University Daily Kansan / Wednesday, February 21, 1990
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'Hawks keep eyes on game against Buffaloes
By Molly Reid
Kansan sportswriter
Kansas coach Roy Williams was drilled with questions about the Jayhawks' chances of winning the Big Eight Conference title yesterday, despite his contentions that his team was concerned only with tonight's game at Colorado.
"If you start thinking about things like that, you forget what the heck you're supposed to be getting ready to play Colorado," he said. "I'm not
Kansas men's
basketball statistics
KANABAS 27 938 1798 797 797 717 90.1 21.5
OPBANNERS 27 831 1798 797 797 717 90.1 21.5
Three-point field goals = Born 74-169 (45, 144), Gaurdian 71-160 (44, 144). Pittman 28-75 (38, 77), Aniston 91-23 (3, 108). Gaurdian 7-6 (48, 8). Alexander 3-11 (27, 3). Jantsen 0-1 (0, 0). Dandelion 0-2 (0, 0). Dawson 17-74 (40, 143).
| | G | FG | FG4 | FT | FT2 | PTA | REB | AST |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Randall | 27 | 151 | 284 | 82 | 124 | 14.2 | 9.2 | 1.8 |
| Pirchard | 27 | 132 | 257 | 86 | 104 | 14.0 | 2.7 | 5.0 |
| Calwayne | 17 | 133 | 250 | 79 | 111 | 13.0 | 4.5 | 3.0 |
| Brown | 27 | 118 | 252 | 19 | 30 | 12.1 | 2.5 | 4.0 |
| Guiderin | 27 | 113 | 273 | 19 | 30 | 11.0 | 4.9 | 4.0 |
| Maddux | 28 | 106 | 183 | 28 | 51 | 7.2 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| Mahkanen | 26 | 109 | 118 | 28 | 51 | 7.0 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
| West | 18 | 97 | 109 | 35 | 92 | 6.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| West | 18 | 94 | 99 | 35 | 12 | 6.4 | 3.2 | 1.2 |
| Wagner | 18 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
| Jordan | 27 | 26 | 82 | 24 | 34 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 3.2 |
| Alexander | 27 | 18 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| Nash | 17 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 1.0 | .9 | .1 |
| Rideneon | 17 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 1.0 | .9 | .1 |
Kent - Prattlin, 46; Coulton, 71; Guideron, 40; Randall, 30; Kendall, 20; Jalynn, 19; Drew, 15; Wheat, 13; Meldon, 13.
*Wade, 18; Shaw, 16; Madden, 16; Baldwin, 14; Heyward, 14;
Bloodhed shots —马琳森 26, Medlock 15, Rendall 11,
Blakeley 8, Prichard 6, Gourdon 4, Wheat 2, Green 1.
**Tremorsave** — Calloway 6, Prichardt 6, Guillard 48, Renand 45, Jordan 38, Jenton 94, Niederman 26, Benson 20
**Tremorsave II** — Calloway 6, Prichardt 6, Guillard 48, Renand 45, Jordan 38, Jenton 94, Niederman 26, Benson 20
comfortable with that. I think when you start thinking like that you lose respect for people.
"And I have a respect for them." The media's inclination to take the Buffaloes lightly stems from Colorado's poor season record and its inability to win a Big Eight road game since Feb. 10, 1983. Colorado has won just four of its 18 previous games and has a 10-14 overall record. The Buffaloes also are lain in the Big Eight with a record of 2-9.
— Kevin Pritchard
'It is a tough place to play. We've got to win on the road.'
Kansas, 25-2 overall and 8-2 in the conference, is second in the Big Eight behind Missouri.
Williams said he believed in the cliche that on any given night, any team can win.
"It really just depends on how well you play on that night and how well they play," he said.
Colorado's most dangerous weapon against Kansas is 6-foot-10 center Shaun Vandiver. Vandiver is averaging 21.7 points and 10.9 rebounds a game. In Colorado's last two outings, he has topped his average, scoring 26 points and grabbing 19 rebounds against Iowa State on Feb. 13. Then he recorded 22 points and 10 rebounds against Oklahoma three daws later.
Williams said Vandiver's unorthodox yet high-percentage shot could confuse a defense.
Vandiver also was the leading scorer when Colorado came to Allen Field House in January. He scored 28 points.
"He is sneaky, uses his body very well, has great hands and a good touch," Williams said. "I didn't know him, but I have enough big guys to flush her."
Forwards Mike Maddox and Mark Randall and center Pekka Markkainen each finished the game with four fouls.
Although Colorado is armed, it still must go to battle against well-prepared Kansas.
The Jayhawks' arsenal includes the best field goal percentage in the league.
The Jayhawks lost their short-lived No.1 national ranking Monday when all four polls chose Missouri as the top-ranked team, Kansas fell to No.2 after a 77-71 loss to the Tigers last Tuesday.
Also in Kansas' ammunition stock-pile are the Jayhawk starters.
Forward Rick Calloway, the leading scorer in the January, meeting with the Buffaloes with 17 points, is coming off another 17-point performance in the Nebraska game Saturday.
Guard Kevin Pritchard, guard Jeff Guelden and Colorado resident Randall all are averaging more than 10 points from the field. Center Pekka Markkanen, although averaging seven points, provides defensive leadership and has a team-high 35 blocked shots.
"It will be a challenge for us," Williams said. "But I think we can win every game."
Williams said the CU Events Center in Boulder would not be an easy place to play.
Pritchard agreed, "It is a tough place to play. We've got to win on the road."
Kansas Basketball GAME 28
KANSAS
JAYHAWKS
Coach: Roy Williams
Record: 25-2, 8-2
COLORADO BUFFALOES Coach: Tom Miller Record: 10-14,2-9
PROBABLE STARTERS
Player Ht. PPG RPG
F-Mark Randall 6-9 14.2 6.2
F-Rick Calloway 6-6 13.0 4.6
C-Pekka Markkanen 6-10 7.0 4.3
G-Jeff Gueldner 6-5 11.0 4.6
G-Kevin Pritchard 6-3 14.0 2.7
Game Notes: Kansas plays Colorado at 8:05 tonight in the CU Special Events Center, Bonifacio, Colo.
Player Ht. "PPG" "PRG"
F. Asad All 6-7 7.5 4.8
F. Brent Vaughan 8-8 6.2 2.8
C. Shaun Vandiver 6-10 21.7 10.9
G. Reggle Morton 6-1 12.8 3.3
G. Steve Wise 6-3 19.8 3.3
The Jayhawks have 75-37 lead in the series with the Buffaloes. Kansas has won the last 11 meetings. The Jayhwaks defeated Colorado 90-67 Jan. 31 in Allen Field House. The Buffaloes have not won a Big Eight Conference road game since Feb. 10, 1983.
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The Buffalooes have an 8-4 record in the CU Events Center this season. It is the first year they have won eight home games under Colorado coach Tom Miller.
Rumors are surfacing in Florida that Roy Williams is one of the candidates for the coaching position at the University of
Florida, Williams denounced the rumor yesterday by saying, "I am very, very happy where I am." . Forward Mark Randall said he will have a cheering section of his own tonight. Randall graduated from Cherry Creek High School in Englewood, CO. and plans to see his family at the game. Three Colorado players also have Kansas ties. Guard Reggie Morton, guard Cody Walters and
KANSAN Graphic
Vandiver all played basketball at Hutchinson Community College before going to Colorado. The three played on Hutchinson's 1987-88 team which won the National Junior College Athletic Association championship. This is the 12th consecutive week that Kansas has been ranked in the top four in three of the four major polls
Women shoot for victory against Colorado Jayhawks hope to break tie with Buffaloes, prepare for Big Eight Tournament
- the Associated Press, United Press International, CNN and USA Today.
By Brent Maycock
Kenyan sportswriter
Kansas, 19-7, has won its last five games and will go for its six-straight victory when it hits the postgame at 7 tonight in Allen Field House.
The Kansas women's basketball team is entering the last week of its regular season on a roll and has been one of the best in flight in the Big East Conference.
"We're approaching, Colorado and this week as our last week to prepare for Salma," Coach Marian Washington said, referring to the
Big Eight Tournament from March 3 to 5 in Salina. "We're needing to get stronger in some areas, and that's what I'll be focusing on. It won't be so much Colorado. I think that's secondary."
Kansas State is the Big Eight leader at 10.2. Missouri is in second place in the conference with a 9-3 record.
The Jayhawks are tied with Colorado and Oklahoma State for third place in the conference with 8-4 records.
The Buffalooids have won the last three meetings, including a 78-61 victory Jan. 31 in Boulder, Colo.
Washington said her team was hungry for a victory against the defending Bit Eight champions.
"We're not looking at it as a revenge game," she said. "I think
Guard Lia Braddy said Kansas would concentrate more on continuing its winning ways than the streak to the Lady Buffaloes.
"I think when you lose so many games in a row, you would like to get that off your back," Washington said.
we're playing well right now, and we just want to continue to build on that."
Colorado's leading scorer is center Debbie Johnson. The 8-foot-8 junior college transfer is averaging 13 points and 6.8 rebounds a season. Bobby Johnson had 28 points and 11 rebounds in the contest in Boulder.
"They do have some size that we didn't play very well against." Washington said. "Our efforts need to be there, and we'll need to stay hard. Faithfully, on the defensive, we'll be more effective this time around."
The Jayhawks leading scorer is Braddy, who averages 14 points a game. Braddy and forward Danielle Shareef each scored 14
"I think we're capable of playing effective enough defense to make it a good game."
points in the first meeting.
Braddy said the Jayhawks were going to concentrate on playing as they have in recent games.
"We're not really going to change any of our game plan," she said. "We're just going to go out and defend on defense and attack them."
Washington said a strong rebounding performance and a fast-paced game would be to Kansas' advantage.
Washington said the Jayhawks would use the Colorado game and the Kansas State game Saturday as preparation for Salina.
"We have got to throw the ball," she said. "We are definitely not very happy about our rebounding situation."
"I'm trying to get this team in the frame of mind," Washington said.
ESPN to increase showings of Big Eight games
By Paul AugerI
Kansas sportswriter
The Big Eight Conference has basketball reservations now on ESPN.
Mike Sollys, manager of programming information at ESPN, said yesterday that the national sports television network would show eight or nine Big Eight Conference basket times on Tuesday nights next season.
"This is more of an expansion of the old arrangement," Solytys said.
referring to the five-game deal that ESPN has with the Big Eight this season.
The Big Eight joins the Southeastern Conference for a college basketball doubleheader on ESPN each day night in January and February.
Tim Allen, assistant commissioner of the Big Eight, said the overall quality of Big Eight basketball teams attracted ESPN.
"We have a great product and the development of that product in past
years has peaked their interests," Allen said.
The Big Eight-SEC pact will be sandwiched between the Big East-Big Ten-Big West tripleheader on Mondays and Big East-Atlantic Coast Conference doubleheader on Wednesdays.
The Big Eight has a television viewing agreement with the Raycom syndicated network. Allen said Raycom negotiates rights for all of the conference's national television and ESPN appearances.
"We have been working with the Big Eight for the last few years," he said. "They had a terrific year two seasons ago, Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma lend a natural extension to that success."
Soltys said the deal was just as important to ESPN's college basketball viewers.
"The market size is important," Sollys says. "Our fan wants to see the best college basketball in the country. And we are providing it."
Supreme Court makes NFL pay $5.53 million
The Associated Press
The court, without comment, let stand a ruling that the NFL must reimburse the USFL for attorney fees the failed league incurred in winning only $3 in a much-publicized antitrust suit.
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court yesterday refused to free the National Football League from having to pay more than $5.5 million in legal fees to the defunct U.S. Football League
The USFL filed a $1.7 billion suit in 1884, accusing the NFL of federal antitrust violations in its treatment of player contracts, television coverage, stadium availability and other matters.
schedule. It collapsed in 1894 after the owners decided to switch to a fall schedule, a move which never materialized.
The USFL was formed in 1982 with 12 teams playing a spring-summer
League to reimburse USFL for legal fees incurred in '84 antitrust violation lawsuit
A jury found that the NFL deliberately acquired or maintained monopoly power over major league professional football but ruled against the USFAL on other claims.
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last October upheld the award of $5.53 million in lawyer fees to the USFL, which had sought more than $7.8 million to pay its attorneys.
an unsuccessful and unjust ploy to force a merger with the established league.
The jury awarded the USFL $1, and the presiding judge tripled that figure to $3 in accord with antitrust law. The NFL claimed the lawsuit was
The appeals court wrote, "The jury found that the NFL's monopolization of the United States major league professional football market injured the USFL. An injury having been found, the awarding of attorney's fees to the USFL was compulsory."
Texas takes a chance,offers scholarship to Nolan Ryan's son
AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas, a baseball power with a tradition of turning out major league pitchers, offered Reid Ryan a scholarship without ever seeing him pitch.
The Associated Press
"Every high school kid is a gamble," Texas recruiting coordinator Deron Gustafson said yesterday. "You don't know how mature they are physically or mentally, or what they might do a year or two from now.
Maybe that's because the Longhorns know all about his father — major-league strikeout king Nolan Rvan.
"But Reid's a pretty good one to take a chance on."
Reid Ryan, a 6-foot, 170-pound right-hander with an 86-mm fastball, has verbally agreed to play next year for Texas, said Deron Gustafson, son of Longhorn's coach Cliff Gustafson.
Years ago, when Nolan Ryan was a high school pitcher in Alvin, near Houston, the Longhorns offered him a scholarship. Nolan Ryan, however, signed with the New York Mets and now is the all-time strikeforce leader, topping 5,000 last season with the Texas Rangers.
Nolan Ryan said his son, who also plays basketball, was a better athlete than he was.
"He's developed as a pitcher," the Rangers pitcher said. "I just don't think he's shown as much velocity at his age."
Reid Ryan said, "People expect you to be the same as your father. I don't think I'll ever be like my dad, but I trv to conv him."
At Texas, Reid Ryan will join a baseball program that has won 1,111 games in Ciff Gustafson's 23 years, 19 Southwest Conference titles and national championships in 1975 and 1983. Texas also has finished second three times at the College World Series, including last year.
More than 100 of Cliff Gusfiason's players have gone into professional baseball. Former Longhorn pitcher Roger Clemens of the Boston Red Sox is a two-time Cy Young Award winner, and Greg Swindell of the Cleveland Indians was a No. 1 draft choice in 1988.
Men's tennis to face country's top players
By Paul Augerl
Team goes to Kentucky for national tourney
Kansan sportswriter
At this time last season, Kansas men's tennis coach Scott Perelman said he was annoyed with the Jaya-hawks' play and frustrated with their lack of confidence.
A year later, Perelman is confident as 25th-ranked Kansas, 2-3, meets 16th-ranked Pepperdine today in the first round of the USTA/TCA National Indoor Team Tennis Championships at Louisville, Ky.
The Kansas-Pepperdine winner advances to play the tournament's second-seed, Georgia, at 8 a.m. tomorrow. The No. 1-ranked player in NCA Division I, Al Parker, leads Georgia.
"I feel the chemistry of this team is much better than a year ago," Perelman said. "The guys are a year more mature. We've worked hard mentally and physically to get to this point. We've paid the piper."
Kansas lost to Arkansas 5-2 in the first round of last year's tournament.
The loser is tossed into a roundrobin bracket and plays with three other first-round losers. Tournament play continues through Sunday.
"We didn't do as well as we expected to," said John Falbo, an All-American and the 11th-ranked player in the nation. "I was 19th among the top 20 teams in the nation. Now we will just give it another whirl."
South Carolina are the national leaders. California, ranked sixth, is the defending tournament champion.
The top seeds in the 20-team field are also the nation's top five ranked teams. No. 1 Stanford, No. 2 Georgia, No. 3 UCLA, No. 4 LSU and No. 5
Perelman said the Jayhawks were injury-free, Falbo, Jeff Goss, Rafael Rangel, Paul Garvin and Carlos Fleming will play the top five singles in the league. Goodman, who recovered from pneumonia recently, will start at No. 6.
Falbo and sophomore Rangel will play at No. 1 doubles. Perelman switched the second and third doubles spots. Chris Walker and Fleming will play at No. 2. Gross and Garvin will start at the No. 3 position.
Gross said Kansas was a healthy team this year and would face the same quality-type teams today.
"I think with Chris just at doubles, that doubles team will be that much fresher." Perelman said. "It is to our advantage to have him at No. 2."
"There is a unity among this team," said Gross, ranked No. 44 among Division I players. "We are the toughest hitter in the league. We had injuries at this time last year. We have the chance to do much better this year."
Garvin said Kansas could prepare itself for regional and Big Eight Conference competition with a strong performance in Louisville.
"We have to win this week," he said. "It will prepare us for the Big Eight, which will prepare us for the NCAEs. That should be a goal for our team."
Kansas resumes regional play March 8 against Southwest Missouri State in Lawrence.
Sports briefs
HADL REPLACEMENT NAMED:
Kansas football coach Glen Mason
announced yesterday that Bob Willi-
iams has been appointed as the
Jayhawks' wide receiver coach.
The promotion Monday of former wide receiver coach John Hadi to assistant athletic director for development opened up the position.
Williams has spent the past five years at Eastern Michigan University as the offensive backfield coach and has helped the Hurons finish second in the Mid-American Conference in 1988 and 1989. The Hurons were MAC champions in 1987 and also won the California Bowl.
Williams is originally from St. Louis but attended Purdue, where he played running back and defensive back.
K-STATE BEATS COWBOYS: Steve Henson scored 18 points and Askia Jones added 17 as Kansas State rallied to beat Oklahoma State 66-60 last night in Manhattan.
The victory moved the Wildcats ahead of Oklahoma State in the battle for fourth place in the Big Eight Conference.
The Wildcats, 16-11 overall and 6-4 in the conference, trailed early when Oklahoma State made a 12-4 run in the opening 4:03 minutes of play.
The Cowboys (14-10, 5-6) went on to
dominate the entire first half, forcing the Wildcats to shoot 29 percent from the field while Oklahoma State shot 50 percent.
The Wildcats fought their way back from a 51-25 halt time score and tied the game at 44-44 with 10.19 remaining when Jones hit a 10-foot jumps
Tony Massop gave Kansas State its first lead on the next trip up the court with a slam-dunk, putting the Wildcats up 46-44, and they never trailed again. The Wildcats led by as many as eight games remaining in the game. Jones scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half to ignite the Wildcats' comeback.
Leading scorers for Oklahoma State were Darwyn Alexander with 18 points and Royce Jeffries with 16.
EISENREICH SIGNS CONTRACT:
Outfolder Jim Eisenreich reached an agreement on a one year, $475,000 contract with the Kansas City Royals about 30 minutes before his arbitration hearing was to begin in New York on Monday.
The Royals had eight possible arbitration cases, but only Jackson's went to a hearing. The Royals won that and will pay Jackson $1 million instead of the $1.9 million he had requested.
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