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Pago 10 Wednesday, January 25, 1C34 Daily Ncbraskan .CtT Go sidi Brown lilts Iiard tiines By Bob As ft " m n At the beginning of the 1C33-84 basketball season prospects looked bright for the Kansas Jayhav.k3. They had new Coach Larry Brown, Who four sea sons before had taken an unheralded UCLA team to the NCAA finals. They welcomed back a strong group of returning players, including Carl Henry and Kerry Boagni who averaged 15.7 and 14.1 points, respectively. They welcomed several promis ing newcomers including Wichita State transfer Greg Dreiling and Omaha South product Cedric Hunter. But the prospects for the Kansas Jayhawks have dimmed considerably. The team many picked to win the Big Eight conference ha3 not played to expecta tions. The problems for the Jayhawks began even before the season started. Brown discovered the players on hand weren't the type of players he was used to as a coach. "I didnt know what to expect of the kids. I didnt know what they were capable of," Brown said. "I knew what I wanted them to do but they couldn't do it. The worst mistake a coach can make coming into a program is to try and change the players that are already here." "I told all these kids when I got here that if I didnt think they could play for me, I'd tell them. I hope in the long run that they will appreciate my honesty." One player who couldnt deal with the changes Brown made in the Kansas program was Boagni. The sophomore forward from Los Angeles quit the team Dec. 30. He has since transferred to Cal State Fullerton and will be eligible to play next season for the Titans. "I just had a problem adjusting to Coach Brown's style," Boagni said. "Coach Brown is a helluva coach, it's just that not every player can play for him." Boagni said he never felt comfortable in the Kan sas program under Brown. He said he fdt pressure to always perform well in practice. "When you have a new coach it's natural to try and impress him," Bocgrd said. "You're always looking over your shoulder. That was my biggest problem. I was worried about not making mistakes rather than going out and playing basketball like I can." Brown said Bosgni's main problem adjusting to his coaching style was an inability to be the type of team player he wanted him to be. "I want kids that make the other players play better," Brown said. "One of our recruits is Danny Manning. He's a great scorer but last Friday he had 16 assists in a (high school) game. That's unselfish ness." "Teams that are successful are the ones that are ..unselfish." While Brown wouldn't label Boagni a selfish player, he said Boagni had goals that weren't necessarily the team's goals. Continued en Pa2 11 Beating the odds routine for Miller in 1 0? Angle Miller is a longshot who makes a habit of beating the odd3. - As a senior on the Wiiber basketball team, Miller led her team to the Class C state championship then beat the odds by being selected as a first-team Super State performer. Miller continued to defy the odds not only by adjusting to major college basketball and making Nebraska's roster, but by starting every game thi3 season for the Cornhuskers and leading the team in rebounding. At 5-11, Miller is not a typical center. Not particu larly quick, or a great leaper, Miller gets the job done with solid fundamentals and intense dedication. "Nothing Angle does surprises me," said Miller's high school coach, Gene Steinmeyer. "Angle is the best girl that's ever played for me. She's the most dedicated worker IVe ever seen." Miller started for Steinmeyer for four years and never missed a practice or a game. Kelly Hill, coach . of Nebraska's women's basketball team, thinks much of Miller's success can be attributed to her hard work. "Angle's progressed faster than I expected," Hill said. "She's an excellent practice player, she's always very eager and she's got a very optimistic attitude." For Miller, the hard work started when she was in junior high school With her parents' permission, she decided to try out for the basketball team. Miller's father Oren was a member of a Wiiber state basket ball championship team in high school and was happy with her daughter's decision. "Both my wife and I played sports when we were in high school and we tried to be very supportive of Angle's choice," Oren said. "I try to help both of our kids out with fundamentals (son Mike is a high school basketball player)." Miller enjoyed a great deal of success at Wiiber and led her team to a 27-0 record and the cham pionship her'senior year. In that season, Miller aver aged 23 points and 14 rebounds while breaking the state's single season scoring record. Continued ca Pegs 11 Nebraska Basketball Tonight Nebraska (11-4, 1-1) at Kansas (10-5,2-1) THE STARTERS: P Nebraska Yr. HL Pta. Rtb. F Stan Cloudy Sr. 6-4 13.3 6.5 F JohnMatzke So. 6-6 4.4 2.4 C DaveHoppen So. 6-11 19.3 7.1 G David Ponce Sr. 5-10 8.4 1.7 G EricWilliams Sr. 6-2 7.1 2.3 P Kansas Yr. Ht Pts. Reb. F Carl Henry Sr. 6-5 14.7 5-3 F Kelly Knight Sr. 6-8 9.7 6.7 C Greg Dreiling So. 7-1 10.0 5.7 G MarkTurgeon Fr. 5-10 4.0 1.0 G Calvin ThompsonSo. 6-6 8.6 2.3 The Series: Kansas leads the series 1 1 9-60. Nebraska swept the two games against Jayhawks last season winning 68-61 in Lincoln and 60-58 in Law rence. Nebraska has won 1 1 of the last 1 7 games. They are 6-23 at Allen Field House. . Ths Gane: Nebraska center Dave Hoppen's status for the game is ques tionable although Coach Moe Iba said it appears he will be able to start Hoppen is bothered by a throat infec tion that may keep the number of minutes he plays below his 33.1 aver age. Iba said Monday Ronnie Smith would start the game if Hoppen was unable to play. The Jayhawks are coming off of a 61-56 los3 to Iowa State at Ames Sat urday. They defeated Missouri last Wed nesday in Lawrence 73-56. Missouri defeated Nebraska 50-48 Saturday night Kansas Coach Larry Brown has had a tough time so far at the Kansas helm. One of last season's starting forwards, Kerry Boagni, has quit the team and assist leader Cedric Hunter was ruled academically ineligible. "I didn't expect us to be real good," Brown said. "I can see that we're mak ing progress though." "v M Kansas was frequently mentioned in the pre-season as a possible confer ence champion. "I don't think we're good enough to win the conference," Brown said. "But ' we're capable of giving anybody trou ble on a given night." "Missouri and Oklahoma are in the driver's seat right now because of their schedules," Brown said. "If Nebraska can win one or two on the road they'll have a good chance." The Women: ' THE STARTERS: ' v - ' - f .. P Nebraska Yr. Ht. Pts. Reb. F Debra Powell Jr. 5-10 18.9 6.8 F Terri Parriott Jr. 5-11 5.6 2.4 C Angie Miller Fr. 5-10 13.6 7.7 G Kelli Benson Sr. 5-7 8.8 3.1 G Cathy Owen Jr. 5-6 9.3 4.5 P Kansas Yr. Ht. Pts. Rtb. F Barbara Adkins Jr. 6-0 11.1 6.7 F Angie Snider Sr. 5-10 24.0 7.9 C Vickie Adkins So. 6-1 13.8 8.1 G Cindy Piatt . Sr. 5-8 3.1 3.4 G ToniWebb Fr. 5-8 4.8 1.6 I KsLrzcia CeiicMIelly E21 smashed Teey itzt tLs tern's eecs-d I"--": pcrcr, CiTtxl Ccliriia (cLcts), v.IH net pl-yvJi 12 t-riC- The Game: Nebraska enters the game with a 10-4 overall record and a 1-1 conference record. Kansas is 5-9 overall and 1-1 in conference. Both teams defeated Iowa State at Ames, Both teams have also lost to the 1 1th ranked Missouri Tigers at home. Snider is the Big Eight's leading scorer. Nebraska received bad news Satur day when Crystal Coleman was declar ed academically ineligible. Nebraska Coach Kelli Hill said she wasnt sure whether or not Coleman would be back with the team next season. Another player who won't see action for awhile is sophomore guard Jacquie Shackelford. The Inglewood, Calif., native has an injury to her left knee' that required arthroscopic surgery.