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Men's Basketball
Welcome to the homepage of the Three Rivers Community College Raiders men's basketball team. We have an outstanding program, having compiled a record of 1140-313 in 42 seasons of existence. We have won two national championships, one in 1979 and one in 1992. We have appeared in 16 NJCAA championship tournaments, with ten top 5 finishes.
 



Head Coach:  Gene Bess
Assistant Coach:  Brian Bess
Assistant Coach:  William Durden
 

TRCC Head Men's Basketball Coach and Athletic Director Gene Bess is a two-time National Coach of the Year.  He has averaged almost 28 wins per season in his 39-year stint as head coach.  The Raiders have won the Missouri Region 16 tournament twenty times and also won the MCCAC (previously known as the MJCAC) championship 29 times during his tenure.  The Raiders have one of the best winning traditions in junior college basketball.  Order the book titled, "Gene Bess College Basketball's Winningest Coach" at www.genebess.com

We have also sent several talented players on to Division I schools, including NBA All-Star Latrell Sprewell, who played here in 1988-90 before transferring to the University of Alabama

Roster
3  Carter, Marquise
 San Diego, CA
 SO  G 6' 4"  
50  Henry, Aloysius
 St. Lucia 
 SO  C 6' 9"  
31  Johnson, Marland
 Mounds, IL
 FR  F 6' 5"  
34  Miller, Lance
 Farmington, MO
 FR  G 6' 3"  
11  Mitchell, Pierre
 Pleasant View, TN
 FR  G 6' 4"  
20  Niemczyk, Nick
 Bell City, MO
 SO  G 6' 0"  
42  Orukpe, Ehimen
 Lagos, Nigeria 
 FR  C 7' 0"  
30  Prater, David
 Annapolis, MO
 SO  G 6' 5"  
33  Terry, Josh
 Henderson, KY
 SO  F 6' 4"  
12  Walker, Richard
 San Deigo, CA
 SO  F 6' 7"  
44  Ward, Steven
 Ellington, MO
 SO  F 6' 6"  
32  Williams, Jamarcus
 Charleston, MO
 SO  F 6' 4"  
14  Wright, Byron
 Portageville, MO
 FR  G 6' 1"  

Schedule
11-06  Arkansas Baptist College H 7:00 PM   120/82 W    
11-07  Southeastern Illinois H 7:00 PM   65/54 W    
11-11  Northeastern Oklahoma A&M A 6:00 PM   74/66 W    
11-14  STLCC - Florissant Valley H 6:00 PM   96/61 W    
11-17  John A.Logan A 7:00 PM   56/79 L    
11-20  Indian Hills CC(IA) A 5:00 PM   55/47 W    
11-21  Kennedy King (IL) A 5:00 PM   65/52 W    
11-26  Oakton CC (IL) H 7:00 PM   95/71 W    
11-27  Rockingham CC (NC) H 7:00 PM   104/54 W    
11-28  North Lake College (TX) H 7:00 PM   80/68 W    
12-10  John A. Logan (IL) H 7:00 PM   85/60 W    
12-12  Lewis & Clark (IL) H 7:00 PM   92/85 W    
12-13  SW Illinois A 4:00 PM   81/74 W    
12-19  Midland, TX A 9:00 AM   65/74 L    
12-20  Southern Idaho A 9:00 AM   73/78 L    
01-05  Bevill State-Sumiton (AL) A 7:00 PM   90/61 W    
01-09  Mineral Area College H 7:00 PM   84/56 W    
01-11  STLCC-Forest Park A 7:00 PM   135/40 W    
01-15  Moberly Area CC A 7:00 PM   63/76 L    
01-16  State Fair CC A 7:30 PM   65/69 L    
01-18  Highland (IL) A 7:00 PM   93/92 W    
01-23  Missouri State-West Plains A 7:00 PM   64/57 W    
01-30  Moberly Area CC H 7:00 PM   90/67 W    
02-06  State Fair CC H 7:00 PM   63/52 W    
02-08  Dyersburg State CC (TN) H 7:00 PM   0/0      
02-13  Missouri State -West Plains H 7:00 PM   0/0      
02-17  STLCC-Meramec A 7:00 PM   0/0      
02-20  Mineral Area College A 7:00 PM   0/0      
02-25  Arkansas Baptist A 7:00 PM   0/0      
02-27  Shorter College H 7:00 PM   0/0      


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