Men's Basketball | 1/6/2026 4:59:00 PM

The Cloud County Community College men's basketball team hits the road for two games beginning at Fort Hays Tech Northwest in Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) play on Wednesday, January 7. Tip from Max L. Jones Fieldhouse in Goodland, Kansas is set for 7:30 pm (MST)/8:30 pm (CST) and the game will be streamed by the Tech Tigers Sports Network.

Cloud County (7-7, 2-6 KJCCC) is coming off a 95-73 win against Pratt Community College on January 3. It marked the first victory for the T-Birds since November 19. The game also marked the fifth time that Cloud County has scored 90 points or more this season, and the second team the T-Birds have won a KJCCC game by 20 points or more this season.

Sophomore guard Syncere Burnette led all scorers with 16 points. He also led the team in assists and steals with seven each. Sophomore guard Kuel Akot followed with 14 points with four made triples. Sophomore guard DJ Holloway, sophomore forward Elidjah Savane and freshman forward D'ontez Walker totaled 11 points apiece. Holloway hauled in six rebounds to go with three assists and two steals. Savane added five rebounds.

Sophomore wing Samuel Akot scored nine points to go with a team-high nine rebounds. Freshman guards Will Otott and Kam Williams recorded six points each. Redshirt freshman Manasseh Stackhouse had five points, while freshman guards K'mari Holt and Jack Skocny scored three points each.

Fort Hays Tech Northwest (7-6, 3-5 KJCCC) is looking to bounce back following a 76-74 loss at No. 19 Dodge City Community College on January 3. The Tigers are 1-2 at home this season.

Cloud County has won seven of its last ten meetings with Fort Hays Tech Northwest, including an 87-86 road win in their last trip to Goodland on November 30, 2024. Kuel Akot made a three-pointer with 0.8 seconds left to lift the T-Birds to the win.

Cloud County averages 86.9 points per game and has a +9.3 scoring margin. The T-Birds pull down 44.2 rebounds per contest with a +10.1 rebound margin. Cloud County is making 45.4 percent from the field, including 28.8 percent from three-point range. The T-Birds also average 13.1 assists, 10.5 steals and 3.4 blocked shots per game.

Stackhouse leads Cloud County in scoring at 11.8 points per game on 52.3 percent shooting from the field. Stackhouse also ranks first on the team in rebounding at 6.8 rebounds per game.

Savane is next in scoring at 11.3 points per game on a team-best 58.3 percent shooting from the field. Savane also pulls down 6.6 rebounds per contest.

Walker is averaging 11.0 points per game on 57.5 percent shooting from the floor. Walker is third on the team in rebounding at 4.6 rebounds per game.

Burnette is scoring 9.1 points per game. Burnette also leads the team in assists (3.4 assists per game) and steals (1.7 steals per game).

Kuel Akot leads Cloud County with 24 made three-pointers. Akot, who is shooting 35.8 percent from behind the arc, scores 7.7 points per game.

Holloway has started 12 games this season and is averaging 7.5 points per contest. Samuel Akot averages 6.5 points per contest. Freshman guard Kaidan Chatham is averaging 5.8 points per contest, while Williams is averaging 5.6 points per contest.