BLUE DRAGONS TO PLAY NO. 18 COFFEYVILLE WEDNESDAY
Hutchinson CC Sports Information
The Hutchinson Community College men's basketball team will take on its fourth nationally ranked opponent of the season on Wednesday as the Blue Dragons play at the Hutchinson Sports Arena for the first time in 2026.
The Blue Dragons (9-6, 4-5 KJCCC) will square off against the 18th-ranked Coffeyville Red Ravens at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday at the Sports Arena.
The game will be broadcast live on Blue Dragon flagship station KHUT-FM (102.9) and on sister stations KWBW-AM/FM (1450/98.5) beginning at 7:15 p.m. with Sean Boston (PBP) and Dan Naccarato (color) calling the action. The game will be streamed on the Blue Dragon Sports Network at 7:15 p.m.
BLUE DRAGON MEN'S BASKETBALL
Hutchinson (9-6, 4-5) vs. No. 18 Coffeyville (11-3, 5-3)
When: Wednesday, January 7, 2025
Where: Hutchinson Sports Arena
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Radio: KHUT-FM (102.9); KWBW-AM/FM (1450/98.5), 7:15 p.m. -- Sean Boston (PBP); Dan Naccarato (Color)
Video: Blue Dragon Sports Network, 7:15 p.m.
X: @bluedragonsport
Game Sponsor: 1st National Bank of Hutchinson
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So far in 2025-26, the Blue Dragons are 2-1 against ranked opponents. Hutchinson defeated No. 15 Barton 58-57 on December 3 in Great Bend on a Lolo Rudolph buzzer-beating 3-pointer. The Dragons then rolled at No. 21 Dodge City on December 10, defeating the Conquistadors 75-62. The only loss against a ranked foe is 65-53 vs. No. 21 Cowley on December 6.
The Blue Dragons must rebound from an unexpected Saturday setback as Colby became the first opponent this season to shoot 50 percent or better against Hutchinson. The Trojans shot 53.6 percent and hit 10 of 19 3-pointers in an 89-79 win over the Blue Dragons.
Sophomore Kyrell Shaw broke the 30-point mark for the second time this season with a game-high 32-points. Daleron Thomas had 20 points in his first Blue Dragon start.
The Dragons are 4-1 in games following a loss this season.
Coffeyville had a KJCCC bye week on Saturday and went out of conference to earn an 84-73 victory over State Fair in Coffeyville. Ke'Bari Lewis had 24 points off the bench to lead Coffeyville against the Roadrunners. Rashid Kuta had 15 points.
Despite the rough defensive outing against Colby on Saturday, the Blue Dragons are still No. 2 in the KJCCC in scoring defense allowing 70.1 points per game. The Dragons have allowed opponents less than 70 points in seven times.
Coffeyville brings the league's sixth-best scoring offense (82.4 points per game) and fifth-best scoring defense (73.4 ppg) into Wednesday's game. Five different players average in double figures for the Red Ravens.
The teams split games last season, winning on each other's home floor. Coffeyville topped Hutchinson 81-77 at the Sports Arena last season, but the Dragons returned the favor with a 76-66 win at Nellis Hall a month later.