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Wedneaday, November 15, 1995
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All-American team votes are in
Jayhawks' Vaughn misses first squad by just two votes
The Associated Press
Wake Forest center Tim Duncan and Villanova guard Kerry Kittles, two underclassmen who turned down the riches of the NBA to return to college, tied as the leading vote-getters on The Associated Press' presseason All-America team.
They each received 65 votes from the national media panel and were joined on the team by Connecticut guard Ray Allen, 49 votes, Massachusetts center Marcus Camby, 32, and Oklahoma forward Ryan Minor. 28.
Kansas point guard Jacque Vaughn was the next-highest votegetter with 20.
The 6-foot-10 Duncan was the only one of the Atlantic Coast Con
Preseason All-Americans
ference's four super sophomores to return this season. The others — Joe Smith of Maryland and Jerry Stackhouse and Rasheed Wallace of North Carolina — were the first, third and fourth players taken in the NBA draft.
The Associated Press' 1995-96 preseason All-American team with school, year, height, position, votes from a 64-member national media panel and averages from last season:
* Tim Duncan, Wifre Forest, jr, 6-10, 0, 55, 16.8 pts, 12.5 rebs*
* Karry Kittles, Villanova, ar, 6-5, g, 55, 21.4 pts, 6.1 rebs*
* Alexias Owens, Owensville, fc, 6-5, g, 59, 13.8 pts, 6.2 rebs*
* Marcus Camry, Massachusetts, jr, 6-1, 0, 32, 13.9 pts, 6.2 rebs*
* Ryan Minor, Oklahoma, ar, 6-7, f, 22, 3.8 pts, 8.4 rebs*
Others receiving votes (in alphabetical order) Toby Bailley, UCLA; Dion Cross, Stanford; Ace Custis, Virginia Tech; Erick Dampier, Mississippi State; Tole Delly, Kentucky; Brian Evans, Indiana; Ronnie Henderson, SLU; Allen Iverson, Georgetown; Brewnight, Stanford; Raef LaPentz, Kansas; Mark Leuking, Randy Livingston, USL; Stephen Marbury, Georgia Tech; Steve Nash, Santa Claire; Charles O'Bannon, UCLA; Chris Robinson, Western Kentucky; Malia Rose, Dresel, Jesse Settes, Iowa; Katherine Van Hom, Utah; Jacque Vaughn, Kansas; John Wallace, Syracuse; Samalka Walker, Louisville; Lorenzen Wright, Memphis.
Duncan, a native of the Virgin Islands stood
out among the ACC's stellar group of centers last season, averaging 16.8 points, 12.5 rebounds and 4.2 blocks, the last two figures best in the conference. He shot 59 percent from the field and certainly would have been called with his fellow ACCers if he had chosen to go pro.
"Tim is the kind of person who was going to make the right decision for himself," Wake Forest
men's basketball coach Dave Odom said. He added that he was confident that Duncan would continue to improve on the court.
Kittles was the Big East Conference player of the year last season after averaging 21.4 points and 6.1 rebounds. He, too, spent the offseason debating his basketball future, and made the Wildcats very happy with his decision to stay.
"I thought he could have left, and if he had left it would have been the right thing," Villanova men's basketball coach Steve Lappas said. "But I think he made a very strong statement about himself and Villanova. He wants a degree, and he likes where he is."
Kittles' main competition for conference honors this season in the Big East will be Allen, the junior guard who is coming off a summer where he was named USA Basketball's player of the year. A true swingman, Allen averaged 21.1 points and 6.8 rebounds last season and shot 45 percent from behind the three-neointer line.
Camby wasn't the main man at
Massachusetts last season, since Lou Roe was putting his final stamp on his four-year career. This year all the attention will be on the 6-11 Camby, who has solid numbers — 13.9 points and 6.2 rebounds — but needs to show improved strength and stamina as a junior.
Mark. Dec. 6 on the calendar, when Duncan and his teammates travel to Amherst, Mass., to face Camby and the Minutesmen.
Minor was selected Big Eight player of the year last season after leading Oklahoma to a surprising 23-9 season under first-year coach Kelvin Sampson. The 6-7 senior averaged 23.6 points, tops in the conference, and 8.4 rebounds last season.
It was a pretty safe bet that Minor would be back for his senior season. His big decision will come after this year when he has to choose between professional basketball and baseball. His fastball has been clocked at 90 mph and he hit .311 last season for the Sooners.
Women's poll ranks UConn No.1
The Associated Press
Connecticut had to play women's basketball for 19 1/2 years before getting a No. 1 ranking. Once there, the Huskies haven't given it up.
Kentucky was voted No.1 in the preseason poll for the first time on Monday, edging the Jayhawks by just two points in the national media balloting.
After leading The Associated Press poll for the final nine weeks last season and then winning the national championship, Connecticut was voted No. 1 in the 1995-96 preseason poll released yesterday.
But if the Husders stay first for nine consecutive weeks this season, or even five or six, they will have accomplished something because they face a difficult schedule.
The summertime favorites for college basketball's preseason No. 1 ranking were Kentucky and Kansas. The poll results couldn't have been much closer.
In fact, there could be a lot of shuffling among the top teams in the poll because many face each other early in the season.
Kentucky, which reached the Elite Eight in last year's NCAA tournament and returns three starters, received 34 first-place votes and 1,550 points. Kansas, which has four starters back from the team that lost in the regional semifinals last season, was No. 1 on 24 ballots.
"Our early-season schedule is so difficult we could end up being 15th in two weeks," said Virginia women's basketball coach Debbie Ryan of her No. 3 Cavaliers.
Connecticut, 35-0 last season, received 26 of 40 first-place votes from a nationwide media panel that has eight more members than last season. Four teams split the other 14 first-place votes.
Connecticut received 971 points, 60 more than Georgia. Virginia received 903 points.
No. 2 Georgia, which joined Connecticut in the 1905 Final Four and which returns all five starters, received seven first-place votes. Virginia had four; No. 4 Louisiana Tech received one; and No. 5 Vanderbilt picked up two.
Kentucky hangs on to top spot by its claws
Tennessee is ranked sixth, which is the lowest ranking for the Lady Vols since they were seventh on Dec. 24, 1990. Tennessee lost All-Americans Nikld McCray and Dana Johnson from last season's team, which选 to Connecticut in the NCAA championship game.
Tennessee could move up quickly, though. The Lady Vols meet Virginia on Sunday in the Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic in Knoxville, Tenn. Connecticut plays Louisiana Tech in the second half of the doubleheader.
The Associated Press
Connecticut plays No. 23 North Carolina on Dec. 3 and could end up playing No. 12 North Carolina State, No. 20 Oregon State and No. 24 Alabama in tournaments by Dec. 10. The Huskies play Georgia and Tennessee in January.
Virginia plays games against Vanderbilt and No. 16 Southern California in December. Louisiana Tech plays No. 15 DePaul and could meet No. 14 Colorado.
Stanford, a Final Four team in 1995, is seventh in the preseason and is followed by Penn State. Purdue and Arkansas.
the second 10 has Texas Tech, North Carolina State, Kansas, Colorado, DePaul, Southern Cal, Duke, Western Kentucky, Iowa and Oregon State. Completing the top 25 are Mississippi, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Alabama and Washington.
Big things are expected of Connecticut even though Rebecca Lobo, the national player of the year, is gone. Point guard Jennifer Rizzotti and 6-foot-7 Kara Wotters, both All-Americans last season, return along with starting forward Jamelle Elliott and toon reserve Nykesha Sales.
Auriemma said he would not be surprised
"My expectations are very high," Connecticut women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma said. "But how can my expectations for this team be as high as they were last year? We don't have the same team. As soon as we go to the bench, we're going to freshmen."
1995 Pressason Women's Basketball Poll
1955 Pressacean Woman's Basketball Poll
1954-06 Record Pts Pvs
1. Connecticut (26) 35-0 971 1
2. Georgia (7) 28-5 911 12
3. Virginia (4) 27-5 903 10
4. Louisiana Tech (1) 28-5 693 8
5. Vanderbilt (2) 28-7 675 6
6. Tennessee 34-3 819 3
7. Stanford 30-3 719 4
8. Penn State 28-5 712 7
9. Purdue 24-8 577 16
10. Arkansas 23-7 555 15
11. Texas Tech 33-4 526 5
12. North Carolina State 21-10 418 24
13. Kansas 20-11 402 22
14. Colorado 20-3 364 2
15. DePaul 20-9 361 —
16. Southern Cal 18-10 370 —
17. Duke 22-9 333 20
18. Western Kentucky 28-4 328 9
19. Iowa 11-17 302 —
20. Oregon State 21-6 283 21
21. Mississippi 21-6 225 19
22. Wisconsin 20-9 193 —
23. North Carolina 30-5 155 11
24. Alabama 22-6 118 13
25. Washington 25-9 103 14
if the Huskies won the national championship again.
With its entire starting lineup back, Virginia is primed for a run at the championship. The Cavaliers just missed making the Final Four last season, losing to Connecticut 67-63 in the East Regional finals.
Colorado, New Mexico tip off women's season with NIT tournament
"When people talk about the teams that are going to be good, I expect Connecticut's name to be prominently mentioned," he said.
"That definitely made this team mature a little bit quicker," Ryan said. "It has given us incentive about where we want to go and where we want to be at the end of the year."
The Associated Press
The way Colorado women's basketball coach Ceal Barry sees it, her team can't lose in the preseason women's NIT, even if the Buffaloes come out behind on the scoreboard.
No. 14 Colorado plays host to New Mexico State tonight, one of eight first-round games in the tournament starting the 1955-96 women's season.
"My feeling is every game we play is of benefit," Barry said. "I'm not going to bank my season on whether we win this thing."
Freshman Michelle Hasheider, who scored 2,660 points in high school, is expected to become Sheetz's successor. She had calf surgery Oct. 11, but was cleared Monday to play.
"She's explosive," Barry said. "She's a tough player at 5-11 for us to match up to."
Barry is curious to see how her team copes with the loss of All-American point guard Shelley Sheetz and 6-foot-5 Isabelle Fjalkowski, who led Colorado to a 30-3 record last season and got the Buffaloes within one game of the Final Four.
Senior Amy Palmer and sophomore La Shena Graham will share the point guard duties in the NIT. When Hasheider returns, Palmer will return to her position as shooting guard.
In other NIT action, No. 10 Arkansas will be at home against Northwestern State of Louisiana. Arkansas returns four starters from a 23-7队, including point guard Christy Smith, the freshman of the year in the Southeastern Conference. Smith averaged 13.6 points, and led the nation in free throw percentage (.899).
New Mexico State will challenge Colorado with Anita Maxwell, who was fifth nationally in scoring last season with a 24.3 average leading the Roadrunners to a 20-9 record.
No.17 Duke also plays Virginia Commonwealth.
The Wildcats were the second consecutive Southeastern Conference team to be selected the preseason No.1. Arkansas was tabbed there as defending champions and reached the title game in April.
The previous 14 preseason No. 1 teams have gone on to considerable success. None has finished outside of the top 10 in the final regular-season poll and each has made it to at least the second round of the NCAA tournament, with eight getting to the Final Four, including national champions North Carolina in 1982, UNLV in 1990 and Duke in 1992.
The preseason top 25 again was dominated by the big conferences, with the Big East Conference having three of the top six teams.
Kentucky and Kansas were followed by the first of the Big East teams, Villanova, defending national champion UCLA of the Pac-10, and Big East schools Georgetown and Connecticut.
Kentucky lost two starters from last season — Rodrick Rhodes and Andre Riddick — and have added consensus national prep player of the year Ron Mercer and Ohio State transfer Derek Anderson.
"We think we have a good basketball team," Kentucky men's basketball coach Rick Pitino said. "I don't feel a lot of pressure when you have the basketball team we have. Pressure is when you don't have a bench, you don't have much quickness, you're short and slow."
The Big Ten and the Atlantic Coast Conference led the preseason poll with four representatives each — Iowa, Michigan, Indiana and Purdue of the Big Ten and Wake Forest, Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina of the ACC. Four leagues had three teams each — the SEC, Big East, Pac-10 and Conference USA.
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