1979-80 Men's Basketball Roster

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C 6'11" 220 lbs

0

Ozell Jones

Fr. Long Beach, Calif. Polytechnic HS

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Freshman Long Beach, Calif. Polytechnic HS

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G 5'9" 160 lbs

3

James Gibbs

Fr. Mt. Vernon, N.Y. Mt. Vernon HS

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Freshman Mt. Vernon, N.Y. Mt. Vernon HS

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G 6'0" 170 lbs

10

John Kobar

Sr. Syracuse, N.Y. Bishop Ludden HS

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Senior Syracuse, N.Y. Bishop Ludden HS

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G 6'11" 170 lbs

11

Ronnie Ryer

Sr. New York, N.Y. Cowley County (Kan.) JC

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Senior New York, N.Y. Cowley County (Kan.) JC

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G 6'3" 175 lbs

13

Randy Smithson

Jr. Normal, Ill. Cowley County (Kan.) JC

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Junior Normal, Ill. Cowley County (Kan.) JC

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G/F 6'7" 210 lbs

23

Jay Jackson

So. Valley Falls, Kan. Cowley County (Kan.) CC

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Sophomore Valley Falls, Kan. Cowley County (Kan.) CC

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F 6'7" 180 lbs

25

Ray Shirley

Sr. New York, N.Y. Laurinburg Institute (N.C.)

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Senior New York, N.Y. Laurinburg Institute (N.C.)

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G/F 6'5" 195 lbs

33

Mike Jones

So. Joliet, Ill. Illinois

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Sophomore Joliet, Ill. Illinois

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F 6'9" 220 lbs

35

Antoine Carr

Fr. Wichita, Kan. Heights HS

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Freshman Wichita, Kan. Heights HS

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F 6'6" 195 lbs

41

Mike Denny

Jr. Midland, Texas Midland (Texas) JC

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Junior Midland, Texas Midland (Texas) JC

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G/F 6'5" 185 lbs

43

Auguster Jackson

Jr. Birmingham, Ala. Phillips HS

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Junior Birmingham, Ala. Phillips HS

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F 6'7" 205 lbs

44

Richard Williams

Sr. Hollywood, Fla. Connors (Okla.) JC

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Senior Hollywood, Fla. Connors (Okla.) JC

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F 6'6" 225 lbs

45

Eric Kuhn

So. Wichita, Kan. Kapaun Mt. Carmel

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Sophomore Wichita, Kan. Kapaun Mt. Carmel

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F 6'9" 225 lbs

50

Chris Boyd

So. Wichita, Kan. State Fair (Mo.) JC

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Sophomore Wichita, Kan. State Fair (Mo.) JC

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F 6'6" 220 lbs

53

James Carr

So. Wichita, Kan. Hutchinson (Kan.) CC

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Sophomore Wichita, Kan. Hutchinson (Kan.) CC

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F 6'8" 220 lbs

54

Cliff Levingston

Fr. San Diego, Calif. Morse HS

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Freshman San Diego, Calif. Morse HS

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1979-80 Men's Basketball Roster
No.	Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Yr.	Hometown/Previous School
0	Ozell Jones	C	6-11	220	Fr.	Long Beach, Calif. / Polytechnic HS
3	James Gibbs	G	5-9	160	Fr.	Mt. Vernon, N.Y. / Mt. Vernon HS
10	John Kobar	G	6-0	170	Sr.	Syracuse, N.Y. / Bishop Ludden HS
11	Ronnie Ryer	G	6-11	170	Sr.	New York, N.Y. / Cowley County (Kan.) JC
13	Randy Smithson	G	6-3	175	Jr.	Normal, Ill. / Cowley County (Kan.) JC
23	Jay Jackson	G/F	6-7	210	So.	Valley Falls, Kan. / Cowley County (Kan.) CC
25	Ray Shirley	F	6-7	180	Sr.	New York, N.Y. / Laurinburg Institute (N.C.)
33	Mike Jones	G/F	6-5	195	So.	Joliet, Ill. / Illinois
35	Antoine Carr	F	6-9	220	Fr.	Wichita, Kan. / Heights HS
41	Mike Denny	F	6-6	195	Jr.	Midland, Texas / Midland (Texas) JC
43	Auguster Jackson	G/F	6-5	185	Jr.	Birmingham, Ala. / Phillips HS
44	Richard Williams	F	6-7	205	Sr.	Hollywood, Fla. / Connors (Okla.) JC
45	Eric Kuhn	F	6-6	225	So.	Wichita, Kan. / Kapaun Mt. Carmel
50	Chris Boyd	F	6-9	225	So.	Wichita, Kan. / State Fair (Mo.) JC
53	James Carr	F	6-6	220	So.	Wichita, Kan. / Hutchinson (Kan.) CC
54	Cliff Levingston	F	6-8	220	Fr.	San Diego, Calif. / Morse HS

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	Gene Smithson	Head Coach

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Ozell Jones

C

6'11" 220 lbs Fr.

Long Beach, Calif. Polytechnic HS

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James Gibbs

G

5'9" 160 lbs Fr.

Mt. Vernon, N.Y. Mt. Vernon HS

3
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John Kobar

G

6'0" 170 lbs Sr.

Syracuse, N.Y. Bishop Ludden HS

10
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Ronnie Ryer

G

6'11" 170 lbs Sr.

New York, N.Y. Cowley County (Kan.) JC

11
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Randy Smithson

G

6'3" 175 lbs Jr.

Normal, Ill. Cowley County (Kan.) JC

13
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Jay Jackson

G/F

6'7" 210 lbs So.

Valley Falls, Kan. Cowley County (Kan.) CC

23
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Ray Shirley

F

6'7" 180 lbs Sr.

New York, N.Y. Laurinburg Institute (N.C.)

25
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Mike Jones

G/F

6'5" 195 lbs So.

Joliet, Ill. Illinois

33
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Antoine Carr

F

6'9" 220 lbs Fr.

Wichita, Kan. Heights HS

35
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Mike Denny

F

6'6" 195 lbs Jr.

Midland, Texas Midland (Texas) JC

41
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Auguster Jackson

G/F

6'5" 185 lbs Jr.

Birmingham, Ala. Phillips HS

43
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Richard Williams

F

6'7" 205 lbs Sr.

Hollywood, Fla. Connors (Okla.) JC

44
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Eric Kuhn

F

6'6" 225 lbs So.

Wichita, Kan. Kapaun Mt. Carmel

45
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Chris Boyd

F

6'9" 225 lbs So.

Wichita, Kan. State Fair (Mo.) JC

50
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James Carr

F

6'6" 220 lbs So.

Wichita, Kan. Hutchinson (Kan.) CC

53
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Cliff Levingston

F

6'8" 220 lbs Fr.

San Diego, Calif. Morse HS

54

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1979-80 Men's Basketball Roster

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Ozell Jones

James Gibbs

John Kobar

Ronnie Ryer

Randy Smithson

Jay Jackson

Ray Shirley

Mike Jones

Antoine Carr

Mike Denny

Auguster Jackson

Richard Williams

Eric Kuhn

Chris Boyd

James Carr

Cliff Levingston

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