Fingers crossed: JUCO cagers hope to start season
JUCOs hoping to finally start season
Pete Hayes, phayes@thetelegraph.com
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Dakarai Allen (4) puts up a shot for Joplin High School last season against Springfield Central. Allen signed to play this season for Lewis and Clark Community College. The delayed season is scheduled to begin Feb. 1 for the Trailblazers.Laurie Sisk, Joplin Globe photo
GODFREY After nearly a year’s absence, the return of NJCAA men’s basketball is just around the corner. At least that’s the hope at schools around the country.
Because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the season’s start was postponed to late January/early February. And while that hasn’t changed, the possibility of a delay or even cancellation still remains. The virus, as has been said often, makes things fluid.
Posted: January 20, 2021 @ 7:33 am
John A. Logan men’s basketball coach Kyle Smithpeters joined the first Talkin Vols show of the year Tuesday night. Mike Murphy and he discussed the big news of the day – Logan’s #1 ranking in the NJCAA preseason poll – as well as some of the new arrivals on the team and dealing with a strange upcoming season.
The Lady Bobcats last played a basketball game ten months ago.Jones College is now just two weeks away from its season-opener against Mississippi Gulf Coast.
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