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Former South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets assistant coach Tomekia Reed has signed a four-year extension as the head women’s basketball coach at Jackson State University.Jackson, Miss. -  Former South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets assistant women’s basketball coach and Georgia Southwestern State University standout player, Tomekia Reed, has been offered a four-year contract extension as the head women’s basketball coach at Jackson State University in Jackson,...

The South Georgia Technical College 2019 – 2020 Lady Jets basketball team was honored recently as an NJCAA Academic All-American team for the 2019-2020 season with a 3.49 overall GPA. The Lady Jets also posted the best win-loss record in the history of the men’s and women’s program with a 30 – 2 overall record on the court which earned them their fourth consecutive trip to the NJCAA national tournament in Lubbock, Texas before it was cancelled due to COVID-19.    The National Junior...

Webster County graduate Keundre Campbell (seated center) has signed a full-scholarship with the South Georgia Technical College Jets for the 2020 – 2021 season. Shown above seated (center) is Keundre Campbell with his father (left) Robert Campbell and his mother, (right) Debbie Merrit. Shown standing is WCHS Head Coach Keeyon Battle.Webster County graduate Keundre Campbell (seated center) has signed a full-scholarship with the South Georgia Technical College Jets for the 2020 – 2021...

Jamie McNeilly, a former South Georgia Technical College Jets basketball player, is now the associate head coach at Texas A & M.     Jamie McNeilly, the starting point guard for the South Georgia Technical College 2003 – 2004 Jets basketball team, continues to make a name for himself in collegiate basketball as he enters his second year as the associate head coach for the NCAA Division I Texas A & M Aggies.  He has been a part of Coach Buzz Williams coaching staff for the past 12...

South Georgia Technical College’s Shamari Tyson (1) and Yasriyyah Wazeerud-Din (13) were named to the NJCAA Division 1 Women’s Basketball All-America teams. This is the first time that two players have been recognized as All-Americans in the same season at South Georgia Technical College.   South Georgia Technical College had two sophomores from its record setting 2019 – 2020 Lady Jets women’s basketball team to be selected to the 2019 -2020 National Junior College Athletic...

South Georgia Technical College’s six sophomores from the 2018 – 2019 season all signed letters of intent to play college and continue their education at the next level. Five players are making an impact in NCAA Division I. Shown (l to r) are Audrey Maulden (20), Bigue Sarr (21), Alyssa Nieves (4), Ricka Jackson (1), Fatou Pouye (12) , and Mari Hill (10).   Before the Cororavirus pandemic, six members of the nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Lady Jets women’s...

South Georgia Technical College’s Yasriyyah Wazeerud-Din and Shamari Tyson are shown together after they led the Lady Jets to their fourth consecutive NJCAA District J championship this season to earn the right to advance to the NJCAA National Tournament in Lubbock, Texas.   South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets sophomores Shamari Tyson and Yasriyyah Wazeerud-Din were recognized as members of the 2019 – 2020 World Exposure NJCAA Division I All-American teams.  World Exposure...

Shown above are the six South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets who were selected to the GCAA All-Academic Team. They are shown (l to r): Shamari Tyson (1), Amara Edeh (5), Yasriyyah Wazeerud-Din (13), Oumy Gueye (23), Anna McKendree (14), and Niya Goudelock (3).   Six South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets were named to the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division I All-Academic basketball team for the 2019 – 2020 season announced GCAA Executive Director David...

The 2019 – 2020 South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets captured the NJCAA District J Championship title in Spartanburg, SC, in an impressive win over Spartanburg Methodist for their fourth consecutive trip to the NJCAA National Tournament in Lubbock, TX. The tournament has now been cancelled rather than postponed.   Following the recent recommendations from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Junior College Athletic Association has made the...

The many faces of Lady Jets head coach during the match-up against Spartanburg Methodist in the District J championship game. He is shown with Lady Jets sophomores Anna McKendree, Yasriyyah Wazeerud-Din, and Shamari Tyson with the District J Championship plaque. Then he is shown directing players on the court and applauding their efforts.   “Winning never gets old,” said South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach James Frey, who quickly added, “but it...

SGTC Lady Jets head coach James Frey and his team are shown above watching the NJCAA Selection Show to find out their seed for the national tournament.   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets will face off against the North Dakota State College of Science Lady Wildcats in the first round of the National Junior College Athletic Association Division I women’s basketball tournament at the Rip Griffin Center in Lubbock, Texas on Tuesday at 8:45 p.m. eastern standard time.  The game...

The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets win the District J Championship game in Spartanburg, SC and earn the right to advance to the national tournament for the 4th consecutive year. Shown above are the Lady Jets holding up four fingers signifying their college’s four consecutive trip to the big dance.Spartanburg, SC -  The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets defeated the Spartanburg Methodist Lady Pioneers in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) District J...