2002-03 Barton Men's Basketball News
Campbell takes over reigns of Cougar basketball
The search for a new coach for the Barton County Community College men’s basketball coach is over and it resulted in landing a name not only familiar in NJCAA basketball circles but one that is currently in the NJCAA Hall of Fame.
June 27, 2003
Press conference set to name new men’s basketball coach; reception to follow
A press conference has been scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday at the Student Union on the campus of Barton County Community College to name a new men’s basketball coach at the college.
June 24, 2003
Coach Wolf headed to Murray State
Barton County Community College men’s basketball coach Ryan Wolf is headed to Murray State University (Kent.) to become an assistant coach at the NCAA Division I school. Wolf will be an assistant under new head coach Mick Cronin.
June 10, 2003
Elliott signs to play with Barton County
Scott Elliott of Immaculata High School in Leavenworth has signed a letter of intent to play basketball for the Barton County Community College Cougars.
June 06, 2003
Ex-Cougar Coach Forbes headed to Illinois State
Former Barton County Community College men’s basketball coach Steve Forbes has moved on to Illinois State University as an assistant coach. Forbes has spent the past three seasons as an assistant at Louisiana Tech, where he helped guide the team to its first post season game in 10 years with a trip to the NIT in 2002.
May 06, 2003
Pulley signs to play basketball for Missouri
The Barton County Community College men’s basketball team had a 4th member ink with an NCAA Division I team when Randy Pulley signed to play for Missouri next year. Pulley joins Robert Whaley (Cincinnati), Nouha Diakite (Louisville), and redshirt freshman Jesse McClung (Ball State) as Cougars heading to DI schools.
May 02, 2003
Bruner signs to play with Barton County
The Barton County Community College men’s basketball team snagged itself a prize possession in Kansas for next season. The Cougars signed consensus 1st team All-State selection Aubrey Bruner to be part of its basketball team next season. Bruner was a member of the Class 5A state champion McPherson High School Bullpups this past season.
April 22, 2003
Whaley earns 2nd team All-American honors
Barton County Community College sophomore basketball standout Robert Whaley was named as a 2nd team All-American by the National Junior College Athletic Association, the second straight year he has earned recognition by the NJCAA. Last season Whaley was a 1st team All-American as a freshman
April 10, 2003
Bush sets Conference USA single season steals record
Former Barton County Community College All-American Eric Bush put himself in the Conference USA basketball records books during his University of Alabama-Birmingham’s run through the NIT post season tournament. The Blazers season ended a loss to St. John, one game short of the NIT semifinals.
March 28, 2003
Season ends in Region VI quarterfinals for Barton County men
The Barton County Community College men’s basketball team saw its season come to an end Sunday afternoon in Salina, falling to Cloud County Community College, 86-80, during Region VI quarterfinal play at the Bicentennial Center.
March 10, 2003
Cougars advance to quarterfinals with win over Blue Devils
The Barton County Community College men’s basketball team moved into the Region VI quarterfinals with an 88-75 win over Kansas City Kansas in the first round of the tournament Wednesday night at the Barton County Gym.
March 05, 2003
Barton finishes West with 14-2 mark
The Barton County Community College men’s basketball team put the finishing touches on the regular season Saturday night, rolling to an 80-55 win over Dodge City in the Civic Center at Dodge.
March 02, 2003
Cougars clinch Jayhawk West title
The Barton County Community College men’s basketball team clinched the Jayhawk West title Wednesday night with a 107-80 win over Cloud County at the Barton County Gym. The West title is the 8th overall for Barton and its 4th in the last 6 years.
February 26, 2003
Cougars one step closer to Jayhawk West title
The Barton County Community College men’s basketball team took another step toward capturing the Jayhawk West Championship, knocking off Butler County, 65-58, Saturday night at the Barton County Gym. The win, coupled with a Seward County loss to Cloud County, assured Barton of at least a share of the Jayhawk West title and wrapped up the top seed in the upcoming Region VI tournament.
February 22, 2003
Barton rebounds to for 93-83 win over Hutchinson
The Barton County Community College men’s basketball team wasn’t about to have anything to do with a losing streak of any kind. After losing for the first time in 11 games at Colby Saturday, the Cougars rolled to a 93-83 win over Hutchinson Wednesday night at the Barton County Gym.
February 19, 2003
Cougars fall to Colby
The Barton County Community College men’s basketball team saw it’s 10 game winning streak come to an end at the Community Building in Colby Saturday night, falling to Trojans, 93-79.
February 16, 2003