Nov 08, 2024

🏀 No. 15 Blue Dragons host Southwestern Christian, Labette in BSN Sports Tip-Off Classic

Posted Nov 08, 2024 2:23 PM
Aidan Wing and the No. 15 Blue Dragon men's basketball team play Southwestern Christian and Labette this weekend in the BSN Sports Tip-Off Classic at the Sports Arena. (Andrew Carpenter/Digital Fox Photography)
Aidan Wing and the No. 15 Blue Dragon men's basketball team play Southwestern Christian and Labette this weekend in the BSN Sports Tip-Off Classic at the Sports Arena. (Andrew Carpenter/Digital Fox Photography)

Hutchinson CC Sports Information

The No. 15-ranked Hutchinson Community College men's basketball team continues its season-opening four-game homestand on Friday and Saturday with two games in the annual BSN Sports Tip-Off Classic.

The Blue Dragons (1-0) will play Southwestern Christian College (1-2) on Friday and the Labette Cardinals (1-2) on Saturday. Both games are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. starts at the Hutchinson Sports Arena. The Barton Cougars are the fourth team in the Classic field.

BLUE DRAGON MEN'S BASKETBALL
BSN Sports Tip-Off Classic
Friday November 8 Schedule
3:00 p.m. - No. 2 Barton (0-0) vs. Labette (1-2)
7:30 p.m. - No. 15 Hutchinson (1-0) vs. Southwestern Christian (1-2)
Saturday, November 9 Schedule
3:00 p.m. - No. 2 Barton vs. Southwestern Christian
7:30 p.m. - No. 15 Hutchinson vs. Labette

Site: Hutchinson Sports Arena, Hutchinson, KS
Radio (HutchCC Games only): KHUT-FM (102.9); KWBW-AM/FM (1450/98.5), 7:15 p.m. - Sean Boston (PBP); Dan Naccarato (analyst)
Video (All 4 games): Blue Dragon Sports Network
X: @bluedragonsport

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All four games of the men's BSN Classic will be streamed live on the Blue Dragon Sports Network.

The Blue Dragons got off to a solid start in head coach Kyle Fisher's first season with a 104-53 victory over Hesston College on Tuesday night.

Hutchinson shot 50.7 percent while holding the Larks to 24.2 percent shooting from the floor. Bobby Cannon came off the bench to lead the Blue Dragons with 15 points, leading five players to score in double figures.

The Blue Dragons play Southwestern Christian for the first time on Friday night. The Rams are a Division I Region 5 team from Terrell, Texas. The Rams dropped a 69-68 season-opening decision to Paris and lost 84-76 to Tyler. The Rams defeated Division III opponent Mountain View 98-92 on Wednesday.

Labette suffered a pair of big losses last weekend - 84-39 to Cowley and 109-56 to Independence. The Cardinals earned their first victory with a 93-66 win over the Southwestern College JV on Tuesday in Parsons.

Hutchinson is 4-0 in the BSN Sports Tip-Off Classic.