Backup quarterback Todd Collins is under contract through the end of the 2002 NFL season. Peterson said the team would also pursue the free agent market.
Grbac signed with Kansas City in 1997 as an unrestricted free agent from San Francisco.
In 49 regular season games with Kansas City, he completed 897 of 1,548 passes (57.9%) for 1,0643 yards with 66 touchdowns and 47 interceptions.
Gbrae has played in 92 games with 56 starts in eight NFL seasons with the Chiefs and 49ers.
He completed 1,181 of 1,978 passes (59.7%) for 13,741 yards with 84 TDs and 63 interceptions.
In other moves yesterday, the Chiefs also released cornerback James Hasty and defensive tackle Chester McGlockton.
Grabc, who has a 31-23 record as an NFL starter, was an eighth-round draft pick by San Francisco in 1993
from Michigan.
Bills save $1.4 million by keeping Johnson
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The Buffalo Bills have decided to cut Doug Fletit and go with Rob Johnson as their starting quarterback.
The decision settles a long-brewing controversy that divided the team and its fans about which of the two quarterbacks who were brought in three seasons ago should be the starter.
The Bills were forced to make a decision mostly for salary cap reasons as they had to cut almost $8 million off their payroll in time for today's 4 p.m. deadline.
by cutting Futile instead of Johnson, the Bills save about $3 million in cap dollars, about $1.4 million more than they would have saved by cutting Johnson.
Flutie, who went 21-9 as a starter with the Bills, was one of the team's most popular players. But he turns 38 in October, which put him at a disadvantage.
Johnson is only 27 and is considered to have the stronger arm.
— The Associated Press
Sports Calendar
Men's swimming at Big 12 Championships in Austin, Texas, all day
Men's swimming at Big 12 Championships, all day
Track at NCAA Qualifiers in Ames, Iowa
Men's swimming at Big 12 Championships
Men's tennis vs. Boise State at 9 a.m., vs.
UMKC at 3 p.m.
Women's tennis at Iowa State at noon
Baseball vs Oklahoma State, TBA
University of Kansas Spring 2001 Blood Drive
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Today & Friday March 1-2 McCollum Hall Lobby 1-6 p.m.
American Red Cross
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