Garden City Community College Men's Basketball

Bio Dan Ritter joined the Garden City Broncbusters coaching staff after serving as a Graduate Assistant at NCAA Division II Lincoln Memorial University from 2023–2025. During his time at LMU, Ritter was instrumental in player development, recruiting, operations, video analysis, academic oversight, and social media strategy. While at LMU, Ritter helped guide the Railsplitters to a 49-15 overall record, including back-to-back South Atlantic Conference (SAC) Regular Season Championships and just one home loss over two seasons. He played a key role in the development of standout players Wes Enis and Elyjah Freeman. Enis earned NABC All-American honors, SAC Player of the Year, and SAC Defensive Player of the Year, while Freeman was named SAC Freshman of the Year. Both players received NABC All-District and D2CCA All-Region recognition. Before beginning his coaching career, Ritter played collegiately at Youngstown State University (2017–2018) as a walk-on before transferring to NCAA Division III Westminster College (PA). At Westminster, he scored 1,026 career points and averaged 16 points and 6.3 rebounds per game, while shooting 85% from the free-throw line. Ritter was a two-time All-Conference selection, earning First Team honors in 2020–2021 and Second Team in 2021–2022. He served as team captain from 2020 to 2022 and helped lead the Titans to a PAC Championship in the 2020–2021 season. A native of Youngstown, Ohio, Ritter starred at South Range High School, where he helped lead the Raiders to a 23-2 record— the best regular season in school history. He was inducted into the South Range High School Hall of Fame in 2024. Ritter holds a B.S. in Sports Management from Westminster College and an M.B.A. in Sports Management from Lincoln Memorial University.

Bio Mike Brungardt served as the head strength and conditioning coach of the San Antonio Spurs from 1994 - 2011.  During his 17 year career with the Spurs, Brungardt was involved in 4 Spurs championships, and was responsible for the physical training of all players.  Working close with Hall of Famers; David Robinson, Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, Tony Parker and Kawhi Leonard.    In the summer of 2011 Brungardt was inducted into the USA Strength Coaches Hall Of Fame.  He was also named the NBA Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year at the conclusion of the 2010-2011 season. In 2012 he received the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association’s Legend In The Field award.   From 1977 – 1986 Brungardt was the head wrestling coach, assistant football coach, and teacher for 9 years at Northwest High School in Grand Island, NE.  There he helped develop the first weight training curriculum and taught the first high school weight training class in Nebraska, and one of the first in the U.S.  During this time, Northwest won two state football championships, in 1981 and 1985, and was regarded as one of the top high school athletic programs in Nebraska.     From 2014 through 2016 Brungardt worked with tennis pro Victoria Azarenka.   Brungardt is a USA Weightlifting Certified Sports Coach, as well as a USA Weightlifting Certified Advanced Sports Performance Coach, their highest certification. He is also USA Safe Sport certified.      Publications include: The Strength Kit, The Complete Book Of Abs, The Complete Book Of Butt And Legs, The Complete Book Of Shoulders And Arms, The Complete Book Of Core Training, and Complete Conditioning For Basketball.