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-- THE KENTUCKY KERNEL, Wednesday, Tcb. 18,

Doing What Comes Natural
World
Parsons Is Player Of Week

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By LARRY VAN HOOSE

Hy LARRY VAN

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The smallest son of an

Kernel Sports Editor

Slater Fork, Ky. family
is just "doing what comes
naturally" vhen he stars for
Adolph Hupp s Wildcats.
In fact, he has done so well
Tonight's game with Yanderbilt may be the most important
while doing what.vcomes naturtilt the Wildcats will engage in all year. A loss to the improving
Commodores will throw UK almost out of the SEC champion- ally that Dickie Parsons has
ship picture. Hut thinking back to last year, this game is im- been named the Kernel's "Player of the Week."
portant in other respects.
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during the stretch drive and went on to win the NCAA title.
Ironically, that drive was ienited by a defeat, but this year a
defeat at this stage will be too disastrous.
Coach Ariolph Rupp attributed the one point loss to Auburn
last year as being one of the big factors in the 'Cats winning
the national crown. "Something happened down there at
Auburn last vear after we got beat. The bovs suddenly made
up their minds to play like a Kentucky team and we didn't lose
another game," Rupp said after copping his fourth NCAA title.
After losing two SEC .games this season Kentucky can
hardly afford to drop another. Vanderbilt, after measuring
Tennessee over the weekend, now has a chance to tie for the
Conference championship. The Commodores are currently in
a fourth-plac- e
tie with Tennessee, behind third-plac- e
Kentucky.
Another victory over the 'Cats and a loss by Kentucky to
Auburn or Tennessee would put Vandy in good shape if
Mississippi State hasn't worked its way out of the entangling
race problem.
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Parsons, who
his greatest
basketball thrill at UK has been
"just playine." is from a long line
of case specialists. The mountaineer has three brothers, formerly good hish school and college
players and now in the coaching
profession, and a fourth brother
who is playing prep ball at Harlan
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Hieh now.
"The Smallest Wildcat" Dickie
is only
isn't the least bit
worried about his stature. "I just
have to work a little harder against
the big boys," Parsons says.
"From the time I started playing
basketball in the fourth grade
back in Harlan County, all my
coaches and friends have always
tcld me I was too small," the dead-ey- e
DICKIE PARSONS
set-.hartist said.
But with the same determination the country," said the sophomore on one point. He Isn't Jost seeing
and the same dangerous set shot whiz.
basketball ai Tts beU. He's help- with which Parsons made believRut we'll disagree with Parsons ing make it the bes.
ers out of his high school oppon
ents, he's at it again here at UK,
where Coach Rupp has nominated
the speedy guard as chief play-makof the Wildcats.
Determination and confidence
that confidence mixed perfectly
with a touch of modesty are the
outstanding traits of the genial
shotmaker from the hills. These
are the traits that lead Parsons in
believing the 'Cats are definitely
going to the NCAA Regional' as
the Southeastern Conference representative. Just ask him if Kentucky will, be in Evansville when
tournament time comes.
"Yes. sir," he'll promptly reply.
And if you ask him about Saturday's bout with undefeated Auburn hell say, "We're going to
blow them out of the gym."
In 21 games this season Parsons
is hitting at a .401 percentage from
the field in 157 attempts. From
the
line he has connected on 42 of 52 tosses for a healthy
.807 percentage.
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Speakin? of percentages, floor
general Parsons hits the books
pretty regularly, too. In three
semesters here his standings have
been 3.2, 3.1, and 2.0 for the
biological sciences and physical
education major. Dickie plans on
being a coach after graduation.
"That's mainly why I decided
to come to UK. You know when
you come down here you will be
seeing basketball at its best and
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Two Kentucky lx)ys could mean the difference when Auburn
comes to town Saturday night. They are Jim Fibbc, a former
star at Good Shepherd High School in Franklin County, and
Dave Vaughan, former teammate of Billy Lickert at Lafayette
High here in Lexington. Fibbe is leading the SEC in shooting
from the field with a 55.9 percentage after 120 attempts.
Kentucky's Benny Cojfman is third in that department with
a square .500 hitting percentage in 146 attempts. Coffman is
behind second-plac- e
Jlenry Hart, also of Auburn, who has connected on 64 of 116 shots. But Auburn is not mentioned
among the SEC's top 10 foul goal shooters and has only one
man listed in the other statistics department. Bex Frederick,
Auburn pivotman, is the third best rebounder in the league.

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