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Ryan Djoussa (3), Deonte Williams (12), Noah Barnett (33), and transfer Israel Momodu.     Three returning and one new member of the South Georgia Technical College Jets 2023 – 2024 basketball squad participated in the All-American JUCO Showcase – Invitational Top 200 NCAA certified event in Atlanta this past weekend, announced South Georgia Technical College Jets head basketball coach Chris Ballauer.      Ryan Djoussa, a 6’ 8” sophomore from Dublin, Ireland; Deonte Williams, a 6’...

SGTC Special Services Coordinator Jennifer Robinson (center) is pictured in the Jets Pantry with Claudia Phillips (left), founder of On My Mother’s Shoulders, and volunteer Mona Williams.The inventory of the Jets Pantry, an effort to supply toiletries and personal hygiene products to South Georgia Technical College students in need, recently received a generous restocking courtesy of On My Mother’s Shoulders (OMMS), a 501(c)3 organization from Marietta, GA. The mission of OMMS is to...

SGTC Lady Jets head coach James Frey along with assistant coaches Olivia Melvin and Ricka Jackson are shown with the members of the 2022 – 2023 Lady Jets with their plaques.New Mexico State University head coach Jody Adams was the guest speaker at the SGTC Jets Booster Club end of the season banquet.  “A good year and a great year,” was the way South Georgia Technical College Jets Booster Club President Martha Arrington summed up the 2022 – 2023 basketball season for the Jets and...

South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach James Frey (center), was selected as the World Exposure Report NJCAA Division I Women’ Basketball Coach of the Year. He is shown coaching the 2022 – 2023 Lady Jets at the NJCAA National Tournament in Lubbock, Texas.   South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets head women’s basketball coach James Frey has been named as the 2023 World Exposure Report Junior College Division I Head Coach of Year.     Frey, who is...

Fanta Gassama, 23, selected to the NJCAA National All-Tournament Team.Fanta Gassama, 23, selected to the NJCAA National All-Tournament Team.   South Georgia Technical College sophomore center Fanta Gassama was one of 13 players named to the National Junior College Athletic Association Division I Women’s basketball All-Tournament team recently.    Gassama, a 6’ 1” center from Matro, Spain, helped lead the South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets to the Elite Eight round of the NJCAA...

Alexia Dizeko, 5, led the Lady jets in scoring with 19 points against Northwest Florida State.Lubbock, Texas – The top-ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets Cinderella season came to a heartbreaking crash Saturday in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division 1 Women’s national tournament when the eventual NJCAA National Champion Northwest Florida State Raiders overcame an 18-point deficit in the third quarter to capture a 72 – 61 win and move on to...

Alexia Dizeko , 5, was the leading scorer for the Lady Jets with 19 points.Lubbock, Texas - The number one ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets broke the two-year curse of number one teams losing their first game in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I Women’s National Basketball Tournament Thursday as they edged out the 17th ranked Moberly Area Community College Greyhounds 54 – 49 in the Sweet Sixteen round in the Rip Griffin Center at Lubbock...

The number one ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets play on Thursday, March 23rd at 3 p.m. in the NJCAA Division 1 Women’s National Basketball Tournament in Lubbock, Texas. This is their seventh consecutive time qualifying for the National Tournament and 10th overall.Lubbock, Texas - The number one seeded South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets arrived safely in Lubbock, Texas for the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division 1 Women’s Basketball...

South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets Alexia Dizeko (5)was named the WBCAA Two-Year College Player of the Year. Fanta Gassama, 22. was named a WBCA All-American and Luana Leite, 1, was an Honorable Mention All-American.Atlanta, GA – South Georgia Technical College sophomore forward Alexia Dizeko is the 2023 Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Two-Year College Player of the Year and headlines the WBCA Two-Year College Coaches’ All-America team.  Alexia Dizeko, 5, was...

SGTC Head coach James Frey is shown above with assistant coaches Olivia Melvin and Ricca Jackson watching the NJCAA Division I Women’s National Tournament Selection Show with players and supporters Sunday night.Copy of the NJCAA Women’s Division 1 National Tournament Brackets with the SGTC Lady Jets sitting in the top spot. The Lady Jets play Thursday, March 23rd at 3 p.m.    The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets remained in the number one spot in the National Junior College...

South Georgia Technical College President John Watford is shown above with SGTC Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach James Frey and the 2022 – 2023 Southeast District Conference champion Lady Jets.   The number one-ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets captured the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Southeast District Conference title and earned their seventh straight trip to the NJCAA National Tournament with a 99 – 57 win over head coach Kelly Britsky...

South Georgia Tech’s Aaron Pitts, 4, and Nathan Wilson, 20, were both named to the GCAA Men’s Division I All-Region teams.   South Georgia Technical College Jets Aaron Pitts and Nathan Wilson were selected by the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Men’s Division I basketball coaches as members of the GCAA’s All-Region teams for the 2022 – 2023 season.    Sophomore Aaron Pitts was selected to the GCAA First Team All-Region spot and sophomore Nathan Wilson was named to...