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ATHLETICS
Coach may have received up to $6.6 million
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Under his contract, Mangion could have received 56.6 million if he was fired without cause. Since he resigned, the amount the coach received was probably less than that number.
Perkins, Mangino satisfied with settlement
BY CLARK GOBLE
cgoble@kansan.com
Details of the financial settlement between coach Mark Mangino and Athletics Director Lew Perkins were not disclosed Thursday night, but both parties said they were satisfied with the amount of money Mangino received after resigning.
"The investigation and settlement agreement will remain part of Mark's personnel records," Perkins said in the release.
Perkins said in a press release that legal counsel instructed him not to release any documents regarding the settlement agreement.
Per his contract, Mangino was set to make $6.6 million if he was fired without cause by Kansas Athletics, Inc., $6 million for the rest of his contract and $600,000
for the buyout. If he had been fired with cause,he would have left Kansas with no further payments.
Thus, the amount Mangino received in the settlement probably fell somewhere less that $6.6 million.
Mangino's resignation effectively ends any further action that could have been taken by the University. His health and life insurance, which are provided by the University, will continue for 90 days. Mangino can purchase continued health insurance pursuant COBRA Health Insurance.
If Perkins had notified Mangino that he had been fired with cause and Mangino disagreed with the outcome, he would have had 21 days to appeal the decision. Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little would have appointed a three-person committee to look into
For a timeline of Mangino's path to resignation, check out page 3B.
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the termination.
Mangino and Gray-Little would each have selected a member of the committee. Both parties would have had to agree on the third member. Two of the three members would have had to vote to uphold the decision to terminate his employment with cause.
Kansas edges out UCLA for victory in close game
HOOP THERE IT IS
Edited by Samantha Foster
Jayhawks recover after struggling in the first half of game
BY MAX ROTHMAN
mrothman@kansan.com
Right off the tp, something was noticeably wrong.
"Ugly, but it's a win" coach Bonnie Henrickson said.
No. 24 Kansas escaped with a 54-49 victory against UCLA, but the triumph seemed nearly impossible to fathom after the way the game kicked off.
After two losses to No. 9 Xavier and TCU at the Junkanoo Jam tournament on Grand Bahama Island last week, Henrickson said that the conflicts were largely at the fault of her two senior leaders, guards Sade Morris and Danielle McCray.
"It was a miserable trip back," Henrickson said.
The struggles for the veteran duo carried over last night in the first half, despite the cozy intangibles that usually go hand in hand with a home game at Allen Fieldhouse.
"We both struggled early on." Morris said.
It took 10 minutes for McCray to get her first points before she was benched with two early fouls. Morris finally found her first points two minutes into the
WHAT'S UP WITH THE NEXT GAME?
Kansas vs. Northern Colorado
WHEN: Sunday 1 p.m.
WHERE: Allen Fieldhouse
Jayhawks Beware: The Bears Backcourt
Led by senior Whitley Cox and junior Courtney Stoermer, the Bears possess speedy guards that can make plays in several different ways. Cox averages 14.3 points, 4.7
rebounds and 3.2 assists per game, while Stoermer leads her team in both points and rebounds per game, 16.2 and 5.3 respectively.
On the Home Front: First- Half Shooting
Look for Kansas to get back on track offensively right out of the gates after a poor showing against UCLA. The home team shot only 26.1% from the field in the first half. That stat must ascend if Kansas wants to avoid the upset.
second half.
"We just kept going at it," Morris said. "We had to go look for different shots."
"I want you late in the clock, 15, 16 seconds before you start your offense," UCLA coach Nikki Caldwell said of the decision to press the entire game.
UCLA's full-court press and rotating defensive looks hassled guards Angel Goodrich, Morris and McCray into misfiring, bobbling passes and missing open scoring opportunities.
Fouls were handed out like all the unwanted goodies on halloween — rotting apples, miniature bags of pretzels and lollypops from the bank.
A whopping 38 fouls were called in the contest, 15 from Kansas and
23 from UCLA
Five minutes into the second half, Morris completed an andone on a fast-break and McCray followed with a three pointer. The offense had finally found life with its leaders and led 30-27.
UCLA led 21-19 at the half, a score that truly embodied the choppy flow of the foul-happy, defensively oriented game.
"The second half we took our time and got into a rhythm," Morris said.
Going into the game, sophomore forward Aishah Sutherland led the NCAA by shooting 72.5 percent from the field. Thursday she was an absely 2-for-13, failing to find
SEE WOMEN'S ON PAGE 6B
Sophomore forward Aishah Sutherland leaps in the air for a jumper against UCLA. Sutherland put up five rebounds and three blocks in the 54-49 victory at Allen Fieldhouse.
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COMMENTARY
Last night, women's team did not play as well as ranked team should
ers the women's basketball team has had in a long time. It was ranked in both the preseason Associated Press poll and the USA Today/ESPN preseason poll for the first time since 1999.
This was supposed to be one of the best group of players the women's basketball
Unfortunately, it didn't look like the No. 24 team in the country in its 54-49 victory against the Bruins Thursday night. Its inability to play collectively as a team nearly cost it the victory.
"About the only goal we
accomplished was to play poorly and win," coach Bonnie Henrickson said.
In the final minute against the Bruins, UCLA decided to take the game, pack it up in a Crimson and Blue wrapped box with a huge
bow on top and hand it over to Kansas. Kansas turned the ball over twice in the final 47 seconds of the game while up two points. With 17 seconds left, Bruins forward Christina Nzekwe was called for an intentional foul as the goahead three-pointer left the fingers of Bruins guard Daria Morris.
Kansas, without really saying it, was deeply touched and, I presume, will be sending the Bruins Christmas cards in a few weeks.
The hayhawks came out wild and out of control to start the first
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half. Henrickson was unable to get her players to slow down and control the pace of the game.
The result was 11 turnovers and a season-low 19 first-half points.
"Early we took quick shots. They were ill-advised shots," Henrickson said.
Second team preseason All-American Danielle McCray found herself in early foul trouble and contributed only two points on two free throws in the first half. As the nucleus and best player on this team, she cannot afford to have off
In the paint, the Jayhawks need to improve their rebounding. Before the game against UCLA, they were 3-0 when out-rebounding their opponents and 0-2 when they didn't. Against UCLA, Kansas was out-rebounded 29-43 yet this time was able to get the victory. Against really good teams, that won't be the case.
There is talent on this team.
There's no doubt about that.
It just hasn't put it together in
nights, especially when her teammates are struggling as well.
a cumulative effort yet. Try to imagine watching five individual efforts score on each possession, rather than a team working together. A lineup that includes three returning starters and had played five games together already this season should not be having compatibility issues.
It remains to be seen if Kansas will lose its ranking in the AP poll and erase the effects of being ranked in the preseason for the
SEE COMMENTARY ON PAGE 6B