GC men upset Chipola

February 23, 2013  23:40 PM

News Herald Staff

Gulf Coast men 92, Chipola 62

Each of Gulf Coast's five departing sophomores played a big part in the Commodores' upset win over Chipola.

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Men eliminated from contention

February 14, 2013  16:12 PM

News Herald Staff

Pensacola men 68, Gulf Coast 66

Gulf Coast suffered an unfortunate end to its state tournament ambitions.

The Commodores missed two shots from close range in the final 30 seconds, and Pensacola overcame late struggles at the foul line to escape with the two-point win.

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GC men cling to playoff hopes

February 12, 2013  23:26 PM

News Herald Staff

PANAMA CITY — If it was a game of Super Mario Bros., the Gulf Coast men’s basketball team would be down to its last life with three levels left to play.

Alas, the only option is to press forward.

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NWF State men defeat GC, knock Commodores out of race

February 10, 2013  00:10 AM

News Herald Staff

PANAMA CITY — The battle for the Panhandle Conference championship in men’s basketball became a two-horse race Saturday night.

Northwest Florida State exploded offensively during an impressive stretch in the second half to fuel a come-from-behind 79-71 victory over Gulf Coast at the Billy Harrison Field House.

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GC basketball teams seek rebound against NWF State

February 28, 2013  23:29 PM

News Herald Staff

PANAMA CITY — The temptation to look ahead on the schedule can be difficult to resist.

Jay Powell has lots of practice, though.

“I’m trying not to look at the big picture too much as the leader of the group, and I’m trying to stay very focused on our next basketball game,” Powell said as his Gulf Coast men’s team prepares to play Northwest Florida State Saturday in a Panhandle Conference contest at the Billy Harrison Field House at 7:30 p.m.

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Rodrigues gives Commodores edge over visiting Eagles

January 30, 2013  23:31 PM

PANAMA CITY — Every shot Wednesday night seemingly had a chance to tie the game or change the lead.

Gulf Coast was fortunate to have Jose Rodrigues on the floor taking the shots that mattered down the stretch.

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GC hoops teams aim to maintain standing against Tallahassee

January 29, 2013  17:40 PM

News Herald Staff

PANAMA CITY — Like sedimentary layers exposed on a canyon wall, signs of stratification exist within the Panhandle Conference, too.

The strata are well-defined in men’s basketball, where a clear pecking order has taken shape through the first half of the conference schedule. The top layer in women’s basketball is comprised of three teams sharing first place and another that trails by one game in the loss column.

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GC hoops teams cruise past visiting Pensacola

January 26, 2013  23:34 PM

News Herald Staff

Gulf Coast men 65, Pensacola 56

The Gulf Coast men put an end to their own two-game losing streak, heating up in the second half offensively to seize control and pull away for the conference win.

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Gulf Coast teams fall on road at NWF State

January 23, 2013  23:02 PM

News Herald Staff

NWF State men 63, Gulf Coast 49

NWF State treated its game against the Commodores much like it’s treated its lead in the conference standings.

The Raiders took control in the first half and pulled away after halftime to improve to 19-1 overall and 5-0 in the Panhandle, boosting its lead to two games in the conference. GC fell to 17-5 and is fourth in the conference at 2-3, one game behind second-place Chipola.

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Chipola next hurdle in Gulf Coast's Panhandle slate

January 18, 2013  20:17 PM

News Herald Staff

PANAMA CITY — The Gulf Coast basketball teams each find themselves positioned well in the Panhandle Conference through their first three league games.

The next hurdle on the schedule for both programs comes in the form of Chipola. The Lady Commodores host Chipola at the Billy Harrison Field House Saturday at 5:30 p.m. The men’s game will follow at 7:30 p.m.

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Gulf Coast State pulls away late to beat TCC men

January 12, 2013  21:40 PM

Rob Chaney

Athletic Director

Tallahassee Community College

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (January 12, 2013) – FCSAA No. 5 Gulf Coast State College outscored No. 10 Tallahassee Community College 22-6 over the final 7:37 and defeated the Eagles 82-66 on Saturday evening in Panhandle Conference men’s basketball action.

Tallahassee (12-6) dropped to 0-2 in league play while Gulf Coast State (17-3) won for the second time in three PC contests.

With 14 lead changes already in the books, Tallahassee’s Curtis Diamond hit a three-pointer – capping a 7-0 run – to tie things up at 60-all with 7:37 left in the game, the eighth and final tie of the evening.

On the Commodores’ ensuring possession, seven-footer Andrew Fishler converted a second shot opportunity to put Gulf Coast State back in front, 62-60. The Commodores never trailed again, as the basket ignited a 19-2 run over the next six minutes.

During that stretch, Tallahassee missed six consecutive shot attempts and committed six turnovers, helping the Commodores tally 14 points on the evening off the Eagles’ miscues.

Tallahassee hit 17-of-31 (54.8 percent) shots in the first half and led 41-40 at the intermission, but made only 8-of-26 (30.8 percent) shots after the break and was outscored 42-25.

Balanced scoring was a theme on both sides, as each team placed four players in double figures.

Trevor McDade led Tallahassee with 19 points. He was followed by Diamond with 13, Bernard Kline with 12 and C.J. Washington with 10.

Leonard Smith, Jr., led Gulf Coast State with 19.

GC men even Panhandle record

January 14, 2013  13:53 PM

News Herald Staff

TALLAHASSEE — Gulf Coast’s outstanding backcourt has carried the team this season, and Saturday night was the latest example.

Leonard Smith Jr. and Jose Rodrigues led GC with 19 points apiece, and the Commodores’ backcourt rotation accounted for all but two points in an 82-66 victory over Tallahassee in a Panhandle Conference men’s basketball game in the Eagledome.

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NWF State men hold back one-dimensional GC

January 7, 2013 22:55 PM

News Herald Staff

PANAMA CITY — Gulf Coast eventually found its fifth Beatle, so to speak. What it needed was a fifth Commodore.

Tenth-ranked Northwest Florida State overcame a one-dimensional Gulf Coast men’s basketball team, and the Raiders collected a 78-73 victory over GC Saturday night in a Panhandle Conference game at the Billy Harrison Field House.

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GC men look to contain NWF State guard Jones

January 4, 2013  15:32 PM

News Herlad Staff 

PANAMA CITY — Team defense always is a priority. Saturday it is mandatory.

The Gulf Coast men’s basketball team opens its Panhandle Conference schedule against Northwest Florida State and the Raiders’ sensational point guard, Chris Jones. The game begins at 7:30 p.m. at the Billy Harrison Field House.

The Commodores are 15-2 and riding a five-game winning streak. NWF State is 13-1 and ranked 10th in the country.

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Panhandle men's basketball teams roar into conference slate

January 2, 2013  20:35 PM

News Herald Staff

If the collective non-conference schedule is any indication, this figures to be another wildly competitive year in the Panhandle Conference.

The five teams that make up the conference have combined for a 70-10 record in men’s basketball games against teams from outside the Panhandle, and now those teams will turn on each other as conference play begins Saturday. Gulf Coast hosts Northwest Florida State, and Tallahassee is playing at Chipola. Both games tip off at 7:30 p.m.

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Gulf Coast men blast 14th-ranked Gadsden State

December 29, 2012  23:50 PM

News Herald Staff

PANAMA CITY — The Gulf Coast men's basketball team made a believer out of Gadsden State coach Todd Ginn.

The Commodores led from start to finish for the second game in a row, and GC manhandled 14th-ranked Gadsden State in an 83-57 rout Saturday in the Gulf Coast Holiday Classic at the Billy Harrison Field House.

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Gulf Coast men roll past Aiken Tech

December 28, 2012  23:43 PM

News Herald Staff

PANAMA CITY -- Somebody was ready to return to the basketball court Friday night.

Make that several somebodies.

Four Gulf Coast players scored in double figures, and the Commodores dominated short-handed Aiken Tech on both ends of the court in a 72-34 victory in the Gulf Coast Holiday Classic at the Billy Harrison Field House.

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Men rebound

December 8, 2012  22:18 PM

News Herald Staff

GC men rebound, clobber Brevard

OCALA — A day after giving up 108 points, the Gulf Coast men’s basketball responded with a tenacious defensive effort in a 96-69 victory over Brevard on Saturday.

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Gulf Coast basketball teams enjoying hot starts

December 5, 2012  20:39 PM

News Herald Staff

PANAMA CITY - The Gulf Coast men, meanwhile, have ascended to third in this week’s state poll. The Commodores (10-1) are riding a 10-game winning streak but face a difficult challenge this weekend in Ocala. GC plays Central Florida (ranked fifth in the state) on Friday at 6:30 p.m. CST, Brevard (No. 10 in Florida) on Saturday at 5 p.m. and Miami-Dade on Sunday at 3 p.m.

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Gulf Coast teams victorious

December 1, 2012  20:26 PM

News Herald Staff

GC men 73, Clinton 63

MARIANNA — Jose Rodriguez scored 20 and Devon Baulkman, as the GC men finished play in the Panhandle Conference Classic. GC won for the 10th straight time in improving to 10-1. The Commodores next face College of Central Florida in Ocala at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.

Commodores hold back Manatees

November 30, 2012  23:12 PM

News Herald Staff

MARIANNA — Devon Baulkman has made a seamless transition into the backcourt at Gulf Coast.

Baulkman was one of three GC players to score more than 20 points Friday and the Commodores turned back State College of Florida's furious last-minute rally to collect a 96-93 win in a men’s basketball game at the Milton H. Johnson Health Center.

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GC men 8-1

November 24, 2012  22:56 PM

News Herald Staff

PANAMA CITY — Jose Rodrigues had 23 points and Gulf Coast shot 84 percent from the free-throw line as the Commodores improved to 8-1 with a 78-70 win over Walters State Saturday in men’s basketball at the Billy Harrison Field House.

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GC men prevail

November 23, 2012  23:21 PM

News Herald Staff

PANAMA CITY — Chad Frazier’s atonement for two missed free throws sealed Gulf Coast’s victory on Friday.

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Gulf Coast basketball teams notch lopsided wins again

November 19, 2012  20:28 PM

News Herald Staff

NICEVILLE — Jay Powell enjoyed another opportunity to tap into his bench Saturday.

Reserve guard Dylan Smith led Gulf Coast in scoring with 21 points, and the Commodores posted their second blowout win of the weekend with a 105-69 men’s basketball win over Georgia Highlands at Northwest Florida State.

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Gulf Coast men cruise to easy win

November 16, 2012 23:38 PM

News Herald Staff

NICEVILLE — Chad Frazier scored a team-high 30 points, and the Gulf Coast men's basketball team earned its fifth win in six games to start the season with a 99-70 win over Alabama Southern Friday night at Northwest Florida State.

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Gulf Coast men roll past Enterprise State

November 15, 2012  21:51 PM

News Herald Staff

ENTERPRISE, Ala. — Devon Baulkman scored a game-high 19 points, as the Gulf Coast men’s basketball team ran past Enterprise State 84-47 on Tuesday.

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GC men bury Port City Prep

November 11, 2012  18:44 PM

News Herald Staff

PANAMA CITY — Leonard Smith led six Gulf Coast players scoring in double figures with 23 points as the Commodores cruised to a 102-64 win over Port City Prep Academy in a men’s basketball game at the Billy Harrison Field House.

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GC men beat Central Florida in OT

November 9, 2012  23:09 PM

News Herald Staff

PANAMA CITY — Flummoxed by Central Florida’s zone defense for much of the game, the Gulf Coast men’s basketball team figured out how to attack it just in time Friday night.

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Powell likes Commodores' early season focus

November 6, 2012  18:52 PM

News Herald Staff

PANAMA CITY — Jay Powell always has been a coach who takes a loss harder than his players.

That may not be the case this year.

The Commodores split a pair of games during a season-opening road trip to Aiken, S.C., last weekend. GC came up one bucket short in a 78-76 loss to USC-Salkehatchie in the team’s first game, and Powell said he saw a locker room full of players visibly upset by the defeat.

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Commodores ready for preseason basketball scrimmage

October 4, 2012 23:17PM

News Herald Staff

PANAMA CITY — Jay Powell knows what to expect of his team in the controlled setting that is the Billy Harrison Field House.

Saturday he gets to see what they look like in a different environment.

The Gulf Coast men’s basketball team is traveling to Tallahassee to play against three other teams in preseason scrimmages at the Eagledome. The Commodores play Florida State University-Jacksonville at 9 a.m. CDT, Pasco-Hernando at noon and Gordon College (Ga.) at 4.

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