Men's basketball begins to wrap up the season

As the 2011-2012 Kishwaukee Kougars men’s basketball team begins to bring the season to an end at Kish College they are hoping to end strong.

This year’s Kougars has had quite the rollercoaster season with many ups and downs. As of February 9, the Kishwaukee basketball team has a regular season record of 8-7 (8 wins and 7 losses).

         Although it is still unknown as if any of the men on the team will be playing for a four-year college, the players still shows areas of strengths within the team. Scott Suchy, sophomore guard, leads the team with most points per game, averaging about 14 points per game.

        The men’s team has seen many struggles throughout the season, such as not playing exactly as well as the team would have hoped. The Kougars are near the bottom of the conference and feel as though the team has not accomplished much.

       “Disappointing.” says head coach, Rob Buss of the season. Buss then turns the table around and looks at the positive side of things by mentioning that the team recently beat Wabaunsee College, which happens to be a top 25 ranked basketball team. This is a big accomplishment for the Kougars.

       With less than five games left in the season, all of them being conference, the team is also preparing for quarterfinals. The team’s goal for the rest of the season is to play well enough to stay out of the 7-8 seed and avoid playing away at any top 5 ranked schools.

       “If we play on the road in the first round” says Buss, “it is going to be very hard to get by.” The team will have to play better the rest of the season so they could possibly see a brighter and better playing style in the quarterfinals.

       The 2010 Kougars men’s basketball team was ranked number 6 in the country as well as being regional champions the same year. This was a huge accomplishment last season for the Kougars and the team is hoping to be playing similar to the recent team that many of the players were familiar with. The Kougars will begin playing in the quarterfinals March 1 on the road.