Hoberecht (pronounced HO-BRIGHT) begins his fourth season as the Rangers' head coach. Hoberecht was coach at Dodge City Community College in Dodge City, Kan. from 2000-08.
Dodge City plays in Kansas’ Jayhawk West Conference, known nationally as one of the nation’s toughest junior college basketball conferences.
In the last 18 seasons, Hoberecht has coached 14 players who have moved on to play professionally, 25 All-Conference players and 14 All-Region players. Dodge City won back-to-back conference championships in 2006 and 2007, and Hoberecht is one of only three coaches in his region who have made four appearances in the Region VI Final Four in the last eight years.
“Player development has been the cornerstone of my program,” Hoberecht said. “I believe in the relationships built during the recruiting process and the influence it has for a lifetime.”
He implemented an academic program at Dodge City which boasted a 100 percent player graduation rate for the last 11 years.
Hoberecht’s career record at Dodge City is 156-95, and his teams have made the playoffs seven of the last eight years. He is originally from Enid, Okla, and graduated with his bachelor’s degree from Southwestern College in Winfield, Kan.
He received his master’s degree from Emporia State University in Emporia, Kan., in 1995, and coached there as an assistant from 1995-1997. He was assistant at Dodge City from 1997-2000, and has also served as assistant coach in his spare time for the Dodge City Legend, a professional summer-league team that plays in the United States Basketball League, from 2003-2006.
Kenderick Franklin - Assistant Coach
Franklin enters his sixth season with the Runnin’ Rangers after coaching at Dunham High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana for two years. Franklin was a high school legend in the city of Baton Rouge as a player at Southern Lab High School. While at Southern Lab, he garnered First Team All-State selections twice, was the Class A MVP, State Championship Game MVP, and was the MVP of the Top 28 Tournament. Along with all of these individual honors, Franklin won two state championships in consecutive years at Southern Lab. Franklin continued his playing career at Nicholls State University and continued racking up individual and team honors. He was a three-time First-Team All-Southland Conference performer and a three-time First Team NABC District VIII selection. He was voted the 1998 Louisiana Colleges and Universities State Player of the Year. While at Nicholls, the Colonels won two Southland Conference titles and made two NCAA tournament appearances. As the fifth leading scorer in school history, his number was unanimously voted to be retired. Upon graduation from Nicholls, Franklin continued to perform in the professional ranks. After spending a year in the USBL with the Atlanta Trojans, Franklin went to France to play with French League powerhouse Toulouse.
Gibby Gibson - Manager
Gibby enters his third season as the Rangers' team manager. He graduated from Henderson High School in 2009 where he played football and soccer. He was also active in Ag Club and the Henderson H.S. Band. He volunteers with the Henderson Fire Department and is a Drafting major at KC. He aspires to one day have his own magic show on TV, and enjoys making heart-shaped cookies in his EasyBake Oven.
Past Coaches:
Clyde Lee: 1935-38 Jimmy Parks: 1938-46, 1947-48, 1949-51 Will Walls: 1946-47, 1948-49 Claude Owens: 1951-53 Joe Turner: 1953-71 Phil Reynolds: 1971-75 Terry George: 1975-79 Carter Williams: 1979-83 Ron Mayberry: 1983-85 Roger Schnepp: 1985-89 Shawn Scanlan: 1990-95 Scott Schumacher: 1995-2008
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Brian Hoberecht - Head Coach 
Kenderick Franklin - Assistant Coach
Gibby Gibson - Manager
