We have deep regret in posting, that former Thunderbird and Portland St. Viking Deante Strickland has passed away tragically. He was a tremendous person to have in the Casper Community and will be sorely missed.
#RIP
We would like to announce the newest addition to our staff Dontae Bryant. Bryant is a former D1 player that has coached at the 4-year & JUCO level. High Character individual who adds value to our program. WELCOME TO T-BIRD NATION COACH BRYANT! 🦅🔴⚫️
Head coach Dan Russell hires Shaun Gutting from New Mexico JC to fill assistant coach vacancy. Please help us welcome Shaun to the Thunderbird program!
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We are excited to announce that new Assistant Coach Lester Stewart is joining the T-Bird Family! Please join us in welcoming him to the Casper Community!!
@CoachLesStewart
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Casper College 6-4 freshman shooting guard Nolan Bertain has committed to play next season at the University of Alabama-Birmingham in the Conference USA. Bertain hit 81 3’s in 22 Games played at 45% from the arc.
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#ForTheCulture
Head Coach Dan Russell (
@CoachDanRussell
) made Basketball Times magazine list of the Top 25 JUCO Head coaches in the country. Coach Russell was named 24th on the list of 300+ JUCO Head coaches.
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The Thunderbirds guard Isaac Bonton and forward Wilfried Likayi have been voted your 2019 Co-Player of the Year in the Region IX North Conference.
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#CPOY
We would like to introduce 6’8” Transfer Peter Turay. Peter will add size and depth to our frontcourt. Peter was also an NJCAA Academic All-American. Welcome to T-Bird Nation Peter! 🦅🔴⚫️
2019-20 Season Averages:
13.7ppg
6.7rpg
74FG% (4th in NJCAA)
#8
ranked Casper College defeats
#5
Sheridan College in convincing fashion by a final of 97-78. Your Thunderbirds are now Co-Region IX Champs!!!
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#GoBirds
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR VERY OWN DAVID WALKER on being named to the NJCAA All-American team. David was one of the Nations top scorers this season. (16) 20 point games, (2) 30 point games, & (2) 40 point games, w/a school record of 47 points in the season finale!
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Despite some of the rumors going around. Casper College Athletics WILL be having their season in 2020-2021. The season schedules are being finalized for each sport and will be out to the public soon. We look forward to another great and competitive year!
#All4Casper
Final from the Swede:
Casper 103
AF Prep 84
D. Walker 38pts, 3 rebs, 3 assists
J. Harris 17pts, 7 assists
P. Pepple 16pts, 5 rebs
D. Satchell 12pts, 4/5 from 3pt
S. Keita 7pts, 7 rebs
Casper holds off CSI late to win 84-75! Finish the Region 9/18 Shootout 2-0 and move to 4-0 on the season.
David Walker 21 pts 7 rebs
Jalen Harris 18 pts, 5 assists
Tavion Robinson 10 pts, 7 rebs
Traizon Byrd 9 pts, 5 rebs
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#All4Casper
Thunderbirds have moved up to
#9
in the NJCAA men's basketball National Rankings! Lots of work to do...but we are excited about these guys!
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#All4Casper
Casper College men’s basketball finishes the regular season 28-2 with the big win over Sheridan College. Unbelievable crowd at the Swede tonight!
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#GoBirds
CONGRATULATIONS TO
@jalenh2
for signing his NLI today with
@FullertonMBB
Thank you Jalen for all your hard work & dedication these two years! May you have continued success these next two years!
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Congratulation to sophomores Wilfried Likayi, Isaac Bonton and Amin Adamu for being named to the Region IX All-Tournament Team!
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#Road2Hutch
Casper College has signed 6-9 235 pound big man Philip Pepple Jr. out of Shoreline, Washington. The Shorecrest high school star big man averaged 22 ppg and 11 rpg and was All-State in his senior season.
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With tonight’s win over Eastern Wyoming
@CoachGutting
has won his 50th game as Head Coach of the T-Birds! He currently has a 67.5% winning percentage! Great job Coach and thank you for all of your hard work & dedication!
#CCMB
#ComeFlyWithUs
Let's welcome Coach Carlos Taylor to the Casper Community! He comes to us from Seward County CC. He has extensive experience at the juco, AAU and Division I levels.
We are lucky to have you Coach Los!
@LosTaylor1
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#FlyWithUs
No. 6 ranked Thunderbirds with a big win over Gillette College 105-70 in the first round of the region IX tournament. Record is now 29-2 on the year. Thank you to all the fans who came out and supported us this season you guys were truly amazing!
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#GoBirds
The
#6
Thunderbirds win in semifinals match up with Western Nebraska CC 104-97. That’s 31 wins on the season and now will be playing in the region IX championship game tomorrow night at 7 pm.
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#GoBirds
Casper College big man Octavion Corley has committed to
@ETSU_MBB
. The Nevada native avg 10 ppg while shooting 63% from the floor, 5 rpg and 3 blocks for the T-Birds. Congrats to Octavion on this next step in your journey!
#CCMB
#ForTheCulture
Congrats to our guys that made all-region. REGION IX CHAMPS!!!
-Wilfried Likayi Co-Player of the Year/1st Team All-Region
-Isaac Bonton Co-Player of the Year/1st Team All-Region
-Amin Adamu 2nd Team All-Region
-Broc Finstuen 3rd Team All-Region
Casper College with the big win in the second round of the Region 9 tournament over Trinidad State 84-61. The T-Birds are now 30-2 on the season and advance to the semifinals!
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#GoBirds
Thunderbirds def. Western Neb 100-91 and move to 2-1 on the year.
4 players in double digits and 9 in the scoring column!
T. Byrd 21pts 5/6 from 3pt, 6 rebs
P. Turay 20 pts 9/11 FG, 7 rebs
T. Boston 19pts, 5 ast, 13 rebs
D. Satchell 18 pts, 6/11 from 3pt
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#ALL4Casper
Heading into the week of our last two games of the regular season with local Casper, Wyoming product 6-3 guard Manny N’Tula!
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#GoBirds
#UpUpAndAway
T-Birds hang on to win a tough one @
#13
Salt Lake CC 92-89.
David Walker 22pts, 7-12 FG
Jalen Harris 17pts, 7 assists, 4 stls
Isaiah Banks 16pts, 11 rebs, 4 assists
Close the weekend out tomorrow vs. CSI at 3pm MST.
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#All4Casper
T-Bird shooting guard Nolan Bertain makes it official today signing his NLI with UAB and coach Ehsan in the Conference USA. Congrats Nolan!
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#ForTheCulture
The Thunderbirds stat line for the night in the 16th win of the season.
C. Winchester: 30 pts, 8 ast, 5 reb
I. Banks: 10 pts, 10 reb L. Miguel: 11 pts
A. Maricevic: 15 pts, 7 reb
B. Godwin: 17 pts, 9/10 FT
Former T-Bird All-American Jay Wright goes for 4 pts, 2 assists no turnovers and 2 rebounds in a win tonight over the Memphis Grizzlies.
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#nbasummerleague
In the final regular season poll Casper College men’s basketball program comes in at
#6
in the nation with a 28-2 record. The Thunderbirds went undefeated at home this season going 16-0.
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#GoBirds
🚨 Final regular season
#NJCAAmbb
DI poll!
● Florida SouthWestern finishes strong at No. 1
● Casper up to No. 6 after top-10 clash
● Monroe cracks the top-25
#Road2Hutch
🔝2️⃣5️⃣
Another Casper College player commits to the D1 level! Congrats to Jalen Harris and everything he has done for the Thunderbirds. 57 wins in 2 years is no small accomplishment!
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The Casper College Thunderbirds are the 2022-23 Region IX North Regular Season Champs. The 2nd time in 5 years! Congrats to these players for a monumental accomplishment. The journey is not over yet!
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#FlyWithUs
#All4Casper
Six T-Birds in double figures in the win vs the Rustlers.
-Isaac Bonton with 26
-Broc Finstuen with 19/9 rebs
-Amin Adamu with 19/7 rebs
-Wilfried Likayi with 18
-James Hampshire with 13/8 rebs
-Philip Pepple Jr with 10
Thunderbirds finish the break in impressive fashion with win over Miles City 112-54. Walker leads the way with 40pts on 14-20 FG and 10-13 from 3pt.
J. Harris 15pts, 3ast
P. Pepple Jr. 15pts, 6rebs
D. Satchell 13pts, 3 Rebs
I. Banks 11pts, 7 rebs
Finish the break 13-2!
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6-4 guard from Seattle, Washington Keiron Goodwin with a monster game tonight vs. Gillette College going for 22 points. 6/6 from 3 and 8/10 from the floor.
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#GoBirds
Thunderbirds hang on to 99-91 victory over Gillette. Move to 23-5 on the year and 10-3 in conference.
D. Walker 25pts, 4 rebs
J. Harris 24pts, 3 ast
T. Byrd 14 pts, 3 rebs
I. Banks 11pts, 7 rebs
T. Robinson 10pts, 7 rebs
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#All4Casper
The Casper College Thunderbirds and 2019 Region IX Champs receive 9 seed in the national tournament and will play Cleveland State out of region 7 in the first round.
#Road2Hutch
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THUNDERBIRD NATION WILL LIKE TO INTRODUCE PJ NGAMBI! PJ joins us as a transfer from Iowa Central. Averaged 18.4 PPG 3.1 AST while shooting 36% from 3. We are excited to have him a part of the T-Bird Family!
#All4Casper
Highlights ⬇️
Casper College has inked 6-10 big man from England in Samuel Keita. The athletic big comes to the T-Birds via
@My_bball
. We’re very excited to have Samuel join the Casper College program.
#CCMB
#GoBirds
Win number 24 for the
#10
Thunderbirds tonight against Western Wyoming CC. Final score was 126-89. 9-1 in region 9 north play and 24-2 overall.
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Thunderbird point guard Chase Winchester has signed his NLI to play basketball next season at the University of Nebraska-Kearney. The Dallas native averaged 14 ppg and 5 assists a game for the T-Birds.
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6 score in Double figures as Casper moves to 14-2 (1-0) after the road win tonight 103-90
David Walker lead the way w/ 25 pts, Dathan Satchell off the bench with 16pts.
Pepple Jr: 13pts, 8 rebs
Banks: 13pts, 6 rebs
Keita: 11pts, 7 rebs
Harris: 10pts, 4ast
#All4Casper
#CCMB
#14
Casper grinds out a big road win in Scottsbluff! 88-86. 5 players scored in double figures in the win.
Jalen Harris 25 pts, 5 assists
Donavan Freeman 12 pts, 7 reb, 4 ast
Eric Jamerman 11pts, 3-6 from 3
Philip Pepple Jr. 11pts, 11 rebs
Traizon Byrd 13 pts, 4 reb
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6-3 sharpshooter from Colorado Braxton Bertolette leads all scorers with 22 points tonight going 6–7 from the 3-point line and 8-11 from the floor.
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#GoBirds
The Casper College Thunderbirds lose to host Otero JC by a final score of 86-77 to finish the season. Record ended 22-10. Thanks to all who came out and supported us this season. We are very proud of our guys!! They battled all year long.
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#ForTheCulture
Thunderbirds have 6 score in Dbl Figures in 109-94 Win. Top Performers:
P. Pepple Jr. 24pts, 14rebs, 3blks
T. Robinson 17pts, 14rebs
D. Walker 17pts, 3rebs
E. Jamerman 11pts, 3-8 from 3pt
J. Harris 12pts, 6ast
I. Banks 14pts, 9rebs
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#All4Casper
Another congratulations is order! Samuel Keita has also been invited to the Juco All-American Showcase. Sam is an athletic big that can guard multiple positions. Highlight below:
2019-20 Stats:
PPG: 5.5
RPG: 4.6
BLK: 1.2
FG%: 52.4
We are pleased to announce the addition of Jaden Phillips. Jaden will add length, athleticism, & playmaking ability. A very talented & skilled player hailing from Modesto Christian High School. WELCOME JADEN TO T-BIRD NATION! 🦅⚫️🔴
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