Eli Patterson

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Eli Patterson
  • Height:
    6'4
  • Hometown:
    Buffalo, WY
  • Position:
    Small Forward
  • Year:
    Sophomore
  • gp
    33
  • pts/g
    7.5
  • fg %
    48.6
  • 3pt %
    20.0
  • ft %
    73.1
  • reb/g
    3.9
  • a/g
    1.5
Bio

MAJOR: General Studies

FAVORITE MUSIC: Country

FAVORITE FOOD: Steak and Potatoes

FAVORITE MOVIE: Cars

FAVORITE TEAM: North Carolina

FAVORITE ATHLETE: Michael Jordan

HONORS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS: All-state / all-conference Basketball, football, and soccer. Super 25. Academic yearly honors.

WHY I CHOSE NWC: I chose NWC because it gave me a chance to continue my athletic and academic career and made me feel welcomed.

GOALS: I want to win region 9, continue to get better every day, get my degree, and continue my academic and athletic career at a university.

HOBBIES: Basketball, Golfing, Hiking, Camping, spending time with friends and family.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 33 13
Games started 32 12
Minutes 791 318
Minutes per game 24.0 24.5
FG 101-208 35-77
FG Pct 48.6 45.5
3PT 7-35 3-14
3PT Pct 20.0 21.4
FT 38-52 13-14
FT Pct 73.1 92.9
Off rebounds 60 27
Def rebounds 68 19
Total rebounds 128 46
Rebounds per game 3.9 3.5
Personal fouls 45 12
Disqualifications 1 -
Assists 50 20
Turnovers 45 18
Assist to turnover ratio 1.1 1.1
Steals 55 17
Blocks 5 4
Points 247 86
Points per game 7.5 6.6
Points per 40.0 min 12.5 10.8
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Feb 18 Central Wyoming College W, 61-53
Feb 21 at Casper College W, 79-70
Feb 25 at Western Wyoming Community College W, 75-62
Mar 7 Western Nebraska Community College W, 85-73
Mar 12 vs. North Platte Community College W, 76-74
Mar 13 Trinidad State College L, 73-72
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Oct 4 vs. Montana State University - Northern - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 vs. Montana Western - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 vs. Utah State Eastern - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 vs. College of Southern Nevada - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 vs. Salt Lake Community College - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Montana State University - Billings - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Alumni W, 116-46 1 18 7-9 77.8 0-1 0.0 3-3 100.0 17
Nov 6 at Dawson Community College L, 82-75 1 26 7-12 58.3 0-1 0.0 1-1 100.0 15
Nov 7 at Miles Community College W, 81-70 1 28 5-13 38.5 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 10
Nov 8 vs. United Tribes Technical College W, 81-65 1 20 5-6 83.3 1-1 100.0 1-2 50.0 12
Nov 14 vs. Green River Community College L, 86-79 1 22 4-9 44.4 0-3 0.0 1-2 50.0 9
Nov 15 at North Idaho College L, 64-60 1 23 4-4 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 8
Nov 21 United Tribes Technical College W, 94-66 1 13 1-4 25.0 0-1 0.0 5-8 62.5 7
Nov 22 Williston State College W, 94-76 1 28 4-7 57.1 0-0 - 2-3 66.7 10
Nov 25 Rocky Mountain College W, 102-49 1 9 4-6 66.7 2-2 100.0 2-2 100.0 12
Nov 29 Snow College L, 79-67 1 31 2-4 50.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 4
Dec 5 vs. Northeastern Junior College W, 90-51 1 17 0-3 0.0 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 1
Dec 6 vs. Otero College W, 69-56 1 21 2-6 33.3 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 5
Dec 12 Dawson Community College L, 86-83 1 23 3-5 60.0 0-0 - 2-4 50.0 8
Dec 13 Miles Community College W, 80-57 1 25 5-8 62.5 0-0 - 1-1 100.0 11
Dec 16 vs. Cochise College W, 71-70 1 29 2-6 33.3 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 5
Dec 17 vs. Arizona Western College W, 79-70 1 26 4-6 66.7 1-1 100.0 3-3 100.0 12
Dec 18 vs. Central Arizona College L, 70-66 1 28 2-8 25.0 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 4
Jan 10 at Dawson Community College L, 92-88 1 29 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 15 Laramie County Community College W, 88-81 1 22 3-4 75.0 0-0 - 3-3 100.0 9
Jan 17 Eastern Wyoming College W, 88-65 1 20 4-8 50.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 10
Jan 21 Western Wyoming Community College L, 62-57 1 30 2-3 66.7 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 4
Jan 24 at Gillette College W, 60-58 1 24 3-6 50.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 6
Jan 28 Casper College W, 77-67 1 32 3-7 42.9 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 7
Jan 31 at Central Wyoming College L, 79-69 1 23 3-7 42.9 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 6
Feb 5 at Eastern Wyoming College L, 78-73 - 28 2-8 25.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 4
Feb 7 at Laramie County Community College L, 99-63 1 1 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 4-4 100.0 8
Feb 14 Gillette College W, 81-66 1 26 0-5 0.0 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 1
Feb 18 Central Wyoming College W, 61-53 1 28 2-4 50.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 5
Feb 21 at Casper College W, 79-70 1 23 5-7 71.4 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 12
Feb 25 at Western Wyoming Community College W, 75-62 1 29 3-8 37.5 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 7
Mar 7 Western Nebraska Community College W, 85-73 1 29 2-6 33.3 0-2 0.0 1-2 50.0 5
Mar 12 vs. North Platte Community College W, 76-74 1 32 3-6 50.0 0-2 0.0 1-1 100.0 7
Mar 13 Trinidad State College L, 73-72 1 28 3-6 50.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 6
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Oct 4 vs. Montana State University - Northern - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 vs. Montana Western - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 vs. Utah State Eastern - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 vs. College of Southern Nevada - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 vs. Salt Lake Community College - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Montana State University - Billings - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Alumni W, 116-46 1 18 3 2 5 4 0 6 0
Nov 6 at Dawson Community College L, 82-75 1 26 1 2 3 0 2 3 0
Nov 7 at Miles Community College W, 81-70 1 28 2 3 5 2 1 2 1
Nov 8 vs. United Tribes Technical College W, 81-65 1 20 1 5 6 0 0 3 0
Nov 14 vs. Green River Community College L, 86-79 1 22 1 1 2 1 0 2 0
Nov 15 at North Idaho College L, 64-60 1 23 2 1 3 0 2 1 0
Nov 21 United Tribes Technical College W, 94-66 1 13 6 2 8 1 1 1 0
Nov 22 Williston State College W, 94-76 1 28 1 3 4 2 4 1 0
Nov 25 Rocky Mountain College W, 102-49 1 9 1 2 3 2 0 0 0
Nov 29 Snow College L, 79-67 1 31 0 4 4 0 1 1 0
Dec 5 vs. Northeastern Junior College W, 90-51 1 17 0 1 1 1 0 4 0
Dec 6 vs. Otero College W, 69-56 1 21 1 1 2 0 1 3 0
Dec 12 Dawson Community College L, 86-83 1 23 3 3 6 1 2 1 0
Dec 13 Miles Community College W, 80-57 1 25 1 3 4 1 1 0 0
Dec 16 vs. Cochise College W, 71-70 1 29 1 0 1 0 3 1 0
Dec 17 vs. Arizona Western College W, 79-70 1 26 1 2 3 2 2 2 0
Dec 18 vs. Central Arizona College L, 70-66 1 28 1 2 3 1 1 3 0
Jan 10 at Dawson Community College L, 92-88 1 29 0 3 3 3 1 2 0
Jan 15 Laramie County Community College W, 88-81 1 22 1 0 1 2 0 1 0
Jan 17 Eastern Wyoming College W, 88-65 1 20 3 1 4 2 1 0 1
Jan 21 Western Wyoming Community College L, 62-57 1 30 2 1 3 2 1 2 0
Jan 24 at Gillette College W, 60-58 1 24 2 2 4 0 3 0 0
Jan 28 Casper College W, 77-67 1 32 4 5 9 2 0 2 0
Jan 31 at Central Wyoming College L, 79-69 1 23 1 1 2 0 0 1 0
Feb 5 at Eastern Wyoming College L, 78-73 - 28 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
Feb 7 at Laramie County Community College L, 99-63 1 1 1 0 1 1 4 2 0
Feb 14 Gillette College W, 81-66 1 26 3 4 7 2 1 3 2
Feb 18 Central Wyoming College W, 61-53 1 28 3 0 3 0 4 2 0
Feb 21 at Casper College W, 79-70 1 23 1 1 2 1 2 3 0
Feb 25 at Western Wyoming Community College W, 75-62 1 29 1 1 2 0 0 0 1
Mar 7 Western Nebraska Community College W, 85-73 1 29 3 5 8 3 4 1 0
Mar 12 vs. North Platte Community College W, 76-74 1 32 4 3 7 8 1 1 0
Mar 13 Trinidad State College L, 73-72 1 28 4 4 8 6 1 1 0
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Oct 4 vs. Montana State University - Northern - - - -
Oct 4 vs. Montana Western - - - -
Oct 11 vs. Utah State Eastern - - - -
Oct 11 vs. College of Southern Nevada - - - -
Oct 11 vs. Salt Lake Community College - - - -
Oct 28 at Montana State University - Billings - - - -
Nov 1 Alumni W, 116-46 1 1 - -
Nov 6 at Dawson Community College L, 82-75 1 3 - 0.0
Nov 7 at Miles Community College W, 81-70 1 2 - 2.0
Nov 8 vs. United Tribes Technical College W, 81-65 1 0 - -
Nov 14 vs. Green River Community College L, 86-79 1 4 - -
Nov 15 at North Idaho College L, 64-60 1 5 1 0.0
Nov 21 United Tribes Technical College W, 94-66 1 1 - 1.0
Nov 22 Williston State College W, 94-76 1 2 - 0.5
Nov 25 Rocky Mountain College W, 102-49 1 0 - -
Nov 29 Snow College L, 79-67 1 1 - 0.0
Dec 5 vs. Northeastern Junior College W, 90-51 1 2 - -
Dec 6 vs. Otero College W, 69-56 1 0 - 0.0
Dec 12 Dawson Community College L, 86-83 1 2 - 0.5
Dec 13 Miles Community College W, 80-57 1 1 - 1.0
Dec 16 vs. Cochise College W, 71-70 1 3 - 0.0
Dec 17 vs. Arizona Western College W, 79-70 1 1 - 1.0
Dec 18 vs. Central Arizona College L, 70-66 1 0 - 1.0
Jan 10 at Dawson Community College L, 92-88 1 0 - 3.0
Jan 15 Laramie County Community College W, 88-81 1 0 - -
Jan 17 Eastern Wyoming College W, 88-65 1 1 - 2.0
Jan 21 Western Wyoming Community College L, 62-57 1 2 - 2.0
Jan 24 at Gillette College W, 60-58 1 0 - 0.0
Jan 28 Casper College W, 77-67 1 4 - -
Jan 31 at Central Wyoming College L, 79-69 1 0 - -
Feb 5 at Eastern Wyoming College L, 78-73 - 0 - 0.0
Feb 7 at Laramie County Community College L, 99-63 1 0 - 0.3
Feb 14 Gillette College W, 81-66 1 1 - 2.0
Feb 18 Central Wyoming College W, 61-53 1 3 - 0.0
Feb 21 at Casper College W, 79-70 1 0 - 0.5
Feb 25 at Western Wyoming Community College W, 75-62 1 1 - -
Mar 7 Western Nebraska Community College W, 85-73 1 2 - 0.8
Mar 12 vs. North Platte Community College W, 76-74 1 0 - 8.0
Mar 13 Trinidad State College L, 73-72 1 3 - 6.0
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2024-25 29 13.3 1.1-3.0 0.0-0.6 1.0-1.2 3.2
2025-26 33 24.0 3.1-6.3 0.2-1.1 1.2-1.6 7.5
Total 62 19.0 2.1-4.8 0.1-0.8 1.1-1.4 5.5
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2024-25 29 - 385 32-87 36.8 1-16 6.3 28-34 82.4 93
2025-26 33 32 791 101-208 48.6 7-35 20.0 38-52 73.1 247
Total 62 32 1176 133-295 45.1 8-51 15.7 66-86 76.7 340
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2024-25 29 385 13.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 6.3 0.0-0.0 0.0
2025-26 33 791 24.0 5.1-10.5 0.4-1.8 20.0 1.9-2.6 12.5
Total 62 1176 19.0 4.5-10.0 0.3-1.7 15.7 2.2-2.9 11.6
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2024-25 29 1.4 1.4 2.9 1.0 0.8 0.4 0.1
2025-26 33 1.8 2.1 3.9 1.5 1.4 1.7 0.2
Total 62 1.6 1.8 3.4 1.3 1.1 1.1 0.1
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2024-25 29 - 41 42 83 29 24 13 4
2025-26 33 32 60 68 128 50 45 55 5
Total 62 32 101 110 211 79 69 68 9
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2024-25 29 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2025-26 33 3.0 3.4 6.5 2.5 2.3 2.8 0.3
Total 62 3.4 3.7 7.2 2.7 2.3 2.3 0.3
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 33 24.0 3.1-6.3 0.2-1.1 1.2-1.6 7.5
Conference 13 24.5 2.7-5.9 0.2-1.1 1.0-1.1 6.6
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 15 24.1 3.0-5.7 0.3-0.9 1.5-2.0 7.7
Away 10 23.4 3.4-7.2 0.1-1.0 0.7-0.7 7.6
Neutral 8 24.4 2.8-6.2 0.2-1.4 1.1-1.9 6.9
Result
Wins 21 23.8 3.2-6.4 0.3-1.1 1.4-1.9 8.1
Losses 12 24.3 2.8-6.1 0.0-1.0 0.7-1.0 6.3
Month
November 10 21.8 4.3-7.4 0.3-1.3 1.5-2.1 10.4
December 7 24.1 2.6-6.0 0.1-0.7 1.3-2.1 6.6
January 7 25.7 2.6-5.4 0.1-0.9 0.7-0.7 6.0
February 6 22.5 2.3-6.0 0.3-1.0 1.2-1.3 6.2
March 3 29.7 2.7-6.0 0.0-1.7 0.7-1.0 6.0
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 33 32 791 101-208 48.6 7-35 20.0 38-52 73.1 247
Conference 13 12 318 35-77 45.5 3-14 21.4 13-14 92.9 86
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location
Home 15 15 362 45-86 52.3 4-14 28.6 22-30 73.3 116
Away 10 9 234 34-72 47.2 1-10 10.0 7-7 100.0 76
Neutral 8 8 195 22-50 44.0 2-11 18.2 9-15 60.0 55
Result
Wins 21 21 499 67-135 49.6 7-23 30.4 30-40 75.0 171
Losses 12 11 292 34-73 46.6 0-12 0.0 8-12 66.7 76
Month
November 10 10 218 43-74 58.1 3-13 23.1 15-21 71.4 104
December 7 7 169 18-42 42.9 1-5 20.0 9-15 60.0 46
January 7 7 180 18-38 47.4 1-6 16.7 5-5 100.0 42
February 6 5 135 14-36 38.9 2-6 33.3 7-8 87.5 37
March 3 3 89 8-18 44.4 0-5 0.0 2-3 66.7 18
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 33 791 24.0 5.1-10.5 0.4-1.8 20.0 1.9-2.6 12.5
Conference 13 318 24.5 4.4-9.7 0.4-1.8 21.4 1.6-1.8 10.8
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 15 362 24.1 5.0-9.5 0.4-1.5 28.6 2.4-3.3 12.8
Away 10 234 23.4 5.8-12.3 0.2-1.7 10.0 1.2-1.2 13.0
Neutral 8 195 24.4 4.5-10.3 0.4-2.3 18.2 1.8-3.1 11.3
Result
Wins 21 499 23.8 5.4-10.8 0.6-1.8 30.4 2.4-3.2 13.7
Losses 12 292 24.3 4.7-10.0 0.0-1.6 0.0 1.1-1.6 10.4
Month
November 10 218 21.8 7.9-13.6 0.6-2.4 23.1 2.8-3.9 19.1
December 7 169 24.1 4.3-9.9 0.2-1.2 20.0 2.1-3.6 10.9
January 7 180 25.7 4.0-8.4 0.2-1.3 16.7 1.1-1.1 9.3
February 6 135 22.5 4.1-10.7 0.6-1.8 33.3 2.1-2.4 11.0
March 3 89 29.7 3.6-8.1 0.0-2.2 0.0 0.9-1.3 8.1
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 33 1.8 2.1 3.9 1.5 1.4 1.7 0.2
Conference 13 2.1 1.5 3.5 1.5 1.4 1.3 0.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 15 2.5 2.6 5.1 2.0 1.4 1.5 0.2
Away 10 1.2 1.4 2.6 0.7 1.6 1.4 0.2
Neutral 8 1.3 1.9 3.1 1.6 1.0 2.4 0.0
Result
Wins 21 2.0 2.2 4.2 1.7 1.4 1.7 0.2
Losses 12 1.4 1.8 3.3 1.3 1.3 1.6 0.0
Month
November 10 1.8 2.5 4.3 1.2 1.1 2.0 0.1
December 7 1.1 1.7 2.9 0.9 1.4 2.0 0.0
January 7 1.9 1.9 3.7 1.6 0.9 1.1 0.1
February 6 1.7 1.0 2.7 0.7 2.0 1.7 0.5
March 3 3.7 4.0 7.7 5.7 2.0 1.0 0.0
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 33 32 60 68 128 50 45 55 5
Conference 13 12 27 19 46 20 18 17 4
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 15 15 38 39 77 30 21 22 3
Away 10 9 12 14 26 7 16 14 2
Neutral 8 8 10 15 25 13 8 19 0
Result
Wins 21 21 43 46 89 35 29 36 5
Losses 12 11 17 22 39 15 16 19 0
Month
November 10 10 18 25 43 12 11 20 1
December 7 7 8 12 20 6 10 14 0
January 7 7 13 13 26 11 6 8 1
February 6 5 10 6 16 4 12 10 3
March 3 3 11 12 23 17 6 3 0
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 33 3.0 3.4 6.5 2.5 2.3 2.8 0.3
Conference 13 3.4 2.4 5.8 2.5 2.3 2.1 0.5
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 15 4.2 4.3 8.5 3.3 2.3 2.4 0.3
Away 10 2.1 2.4 4.4 1.2 2.7 2.4 0.3
Neutral 8 2.1 3.1 5.1 2.7 1.6 3.9 0.0
Result
Wins 21 3.4 3.7 7.1 2.8 2.3 2.9 0.4
Losses 12 2.3 3.0 5.3 2.1 2.2 2.6 0.0
Month
November 10 3.3 4.6 7.9 2.2 2.0 3.7 0.2
December 7 1.9 2.8 4.7 1.4 2.4 3.3 0.0
January 7 2.9 2.9 5.8 2.4 1.3 1.8 0.2
February 6 3.0 1.8 4.7 1.2 3.6 3.0 0.9
March 3 4.9 5.4 10.3 7.6 2.7 1.3 0.0
News mentions
Nayel Girard and the Trappers fought but came up just short in the semifinals against Trinidad State 73-72. Girard is pictured finishing a layup against Western Nebraska in the Trappers’ play-in game.
  • Article
  • March 19, 2026
TRAPPER MEN FALL IN SEMIFINALS

Without their leading scorer and one of the top scoring options off the bench, the Northwest College men’s basketball team came up just short of making the Region IX Championship Game in Sterling, Colorado.

  • March 19, 2026
Trey Rinn (right) finished with 12 points for the Trappers in their play-in win on Saturday as the men pushed past visiting Western Nebraska CC 85-73.
  • Article
  • March 12, 2026
REBOUNDS PROPEL MEN'S PLAY-IN WIN

Doubling up the visitors in rebounding helped propel the Northwest College men’s basketball team to a play-in victory at home Saturday, defeating Western Nebraska Community College 85-73 to advance to the Region IX Tournament.

  • March 12, 2026
Mateo Trujillo led the Trappers in the final regular season contest with 14 points against Western Wyoming. Trujillo is pictured during a home win over Central Wyoming in February.
  • Article
  • March 05, 2026
TRAPPER MEN LEAP TO SECOND PLACE

The Northwest College men’s basketball team leapfrogged its way into second place, defeating Western Wyoming Community College 75-62 on Feb. 25, ending with a four-game winning streak in the regular season.

  • March 05, 2026
Nayel Girard (left) drives by a Central Wyoming defender. Northwest is guaranteed a top three seed heading into the postseason following two important wins last week.
  • Article
  • February 26, 2026
TRAPPERS SURGE TO END SEASON

Finding its stride late in the season the Northwest College men’s basketball team has locked up a top three seed and remains in the hunt for the top spot in the region, after defeating Central Wyoming College 61-53 on Feb. 18 and Casper College 79-70 on Saturday to reach a three game winning streak.

  • February 26, 2026
Mateo Trujillo glides through the air towards the basket, as the Trappers completed the season sweep over Gillette College on Saturday.
  • Article
  • February 19, 2026
TRAPPER MEN SNAP LOSING SKID

An important win snapped a three game losing skid for the Northwest College men’s basketball team, as the Trappers rallied with a big second half to defeat Gillette College 81-66 at home Saturday.

  • February 19, 2026
Nayel Girard passes the ball forward during a home game against Casper College. The Trappers host Gillette College on Saturday and Central Wyoming on Wednesday looking to get back on track.
  • Article
  • February 12, 2026
NWC MEN STUMBLE ON THE ROAD

A narrow overtime loss followed by a disappointing performance led to two road losses for the Northwest College men’s basketball team, which lost to Eastern Wyoming College 78-73 in overtime on Thursday before trailing the entire contest in a 99-63 loss to Laramie County Community College on Saturday.

  • February 12, 2026
Mateo Trujillo puts up the finger roll at the rim against Casper. Trujillo and the Trappers are 4-2 heading into the second half of the Region IX schedule.
  • Article
  • February 05, 2026
TRAPPER MEN 4-2 AT HALFWAY POINT

Reaching the halfway point of the Region IX North season the Northwest College men’s basketball team sits two games over .500, after defeating Casper College 77-67 at home on Wednesday, Jan. 28, before losing a close contest late on the road against Central Wyoming College 79-69.

  • February 05, 2026
Braydon Bradshaw (right) goes up against a Western Wyoming defender as the Trappers went 1-1 in a challenging week of games.
  • Article
  • January 29, 2026
BATTLES TILL THE END

A nearly completed comeback along with a last-second victory highlighted a challenging week for the Northwest College men’s basketball team, as the Trappers’ rally fell short at home to Western Wyoming Community College 62-57 last Wednesday before escaping with a 60-58 win over Gillette College on Saturday.

  • January 29, 2026
Braydon Bradshaw finishes at the rim against an LCCC defender Thursday. Northwest held on for an 88-81 overtime win against the Golden Eagles.
  • Article
  • January 22, 2026
NWC MEN WIN FIRST CONFERENCE GAME

In a tale of two games the Northwest College men’s basketball team held on for an 88-81 overtime win over Laramie County Community College on Thursday night before cruising to an 88-65 win over Eastern Wyoming College on Saturday.

  • January 22, 2026
Braydon Bradshaw finishes at the rim during a November game for the Trappers. He led Northwest with 19 points against Dawson Community College in the first game following the winter break.
  • Article
  • January 15, 2026
TRAPPERS FALL IN FINAL NONCONFERENCE GAME

The Northwest College men’s basketball team, beginning January with a true road test to prepare for the Region IX North schedule, fell to Dawson Community College 92-88 on Saturday.

  • January 15, 2026
Nayel Girard (center), going for a layup in an early game, led Northwest with 16 points and nine rebounds in the final game of the Arizona tournament, a close loss to Central Arizona.
  • Article
  • December 30, 2025
NORTHWEST MEN FALL SHORT OF 2-0 FINISH TO END SEMESTER

The Northwest College men’s basketball team finished 1-1 in its final two games before the winter break, defeating Arizona Western College 79-70 on Dec. 17 and falling to Central Arizona College 70-66 on Dec. 18 to wrap up the Chapman Winter Classic at Arizona Western College in Yuma.

  • December 30, 2025
Mateo Trujillo (left) and the Trappers got out on the run in a pair of dominant victories on the road in Rock Springs, cruising past two Region IX South opponents. Trujillo is pictured going up for a shot against Snow College on Nov. 29.
  • Article
  • December 11, 2025
NWC MEN DOMINATE REGION IX OPPONENTS

The Northwest College men’s basketball team put together two strong games on the road against Region IX South opponents at the Western Wyoming Community College Classic in Rock Springs, defeating Northeastern Junior College 90-51 on Friday and Otero College 69-56 on Saturday.

  • December 11, 2025
Nayel Girard goes up for a layup over a Snow College defender on Saturday. Northwest came up short in a loss to one of the top teams in the country 79-67.
  • Article
  • December 04, 2025
TRAPPER MEN FALL SHORT AGAINST SNOW

Welcoming in one of the top teams in the country over Thanksgiving weekend, the Northwest College men’s basketball team competed but came up short against visiting Snow College on Saturday 79-67.

  • December 04, 2025
Eli Patterson finishes at the rim around a Williston State defender during the Trappers win on Saturday as the team finished 3-0 at home.
  • Article
  • November 28, 2025
NWC MEN DOMINATE HOME CONTESTS

Dominant performances over three separate days helped the Northwest College men’s basketball team to a strong showing in front of the home crowd, defeating United Tribes Technical College 94-66 and Williston State College 94-76 during the Coach Collins Heart of a Champion Classic before defeating the Rocky Mountain College JV 102-49 on Tuesday night.

  • November 28, 2025
Mateo Trujillo led the Trappers in scoring during both games at North Idaho College. Trujillo is pictured finishing a layup against the Trappers’ opening game against the alumni team on Nov. 1.
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  • November 20, 2025
NWC MEN FALL SHORT IN IDAHO

The Northwest College men’s basketball team dropped a pair of contests while continuing its roadtrip in Idaho, losing a neutral site game to Green River Community College 86-79 on Friday before losing to host North Idaho College 64-60 on Saturday in Coeur d’Alene.

  • November 20, 2025
Logan Woolstenhulme passes the ball up during the Trappers’ win over the alumni to start the season. Woolstenhulme and the Trappers went 2-1 in Montana to move to 3-1 in the early season.
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  • November 13, 2025
TRAPPER MEN'S BASKETBALL GOES 2-1 ON THE ROAD

Heading on the road for the first time this season the Northwest College men’s basketball team suffered its first loss Thursday to Dawson Community College 82-75, before rebounding for two wins, 81-70 over Miles Community College 81-70 and 81-65 over United Tribes.

  • November 13, 2025
Nayel Girard puts up a shot during the Trapper’s win over the alumni on Saturday, as Northwest started the year with a 70-point win over former Northwest and local area players.
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  • November 06, 2025
NWC MEN CRUISE PAST ALUMNI TEAM

Opening the season with a quick pit stop at home the Northwest College men’s basketball team cruised past an Alumni team 116-46 Saturday in Cabre Gym to kickstart the 2025-26 season.

  • November 06, 2025
TRAPPER MEN'S BASKETBALL OPENS SEASON AT HOME
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  • October 30, 2025
TRAPPER MEN'S BASKETBALL OPENS SEASON AT HOME

Following a long preseason the Northwest College men’s basketball team is set to open the regular season this weekend at home, taking on an alumni team to jumpstart the season.

  • October 30, 2025
NWC MEN RETURN KEY PIECES
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  • August 05, 2025
NWC MEN RETURN KEY PIECES

Following a 19-12 season and a loss at the Region IX Tournament, the Northwest College men’s basketball team returns a number of key pieces from last year’s team — including several redshirt players who could make an impact on the Trappers in the 2025-26 season.

  • August 05, 2025