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Chance Lindley Head Coach |
| Chance Lindley begins his 1st season as the head coach at Barton after spending last season as an assistant with the Cougars. He helped Barton to a 27-3 record during the initial season as an assistant at the school. The Cougars were 15-1 in the Jayhawk West, tying for the best regular season mark in the conference. Prior to his initial season at Barton, Lindley coached Wichita Collegiate School, where he guided the Spartans to the Class 3A state title during the 2005-06 season - his final year at the school. In his four seasons at Collegiate, Lindley guided his teams to a combined 91-10 record with 3 straight state tournament appearances. In his 2nd season at the helm of the Spartans, Collegiate made it to the finals of the Class 4A state tournament, finishing runner-up with a 23-3 mark, then returned in 2005 for a 3rd place finish and a 24-2 overall record before posting a perfect mark, going 26-0 on their way to the Class 3A state title in his final season. Lindley started his coaching career as the head coach at Wichita Independent School. There he led his team to an 18-4 record in his 2nd season – the best mark in school history and more wins than the school had its 3 previous seasons combined. In his 1st season, Independent went 5-15. His overall 6-year high school coaching record of 114-29. Lindley was tabbed as the 3A Coach-of-the-Year in 2005-06 by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association. He was the Wichita Metro Coach-of-the-Year in 04-05 and 05-06 as chosen by the Wichita Eagle. Lindley was a high school legend during his high school days in the state of Kansas. Lindley played for Christian Sunrise Academy in Wichita, putting up more points than in anyone in the history of prep basketball in the state. Lindley, who graduated from Sunrise in 1995, scored more than 4300 points during his career. He netted 75 points in one game. He was an all-state selection all four years of high school and was honored as a Christian High School All-American as a sophomore, junior, and senior. Lindley was the leading scorer in the state of Kansas his final 3 years of basketball and led the nation in scoring his senior with an average of 43 points a contest. Lindley graduated from Wichita State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Education majoring in Physical Education. He graduated Cum Laude with a 3.493 GPA. He was a Kansas High School Honor Scholar graduating from Sunrise Academy with a 3.9 GPA. Chance Lindley Assistant Women's Basketball Coach – Barton County Community College Head
Girl’s Basketball Coach – Wichita Collegiate High School Head
Girls’ Basketball Coach – Wichita Independent High School OVERALL – 114-29 |
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