Lesser Known Teams Enter NCAA Tournament Opener
Robert Morris and Georgia Southern headline the first round in Dayton Ohio as Furjanic asserts his improved club can challenge the higher seeds. The 52 team field expands to include smaller conferences with ECAC Metro and MCC representatives advancing alongside Xavier Princeton Boston University La Salle and others toward regional play.
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Ken Rappoport
Matt Furjanic
Robert Morris
Indianas
Kentuckys
Georgia Southern
Furjanic
Dayton
Ohio
Charleston
W.va
Arena
Xavier
Alcorn State
Philadelphia
Princeton
North Carolina A&t
la Salle
Boston University
Fordham
South Florida
East Tennessee State
Vanderbilt
Indiana
Furjanik
Tampa
Fla
Purdue
Georgetown
LaSalle
Holy Cross
American
Virginia Commonwealth
Greensboro
N.C
C.M. Newton
Alabama
Commodores
Newton
Nashville
New York
Loyola (III
Gene Sullivan
Ramblers
NCAA
Sullivan
Dave Gavitt
Wayne Duke
MCC
Popp Earns All EKL Honors For Cyclones Basketball
Ottawa High center Mike Popp was named to the East Kansas League All-Star boys team, the lone Cyclone selected. The EKL dominated by Bishop Miege and Blue Valley, with Popp averaging 10.9 points and 9.8 rebounds as Ottawa finished 7-13.
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Olathe
Ottawa High
Mike Popp
Bishop Miege
Blue Valley
Popp
Cyclone
Miege
OHL
Brad Kwapiszeski
Tim Tarwater
Joe Heeter
Hunter McDonald
Walt Burk
Gary Zimmerman
Kip Helt
Todd Sparks
Olathe South
Hughes Suffren
Bonner Springs
Don Swartz
ERL
Swartz
Popp Swartz
Todd Schultze
OHS
Derek Chappell
Becky Kaub
Kaub
Cyclones
Expos Rout Royals as Phelps Slams Two Homers
Montreal defeated Kansas City 12-2 in Fort Myers with Ken Phelps hitting two homers. Steve Renko faltered early, Paul Splittorff yielded four straight hits in the fourth, and Dar Quisenberry allowed five late runs. Hal McRae and Frank White produced the Royals' lone eighth inning run on a single and double. Randy Lerch earned the win with four scoreless innings.
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Fort Myers
Steve Renko
Montreal
Paul Splittorff
Dar Quisenberry
Kansas City
Hal McRae
Frank White
Willie Wilson
Randy Lerch
Royals
Kings Rookie Benched Over Unexcused Absence
Kansas City Kings rookie guard Brook Steppe was suspended for at least two days and fined after missing Sundays home game against the Seattle Super Sonics. GM Joe Axelson said the absence was totally unexcused and that Steppe must apologize to the team before possibly returning under Coach Cotton Fitzsimmons.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Kings
Brook Steppe
Kings
Seattle SuperSonics
Steppe
Joe Axelson
Axelson
Portland
Rail Blazers
Cotton Fitzsimmons
Atlanta
Milwaukee
Ailing Cougars Dominate AP Cage Poll
Houston and Louisville lead a reshaped AP top after a tense finish to the season. Houston Coach Guy Lewis expects all players back as the Cougars defend their No 1 ranking with 52 of 56 first place votes while contending in the NCAA Midwest Regional at Houston.
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Houston
University of Houston
Guy Lewis
Cougars
Associated Press
Lewis
Cougar
Dallas
Louisville
North Carolina State
Virginia
North Carolina
Wolfpack
St. John’s
Indiana
Nevada-Las
Georgia
Oklahoma St
Georgetown
Alabama
Alabama State
Auburn
Iinois
Ilinois St
Towa
Louisiana
Maryland
Mississippi
New Orleans
Ohio
Second Seed Ousted At NAIA Classic
Salem Tigers upset No 2 Walsh 65-63 in Kansas City as Rodney Green hit a 20-foot jumper with 4 seconds left. Walsh had been 34-0 before the loss. Ron Moore scored 16 for Walsh while Darryl Knight led Santa Fe past Cumberland. Other upsets featured Catawba and Liberty Baptist.
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Kansas City, Mo
Salem Tigers
West Virginia
Ray Barnhart
Salem
Walsh
Canton
Ohio
Rodney Green
Green
Jeff Szczepanksi
Rod
Barnhart
Robert Huggins
Rick
Williams
Ron Moore
Ronnie Legette
Szczepanksi
College of Santa Fe
N.M
Cumberland
Catawba
N.C
Liberty Baptist
Darryl Knight
Santa Fe
Rory Glasco
Roger Richardson
Kentucky
Randy Vernon
Sam Moir
Moir
Indians
Strobel Tabbed For Star Tilt In Kansas Classic
Miki Strobel of Central Heights will play for the East squad in the Kansas Basketball Classic all star game at Washburn University in Topeka. The 5-8 guard-forward joins 9 other eastern seniors for the East-West contest, with the girls game set for 6 p.m. Saturday and coached by John Varsolona.
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Miki Strobel
Central Heights
Topeka
Strobel
Topeka Capital Journal
Washburn University
Whiting
KBC
Maggie LeValley
Blue Valley Tigers
Terri Amershek
Terry Barta
Frontenac
Lucille Carson
Peabody
Marilee Baumchen
St. Marys
Sally Medill
Nemaha Valley
Robin White
Columbus
Kerri VanDonge
Jackson Heights
Shelly Webster
Randolph- Blue Valley
John Varsolona
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Oklahoma State
Corvallis
Ore
Lee Rose
Bulls
Alabama-Birmingham
Brian Olson
Raub
Expos Rio Royals
Cavaliers
Flames
Eric Gordon
Steve Isaacs
Bobby van Noy
West Virginia Wesleyan
Husston
Maine
Carson, Newman
Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Point Loma
Calif
Carson-Newman
Northern State
Cameron
Okla
St. Thomas Aquinas
Drury
Spartans
Dave Possinger
Insurance
Bob Miller
Deana Farris
Cimarron Ins
Continental Ins
Continental Western
Hartford Ins
Marysville Mutual Western of
Fort Scott
Trinity Ins. Co
Ottawa Insurance Agency
West Second
Ottawa, Kansas
Town & Country Supply
Star Tilt
Walden Hitch
I.H.C
Pwr
Cook
Ed Eikermann
J.D
Ford
Jesser
Walbridge
Claude Myers
Kirkland-Roberts
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