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Lubbock, Texas- South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach James Frey was presented with the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) District J Coach of the Year honors at the opening ceremonies of the NJCAA Division I Women’s National Basketball Tournament in Lubbock, Texas. South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford congratulated Coach Frey on the honor and praised him, assistant coach Kezia Conyers and the 2017 – 2018...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (seated center) is shown above with Lady Jets head coach James Frey (seated left) and Lady Jets assistant coach Kezia Conyers (seated right) and the members of the 2017 – 2018 Lady Jets women’s basketball team that is advancing to the NJCAA Division I National Tournament. The coaches and players are shown proudly displaying their framed letters from the 39th President of the United States, Jimmy Carter, who congratulated them on...

South Georgia Technical College’s Lady Jets earned the NJCAA District J Championship to earn the right to return to the NJCAA National Tournament in Lubbock, Texas for the second year in a row.Spartanburg, SC - The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets roared to a 69 – 42 victory over the Spartanburg Methodist Lady Pioneers in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I Women’s Basketball District J championship to earn their second consecutive trip to the...

South Georgia Technical College Jets head coach Travis Garrett and assistant coach Chris Ballauer are shown above with the SGTC 2017 – 2018 Jets and the NJCAA Division I men’s basketball Region XVII runner-up trophy after the tournament finals on Saturday in Rome, GA.Rome, GA - One upset was all the South Georgia Technical College Jets could manage in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XVII tournament in Rome this weekend. After the fourth-seeded South...

SGTC sophomore guard Rico Simmons (1) led the Jets in scoring with 27 points in a dramatic come from behind win over Georgia Highlands in the semi-final round of the NJCAA Region XVII tournament. Georgia Highlands had won the NJCAA Region XVII tournament for the past three years.Rome, GA - The fourth-seeded South Georgia Technical College Jets denied the Georgia College Athletic Association (GCAA) champion Georgia Highlands State College Chargers the opportunity to compete for their fourth...

SGTC Lady Jet Ricka Jackson (1) was selected as the MVP for the NJCAA Region XVII tournament which South Georgia Technical College won recently.The nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets travel to Spartanburg, SC to face Spartanburg Methodist in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) District J Championship game on Saturday, March 10th at 2 p.m. The winner of that game advances to the NJCAA Division I women’s national basketball tournament in...

South Georgia Technical College Jets Marquel Wiggins (34), Rico Simmons (1), and Dawan Bass (11) selected to the GCAA All-Region teams for the 2017 – 2018 season.The South Georgia Technical College Jets had three players named to the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division I men’s basketball 2017 – 2018 All Region teams. Sophomore forward Marquel Wiggins of Oglethorpe, Georgia, was selected as a first team All-Region player. The 6’ 6” player is averaging 15.7...

Sophomore guard Mike Boone (5) led the Jets in scoring with 19 points in their first round win in the NJCAA Region XVII tournament.The fourth-ranked South Georgia Technical College Jets came away with an impressive 91 – 69 victory over the fifth-seeded East Georgia State College Bobcats in the first round of the NJCAA Region XVII Division I men’s basketball tournament at the Hangar on the South Georgia Technical College Americus campus Tuesday night. That win allows the Jets to advance...

Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association Executive Director David Elder (right) is shown above with the NJCAA Region XVII Division I women’s basketball Champion South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets squad.The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets are shown above with President Dr. John Watford and their second consecutive NJCAA Region XVII tournament trophy.The nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets captured their second consecutive National Junior College...

Marquel Wiggins (34) made a comeback against Gordon College and led the team with 21 points to help them secure their last regular season victory of the 2017 – 2018 season.The South Georgia Technical College Jets put together an impressive 100 – 82 Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Conference victory over Gordon State College Wednesday to finish the regular season with an 18 – 11 overall record and a 11 – 5 conference performance. The win allowed the Jets to secure...

The GCAA Champion South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets are currently ranked 23rd in nation going into the NJCAA Region XVII tournament playoffs.Nearly one month after the South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets fell from the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I women’s top 25 rankings, Lady Jets head coach James Frey’s team was able to break back into the national spotlight with a 23rd place ranking. “This is good news,” said South Georgia...

South Georgia Technical College sophomore guard Rico Simmons (1) was the top scorer for the Jets against Albany Tech.Albany, GA - South Georgia Technical College traveled to Albany recently and swept the Albany Tech Titans and Lady Titans in a Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association conference showdown during Albany Tech’s sophomore recognition day. The top-ranked Lady Jets coasted to a 63 – 48 victory and the fourth-ranked Jets took a 68 – 64 win over the sixth place Titans. The...