3 Jeff Nwankwo
Jeff Nwankwo
  • Height:
    6'6"
  • Weight:
    200
  • Year:
    Fr
  • Hometown:
    Lawrence, KS
  • Position:
    F
  • gp
    19
  • pts/g
    10.7
  • fg %
    42.9
  • 3pt %
    34.8
  • ft %
    66.7
  • reb/g
    7.0
  • a/g
    1.1
Bio

The high-upside player transferred to Cowley from Tulane University, where he was a member of the football team. He will provide the team with the kind of athleticism that they were missing last year.

Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Feb 15 Garden City Community College L, 65-56
Feb 18 Colby Community College W, 90-66
Feb 22 at Butler Community College - KS L, 82-76
Feb 25 at Cloud County Community College W, 69-56
Mar 1 Pratt Community College L, 80-79
Mar 4 at Cloud County Community College L, 71-63
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 19 18
Games started 16 15
Minutes 482 450
Minutes per game 25.4 25.0
FG 72-168 67-155
FG Pct 42.9 43.2
3PT 24-69 22-64
3PT Pct 34.8 34.4
FT 36-54 35-52
FT Pct 66.7 67.3
Off rebounds 36 35
Def rebounds 97 92
Total rebounds 133 127
Rebounds per game 7.0 7.1
Personal fouls 55 52
Disqualifications 3 3
Assists 21 20
Turnovers 25 23
Assist to turnover ratio 0.8 0.9
Steals 26 24
Blocks 4 4
Points 204 191
Points per game 10.7 10.6
Points per 40 min 16.9 17.0
Game Log - Shooting
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Oct 8 at Mullen Jamboree   - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College   - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Redlands Community College W, 91-87 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Allen County Community College W, 69-59 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Northern Oklahoma College-Tonkawa W, 80-64 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Northern Oklahoma College-Tonkawa W, 63-55 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 Bethel College W, 132-39 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Coffeyville Community College L, 74-61 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 Dodge City Community College L, 64-60 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 at Barton Community College W, 66-60 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 26 at Northwest Kansas Technical College L, 70-65 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 30 Hutchinson Community College W, 111-95 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 3 Labette Community College W, 88-80 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 7 at Independence Community College L, 102-38 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 10 Seward County Community College L, 90-87 - 8 1-3 33.3 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2
Dec 12 at Garden City Community College W, 79-71 - 15 5-8 62.5 3-4 75.0 0-0 - 13
Jan 4 at Colby Community College W, 89-83 1 19 3-8 37.5 1-6 16.7 4-4 100.0 11
Jan 7 Butler Community College - KS L, 87-81 1 17 3-6 50.0 2-4 50.0 2-3 66.7 10
Jan 11 Cloud County Community College W, 57-54 1 16 2-6 33.3 2-5 40.0 1-3 33.3 7
Jan 14 at Pratt Community College L, 79-73 1 28 3-5 60.0 3-4 75.0 1-4 25.0 10
Jan 18 Coffeyville Community College L, 87-71 - 31 4-11 36.4 0-3 0.0 7-10 70.0 15
Jan 21 at Dodge City Community College W, 79-74 1 34 6-13 46.2 2-4 50.0 4-6 66.7 18
Jan 25 Barton Community College L, 68-61 1 25 3-9 33.3 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 6
Jan 28 Northwest Kansas Technical College W, 85-68 1 24 6-11 54.5 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 13
Feb 1 at Hutchinson Community College L, 91-65 1 26 2-7 28.6 0-2 0.0 2-2 100.0 6
Feb 8 Independence Community College W, 69-60 1 26 2-10 20.0 2-7 28.6 0-0 - 6
Feb 11 at Seward County Community College L, 69-60 1 30 7-10 70.0 4-5 80.0 2-5 40.0 20
Feb 15 Garden City Community College L, 65-56 1 26 3-10 30.0 0-2 0.0 1-2 50.0 7
Feb 18 Colby Community College W, 90-66 1 19 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 2
Feb 22 at Butler Community College - KS L, 82-76 1 44 10-19 52.6 1-3 33.3 1-2 50.0 22
Feb 25 at Cloud County Community College W, 69-56 1 30 3-7 42.9 0-2 0.0 4-5 80.0 10
Mar 1 Pratt Community College L, 80-79 1 32 4-11 36.4 1-5 20.0 4-4 100.0 13
Mar 4 at Cloud County Community College L, 71-63 1 32 5-13 38.5 2-5 40.0 1-2 50.0 13
Game Log - Ball control
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Oct 8 at Mullen Jamboree   - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College   - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Redlands Community College W, 91-87 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Allen County Community College W, 69-59 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Northern Oklahoma College-Tonkawa W, 80-64 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Northern Oklahoma College-Tonkawa W, 63-55 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 Bethel College W, 132-39 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Coffeyville Community College L, 74-61 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 Dodge City Community College L, 64-60 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 at Barton Community College W, 66-60 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 26 at Northwest Kansas Technical College L, 70-65 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 30 Hutchinson Community College W, 111-95 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 3 Labette Community College W, 88-80 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 7 at Independence Community College L, 102-38 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 10 Seward County Community College L, 90-87 - 8 1 2 3 0 1 1 0
Dec 12 at Garden City Community College W, 79-71 - 15 2 2 4 0 0 2 0
Jan 4 at Colby Community College W, 89-83 1 19 1 3 4 1 1 3 0
Jan 7 Butler Community College - KS L, 87-81 1 17 4 3 7 3 2 1 0
Jan 11 Cloud County Community College W, 57-54 1 16 1 7 8 0 1 1 0
Jan 14 at Pratt Community College L, 79-73 1 28 2 4 6 0 1 2 0
Jan 18 Coffeyville Community College L, 87-71 - 31 4 4 8 1 1 1 0
Jan 21 at Dodge City Community College W, 79-74 1 34 1 9 10 2 2 1 0
Jan 25 Barton Community College L, 68-61 1 25 1 5 6 2 0 0 1
Jan 28 Northwest Kansas Technical College W, 85-68 1 24 0 9 9 2 1 2 0
Feb 1 at Hutchinson Community College L, 91-65 1 26 2 6 8 0 1 0 1
Feb 8 Independence Community College W, 69-60 1 26 1 6 7 2 1 0 0
Feb 11 at Seward County Community College L, 69-60 1 30 0 3 3 0 2 1 2
Feb 15 Garden City Community College L, 65-56 1 26 3 7 10 2 0 1 0
Feb 18 Colby Community College W, 90-66 1 19 1 4 5 1 3 1 0
Feb 22 at Butler Community College - KS L, 82-76 1 44 7 5 12 1 3 6 0
Feb 25 at Cloud County Community College W, 69-56 1 30 2 4 6 3 1 1 0
Mar 1 Pratt Community College L, 80-79 1 32 2 9 11 0 2 0 0
Mar 4 at Cloud County Community College L, 71-63 1 32 1 5 6 1 2 2 0
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Oct 8 at Mullen Jamboree   - - - -
Oct 26 at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College   - - - -
Nov 1 Redlands Community College W, 91-87 - - - -
Nov 4 Allen County Community College W, 69-59 - - - -
Nov 5 Northern Oklahoma College-Tonkawa W, 80-64 - - - -
Nov 9 at Northern Oklahoma College-Tonkawa W, 63-55 - - - -
Nov 12 Bethel College W, 132-39 - - - -
Nov 16 at Coffeyville Community College L, 74-61 - - - -
Nov 19 Dodge City Community College L, 64-60 - - - -
Nov 22 at Barton Community College W, 66-60 - - - -
Nov 26 at Northwest Kansas Technical College L, 70-65 - - - -
Nov 30 Hutchinson Community College W, 111-95 - - - -
Dec 3 Labette Community College W, 88-80 - - - -
Dec 7 at Independence Community College L, 102-38 - - - -
Dec 10 Seward County Community College L, 90-87 - 1 - 0.0
Dec 12 at Garden City Community College W, 79-71 - 5 1 -
Jan 4 at Colby Community College W, 89-83 1 2 - 1.0
Jan 7 Butler Community College - KS L, 87-81 1 5 1 1.5
Jan 11 Cloud County Community College W, 57-54 1 2 - 0.0
Jan 14 at Pratt Community College L, 79-73 1 4 - 0.0
Jan 18 Coffeyville Community College L, 87-71 - 3 - 1.0
Jan 21 at Dodge City Community College W, 79-74 1 2 0 1.0
Jan 25 Barton Community College L, 68-61 1 3 - -
Jan 28 Northwest Kansas Technical College W, 85-68 1 1 - 2.0
Feb 1 at Hutchinson Community College L, 91-65 1 3 - 0.0
Feb 8 Independence Community College W, 69-60 1 2 - 2.0
Feb 11 at Seward County Community College L, 69-60 1 3 - 0.0
Feb 15 Garden City Community College L, 65-56 1 5 1 -
Feb 18 Colby Community College W, 90-66 1 2 - 0.3
Feb 22 at Butler Community College - KS L, 82-76 1 4 - 0.3
Feb 25 at Cloud County Community College W, 69-56 1 1 - 3.0
Mar 1 Pratt Community College L, 80-79 1 4 - 0.0
Mar 4 at Cloud County Community College L, 71-63 1 3 - 0.5
  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2022-23 19 25.4 3.8-8.8 1.3-3.6 1.9-2.8 10.7
2023-24 34 30.4 6.4-13.1 2.0-5.4 3.7-5.1 18.6
Total 53 28.6 5.5-11.6 1.7-4.8 3.1-4.3 15.8

Career Stats: Shooting per game

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2022-23 19 16 482 72-168 42.9 24-69 34.8 36-54 66.7 204
2023-24 34 34 1035 218-446 48.9 68-184 37.0 127-172 73.8 631
Total 53 50 1517 290-614 47.2 92-253 36.4 163-226 72.1 835

Career Stats: Shooting totals

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2022-23 19 482 25.4 6.0-13.9 2.0-5.7 34.8 3.0-4.5 16.9
2023-24 34 1035 30.4 8.4-17.2 2.6-7.1 37.0 4.9-6.6 24.4
Total 53 1517 28.6 7.6-16.2 2.4-6.7 36.4 4.3-6.0 22.0

Career Stats: Shooting per 40 min

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2022-23 19 1.9 5.1 7.0 1.1 1.3 1.4 0.2
2023-24 34 1.1 6.5 7.6 2.0 2.1 1.9 0.5
Total 53 1.4 6.0 7.4 1.7 1.8 1.7 0.4

Career Stats: Ball control per game

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2022-23 19 16 36 97 133 21 25 26 4
2023-24 34 34 38 222 260 68 71 66 17
Total 53 50 74 319 393 89 96 92 21

Career Stats: Ball control totals

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2022-23 19 3.0 8.0 11.0 1.7 2.1 2.2 0.3
2023-24 34 1.5 8.6 10.0 2.6 2.7 2.6 0.7
Total 53 2.0 8.4 10.4 2.3 2.5 2.4 0.6

Career Stats: Ball control per 40 min

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 19 25.4 3.8-8.8 1.3-3.6 1.9-2.8 10.7
Conference 18 25.0 3.7-8.6 1.2-3.6 1.9-2.9 10.6
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location            
Home 10 22.4 2.8-7.8 0.8-3.4 1.7-2.4 8.1
Away 9 28.7 4.9-10.0 1.8-3.9 2.1-3.3 13.7
Neutral - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Result            
Wins 8 22.9 3.4-8.0 1.4-4.0 1.9-2.5 10.0
Losses 11 27.2 4.1-9.5 1.2-3.4 1.9-3.1 11.3
Month            
December 2 11.5 3.0-5.5 1.5-2.5 0.0-0.0 7.5
January 8 24.3 3.8-8.6 1.4-4.1 2.4-3.8 11.3
February 7 28.7 3.9-9.1 1.0-3.0 1.7-2.6 10.4
March 2 32.0 4.5-12.0 1.5-5.0 2.5-3.0 13.0

Splits Stats: Shooting per game

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 19 16 482 72-168 42.9 24-69 34.8 36-54 66.7 204
Conference 18 15 450 67-155 43.2 22-64 34.4 35-52 67.3 191
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location                    
Home 10 8 224 28-78 35.9 8-34 23.5 17-24 70.8 81
Away 9 8 258 44-90 48.9 16-35 45.7 19-30 63.3 123
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result                    
Wins 8 7 183 27-64 42.2 11-32 34.4 15-20 75.0 80
Losses 11 9 299 45-104 43.3 13-37 35.1 21-34 61.8 124
Month                    
December 2 - 23 6-11 54.5 3-5 60.0 0-0 - 15
January 8 7 194 30-69 43.5 11-33 33.3 19-30 63.3 90
February 7 7 201 27-64 42.2 7-21 33.3 12-18 66.7 73
March 2 2 64 9-24 37.5 3-10 30.0 5-6 83.3 26

Splits Stats: Shooting totals

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 19 482 25.4 6.0-13.9 2.0-5.7 34.8 3.0-4.5 16.9
Conference 18 450 25.0 6.0-13.8 2.0-5.7 34.4 3.1-4.6 17.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location                
Home 10 224 22.4 5.0-13.9 1.4-6.1 23.5 3.0-4.3 14.5
Away 9 258 28.7 6.8-14.0 2.5-5.4 45.7 2.9-4.7 19.1
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Result                
Wins 8 183 22.9 5.9-14.0 2.4-7.0 34.4 3.3-4.4 17.5
Losses 11 299 27.2 6.0-13.9 1.7-4.9 35.1 2.8-4.5 16.6
Month                
December 2 23 11.5 10.4-19.1 5.2-8.7 60.0 0.0-0.0 26.1
January 8 194 24.3 6.2-14.2 2.3-6.8 33.3 3.9-6.2 18.6
February 7 201 28.7 5.4-12.7 1.4-4.2 33.3 2.4-3.6 14.5
March 2 64 32.0 5.6-15.0 1.9-6.2 30.0 3.1-3.8 16.3

Splits Stats: Shooting per 40 min

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 19 1.9 5.1 7.0 1.1 1.3 1.4 0.2
Conference 18 1.9 5.1 7.1 1.1 1.3 1.3 0.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 10 1.8 5.6 7.4 1.3 1.2 0.8 0.1
Away 9 2.0 4.6 6.6 0.9 1.4 2.0 0.3
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 8 1.1 5.5 6.6 1.4 1.3 1.4 0.0
Losses 11 2.5 4.8 7.3 0.9 1.4 1.4 0.4
Month                
December 2 1.5 2.0 3.5 0.0 0.5 1.5 0.0
January 8 1.8 5.5 7.3 1.4 1.1 1.4 0.1
February 7 2.3 5.0 7.3 1.3 1.6 1.4 0.4
March 2 1.5 7.0 8.5 0.5 2.0 1.0 0.0

Splits Stats: Ball control per game

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 19 16 36 97 133 21 25 26 4
Conference 18 15 35 92 127 20 23 24 4
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 10 8 18 56 74 13 12 8 1
Away 9 8 18 41 59 8 13 18 3
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 8 7 9 44 53 11 10 11 0
Losses 11 9 27 53 80 10 15 15 4
Month                  
December 2 - 3 4 7 0 1 3 0
January 8 7 14 44 58 11 9 11 1
February 7 7 16 35 51 9 11 10 3
March 2 2 3 14 17 1 4 2 0

Splits Stats: Ball control totals

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 19 3.0 8.0 11.0 1.7 2.1 2.2 0.3
Conference 18 3.1 8.2 11.3 1.8 2.0 2.1 0.4
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 10 3.2 10.0 13.2 2.3 2.1 1.4 0.2
Away 9 2.8 6.4 9.1 1.2 2.0 2.8 0.5
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 8 2.0 9.6 11.6 2.4 2.2 2.4 0.0
Losses 11 3.6 7.1 10.7 1.3 2.0 2.0 0.5
Month                
December 2 5.2 7.0 12.2 0.0 1.7 5.2 0.0
January 8 2.9 9.1 12.0 2.3 1.9 2.3 0.2
February 7 3.2 7.0 10.1 1.8 2.2 2.0 0.6
March 2 1.9 8.8 10.6 0.6 2.5 1.3 0.0

Splits Stats: Ball control per 40 min

News mentions
Nwankwo signs with NCAA Division I Marist College
Nwankwo signs with NCAA Division I Marist College

Appearing in 16 games for the Cowley College men’s basketball team this past season, Jeff Nwankwo parlayed his solid play into signing a letter of intent to continue his basketball career at the NCAA Division I level. Nwankwo will take his talents on to Marist College in Poughkeepsie, NY.

Tigers lose 80-79 heartbreaker in home finale
Tigers lose 80-79 heartbreaker in home finale

Needing a win to host the First-Round of the Region VI Playoffs, the Cowley College men’s basketball team led for all but 30 seconds of the second half but came up on the short end of an 80-79 defeat against Pratt Community College Wednesday inside W.S. Scott Auditorium.

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Tigers bow out with a 71-63 loss at Cloud County

The No 9-seed Cowley College men’s basketball team could not overcome a cold-shooting second half in a 71-63 loss at eighth-seeded Cloud County Community College Saturday in the first round of the Region VI Playoffs held in Concordia, KS.

Tigers drop triple overtime thriller at Butler
Tigers drop triple overtime thriller at Butler

In a game that featured nine ties and nine lead changes, the Cowley College men’s basketball team came up on the short end of an 82-76 triple overtime loss at Butler Community College Wednesday at the Power Plant in El Dorado, KS.

Big second half propels Tigers to 90-66 win over Colby
Big second half propels Tigers to 90-66 win over Colby

Clinging to a 33-31 halftime lead, the Cowley College men’s basketball team erupted for 57 second-half points in a 90-66 win over Colby Community College Saturday inside W.S. Scott Auditorium.

Garden City holds off Cowley 65-56
Garden City holds off Cowley 65-56

The Cowley College men’s basketball team struggled to find a rhythm offensively in a 65-56 home loss against Garden City Wednesday night inside W.S. Scott Auditorium.

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Balanced effort helps Seward outlast Cowley 69-60

Getting four starters to score in double figures, the Seward County Saints broke a second-half tie midway through the second half of its Saturday home game against the Cowley College men’s basketball team to defeat the Tigers 69-60.

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Tigers sink the Pirates 69-60

Handed its worse defeat of the season back on December 7 at Independence Community College, the Cowley College men’s basketball team enacted its revenge with a 69-60 victory over the Pirates Wednesday inside W.S. Scott Auditorium.

Tigers avenge early season loss to Mavericks
Tigers avenge early season loss to Mavericks

Having lost at Northwest Kansas Tech in late November, the Cowley College men’s basketball team avenged the defeat with an 85-68 win Saturday inside W.S. Scott Auditorium.

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Tigers can’t get over the hump in 68-61 loss to Barton

Coming off a win at No. 11-ranked Dodge City on Saturday, the Cowley College men’s basketball team was hoping to make it back-to-back wins as they returned home to face Barton Community College on Wednesday. Unfortunately, the Tigers fell behind early and were not able to recover in the 68-61 defeat.

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Tigers shock No. 11-ranked Dodge City 79-74

Proving they can play with any team in the conference, the Cowley College men’s basketball team knocked off conference-leading and 11th-ranked Dodge City 79-74 Saturday in Dodge City, KS.

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Tigers fall flat in 87-71 loss to 16th-ranked Coffeyville

The Cowley College men's basketball team fell behind early in its home game against No. 16-ranked Coffeyville on Wednesday and could never recover in an 87-71 defeat.

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Balanced attack helps Pratt rally for 79-73 win over Tigers

The Cowley College men’s basketball team got off to a good start in its game at Pratt Community College on Saturday as they built a 39-32 halftime lead. However, the Beavers shot 61.5 percent in the second half as they rallied to knock off the Tigers 79-73.

Tigers hold off Cloud County 57-54
Tigers hold off Cloud County 57-54

The Cowley College men’s basketball team got 20 points from sophomore Mekhi Cameron and held Cloud County to 36 percent shooting in a 57-54 home win Wednesday inside W.S. Scott Auditorium.

Butler storms back to knock off Tigers 87-81
Butler storms back to knock off Tigers 87-81

Coming off a road win at Colby on Wednesday, the Cowley College men’s basketball team looked poised to make it two wins in a row as they built a 20-point first-half lead against Butler Community College Saturday inside W.S. Scott Auditorium. However, the Grizzlies shot 64.3 percent from the floor in the second half and out-scored Cowley 56-38 over the game’s final 20 minutes as they rallied from a 12-point halftime deficit to win 87-81.

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Tigers rally for 89-83 road win at Colby

Getting six players to score in double figures, the Cowley College men’s basketball team returned from a three-week absence to win Wednesday night at Colby Community College by a score of 89-83.

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Tiger basketball team ends first semester on a high note with 79-71 win at Garden City

The Cowley College men’s basketball team bounced back from a pair of tough defeats to gain momentum heading into Christmas Break by rallying from a nine-point second-half deficit to win 79-71 Monday at Garden City Community College.

Seward rallies to outlast Cowley in overtime, 90-87
Seward rallies to outlast Cowley in overtime, 90-87

The Seward County Saints rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit against Cowley College Saturday in Arkansas City as Mario Whitley’s basket, just before the buzzer, forced overtime. The Saints would out-score Cowley 13-10 in the extra session to earn the 90-87 road win.

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Jackson is eager for improvement in year two at the helm

Having amassed a .720 winning percentage during his eight seasons as head coach at Northern Oklahoma College-Tonkawa, Donnie Jackson has been accustomed to winning. So, you can imagine it was tough on the head coach to go 16-16 in his first year as head men’s basketball coach at Cowley College. Jackson is determined to have his team improve on last season’s record as he enters year two in charge of the program.