North Platte – The North Platte Community College Knights Basketball team will open their 2016-17 season on the road at the McCook Classic on Friday, Nov 4, and Saturday, Nov 5.

The Knights will play Doane College Junior Varsity on Friday at 6 p.m., and Presentation College Junior Varsity at 2 p.m. on Saturday.

The Knights are returning four players from last year’s team.  They are: Diontae Champion from Arlington, Texas, Jordan Mills from Alliance, Victor Lewis from Arlington, Texas, and Mike Amius from Lake Worth, Fla.

David Niklasson from Stockholm, Sweden is a transfer into the Knights program. The freshman include:  Nate Duda from Framingham, Mass., Goy Lew from Omaha, Samuel Kearns from San Antonio, Texas, Zack Williams from Brisbane, Australia, Godfrey Rolle from Abaco, Bahamas, Wiktor Sewiol from Jaworzno, Poland, and Buom Dobuol from Omaha.

The games will be broadcast on ESPN Radio 1410 and online at northplattepost.com.