BLUE DRAGON MEN'S BASKETBALL |
No. 15 Hutchinson (21-4, 16-3) at Northwest Tech (11-14, 7-12) |
| When: Wednesday, February 21, 2024 Where: Max Jones Fieldhouse, Goodland, KS Time: 8:30 p.m. CT Radio: KHUT-FM (102.9); KWBW-AM/FM (1450.98.5), 8:15 p.m. - Sean Boston (play-by-play) Video: NWT Maverick Network (PPV), 8:25 p.m. X: @bluedragonsport BLUE DRAGON GAME NOTES (PDF Format) |
Hutchinson CC Sports Information
Coming off a tough home loss on Saturday, the No. 15-ranked Hutchinson Community College men's basketball team looks start a new winning streak starting Wednesday night on the road at Northwest Tech.
The Blue Dragons (21-4, 16-3 Jayhawk Conference) tip off against the Mavericks (11-14, 7-12 KJCCC) at 8:30 p.m. CT Wednesday at Goodland High School's Max Jones Fieldhouse in Goodland, Kansas.
The game will be broadcast live on Blue Dragon flagship station KHUT-FM (102.9) and sister stations KWBW AM/FM (1450/98.5) beginning around 8:15 p.m. with Sean Boston (play-by-play) calling the action. The NWT Maverick Network will provide a pay-per-view video stream beginning around 8:25 p.m.
The Blue Dragons saw their season-long seven-game winning streak come to an end on Saturday after an 85-74 loss to No. 22 Butler at the Sports Arena. Hutchinson produced a season-low offensive output against the Grizzlies. Kamryn Thomas led Hutchinson with 21 points.
The Blue Dragons are 3-0 in games following losses this season.
Despite the loss to Butler, last Wednesday's 88-86 road victory at No. 9 Cowley helped the Blue Dragons maintain their No. 15 national ranking this week. The Blue Dragons are 3-3 against nationally ranked opponents in 2023-24.
The loss, combined with Cowley's Sunday road win at Colby, moved the Blue Dragons down to third place in the Jayhawk Conference standings. The Dragons trail first-place and No. 2-ranked Barton by 1.5 games with five games to play. Hutchinson travels to Barton on March 2. The Dragons trail Cowley by 0.5 games for second place. The Blue Dragons need two more wins in the final five games to secure a first-round Region VI Tournament bye and automatic home game in the quarterfinal round.
Hutchinson will play 4 of its final 5 games of the regular season away from the Sports Arena. The Dragons are on the road this week and Northwest Tech on Wednesday and Seward County on Saturday. After the Sophomore Night home game against Coffeyville on February 28, the Dragons close the season at Barton and Garden City.
The Blue Dragons will have to defend one of the hottest scorers in the KJCCC in Northwest Tech's Keyishon Miller, who is fourth in the league in scoring at 19.0 points per game. Over his last 10 games, Miller is averaging 25.2 points per game, including 32 points in an 89-88 victory over Dodge City on Saturday in Goodland.
Miller, a two-time KJCCC Player of the Week and NJCAA National Player of the Week, did not play in Hutchinson's 89-56 win over the Mavericks on January 7 at the Sports Arena. Thomas led five Blue Dragons in double figures in that win with 16 points.