2005-06 Men's Basketball
Schedule
Barton
signs 8 in-state recruits for upcoming season
In one of his first moves as the new men’s
basketball coach at Barton County Community College, Craig
Fletchall began working his contacts and hitting the road
to put together a recruiting class for next season. Fletchall
has pretty much wrapped up the in-state portion of that class
with the signing of 5 high school seniors to go along with
three transfers from other conference schools – one
who will have to sit out the season due to transferring within
the conference. Two of the transfers are cousins who already
have relation playing for the women’s team at Barton.
The
Cougar coach is still completing his out-of-state class, which
will only consist of 5 certified players for next season due
to sanctions on the men’s program. The high school crop
will feature 5 players who all played in a state tournament
this past spring.
Whaley
selected by Utah in 2nd round of NBA Draft
 Former
Barton County Community College All-American Robert Whaley
was selected in the 2nd round of the NBA Draft Tuesday night.
Whaley played for the Barton men’s basketball team during
the 2001-02 and 2002-03 seasons when he was named All-American
twice. He is the 3rd former Cougar selected in the draft.
The
6-10 center was selected late in the 2nd round by the Utah
Jazz with the 51st overall pick. There were 60 players drafted
in all. Whaley joins Kenny Williams and Alek Radojevic as
the only other players from Barton County to be taken in the
NBA Draft.
Fletchall
named Barton men’s basketball coach
 Craig
Fletchall was named as the new men’s basketball coach
at Barton County Community College Wednesday afternoon when
the college’s Board of Trustee approved his hiring at
its monthly meeting. Fletchall becomes the school’s
11th men’s basketball coach, replacing Dave Campbell,
who resigned after two years at the Cougar’s coach.
Coach Fletchall comes to Barton County from Neosho County,
where he has spent the past 5 seasons as the coach of the
Panthers. This past season Coach Fletchall guided Neosho to
the Region VI finals for the 1st time in school history. His
5-year mark at Neosho was 101-58. This season the Panthers
jumped to a 17-1 start to the season before finishing with
a regular season mark of 23-7. Neosho then knocked off 3-time
defending Region VI Champion Coffeyville in the semifinals,
74-59. Upstart Pratt ended Neosho’s season in the Region
VI Championship game, 77-65. Neosho was ranked as high as
No. 12 this year – the highest ranking in school history.
Campbell
resigns post as Barton men’s basketball coach
Dave ‘Soupy’ Campbell resigned his post as the
men’s basketball coach at Barton County Community College
after guiding the program for two seasons. Barton’s
Board of Trustees accepted Campbell’s resignation at
a special Board meeting today.
Kavaliauskas
inks with A&M, Salazar to Georgia Southern; 4 others to
Division II
The Barton County Community College men’s basketball
team has had six players from the 2004-05 team sign to play
basketball at the NCAA Division I and II levels next season.
Headlining the list is 1st Team All Jayhawk West player Antanas
Kavaliauskas. Kavaliauskas signed a letter Monday to play
basketball for Texas A&M University next season. Diogo
Salazar was the only other Cougar to sign with Division I
program, inking to play for Georgia Southern. In addition,
four more players signed to play with Division II schools
within the state.
Kavaliauskas
named 1st team All-Jayhawk West; Bruner tabbed HM
 Antanas
Kavaliauskas capped off a great sophomore season for the Barton
County Community College men’s basketball team by earning
a selection to the All-Jayhawk West 1st team. Teammate Aubrey
Bruner was also recognized for his play during his sophomore
season, being tabbed an honorable mention selection by the
coaches in the West. Kavaliauskas also earned a 1st team All-Region
VI selection as well.
Tough
season comes to an and for Barton men’s basketball
 The
Barton County Community College men’s basketball team
completed a tough journey Saturday night, ending what has
been a very trying basketball campaign. The Cougars finished
the season with a 69-63 loss to Seward County at the Greenhouse
in Liberal. Barton, which finished with a 13-17 mark, will
not participate in the post season due to self-imposed sanctions
by the college. The Cougars did, however, finish in a tie
for 3rd place in the Jayhawk West with an 8-8 conference mark.
Seward County finished 2nd in the West with an 11-5 record
and will take a 22-8 record into Region VI playoff action.
Barton
picks up road win at Dodge; moves into 3rd place tie in West
 The
Barton County Community College men’s basketball team
has just one game left on the slate for the season. And with
no post season in the future for the Cougars, Barton is doing
all it can to finish as high as possible in the Jayhawk West.
Right now the Cougars have their eye on 3rd place, exactly
where they sit after picking up a 43-41 road win in Dodge
City at the Civic Center Wednesday night. Barton moves to
8-7 in the West and in a tie for 3rd place with Cloud County
with one game to play. The Cougars are 13-16 overall. Dodge
City fell to 13-15 overall and 5-10 in West play. Barton wraps
up the season with a trip to Liberal to take on Seward County
Saturday.
Cougars
wrap up home season with win over Cloud
 The
Barton County Community College men’s basketball team
concluded its home season with a 70-68 thriller over Cloud
County Saturday night at the Barton County Gym. The Cougars
led for most of the game before having to rally then hold
off the Thunderbirds for the win. Barton moved into a 3rd
place in the conference in the loss column with the win at
7-7 in West play and 12-16 overall. Cloud is now 8-7 in the
West and 15-13 overall. Barton still has two road games left
at Dodge and Seward.
Barton
drops home game to Butler, 63-59
 The
Barton County Community College men’s basketball team
didn’t get the breaks in the 2nd half Wednesday night
as Butler County came into the Barton County Gym and pulled
off the upset over the Cougars in Jayhawk West action. Butler
won the see saw affair by a 63-59 score over the Cougars.
The loss drops the Cougars to 11-16 and secures a losing season
for the Cougars. Barton is now 6-7 in West play with 3 games
to play. Butler has now won 3 straight and improve to 5-8
in the West and 16-11 overall. Cloud County visits in the
final home game of the season Saturday. It is Hall of Fame
night as 3 Olympic Gold Medal winners take their place in
the Barton County Hall.
Cougars
rout Hutch, 81-48
 The
Barton County Community College men’s basketball team
emphatically put an end to its brief 2-game losing streak
with an 81-48 drubbing of Hutchinson Saturday night at the
Barton County Gym. The Cougars jumped to an early lead and
continued to put the pressure on the Blue Dragons the entire
contest. The win moves Barton to an even 6-6 in the West and
11-15 overall while Hutchinson falls to 5-7 in the West and
15-9 overall. The Cougars are back at home Wednesday against
Butler County in a 7:30 pm tip.
Cougars
come up short in upset bid of West leader Garden City
 The
Barton County Community College men’s basketball team
came up short in its bid for 3 straight wins for the 1st time
this season. Barton battled with the West leading Garden City
Broncbusters the entire game but came up on the short end,
57-54, Wednesday night at the Barton County Gym. The Cougars
fell to 10-14 with the loss and 5-5 in the West while Garden
City improves to 16-7 and 8-1. The Cougars will have Saturday
off before traveling to Colby Wednesday for its next action.
Barton
men's hoops capture road in at Pratt, 87-69
 The
Barton County Community College men’s basketball team
earned a big road win Saturday night, rolling to an 87-69
win at the Beaver Dome in Pratt. The win at West’s 2nd
place team’s home floor was the 1st time since the season-opening
weekend the Cougars have put together back-to-back wins. Barton
moved to within a game of 2nd place in the West with the win,
now 5-4 in West play. Barton is 10-13 overall. Pratt fell
to 6-3 and into a tie with Seward County in 2nd place in West
play with the loss and 13-10 overall. Barton will host West
leading Garden City (7-1, 15-7) Wednesday at the Barton County
Gym.
Cougar
men roll to win over Seward, 83-66
 The
Barton County Community College men’s basketball team
jumped out to a big lead, lost that lead, then rallied for
a 83-66 win over Seward County Wednesday night at the Barton
County Gym in Jayhawk West play. The Cougars made it 3 in
a row at home with the win and improved to 4-4 at the halfway
point of the Jayhawk West race. Barton is 9-13 overall. Seward
County fell to 5-3 in the West and 16-6 overall on the season.
Barton will travel to Pratt Saturday for West play at 8 pm.
Barton
handed tough loss at Cloud, 61-58
 The
Barton County Community College men’s basketball team
continues to look for back-to-back wins for the 1st time since
the opening weekend after falling on the road to Cloud County
Saturday night. The Cougars lost to the Thunderbirds by a
61-58 count in Arley Bryant Gym at Concordia. Barton is now
8-13 on the season and 3-4 in Jayhawk West play while Cloud
County keeps itself in the West race at 4-3 and 11-9 overall.
Cougars
earn 71-56 win over Dodge City
 The
Barton County Community College men’s basketball team
bounced right back from a tough loss Saturday night to win
its 3rd game in the last four Jayhawk West outings. The Cougars
knocked off Dodge City 71-56 at the Barton County Gym Wednesday
night to even its West mark at 3-3 this season. The Cougars
improved to 8-12 overall. Dodge City fell to 2-4 in the West
and 10-9 overall with the loss. Barton will look to make it
4 of 5 West games Saturday with a trip to Concordia to take
on Cloud County.
Barton
lets contest slip away at Hutchinson
 The
Barton County Community College men’s basketball team
led much of the night at the Sports Arena in Hutchinson Saturday,
but in the end were not able to bring home a win. The Cougars
lost the lead in the final minutes as Hutchinson rallied for
a 75-69 win over Barton to end the Cougar’s 2-game winning
streak in the West and conclude a 3-game road stretch for
Barton. Barton, now 7-12 overall and 2-3 in the West, will
return home Wednesday to take on Dodge City. Hutch is also
2-3 in the West and is now 12-5 overall.
Cougars
make it 2 straight West wins with road win at Butler
 The
Barton County Community College men’s basketball team
appears to be gathering itself from a tough beginning of January.
The Cougars made it 2 straight West wins and earned their
1st West road win of the year with a 65-56 win over Butler
County Wednesday night in El Dorado. The Cougars are now 2-2
in the West and 7-11 overall Butler falls to 0-4 and 11-7.
Barton will look for its 3rd straight win Saturday when the
Cougars travel to Hutch to take on the Blue Dragons in the
Sports Arena.
Cougars
put together best effort of West season with 83-61 win
 The
Barton County Community College men’s basketball team
finally found the rhythm its had been missing since the announcement
of sanctions on the team a week ago. After a pair of lackluster
losses, the Cougars had new energy Wednesday night at the
Barton County Gym, defeating West foe Colby, 83-61, for the
1st West win of the season. Barton is now 6-10 overall and
1-2 in the West. Colby fell to 10-6 and 1-2.
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