Athletics News

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...

Kalin Fonseca, 5, was the top scorer for the Jets in the NJCAA Region XVII Quarterfinals in Waycross against South Georgia State.Waycross, GA – The South Georgia Technical College Jets dropped an 84 – 69 decision to South Georgia State College in the quarterfinal round of National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XVII tournament in Waycross.  South Georgia State will now advance to the NJCAA Region XVII semi-final round in Rome, GA on Friday, March 10th to face Albany...

GCAA Commissioner David Elder (right) is shown above presenting SGTC Lady Jets head coach James Frey with the Coach of the Year plaque.South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above with the NJCAA Region XVII Champion Lady Jets and their coaching staff.   The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) top-ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets kept their 31-game winning streak alive with a 68 – 52 win over the 24th nationally ranked East...

The SGTC Jets will travel to Waycross to face South Georgia State College on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Waycross in the NJCAA Region 17 quarter-finals.   The South Georgia Technical College Jets have earned the right to advance to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XVII end of the season tournament with a seventh-place ranking.  They will travel to Waycross on Tuesday, March 7th to face South Georgia State College at 7 p.m.    The Jets finished the regular season with...

Maeve Fotsa Fofou, 22, had seven points for the Lady Jets.Alexia Dizeko, 5, was the top scorer with 21 points for the Lady Jets.  The top-ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets took an 84 – 68 victory over Albany Technical College in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XVII tournament semi-finals Friday night to advance to the finals against East Georgia State College on Saturday for the right to advance to the Southeast District and NJCAA National...