By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Seaman boys basketball coach Craig Cox recorded his 300th career victory Thursday night as the Vikings rolled to a 72-55 United Kansas Conference victory at Turner to complete a 13-7 regular season.
Seaman boys basketball coach Craig Cox notched career victory No. 300 Thursday night in the Vikings' 72-55 UKC romp at Turner. [File photo/TSN]
Cox has coached five state championship teams in two sports, including leading Seaman to the first boys state basketball championship in school history last season.
Cox has led Shawnee Heights, Washburn Rural and Seaman to state tournament berths, with the T-Birds winning 5A titles in 2000 and 2002. Cox also coached Heights to two state baseball titles.
Cox said that reaching win No. 300 was a satisfying accomplishment.
"There's legendary coaches like coach (Ken) Darting and coach (Rick) Bloomquist that have a lot more wins, but when I look at the three programs I took over and the position they were in at the time, we had to build from the bottom up all three times, so that causes you to have some losing seasons along the way and it's hard to build numbers,'' Cox said. "But I'm real proud of what we've done here and I'm excited.''
Seaman, which has won six straight games, trailed Turner 15-12 at the end of the opening quarter but took control with a 24-6 second quarter, opening up a 36-21 halftime advantage.
Seaman, which used 11 players in the game, outscored the Bears 36-34 in the second half en route to the 17-point win.
Seniors Kaeden Bonner and Aron Davis tied for game-high scoring honors with 20 points apiece.
