Sports University Daily Kansan / Wednesday, December 6, 1989 13 Jayhawks face SMU Mustangs Undefeated 'Hawks defend No.2 rank By Dan Perkins Kansan sportswriter The second-ranked Kansas Jayhawks will play their fourth of five games in 11 days against the South Carolina State Huskies at 7:35 tonight in Dallas. The No. 2 ranking for Kansas is not the highest the Jayhawks have ever received, but it has been a while. Kansas was ranked No. 1 by the Associated Press from Dec. 3 to Jan. 14, 1952 and No. 1 by the AP and United Press International from Dec. 3 to Jan. 14, 1957. The 1982 team was Kansas' first national championship team. Kansas Basketball GAME8 The lack of rest hasn't seemed to hurt the Jayhawks, 7-0, though, as they try to improve on their best start in 32 years. SOUTHERN METHODIST KANSAS JAYHAWKS MUSTANGS Coach: Tom Shumate Record: 1-3 The Mustangs, 1-3, have lost three straight contests since opening the season with a 65-57 victory against North Texas State. Since then, the Mustangs have lost to Vanderbilt, 65-60, and both games they played in the Stanford Apple Classics in Palo Alto, Calif. They lost in the first round to Louisiana Tech, 71-68 and to Lehigh, 69-49 in the third-place game. Coach: Roy Williams Record: 7-0
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Game Notes: Kansas leads the series 19-4. In the last meeting, on Jan. 9, 1989, Kansas defeated SMU 90-82 in overtime. Tip-off is 7:35 p.m. at Moody Coliseum in Dallas. The game will be broadcast on KJHK 90.7 FM and KLR 126 FM. It will also be live telecast on WIBW Channel 13 in Topeka and KZKC Channel 62 in Kansas City. The Mustangs are led by 6-foot-9 forward John Colborne and 6-8 forward Vernon D佩尔. Colborne is averaging 18.3 points per game and 6.8 rebounds per game, while Perdue averages 13.3 points per game and 7 rebounds per game. The Mustangs were 13-16 last season and seventh in the Southwest Conference with a 7-9 record. games between the two schools Kansas leads the all-time series against the Mustangs, 19-4, including a 7-3 advantage in Dallas. The Jayhawks also have won five straight. In their last meeting on Jan. 9, 1989, Kansas won 90-82 in overtime. Guard Kato Armstrong, who was declared inelegible shortly after the game, led the Mustangs with 34 points. Forward Mark Randall led Kansas with 21 points and 11 rebounds, and guard Kevin Pritchard scored eight points in the overtime period, and 16 overall. Pritchard, currently 12th on the Kansas all-time scoring list, could move past two-time All-American Jo Jo White tonight with 13 points. Pritchard currently has 1,274 points compared to White's 1,286. Randall enters the game as the leading scorer and rebounder for the Jayhawks with 17.7 points per game and 7.1 rebounds. Randall also is the Jayhawk to score in double figures in all seven games this season. Vitale praises Kansas, agrees with ranking College basketball analyst and flamboyant sports personality Dick Vitele wasn't surprised by another jump in the rankings by Kansas. "Kansas has been the major sensation in college basketball this season. Vitale said, "I think Kansas been a definitive surprise this year." Kansas climbed to No. 2 this week in The Associated Press' top 25 college basketball poll, up two places from last week. During a telephone interview yes By Paula Parrish Kansan sportswriter terday morning from an airport in Connecticut, Vitale was profuse in his praise of Kansas. "Kansas has a well-coached, well-rounded basketball team," Vitale said. "You could obviously see that in the tournament." Kansas went from being a forgotten champion to being a serious reminder after beating no-No. 2 Louisiana State, and then-no. 1 Louisana Las Vegas on its way to the Dodge NIT Championship, where the Jayhawks beat No. 25 St. John's Nov. 30. Guard Kevin Pritchard, upon his return from the tournament, said the Vitale said yesterday that now he expected Kansas, which probably wouldn't face a serious challenge in its schedule until Oklahoma. State Jan.13, to be a prominent team at the end of the season. team encountered Vitale on the plane ride to Baton Rouge, La. At that time, Vitale told the team there was going to be a big upset in Baton Rouge — Kansas was going to win. But after reaching LSU, the sportscaster changed his tune. "I said during the tournament that I'd expect them to go into conference play 17-0. I think they'll be challenged before then, but I think they've going to be 17-7. "Vitale said. Vitale said Kansas, which finds itself one step behind first-place Syracuse and above Georgetown, Missouri, and now fifth-ranked UNLV, is ranked where it belongs. Vitale was confident of Kansas' ability to pull it off. "They deserve their ranking," Vitale said. "They are an outstanding ball team." "Kansas has great basketball tradition. I doubt those 'Rock Chalk Jayhawk' fans at Allen Field House will let them lose." Baseball swap talk dominates meetings The Associated Press Reardon appeared to be headed to Boston, Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd to Montreal and other bill Gullickson to Houston, while also free agents Hube灵 O Brien, Storm Davis and Craig Neeflers went looking for team nets. NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Cleveland's Joe Carter moved closer to the San Diego Padres yesterday and Tim Raines and Jeff Reardon also might be on the go as teams tried to trade for a safety at baseball's winter meetings. The biggest trade so far is Carter, one of baseball's heaviest hitters. Cleveland and San Diego reached agreement late Monday night on a deal to send Carter to the Padres, provided they can sign him to a new contract. The conditional deal must be completed today or it is automatically off. However, the teams can agree to extend the deadline. "I know San Diego is a great place to play. You couldn't go wrong there," Carter said from his home in Kansas. "It's definitely true that something finally seems ready to happen." Montreal was talking about a deal to send Raines to Kansas City in exchange for Danny Tartabull and ears in a swap of major run producers. The Indians would receive catching prospect Sandy Alomar Jr. and others, possibly Chris James and minor leaguer Carlos Baerga. The clubs said that they had agreed on a pool of players to pick a package, and Cleveland gave the Padres permission to negotiate with Carter. Jim Turner, Carter's agent, said he met with Padres manager and vice president Jack McKeon for 1½ hours yesterday morning. "If we get a chance to sit down and negotiate, we'll be done without too much delay." McKenon predicted. "There's enough time to get it done." It will likely take a multi-year contract at $3 million a season for San Diego to sign Carter, Turner said. Carter, 29, hit 35 home runs with 105 RBIs and batted 243 last season. He has averaged 31 home runs and 108 RBIs in the last four years. He already has shipped for houses in the San Diego area, one of the most KC Royals sign 2 new pitchers The Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Kansas City Royals, one day after losing free agent Floyd Bannister to Japan, replaced him yesterday by signing free-agent pitchers Richard Dodson and Steve Crawford. Dodson has a combined 5-12 record with a 4.46 earned run average for the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox last season. He has a lifetime 111-109 record and 4 16 RBA in 10 years. Dotson, 31, and Crawford signed one-year contracts. Crawford was 3-1 with a 2.83 ERA in 25 relief appearances. The Royals also signed free agent Russ Mormon, who hit .224 with eight RBIs for the White Sox. "One of our objectives this winter is to bolster our starting pitching, and it is our view that the addition of Dodson helps us accomplish that," Royals general manager John Schuerholz said. Dotson began his major league career in 1979 with the White Sox. In 1983, he went 22-7 and helped the Boston Red Sox win the American League West championship. The Royals worked quickly to fill Bannister's spot in the rotation. Bannister, Dodson's former teammate with the White Sox, has been in a two-year contract with Japan's Yasukl Swallows. Crewford began last season with the Royals' Class AA4 Omaha club and went 3-1 with a 2.93 ERA. popular living areas for players. Alomar, 23, drove in 101 runs at Class AA Las Vegas last season and was the minor league player of the year. He has played a few games for the Padres in each of the last two seasons and broke into the starting lineup because of All-Star catcher Benito Santiago. See TRADES, p. 14 Shockers Jayhawks to battle By Paula Parrish Kansan sportswriter In its first matchup since taking the Lady Jayhawk Dial Classic last weekend, the Kansas women's basketball team will face the Wichita Shockers tonight at Allen Field House. "They've all been working on their shots," Coach Marian Washington said. "We worked yesterday on all of our shooting, layups, free throws. We had some problems shooting." Kansas, 32, beat Radford 63-56 and the University of Missouri-Kansas City, 44-41, for the championship last weekend, but could hit only about 39 percent from the field during the entire tournament and only 29 percent against UMKC. "I'm certainly hoping we'll have better shooting after tomorrow," Washington said. Forward Shannon Bloxom leads KU with 11.6 points a game Wichita State comes into the contest with a 1-3 record, having won against Marquette 69-64. "They're going to be a zone-oriented team." Washington said. "We expect that they're not going to be as quick as we are, and I don't think they match up with us player-to-player." Last year, the Shockers, coached by Linda Hargrove, finished the season with a 6-20 season record and a 4-14 conference record (lying or ranking in the team's former matches) final meeting last season, the Jayhwks beat the Shockers 67-82. Bloxom leads the Jayhawks in scoring so far this season, averaging 11.6 points per game. Page is the team's leading rebounder with nine per game, and Braddy leads the team with an average of 7.4 assists a game. Probable starters for Kansas in tonight's game are forwards Shannon Bloxom and Terrillius Johnson, both from Alabama. Lisa Brady and Kay Hart. Washington said Kansas would try to keep the ball moving down the court and to score from the perimeter. "She's been a player that's been very physical out there on the court for us, but she's had a hard time working through the physical pain," Washington said. "She's been able to do a little bit more to help herself out and we're real optimistic now." Washington said that medical redshift Marthea McCloud's right knee was operated on again last week. She said that more scar tissue was removed Oklahoma denies new allegations "They do tend to play a lot of zone, so we'll need our outside shooters." Washington said. Washington said she hoped that this would be the last of the operations. "We're going to try to push the ball a lot." The Associated Press NORMAN, Okla. — Oklahoma officials denied yesterday that they face the "death penalty" because of a convicted burglar's allegations that they were still breaking NCAA rules after going on probation last year. in a copyrighted story, The Dallas Morning News reported that NCAA investigators are looking into He also said freshman running back Dewell Brewer received illegal benefits and at least one unofficial paid visit to Norman before he signed a letter of intent with the university in February. K-State women's coach resigns several serious allegations made by Otha Armstrong III. The NCAA declined comment on the report. The NCAA imposed a three-year probation on the Oklahoma football program in December 1988 for recruiting and rules violations. Bv Kate Lee By Kate Lee and Paula Parrish Kansan sportswriters Kansas State women's basketball coach, Matilda Mossman, resigned yesterday, two weeks into her sixth season with the team. Second-year assistant coach Gaye Griffin was named interim coach of the Wildcats. In a prepared statement, K-State Athletic Director Steve Miller said Moossman resigned because of personal reasons. The Wildcats, 3-2, were considered preseason favorites to win the Big Eight. Mossman said that the team's recent road trip to the Domino's Pizza Classic in Missoula, Mont., confirmed her decision to leave. The team lost to Montana 77-62 in the championship game. "Between practice, recruiting, travel and a family at home, the fun of coaching was no longer there." Mossman said. "At this point, I simply want to review my career options. Kansas women's basketball coach Marian Washington said Mossman's resignation was a bad announcement for the conference. "It may well be that I will return to coaching, but at this moment, I need a break." Mossman said. "When you see a person who's been dedicated to the sport, leave your sport, then it's really kind of sad," Washington said. "I don't even want to begin to guess why Coach Mossman has decided to leave," Washington said. "It not an easy profession to be in, but she has certainly done a fine job at Kansas State." "I hope she gets back into the sport before too long," Washington said. Washington said that if the resignation was effective immediately, which it is, K-State faced a real issue in bringing stability to the government. Mossman compiled an 83-69 record k-I State and had a 150-95 career All-America team led by three Irish In 1987, she was named Big Eight Coach of the Year after the Wildcats posted a 22-9 record, tied for the Big Eight regular season championship and received a berth in the NCAA tournament. record. Her 150th career victory came last week when the Wildcats defeated Bowling Green State 72-60 in the first round of the Classic. The Associated Press The Associated Press "Matilda has had a tremendous impact upon our program in her six years as head coach. Miller said it was a huge change and the program was a most difficult one. Mossman was named coach at KState in 184 after three years as head coach at Arkansas. In her first season, the Wildcats posted a record of 16-13, fifth in the Big Eight. Passing prodigy Andre Ware and record-setting runner Anthony Thompson, who battled to a photo finish in the Heisman Trophy race, were named to The Associated Press 1989 All-America college football team yesterday. Last year, the Wildcats finished third in the conference with a 18-11 record. The team also finished third in the conference tournament, defeating Nebraska 74-59 and losing to Oklahoma State. 65-53. "Although I am personally disappointed in her decision, I do respect her desire to step down," Miller added. The defense features Butkus Award winner Percy Snow of Michigan State, Outand finalist Moe Gardner of Illinois and Lombardi Award finalists Chris Zorich of Notre Dame and Tim Ryan of Southern California Colorado's two selections, punter Tom Rouen and offensive guard Joe Garden, were the only Big Eight players selected to the first team. They included three picks on the second team and five on the third team. Ware, who edged Thompson for the Heisman in the fourth-closest vote ever, shattered 13 NCAA marks and tied two others this season as the quarterback of Houston's run-and-shoot offense. He capped his remarkable year Saturday against Rice by setting single-season records for most completions (365) and passing yards (4,699), falling just one short of Jim McMahon's NCAA mark of 47 touchdown passes. AP ALL-AMERICA TEAM Offense: First Team Quarterback - Andre Ware. Houston Running backs - Anthony Thompson, Indiana; Emmitt Smith, Florida Smith, Florida Receivers - Clarkston Hines, Duke; Terance Mathis, New Mexico; Emmanuel Hazard, Houston Center - Michael Tanks, Florida St. Center - Michael Tanks, Florida St. Guards - Eric Sill, Tennessee; Joe Garten, Colorado Tackles - Jim Mabry, Arkansas; Bob Kula, Michigan St. Return specialist - Raghib "Rocket" Ismail, Notre Dame Placeckier - Jason Hason, Washington St. Defense: Linemen - Chris Zorch, Notre Dame; Greg Mark, Miami; Flea - Tim Ryan, USC; Mose Illinois. Linebackers - Percy Snow, Michigan St; Keith McCanis; Alabama; James Francis, Baylor Aubbain - James Francis, Eboray Backs - Todd Lyght, Notre Dame; Mark Carrier, USC; Tripp Punter - Tom Rouen, Colorado Puntier - Tom Rouen, Colorado nia. The Butkus honors the top linebacker in the country; the Outland and Lombardi awards are for linemen.