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NY Makes Sky Apple Of Its Eye
The partisan New York crowd may have wanted the Knicks to select hometown star Walter Berry ahead of Kentucky's Kenny Walker with the team's first-round pick in the Jan. 17 NBA draft, but to Walker, it was a dream come true.
"I was thinking, 'Pick me, pick me,'" Walker, who was the fifth player taken in the draft, told the Lexington Herald-Leader. "My heart was pounding and I got a little nervous."
Although New York assistant coach Rich Adubato said the team would have spent its first pick on Chuck Person had the Auburn star been available, he said the Knicks are very pleased to have the Kentucky All-American.
"We've thoroughly researched him (Walker)," Adubato said. "Basically, we had great interest because he plays so hard. There's not a player in the draft who plays
with more heart or plays as hard."
Adubato said Walker would play small forward should Bernard King be unable to rebound from major knee surgery, and could play power forward should the former NBA scoring champion return to form.
"Kenny Walker's outplayed bigger people all his life," Adubato said. "He'll score no matter who guards him. At small forward, he'll post up. He'll take the bigger people outside."
"My attitude is good and I think I can step in and turn things around with a good attitude," Walker said. "I can rebound at any level. I proved that in college. Because I was doubled and tripled, I'm used to the physical aspect.
"This warms my heart," Walker said of said of his selection. "The Knicks are on the verge of being a great ballclub. With good health.
it's definitely the team of the future.
"I'm beaming with confidence."
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Roger Harden, who made a living dishing the ball off to Walker the past two seasons, was picked up by the Los Angeles Lakers in the fifth round. Harden, the 115th overall selection in the draft, must be considered a longshot to make the Lakers 12-man roster.
"I'm just thrilled to be picked." Harden said. "I'm really excited to have been picked by the Lakers. I'm going to give it my best shot."
Harden was the third of four guards to be chosen by Pat Riley's club. Andre Turner of Memphis State and Greg Blaney of West Virginia were selected by the Los Angeles ahead of Harden. Mark Coleman from Mississippi Valley State was taken in the seventh round by the Lakers.
Uptown Ed Lights Up Tokyo
UK Opens Trip With Victory Over Japan
In its first game on the Japanese summer excursion the Kentucky Wildcats defeated the Japanese team 80-55 in the opening game of the Kirin World Basketball-'86 Tournament. The contest took place last Saturday in Tokyo.
Ed Davender led the way with a team-high 15 points followed by teammates Richard Madison and Winston Bennett with 13 and 12 points, respectively.
Even though the Japanese team featured 7-foot-6 Yasutaka Okayama, Kentucky enjoyed a 39-19 rebounding advantage. UK kept Okayama off the boards as the giant from Japan hauled down only one rebound. The Wildcats' rugged man-to-man defense also played a key factor in the victory. Japan was able to connect on only 41.2 percent of its shots from the field (21 of 51).
"Japan's only chance is to play like us instead of laying back in a zone," said Eddie Sutton to Lexington Herald-Leader writer Jerry Tipton. "Their players played as hard as any team we played last season. . .and we went 32-4. Their weapon is quickness. They're as quick as we are but they can't use it sitting in a zone."
Kentucky's starting lineup in its initial encounter in Tokyo's Yoyogi National Gym was: Winston Bennett, forward: Richard Madison, forward; Robert Lock, center: James Blackmon, guard; and Ed Davender, guard.
Though its starting lineup didn't produce to Sutton's needs, the second-year coach then inserted Irving Thomas. Cedric Jenkins. Paul Andrews, Todd Ziegler and Leroy Byrd in the lineup. And with the score knotted at 15-15 at the 8:30 mark he ordered Kenny Walker and Roger Harden into the game.
With a Walker layup the 'Cats proceeded to take command at 21-15. During the first
half's final five minutes UK outscored Japan 16-6. The Wildcats led at intermission, 37-23.
With "Sky" out of the lineup starting the second period, Kentucky increased its lead to 61-42 before the future New York Knick checked back in (8:56).
Leading all scorers was Tomohide Utsumi. who tallied a game-high 26 points.
Wildcats Capture Tourney By Defeating Finland 87-67 Before 8,000 Fans
Playing in its second game in as many days Kentucky captured the Kirin World tourney with an 87-67 victory over Finland. The game was held at Yoyogi National Gym.
"I didn't think we were quite as sharp," said Wildcat coach Eddie Sutton in comparison to the victory over Japan. "We were careless
Name
Winston Bennett Kenny Walkef . James Blackmon Ed Davender Roger Harden Leroy Byrd .. ':. Paul Andrews  .. Irving Thomas . Todd Ziegler Richard Madison. Rob Lock. Cedric Jenkins .. Team Total*
KENTUCKY mln  fg-a   ft-a rt> a pf tp
26
12
19
27 9
13 12 16
5
20
20
21
6-8 3-6
0-0 2 0 3 12 0-0 2 0 2 6
3-9 0-0 1 0 4 6 6-9 2-2 5 0 3 15 0-0 0-0 1 0 2 0 4 4 6
2-4 0-0 12 2 2-3   0-0 2  1 0
3-5 0-0 3 0 3
0-1 0-0  10 0 0
5-8 3-4  4 0 0 13
3-6 1-2  7 0 1 7
3-9 1-2 5 0 0 7 5
200 36-68 7-10 39 3 20 80
JAPAN
Name mln fg-a   ft-a rb a pf tp
Norihiko Kilahara .. 28 2-5 3-3 3 0 2 7 Yasutaka Okayama   30   3-7   1-411 0 7
Shuji Ono........ 33   2-3   0-1  0 4 2 4
Tomohide Utsumi .. 35 11-21 0-1 2 3 1 26 Masahiko Magai ... 8 1-2 0-0 0 0 1 2 Yasuaki Ikeuchi....  23   0-8   0-0 4 0 2 0
Kazutoko Kalo..... 3   0-0   0-0 0 0 1 0
Hiroyuki Sonegawa 6 0-0 0-010 0 0 Ikiyra Rikukawa.... 21 1-1 2-2 2 2 2 4 Mitsuhiko Kato .... 10 1-3 0-0 0 2 1 3 Tsukasa Karakica.. 3 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 Team 5 Totala 200 21-51  8-13 1 8 1 2 1 3 55
Kentucky.........................37-4380
Japan............................ 23-3255
Field-goal shooting: Kentucky, 52.9. Japan. 41.2 Free-throw shooting: Kerttucky, 70.0: Japan, 61.5 Three-point goals Davender 1. Utsumi 4. M. Kato 1. Technicals: none. Turnovers: Kentucky, 18, Japan, 20 Officials. Yasuo Nakayama. Carl Jungebrand . Attendance 8.000 (est.).
FINLAND
Name                 mln fg-a ft-a rb Bp! tp
Harri Lehtonen____        28   4-8 0-1  5 0 4 8
Pekka Landetniemi .3   0-1 0-0 0 0 1 0
Olli-Pekka Brunberg   13   0-3 2-2 0 0 4 2
Teemu Simola.....          3   0-1 0-0 0 0 1 0
Eero Savolainen ...    4   0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Tertti Manilla......           31    4-8 7-7 4 2 3 15
Jan Raitanen......          33 4-13 2-2 3 2 4 12
Mikael Salmi......           21    2-5 4-5 3 1 4 8
Jouko Heikkinen   .24   4-9 4-5 0 4 3 13
Mikko Tanner .....          40   3-8 1-213 4 9
Team 1 o
Totalt
200 21-56 20-24 26 12 28 67
KENTUCKY
Name mln fg-a   ft-a rb a pf tp
Winston Qennett ..  35 9-16   3-5 8 2 3 21
Kenny Walker..... 14   3-6   0-2 1 0 2 6
James Blackmon ..   23 7-11    2-4 2 0 4 16
Ed Davender...... 29   1-7   0-0 2 7 2 2
Roger Harden..... 6   0-0   0-0 0 0 4 0
Leroy Byrd...... 6   0-0   0-0 0 11 0
Paul Andrews..... 10   1-2   0-0 0 0 2 2
Irving Thomas..... 7   2-4   0-0 0 0 2 4
Todd Ziegler..... 9   1-2   1-2 4 0 4 3
Richa'd Madison..,  23 7-12   1-4 7 1   1 15
Rob Lock ........ 23   2-8   6-7 8 0 2 10
Cedric Jenkins ....   15   2-6   4-4 3 0 0 8
Team 13
Total! 200 35-74 17-28 48 11 27 87
Finland........................... 37-3067
Kentucky......................... 47-4087
Field-goal shooting Finland. 29% (three-point goals) 41% (two-point goals). Kentucky, 0% (three-point goals). 49% (two-point goals) Free-throw shooting Finland. 83%. Kentucky, 61%' Technicals none Turnovers- Finland 15. Kentucky, 15 Officials Nakano Kouichi, Nobe Masaru. Attendance. 8 000 (est)
and turned the ball over too many times. At times our shot selection was not good."
The Wildcats played all 12 members as they ran their record to 2-0 on the foreign tour. Louisville Male grad Winston Bennett was the game's leading scorer as he pumped in 21 points. James Blackmon contributed 16 points followed by Richard Madison with 15. It was the second straight contest the "Master Blaster" had scored in double figures.
Findland had grabbed an 18-16 lead, but UK reeled off seven straight points to regain its advantage.
A Bennett free throw and a layup late in the first period ignited a 16-6 Wildcat run as the team from the Bluegrass led at halftime, 47-37.
"I have to be the stabilizer," noted Bennett. "I thought that this would be a big game and I wanted to be ready."
Overall, Kentucky outrebounded its opponents 48-26. It was a game in which 55 personal fouls were whistled, with Findland committing 28 compared to the Wildcats' 27.
UK's two center prospects, Robert Lock and Cedric Jenkins, had steady performances in the win over Findland. Lock poured in 10 points and grabbed eight rebounds, while Jenkins scored eight points and snared three boards.
Here's the rest of Kentucky's schedule for the Japan tourJune 24, UK vs. Findland at Sendal; June 26, UK vs. Japan at Niigata; June 28, UK vs. Findland atOhtsu; June 29, UK vs. Czechoslovakia at Sapporo; and July 2, UK vs. South China at Hong Kong.