University Daily Kansan / Friday, January 26, 1990
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Jayhawks prepare to meet intrastate rival
Williams hopes to continue winning streak; Kansas has won last six at Manhattan
By Paul AugerI
Kansan sportwriter
Kansas basketball coach Roy Williams appeared dumbfounded when he learned at yesterday's news conference that the Jayhawks have won the last six games at Manhattan against Kansas State.
Williams was speechless. He raised his eyebrows, shook his head and chuckled.
Finally, he said he knew that the Jayhawks had won three straight in Manhattan, but the length of Kansas' road winning streak in the 84-year period was the second-year coach. Of course, six in a row means nothing this year.
"We have to be ready to play our neighbors," Williams said. "We don't want to hear over the summer how K(State) beat us."
Kansas, 19-1 overall and 2-1 in the conference, plays K-State at 8:05 tomorrow night in a Big Eight Conference matchup in Manhattan.
The Wildcats, 12-7 and 2-1, have won three straight and are 7-2 at Bramage Coliseum this season. K-State impressed Williams with a 65-1 victory against Oklahoma a week ago in Norman. Oklahoma was then ranked fifth in the Associated Press poll
K-State defeated Akron, 84-60,
Wednesday in Manhattan.
No. 2 Kansas has not played since its 95-87 loss at Missouri on Jan. 20. The Jayhawks practiced four times this week in preparation for tomorrow's contest with their intrastate rival.
Because Kansas State defeated Big Eight scoring leader Oklahoma by playing at a slow tempo, some expect the Wildcats to try the same tactic in Kansas. Willmaa said he was concerned about the pace of the game.
"We have to try and make a decision between now and Saturday night," he said. "Do we want to speed up the race, or win the score) in the 90s and win in the 80s."
Kansas ranks second in the Big Eight with 96.8 scoring average. Kansas State is last in the league with a 72.6 average.
Williams said Kansas has the defensive option of double-teaming the ballhandler to control the tempo. The option has disadvantages, he said.
"If you double team, then you wear down the tempo," Williams said. "But then Henson would be wide apart." Derpollere would have a 15-footer.
games, Derouilliere has averaged 21 points a game.
Jean Deroillere, a junior college transfer, and Steve Henson, a senior point guard, both average more than 14 points a game. In his last three
Henson has a bruised thigh, but K-State sports information director Kenny Mossman said the injury probably would not limit Henson's playing time.
"With Steve Henson handling the basketball, Lon Kruger has to feel pretty good," Williams said. "He's a very good shooter and is willing to take and make a good shot. He's tough, competitive and savvy."
Williams said that defending K-State's guards well was one important factor for the Jayhawks, and rebounding was another.
"If we control Henson, Dauerilleu and (point guard) Jeff Wires, then we'll shut down the biggest part of their scoring," Williams said. "Their biggest strength is rebounding. They work hard under the boards."
Last Jan. 28, Kansas lost 71-70 to K-State, beginning an eight-game losing streak. Forward Freeman wanted to avoid repeating the past.
Kansas Basketball
"The seniors held a team meeting yesterday." West said. "We told the players about losing eight in a row. It's easy to take things for granted (when you're winning). So we want to learn from the past and avoid that."
West said the team must concentrate on its defensive game and
GAME 21
KANSAS
JAYHAWKS
Coach: Roy Williams
Record: 19-1, 2-1
KANSAS STATE WILDCATS Coach: Lon Kruger Record: 12-7, 2-1
PROBABLE STARTERS
Player Ht. PPG RPG
F-Mark Randall 6-9 14.6 5.8
F-Rick Calloway 6-6 12.3 4.9
C-Pekka Markkanen 6-10 8.6 4.3
G-Geff Gueldner 6-5 11.9 4.4
G-Kevin Prichard 6-3 14.3 2.5
Player Ht. *PPG *RPG
F-Askla Jones 6-4 5.0 1.7
F-John Rettiger 6-10 6.2 4.2
C-Tony Massop 6-8 10.2 6.6
G-Gean Derouillere 6-5 14.5 3.5
G-Gean Henson 6-1 14.7 2.0
Game Notes: Kansas returns to action for the first time since Saturday's loss at Missouri. The intratribal rivarly will tipoff a 8:05 p.m. Saturday in Manhattan. Kansas State has won three straight, the latest a 84-60 win over visiting Akron Wednesday.
Kansas holds a 12-8 series edge in regular-season games since 1980. Kansas has won the past six meetings against the Wildcats
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*figures shown are after last Saturday's game
protect itself underneath the boards against K-State's Tony Massp, John Rettiger and Billy Ray Smith.
"They have a tough defense," West said. "We have to try and run the
offense, pass the ball around, and play tough ourselves."
Williams said the Jayhawks were prepared for their first game since last week's battle for No. 1.
Kansas, K-State, Mizzou to meet in team-scored track competition
"We can't do the things we did against Missouri and call it improving," Williams said. "I think the guys have pride and know they didn't play well."
By Molly Reid Kansan sportswriter
Just as it is natural for a dog to chase a cat, it is natural for a Jayhawk to chase a Tiger and a Wildcat.
Kansas track coach Gary Schwartz said he hoped the natural instinct would inspire his team tomorrow at the first Kansas State game. The Hawks will battle their natural rivals, Kansas State and Missouri.
Schwartz said he hoped the meet, with its combined team scoring and Big Eight Conference rivalry, would promote the sport and motivate his team.
"All three of the coaches feel this meet will help them prepare for the Big Eight. We get so few opportunities to go to scoring meets."
"One of the reasons we came up with this concept was to put back into track and field some of that competitive scoring opportunity," he said. "Track and field is kind of going the other way. it's going ahead." More schools and schools are going toward small specialized teams.
Missouri coach Rick McGuire said the new focus on scoring and competition and the unique relationship between the coaches added interesting facets to the triangular.
"The meet is particularly exciting for me because the other two coaches are good friends," said McGuire, who has been friends with Schwartz since the Kansas coach worked for Penn State. "Ironic paths led to us these schools as head coaches. It adds for a really fun and interesting twist to the competition."
All three coaches said it was natural for the teams to compete, especially since they all viewed women's teams as a single unit.
would promote team unity and appreciation for other athletes. The scores of both the men's and women's teams will be counted together, he said.
Schwartz said the meet also
"I definitely like competing more in a scoring meet, especially against K-State," sophomore middle-distance player Donnie Mullen said. "We were on a team rivalry and the men and women competing together."
Schwartz said the strategy for a scoring meet was different from dual meets because the athletes do not try to improve their times.
"It takes a change in mental preparation and mental focus in a scoring meet because you are trying to score (for the team)," he said. "Our better people are going to compete in two, maybe three events with the sole purpose of scoring points. So, if they can win an event easily, they'll do it."
The meet will be scored using the same point system that the NCAA uses in championship meets. The top two relay teams and first four finishers in each event score points.
Schwartz said he would use his best athletes in events they might not be accustomed to.
He said there was a balance between Missouri and Kansas because the Tigers had a traditionally strong women's team while Kansas had a powerful men's team. Both coaches agreed that K-State had more depth and was favored to win the meet.
"I'm worried," Capriotti said. "We have a couple out with the flu, and our numbers are hurting. Anytime you get Missouri, Kansas and K-State to compete at anything, whether it's track, tiddy cards, who can split the farthest, it's going to be a tough meet.
K-State coach John Capriotti said he wasn't sure that his team had the advantage.
Amy Hadley practices hurdles at Anschutz Sports Pavilion in preparation for tomorrow's meet.
Detroit commits to Kansas football
Kansan sportswriter.
By Brent Maycock
Sylvester Wright of Detroit McKenzie High and Darnell Britt of Detroit Finney have committed to play in the NCAA athletic director Andy Riio yesterday.
Kansas again has tapped into its Detroit connections to find the first two members of its 1990 football recruiting class.
Jayhawk coach Glen Mason and his staff have signed three players from Detroit in the past two years, nine of whom are all-American Gilbert Brown.
Wright and Britt are the only two commitments that Kansas has received so far, said Super Prep's Allen Wallace. The day for high school players to sign national letters of intent is Feb. 15. A letter of intent binds the player to his college choice. Wallace said Wright was the best
"He is a great player." Wallace
Wright, a 6-foot-3, 240-pound linebacker, had narrowed his choices down to Kansas and Nebraska before his commitment Wednesday, said Scott Michaels of the Detroit Free Press. The Detroit Free Press ranked Wright 13th among the top 50 recruits in Michigan. He also had considered Michigan State and Colorado.
said. "He was not on our list, but he should have been."
Rio said that two factors were important in Britt's decision.
Like Wright, Britt was chosen for the Detroit Free Press all-state team at linebacker. Britt, 6-1 and 225 pounds, committed yesterday. Rio said that he chose Kansas instead of Cincinnati, Memphis State and Tennessee and canceled a visit to the University of Pittsburgh.
Britt visited Kansas with Writhe
heard Wright had decided to go to
Rio described Britt as a steady, consistent player. He also said that Britt wanted an atmosphere that would be very competitive.
Assistant football coach Reggie Mitchell also was a big factor in Britt's decision, Ria said.
Kansas, he decided to go too."
Kansas still is recruiting four Super Prep All-Americans, Wallace said. The four prospects are Shawn Miller of Eldorado; Brian Demarco, Miller of El Paso; Jeff Hearn of Ana, Calif.; and Mansfield Dinkins, Detroit, Mich.
"He doesn't want tc walk in and have his position handed to him," Rio said. "He wants to earn it."
Dinkins, ranked 15th on the Detroit Free Press' Top 50 recruit list in Michigan, also is considering Ohio Colorado, Miami (Fla.) and Michigan. Dinkins already bad met Proposition 48 academic standards for freshman.
"He is a quick, explosive player.
Wallace said of the 8-5, 265-pound defensive lineman.
Duff, a 6-7, 230-pound linebacker, has not met Proposition 48 standards yet. Wallace said.
He said Duff also was considering Ohio State, Washington, San Diego State, Nebraska and Southern Californians who are also recruiting him as a tight end.
Demarco is being recruited by Florida, Michigan State, West Virginia, Georgia and Michigan. Wallace said the 6-7, 285-pound lineman from Ohio can be dominating at times but lacks consistency.
Closer to home, Wallace said Kansas was concentrating its recruiting efforts on Miller.
Kansas, Notre Dame, Nebraska and Texas A&M are at the top of the 6-4, 230-pound lineman's recruiting list. Wallace said.
"Miller is not a big lineman," he said. "But he is very athletic and strong."
Women's basketball team will face 'Cats K-State women are unbeaten in Big Eight
Kansan sportswriter
By Brent Maycock
"It will be one of the biggest games of the year because they haven't lost their trophy to senior Michelle Arnold said: "We're going to have to play great defense."
When Kansas' women's basketball team plays host to rival Kansas State at 1 p.m. Saturday at Allen Field House, the Jayhawks will face one of their toughest challenges of the year.
The Cats, 13-5, occupy first place in the conference with a 5-4 record.
Kansas, 14-5, will enter the game tied with Colorado for third place in the Big Eight Conference. Both teams have the top record in the Cats, 13-5. occupy first place
Both Kansas and K-State are capable of scoring a lot of points. The Jayhawks lead the Big Eight in scoring, averaging 77.4 points a game. The Cats are in second place, averaging 75.6 points a game.
To combat the powerful offense of K-State, Jayhawk coach Marian Washington said she planed to put her best defensive team on the court. Washington said she would like to see her defense play with the same kind of intensity it had in the 82-59 victory against Missouri on Jan. 20.
"We need the same kind of intensity and support that we had," Washington said. "The momentum is Kashmir and their confidence level is high."
Three juniors will lead K-State. Forward Diane Miller leads the team in scoring with 17.5 points a game and in rebounding with 6.6 rebounds a game. Guard Nadira Hazim contributes 16.4 points a game and center Kristie Bahn averages 10.2 points and 6.1 rebounds a game.
Washington said her team must control the three scoring leaders to beat the Cats.
"Miller is their fire and Bahner is very competitive," Washington said. "And Hazim will not be intimidated
and will take the ball to you."
Sophomore guard Shannon Bloxom missed Kansas' 79-72 loss at Iowa State because of back spasms. However, X-ray has shown that nothing was wrong with his knee. Washington said. Washington said Bloxom will not play against K-State.
Washington said it would be difficult to replace Bloxom because she was the team's primary perimeter offensive threat. Washington said she would make lineup changes tomorrow but disclosed only one. Senior guard Lisa Braddy will return to the starting lineup after three games, as a substitute. Braddy's string of 108 consecutive starts was broken Jan. 17 against Oklahoma when Washington moved her to the bench.
"It itens in game situations we get real uptight," Washington said. "We need to get to a point where we go to the line with confidence."
Kansas' recent problems at the free throw line have Washington concerned. The Jayhawks are shooting only 59.3 percent from the line in Big Eight games and are shooting 62 percent overall.
Washington said that rebounding could be a factor in the game. Kansas is the leading rebounding team in the night, averaging 48.8 rebounds a game.
"We'll have to hit the boards hard," Washington said. "But if we get out in front, we will have an advantage."
However, Washington is quick to point out that the Jayhawks will have
"It is a veteran ball club that knows and trusts each other." Washington said. "That makes them all that much more challenging.
"We just have to focus on what we have to do and not get caught up in what they are doing."
Kansas swimmers hope to ride wave into Ames
By Molly Reid
By Molly Reid
Kansan sportswriter
The 17th-ranked Kansas women's swimming team and the 21st-ranked men's swimming team are riding high.
The teams may be a little too high though. Coach Gary Kempf said.
"I think that one of the problems this week," Kempt said. "I think we've all taken our position for everyone to top everyone wants a piece of you.
"At any time, any team can rise up to the level of competition. I found out as a coach that you never go into a meet without respecting the other team's ability."
The teams will travel to Ames, Iowa, on Saturday to defend their rankings against Iowa State.
When the two schools met in Lawrence last year, the Jayhawks won in both the men's and women's divisions, scoring 71-42 and 72-41, respectively. The women's team won every event except three-meter
diving, and the men's team placed first in 10 of 13 events. The Jayhawk men's team also placed second in one- and three-meter diving and the 100-yard freestyle.
"We have a chance to take all the events," junior Jeff Stout said. "But the biggest challenge is in the spirits."
Kempt said the Cyclones men's sprinters were probably the best group in the Big Eight Conference.
Freshman Robert Townsend, sophomore Jeff Branton, and juniors Mike Wiggins and John Easton will make in the sprints for the Jay-bwahu's.
"Our sprint group is developing." Kempt said. "That was an apparent weakness at the start of the season for us, and it is now developing into an area where I think we will eventually become a strength."
Kempf said the women's team also would get pressure from the Iowa
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