University Daily Kansan / Thursday, January 18, 1990
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Jayhawks conquer nine opponents
Combined team effort is key in capturing No.1 position staying undefeated in Big 8
E. Joseph Zurga/KANSAN
Kansas guard Terry Brown grabs a rebound in the BMA Holiday Classic.
Results of men's basketball games played since Dec. 11
KANSAS 98, PEPERDINE 73
Leading 74-69, second-ranked
Kansas used a 24-4 drive to secure
the victory against the Waves Dec.
16.
Mark Randall poured in 21 points and Kevin Pritchard added 19 points and 9 assists. Freeman West came off the bench to contribute 11 points and 8 rebounds.
KANSAS 90, ARIZONA STATE 67
Kansas began the Dec. 22 game with a 15-0 run and closed the first half with another 14-0 run and coated to its 11th victory of the season.
Pritchard had two three-pointers in the opening minutes and ended with 20 to lead all scorers. Rick Calloway and Randall had 16 and 13 points, respectively.
KANSAS 103, TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN 92
The Jayhawks breezed through the opening round of the BMA Holiday Classic, in Kansas City, Mo., defeating Texas-Pan American Dec. 29.
An 11-2 run to open the second half broke the game wide open and, with 6:03 left, all of the starters were on the bench.
Kansas had six players in double figures, led by Pekka Markkanen's 18 points.
KANSAS 83. STANFORD 61
KANSAS 83, STANFORD 61
The Jayhawks defeated the cardinal Dec. 30 to win the BMA Class for the third time in four years.
stanton came within five, 33-28,
just before halftime. Kansas scored the next seven points for a
40-28 halftime lead. The Jayhawks opened the second half with a 9-3 run.
Tournament MVP Pritchard scored 15 points,leading the Jayhawks.
Jeff Gueldern, with 15 points, and Calloway, who had 13, were also named to the All-Tournament team.
KANSAS 93. WICHITA STATE 66
The Jayhawks made a school record 11 three-pointers and pummeled Wichita State at Henry Levitt arena in Wichita Jan. 6.
Gueldner hit 5 of 7 and Brown 4 of 7 beyond the three-point line. Kansas made eight three-pointers in the first half and cruised to a 22-point halftime lead.
Brown had 13 of his game-high 18 points in the first half, and Gueldron added 17 points and 8 rebounds.
KANSAS 94, WINTHROOP 51
Kansas raned Winthrop Jan. 9
behind 63 percent shooting and 24
points from Terry Brown.
The victory, coupled with Syracuse's 93-74 loss to Villanova, promoted the Jayhawks to the No.1 ranking. It was the first time the Jayhawks have held that position since the 1987-58 season, when Wilt Chamberlin wore a Kansas uniform.
KANSAS 98. NEBRASKA 93
KANSAS 98, NEBRAKSA 93
Kansas survived its first scare of
the year Jan. 3 in Lincoln, but
rallied to defeat the Cornhuskens.
The Jayhawks trailed by as much as 13 in the second half and didn't take their first lead until 4:48 remained in the game.
The victory broke a three-game losing streak at Lincoln. It was the seniors' first road victory over Nebraska.
Pritchard, a senior guard, scored 17 of his 22 points in the second half. West kept the Jawhawks alive in the first half with 12 points, including 10 straight Kansas points during one stretch.
KANSAS 100, MIAMI (Fla.) 73
KANSS 100, MIAMI (P1-75)
Calloway led seven Jayhawks in double figures as Kansas avenged
last year's one-point loss to the Hurricanes.
It was the fifth time the Jayhawks scored 100 or more points this season. Malcolm Nash sank two free throws with 1:07 remaining in the game for Kansas' final points.
Calloway had 16 points, Pritchard 14, Guelderen 13 and Mike Maddox added 12. Mark Randall scored 11 points. West and Brown each had 10.
KANSAS 91 OKLAHOMA STATE
A suffocating defense and a 14-0 second-half run sparked the Jayhawks' 18th consecutive win. The Cowboys trailed 57-56 with 8:12 remaining.
Calloway scored 17, Pritchard 16 and Randall 15. Markkanen had 11 points, 10 rebounds and 3 steals.
Kansan reporter Brent Maycock contributed information to this story.
Two scholarships remain for recruits
By Paul Augeri Kansan sportswriter
The loss of one member of Kansas' nationally ranked basketball recruiting class leaves the Jayhawks with two remaining scholarships for the 1990-91 season, coach Roy Williams said.
Carr Lindley, the first player this year to sign a national letter of intent to attend the University of Kansas, was injured in an accident two weeks ago and his right foot was amputated. He has since been offered a four-year institutional scholarship, Chancellor Gene A. Budig said.
"Lindley was the highest-rated recruit in KU's class but it appears his basketball career is over," said Bob Gibbons, a nationally known basketball recruiting expert.
According to published reports, Scott signed with the Jayhawks just before the midnight deadline on Nov. 15.
This year's Jayhawk recruiting class included three signees and one verbally committed player. Kansas' recruiting class had been ranked eighth nationally by Gibbons of All-Star Sports Publications.
Richard Scott, a 6-foot-6 forward from Little Rock, Ark., Central High School, and Pat Richey, a 6-7 guard forward from Lee's Summit, Mo., High School, signed national letters of intent during the Nov. 8 to Nov. 15 early signing period. Letters of intent bind players to the college they sign with
However. "Scott's letter is very
much alive and valid," said Prentice Gautt, associate commissioner of the Big Eight Conference.
gibbons said Kansas' primary needs in the spring letter of intent period, April 11 to May 15, were a big man and a point guard. However, he said the Jayhawks should sign the best available athletes.
"They need to broaden the search for a point guard and a big guy," Gibbons said. "They should go in now players regardless of the position."
Williams has said that the Jayhawks were recruiting one of the nine remaining unsigned high school All-Americans.
Cortez Barnes, whom Gibbons ranks 59th nationally, appears to be a leading candidate for one of the remaining scholarships.
"I think Barnes would loom pretty heavily now as an inside player." Gibbons had the 6-8 power forward from Wichita Heights High School. "He's the number one big man still available. (they KU) have to intensify their search for an inside player."
Being the top-ranked team in the country increases Kansas' chances of landing still-available top prospects like Barnes, Gibbons said.
The Jayhawks also have received a verbal commitment from Steve Woodberry, a Wichita South High School guard.
"Woodberry is an excellent player, but he's more of a second guard and/or defender," Gibbons said. "He's not your floor leader."
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Pritchard said Lindley was already a welcome addition to the Jayhawk squad.
"You could talk to him about anything," Randall said. "It hurts a great deal because he was going to help us. He would have fit in well."
("The news") was devastating to "tay the very least," he said. "Chris was already a part of the so-called Kansas family. He was part of this
(team) when he came down on his recruiting visit."
receiving a Randall said he was glad Budig decided to award Lindley an institutional scholarship.
"It's a good opportunity for Chris to further his education," Randall said. "Whether you play basketball or not, you still need an education. The basketball will stop bouncing someday."