By The newest addition to Carroll Athletics had their first games on Oct, 20-21.
Carroll College added a men’s basketball JV team this year.
The new coach of this team is Blake Isaacs, a recent graduate of Purdue University. Isaacs has been coaching in the ranks of high school and AAU in Indiana for a few years while in college. Isaacs was connected to Coach Dan Pearson here at Carroll College through a former coach named Carson Cunningham.
The purpose of this addition is to give guys who are freshmen and looking to prove themselves or older guys who haven’t played a lot a chance to play major minutes in a college basketball game.
Jackson Family- Jackson Endreson and his family
“I’ve learned very quickly that Carroll is a special place and a tight-knit community. I’ve met some amazing people here so far,” said Coach Isaacs. “I think the coaches do a great job of bringing in great players, but also great people which builds a special culture throughout the athletic programs.”
Carroll College Men’s JV basketball team went up against the Rocky Mountain College Battlin’ Bears on Sunday. The game was well-fought by both teams. Carroll won the game 80-59 being led by Jackson Endresen, a freshman business major from Kalispell, Montana, with 20 points.
“The team did better than I imagined during the game, we were full of chemistry and able to get shots up left and right,” said Sam Conner, a senior psychology major on the pre-med track from Salt Lake City, Utah. “Overall, I think the team works relatively well together, even if there is conflict, all of us recognize we are part of a team and a family. There are moments of laughter, competition, and even joy, but all of those aspects make the team who we are.”
Standing left to right- Joran Guy, Blake Isaacs, Logan Vocu. Sitting left to right- Jackson Endreson, Kaden Cox, Riley Navarro, Luke Frampton
Carroll College Men’s JV went up against Rocky Mountain College again on Monday. This game was a good game for both teams, but Carroll College pulled ahead to win 96-77. Kaden Cox, a freshman nursing major from Fort Collins, Colorado, led the team with 22 points.
The Men’s JV basketball team will play Rocky Mountain College on Nov. 3-4 in Billings, Montana.
