HUTCHCC MEN IS NO. 4 SEED FOR REGION 6 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

Blue Dragon men's basketball is the fourth seed and will get an opening-round bye for the 2025 Region 6 Men's Basketball Tournament.

March 6, 2025

Hutchinson CC Sports Information

After completing a 19-11 season and a four-place finish in the Jayhawk Conference, the Hutchinson Community College men's basketball team earned the No. 4 overall seed for the 12-team Region 6 Tournament, which begins on Saturday around the state.

The Blue Dragons earn an opening-round bye on Saturday and will play host to the Butler/Pratt winner at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Pratt (11-19) plays at Butler (20-10) at 4 p.m. on Saturday at El Dorado.

Tickets for that game go on sale at 8 a.m. on Monday, March 11. All Blue Dragon season ticket holders who want their seats for the game can purchase those tickets on Monday from 8 a.m. to Noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday. Fans who aren't season ticket holders can purchase general admission tickets and non-sold regular-season reserved seats during those times as well. All remaining tickets will be available when the gates open at 5 p.m. on Tuesday.

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The Blue Dragons and Butler tied for fourth in the final KJCCC Division I standings with 15-9 records. The Blue Dragons earned the fourth seed and the opening-round bye after sweeping the Grizzlies 73-70 on January 6 in El Dorado and 64-63 on February 22 at the Sports Arena.

Hutchinson swept Pratt this season 87-77 on January 11 in Pratt and 65-59 on February 26 in Hutchinson.

Top-seed Cowley is in Hutchinson's half of the bracket. The Tigers will play the Dodge City/Fort Hays Tech Northwest winner on Tuesday in Arkansas City.

The semifinals and finals of the 2025 Region 6 Tournament will be played at Gross Memorial Coliseum on the campus of Fort Hays State University on March 14-15.

The Blue Dragons are 145-53 all-time in the Region 6 Tournament. The Dragons bid for their 21st all-time regional title and the first since 2015.

2025 REGION 6 MEN'S TOURNAMENT
First Round – Saturday, March 8
At Home sites of Nos. 5-8 seeds
No. 9 Dodge City (14-16) at No. 8 Fort Hays Tech Northwest (14-15), 7:30 p.m.
No. 12 Pratt (11-19) at No. 5 Butler (20-10), 4 p.m.
No. 11 Cloud County (13-17) at No. 6 Colby (17-13), 2 p.m.
No. 10 Independence (12-18) at No. 7 Garden City (17-13), 4 p.m.

Quarterfinals – Tuesday, March 11
Dodge/Fort Hays Tech winner at No. 1 Cowley (26-4), 7 p.m.
Pratt/Butler winner at No. 4 Hutchinson (19-11), 7:30 p.m.
Cloud/Colby winner at No. 3 Barton (23-7), 7:30 p.m.
Indy/Garden winner at No. 2 Coffeyville (22-8), 7:30 p.m.

Semifinals – Friday, March 14
Gross Memorial Coliseum, Hays, KS
Dodge City-Tech/Cowley winner vs. Pratt-Butler/Hutchinson winner, 3 p.m.
Cloud-Colby/Barton winner vs. Garden-Indy/Coffeyville winner, 7:30 p.m.

Championship – Saturday, March 15
Gross Memorial Coliseum, Hays, KS
Semifinal winners, 5 p.m.