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Marvin Mchee, 10, was the top scorer for the Jets with 25 points in the NJCAA Region XVII semi-finals in Rome in a win over South Georgia State College.Rome, GA – The South Georgia Technical Jets overcame a 14-point deficit to take a 78 – 70 victory over the South Georgia State Hawks in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XVII tournament semi-finals at Georgia Highlands College in Rome, GA Friday night.  The Jets will meet Georgia Highlands in the finals at 3...

Brackets for the finals GCAA Division I games in the NJCAA Region XVII tournament.   The South Georgia Technical College Jets will face the South Georgia State College Hawks in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XVII semi-finals at 6 p.m. on Friday, March 4th in Rome, GA in the Georgia Highlands College gymnasium.     South Georgia Tech and South Georgia State met in the NJCAA Region XVII semi-finals last season in Waycross.  The Hawks won 73 – 67 and advanced...

Marvin McGhee, III, scored 19 points to lead the Jets to victory in the NJCAA Region XVII tournament. The Jets will play South Georgia State in Rome in the semi-finals at 6 p.m. Friday, March 4th at Georgia Highlands.   The South Georgia Technical College Jets earned the right to advance to the NJCAA Region XVII tournament semifinals with an 89 – 76 win over the Southern Crescent Tigers in the quarterfinal round of the tournament Tuesday night in the Hangar.    The Jets are now 20 – 11...

SGTC Lady Jets Alexia Dizeko (5) and Fanta Gassama (23) were selected for GCAA All-Tournament Team.     Two members of the nationally-ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets were selected to the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) women’s Division I basketball All-Tournament team for their performance in the GCAA Division I women’s 2021 – 2022 tournament in Rome, Georgia.  The Lady Jets ended the regular season with a 26 – 6 overall record.    SGTC freshman...

Shown above are the four Jets who were named to the GCAA All-Region teams for the 2021-2022 season. They are Marvin McGhee, 10, GCAA Player of the Year; Will Johnston, 4, and Malik Battle, 1, GACC All-Region second team and Jalen Reynolds, 3, All-Defensive team.   Four members of the South Georgia Technical College Jets earned top honors as members of the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division I men’s basketball All-Region teams for the 2021 – 2022 season and helped...

Marvin McGhee (10) scored 27 points for the Jets against East Georgia State College.Swainsboro, GA - The South Georgia Technical College Jets were only six points away from winning their first Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association regular season title since 2013 – 2014, but former Jets head coach Travis Garrett and the East Georgia State College Bobcats were able to take an 86 – 81 victory over the Jets in the final regular season game of the year and force the Jets into second place...

The SGTC Lady Jets finish the GCAA conference in second place and finished second in the NJCAA Region XVII tournament finals behind the Georgia Highlands Lady Chargers.Rome, GA – The 3rd nationally ranked Georgia Highlands Lady Chargers simply overpowered the 8th ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets 67 – 56 in a battle between two nationally ranked women’s basketball powerhouses in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XVII tournament finals in...

SGTC’s Alexia Dizeko, 5, led the Lady Jets in scoring with 17 points in the win over Andrew College.Rome, GA – The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XVII tournament finals will be a battle between two nationally ranked teams.  The 3rd ranked Georgia Highlands Lady Chargers will match-up against the 8th ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets on Saturday, February 26th at 2 p.m. in Rome on Georgia Highlands home court.  This will be the seventh time in...

Former SGTC Lady Jets assistant women’s basketball coach Tomekia Reed is the only black head coach in men’s and women’s NCAA Division 1 Basketball that is undefeated in conference. She is the women’s head basketball coach at Jackson State University.Jackson, Miss.– Former South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach Tomkia Reed became the Jackson State University Head Women’s Basketball Coach in April of 2018.  She was recently highlighted by...

South Georgia Technical College 2021 – 2022 Lady Jets move into semi-finals of the NJCAA Region XVII tournament.Rome, GA – The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets will travel to Rome, GA to take on Andrew College in the National Junior College Athletic Association Region XVII Tournament at Georgia Highlands College on Friday, February 25th.  Game time is 8 p.m.    The nationally ranked Lady Jets finished second in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) regular season...

SGTC’s Marvin McGhee, III led the Jets in scoring with 23 points against Andrew College.   The South Georgia Technical College Jets captured their sixth consecutive win with an 88 – 59 victory over Andrew College in their last regular season home game Wednesday.  The Jets are in second place in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA), one game behind top-ranked Georgia Highlands with an 11 – 4 GCAA record and 19 – 10 overall.  Georgia Highlands is 12 – 3 and 19 –...

Shown above are the SGTC Jets and Lady Jets who earned individual recognition this week in the NJCAA rankings. Shown (l to r) on the top row are Jalen Reynolds (3), Will Johnston (4), Marvin McGhee, III, (10), and Malik Battle (1). Maikya Simmons (2), Alexia Dizeko (5), and Fanta Gassama (23) are shown on the bottom row (l to r).   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets climbed up one spot into 8th place in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I women’s...