Thunder Set for Postseason Run
The Thunder men's basketball team has completed their regular season with 19 wins and are set to make a run in the postseason. The Thunder claimed their sixth straight regular season Midwest Christian College Conference title and are the one seed in the Midwest Christian College Conference Tournament. The MCCC Tournament seeds are as follows:
#1 Manhattan Christian
#2 Ozark Christian
#3 Emmaus
#4 Faith Baptist Bible
#5 Calvary
#6 Central Christian College of the Bible
#7 Barclay
Manhattan Christian College will be hosting the MCCC Tournament on campus at Howie's Activity Center. The Thunder will play in the semifinal game against the four seed Faith Baptist Bible on Friday, February 21st at 8:00 PM. Depending on the Friday result, the Thunder will play on Saturday, February 22nd in the championship game at 6:30 PM with a win or a consolation game at 2:15 PM with a loss.
The NCCAA Central Region Tournament will be hosted at Central Christian College of the Bible in Moberly, Missouri for the quarterfinal and semifinal and the highest seed remaining will host the championship game. The Central Region Tournament seeds are as follows:
#1 Spurgeon
#2 Manhattan Christian
#3 Kansas Christian
#4 Union Adventist
#5 Calvary
#6 Central Christian College of the Bible
#7 Barclay
The Thunder will be the two seed for the Central Region Tournament and will play the seven seed Barclay College Bears. The quarterfinal and semifinal games will be at the Ferneau Center on the campus of Central Christian College of the Bible on Tuesday, February 25th and Wednesday, February 26th. The championship match will be at a to be determined time on Friday, February 28th at the site of the highest remaining seed.
Head coach Jordan Strom is thrilled for postseason play, "I am thrilled for the opportunity to compete in the postseason. Our guys have put in a lot of work to get to this point and they couldn't be more excited to play for one another."
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