Jets News

Atlanta, GA - South Georgia Technical College freshman guard Ja’Niya Broome from Hamilton, GA, was named to the 2026 Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Two-Year Coaches’ All-American team. She is the first SGTC player under third-year head coach Jason Carpenter to be named to the WBCA All-American team. The 5’ 9” former Harris County High School player helped lead the Lady Jets to the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) regular season championship with a 14...

Friday the 13th was not kind to the South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets as both teams fell in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XVII Division I basketball tournaments. The Central Georgia Tech Lady Titans upset the top-ranked Lady Jets 94 – 83 in the NJCAA Regional XVII Tournament finals in Americus and then the Jets fell to South Georgia State 82 -78 in the men’s NJCAA Region XVII semi-finals in Macon. The South Georgia Tech Lady...

The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets captured a hard-fought 80 – 75 victory over East Georgia State College to advance to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XVII Tournament finals and the opportunity to punch their ticket to the NJCAA National Tournament for the second year in a row. The Lady Jets moved to 20 – 11 overall with the victory and will now face Central Georgia Technical College in the NJCAA Region XVII finals tonight (Friday,...

South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach Jason Carpenter was named the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Coach of the Year for the 2025 – 2026 season and three of his players were selected to All-Region honors. Three SGTC Jets were also named to All-Region positions for the men’s division. The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets won the GCAA regular season title with a 14 – 1 conference record and Carpenter was selected as...

South Georgia Technical College’s Matt Mbole, a 6’ 11” sophomore center for the Jets, has been leading the nation in average rebounds per game for the past several weeks but he dropped one position into second place in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). Lady Jets freshman guard Ja’Niya Broome remained in second place in the NJCAA women’s Division 1 rankings in points per game and Lady Jets Sophomore guard Taja Bennett was also listed among the leading...

Zandreal Blakely came to South Georgia Technical College in 2008 as a walk-on player for the Lady Jets National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division 1 women’s basketball team under the leadership of Coach Brandon Harrell. Today she credits SGTC and what she learned here for much of her success. The alumna from the Class of 2010 is looking back with pride on her time as a member of the first women’s Lady Jets basketball team to advance to a national...

Cuthbert, GA – The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets defeated Andrew College, 88 – 72 in their final Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference game for the 2025 – 2026 season. The Lady Jets captured the GCAA Regular season title for the second year in a row. As the GCAA Regular Season Champions, the South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets will be hosting the NJCAA Region XVII tournament semi-finals and finals. The Lady Jets will play at 6 p.m. on...

South Georgia Technical College’s Matt Mbole, a 6’ 11” sophomore center for the Jets, is ranked first in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) in rebounds for the third week in a row and Lady Jets freshman guard Ja’Niya Broome is listed as second in the NJCAA women’s Division 1 rankings in points per game for the third week in a row. Lady Jets Sophomore guard Taja Bennett was also listed among the leading scorers in the NJCAA Division 1 women’s...

South Georgia Technical College sophomore guard Ja’Niya Broome of Hamilton, GA, was selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division I women’s basketball Player of the Week for March 2, 2026. This was her second time being selected. The Lady Jets are riding an eight -game winning streak and have secured the GCAA Regular Season Conference Title for the 2025 – 2026 season. They will host the NJCAA Region XVII end of the season tournament on Thursday,...

The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets swept the Albany Technical College Titans and Lady Titans as part of the SGTC Homecoming, Alumni, and Sophomore Day Celebration in the James S. Peters gymnasium Saturday. The Lady Jets opened with an 80 – 54 Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) victory over the Lady Titans and then the Jets roared to an 89 – 57 win over the Albany Tech Titans. The Lady Jets are the GCAA regular season champions with a 13 – 1...

Nine South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets were recognized prior to the SGTC Lady Jets and Jets basketball games against the Albany Technical College Lady Titans and Titans as part of the SGTC Homecoming, Alumni and Sophomore Day celebration in the James S. Peters gymnasium Saturday. The Jets and Lady Jets both won those decisions. The four Lady Jets recognized included: Nyla Buyck, Taja Bennett, Jada Jones, and Jaidyn Elam. The five Jets players recognized included: Jalexs...

Griffin, GA - The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets took impressive wins over the Southern Crescent Technical College Tigers and Lady Tigers in Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference games Wednesday in Griffin. The Lady Jets opened with a 97 – 58 victory and the Jets followed with a 73 – 44 decision. The win Wednesday allowed the Lady Jets to clinch the GCAA regular season conference title and the right to host the GCAA playoffs on March 13 and...