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The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets are headed to NJCAA Division I National Tournament for third straight year.LUBBOCK, TEXAS - The 2019 South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets basketball team is headed to the National Junior College Athletic Association National Tournament in Lubbock, Texas, for the third consecutive year and for the fifth time in six years under Lady Jets head coach James Frey and Assistant Coach Kenzia Conyers.   The Lady Jets are joining an elite...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above with head coach James Frey and assistant coach Kenzia Conyers and the 2018 – 2019 Lady Jets after they won the District J championship game against Spartanburg Methodist and earned the right to go to the NJCAA Division I National Tournament. The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets rolled to an impressive 100 – 51 victory over the Spartanburg Methodist Lady Pioneers from Spartanburg, S.C., in the National...

Sophomore Sam Matice, 33, had a double-double effort in his last game in a Jets uniform as he contributed 16 points, had 15 rebounds and two blocked shots in the NJCAA quarter-final match-up with East Georgia State College. The third ranked South Georgia Technical College Jets’ 2018 – 2019 basketball season came to halt Tuesday night in the first round of the National Junior College Athletic Association Region XVII tournament when sixth ranked East Georgia College staged a 93 – 82...

Shown above are Lady Jets Mari Hill, 10, Ricka Jackson, 1, and Jet Justin Johnson, 5. Two members of the nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets were selected to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XVII All-Tournament team for post season play after the Lady Jets captured their third consecutive NJCAA Region XVII title recently.  Jets freshman Justin Johnson also was tapped by the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) as a member...

Justin Johnson, 5, led the Jets in scoring with 18 points against East Georgia State. The South Georgia Technical College Jets came out strong in their last Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) 2018 – 2019 regular season game Saturday and defeated East Georgia State College, 88 – 66. The win allowed the Jets to finish the GCAA season in 3rd place and earn the right to host a National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XVII tournament quarterfinal game on...

: South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above with the 2018 – 2019 Region XVII Champion Lady Jets and head coach James Frey and Assistant Coach Kezia Conyers. The nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets defeated Brandon Harrell and the Georgia Highlands Lady Chargers 75 – 57 in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XVII Tournament finals Saturday to capture their third consecutive NJCAA Region XVII title. ...

Yasriyyah Wazeerud-Din had 13 points in the Lady Jets win over Albany Tech in the NJCAA Region XVII quarter-final contest.   The nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets took care of business Friday night in a match-up against the fourth ranked Albany Tech Lady Titans in the semi-final round of the NJCAA Region XVII Division I tournament in Americus and earned the right to advance to the finals for the sixth consecutive season.   The Lady Jets defeated Albany Tech...

The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets clinched the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association regular season conference title with an unblemished 18 – 0 season but remained locked in at the 20th spot in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I women’s basketball rankings this week. The Lady Jets are 27 – 3 overall. All three losses were to teams included in the NJCAA national rankings.   The Lady Jets will be hosting the NJCAA Region XVII...

Justin Johnson, 5, led the Jets in scoring against Gordon with 23 points. The South Georgia Technical College Jets moved one step closer to possibly hosting one of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) District XVII tournament games after defeating Gordon State College, 77 – 70 Wednesday night in the Hangar on the SGTC Americus campus.   “This was a big win. I mean a big win,” said South Georgia Technical College Jets head basketball coach Travis Garrett,...

SGTC Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach James Frey was named the Division I GCAA Coach of the Year for 2018 – 2019 and Lady Jets Alyssa Nieves, Bigue Sarr, Fatou Pouye, and Ricka Jackson all earned All-Region honors for their play this season. South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets head basketball coach James Frey was selected as the women’s Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division I Coach of the Year for 2018 – 2019, announced GCAA...

Alyssa Nieves, 4, scored 18 points against Albany Tech in the Lady Jets 100 – 50 win. The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets finished the 2018 – 2019 Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association regular season undefeated with an 18 – 0 record and captured its fourth consecutive GCAA Division I women’s basketball regular season championship with an impressive 100 – 50 win over the Albany Technical College Lady Titans in the SGTC Alumni/Sophomore Day celebration in the Hangar on...

Ricka Jackson, 1, is shown above bringing the ball down the court against a Georgia Highlands player.Rome, GA – The nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets kept their conference record unblemished after driving to Rome, Georgia to face the second ranked Georgia Highlands and Lady Chargers head coach Brandon Harrell for the third time this season. The Lady Jets came away with the 58 – 52 decision and moved to 17 – 0 in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association and...