Outlook

Recruited by JCCC out of high school, Presley Barton joins the Lady Cavaliers program after attending Hutchinson Community College for her freshman year … That experience will be very valuable for her this season … An elite catch and shoot player with tremendous range … Expected to make an immediate impact.

Sophomore Year 2020-21

Played and started in 24 games … Selected WBCA Two-Year College Coaches’ All-America honorable mention … Earned second-team Division II All-Kansas Jayhawk Conference and All-Region VI/Plains District  honors … Ranked second the team in scoring at 10.2 points per game … Led the team and KJCCC D-II, and ranked second in the NJCAA with 67 made 3-point baskets … Shot 36.4 percent beyond the arc, fourth-best in the conference and 46^th nationally … Scored in double figures 10 times on the season … Knocked down six 3-point baskets and finished with 20 points in a season-opening 72-44 win over Southeast (1-23-21) … Hit 5-of-9 long-range shots for 15 points in a 78-43 win at Metropolitan (2-6-21) … Also hauled in a season-high five rebounds … Again hit six treys for 18 points in a 90-46 win over Fort Scott (2-11-21) … Hit 7-of-15 shots, including five 3-pointers, to finish with 19 points in an 86-38 home win over Metropolitan (2-24-21) … Tied the third-best game in team history making eight 3-point baskets for 24 points in an 81-51 win at Fort Scott (3-6-21) … Finished with four treys and 17 points to help JCCC to a 58-37 win at Highland and clinch the KJCCC D-II title for the Lady Cavaliers (3-27-21) … Scored in double figures in two of the four game in the National Tournament … Hit three treys and finished with 11 points in an 86-49 win over Grand Rapids in the opening round (4-21-21) … Drained five 3-pointers and a free throw for 16 points in a 69-56 win over Illinois Central in the national semifinals (4-23-21) … Her five made 3-pointers tie the fourth-best game by a JCCC player in national tournament play … Made nine 3-point baskets in the tournament,  which tied the sixth-most made by a JCCC player  … Earned NJCAA All-Academic second-team with a grade point average between 3.80 and 3.99. 

Freshman Year 2019-20

Played one season for coach John Ontjes at Hutchinson Community College, Hutchinson, Kan. … Helped the Dragons to a record of 28-4 and berth to the NJCAA D-I National Tournament when the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancelation of the season … Played In 26 games and averaged 2.7 points, 0.6 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 0.5 steals … Shot 37.3 percent from the field (25-for-67) and  36.0 percent from 3-point range (18-of-50) … Scored a season-high nine points, hitting 3-of-6 from 3-point range, to helped the Dragons to a 77-62 win at Garden City (1-15-20) … Matched that effort going 3-for-4 from 3-point range in a 103-61 home win over Garden City (2-8-20) … Got her first collegiate points hitting a pair of free throws in a 65-34 win over Washburn JV in the season opener (11-2-19) … Contributed seven points and two rebounds in a 74-46 win over NEO A&M (11-9-19) … Followed with six points, along with season-high total in assists with five and rebounds with three in a 127-37 blowout over Hesston (11-12-19) … Hit 3-of-5 shots with two treys for eight points, and dished out three assists in a 90-55 win over Jefferson (11-16-19) … Had a solid line off the bench in a 77-27 win over Bethany JV, finishing with 8 points, four assists, two rebounds and two steals (1-8-20) … Two of her three field goals were from 3-piont range …  Followed going 2-for-3 from long range to finish with six points in 67-48 win over Northwest Kansas Technical (1-13-20). 

High School

Was a two-year starter  and four=year letter winner for coach Drew Walters at Mill Valley High School, Shawnee, Kan. … Named Kansas Class 6A All-State honorable mention by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association and Sports in Kansas as a senior … Named all-conference and was selected for the Mid-Kansas All-Star Classic in Hutchinson her senior year … Earned Kansas 5A All-State honorable mention as a junior … As senior, averaged 12.8 pints  and2.9 rebounds per game … Set a school record for most 3-pointers made in a game with seven and finished with a career high 33 points … Averaged 10.5 points and 1.2 boards per game her junior year … Drained five 3-pointers in the second quarter on her way to a 27 points in a 58-45 win over Truman in the Huhtamaki Hardwood Classic semifinals her junior year … Went a personal 7-0 run and scored 12 of her game-high 17 points in the second quarter to spark the Jaguars to a 54-42 win over Free State her sophomore year … Played years of club basketball for Missouri Phenom … Honor roll student all four years 

Personal

Born Presley Rhain Barton on November 9, 2000, in Shawnee, Kan. … Nickname is Pres … Daugther of Terry and Vicki Barton … Has three siblings, Peyton, Tavia and MJ … Majoring in education … Also recruited by Hampton University, William Penn University, Emporia State University, Colorado State University, Friends University, Northwest Missouri State University, Texas State University, Cloud County Community College, Kansas City Kansas Community College, State Fair Community College and Southwestern College … Favorite food is tacos … Favorite fast food restaurant is Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers … Favorite restaurant is Texas Roadhouse … Favorite TV shows are Ghost Adventures and All-American … Favorite movie is Moana … Favorite sports movies are Love & Basketball and The Blind Side … Favorite music entertainers are J. Cole and Jhene Aiko … Favorite cartoon character is Sponge Bob Square Pants … Favorite athlete is Keven Durant … Favorite sports teams are the Golden State Warriors, Denver Nuggets and Kansas City Chiefs … Greatest sports moment was making seven 3-pointers to finish with 33 points … Best player she has played against is former Bishop MIege and current University of California Santa Barbara guard Johnni Gonzalez.