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PRINT THIS PAGE | E-MAIL THIS PAGE Tuesday, January 20, 1998 Dies of Kansas State, Texas freshman Axtell win weekly honors DALLAS (AP) - Kansas State's Manny Dies, who outshone everybody but Wilt Chamberlain in Saturday's loss to Kansas, has been named Big 12 basketball player of the week. Luke Axtell of Texas was named top rookie for the second time this season. Dies, a 6-foot-9 junior forward from Wichita, became the first Kansas State player to win the weekly honors in the Big 12, now in its second season. The last Wildcat to win in the old Big Eight Conference was Tyrone Davis, in January 1996. Dies dominated inside against No. 3 Kansas, with 26 points and 11 rebounds. Kansas missed the first seven shots it took and led the Wildcats by only a point heading into the halftime ceremony at which Chamberlain, the near-legendary Kansas star of the 1950s, was honored to thunderous applause on his first return to Allen Field House. The struggling Jayhawks ended up winning 69-62 but Kansas State was in the game until the closing minute. Kansas star Paul Pierce was held to just 11 points, and the Jayhawks' top scorer was guard Ryan Robertson with 15. Dies had 27 points and 9 rebounds in Wednesday's 77-59 victory over Iowa State. Axtell, a 6-foot-9 freshman from Austin, got his first double-double with 13 points and 14 rebounds in a 91-75 loss at Oklahoma, and then scored 17 in an 88-79 victory over Texas Tech. He won the rookie honors in a split vote over Oklahoma's Ryan Humphrey, who averaged 8.5 points and 10.5 rebounds in two games. Send a Letter to the Editor about This Story | Start or Join A Discussion about This Story Send the URL (Address) of This Story to A Friend: Enter their email address below: texnews.com Reporter OnLine Local Sports Texas Sports Copyright ©1998, Abilene Reporter-News / Texnews / E.W. Scripps Publications Send the URL (Address) of This Story to A Friend: Enter their email address below:

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