Red Raven Men's Basketball Split Weekend Games at Community State Bank Classic, Ranked #23 in First Week NJCAA Poll

Red Raven Men's Basketball Split Weekend Games at Community State Bank Classic, Ranked #23 in First Week NJCAA Poll

The Coffeyville Community College Red Raven men's basketball team played in their home Community State Bank Classic this past Friday (Nov 8th) and Saturday (Nov 9th).  The Red Ravens split the two games, losing the Friday night matchup against the Kirkwood Eagles 74-54 and winning the Saturday afternoon game against Minnesota Prep 68-55.  The weekend results put Coffeyville's overall record at 4-1 on the season.

The Friday evening matchup with Kirkwood was a tale of two halves.  The Red Raven men maintained a lead most of the first half going into halftime with a 5 point 31-26 lead over the Eagles.  However, the second half saw Kirkwood dominate on the offensive side, outscoring the Ravens 48-23 in the second half to give the Red Ravens their first loss of the season 74-54.  Statistically speaking, rebounds were a noticeable area of weakness for the Ravens with Kirkwood outrebounding the Ravens by a significant 50-31 margin.  Coffeyville sophomore's Meikkel Murray and Kymani Dunham led the way for the Ravens with 11 points each in the losing effort. 

Saturday's afternoon matchup with Minnesota Prep enabled the Ravens to put the Friday night loss quickly behind them and concentrate on reestablishing some W's.  In a closer than anticipated outing, the Ravens were able to get the 68-55 win.  Coffeyville held a 35-32 halftime lead and was able to slowy extend that lead over the second half to the eventual 13 points, 68-55 margin.  Raven sophomore Meikkel Murray continued his terrific early-season play with a 23 point 14 rebound game followed by freshman Bostyn Holt who helped out with 17 points.  Sophomore Manny Crump added 10 points to give the Red Ravens 3 players in double figures.

The first regular-season poll for the 2019-20 NJCAA Men's Div I Basketball season was released and the early loss saw the Coffeyville men's team fall from a preseason ranking of #17 to a ranking of #23.  The full NJCAA week #1 rankings can be found by clicking HERE!

The Red Ravens will be back in action with a home matchup against Eastern Oklahoma State College on Tuesday, November 12th in Nellis Gymnasium.  Gametime is set for 7:30 pm.