by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC
In 2019-2020, Joe McKinstry started Kansas City Kansas Community College women’s basketball season with just one returning starter – and still won 25 games.
So the fact he’ll have only one returning starter for the 2021 is no reason for gloom and doom. In fact, “I think this group is as talented as any we’ve had,” McKinstry said. Strong optimism coming off national championships in 2016 and 2019.
“Whether they come together and meld as a unit is another story,” he said. “We’re heavy on talent but light on experience and, like everyone else, we’re going to have to adapt to what COVID has presented us and not let youth and inexperience get in the way of what we’re trying to accomplish.”