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University Daily Kansan / Monday, April 16, 1990
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Green a finalist for coaching job
By Kate Lee
Special to the Kansan
Kansas assistant men's basketball coach Jerry Green and Tulsa assistant Kevin Eastman are the finalists for the coaching position at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, according to reports published in the Wilmington Morning Star this weekend.
Men's basketball
Green said last night that he has not been contacted by anyone at the school.
"Have I been offered the position? No." he said.
Green said he did not expect to be offered the job and thought it would be offered to Eastman in the next couple of days.
Chuck Carree, a reporter with the Star, said that Eastman, who is in Wilmington, told him that he would be meeting with school officials this morning.
Carree said that Eastman told him that school officials had asked him not to comment any further about the matter.
"He's here and the others aren't, so you put two and two together," Carreye said.
Carree said that the school has not called a news conference nor made any formal announcements about the job.
Green said he thought that he was uniquely qualified for the job because of his ties to North Carolina. Green spent 12 years at North Carolina.Asheville serving first as an assistant to coach Bob Hartman and then as
coach for nine years. He compiled a 150-108 record. During Green's tenure as coach, UNC-Asheville moved from the NAIA to the NCAA Division I.
"I know what it takes to win there," he said. "I know the league, the city, the people. When people ask me what it takes, I tell, them. I don't try to pull any punches."
Green said he thought that some of the monetary requests he had made, concerning both for his contract and the amount allotted to the program, may have scared the committee away from choosing him.
"Maybe if I'd been a little more conservative with the things I'd like to see implemented, things would be different," Green said. "I believe in doing things first-class or not doing them at all. I like to win. I don't want to settle for mediocrity."
"You've got to have ammunition to fight battles. I've done that before, gone into battle really not equipped. Sometimes we've won and sometimes we've lost. I'm not anxious to get into a place where you don't have ammunition."
"We performed some modern day miracles there," he said of his tenure as coach at UNC-Asheville.
Kansas athletic director Bob Fredrick said yesterday that he thought Green would be a good candidate.
"We would be sick to lose him," Frederick said. "But I told Jerry to do whatever is best for him and his family."
"I love it here," he said. "I'm absolutely in no hurry to leave. Lawrence is one of the greatest places to live."
Green has repeatedly said that he would not leave Kansas unless the perfect situation arose. He reiterated that stance last night.
places to live.
Green said that he was not disappointed at the prospect of not being offered the job.
obtered the job. "I'm not really disappointed," he said. "But being the competitor that I am, I hate to come in second. But
that situation there, they've got to do what's best for them, and I've got to do what's best for me and my family.
"Right now I'm involved in filling in the gaps here left by Chris Lindley and Pekka Markkanen. I'm caught up in that 100 percent, with the people who pay me, Roy Williams and the University of Kansas; that's where my loyalties lie."
Williams considered for job
By a Kansan reporter
Kansas coach Roy Williams has been contacted by North Carolina State about the school's vacant men's basketball coaching position, athletic director Bob Frederick said yesterday.
Frederick said he had granted North Carolina State permission to talk to Williams, but had been out of town since the second-year Kansas coach spoke to Wolfpack officials last week.
However, Frederick said he thought Williams had withdrawn his name from consideration but said he had heard nothing official from Williams.
"I have not talked to him yet," Frederick said. "My understanding is that he has. He has indicated to one of the other administrative persons that he has.
"I think it's a dead issue. Actually, I think it never was an issue."
North Carolina State's interim athletic director Harold Hoppen-
berg was out of town for the weekend and unavailable for comment.
The North Carolina State job has been open since former coach and athletic director Jim Valvano resigned under pressure last week.
Frederick said he was initially surprised to learn of North Carolina State's interest in Williams. He said he would assist at rival North Carolina.
"That's a real compliment to Roy for them to consider somebody who had fought against them for 10 years." Frederick said.
Frederick said six or seven schools had asked for permission to interview Williams in his two years at Kansas.
The Raleigh News and Observer could not confirm the number of candidates North Carolina State is considering, however Williams is thought to be one of several contacted. The athletic department has not announced a timetable for hiring Vialano's replacement.
'Hawks stay undefeated in conference
Kansan sportswriter
By Paul Augeri
The Kansas men's tennis team extended its winning streak to eight matches last weekend by sweeping matches against Oklahoma State and Oklahoma in Stillwater and Norman.
Kansas tennis
we are in the driver's seat."
The Jayhawks, 12-8 overall and 5-0 in the Big Eight, defeated the Cowboys 5-4 and the Sooners 7-2. Kansas is the only undefeated team in the conference.
"Everyone has been playing extremely well," said Jeff Gross, Kansas's 2.1 singles player. "I think
In women's competition, Oklahoma State halted Kansas' six-match winning streak with a 9-0 victory Friday. Oklahoma beat Kansas 7-2 Saturday.
The Jayhawks are 7-13 overall and 4-2 in the Big Eight.
"We are going to have to come back strong the rest of the season," said Stacy Stotts, Kansas' No. 2 singles player. "Losing 7-2 to Oklahoma was a big blow. We went in there excited to play, but the momentum rolled the wrong way."
The men's team has won 35 points in its five conference matches. Big Eight matches are decided by a point
"I think this is the type of situation where we should go to the conference tournament a couple points ahead of the field," Kansas coach Scott Perleman said. "We are ready to take the challenge in the next two weeks."
system, and the team with the most points is seeded the highest at the conference tournament.
Gross responded to a 6-4, 6-0 single loss to Oklahoma State's Mele Pashley on Saturday and defeated Oklahoma's Ross Matheson 7-5, 7-5.
Gross said his game has improved drastically since the start of the season in January.
"I feel very good about the progress I've made, in terms of volleying.
The Jayawaks defeated Oklahoma in five of six singles matches and two of three doubles matches. Gross and Rafael Rangel posted a 6-4, 6-1 victory at No. 3 doubles.
coming to the net and aggressiveness." Gross said.
Perelman had mixed feelings about the Jayhawks' performances against both the Cowboys and Sooners.
"Once again our singles play, at 4-2, has put us in control," Perelman said of the Oklahoma State match.
"Oklahoma was thought to be one of the top teams in the conference, and we won a lot of close matches. We beat them solidly."
'Hawks take second in last tourney before Big 8
Kansan sportswriter
The Kansas women's golf team shot a final-round 308 and captured
Women's golf
By Brent Maycock
second place at the Azalea Festival Tournament during the weekend in Hampstead, N.C.
weekend in rainbait. The Jayhawks finished in second place for the second consecutive tournament. Kansas also had a
this was the last tournament for Kansas before the Big Eight Championships, April 23-24 at Alvamar Country Club in Lawrence. The Jayhawks finished in fifth place at the conference championships last year.
second-place finish a week and a half ago in the Susie Maxwell Berning Classic in Norman, Okla.
North Carolina-Wilmington, which shot a tournament-best 300 in the second round; shot a 303 in the third round to take first place in the six-team tournament.
but finished the second round one stroke behind host North Carolina-Wilmington.
The Jayhawks were tied for first place with William and Mary after the completion of the first round,
The Jayhawks easily outdistanced William and Mary for second place. Kansas finished with a three-round total of 934, while William and Mary shot a 653.
North Carolina-Wilmington's Paula Brzosowski eked the final hole and edged out teammate Mary Thomas for first place in the individual competition. Brzosowski finished with a score of 227.
Jayhawk senior Donna Lowen, who was tied with Brzostowski for first place after the second round, slipped to third place with a score of 229. Sophomore Laura Myers finished in fourth with a score of 233.
Cowboys continue reign over 'Hawks
By Brent Maycock
Kansan sportswriter
Oklahoma State won both games of yesterday's doubleheader and swept Kansas in a four-game series during the weekend in Stillwater, Okla.
Kansas baseball
The Jayhawks, 16-21 overall, are 4-8 in Big Eight Conference play. Oklahoma State, 31-11, is 7-2 in the conference.
The Cowboys, ranked 18th in the Collegiate Baseball/ESPN poll, continued their domination of the Jayhawks in Stillwater. Oklahoma State has a 48-9 record at home against Kansas.
Kansas will play Wichita State at 7 p.m. tomorrow at Hoglund-Maupin' Stadium. The Shockers are ranked fourth in the Collegiate Baseball/ESPN poll.
The series against the Cowboys was supposed to begin Friday, but that game was rained out and rescheduled as the second game of yesterday's doubleheader.
The Cowboys won both games Saturday in their last at-bat. However, Kansas coach Dave Bingham said Oklahoma State's victories overshadowed good pitch performances by Jayhawk starters Steve Renko and Mike Massey.
"Massey and Renko did a very good job," Bingham said. "It was just tough luck for Curtis Shaw."
Shaw, an All-Big Eight performer last season, was pounded by timely Cowboy hitting in both games Saturday.
In the first game, Kansas designed hitter Mark Moore tied the game 4-4 with a two-run home run in the top of the ninth iming, his
second home run of the year.
However, Oklahoma State third baseman Bobby Carlsen delivered a game-winning bases-loaded single off Shaw.
In the second game, Jayhawk pinch hitter John Wuycheck hit his first home run of the season to tie the game 3-3 in the sixth. However, Oklahoma State designated hitter Greg Walbergh singled home shortstop Brad Beanblossom for the game-winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning.
"Those were two very good games," Bingham said. "I was a little disappointed in our hitting. I felt we could have scored a couple of more runs."
The Jayhawks scored just seven runs in the two games. However, Kansas almost matched Saturday's run output in one inning of yesterday's first game.
Kansas erupted for a five-run fourth inning, but the Cowboys won the game 13-10.
Kansas held an 8-3 lead after the fourth inning, but the Cowboys scored three times in the fifth and six times in the sixth gaining a 12-8 lead.
Kansas catcher Mark Moore and left fielder Mark Hummel each hit a home run for the Jayhawks. Hummel was four for five, with three RBI and four runs scored. Moore was three for five and had three RBI.
Oklahoma State preserved the series sweep with a 5-2 victory in the second game of yesterday's doubleheader. Kansas oustit the Cowboys seven to five, but Oklahoma State hit two home runs and held the Jayhawks scoreless through the last four innings of the game.
Sports briefs
RO MEETS SHOCKERS: The Kansas softball team plays regional opponent Wichita State in a 3 p.m. doubleheader today at Jayhawk Field.
The Jayhawks, 25-14 overall, play the Shockers in games rescheduled from March 24. Kansas is 1-1 in the Big Eight Conference.
In the latest Midwest Regional poll, the Jayhawks climbed to the fourth spot from No. 5 a week ago. Conference leader and regional favorite Oklahoma State is the top-ranked team in the Midwest and is the fifth-ranked team in the NCAA Division I softball poll.
KU SOCCER WINS BIQ 8: The Kansas soccer team defeated Missouri 2 yesterday, defending its title in the final game of the Big Eight Conference Championships in Omaha, Neb.
Missouri had been favored to unseat the Jayhawks as conference champions.
Kansas made it to yesterday's semi-finals with a 2-0-1 record. In the quarterfinal round Saturday, Kansas
defeated Oklahoma 4-1, tied Missouri
0-0 and edged Oklahoma State 1-0.
the Jayhawks trounced Iowa State 5-0 in the semi-final game, and Missouri defeated Colorado 1-0, setting up the championship game.
The Kansas women's team also was competing in the Big Eight championships. On Saturday, the women's team tied Oklahoma State 1-1, but were defeated by Missouri 2-0. The Jayhawks failed to make yesterday's semi-final round.
CREW PREVAILS: Kansas women's crew dominated Saturday's President's Regatta on Lake Shawnee in Topeka, taking first place in five of the six events it entered.
Kansas claimed first place in the novice women's eight 2,000 meter, women's eight 2,000 meter, novice women's eight 400 meter, women's four 2,000 meter and the novice women's lightweight eight 2,000 meter.
The men's team took first place in the men's four 400-meter race.
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Kansas sophomore fullback Monte Cozzens breaks a tackle In Friday's scrimmage at Memorial Stadium. Cozzens was not among the leading rushers but had a 61-yard reception in the game. The final week of spring practice begins today. The Jayhawks' spring game is 2 p.m. Sunday at the stadium.
Breaking away
Men finish third at Florida meet
By Molly Reid
Kansan sportswriter
Kansas long jumper Johnny Brackins had some extra incentive to win the triple jump at the Florida Invitational this weekend in Gainesville, Fla.
Kansas track
With his family watching from the stands, the Florida native won the event with a jump of 52-3¼, just five inches less than his personal best. He also took second in the long jump with a leap of 23-7½.
"I felt really good because my mom and brother were there," Brackins said. "I just wanted to do good and make a good showing for my parents. I think I made a pretty good showing, but I always want to
do better."
Track coach Gary Schwartz said he would have liked to see both the men's and women's teams do better, but still called the meet a success.
"the trip was good," he said.
"There was fantastic weather, good competition and the facilities were super. But we were not able to compete up to snuff."
The men had some exceptional individual performances, Schwartz said.
sad.
Javelin thrower Vince Labosky threw 241-10, his best throw of the season, but finished second.
"The javelin throw was a great competition," Schwartz said. "Vince was discouraged because he finished second, but he threw his best, and the guy that beat him was extremely hot."
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Distance runner Stewart Gillin recorded his personal best time in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a third place finish in 9:11.36. Steve Heffernan's second place finish in the race was just 63 seconds from his personal best.
The women's team, which finished fourth in the meet with 11 points, had only one winning performance.
Distance runner Alec Bolton, who ran the 5,000 in 15:05.04, and the 1,600 relay team of Brent Engelland, Brian Gray, Jonosil and Heffernan with a time of 3:22.08 finished fourth in their respective races.
Distance runner Tricia Brown won the 3,000 in 9:44.30. The victory was a personal best for the senior.
Schwartz said the women were outmanned and outperformed.
Other top scorers in the men's meet included second place finishes by Chris Redden in the shot put (54-10¾), David Brummett in the 5,000 (15:02.02) and Mike Perez in the triple jump (48-3½).
"The other teams were stronger by far," he said. "And it was not a great showing by us, but there were some bright spots."
Julie Howerton also came close to her personal best with a third place finish of 4:35.62 in the 1,500.
Felix, Blue Jays defeat Royals, 5-4
The Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Junior Felix went 4-for-4, including a decisive bassed-over double, leading the Toronto Blue Jays to a 5-4 victory yesterday against the Kansas City Royals.
Royals But Felix's performance did not change his mind about Royals Stadium.
"I don't like it," Toronto's No. 9
hitter said Sunday. "I just can't see the ball here. But today, I did something different."
The Royals held a 2-0 lead when the Blue Jays loaded the bases in the sixth inning and Felix victimized Jeff Montgomery with a three-run double. Felix also had three singles.
Fellows and staff
Steve Crawford (0-1) relieved Larry McWilliams with one on and two out in the sixth inning and
allowed a single to Rance Mullinks.
After Nelson Liriano walked, Felix got his decisive hit off Montgomery.
Felix scored on a single by Tony Fernandez. After Fernandez stole second, Mookie Wilson's RBI double made it 5-2.
Dave Stieb (2-0) pitched six innings, allowing nine hits and two runs. David Wells pitched the ninth for his second save.
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