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Cats May Get UaW Of Fame Bowl Bid COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL PICTURE
Time
Bowl	Date		Site	(EST)	Television
California	Dec.	15	Fresno	4 p.m.	Mizlou-ESPN
Independence	Dec.	15	Shreveport	8 p.m.	Mizlou-ESPN
Holiday	Dec.	21	San Diego	9 p.m.	Mizlou-ESPN
Florida Citrus	Dec.	22	Orlando	1 p.m.	NBC
Sun	Dec.	22	El Paso	3 p.m.	CBS
Cherry	Dec.	22	Pontiac	4 p.m.	undecided
Freedom	Dec.	26	Anaheim	8 p.m.	TCS-Metro
Liberty	Dec.	27	Memphis	8:30 p.m.	Katz
Gator	Dec.	28	Jacksonville	8 p.m.	ABC
Aloha	Dec.	29	Honolulu	8 p.m.	TCS-Metro
Hall of Fame	Dec.	29	Birmingham	8 p.m.	WTBS-Turner
Peach	Dec.	31	Atlanta	3 p.m.	CBS
Bluebonnet	Dec.	31	Houston	8 p.m.	Mizlou-ESPN
Cotton	Jan.	1	Dallas	1:30 p.m.	CBS
Fiesta	Jan.	1	Tempe	1:30 p.m.	NBC
Rose	Jan.	1	Pasadena	5 p.m.	NBC
Orange	Jan.	1	Miami	8 p.m.	NBC
Sugar	Jan.	1	N. Orleans	8 p.m.	ABC
1983 payout per team/ projected '84 payout
1983 result
$111,539/$130,000 $400,000 / $425,000 $470,000 / $470,000 $500,000/$1.2 million $401,000 / $500,000
--/ $750,000
--/ $500,000
$600,000 / $700,000 $697,500 / $900,000 $400,000 / $400,000 $450,000 / $550,000 $418,000/$575,000 $465,000 / 465,000 $1.8 million / $2 million $1 million / $1 million $3 million / $4.2 million $1.8 million / $2 million $1.8 million / $2.1 million
N. Illinois 20, Fullerton State 13 Air Force 9, Ole Miss 3 Brigham Young 21, Missouri 17 Tennessee 30, Maryland 23 Alabama 28, SMU 7
Notre Dame 19, Boston Col. 18
Florida 14, Iowa 6
Penn State 13, Washington 10
West Virginia 20, Kentucky 16
Florida State 28, No. Carolina 3
Oklahoma State 24, Baylor 14
Georgia 10, Texas 9
Ohio State 28, Pittsburgh 23
UCLA 45, Illinois 9
Miami 31, Nebraska 30
Auburn 9, Michigan 7
Thomas Signs With UK
Irvin Thomas, 6-foot-9, 220 lb. forward-center from Carol City High School in Miami, Florida, today signed a grant-in-aid with the University of Kentucky, Wildcat head basketball coach Joe B. Hall announced.
Thomas averaged 18 points and 15.4 rebounds last season. He also blocked 95 shots as he led Carol City to a 27-7 record. He was heavily recruited by many schools, including Florida, Georgetown, UCLA and North Carolina.
College bowl outlook
The NCAA major college football bowl schedule, with likely participants:
Date, time/     Site/ Projected Bowl network(s)      payoff *_matchups
Hall said Thomas comes from a high school program that on its level is much like UK's program on the collegiate level.
"He will fit right into the excitement and the pressure of a high intensity program such as we have here at the University," Hall said. "He is a very gifted athlete and a sound scholar.
"We appreciate the faith that his mother, Delores Thomas, and his coach, Ernie Bell, have in our program."
California
Dec. 15, 4 Fresno, Calif. ESPN/Mizlou $150,000
Toledo vs. Nevada-Las Vegas
Independence j Holiday
Dec. 15, 8 Shreveport, La. Virginia Tech ESPN/Mizlou $425,000        vs. Air Force
Dec. 21,9 San Diego ESPN/Mizlou $470,000
BYU vs. Auburn or LSU
Florida Citrus
Dec. 22,1 NBC
Orlando, Fla. $600,000
Georgia vs. Florida State
 Sun
Dec. 22, CBS
El Paso, Texas $550,000
Tennessee vs. Maryland
Cherry
Dec. 22, 4 TBA
Pontiac, Mich. $750,000
Mich. St. vs. W.Va., Rutgers or Army
 Freedom	Dec. 26, 8 TCS Metro	Anaheim, Calif. $500,000	Iowa vs. Penn St.
J Liberty	Dec. 27, 8:30 Memphis Katz $700,000		Arkansas vs. Auburn or LSU
Gator	Dec. 28, 8 ABC	Jacksonville $900,000	South Carolina vs. Okla.-Okla. St. loser
(^Aloha	Dec. 29, 8 Honolulu Metro/ESPN $400,000		SMU vs. Notre Dame or Hawaii
Hall of Fame	Dec. 29, 8 WTBS	Birmingham, Ala. Kentucky vs. $650,000 Wisconsin	
Bluebonnet	Dec. 31, 8 Houston ESPN/Mizlou $465,000		TCU vs. W. Virginia
(3 Peach	Dec. 31,3 CBS	Atlanta $580,000	Purdue vs. Virginia
O Cotton	Jan. 1,1:30 CBS	Dallas $2 million	Texas vs. Boston College
rgm Fiesta	Jan. 1, 1:30 NBC	Tempe, Ariz. $1.1 million	UCLA vs. Miami (Fla.)
	Jan. 1, 8 NBC	Miami $2 million	OkJahoma-OkJa. St winner vs. Wash.
Rose	Jan. 1, 5 NBC	Pasadena, Calif. Southern Cal $5.6 million      vs. Ohio St.	
Sugar
Jan. 1,7 ABC
$2.1 million     or LSU vs. Nebraska
* AK payoffs are per team (to be spirt among conference members) and approximate. Amounts may change based on ticket sales, gross receipts and otner tactors.
POLLS
I UPI BASKETBALL PRESEASON TOP 20 I with first place votes and last year's | records In parentheses and points:
1. Georgetown (34) (34-3) .......... 616
2. Illinois (2) (26-51 ................. 469
3. DePoul (3) (27-3) ............... 465
4. Indiana (2) (22-9)................ 436
5. Oklahoma (29-5) ................ 377
6. SI. John's (18-12) ................317
7. (lie) Washington (24-7) .......... 267
(tie) Memphis Stale (26-7) ...... 267
9. Duke (24-10) .................... 258
10. Southern Methodist (1) (25-11) ... 240
 11. Nevada-Las Vegas (29-6)........165
2. Kentucky (29-5) .................118
I 13. North Carolina Slate (19-14) .....117
I 14. North Carolina (28-3) ............106
| 15. Arkansas (25 7) ................. 105
 16. Louisville (24-11) .................91
 17. Syracuse (23-9) ..................88
18. Louisiana State (18-11) ...........84
19. Georgia Tech (18-11) .............66
,20. Kansas (22-10)...................59
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lAP PRESEASON BASKETBALL POLL
I The Top Twenty learns in the Associated I Press' 1984-85 pre-season college basketball poll, wilh first-place votes in parenthe-I ses, total points (based on 20 for first, 19 I for second, etc.), last season's record and
 lasl year's final ranking:
1. Georgelown (55) ;   34-3    1248 2
2. Illinois (4) ........ 26-5    1044 6
3. DePaul (3) ....... 27-3    1038 4
4. Indiana (1) ...... 22-9     994 
5. Oklahoma .......:  29-5     945 7
6. Duke ...........i   24-10    848 14
7. St. John's .......! 18-12 839
| 8. Memphis St. ______.'   26-7     7 53 16
|  9. Washington.......'   24-7      662 15
 10. So. Methodist ____: 25-11    646 
11. Nev.-Las Vegas ..:  29-6     441 13
12. Syracuse......... 23-9     434 18
13. N.Carolina St. ... i 19-14   395 
. 14. Louisiana St.....1 18-11    340 
J 15. Virginia Tech 22-13 329  ' 16. Arkansas ........ 25-7     298 8
 17. Louisville........i 24-11    281 
I 18. Kentucky ........'   29-5     280 3
 19. Kansas........... 22-10    251 
I 20. Georgia Tech ... 18-11 250  I Also receiving votes (with point totals):
I North Carolina, 247; iMaryland, 92; Va. I Commonwealth, 84; Oregon SI., 82; Michi-|gan, 77; Texas-El Paso, 54; Wichita St., 44; | Alabama, 37; Villanova, 37; Houston, 25; | Noire Dame, 24; Louisiana Tech, 21; Iowa, 113; Arizona, 11; Brigham Young, 9; Tulsa, | 9, Virginia, 8; Arizona St., 6; Creighton, 5; I Fullerton St., 5; Oregon, 5; Auburn, 3;
 Marshall, 3; Michigan St., 2; Missouri, 2; .Ohio St., 2; Old Dominion, 2; George J Washington, 1; La Salle, 1; Oral Roberts, I; I Santa Clara, 1; Wake Forest, 1.
SOUTHEASTERN
Conference Overall W L T PF PA W L T PF PA
Source: NCAA
All times EST
By Dash Partiam, USA TODAY
y-Florida
LSU
Auburn
Georgia
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
Kentucky
Alabama
Miss. St.
Mississippi
1 167 83 1 153 117 0 94 80 0 153 116 0 109 116 0 147 164 0 78 129 0 100 118 0 82 106 0  91 145
1 1 314 153
2 1 272 183
3 0 324 222 3 0 228 178
2 1 259218
5 0 263 248
3 0 256190
6 0 209193 6 0 195206 6 1 170200
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What A Lonely Feeling On Saturday Night
Less than twenty-four hours after one of the guttiest performances by a Kentucky team in many, many years, the Wildcats stood by lonely, apparently left without a bowl invitation. A feeling of emptiness overcame Lexington.
The feeling dramatized the good and bad of college football. Five hundred miles to the South, there were thousands of Florida fans celebrating over a season made possible by cheating at its highest level.
As one out-of-town media person remarked during the game Saturday between Kentucky and Florida, "this game pits what the game should be about versus what the game should not be about." It was that simple.
Sure, the good guys lost the battle and it appeared for a while Sunday they would lose the war when the Peach Bowl suddenly decided to drop Kentucky from its bowl listing.
Rumors had been rampant since the North Texas State game that UK would be invited back to Atlanta if UK defeated Vanderbilt and played a decent game against Florida. Decent isn't the word to describe the Cats' valiant effort against the second ranked Gators.
Kentucky pushed Florida right to the wall and even scored a touchdown which would have given UK a shot at a tie, only the touchdown was nullified by an illegal procedure penalty.
By late Sunday evening, UK athletics director Cliff Hagan was frantically trying to obtain an audience from any bowl. He sincerely believed this Kentucky team deserved a bowl bid and he was right.
But there were no listeners for quite some time.
Finally, folks in Birmingham responded. And the Hall of Fame officials, if they do indeed invite UK to meet Wisconsin on December 29, may come out wiser than they'd ever anticipated.
Kentucky by no means was or is the Hall of Fame's first choice. South Carolina was the initial target and one cannot totally fault a bowl for reaching for the stars.
When much of the back-room smoke had cleared Sunday around the nation, the Hall of Fame Bowl found itself without a host team, in other words, a team from the South. At the same time, UK stood lone with its 7-3 mark and nobody was tieing up the phone lines with Cliff Hagan.
There was some speculation that the strong interest by the Peach Bowl had caused several other bowls to forget about UK since the Wildcats were apparently close to locking up an agreement with the Atlanta people.
Auburn, Georgia, LSU and Tennessee were already assured of bowl berths
and that left only Kentucky as a southern possibility. Earlier in the season, schools such as Memphis State, Georgia Tech and West Virginia fit nicely into the list of potentials but they all took a dive in the latter half of the campaign.
Still, the Hall of Fame Bowl must have had serious reservations about a Kentucky team which took less than
win a third straight bowl invitation, it would match the feat of three straight bowls that the 1949-50-51 teams did.
No other time in UK history have the Wildcats went to bowls three straight seasons.
+     + + If all goes according to prediction
Hall Of Fame Bowl Calls
6,000 fans to its bowl last year. Many argue the small following was attributed to the date (DEC. 22) just three days before Christmas in the middle of the week and poor weather.
Nothing can be done about the weather, but Hall of Fame Bowl officials did move the date to Dec. 29 this year. That date also happens to fall on a Saturday. There will be no arguments about the date this time around.
Whether or not Kentucky fans will return in large numbers is yet to be seen. Perhaps, we'll find out if Kentucky fans are blood-related to those in Florida. In other words, does it require "winning at any cost" to enlist the support of fans?
If ever a Kentucky team deserves fan support and following, it is this one. This Kentucky team is a team made up of good kids who strive 100 percent every day to play the very best they can. They do not have awesome talent, but they lay it on the line every Saturday. They're the type team all sports fans say they like, yet Kentucky fans are yet to prove the claim true. If Kentucky fans do appreciate and approve the manner in which Jerry Claiborne is running the Kentucky ship, then there ought to be some 8,000 to 10,000 fans in Birmingham on December 29.
If they don't have a large following, then Kentucky fans deserve nothing better than a consistent 3-8 team.
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Kentucky's inspired play against Florida, generally regarded as the best team in America of late, was a sight for sore eyes and Jerry Claiborne's crew did nothing to dampen the glory being fed UK's way during these rebuilding years.
For the second straight year, the Wildcats are going bowling and that's something Kentucky hasn't enjoyed since 1951 when the Cats trimmed TCU 20-7 in the Cotton Bowl.
With this year's success, UK will have the opportunity to achieve a milestone next season that has been accomplished only once before in Kentucky history. Should UK enjoy a successful campaign next season and
and the Wildcats do receive an invitation from the Hall of Fame Bowl against Wisconsin, then we'll have plenty of info next week and the following issues leading up to Dec. 29 classic.
The two clubs have played one common foe this season in Indiana. The Badgers defeated IU 30-26 and Kentucky whipped the Hoosiers 48-14 in Bloomington.
Wisconsin assured itself of a bowl bid by downing Michigan State 20-10 last Saturday. Rumors had it that the winner of that game would be the host school in the newly-found Cherry Bowl in Michigan.
Although State finished 6-5, Cherry Bowl officials still picked the Spartans and the local flavor apparently did the trick, figuring that State would guarantee a big crowd in the Silverdome.
Both Kentucky and Tennessee are going bowling in all probability, but one of the two could be going on a losing note. UK needs another effort similiar to the Florida exhibition to overcome a bigger and more talented Tennessee club.
Early in the week, Tennessee was a solid seven-point favorite and the Vols are extremely difficult to upset in huge Neyland Stadium. Over 90,000 will be in attendance.
Tennessee might be more of a gamble to the bowl people than Kentucky. Then, again, maybe the Vols are a steal.
Johnny Majors' Vols can go anywhere from 6-4-1 to 8-2-1. Currently, Tennessee owns a 6-2-1 mark. A win over UK would keep the Vol machine steaming along for a final confrontation with Vanderbilt in Nashville on Dec. 1.
But if the Cats should upset Tennessee, the Vols could suffer a mental letdown against Vandy, a team which will let it all hang out in the season finale. In other words, the matchup with the Vols will be Vandy's "bowl" game of 1984.
Joe B. Hall's hoop Wildcats will
open the season for real next Tuesday, and it will be one full of surprises and fears.
At times, the Cats will appear ready to take on the country's best and at times, UK will appear headed for the SEC cellar. The Cats will be neither that good nor that bad.
By tournament time, UK could be a very decent and exciting team, just how good they will be can be measured in Hall and his staff's ability to teach the young Cats a great deal of fundamentals. Or better yet, how quick the young Cats learn the fundamentals and the Kentucky system.
Even more important to Kentucky-will be the ability of Winston Bennett and James Blackmon to bounce back from injuries and to keep Kenny Walker away from such misfortunes.
Two of the young rookies which have captured   numerous   Wildcat fans' hearts are guard Ed Davender and center Robert Lock. Both have been very impressive in early workouts.
And Coach Joe B. Hall says Richard Madison is going to be "one tremendous college basketball player" as soon as he adjusts to the college game.
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FIRST AND TENS. . .Never before can I remember when so many people around the South were rooting openly for Kentucky in a sporting event. During the annual SEC Basketball Media Days in Birmingham last week, practically every reporter there (except those from Florida) were hoping that UK would pull the upset of upsets against the Gators. Their wish wasn't far off . . .Once again, SEC reporters voted UK much higher than it deserved. LSU was ranked No. 1, but even the SEC scribes couldn't ignore all the lofty ratings around the nation of Dale Brown's club. Still, they picked Kentucky ahead of Alabama and Auburn and there's no way the Cats should be ranked that high in the preseason. What, in effect, that rating does is to prevent Joe Hall from being given any credit at the end of the season if he should do a great job and finish as high as second. When writers dislike a coach, they can take a good crack at him by voting his team high in the preseason polls. . .Can you imagine an ALL-SEC preseason team without Kenny Walker? Well, the SEC head coaches apparently figure Walker isn't one of the five best in the conference. Yet, seven of the nine SEC coaches paraded to the podium and praised how great UK is and then didn't vote a single UK player ALL-SEC. . .To the SEC writers' credit, they did vote Walker to their team. A^labama
Jfhe University of Alabama basketball program has flourished under the leadership of fifth-year coach Wimp Sanderson. The Tide participated in the National Invitational Tournament in 1981 after Sanderson's first year as head coach; since then there have been three consecutive trips to the NCAA. Bama's post-season record under the Florence, Ala., native is 8-6. His overall record of 80-42, a winning percentage of .656, is an average of 20 wins per season.
Sanderson played high school ball at Coffee and lettered three years at the University of North Alabama where he was team captain his junior and senior seasons. He began his coaching career in 1959 at Carbon Hill High School. A fter leading the team to a 25-4 record and district championship, Sanderson became an assistant at Alabama, a position he held until he was named head coach in 1980. In Sanderson's short head coaching career, he has defeated all SEC rivals, won the 1982 SEC Tournament in Lexington, two holiday tournaments and road games over Georgetown, Southern Cal and UCLA. Sanderson, a well-known speaker and clinician, is regarded as an excellent recruiter; his classes have generally been considered among the best in the nation.
Years 1981-1984
Pel. .656
Alabama Records
INDIVIDUAL
Game
Points	50	Mike Nordholz vs. Southern Miss (1967)
Field Goals	22	Mike Nordholz vs. Southern Miss (1967)
Free Throws	18	Paul Ellis vs. Ole Miss (1972)
Rebounds	33	Jerry Harper vs. Louisiana College (1956)
Assists	15	Eric Richardson vs. Kentucky (1984)
Season		
Points	747	Reggie King (1979)
Scoring Average	24.5	Jack Kubiszyn (1957)
Field Goals	289	Reggie King (1979)
Field Goal Percentage	66.4%	Bobby Lee Hurt (1984)
Free Throws	189	Jim Fullmer (1957)
Free Throw Percentage	85.4%	Charlie Perry (1964)
Rebounds	517	Jerry Harper (1956)
Rebound Average	21.5	Jerry Harper (1956)
Assists	220	Eric Richardson (1984)
Assist Average	6.9	Eric Richardson (1984)
Career		
Points	2168	Reggie King (1976-79)
Scoring Average	20.1	Jerry Harper (1953-56)
Field Goals	842	Reggie King (1976-79)
Field Goal Percentage	55.6%	Reggie King (1976-79)
Free Throws	486	Reggie King (1976-79)
Free Throw Percentage	83.5%	J.W. Berry (1962, 64)
Rebounds	1688	Jerry Harper (1953-56)
Rebound Average	18.1	Jerry Harper (1953-56)
Assists	463	Ray Odums (1975-78)
Assist Average	6.3	Ennis Whatley (1982-83)
		TEAM
Game		
Points	123	vs. South Florida (1971)
Points by an Opponent	122	vs. Southern Cal (1971)
Points by Both Teams	220	Alabama 123. South Fla. 97 (1971)
Field Goals	49	vs. South Florida (1971)
Field Goal Percentage	69.1%	vs. Miss. State (1982)
Free Throws	45	vs. Eastern Kentucky (1957)
Rebounds	82	vs. South Florida (1971)
Season		
Points	2611	(1978-79. 33 qames)
Scoring Average	87.9	(1955-56, 2110 in 24 games)
Field Goals	1053	(1978-79, 2076 attempts)
Field Goal Percentage	51.1%	(1982-83, 968 of 1893)
Free Throws	652	(1956-57, 26 games)
Free Throw Percentage	74.9%	(1962-63)
Rebounds	1526	(1972-73)
Rebound Average	54.0	(1954-55)
Wins	25	(1977. 25-6)
Losses	20	(1969,4-20)
Consecutive Wins	20	(final 16 games 1956, first 4, 1957)
Consecutive Losses	15	(1969)
)Year-by-Year Resultsi
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Coach
Hank Crisp Hank Crisp Hank Crisp Hank Crisp Hank Crisp Hank Crisp Hank Crisp Hank Crisp Hank Crisp Hank Crisp Paul Burnum No Team Malcolm Laney Hank Crisp Floyd Burdette Floyd Burdette Floyd Burdette Floyd Burdette Floyd Burdette Floyd Burdette Johnny Dee Johnny Dee Johnny Dee Johnny Dee Eugene Lambert Eugene Lambert Eugene Lambert Eugene Lambert Hayden Riley Hayden Riley Hayden Riley Hayden Riley Hayden Riley Hayden Riley Hayden Riley Hayden Riley CM. Newton CM. Newton CM. Newton C.M. Newton C.M. Newton C.M. Newton C.M. Newton C.M. Newton C.M. Newton C.M. Newton C.M. Newton C.M. Newton Wimp Sanderson Wimp Sanderson Wimp Sanderson Wimp Sanderson
SEC	Pet.	Overall	Pet.
12-3	.800	14-5	.737
13-2	.867	16-2	.889
8-7	.533	9-8	.529
9-6	.600	15-9	.625
7-8	.467	11-10	.524
4-12	.250	4-13	.235
13-4	.765	16-5	.762
14-4	.778	18-5	.783
11-7	.611	14-8	.636
13-4	.765	18-6	.750
9-9	.500	10-10	.500
5-3	.625	10-5	. .667
8-4	.667	11-5	.688
13-5	.722	16-6	.727
8-8	.500	15-12	.556
9-9	.500	13-12	.520
8-9	.471	9-12	.429
10-4	.714	15-8	.652
9-5	.643	13-9	.591
6-7	.462	12-9	.571
10-4	.714	16-8	.667
11-3	.786	19-5	.792
14-0	1.000	21-3	.875
7-7	.500	15-11	.577
9-5	.643	17-9	.654
6-8	.429	10-12	.455
4-10	.286	7-17	.292
5-9	.357	7-18	.280
6-8	.429	11-15	.423
7-7	.500	14-11	.560
7-7	.500	14-12	.538
9-7	.563	17-9	.654
9-7	.563	16-10	.615
6-12	.333	13-13	.500
3-15	.167	10-16	.385
1-17	.056	4-20	.167
5-13	.278	8-18	.308
6-12	.333	10-16	.385
13-5	.722	18-8	.692
13-5	.722	22-8	.733
15-3	.833	22-4	.846
15-3	.833	22-5	.815
15-3	833	23-5	.821
14-4	.778	25-6	.806
11-7	 .611	17-10	.630
11-7	.611	22-11	.667
12-6	.667	18-12	.600
10-8	.556	18-11	.621
12-6	.667	24-7	.774
8-10	.444	20-12	.625
10-8	.556	18-12	.600
M983-84 Results
Overall 1	8-12	SEC 10-8		Home 13-1	Away 2-7		Neutral 3-4	
Player		Games FGM-FGA	Pet.	FTM-FTA Pet.	RBs Avg.	PF-D	Asst. Pts	Avg.
Johnson		28 183-356	.514	111-152 .730	237 8.5	80-2	40 477	17.0
Hurt		30 168-253	.664	131-182 .719	273 9.1	89-1	22 467	15.6
Williams		30 194-373	.520	41-55 .745	136 4.5	85-5	70 429	14.3
Richardson		27 111-255	.435	57-70 .814	54 2.0	47-1	186 279	10.3
Neal		30 88-189	.466	36-43 .837	96 3.2	72-3	34 212	7.1
Coner		28 50-110	.455	60-76 .789	26 0.9	48-0	66 160	5.8
Dudley		22 27-69	.391	10-16 .625	30 1.4	32-0	21 64	2.9
J. Farmer		12 7-24	.292	7-13 .538	6 0.5	6-0	4 21	1.8
Jones		9 5-9	.556	3-6 .500	6 0.7	4-0	2 13	1.4
White		7 3-9	.333	4-7 .571	15     2.1 .	7-0	0 10	1.4
M. Farmer		22 6-15	.400	3-6 .500	26 1,1	24-0	13 15	0.7
Others		7 2-9	.222	3-6 .500	7 1.0	8-0	2 7	1.0
Team					76 2.5	(DBR:	50; Opp. 48)	
Bama		30 844-1671	.505	466-632 .737	988 32.9	502-12 460 2154		71.8
Opponents		30 824-1700	.485	368-517 .712	932 31.1	586-23 429 2014		67.1
Bama			Opp. Attend.		High Scorer		High Rebounder	
	70	Rider	50	6,315	Hurt 24		Johnson/Hurt	15
	83	Cincinnati	64	7,149	Johnson 27		Hurt 11	
	93	McNeese State	77	3,871	Johnson 26		Johnson 12	
	87	East Tenn. State	64	3,462	Johnson 23		Johnson 12	
	96	UT-Martin	71	4,219	Johnson 25		Johnson 7	
sb	76	DePaul	77	15,500	Williams 24		Johnson 7	
sb	76	Texas Tech	56	15,500	Williams 20		Hurt 6	
cs	81	Michigan State	69	9.583	Hurt 22		Hurl 8	
cs	54	Georgia Tech	57	10,842	Will/Rich 16		Johnson 10	
	63	Florida	61	3,367	Johnson/Hurt	17	Hurt 14	
	86	Auburn	91	14.327	Neal 26		Hurt 9	
	66	at Kentucky	76	23,813	Williams 20		Hurt 10	
	67	at Vanderbilt	69	15,023	Johnson 24		Hurt 9	
	65	Georgia	60	10,734	Williams 15		Johnson 11	
	82	Tennessee	72	10,023	Hurt 24		Hurt 17	
	84	at LSU	85	12,792	Johnson 30		Johnson 10	
	69	at Ole Miss	56	2,893	Johnson 21		Hurt 12	
	74	Mississippi State	57	11,227	Johnson 18		Johnson 10	
	69	Kentucky	62	15,043	Johnson 18		Hurt 8	
	80	Vanderbilt	73	10,027	Johnson 18		Johnson 11	
	69	at Georgia	82	8,249	Johnson 20		Hurt 10	
	72	at Tennessee	66	11,635	Coner 20		Hurl 10	
	51	LSU	49-OT 10,773		Coner 13		Hurt 11	
	74	Ole Miss	65	8,797	Hurt 25		Hurt 8	
	70	at Mississippi State	74	4,647	Hurt 17		Johnson 15	
	62	at Florida	81	6,374	Hurt 19		Johnson 9	
	70	at Auburn	83	12.100	Hurt 20		Hurt 9	
sec	72	LSU	70-OT 15.285		Johnson 19		Johnson 14	
sec	46	Kentucky	48	15,426	Hurt 15		Johnson 10	
ncaa	48	Illinois State	49	14,438	Williams/Hurt 16		Hurt 10	
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According to the Southeastern Conference football, uh ... basketball writers, Kentucky is picked to finish second in the conference behind favorite LSU. That's pretty unusual if you ask me.
Every year it seems Kentucky is always everyones choice as one of the top teams in the league.Sure, the Wildcats have a good nucleus dressing out this year, but they're young and inexperienced. When matching inexperience against one of the best basketball leagues in the country somehow I just don't see this team finishing second in the conference.
		
		Nick Nicholas
		
	A	Cats' Pause Columnist
		
This year the SEC is about as well-balanced as it ever has been. There're only three teams, -Vanderbilt, Mississippi State and Ole Miss. - who realistically don't have a shot at the title. But those teams are not bad ballclubs. Probably C.M. Newton, Bob Boyd, and Lee Hunt will prove my theory wrong -- it has happened before.
However, if I was one of the highly esteemed dignitaries at Birmingham last Wednesday andThursdayl would have picked three SEC teams ahead of the Wildcats.
(1) LSU (18-11 last year) The Bengal Tigers return three starters from a team that came on strong at the end of last season.
Jerry Reynolds averaged 14.2 points per contest last year while grabbing more than eight rebounds a game. Against North Carolina last year, the
6-foot-8 junior showed the talents that earned him first-team All American status as he scored 29 points and pulled down 10 rebounds.
Returning starters 6-6 Don Redden (10.3 points) and 6-0 guard Derrick Taylor (13.4 ppg.) will give the Tigers an impressive balanced attack.
Other returning players include: Nikita Wilson (6.0 ppg.), Anthony Wilson (2.6 ppg), and Dennis Brown (2.1 ppg.). Coach Dale Brown had one of his best recruiting crops ever, landing seven-footer Zoran Jovanovich, and high scoring prep star John Williams (28.7 ppg. his senior year).
Look for sophomore Nikita Wilson to be the glue that will put Dale Brown's team together. The 6-8 forward was shaky at times during his first year, but the star qualities are there.
(2) Auburn (20-11) Intimadator Charles Barkley packed his bags to meet Moses and Doc in Philly, but even so the Tigers should continue their winning ways.
After receiving an NCAA bid, its first one ever, Auburn was upset by unknown Richmond 72-71. Meanwhile this Tiger, Plainsmen, or War Eagles (by any name) should be a strong SEC contender once again.
All-Amencan Candidate 6-8 junior Chuck Person (19.1 ppg-) can do it all. He can play the tough man-to-man defense, shoot from the outside, is an affective force inside both offensively and defensively, and can steal the ball
away from any of the best ballhandlers in the conference (81 thefts last year). Overall he's my pick for the player of the year in the SEC.
As a backcourt combination of Gerald White and Frank Ford work really well together. The two second-year players gained valuable playing time last season. The freshmen combined for 17 points in their 82-63 victory over the previously unbeaten Wildcats.
Vern Strickland (6.7 ppg.) should break into the starting lineup. The 6-5 junior pulled down a career high seven rebounds against the Cats in their victory in Auburn.
Freshman Darren Guest, a member of the McDonald's All-American team, will be battling it out with 6-7 senior Carey Holland for the center position. Guest's muscular play has earned him the nickname "Baby Dawk" after New Jersey's center Darryle Dawkins.
(3) Florida (16-13) The Gators are my sleeper pick. Coach Norm Sloan did a remarkable job with last year's squad. After finishing last in the SEC in '83 the Gators jumped up to place third along side of NCAA participant LSU.
While losing Ronnie Williams and Vernon Delancy to the pros, the men of Sloan still have a lot of experience. Guards Andrew Moten (11.9 ppg.) and Darryl Gresham (11.9 ppg.) and senior center Eugene McDowell (12.4 ppg. -9.2 reb.) can play against anybody in the country.
Add that trio with the promise of newcomers Vernon Maxwell (31.6 ppg., 9.8 reb.), 6-11 redshirt Mark Saso and 6-10 junior college transfer Francisco Leon and Florida could be a terror to be reckoned with. They may be a year away from challenging for the title, though, don't be surprised if this sleeping Gator wakes up a year early.
As for Kentucky the Wildcats possess a lot of pure natural talent. Though, along with a lot of injuries, and five new faces this year, the Wildcats will probably have trouble with their tough early season slate. But with the excellent leadership from co-captains Kenny Walker and Winston Bennett the younger players will definitely improve. For a change of pace this team may peak just right at tourney time. A change Joe Hall will definitely accept.
While we're on the subject here's my SEC all-conference picks: (F) Kenny Walker (Kentucky), (F) Chuck Person (Auburn), (C) Eugene McDowell (Florida), (G) Eric Laird (Ole Miss), (G) Andrew Moten (Florida).
If there was a most improved SEC player award my vote would go to UK's Paul Andrews. The former Laurel County standout has really strengthened his upper body while not losing his shooting touch. If not starting, Andrews still should see a lot of action. His preseason performance indicates that he's ready to shine as a Wildcat.
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