WEDNESDAY NIGHT ON THE HILL! Get your FIRST LOOK at the this years COUGS! 11 New Faces…Same Standard. Same Expectations! #RollCougs

Andover, KS native Blake Rucker was on a MISSION this week! The 6’3 sharpshooter LIT UP THE NETS, scoring at all three levels while bringing high-level intensity on the defensive end and on the glass! HARD WORK = BIG RESULTS! #RollCougs

The Jayhawk is so loaded this year. (And most years). Couldn’t event begin to guess at a real final top 5.

The countdown is ON! ⏳ Just 15 DAYS until the HOME exhibition game vs McPherson College! The Cougs then open the season on THE HILL Nov 6th in the Barton Kick Off Classic vs North Dakota School of Science! #RollCougs

Season tickets are on sale now! Click the link below to secure your seats! commerce.cashnet.com/bartone… If you have any questions, please contact Heather Panning at (620) 792-9377 PanningH@bartonccc.edu #RollCougs

Highlights from the weekend! Excited to be back! @BartonHoops @CoachCoombs34 @CoachKGoffney

PLAYER TO WATCH — MIKEY WILLIAMS Barton | 6’4” • Sophomore • G Good positional size in the backcourt with a confident shooting profile and legitimate deep range. Comfortable extending the defense well beyond the arc and has the skill to facilitate and create for others when defenses react to his scoring threat. Shooting gravity combined with his ability to make plays gives him versatility as an offensive guard. Positional Size • Deep Range • Shot-Making • Playmaking • Facilitation @mikeywilliams07

PLAYER TO WATCH — BLAKE RUCKER Barton | 6’2” • R-Sophomore • G Quick, high-motor guard who competes defensively and plays with pace. Sprints the floor in transition and moves effectively without the ball. Uses his speed to get downhill, penetrate the lane and finish at the rim, while also showing the ability to knock down shots from the perimeter. Brings value on both ends with his activity and effort. Speed • Defense • Transition • Off-Ball Movement • Rim Pressure • Perimeter Shooting @BartonHoops @BlakeRucker6

PLAYER TO WATCH — FREDERICO WHITAKER, JR. Barton | 5’10” • R-Freshman • G Disruptive point-of-attack and off-ball defender with good anticipation and instincts in passing lanes. Plays with speed and quickness, using a solid handle to break down defenders and consistently get into the paint. Effective in drive-and-kick situations, drawing help and finding open teammates on the perimeter. Defensive Disruption • Anticipation • Quickness • Handle • Paint Touches • Drive & Kick

PLAYER TO WATCH — YANNICK DENG Barton | 6’11 • Sophomore • Long, physical interior presence with good touch around the rim and polished footwork. Uses his size and length effectively as a finisher, showing the ability to absorb contact and finish through traffic. Rebounds well in crowds and creates extra possessions. Defensively, his length gives him a legitimate rim-protection presence, altering and contesting shots around the basket. Size • Length • Touch • Footwork • Rebounding • Rim Protection @yannickdeng @BartonHoops @CoachCoombs34

Brady Brumbaugh 6’6 G RS/F Jayhawk Tour Highlights

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D1 coaches…get on him ASAP…Difference maker! Reach out if interested!

AVAILABLE Immediate Impact Player ✔️ Summer School Complete ✔️ Graduated ✔️ GPA Requirements Met 1st Team All-Conference, NJCAA All-American, and 1,000-point career scorer! 🏀 19.4 PPG 💯 1,077 Career Points 📈 50-19 Career Record #Available

All-American JUCO Showcase Invitational — Saturday Afternoon Standouts 📍Atlanta, GA Jemeh Jones | 6’6” Wing | Daytona State Ryder Bush | 6’2” Guard | Barton Chris Moliere | 6’2” Guard | Navarro Antonio Williams | 6’3” Guard | Seward County Allen Stoddard | 6’7” Wing | Dyersburg State Caleb Estes | 6’3” Guard | Howard D’ontez Walker | 6’6” Forward | Cloud County Nico Pena | 6’1” Guard | Midland Ian Sedah | 6’6” Forward | Butler Lamarious White | 6’8” Forward | Kilgore Ulysses Webb | 6’8” Forward | Highland Jevon Yapi | 6’2” Guard | Eastern Florida State @JUCOShowcase @jemehjones_ @RyderBush3 @cmoliere6 @antonioldwjr @CalebbEstes @d_ontez29690 @Ian2Sedah @Lamariouswhite @ulysses_webb @JevonYapi

Warriors rookie Lajae Jones wanted to buy Jimmy Butler’s jersey number 😂 “You want to buy my number? You can’t afford that man.” “I’ll take out a loan.” “For $25 million you can have my number then.”

⭐️ 2024 NJCAA National Champion & Tournament MVP, Lajae Jones, heard his name called in the 2026 @NBA Draft, being selected by the @warriors! Congratulations to the former @BartonHoops star! #OpportunitiesStartHere

#JUCOPRODUCT (Barton)

Can’t believe my little man is 21 today! Happy Birthday Carter Bear!

From Juco to the NBA! Proud to see former Cougar Lajae Jones putting in work at an NBA workout alongside my former player/assistant coach Antonio Bostic. Family over everything!