February 26, 2014
Portland Observer
Black History Month
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Panthers
Rebound
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potential for PCC’s program im
mediately.
“I saw this place as a goldmine
that just hadn’t been really worked
on,” he says.
After accepting the position,
Broadus immediately began re
building the program. First, he
revamped the coaching staff hir
ing Aaron Bell and Tyrone White
as his assistant coaches.
Then, it was on to finding the
right players.
"We went and found a solid
group of men—young men— who
could play. Who had the heart to
put in the effort it was gonna take.
We had to practice long and hard
and have some talent,” he said.
Most of all though Broadus
says it was a matter of infusing a
“winning attitude” into the guys.
In his first year, the team got past
its losing streak to net 15 wins for
the season.
Sophomore Carl Appleton re
joined the PCC basketball squad
this year after leaving the team a
couple of years back when the
wins were far from the trend.
“When I played before we
weren’t very good, and it’s not
cool going through a whole sea
son losing,” says the 6-foot-4
Appleton.
But after hearing about the
changes that had follow ed
Broadus’ arrival, Appleton dons
the PCC jersey again.
“The difference in the coach
ing staff is the big thing, you
know,” he said.
Another sophomore, Warren
Edmondson, came to the team
the same year Broadus took over.
He echoes Appleton’s sentiments
of rejuvenation.
“When I first got here, it was a
new kinda energy. Start fresh—
fresh scratch paper—and I was
ready to roll with it,” Edmonson
says.
“We’re just excited to be rep
resenting the city of Portland,”
Broadus says, “The goal was to
turn Portland Community Col
lege into a powerhouse, and we’re
on the way of doing that. And it
happened quick. We didn’t think
it’d take forever, but we’re pleas
antly surprised with how much
we are accomplishing things.”
On Saturday, March 1, the
PCC Panthers begin their tourna
ment play in a contest against
Lower Face Columbia College.
The game is part of a playoff
schedule that runs four consecu
tive days at the Toyota Center in
Kennewick, Wash.
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photo by D onovan M. S mith /T he P ortland O bserver
At the center of his basketball squad, Portland Community College Coach Tony Broadus makes an impassioned appeal to his guys
to get themselves a victory. Wins have become a trend at the once underperforming program since Broadus’ came to the PCC
program after years of coaching at Grant High School. PCC went on to win the Feb. 19 game against Chemeketa Community
College and secured a spot in the playoffs for the first time ever in school history.
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