Sports
Transfer spends summer
preparing for next season
By Todd Cwiper
Staff Reporter
Allhough it’s more than three
months until the first basketball game,
Nebraska junior transfer Tony Fanner
is spending the summer working on
his game and raising a few eyebrows
in the process.
Much of Farmer’s summer has been
spent in Omaha competing in a sum
mer basketball league with some of
the state’s best players. He was re
ported as leading everyone in scor
ing, with more than 29 points a game,
in the league that features many cur
rent arid former Nebraska, Creighton
and University of Nebraska at Omaha
players.
On Sunday, he brought his act to
Lincoln Southeast High School for
the finals of the Cornhuskcr State
Games college/university division. He
played for the Oden Enterprise team,
made up of of several former Com
husker players.
The Oden team lost in overtime
78-75 to a team of former UNO and
Creighton players. Some of Farmer’s
‘eammaies included former Huskers
Henry T. Buchanan (1987-88), Bcr
nard Day (1986-87), Andre Smith
(1978-81), Jerry Shoecraft (1979-82)
and Derrick Vick (1987-88).
In the game, Farmer, a 6-fool-9
transfer from San Jose State who had
to sit out last season, showed he has
the ability to start—and finish-the
fast break. He ended one break with a
jam, catching the ball and taking flight
from just inside the frec-throw line.
Another time, Farmer made a move
on a defender from just outside the
lane and then split the defense, driv
ing inside for a layup. His shots from
three-point land were off in this game.
He finished with 15 points-two
dunks--and six rebounds.
Farmer had time for only a brief
interview after the game because he
had to rush to Omaha for another
game that evening. He said the offi
cials for the game hurt his style of
play.
“Our opponents were good, but 1
think the refs weren’t ready for the
college level,’’ he said.4 ‘They were
n’t used to the physical play like you
have in the Big Eight.”
Fanner said other Huskcrs also are
putting extra time in this summer to
avoid another season like last year.
Nebraska finished 10-18, seventh in
the Big Eight.
“Everyone’s making sacrifices,”
he said. “Everybody’s working for
the same thing.”
What the Huskersare working for,
he said, is to finish among the top
three in die Big Eight.
Farmer couia oe a goou icauer u
Buchanan knows talent when he secs
it. In a story in the Lincoln Star last
week, Buchanan was quoted as say
ing that Farmer was at the same stage
as Missouri’s Doug Smith before his
junior season. Smith was the Big Eight
Playcr-of the-Year last season.
Andre Smith, a two-time All-Big
Eight selection at center, said
Buchanan’s comments may be a bit
premature.
"It’s hard to compare an unproven
player w ith a proven player like Doug
Smith," he said. "Smith was the Big
Eight player of the year last year, so
you really can’t compare a player like
Farmer to him."
But as Fanner develops, his poten
tial is limitless, Smith said.
"It’s quite apparent from this
competition and these games that Tony
Farmer has the tools to be a real good
player," he said. "His development
as a man on and off the court will
determine what he’ll do.
"Tony Fanner will be as good as
Tony Farmer wants to be."
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Michelle Peulmen/Deily Nebraskan
Tony Fanner of Oden Enterprise goes over the heads of two
Idelman Telemarketing players for the shot during the Com
husker State Games’ basketball finals Sunday. Idelman Tele
marketing won 78-75 in overtime.
Coach Sanders announces N U baseball recruits
By Todd Cooper
Staff Reporter
The Nebraska baseball coaching
staff again found recruiting success
in California.
Nebraska coach John Sanders
announced his 1990 recruiting class
last week, and five of the 10 recruits
hail from California.
“It’s just worked out well, as we
have good contacts there (in Califor
nia),” Sanders said. “And the guys
seem to like it here, alter they over
come the weather problems.”
Those five Californians came via
junior colleges. Last year's roster
consisted of eight players with Cali
fornia ties, six of those having played
previously at the collegiate level.
“We look at the junior colleges
simply because the recruit is ready to
play right away,” Sanders said. ‘‘That
gives us a chance to develop some of
the freshmen.”
The recruiting list includes seven
pitchers.
“All the pitchers will have vary
ing roles,” Sanders said. “We just go
by the philosophy that you can’t get
enough good pitchers.”
And Nebraska lost two of last year’s
pitchers, Doug Tegtmeier and Dale
Kistaitis. Both went onto the pros, but
Kistaitis was one of two seniors on
the team. Tegtmeier, who had an
other year left, signed as a free agent.
Nebraska also lost junior infield
ers Bobby Benjamin and Kevin Jor
dan, who signed contracts.
“I think we filled the positions we
needed to fill,” Sanders said.
Filling Benjamin’s spot at first base
will be a tough task for junior college
recruits Jim Short and Malcom Jor
dan, Sanders said. Benjamin left the
program as the school career leader in
home runs and walks.
Short, who was drafted out of high
school (1988 draft) by Philadelphia,
hit .333 with 13 doubles and 14 home
runs at Fullerton College in Yorba
Linda, Calif., Iasi season.
Jordan, drafted out of high school
by Baltimore in 1988 and drafted
again in 1989 by the New York Yan
kees, hit .260 last year with five home
runs for Santa Rosa (Calif.) Junior
College.
“Bobby Benjamin accomplished
a lot here,” Sanders said. “It’s hard
to say until they get here, about how
they’re going to perform. Short cer
tainly has outstanding power poten
tial.’’
Two other recruits also were drafted.
Chris Eckley, a right-handed pitcher
from Omaha Burke, was picked by
the New York Mcts in this year’s
draft. Jeff Rhein, an outfielder from
Sacramento (Calif.) Community
College, was picked by California in
1989.
Jordan’s teammate at Santa Rosa,
Dean Wilkinson, a left-handed pitcher,
also signed. He posted a 9-1 record
with two saves and an ERA of 3.09
this year.
Nebraska’s other pitching recruits
arc right-handers, including Jason
Pflughaupt, of Lincoln Northeast; Trey
Rutledge, of Olathe, Kans.; Jeff Hunter,
of Los Angeles Harbor Junior Col
lege; Jeff Nollcttc, of Hutchinson
(Kan.) Community College; and Scott
Wade, of Fort Scott (Kan.) Commu
nity College.
First game planned
for baseball alumni
From staff reports
Nebraska baseball coach John
Sanders announced Monday that the
first alumni game will be held alter
the Nebraska homecoming football
game against Missouri on Oct. 13.
A lot of the details surrounding the
game have not been finalized, he said,
but it will include an alumni banquet
Oct. 12.
Sanders credits assistant sports
information director Chris Anderson
for the idea.
Sanders said he already has re
ceived feedback from some former
players and expects more.
It has not been decided if there will
be a charge for admittance to the
game, he said.
NU announces
season schedule
From staff reports__
The Nebraska men’s basketball
schedule for next season was an
nounced last week.
Nebraska will have 17 home games.
University of Ncbraska-Lincoln stu
dents will be able to purchase season
tickets for 14 of those games for $35 ,
The three games excluded are during
the between-semesters break. Appli
cations for tickets will be taken Sept.
24 to 28.
Of the 14 games in the student
ticket package, five--Michigan State,
Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas and
Kansas State-arc against teams that
played in last year’s NCAA tourna
ment. Two-Creighton and Oklahoma
State-were invited to the NIT post
season tournament.
The three games over break are
against Miami of Ohio, Idaho and
Iowa Stale. Idaho played in the NCAA
tournament last season. UNL students
will be able to purchase tickets for
those games for $7.50. _
Schedule
Nov. 9 High Five America *
14 Czechoslovakia
Nationals *
23-25 San Juan Shootout
(regular season)
28 Michigan State
Dec. 3 Eastern Illinois
6 Creighton
8 Toledo
11 Wisconsin
14-15 Avneritas Classic
22 Miami (Ohio)
28 Idaho
30 The Citadel
Jan. 2 Wisconsin-Green Bay
5 Kansas State
9 Missouri-Kansas City
12 Iowa State
22 Colorado
26 Oklahoma
30 Missouri
Feb. 2 Oklahoma State
6 Kansas
9 Colorado
13 Iowa State
16 Kansas State
18 Northern Illinois
20 Missouri
23 Oklahoma
27 Oklahoma State
Mar. 3 Kansas
8-10 Big 8 Tournament
Home Games in bold
* exhibition game'.
