BASKETBALL

SCHEDULE

ROSTER

STANDINGS

KELLOGG COMMUNITY COLLEGE

#​0 ​E DDIE WESLEY​
G ​5 '10"​1 65​ FR ​G rand Rapids/Union
​#​1​ RON JAMIERSON
​G/F ​6'0"​ 180 ​SO​ Battle Creek/Pennfield
​#​2 ​D OM GIBSON
​G/F ​6'1"​165 ​SO​ Battle Creek/Harper Creek
​#​3​ JAMARI THOMAS-NEWELL
​G​ 5'11"​ 130 ​S O ​F lint/Beecher
​#​4​ TAHVEAYR BOYKINS
​G ​6 '1"​ 175 ​F R ​W alled Lake/Western
​#​5 ​S HAQUAN STANBACK
​G /F ​6 '3" 175 ​F R ​D owagiac/Union
#​1 0​ ​Z ARRION DAVIS
G ​6 '1"​1 65​ SO​ Battle Creek/Lakeview
#​1 1​ LARRY PATRICK
​F ​6 '3"​1 85​ FR​ Flint/Mott College
#​1 2​ GREGORYE WINDOM
​F ​6 '3"​ 170​ SO​ Southfield/Walled Lake
#​1 3​ ​S TEPHEN DOTTS​
G​ 6'1" 140 ​F R​ Charlotte/Charlotte
#​2 2​ ALIKA EDMONDS
​G​ 5'11" ​1 60​ FR​ Kalamazoo/Central
#​2 5​ DASHAAN PALMER
​F 6​ '3" 185 ​F R ​S outh Haven/South Haven
#​3 1 ​Z ACKARY SIMS​
F​ 6'4"​ 225 S​ O K​ alamazoo/Loy Norrix
#​3 2​ GAVYN WHITE
​F /C​ 6'5"​ 280 ​F R ​Battle Creek/Lakeview
#​4 4 ​R YAN FLIKKEMA​
C​ 6'6"​ 220 ​F R​ Hastings/Hastings
Colors: Royal & Silver
Nickname: BRUINS
Head Coach: G​ ary Sprague
Assistant Coach: Diante Taylor
Student Manager: Victor Sheffey
Athletic Trainer:​ Tom Lawrence
Athletic Director: ​​​Tom Shaw
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L-R back: Assistant Coach Diante Taylor, Gregorye

Windom, Larry Patrick, Gavyn White, Ryan Flikkema,
Zackary Sims, Dashaan Palmer, Shaquan Stanback,
Student Manager Victor Sheffey, Head Coach Gary
Sprague. L-R FRONT: Tahveayr Boykins, Jamari
Thomas-Newell, Eddie Wesley, Dom Gibson, Alika
Edmonds, Ron Jamierson, and Stephen Dotts. Not
pictured: Zarrion Davis.

BRUIN COACHING STAFF

GARY SPRAGUE — HEAD COACH
Sprague finished his 2nd year at KCC after 36 years of coaching high school basketball at Gull Lake High School. After
21 years as the varsity coach, he compiled a 340-160 record including six conference championships and six district
titles, highlighted with 2 trips to the Final Four at the Breslin Center.
Coach Sprague graduated from Western Michigan University with a BA in History and minored in Communication
and Political Science. He also earned a degree in Secondary Education and later earned a Master’s Degree in Political
Science. He retired from teaching after 35 years at Gull Lake High School.

DIANTE TAYLOR — ASSISTANT COACH

Diante Taylor enters his second year with the Bruins. Coach Taylor has plenty of court success to bring into the fold
as a young assistant coach. He finished his basketball career at Marygrove College with over 1700 points and almost
700 rebounds, highlighted with a 1st team All-American honor his senior year. Coach Taylor also was selected to play in
Costa Rica during the summer of 2015 and played in Spain in the summer of 2017. He finished his playing career as the
3rd all-time point scorer in Marygrove College.
Previously at Starr Commonwealth in Albion, where he helped coach their basketball team, he also trains young
players to develop their fitness as they follow their dreams of a basketball career. Coach Taylor also has his own
fashion line called GNS, which stands for Grind Never Stops. Currently, Coach Taylor works at the Target Distribution
Center while he is not coaching.

VICTOR SHEFFEY — STUDENT MANAGER

POINT GUARD
0 EDDIE
WESLEY
HOMETOWN: Grand Rapids, MI
HIGH SCHOOL: l​​Union
HIGH SCHOOL HONORS:
All-Area Honorable Mention
HOBBIES: Video games, bowling and
watching movies ​​​Captain 3x, MVP, Detroit Free Press Top 10
ROLE MODEL: Mother
GUARD/FORWARD GUARD/FORWARD
1 RON 2 DOM
JAMIERSON GIBSON
HOMETOWN: Battle Creek, MI HOMETOWN: B​​ attle Creek, MI
HIGH SCHOOL: Pennfield High School HIGH SCHOOL: Harper Creek
HIGH SCHOOL HONORS: HIGH SCHOOL HONORS:
All-Conference 3x, Academic, All-State 1st Team All-Conference, 1st Team, MVP,
Honorable Mention, Captain, All-State Honorable Mention
HOBBIES: Video games
HOBBIES: Watching movies and reading ROLE MODEL: Drake, Nate Smith and
ROLE MODEL: Dad and Mom, Jay Z and Eric Petersen
Lights Out
Founded in Battle Creek by Jack and Nancy Pearl, Jack
Pearl’s celebrates over 50 years in the team sporting goods
business. Serving the High School, College and recreational
team market, your support has allowed us to expand from
a small retail storefront on Calhoun Street to a large facility
in Downtown Battle Creek. We have three full-time school
salesmen, supported by an experienced and caring staff. We
have in-house screen printing, superior embroidery service
and a commitment to meeting your deadlines.
800-652-7724 • jackpearlsteamsports.com
JACK PEARL’S 26 W. MICHIGAN, BATTLE CREEK, MI 49017
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POINT GUARD POINT GUARD GUARD/FORWARD

3 JAMARI 4 TAHVEAYR 5 SHAQUAN
THOMAS-NEWELL BOYKINS STANBACK
HOMETOWN: Flint, MI HOMETOWN: Walled Lake, MI HOMETOWN: Dowagiac, MI
HIGH SCHOOL: Beecher HIGH SCHOOL: Walled Lake Western HIGH SCHOOL: D
​​ owagiac Union
HIGH SCHOOL HONORS: HIGH SCHOOL HONORS: HIGH SCHOOL HONORS:
All-State Honorable Mention, State ​All-Conference and Team Captain All-Conference, MVP 2x, Captain
Champions x2, School ​​​​record for the most HOBBIES: ​​Basketball and chilling with HOBBIES: Hooping and video games
steals in Championship game my brothers ROLE MODEL: Ja Morant
HOBBIES: Playing 2K and working out
ROLE MODEL: Dad, Allen Iverson and
Lebron James

(269) 963-7910

the yellow truck people!

466 Main St. Battle Creek, MI 49014 simselectricinc.com
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10 ZARRION 11 LARRY 12 GREGORYE
DAVIS PATRICK WINDOM
HOMETOWN: Battle Creek, MI HOMETOWN: Flint, MI HOMETOWN: Southfield, MI
HIGH SCHOOL: Lakeview HIGH SCHOOL: Mott Middle College HIGH SCHOOL: Walled Lake Western
HIGH SCHOOL HONORS: A​ ll-Conference, HIGH SCHOOL HONORS: ​ HIGH SCHOOL HONORS:
All-City, Captain and Positive Athlete National Honors Society A​​ ll-Conference
HOBBIES: Hanging out with family HOBBIES: Making art and music ROLE MODEL: Stephen Curry
and friends
ROLE MODEL: Steve Wickman, Mom
and Labron James

McGonigle’s Pub & Grill

mcgoniglespub.com
915 E. Emmett Street * Battle Creek, MI 49014
(269) 660-1288
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GUARD GUARD FORWARD

13 STEPHEN 22 ALIKA 25 DASHAAN
DOTTS EDMONDS PALMER
HOMETOWN: Charlotte, MI HOMETOWN: K​​ alamazoo, MI HOMETOWN: Chicago, IL
HIGH SCHOOL: Charlotte HIGH SCHOOL: Kalamazoo Central HIGH SCHOOL: South Haven
HIGH SCHOOL HONORS: HIGH SCHOOL HONORS: HIGH SCHOOL HONORS:
All-Conference 2nd Team Captain, National Honors Society, Most All-Conference 2nd Team and Leading Scorer
HOBBIES: Basketball, football and eating Outstanding Senior Student-Athlete, Varsity HOBBIES: Volunteering
ROLE MODEL: Marcus Mariota All-State Academic baseball ROLE MODEL: ​​Father, Mother and Grandma
HOBBIES: Video games, spending quality
time with family and friends, Anime
ROLE MODEL: W
​​ ill Smith

GOOD LUCK

ZARRION
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BR IT I N
DAVIS!!
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31 ​Z ACKARY 32 GAVYN 40 ​R YAN
SIMS WHITE FLIKKEMA
HOMETOWN: Kalamazoo, MI HOMETOWN: Battle Creek, MI HOMETOWN: Hastings, MI
HIGH SCHOOL: Loy Norrix HIGH SCHOOL: Lakeview HIGH SCHOOL: Hastings
HIGH SCHOOL HONORS: Student-Athlete HOBBIES: Playing X Box with friends & HIGH SCHOOL HONORS:
Scholar 3x, Varsity Basketball/Football 2x, ​​​​ hanging out with friends & ​​​​family Captain
Varsity Golf 4x ROLE MODEL: Dad & Ben Wallace HOBBIES: ​​Soccer and being a
HOBBIES: Golf, Working out, Fishing sports official
and Swimming ROLE MODEL: Parents & Grandparents
ROLE MODEL: M
​​ y Sister
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Play it Safe Bruins!

Providing your team with
orthopedic & sports medicine care.
For appointments in Battle Creek Phillip
or Marshall, call (877) 704-3133. Dabrowski, DO
Team physician

bronsonhealth.com Orthopedic Specialists

BATTLE CREEK
COMMUNITY
FOUNDATION PROMOTES
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ENDOWMENT, AND PENNFIELD
PROVIDING LEADERSHIP
TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF PIZZA
LIFE IN BATTLE CREEK, (269)964-9465
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One block North of Bailey Park

Good luck
this season
GO BRUINS!
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BATTLE CREEK, MI 49017
PHONE: (269) 962-2181

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POST SEASON STATS
2018-19 MCCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS
RECORD: 11-16
2-21
TOTAL 3-POINT FREE THROW
PLAYER FG-FGA % 3FG-3FGA % FT-FTA % OFF
COOPER 182-435 42 103-289 36 47-65 72 20
PHILLIPS 145-388 37 70-199 35 68-89 76 18
TABB JR. 115-263 44 23-60 38 71-96 74 23
SHEFFEY 26-66 39 10-28 36 18-24 75 7
GIBSON 71-162 44 11-39 28 55-88 62 25
BELLAMY 27-47 57 0-5 0 14-19 74 11
WINDOM 82-162 51 1-6 17 43-60 72 57
HEAL 55-112 49 11-32 34 21-44 48 25
GREENE 58-155 37 7-39 18 9-26 35 36
SIMS 38-80 48 3-10 30 11-21 52 33
DAVIS 23-73 31 1-8 12 18-26 69 26
TODD 0-1 0 0-1 0 0-0 0 0
TOTALS 822-1944 42 242-716 34 375-558 67 292
OPPONENTS 740-1625 46 176-553 32 358-544 66 340

2018-19 MCCAA WESTERN CONFERENCE

MEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS
SCHOOL MCCAA RECORD OVERALL RECORD
GRAND RAPIDS 15-3 24-8
LANSING 13-5 16-13
ANCILLA 12-6 24-11
MID MICHIGAN 11-7 17-12
MUSKEGON 9-9 15-13
JACKSON 8-10 11-17
GLEN OAKS 7-11 11-18
KALAMAZOO VALLEY 7-11 10-20
KELLOGG 6-12 11-16
LAKE MICHIGAN 2-16 5-24
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REBOUNDS
DEF TOT AVG A TO BK ST PTS AVG
161 181 6.7 54 84 6 37 516 19.1
66 84 3.4 42 41 4 16 428 17.1
51 74 2.7 81 85 3 26 324 12.0
21 28 3.5 46 13 1 11 80 10.0
68 93 4.4 38 43 13 20 208 9.9
33 44 6.3 6 11 6 4 68 9.7
62 119 4.4 16 29 7 12 208 7.7
79 95 3.5 16 34 7 17 142 5.3
45 81 3.0 10 24 7 12 132 4.9
57 90 3.5 6 22 1 2 90 3.5
45 71 2.6 22 18 3 16 65 2.4
0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0
689 981 36.3 338 404 58 173 2261 83.7
703 1043 38.6 383 293 118 163 2398 88.8
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APPEARANCE & TITLES

Conference Championships — 1967-68, 1968-69, 1985-86,
2006-07, 2007-08
Regional Championship — 1996-97
National Championship Finishes — 1996-97 – 6th place

POST SEASON AWARDS

3rd Team All-Western Conference — Tishaun Cooper
Academic All-Conference (3.0 GPA or higher) — Zarrion Davis

SCHOLARSHIPS
Athletic Scholarships are available under NJCAA rules. KCC follows
those regulations to the letter. For more information on availability of
athletic scholarships please contact the head coach or call the Athletic
Department at 269.965.4151.

REGISTER FOR SPRING 10/28

AFFILIATIONS
Kellogg Community College is part of the Michigan Community
College Athletic Association (MCCAA) Western Conference. We are
also a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association
(NJCAA) Region 12.

MAKE IT
SPORTS
Discover KCC’s BRUIN athletic programs.

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MEN’S BBALL 19/20
DATE OPPONENT SITE MI TIME
Sun Oct. 13 Owens Community College (Scrimmage) Toledo, Ohio 11:00 am
MON. OCT 21 GOSHEN UNIVERSITY (Scrimmage) BATTLE CREEK, MI 7:00 PM
WED. OCT. 30 BETHEL COLLEGE (Scrimmage) BATTLE CREEK, MI 7:00 PM
SAT. NOV. 2 BAY De NOC COLLEGE BATTLE CREEK, MI 3:00 PM
Wed. Nov. 6 Mott Community College Flint, MI 7:30 pm
SAT. NOV. 16 OAKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE BATTLE CREEK, MI 3:00 pm
Tues. Nov. 19 Henry Ford Community College Dearborn, MI 7:30 pm
Fri. Nov. 22 St. Clair County CC trny (St. Clair) Port Huron, MI 8:00 pm
Sat. Nov. 23 St. Clair County CC trny (Columbus State) Port Huron, MI 1:00 pm
Tues. Nov. 26 Owens Community College Toledo, Ohio 7:30 pm
WED. DEC. 4 MOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE BATTLE CREEK, MI 7:30 PM
Wed. Dec. 11 Schoolcraft Community College Livonia, MI 7:30 pm
Sat. Dec. 14 Oakland Community College Auburn Hills, MI 3:00 pm
THURS. DEC. 19 OLIVET COLLEGE (JV) BATTLE CREEK, MI 7:00 PM
SAT. DEC. 21 KCC ALUMNI GAME (Scrimmage) BATTLE CREEK, MI 1:00 PM
Sat. Jan. 4 *Lansing Community College Lansing, MI 3:00 pm
WED. JAN. 8 *KALAMAZOO VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE BATTLE CREEK, MI 7:30 PM
Sat. Jan. 11 *Glen Oaks Community College Centreville, MI 3:00 pm
WED. JAN. 15 *LAKE MICHIGAN COLLEGE BATTLE CREEK, MI 7:30 PM
Sat. Jan. 18 *Mid-Michigan Community College Mt. Pleasant, MI 3:00 pm
WED. JAN. 22 *MUSKEGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE BATTLE CREEK, MI 7:30 PM
SAT. JAN. 25 *JACKSON COLLEGE BATTLE CREEK, MI 3:00 PM
Mon. Jan. 27 *Grand Rapids Community College Grand Rapids, MI 7:30 pm
Wed. Jan. 29 *Ancilla College Donaldson, IN 7:30 pm
SAT. FEB. 1 *LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE BATTLE CREEK, MI 3:00 PM
Wed. Feb. 5 *Kalamazoo Valley Community College Kalamazoo, MI 7:30 pm
SAT. FEB. 8 *GLEN OAKS COMMUNITY COLEGE BATTLE CREEK, MI 3:00 PM
Wed. Feb. 12 *Lake Michigan College Benton Harbor, MI 7:30 pm
SAT. FEB. 15 *MID-MICHIGAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE BATTLE CREEK, MI 3:00 PM
Wed. Feb. 19 *Muskegon Community College Muskegon, MI 7:30 pm
Sat. Feb. 22 *Jackson College Jackson, MI 3:00 pm
MON. FEB. 24 *GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE BATTLE CREEK, MI 7:30 PM
WED. FEB. 26 *ANCILLA COLLEGE BATTLE CREEK, MI 5:30 PM
Sat. Feb. 29 MCCAA State Championship Western Conf. Champ TBA
Tues. Mar. 3 NJCAA District Tournament 1st round Higher Seed TBA
March 6, 7
March TBA
NJCAA District Tournament (semi & finals) Grand Rapids, MI
NJCAA National Championship Danville, IL
TBA
TBA FOLLOW US!
* Indicates Conference Games. HOME GAMES IN YELLOW.

HEAD COACH: GARY SPRAGUE

@kellogg_cc_athletics
ASSISTANT COACH: DIANTE TAYLOR KELLOGG COMMUNIT Y COLLEGE
STUDENT MANAGER: VICTOR SHEFFEY ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: TOM SH AW • ATHLETIC DEPA RTMENT
(269) 965-4151 • MILLER PH YSIC A L EDUC ATION BUILDING,
ATHLETIC TRAINER: TOM LAWRENCE 450 NORTH AV ENUE, BAT TLE CREEK , MI 49017