The Garden City Broncbusters are the sports teams of Garden City Community College located in

Garden City, Kansas Garden City is a city in, and the county seat of, Finney County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population of the city was 28,151. The city is home to Garden City Community College and the Lee Richa ...

, United States. They participate in the NJCAA, primarily competing in the

Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference The Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) is a college athletic conference that is a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). As of 2007, the KJCCC was home to more than 3,000 student-athletes in the 19 me ...

.KJCCC Members

Sports

Men's sports *

Baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding tea ...

Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...

* Cross country *

Football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

Golf Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping wi ...

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Track & field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

Women's sports *

* Cross country *

Soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

Softball Softball is a game similar to baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Softball is played competitively at club levels, the college level, and the professional level. The game was first created in 1887 in Chicago by George Hanc ...

Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

Facilities

Garden City Community College has five facilities. * Broncbuster Baseball Academy – indoor baseball and softball practice facility * Dennis Perryman Stadium – home of the Broncbusters men's and women's basketball teams, and volleyball team *Broncbuster Stadium – home of the Broncbusters football, soccer and track & field teams * Tangeman Sports Complex – home of the Broncbusters softball team * Williams Stadium – home of the Broncbusters baseball team

Notable alumni

Amir Abdur-Rahim Amir Abdur-Rahim (born March 18, 1981) is a former American basketball player and current coach. He is the head coach of the Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team. Playing career Amir Abdur-Rahim played at Joseph Wheeler High School in Marie ...

, Head Coach,

Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball The Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team represents Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, Georgia, United States. The school's team currently competes in the ASUN Conference. They are currently led by head coach Amir Abdur-Rahim and play the ...

* Corey Dillon, former

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player for the

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and

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; won

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; four-time

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selection * Mark Fox,

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men's basketball head coach * Benjamin Gay, former NFL player for the

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, former

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player; named to the National Junior College Athletic Association All-American team; National Player of the Year; later starred in the 1993 Final Four with the

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Kay-Jay Harris Kevin Jermaine "Kay-Jay" Harris (born March 27, 1979) is a former American football running back. He was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at West Virginia. Harris has also been a member ...

, former NFL player for the

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, and

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* Tyreek Hill, football player for the

. *

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, former NFL player for the Miami Dolphins and

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, current free agent, former NFL player for several teams *

Korey Jones Korey Jones (born April 4, 1989) is a former professional Canadian football linebacker. He first enrolled at Garden City Community College before transferring to the University of Wyoming. He attended Rocky Mountain High School in Fort Collins, ...

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player for the BC Lions * Phil Loadholt, NFL player for the

Minnesota Vikings The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the National Football Conference (NFC) North division. Founded in 1960 as an expansion ...

* Frank Murphy, former NFL and UFL player; was named to the National Junior College Athletic Association All-American first-team; National Player of the Year *

Darvis Patton Darvis "Doc" Darell Patton (born December 4, 1977) is a retired American track and field athlete who competed in sprinting events. He is a two-time US Champion in the 200-meter dash and won the silver medal in the event at the 2003 World Champi ...

, "Doc"; retired sprinter in track and field; three-time Olympian (two silver medals); four-time participant at the World Championships (multiple medals, including two golds) * Derrick Pope, current free agent; former NFL and

player for several teams *

Tyson Thompson Tyson Calvin Thompson (born May 21, 1981) is a former American football running back/kick return specialist in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at San Jose State University. Early years Thompson att ...

, former NFL player for the

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References

External links

* Sports clubs and teams in Kansas {{Kansas-sport-team-stub