By MIKE COURSON
Great Bend Post
A national championship in 2024. Renovations at the Kirkman Center. Eleven wins in the last 12 games. Things are looking good for the Barton Community College men’s basketball team. Whether the Cougars are still playing or not in mid-March, that’s why the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference has selected Barton as the site for its Region 6 Final Four games in March. Barton Athletic Director Trevor Rolfs hopes there will be some local representation.
“It was voted on that Barton will host the Region Final Four on March 13-14,” he said. “We certainly want both of our teams playing, but in the end, at least one of them playing in that Final Four we are set to host in March.”
Opening round playoff games begin on Saturday, March 7, with the higher seeds hosting bracket games. Quarterfinals are set for Tuesday, March 10, again at the higher seed, and the semifinal and finals will be played at the Kirkman Center.
As of March 1, the Barton men stood atop the Region 6 rankings with a 21-8 record, meaning the Cougars would host the playoffs throughout. The Cougar women were sitting at No. 6 in the region as of March 1. If the Cougars can maintain a top eight seed, they too would host a round-one playoff game.