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SGTC Lady Jets sophomore Enola Papin (seated) is shown above with her coaches and several teammates as she prepares to sign her letter of agreement to play at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in Princess Anne, Maryland. South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets sophomore co-captain Enola Papin signed a letter of agreement to play basketball for the Division 1 University of Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks women’s basketball team for the 2025 – 2026 season. The University of...

SGTC Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach Jason Carpenter is shown above talking to the Booster Club about the 2024 – 2025 Lady Jets season. “A special year for the players and the supporters,” was the way South Georgia Technical College Jets Booster Club President Martha Arrington summed up the 2024 – 2025 basketball season for the Jets and Lady Jets at the Booster Club Awards/Recognition banquet held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the...

Mio Sakano (30) and Jamiah Gregory (23) were named All-American Honorable Mentions by the NJCAA. South Georgia Technical College had two individuals from its nationally recognized 2024 – 2025 Lady Jets women’s basketball team to be selected as National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) All-American Honorable Mentions for their performance on the court for the 2024 – 2025 season. This is only the third time in the program’s 20-year history that two players have been...

Former SGTC Lady Jets first assistant women’s basketball coach Tomekia Reed is now the head women’s basketball coach at UNC Charlotte and she had the opportunity to watch her old team play at the NJCAA National Tournament in Casper, Wyoming this year. Casper, Wyoming - Former South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach Tomekia Reed became the ninth head women’s basketball coach for the UNC Charlotte 49ers in April of 2024 and she reconnected...

SGTC Lady Jets head coach Jason Carpenter is shown above (l) receiving the NJCAA Region XVII Coach of the Year plaque from an NJCAA official, prior to the Lady Jets opening game in the NJCAA National Tournament in Casper, Wyoming. Casper, Wyoming - South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach Jason Carpenter was honored as the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XVII Coach of the Year prior to his team’s first game in the NJCAA...

Jamiah Gregory, 23, led the Lady Jets in scoring with 16 points. Casper, Wyoming – The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets dropped a hard-fought 61-58 decision to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) 2024 defending national champions in the first round of the NJCAA Division 1 women’s basketball tournament in Casper, Wyoming. The Lady Jets were down 13-points (57-44) with 4:35 remaining in the game. Strong defense combined with a pressure press...

Lady Jets are shown above in front of the NJCAA emblem prior to stepping on the court for a 30-minute practice period before the start of the NJCAA National Tournament. CASPER, WYOMING - “Relentless” and “Committed” were the words printed on the practice jerseys and t-shirts that the South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets wore during their 30-minute practice session prior to the start of the National Junior College Athletic Association Division 1 Women’s Basketball...

Lady Jets are shown practicing in Casper, Wyoming. Co-captains freshman Jamiah Gregory and sophomore Enola Papin are shown above huddling with the team prior to a practice in the Kelly Walsh High School prior to beginning of tournament. CASPER, WYOMING - The scenery and the weather in Casper, Wyoming, is a lot different from Southwest Georgia. Since arriving the Lady Jets have seen beautiful mountains, a 3-inch snow shower, and experienced wind gusts daily between 40 and 65 mph....

Lady Jets earn 11th trip to the NJCAA women’s Division I National Tournament and will take to the court on Wednesday, March 26 at 6:45 p.m. (EST). The 22nd-ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets are hoping to expand on their 13-game winning streak when they take on the 11th seeded Hutchinson Community College Blue Dragons in the first round of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I Women’s basketball tournament in Casper, Wyoming. That...

NJCAA 2025 Division 1 Women’s Basketball Championship bracket. The Lady Jets will face defending national champions Hutchinson Community College Blue Dragons on Wednesday, March 26 at 6:45 p.m. on ESPN+. The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets (25-6) clinched a spot in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division 1 women’s basketball tournament for the 11th time in the history of the 20-year program. They were seeded 22nd in the 24-team tournament...

SGTC Mio Sakano (30) and Kaiya Carter (3) named NJCAA Region XVII MVP and to the All-Tournament team. South Georgia Technical College sophomore point guard Mio Sakano was selected as the GCAA-NJCAA Region XVII Most Valuable Player for her performance in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) – National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XVII tournament recently. Freshman Kaiya Carter was also named to the All-Tournament team for the Lady Jets. “I am...

The SGTC Lady Jets defeat East Georgia in the GCAA – NJCAA Region XVII Championship game to earn the opportunity to advance to the NJCAA Division I women’s basketball tournament in Casper, Wyoming. They are shown here with the GCAA and NJCC Region XVII plaques. The top-ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets captured an 84 – 61 victory over the third-ranked East Georgia State College Lady Bobcats in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) – National...