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Nebraska’s Eric Johnson covers Oklahoma State guard John Starks in a loss to the Cowboys
last season.
Trio down under raises confidence
By Mark Derowitsch
Senior Reporter
During a recent trip to Australia,
the Nebraska men’s basketball team
got a taste of what it’s like to play
professional ball.
Sort of.
Coach Danny Nee said the teams
his Comhuskers faced during ihcir
10-day tour of Australia and New
Zealand were as good or better than
the teams in the Big Eight Confer
ence.
“The Australian national team
would be between a top 20 college
team and a weak professional (NBA)
team,” Nee said. “The professional
teams we played there were good.
They were probably equal to a top
notch Big Eight team.”
Nee said each pro team carried up
to four Americans on its squad, which
provided some good competition.
Nebraska finished the tour with a
5-3 record, with two losses coming to
the Australian National team, which
will represent Australia in the Sum
mer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea
this September.
Last year, Purdue used a trip to
Australia to grow closer as a team and
as a result, Purdue coach Gene Ready
said, vaulted into the top 10 during the
season.
Nee is hoping the Huskcrs use this
trip to improve on last season’s 13-18
record.
“You won’t be able to tell until
next season, but it was definitely a
positive experience,” Nee said.
He said the trip will help the young
players for next season. Last year,
freshmen Richard King, Beau Reid
and Clifford Scales saw extensive
action for Nebraska.
“All the players improved during
the trip,” Nee said. “Our young play
ers — Richard King, Beau Reid and
Clifford Scales—really showed they
could play. Then Eric Johnson gave
us some steady leadership at guard
and Pete Manning at power forward
did a solid job of rebounding.”
Reid led the three sophomores
with an 8.3 points per game average
during the season. Scales and King
averaged5^5and4Jpointerer^j^
respectively.
Johnson, a 6-foot-2 senior from
Brooklyn, N.Y., averaged 8.8 points
per game last year. Manning averaged
9.5 points per game during the year.
At 6-8, Manning also played center as
well as forward for the Huskers last
season.
“We wanted our kids to grow as
people and as players, and I think they
did that,” Nee said. “Step by step, 1
think we made progress.”
Nee said center Richard van Pocl
geest also played well during the trip.
Van Poelgeesl, a 6-9 junior from
Ryswijk, Netherlands, averaged 4.2
points per game for the Huskers.
Van Poelgeest is currently chal
lenging for a spot on the Dutch Na
tional team in the Olympic qualifying
rounds.
Overall, Nee said, the trip taught
the players not only about basketball,
but about a different culture.
“We were really pleased with the
trip,” Nee said. “We thought it was a
great experience both as athletes and
people. It was good to make cqntact
with another culture.
Stanford captures title
with a 9-4 pounding
of No. 1-ranked ASU
From Staff Reports
Stanford won its second consecu
tive College World Series champion
ship by defeating No. 1-ranked Ari
zona State 9-4 Saturday at Rosenblatt
Stadium in Omaha.
The Cardinal, sparked by a two
run homer by third baseman Ed Spra
gue, scored five runs in the first inning
and built an 8-0 lead by the third.
Freshman Stan Spencer gave up
nine hits in seven innings to pick up
the win for Stanford, while Sun Devil
starter Rusty Kilgo took, the loss.
Kilgo gave up five earned runs in the
1/3 of an inning he pitched.
Stanford catcher Doug Robbins,
first baseman Ron Witmeyer and
pitcher Lee Plemel were named to the
all-tournament team. Plemel was
named the series’ most outstanding
player.
The Cardinal, 46-23, had the most
loaaes ever by a CWS champion.
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