The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, February 13, 1987, Page Page 10, Image 10
Friday, February 13, 1987 Page 10 Daily Nebraskan Wildcats tiMs By Tim Hartmann Senior Reporter After avenging an early season Big Eight Conference loss to Iowa State with a 66-65 victory Wednesday night, the Nebraska men's basketball team will attempt to do the same to Kansas State. Kansas State defeated the Corn huskejs 114-82 in Manhattan, Kan., to open the Big Eight season. The Wildcats are 16-6 overall and 6-3 in the Big Eight. Those figures may surprise some people because Kansas State was 16-14 and 4-10 last season, but Nebraska coach Danny Nee isn't surprised at all. "In the pre-season, the early part of the year, when people asked me about K-State I felt that they were the sleeper," Nee said. "I think it's a fact now." Kansas State's forward Norris Cole man, a sophomore, leads the team in scoring and rebounding. Coleman missed the Wildcats' pre-conference games becuase of deficient high-school w WsPSaZi 124 North 13th Jdafl ' aSaWoij - present a movie ticket stub and Yvie. Xiht' receive a half-price drink. THE AS YOUR I reg. $69.00 Sale U $49.00 Jf Fine Jewelry Vi :zu Ycm Feelings Are Fc: Real. 1i ii in H Hi a grades, but since returning to action he has averaged 23.7 points and 10 rebounds per game. Three Kansas State starters are junior-college transfers, and Nee cre dited their quick adjustment to Big Eight basketball to first-year Kansas State coach Lon Kruger. "They have been a very consistent team, a very balanced team, and out of all the new coaches it looks like Lonny Kruger made the quickest and easiest adjustment," Nee said. "He's blended the junior-college players with the veterans down there to come up with great chemistry, good defense and all the ingredients of a winner." Moberly, Mo., Junior College pro duced two of the transfers, forward Mitch Richmond and center Charles Bledsoe. Richmond, a first-team Junior Col lege All-American last season, is second in scoring with 17.6 points a game. Bledsoe is averaging nine points and nearly six rebounds a game. SeeHUSKERSon 11 Alley, Lincoln, NE NE 68501 Sale $59.00 llrwMcitcff years 9 V I .111 j ' ' ( ,' H Id . , 7 7 ' lU! Doug CarrollDaily Nebraskan Nebraska's Derrick Vick attempts a shot over Iowa State's Jeff Grayer as Tom Schafer looks on during the Cornhusker's 6S-65 win Wednesday night. Nebraska will try to improve its 4-5 Dig Eight Conference record Saturday against Kansas State at the Dob Devaney Sports Center. "dTTflVoTTB 5 8 5 b'iTi I d " i X ; V. ; ;i bUMnSiili rllUM .Trie " A la Jlki Willi III.1L4.I - ml -v S i-f'CnU South J 177) ID) U 8 0 0 8 CSTC 6 fl B'0'U'B"6"0a"BTB South v V 7 Ml Cosicept Improvement Workshop With emphasis on self-awareness, other awareness, pos itive communication, relation ship building and risk taking. Meeting times: 3:30-4:30 p.m. February 19.26& March 5, 12 For further information con tact Dr. Judith Kriss, Student Center 4, 472-3461 , Ad m. 229. Friday, Feb. 13 a y:uu rM City Union AHmiecil nuiiiujiuii, $1.00 Students $2.00 Non-Students M.U.N. Delegates FREE r C W5 im u vMssnington J X . 97th Uin,. .3 ington Sponsored by: UPC Video& UPC M.U.N. 27th Pa Vina riflflflfl8flflflflflBflflflflflBgflg8fi8t8B8flftllttOtaeaflflaBt, d V