Men's Basketball 11/14/2026 11:13:00 PM

Blinn falls to No. 13 New Mexico Junior College in tournament finale

Buccaneers finish New Mexico Junior College Tournament 1-1, move to 2-4 on the year

Men's Basketball 11/14/2026 11:13:00 PM

Blinn falls to No. 13 New Mexico Junior College in tournament finale

Buccaneers finish New Mexico Junior College Tournament 1-1, move to 2-4 on the year

Blinn College men's basketball fell 105-81 to No. 13 New Mexico Junior College on Saturday on the final day of the New Mexico Junior College Tournament in Hobbs, N.M.

The Buccaneers finished the tournament 1-1 and dropped to 2-4 overall.

"It was still a good weekend for us," Blinn head coach Scott Schumacher said. "We learned a lot about ourselves and we'll continue to work to get better."

Sophomore wing Kendarius Johnson led Blinn with 15 points. Freshman wing Jamel Addison added 14 points, while freshman Monte Farmer contributed 12 points and four assists. Freshman guard Kevin White also reached double figures with 11 points and four steals.

Freshman forward Ognjen Bodrozic finished with nine points and three assists, while freshman forward D'Nharayane Vital scored eight points and recorded two blocks.

The Thunderbirds led by as many as 16 points in the first half, but the Bucs battled back to cut the deficit to 36-30 at halftime.

New Mexico Junior College came out firing in the second half, knocking down 3-pointers to extend its lead. The Thunderbirds finished with 19 3-pointers and capitalized on Blinn's turnovers, scoring 30 points off 17 Buccaneer miscues.

Blinn shot 46% (26 of 57) from the field and 38% (6 of 16) from 3-point range. The Bucs finished with 19 assists and six steals.

Blinn will return home to host Weatherford College at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, at the Kruse Center in Brenham, Texas.

Blinn has competed in intercollegiate athletics since 1903 and captured 53 national championships since 1987.

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Players Mentioned

#1 Monte Farmer: W; 6' 8"; Freshman

#3 Kevin White: PG/W; 6' 4"; Freshman

#4 D'Nharayane Vital: F; 6' 11"; Freshman

#5 Kendarius Johnson: W; 6' 5"; Sophomore

#11 Ognjen Bodrozic: F; 6' 9"; Freshman

#24 Jamel Addison: W; 6' 5"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#1 Monte Farmer
: 6' 8"; Freshman
: W

#3 Kevin White
: 6' 4"; Freshman
: PG/W

#4 D'Nharayane Vital
: 6' 11"; Freshman
: F

#5 Kendarius Johnson
: 6' 5"; Sophomore
: W

#11 Ognjen Bodrozic
: 6' 9"; Freshman
: F

#24 Jamel Addison
: 6' 5"; Freshman
: W