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Grizzly Program Highlights ~ 1993 - Present

Year Record Season Honors
2009-2010 6 - 0 Season in progress.
2008-2009 14 - 17 Finished fifth in the Region 16 regular season and advanced to the post-season tournament, losing the quarterfinal game to Moberly Area Community College. Grizzlies Devon Peltier and Anthony Allison named to the NJCAA Region 16 All-Region Team.
2007-2008 27 - 5 Finished second in Region 16 regular season and post-season tournament. Season record of 27-5 tied the all-time best for the Grizzlies set in the 1999-2000 season. Morris Smith IV and Paul Carter named to the All-Region Team. The Grizzlies ranked 18th in the nation in the final NJCAA poll.
2006-2007 20 - 12 Placed fourth in Region 16 regular season and post-season tournament. Sophomore Johnnie McLawhorn was the leading scorer in NJCAA Region 16 during the regular season and was named to the All-Region Team.
2005-2006 20 - 13 Finished second in the Region 16 regular season and advanced to the three-game championship series of the NJCAA Region 16 post-season tournament. In the third game of the season, the Grizzlies defeated eventual NJCAA Division I national champion University of Arkansas-Fort Smith, 99 - 86. They also defeated Kirkwood, Iowa, a team that was runner-up in the NJCAA Division II National Tournament and North Lake, Texas, a team that won the NJCAA Division III National Tournament. The Grizzlies won against five teams once ranked in the top ten and seven teams that were ranked in the NJCAA top 15 during the year. They defeated ten teams that won 20 or more games and had seven wins and seven losses against teams that had won one or more national championships. Tyrone Brazelton was named Player of the Year in NJCAA Region 16 and NJCAA First Team All-American.
2004-2005 16 - 16 Record on the road included three victories against teams led by Hall of Fame coaches with more than 2,200 combined career victories (Barton County Community College - Great Bend, Kansas; Vincennes University - Vincennes, Indiana; and Three Rivers Community College - Poplar Bluff, Missouri). Tyrone Brazelton and Andrais Thornton named to NJCAA All-Region 16 Team.
2003-2004 24 - 8 Tied for first place at 7-1 in Region 16 regular season. Runner-up in Region 16 tournament. Terrell Everett named Region 16 Player of the Year and NJCAA Second Team All-American. Travis Parker also named to All-Region Team.
2002-2003 18 - 13 Placed third in Region 16 tournament. Zione White named to Region 16 All-Region Team and NJCAA Honorable Mention All-American.
2001-2002 25 - 7 Placed third in NJCAA Region 16. Tevoris Thompson voted "Player of the Year" in Region 16. Tevoris Thompson tied NJCAA all-time record with 14 three point shots in February 9, 2002, game against Lindenwood JV and broke the all-time record with 15 three point shots in February 26, 2002, game against State Fair.
2000-2001 27 - 5 Runner-up in NJCAA Region 16. Ranked 8th in the nation in the final NJCAA poll. Sophomore Jason Detrick voted "Player of the Year" in Region 16 and NJCAA First Team All-American. Sophomore Josh Daniel named NJCAA Distinguished Academic All-American.
1999-2000 27 - 5 Runner-up in NJCAA Region 16. Ranked 8th in the nation in the final NJCAA poll. Mike Wallace voted "Player of the Year" in Region 16. Sophomores Robert Yanders and Mike Wallace named NJCAA All-American.
1998-1999
Gold Cup
27 - 6 Champions of NJCAA Region 16. Ranked 7th in the nation in the final NJCAA poll. Coach Tom Barr named NJCAA Region 16 Coach of the Year. Freshman Robert Yanders named NJCAA All-American.
1997-1998
Gold Cup
25 - 8 Champions of NJCAA Region 16. Five graduating athletes accepted scholarships to attend NCAA Division I universities. Coach Tom Barr named NJCAA Region 16 Coach of the Year. Sophomore Chuck Campbell named Distinguished Academic All-American.
1996-1997 20 - 12 Runner-up in NJCAA Region 16. Grizzlies Chris Rollins and Jerome Jackson named NJCAA All-Americans.
1995-1996 19 - 14 Runner-up in NJCAA Region 16.
1994-1995 26 - 7 Runner-up in NJCAA Region 16.
1993-1994 18 - 13 First year of Grizzly Basketball program.