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‘We’ll have to figure it out’: Gulf Coast’s Gaffney adjusting plans to new sports calendar
By Dustin Kent
It has been six months to the day since Gulf Coast coach Phil Gaffney roamed the sidelines for a Commodore basketball game — a 75-73 home win over Tallahassee, after which Gaffney suffered a heart attack that kept him out for the remainder of the season. |
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By Dustin Kent
In Phil Gaffney’s first season as head coach at Gulf Coast, he found himself leading a Commodore team short on shooting and, well, just generally short.
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By Dustin Kent
With recruiting efforts limited by the COVID-19 outbreak and further muddied by a one-off NCAA rule eliminating test score requirements for Division-I prospects, Gulf Coast coach Phil Gaffney is in possession of what is always a valuable commodity in JUCO basketball, though perhaps never more than now: continuity. |
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By Dustin Kent
Gulf Coast basketball coach Phil Gaffney hasn’t yet finished putting together his second recruiting class, though he’s off to a pretty good start with two signings at two key positions. |
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Sunday Q&A with Cam Holden
By Dustin Kent
The rash of cancellations and postponements that followed the COVID-19 outbreak was a bitter pill for athletes and coaches all over the country to swallow, though perhaps for none more than the Gulf Coast men’s basketball team. |
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Sunday Q&A with GC coach Phil Gaffney
By Dustin Kent
Phil Gaffney’s first season as the head men’s basketball coach at Gulf Coast was certainly interesting if no thing else.
The former Georgia Highlands coach brought his fast-paced trapping style to the Commodores and led them to an immediate turnaround. |
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By Dustin Kent
When the announcement came down from the NJCAA on Monday about the cancellation of the national tournament in Hutchinson, Kan. - already postponed to April 20 from its original scheduled start date of March 16 - the news didn’t come as much of a surprise to Gulf Coast men’s basketball players. |
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By Dustin Kent
When the news came down Monday that the NJCAA would cancel its already-postponed national basketball tournaments in Hutchinson, Kan., and Lubbock, Tex., along with the remainder of spring sports seasons, Gulf Coast women’s basketball coach Roonie Scovel wasn’t among those stunned by the decision. |
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NJCAA COVID-19 Update Homepage
Charlotte, NC – In light of recent developments regarding COVID-19, the NJCAA has made the decision to postpone national championship events for the upcoming DI and DII men's and women's basketball tournaments. DIII men's and women's basketball championships, currently underway, will work with an expedited schedule that will conclude on Friday, March 13. |
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By Dustin Kent
PANAMA CITY — Gulf Coast sophomore Cam Holden knew that the Commodores were going to be in the 24-team field for the NJCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship in Hutchinson, Kan., after their state title win over Tallahassee on Saturday. |
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By Dustin Kent
NICEVILLE — On Wednesday, Gulf Coast beat the No. 1 team in the country Florida Southwestern, giving the Buccaneers just their second loss of the season. |
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By Dustin Kent
NICEVILLE — Gulf Coast needed a half-court buzzer-beater in triple overtime of its regular season finale just to get into the FCSAA State Tournament in Niceville. |
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By Dustin Kent
NICEVILLE — Gulf Coast needed a half-court buzzer-beater in triple overtime of its regular season finale just to get into the FCSAA State Tournament in Niceville. |
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Commodores embrace underdog role vs. No. 1 Buccaneers
By Dustin Kent
Before this season, not many people would’ve predicted Gulf Coast to be one of the last two Panhandle Conference teams standing in the postseason. |
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Gordon sends Gulf Coast to state with half-court shot
By Dustin Kent
PANAMA CITY — It had been 11 years since the Gulf Coast men had advanced to the state tournament. |
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Commodores get another chance to clinch state berth vs. TCC
By Dustin Kent
There are multiple avenues through which Gulf Coast (20-7 overall, 7-4 in the Panhandle Conference) could qualify for the state tournament on Saturday afternoon. |
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Lady Commodores clinch, GC men have to wait
By Dustin Kent
The Gulf Coast women’s basketball team punched its ticket to the state tournament with a 71-50 victory over Chipola on Wednesday night in Marianna, while the Commodore men failed to clinch their own state berth for a second straight game. |
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Commodores take another stab at clinching playoff bid
By Dustin Kent
In last week’s home game against Pensacola State, Gulf Coast had a simple task to ensure a berth in the state tournament: just win. |
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By Dustin Kent
PANAMA CITY — Pensacola State dominated the second half of all three matchups with Gulf Coast this season. |
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By Dustin Kent
In his first season at Gulf Coast, Cam Holden proved he belonged on the court with the best players the Panhandle Conference, leading the Commodores in scoring and rebounding while making First Team All-Conference. |
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By Dustin Kent
The past week has been a tumultuous one for Gulf Coast, to say the least. |
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By Dustin Kent
The Gulf Coast men’s and women’s basketball teams split a doubleheader against Northwest Florida State in Niceville on Saturday night. |
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By Dustin Kent
The Gulf Coast men’s and women’s basketball teams lost both ends of a doubleheader to Tallahassee on Wednesday night, with both results making the top of the Panhandle Conference standings a bit more crowded. |
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By Dustin Kent
With just five Panhandle Conference games remaining, Wednesday’s showdown between first-place Gulf Coast and second-place Tallahassee will go a long way toward determining who wins the league and who gets to play in the postseason. |
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By Dustin Kent
PANAMA CITY — Both Gulf Coast and Chipola came into Saturday’s Panhandle Conference showdown at the Billy Harrison Field House riding a wave of momentum with league winning streaks of four and three games, respectively. |
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By Dustin Kent
Following Saturday’s 21-point home win over Northwest Florida State - the No. 17 Commodores’ second game since head coach Phil Gaffney suffered a heart attack - acting GC head coach Scott Jackson expressed hope that Gaffney could rejoin the team a week later when Chipola comes to the Billy Harrison Field House for a key Panhandle Conference showdown. |
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By Dusting Kent
PANAMA CITY — Gulf Coast lost its point guard to a broken hand and its head coach to a heart attack, yet nothing seems to be able to stop the Commodores’ climb to the top of the Panhandle Conference standings. |
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By Dustin Kent
For the first time in six weeks, the Gulf Coast men’s basketball team is nationally ranked. |
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By Dustin Kent
The first round of Panhandle Conference games for Gulf Coast couldn’t have gone much better, with the Commodores delivering big road wins over Northwest Florida State and Chipola and notching arguably their biggest victory of the year at home in knocking off No. 10 Tallahassee. |
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By Dustin Kent
PANAMA CITY — Coming off of a 93-70 home loss to Pensacola State on Jan. 8 with starting point guard and second leading scorer KK Godwin out indefinitely with a broken hand, Gulf Coast’s postseason hopes looked to be in peril just two games in the Panhandle Conference schedule. |
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By Dustin Kent
On Wednesday in Marianna, Gulf Coast got a win that kept the Commodores from falling into fourth place in the Panhandle Conference standings. |
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By Dustin Kent
MARIANNA — Cam Holden scored 32 points, grabbed 10 rebounds, and dished out five assists as Gulf Coast notched a big road win over Chipola 76-68 on Wednesday night at the Milton H. Johnson Health Center. |
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By Dustin Kent
On Jan. 8 at the Billy Harrison Field House, Gulf Coast center Deion Butler took the court for the first time this season. |
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By Dustin Kent
PANAMA CITY — The Gulf Coast men’s basketball team stepped out of Panhandle Conference play on Saturday and crushed Red Devils Basketball Academy 126-43. |
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By Dustin Kent
Following a disappointing 93-70 home loss to Pensacola State last week, Gulf Coast comes into Wednesday’s game in Marianna hungry for a victory. |
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By Dustin Kent
Trailing 63-57 with just over 10 minutes to play, it appeared as though Gulf Coast was in the midst of a comeback after falling behind by as much as 11 points to visiting Pensacola State. |
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By Dustin Kent
Gulf Coast coach Phil Gaffney was happy to see his team come away from its Panhandle Conference opener against Northwest Florida State with a win.
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By Dustin Kent
NICEVILLE — The Gulf Coast men’s and women’s basketball teams opened the Panhandle Conference season with road victories over Northwest Florida State on Saturday night. |
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By Dustin Kent
The last time Gulf Coast coach Phil Gaffney took a team to Raider Arena to take on Northwest Florida State, it was with Georgia Highlands in the opener of the 2015-16 season. |
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Gulf Coast smashes Monroe College, 111-67
By Dustin Kent
PANAMA CITY — Gulf Coast took its second straight lopsided victory at the Visit Panama City Beach Men’s Basketball Classic on Tuesday. |
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Commodores crush East Georgia State, 124-59
By Dustin Kent
PANAMA CITY — Gulf Coast finished the first half of this season about as poorly as they started the season brilliantly, dropping three out of five games following an 8-0 start. |
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Phil Gaffney’s first season as Gulf Coast head coach had been going just about as well as possible through eight games, with the Commodores winning all eight and ascending to the No. 1 ranking in the state and No. 6 in the nation. |
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MARIANNA — The Gulf Coast men’s basketball team suffered its first loss of the season Friday night at Chipola, falling to Polk State 73-67. |
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GC sweeps doubleheader vs. LB Wallace
ANDALUSIA, Ala. — The Gulf Coast men’s and women’s basketball teams swept a road doubleheader against Lurleen B. Wallace on Tuesday night to stay unbeaten. |
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GC teams travel for doubleheader vs. LB Wallace
The Gulf Coast men’s and women’s basketball teams will return to action Tuesday night, and for the second straight week will do so as the top teams in the state. |
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The latest NJCAA top 25 rankings were released Monday afternoon, with the Gulf Coast women remaining No. 1 in the nation where the Lady Commodores (5-0) have been all season. |
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Gulf Coast men’s basketball coach Phil Gaffney knew his team would have a letdown following Thursday night’s big win over No. 3 Indian Hills in Niceville. |
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The Gulf Coast men’s basketball team was still unranked in this week’s NJCAA top 25 poll following a home win over No. 15 Daytona State. |
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PANAMA CITY — Going into the week, Gulf Coast coach Phil Gaffney presented his players with both a challenge and an opportunity. |
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PANAMA CITY — If there was any ambiguity regarding Gulf Coast coach Phil Gaffney’s feelings about facing his former team on Thursday night, the first-year Commodores coach quickly cleared it up. |
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When first-year Gulf Coast head coach Phil Gaffney walks out onto the court for Thursday’s home game against Georgia Highlands, he’ll see plenty of familiar faces on the other bench. |
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Gulf Coast will be back in action Tuesday night to put its four-game win streak on the line as Lurleen B. Wallace (0-3) comes to the Billy Harrison Field House for a non-conference matchup at 5 p.m. |
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Gaffney introduced as GC head coach
Dustin Kent
PANAMA CITY — For the better part of the last two decades, when anyone mentioned the words “Gulf Coast basketball,” the first thought for most with any knowledge of junior college basketball has been the Gulf Coast women, and with good reason.
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