Men's Basketball | 11/4/2026 12:12:00 AM

Box Score The Cloud County Community College men's basketball team had five double-digit scorers as the T-Birds won their season opener, 117-69, against Sterling College JV in Arley Bryant Gymnasium in Concordia, Kansas on Tuesday, November 3.

Sophomore forward D'ontez Walker logged a game-high 27 points on 12-of-15 shooting with three made three-pointers. Walker also added 13 rebounds, four assists, a blocked shot and a steal.

Sophomore guard Kaidan Chatham finished with 16 points, six rebounds, four assists and a team-high four steals.

Freshman guard Toian Nabriat came off the bench to post 13 points.

Sophomore guard Kam Williams added 12 points, four assists and a steal.

Freshman forward Toby Howard added 11 points on a perfect 5-of-5 performance from the field. Howard also had four rebounds and a steal.

Cloud County's 48-point margin of victory is the third largest margin of victory under third year head coach Kyle Pugh. The team's 117 total points is the most scored by a T-Birds team since they scored 119 points in a game against Bethany College JV on November 13, 2023.

Cloud County led Sterling College 58-38 at the half and outscored the Warriors 59-31 over the game's final 20 minutes.

The T-Birds were relentless on the glass, outrebounding Sterling College 43 to 22. Cloud County tallied 16 offensive rebounds, while defensively they forced Sterling into committing 23 turnovers.

Cloud County finished the game going 48-of-87 (55.2 percent) from the field, 7-of-20 (35.0 percent) from three-point range, and 14-of-22 (63.6 percent) from the free-throw line.

Freshman forward Kaiden Francis scored eight points and collected three rebounds.

Redshirt freshman guard Jaylen Claggett also scored eight points with two made three-pointers.

Freshman guard Lovell Autry and sophomore guard Jeremiah Shealey each contributed six points.

Redshirt freshman Ben Nicholson scored five points off the bench.

Sophomore guard Jack Skocny added three points, four rebounds and three assists, while freshman forward Anointed Adams rounded out the scoring with two points.

The T-Birds hit the road this weekend to take part in the 2026 BSN Sports Tip-Off Classic at the Hutchinson Sports Arena in Hutchinson, Kansas. Cloud County will face Northern Oklahoma College-Enid at 3 pm on Friday, November 6, before matching up with Northeastern Junior College at 1 pm on Saturday, November 7.