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Baumann, Thomas to partake in All-Star game
Garden City Community College men's basketball coach Kris Baumann and guard Richard Thomas have been selected to participate in the NJCAA All-Star game April 25 in Odessa, Texas. Baumann will coach the Red National team.
The honor to coach in the game was presented to Baumann after he led the Broncbusters to their first Region VI championship and appearance in the national tournament since 1956. The Busters ended the tournament with a sixth-place finish..more..
Busters sign Cobb from Southeast
His statistics won't jump out at the casual basketball fan as anything spectacular. But ask Garden City Community College men's basketball coach Kris Baumann about his first signed Broncbuster new to the program next winter, and he'll identify Ronald Cobb as a player with plenty of quality. Which in turn is something Baumann hopes makes up for in the lack of quantity numbers.
Cobb, a 6-foot-8 post from Wichita Southeast, became the first player to sign and send in his national letter of intent to with the Region 6 champion Busters on April 8..more..
Busters win conference
The men's Buster Basketball team played Allen County in the first round of the playoffs March 4. Winning this game would mean the Busters would make an appearance in the Jayhawk Conference Tournament. With a score of (73-59) the Buster did just that..more..
Busters hold off Cloud County in OT
Brad Nading/Telegram — Garden City Community College's Thomas Manzano, right, drives the lane Saturday past Cloud County's Oleg Kovalov for a basket at Perryman Athleic Complex.
With a jubilant leap Garden City Community College forward Reggie Davis swung his arm.
Davis could show some elation as Cloud County's Jemal Farmer knocked the ball off his leg and out of bounds with 4.2 seconds left in overtime. The Broncbusters were clinging to a one-point lead after the Thunderbirds failed to get off a shot after Richard Thomas missed a one-and-one free throw attempt with 1.7 seconds to go, giving Garden City a 60-59 Jayhawk Conference Western Division with at Perryman Athletic Complex on Saturday.more..
Pratt pounds out 66-54 win over Busters
PRATT — There's just something about playing Garden City Community College that puts Brett Crittenden at the top of his game.
"I just like to get those guys," said Crittenden, a Pratt Community College starting guard and 2007 Greeley County High School graduate. "(Garden City) recruited me and I don't know, I just like to play strong against them."..more..
Brad Nading/Telegram — Garden City Community College's Travis Burley, right, goes up for a shot over Pratt's Illiwa Baldwin during a January game at Perryman Athletic Complex. The two teams will square off Wednesday in Pratt.
Not a bad spot to be in this late in the season.
Broncbusters sittin' pretty in Third place in Western Division
There are four games left in the regular season and the Garden City Community College men's basketball team is in third place of the Jayhawk Conference Western Division.
But take a look at the conference standings and all that separates third place from sixth is one game. All of a sudden one loss could be the only thing to separate a first round home game from being on the road in the post season Region VI Tournament.
Broncbusters collapse late, fall to Barton County 85-68
GREAT BEND — When the Garden City Community College men's team played Barton County on Jan. 14 at Perryman Athletic Complex, the Cougars won in overtime.
On Wednesday, in the middle of a tight battle which showed a tie on the scoreboard with 10:46 left, the Broncbusters and Cougars were well on their way to a possible overtime or down to the wire type finish. That is, until Barton County (23-3, 10-2) pulled away and left Garden City in the dust on its way to an 85-68 Jayhawk Conference Western Division win..more..
Dragon Slayers: Broncbusters avenge January loss to Hutchinson with 79-77 victory
Brad Nading/Telegram — Garden City Community College's Richard Thomas, right, drives under the bucket along the baseline for a basket past Hutchinson's Ryan Douvier Saturday at Perryman Athletic Complex.
In the final 10 minutes, Hutchinson Community College gave Garden City every chance to pull away for a blowout Saturday night at Perryman Athletic Complex.
Instead the Broncbusters settled for a 79-77 Jayhawk Conference Western Division win..more..
Busters hold off Dodge upset bid
DODGE CITY — There was a one-minute stretch that may have defined the Garden City Community College men's perseverance more than at any other time in its 68-63 win Saturday.
With 11 minutes left in the game, Dodge City's Dante Redmond hit a 3-pointer to put the Conquistadors ahead 44-42. Thomas Manzano responded for Garden City with a trey of his own, then the Conquistadors got another 3-pointer from Mykael Thompson, and the Broncbusters' Fred Williams answered with one. It was far from determining the outcome, but in that one frenzied minute, the Broncbusters proved they could withstand any Dodge City hits like they had all game. And in the final 10 minutes, it was the kind of push Garden City needed to maintain enough momentum to hold off a feisty Dodge City squad led by freshman guard Rodney Clinkscales..more..
Busting out: GCCC men win second straight with victory over Seward
The opportunity was just too much to pass up.
As the game clock ticked down in its final seconds Wednesday at Perryman Athletic Complex, Trevor Ottley spotted Thomas Manzano headed toward the rim from the right side. Ottley, the Garden City Community College 6-foot-8 forward, stood in the middle of the lane and lofted a soft alley-oop to Manzano. The Broncbuster guard slammed home the final two points of the game with four seconds left, and put an exclamation point to Garden City ending its recent frustrations against Seward County..more.. |