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By Rich Cooper
Oklahoma has dominated the men's Big Eight
Conference basketball race the last two years.
Last year, under fifth-year coach Billy Tubbs,
th2 Sooners won the Big Eight regular Eeascn title
with ease. They went 1 3-1 in the BI3 Eht Confer
ence with their only Bi Eight loss to Iowa State.
The Sooner came up short in the post-season
tournament, to Kansas in the find game and then
to Dayton in the second round of the NCAA
tournament.
Assistant coach Mike Anderson said the Soon
ers are an improved team this year. Waymcn Tis-
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year in Iineoln.
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dale will obviously be the man to watch on the
court. After playing for the United States Olympic
team, Anderson said Tfcdale is a better player.
"Wayman is playing with more confidence, he
seems to have a better knowledge of the f.ame,
and the experience he had this summer improved
his leadership capabilities " Anderson said.
Last year Tisdale was voted Bi Eight player of
the year for the second time. In just two seasons
he has become Oklahoma's leading all time scorer
with 1,729 points. He finished second in the bal
loting for the national pltycr of the year, and
should be the top candidate for the award this
year.
But Tisdale is not the only player who could
give Sooner opponents a problem.
Tim McCalbter, a 6-3 guard from Gary, Indiana,
was selected as the Big-Eiht-Newcomer of the
year. The last six weeks of the season he was
hampered by a stress fracture, and in May he
received arthroscopic knee surgery. Coach And
erson said he hopes McCaiister can comeback
from the surgery. Last season McCalbter aver
aged 1 6. 1 points per game and according to And
erson he was the Sooners top defensive player
with 61 steals.
Daryl Kenney, a 6-5 sophomore from Okla
homa City, and David Johnson, a 6-7 sophomore
from Kansas City, Kansas, are again the Sooner
forwards.
Kennedy last year was voted Big Eight player of
the week three times for performances against
Missouri, Nebraska and Nevada-Las Vegas. John
son said Kennedy is one of the better offensive
rebound ers on the team and that Kennedy passed
the double digit mark 1 1 times last season.
Shawn Clark is a 6-2 junior guard from Brandy
wine, Maryland, and is the Sooners' best leaper
with a 42-inch vertical jump. Last season he
scored a career high 37 points against Arizona
State.
The Sooners also signed Anthony Bowie as a
junior college transfer from Seminole Junior Col
lege in Oklahoma, He was one of the nation's top
recruits, with offers from Kentucky, Kansas and
Kansas State. Anderson said Bowie will be a posi
tive addition to the team.
Anderson said the conference should be a
tough one. The Sooners will get strong challenges
from Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska.
"Missouri had an excellent recruiting year and
when a team like Missouri won the Big Eight
Championship four times in a row you cannot
count them out " Johnson said. Johnson said
Kansas has an excellent coach with Larry Brown
and that Nebraska has Dave Hoppen as an excel
lent center. "It should be an interesting race for
the conference championship," Johnson said.
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Daily Nefersskm BtsM Eepoiter
The basketball season is just
around the corner, and college
coaches busily are preparing their
teams for the season.
While the college teams pre
pare for the season, coaches will
have their scouts look at some of
the top basketball players in high
schools across the state. A ran
dom survey of college coaches
across the state revealed this list
of the ten hottest prospects. With
their names are comments from
their coaches:
1. Charlie Burt 6-7, center, Sr.,
Lincoln Pius. Pius coach Jim
Matya: "Burt is an agility player.
He has good quickness, and is a
good shooting player. Burt is more
of afinese player."
2. Mike Bath, Sr., Omaha Wes
tise. Westsida coach Tom Hall:
"Bath is one of the strongest
players I have seen. He has a good
shooting touch from the inside,
and he is not afraid to shoot from
the outside. A solid rebounder for
us, works wen in the inside."
3. Derrick Helms, 5-7, guard,
Sr., Omaha Burke. Burke coach
John Johnctt: "Helms was the
leading scorer for us last season.
Despite hm size he can do it all on
the court. Ha is a great fmese
player, with a good shooting
touch."
4. Jerry Johnson, 6-6, center,
Sr., Omaha Benson. Benson coach
Terry Shelsta: "Johnston has over
all quickness and agility on the
floor. He works well facing the
basket and is very mobile." He led
the Metro in scoring last season
with an average of 23.5 points
last season and 12.5 rebounds.
5. Scott Miller, Sr., Lincoln East.
East caoch Paul Forch: "Miller Is
one of the quickest pltyers around.
He shows aggressiveness on the
court, has a fine shooting touch.
He works well in the inside look
ing for the open man, and is not
afraid to take the open shot."
6. David Moody, 6-7 center, Sr.,
Omaha Central Central coach
Jim M&rtin: "Moody has a good
shooting move and touch. Dunks
quite frequently, and looks for
the dunk. That may be his only
vulnerability. He has good coor
dination. He has good spring, and
good vertical ability.
7. Jeff Curtis, 5-10, forward, Sr.,
Ogallala. OgaOala coach Terry
Kramer said: "Jeff is a very agile
player. He looks for the outside
shot rJi cf the time. He is very
quick. lie u a big threat on efTcr.se
as well as defense. Ha may net
have the exposure that the play
ers do east of us, but he can play
with anyone."
8. Scott Sheiermsn, 66, center,
Sr., Sutton. Sutton coach Mark
Butler: "He u skilled in the fun
damentals. He is probably one of
the best big players in the area.
He uses both hands well He also
has great ability in both the out
side and the inside.
9. Milton Shobe, 6-2, forward,
Sr., Omaha Burke. Burke coach
John Johnette: "Shobe averaged
16 points for us last season. He
was also our leading rebounder.
He is very aggressive from the
inside, but has the capability to
be a strong threat from anywhere.
10. Doug Wernhcff, 6-6, center,
Sr., Elkhorn ML Michael. Mt.
Michael coach Jim Kane: "Wem
hoff averaged 20 points for us
last season. He is one of the top
five players in the state. He is a
good overall athlete. He shoots
remarkably well for his sise and
rebounds welL"
Charlie Burt from Lincoln Pius,
Derrick Helms from Omaha Burke,
and David Moody from Omaha
Central have been named to
"Street and Smith's" high school
basketball honorable mention. In
the poll, Milton Shobe from Omaha
Burke received the most votes
from the coaches.
There were more than seventy
nominess in our survey. Here is a
list of some of them: Gerry
Gdowsld, Fremont; Tom Woods,
Grand Island; Aaron Stauss,
Gothenburg; Bump Novacek,
Gothenburg; Jeff Mackintosh,
Omaha Crehton Prep; JeJXB-s-ford,
Minden; and Shane Mon
th ey, Minden.
