Chipola Basketball Opens Conference Season Jan. 4

The Chipola College men’s and women’s basketball teams open the Panhandle Conference season at home, Tuesday, Jan. 4, at 5:30 and 7:30 p.m.  

The Lady Indians (14-0) are first in the FCSAA State Poll, tied with Northwest Florida State. Chipola is second in the NJCAA National Poll.  Chipola scored an 84-55 win over Jones College on Dec. 11. The Lady Indians scored a 73-50 win over Central Georgia Tech on Dec. 10.

The Lady Indians finished in the Final Four of the 2021 NJCAA National Basketball Tournament. The team finished with a 20-5 overall record and their seventh FCSAA Championship. Head coach Greg Franklin begins his tenth season at Chipola. He has won three state championships with two second place finishes and a national title in 2015.

The Chipola men’s team is 12-2 on the season. The Indians suffered an 80-78 loss to Jones College in a buzzer beater on Dec. 11. Chipola trounced Gadsden State 101-54 on Dec. 10.

The Indians are the number two team in the FCSAA State Poll and number seven in the NJCAA National Poll.

Chipola’s men finished last season in the final four of the National Tournament with a 23-5 record, a Panhandle Conference title and the FCSAA State Championship. Coach Donnie Tyndall is in his second year at Chipola,

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