University Daily Kansan / Tuesday, November 29, 1988
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KU blitzed in Shootout final
By Arvin Donley Kansan sportswriter
Shooting a blistering 56 percent from the field and 92 percent from the free throw line, Seton Hall defeated Kansas 92-81 in the championship game of the Great Alaskan Shootout in Anchorage.
Kansas, which trailed at halftime 46-40, took a 54-13 lead on a hook shot by center Sean Alvarado with 15.08 points. Javahaws would lead in the game.
The Pirates went on a 12-4 run to take a 65-18 lead. Jayhawk forward Mike Maddox answered with a jump hook to pull Kansas to within five at 65-60, but the Jayhawks would get no closer the rest of the game.
The Pirates went on another 12-4 run to take a commanding 77-64 lead, highlighted by the play of 5-foot-4 point guard Pookey Wigington. During that stretch Wigington had a three-point play and two of his game-high seven assists to spark Senat Hall.
Wigington was forced into the lineup when starter Gerald Greene got into early foul trouble. Wigton had nine points, including 7 of 7 from
the free throw line, and also had three steals.
Kansas coach Roy Williams praised the play of the little Seton Hall guard.
"The smallest player on the court had the biggest impact on the game." Williams said.
Seton Hall coach P.J. Carlesimo agreed.
"Pookey won the game, there's no question about that," Carlesimo said. "We were struggling and he got us going."
Wigington, who has had two operations on his right knee and has to have it drained every game, said his team had something to prove.
"They picked us for seventh in the Big East," he said. "We think we're better than that."
Junior Andrew Gaze led the Pirates with 18 points, 13 of them in the first half. Gaze had four three-pointers. He was followed by center Ramon Ramos who scored 10 of his 16 points in the third. John Morton added 13 for the Pirates.
Kansas, who had defeated Alaskan Anchorage and California to advance to the first round.
down the streach, which is something Williams was not pleased with.
"Until tonight, I thought we executed well down the stretch," Williams said. "We didn't do that tonight as well as we have been doing."
Junior guard Kevin Pritchard chiled Kansas in scoring with 17 points. Mark Randall and Mill Newton had two shots each, but no one for the Javahaws, who are now 2-1.
Randall and guard Scooter Barry grabbed eight rebounds a piece to pace Kansas, which outbounded Seton Hall 32-30.
Seton Hall, now 3-0, made 32 of 58 shots from the field. Kansas was 28 for 63 from the field for 44 percent. The Pirates were 22 for 24 from the field. Kansas also shot well from the line, hitting 22 of 25 charities for 88 percent.
In the third place contest at the 11th annual Shootout, Kentucky came from behind to defeat California 89-71.
Kansas became the third Big Eight team to take second place in a preseason basketball tournament. He played for the second Big East school to win a
Syracuse defeated Missouri to 86-4 in overtime to win the Big Apple NIT tournament in New York on Friday. Syracuse won 91-49 in nine games, 91-49 in the Maui, Glastonbury Sunday.
preseason tournament.
Kansas returns home to play Seattle University at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Allen Field House. It will be the first meeting between the two schools.
The Associated Press contributed information to this story.
Seton Hall 92, Kansas 81
Gaze 6.2 2-18, Walker 2.2-26, Ramos 0.0-16, Greene
0.5-6, Mornon 3.5 1-15, Wingington 17-79, Volley 3-5 4,
Cooper 5 0-10, Tanner 34 22-24 92
Seton Hall (92)
Kansas (81)
Newton 5 11, Randall 6 4, Randall 6 4, Alvorda 2.2-2.6
Baylor 9 10, Barrie 7, Barrie 7, Macleod 3.2-2.8, Wheat
2.2-4.8, Minor 0-0.0, Minor 2-4.8, Totals 28-29-36
Halftime Haltemin Set 64-10. Total fours Hit 20, Karen 20 Fouled out 40. None three-point field goals.
Newton 35, Pitman 15, Moni 0, Madison 10. Gubler 2, O'Brien 2. Rebounds Set 30 (Coppe 32 (Randall, Bathy 8) Assists,
Halifax 22 (Bathy 8) Rebounds, Bathy 6 (Bathy 6).
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KU loses final game in Aruba Sunshine Classic
By Ken Winford Kansan sportswriter
By Ken Winford
The Kansas women's basketball team gave No. 9 Mississippi a scare before running into trouble in the second half of its 61-40 defeat Sunday in the finals of the Aruba Sunshine Classic.
The Jayhawks, on on Saturday beat Princeton 73-64 to reach the finals, battled the Rebels early and held a 30-25 beat at halftime.
Kansas, however, found the going much tougher in the second half. The Jahyhaws scored only 10 points in the first half and one 13-minute span in the ball.
Mississippi, which lost only one letterman from last year's 24-7 team, led by as many as 23 points before getting the 21-point victory.
"I think in the first half we surprised Mississippi and maybe ourselves a bit," Coach Marian Washington said. "In the semifinals against Princeton, I thought we played well for 16 minutes and then lost steam."
Washington said the Jayhawks ran into troubles when they couldn't maintain their level of play. Washington lost both half against Mississippi.
"We played a solid 20 minutes against Mississippi." she said.
against Mississippi,” she said. Kansas guard Lisa Braddy led all Jahayawk scorers against the Rebels with 17 points. The 5-foot-8 Kansas City, Kan., junior was named to the Aruba Sunshine Shootout all-tournament team.
The Jayhawks, now 2-1, will open the home portion of their season at 8 p.m. Friday at Allen Field House against Oral Roberts in the first round of the Lady Jayhawk Dial Classic.
iowa, ranked third in Street and Smith's magazine preseason poll, will play Grambling at 6 p.m. in the other game Friday.
Kansas football looks to a hopeful future, faces rebuilding and recruiting challenges
The losers of Friday's games will meet in the consolation finals at 6 p.m. Saturday while the winners will play in the championship game at 8 p.m.
By Jeff Euston
Kansan sportswriter
Kansas coach Glen Mason and the Jayhawk football program face an uphill struggle, but the team did make positive strides during the 1988 season, players say.
KANSAN file photo
Nobody ever told Glen Mason that football team comes going to be easy.
When Mason left his job as coach at Kent State to come to Lawrence last winter, the Jayhawks had had one winning season since 1976. They hadn't had consecutive seasons above .500 since 1975-76 and hadn't been better than .500 three straight years since 1960-62.
As records go, the Jayhawks took a step backward this season, falling from 1-9 in 1987 to 1-10 this year.
But according to most of the players, this season represented a change for the better for the Kansas football program.
"This year obviously hasn't been the best year," said linebacker Curtis Moore. "But I think there's some real noticeable changes, such as excitement and playing hard and playing aggressive. We haven't always come out on top, but I think the fans see the change. We can see the change, and I think it's a positive move."
The primary reason for the change in attitude has been the influence of Mason, Moore said.
Entering the season, the outlook for the Jayhawk offense was bleak.
Offensively, the Jayhawks took positive strides this season.
"He's gotten us excited." Moore said. "I think we're headed in the right direction. There's no doubt we'll be better next year."
Under coach Bob Valesente last season, the Jayhawks scored only 14 touchdowns and were last in the conference in rushing offense, averaging just 110 yards per game. Kan sas ranked 101st of 14 Division I-A schools in total offense, averaging just 274 yards per game.
But this season, Kansas moved the ball well, averaging 131 yards of total offense per game this year, ranking 86th in the nation.
Kansas will lose its biggest offensive weapon, wide receiver Willie Vaughn, to graduation. Vaughn had six touchdown receptions and averaged more than 20 yards per catch. He finished his career with 133 catches for 2,266 yards, both school records.
With the exception of Vaughn and right Guard Dave Grattan, however, all of the remaining starters on offense will return.
Another bright spot on offense for the Jayhawks was the play of tailbacks Tony Sands and Frank Hatch.
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Sands, a 5-foot 1.155-pound freshman from Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., flounced his way to a team-leading 480 vards on 103 carries.
Hatchett, a sophomore, averaged more than seven yards per carry in limited action. He carried the ball to 47 yards for 417 yards and two touchdowns.
Quarterback Kelly Donohoe will return next year for his senior season. Donohoe completed 50 percent of his passes for 1,844 yards this season while throwing nine touchdown passes and 13 interceptions.
Among the other starters returning are wide receiver Quintin Smith, center Chip Budde and tight end John Baker.
The Jayhawks' offense scored an average of 17.1 points per game, nearly a five-point increase from last
season.
But that improvement was offset by the Kansas defense, which surrendered a school-record average of 45.1 points per game. That total was an average of nearly 10 more than last season and ranked as the worst among the 104 NCAA Division I teams.
The Kansas defense, a makeshift collection of freshmen, walk-ons and people playing out of position, surrendered 5.896 yards in 11 games, for an average of 536 yards — the worst in NCAA Division I history.
But that wasn't the only dubious distinction held by the Jayhawks.
Many of the young players forced into key roles this year will return.
Kansas will lose just two seniors:
starting defensive backs Rodney
Henderson.
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This year obviously hasn't been the best year. But I think there's been some real noticeable changes, such as excitement and playing hard and playing aggressive. We haven't always come out on top, but I think he fans see the change. We can see the change, and I think it's a positive move.'
Curtis Moore Kansas linebacker
are led by Moore, who led the Big Eight Conference with 160 tackles.
The Jayhawks' returning starters
Joining Moore is strong safety Deral Boykin, who was selected as the Big Eight's defensive newcomer from Kent, Ohio, made 87 tackles.
One of the youngest spots on the team is the defensive secondary, Josh Reynolds and freshmen Dong Terry, Jason Prentice and Tim Hill all gained experience.
As many as eight different freshmen started on defense at one time or another this season.
Kansas also looks forward to the return of starting outside linebacker Lance Fiskhambach, who played in the game season before suffering a knee injury.
Flachsburgh's injury was just one of many that hurt the Kansas defense this season. Starters such as linebacker Tony Barker and free safety Doug Tory also were out for extended periods. Things were so bad that Mason started 23 different players on defense during the season.
Depth also will continue to be a problem for Mason next season. With the departure of the 11 seniors on scholarship, Kansas will be down to 50 scholarship players. Even if the Jayhawks sign the maximum of 25 new players in the spring recruiting season, they still will have just 75 scholarship players, 20 below the NCAA limit.
Of the 61 players on scholarship this season, 34 were either freshmen or redshirt freshman. Next season's class will be composed of seven universities and seven tennonons on scholarship.
Those numbers make Mason's recruiting crucial. But judging from the recent past, he faces a struggle in that area also.
have been many examples of promising high school players from Kansas and Missouri who have chosen to attend schools other than Kansas.
The most obvious example is Barry Sanders of Oklahoma State, the likely Heisman Trophy winner. Sanders, from Wichita North High School, was not even actively recruited by Kansas.
Bryan Carpenter, a 5-foot-10, 200-pound junior backfall from Olathe, started for the Big Eight champion Nebraska Cornhuskers this year. He rushed 57 times for 429 yards (an average of 8.3 yards) downs. Freshman backlance Lewis of Scott City backed up Carpenter for most of the season.
Nebraska starting cornerback Lorenzo Hicks is another example. Hicks, a senior, from Southeast High School in Kansas City, Mo.
Nebraska senior nose guard Lawrence Pete is from Wichita South High School. Pete was a starter for the Cornhuskers this year and made five quarterback sacks, more than any Kansas player.
Former Kansas City City Rockhurst stars Mark VanKeirsblick and Kenyon Rasheed are now at Oklahoma. VanKeirsblick, a junior offensive tackle, started for Oklahoma and was one of nine men defensive back from Raytown south High School in Missouri, also is playing for the Sooners.
At Colorado, sophomore linebacker Terry Johnson from Center High School in Kansas City, Mo., and junior fullback Erik Kissel, from Shawnee Mission West in Overland Park are playing.
Mason certainly has made progress in improving the team's attitude, but he still faces an uphill struggle.
The Jayhawks have won just five games in the last three years, and the prospects for rapid improvement in the Big Eight are slim. A conference schedule that includes always-tough powers Oklahoma, Nebraska and Oklahoma State will make the late season tough for Kansas.
During the last four years, there
Early on, though, Kansas will play Baylor, Kent State and Louisville — three teams that the Jayhawks have a good chance of beating.
But Kansas still needs to prove that it can win against those types of opponents. With the numbers and tradition that the Jachwaks are fighting, no victory can be taken for granted during the 1989 season.
Palmer's future still uncertain Chiefs say
The Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City running back Paul Palmer remained on indefinite suspension by the Chiefs yesterday and his status for Sunday's game against the New York Jets was unknown.
The second-year pro, the Chiefs' leading rusher and second-leading receiver, was suspended Saturday prior to the game against Pittsburgh for reasons that are still not clear. His suspension includes a prohibition from practice and locker room facilities, and the Chiefs may put him on the reserve-suspended list so he would not count against the 47-man roster.
Coach Frank Gansz and general manager Jim Schaaf declined comment yesterday. On Sunday in Pittsburgh, the Chiefs announced Palmer had been suspended for "conduct detrimental to the team" after making remarks to assistant coach C.T. Peters and calling for a change of practice. Schaaf said Sunday that Palner's status would be reviewed on a week-to-week basis.
Palmer reportedly had been miffed at running second team behind Herrman Heard. Mark Adickes, the Chiefs' player representative, met yesterday with Gansz on Palmer's behalf.
"As a player rep, it is my responsibility to definitely call the union to see if they have anything they can do to help him and hopefully this thing will be resolved within the week." Adickes told the Kansas City Star.
"As Frank said Sunday, it is an indefinite suspension, which means it could last up to four weeks, which would be the remainder of the year." Mr. Ford's director of public relations. "At this point, we are just leaving it open."
The Chiefs can ill afford to lose anybody off their squad. After losing 16-10 to the Steelers, they are 3-9-1 and reeling from injuries, particularly on defense. Nose guard Mike McCarthy is in position because of injury, went on Sunday with a pulled hamstring. His status is doubtful for Sunday.
In addition, linebacker Dino Hackett, the Chiefs' second-leading tackler with diagnostic arthroscopic surgery today, knee and could be out for the year.
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