Students, Fans, Alumni,
On behalf of Northeast Mississippi Community College, welcome to the greatest institution in the United States!
Here at NEMCC, we have a tradition in all sports of exhibiting not only a championship atmosphere, but one of class, integrity, and professionalism. We are proud of the student/athletes that have chosen to attend Northeast. We are thankful each of you have chosen to attend this athletic event.
While our students are here, our goal is to provide opportunities of personal growth through cutting edge instruction in the classroom and athletic programs. Northeast recognizes that its primary commitment is to the education of our student-athlete.
Our vision is to develop one of the premier athletic programs in the nation. To that end, the completion of our Baseball/Softball complex was certainly a step in the right direction. In addition, the beginning of our Game, Set, Match capital giving campaign for our state of the art tennis complex shows our continued commitment to excellence.
Recently Northeast was recognized as an Apple Distinguished School. Receiving this coveted honor exhibits to the world our commitment to cutting edge technology within our instructional process.
I hope you will have time prior to or after this athletic event to walk or drive around our campus and get a small glance at what we have to offer. You are welcome to visit anytime with our students, faculty, and staff.
We are happy to have each of you as part of the Northeast family. Please feel free to contact me should the need ever arise. As you leave campus after this event, we wish you the very best and safe travels.
Sincerely,
Dr. Ricky G. Ford, Northeast Mississippi Community College President
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A MESSAGE FROM THE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES Vance Witt Chairman Tenure of Service: 1983 Tishomingo County Banker Christie Holly Vice-Chairman Tenure of Service: 2014 Tishomingo County Superintendent of Edu. Kathy Shappley Secretary Tenure of Service: 2016 Tippah County Retired Educator Ken Basil Tenure of Service: 2008 Union County Retired Educator Tracie Langston Tenure of Service: 2004 Prentiss County Businesswoman Larry Greene Tenure of Service: 2022 Tishomingo County Retired Educator Douglas Jackson Tenure of Service: 1995 Tippah County Retired Educator Larry Mitchell Tenure of Service: 2015 Alcorn County Retired Educator Sam McCoy Tenure of Service: 1988 Prentiss County Businessman Katie Moreland Tenure of Service: 2020 Prentiss County Retired Educator Lonnie Murphy Tenure of Service: 2020 Prentiss County Retired Educator Mike Staten Tenure of Service: 2021 Union County Bank President Luzene Triplett Tenure of Service: 2002 Prentiss County Retired Educator Bubba Pounds Tenure of Service: 2020 Prentiss County Chancery Clerk John Anderson Tenure of Service: 2016 Alcorn County Educator
PRESIDENT
NEMCCTIGERS | 3 2023-2024 tiger basketball TIGER BASKETBALL COACHING STAFF Chelsey Rhodes Women’s Head Coach Deon Hilliard Women’s Volunteer Coach Aspriona Gilbert Women’s Assistant Coach Kyle Morris Men’s Assistant Coach Denny Wright Men’s Volunteer Coach
Mayes Assistant Athletic Director
Farris Athletic Director Ziggy Marro Director of Sports Medicine Anna Bolton Assistant Athletic Trainer Blake Long Sports Information Director Ryan Moreland Sports Information Specialist Elijah Brooks NEMCCTV Producer & A/V Associate Chasity Moore Cheerleading Coach Jody Presley “Voice of the Tigers” NEMCCTV.com Erica Miller Student-Athlete Success Coach Carter Smith “Voice of the Tigers” NEMCCTV.com Leigh Treloar Student-Athlete Success Coach ATHLETIC SUPPORT STAFF Cord Wright Men’s Head Coach 2023-24 ATHLETIC ALL-STAR SPONSORS NJCAA REGION 23 TOURNAMENT Securities o ered through Allen C. Ewing & Co., Member FINRA/SIPC. Investment Advisory services o ered through Langley Wealth Management, LLC an SEC-registered investment advisory rm. Family & Spor ts Medicine Erik Dukes, MD Sean Reynolds, MD 662-728-2071 WOMEN’S FIRST ROUND: Saturday, March 9th QUARTERFINALS: Monday, March 11th Northeast men will host at 6:00PM inside Bonner Arnold Coliseum SEMIFINALS & FINALS: Thursday, March 14th & Friday, March 15th hosted at Mississippi College’s A.E. Wood Coliseum
Brenda
Kent
WOMEN’S HEAD COACH
Chelsey Rhodes (2nd year – Delta State University)
WOMEN’S ASSISTANT COACH
Aspriona Gilbert (2nd year – Delta State University)
WOMEN’S VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACH
Deon Hilliard
MEN’S HEAD COACH
Cord Wright (11th year – Limestone College)
MEN’S ASSISTANT COACH
Kyle Morris (10th year – University of Pikeville)
MEN’S VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACH
Denny Wright
PRESIDENT
Dr. Ricky Ford (9th Year- Mississippi State University)
ATHLETIC
Kent Farris (9th Year- University of North Alabama)
ASSISTANT
Brenda
Year- University of North Alabama)
SPORTS
Blake
SPORTS
2023-24 NORTHEAST WOMEN’S ROSTER
MEN’S
2023-24 NORTHEAST MEN’S ROSTER
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DIRECTOR
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR
Mayes
(2nd
INFORMATION DIRECTOR
Long (11th Year- University of Mississippi)
INFORMATION SPECIALIST
Moreland (3rd Year-
State University) DIRECTOR OF ATHLETIC TRAINING Ziggy Marro (2nd Year- University of West Alabama) ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAININER
Bolton (1st Year- University of Alabama)
MANAGER Kharisma Liddell
Ryan
Mississippi
Anna
WOMEN’S
MANAGER
Young # NAME CLASS POSITION HEIGHT HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL 0 Anna Greene Freshman Guard 5’5” Corinth, Miss. Kossuth 1 Jasmine Malone Sophomore Guard 5’3” Byhalia, Miss. Byhalia 2 Alexis Rowe Sophomore Forward 5’11” Little Rock, Ark. Jacksonville 4 Jerrilyn Richardson Sophomore Guard 5’6” Memphis, Tenn. Central 5 T’Airiana Spearman Freshman Guard 5’5” Coffeeville, Miss. Coffeeville 11 Madison Gardner Sophomore Forward 6’1” Saltillo, Miss. Saltillo 13 Jakeria Hawkins Freshman Guard 5’7” Walls, Miss. Lake Cormorant 14 Tyesha James Freshman Forward 6’0” Lonoke, Ark. Lonoke
Madison Miller Sophomore Forward 5’10” Nettleton, Miss. Nettleton 23 Goldee Butler Freshman Forward 5’10” Corinth, Miss. Biggersville
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# NAME CLASS POSITION HEIGHT WEIGHT HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL 0 Ronnie Ellis Freshman Guard 6’3” 175 New Haven, Conn. Hamden 2 Tyler Byrd Freshman Guard 6’3” 190 Memphis, Tenn. Tipton-Rosemark Acad. 3 CJ Williams Sophomore Forward 6’8” 210 Fort Worth, Texas North Crowley 4 Allen Hughes Sophomore Guard 6’3” 180 Clinton, Miss. Clinton 5 Josh Holman Freshman Forward 6’5” 220 Jackson, Miss. Jackson Academy 10 Kam Carter Sophomore Guard 6’1” 165 New Albany, Miss. New Albany 11 Tyler Shephard Freshman Guard 6’2” 175 Pontotoc, Miss. Pontotoc 15 Zane Tipler Freshman Guard 6’0” 165 Ripley, Miss. Pontotoc 22 James Dukes Freshman Forward 6’6” 200 Booneville, Miss. Booneville 23 Caleb Parr Sophomore Guard 6’3” 185 Columbus, Miss. New Hope 24 Terrence Marco Freshman Forward 6’7” 200 Charleston, Miss. Charleston
2023-2024 tiger basketball
2023-24 PEARL RIVER WOMEN’S ROSTER
WOMEN’S HEAD COACH
Scotty Fletcher
WOMEN’S ASSISTANT COACHES Diamond Brooks Mendy McNeese
MEN’S HEAD COACH Chris Oney
MEN’S ASSISTANT COACHES Kyle Lawson TyReece Berry PRESIDENT Dr. Adam Breerwood
2023-24 PEARL RIVER MEN’S ROSTER
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR Patrick Ochs
ASSISTANT
Michael Avalon
Scotty Fletcher SPORTS
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ATHLETIC DIRECTOR
INFORMATION DIRECTOR
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF DIGITAL SERVICES AND WEBMASTER Richard Gleber COORDINATOR OF COMPLIANCE AND ATHLETICS ASSISTANT Eric Meeks ATHLETIC TRAINERS
Maulden
Johnson # NAME POSITION CLASS HEIGHT HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL 0 Taylor Johnson-Matthews Guard/Forward Sophomore 5-10 Cleveland, Ohio. Charles F. Brush 1 Hama’ya Fielder Guard Sophomore 5-8 Philadelphia, Miss. Neshoba Central 2 Tiir Nyok Guard/Forward Sophomore 5-11 High Point, N.C. Southwest Guilford 3 Alexis Arrington Guard Sophomore 5-6 Terry, Miss. Terry 4 Kamren Edwards Guard Freshman 5-7 Jackson, Miss. Murrah 5 Audria Houston Guard Freshman 5-6 Oxford, Miss. Tupelo 11 Avery Young Guard Sophomore 5-9 Iota, La. Iota High School 12 Janiah Caples Guard Freshman 5-7 Vicksburg, Miss. Vicksburg 21 Brooklyn Anderson Forward Freshman 5-11 Greeneville, Tenn. North Greene 22 Leah Wilcher Center Freshman 6-4 Brookhaven, Miss. Brookhaven 24 Samya Brooks Forward Sophomore 5-9 Pontotoc, Miss. Pontotoc 25 Roge’Ne’ Hillard Center Freshman 6-3 Hazlehurst, Miss. Copiah Academy 30 Mikayla Riley Guard Freshman 5-11 Tupelo, Miss. Tupelo 32 Marley Freeman Guard Sophomore 5-9 Brandon, Miss. Brandon
Dylan Dunaway
Brandy
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# NAME CLASS POSITION HEIGHT WEIGHT HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL 0 Cedquavious Hunter Guard Sophomore 6-0 160 Como, Miss. North Panola 2 Dorien Goodman Guard Sophomore 6-0 170 Dallas, Texas. Lancaster 3 Ta’Zir Smith Guard Sophomore 6-3 180 Woodbridge, Va. Virginia Academy 4 Dyllion Redmond Forward Sophomore 6-8 200 Jackson, Miss. Callaway 5 Ezereke Dawson Jr. Forward Sophomore 6-6 200 Plant City, Fla. Plant City 10 David Combest Jr. Guard Freshman 6-1 188 Hattiesburg, Miss. Forrest County 12 Tye Gholar Guard Freshman 6-4 165 Jackson, Miss. Provine 13 Devin Jones Forward Freshman 6-5 220 Camden, Miss. Velma Jackson 14 Davion James Guard Freshman 6-2 185 Brandon, Miss. Northwest Rankin 22 Austin Green Forward Sophomore 6-8 220 Sicklerville, N.J. Timber Creek Regional 23 Rich’ard Frazier Forward Freshman 6-10 195 Hattiesburg, Miss. Forrest County
CongratulationsBASKETBALL SOPHOMORES
WOMEN’S TEAM
#1 JASMINE MALONE is the daughter of Travis Malone and Sherida JonesRounds. She is a guard from Byhalia. Malone is one of three Lady Tigers to average double-digits in scoring this season with 10.7 points per game. She leads Northeast with 4.1 assists and 2.4 steals per game. Malone was named to the Academic All-MACCC list following her freshman season. She is a Vice President’s list scholar that is also a member of Northeast’s Iota Zeta chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society. Her future plans are undecided at this time, but she intends to obtain a degree in physical therapy.
#2 ALEXIS ROWE is the daughter of Takeisha Clark. She is a forward from Little Rock, Ark. Rowe was recognized as MACCC Player of the Week earlier this season after averaging over 21 points per game in non-conference wins over Freed-Hardeman and Snead State. She currently leads the Lady Tigers with 14.7 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. Rowe is also a member of Northeast’s Iota Zeta chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society. Her future plans are undecided at this time, but she intends to obtain a degree in education.
#4 JERRILYN RICHARDSON is the daughter of Gerald and Pamela Richardson. She is a guard from Memphis, Tenn. Richardson has
appeared in 15 games so far this season with averages of 3.3 points and 2.1 rebounds per game. She is also a member of Northeast’s Iota Zeta chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society. Her future plans are undecided at this time, but she intends to obtain a degree in engineering.
#11 MADISON GARDNER is the daughter of Willie and Jennifer Gardner. She is a forward from Saltillo. Gardner has appeared in 28 games so far this season with averages of 8.9 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. She leads the Lady Tigers with 1.7 blocks per game. Her future plans are undecided at this time, but she intends to obtain a degree in nursing.
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#13 JAKERIA HAWKINS is the daughter of Shun and Kimberly Hawkins. She is a guard from Lake Cormorant. Hawkins is one of three Lady Tigers to average doubledigits in scoring this season with 10.5 points per game. She is also second on the team with 3.8 assists per game. Her future plans are undecided at this time, but she intends to obtain a degree in sports management.
#20 MADISON MILLER is the daughter of Maurice and Keshia Miller. She is a forward from Nettleton. Miller was recognized as MACCC Player of the Week earlier this season after averaging a double-double in the Lady Tigers’ Thanksgiving break games against nationally ranked Chipola and Shelton State. She was also named to the Academic AllMACCC list following her freshman season. Miller is a pre-nursing major and a member of Northeast’s Iota Zeta chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society. Her future plans include going to LPN school and later working in pediatrics.
MGR KHARISMA LIDDELL is the daughter of Anthony and Tamara Liddell. Her behind-the-scenes work as a manager has helped the Lady Tigers achieve the successes they have this season. She is also a member of Northeast’s Iota Zeta chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society. Liddell’s future plans include attending either Jackson State University or the University of Mississippi to obtain a degree in sports management.
MEN’S TEAM
#3 CJ WILLIAMS is the son of Chris and Rendi Williams. He is a forward from Fort Worth, Texas. Williams has appeared in 24 games so far this season with averages of 4.8 points and 3.2 rebounds per game. His future plans are undecided at this time, but he intends to obtain a degree in business.
#4 ALLEN HUGHES is the son of Anthony and Heather Hughes. He is a guard from Clinton. Hughes was recognized as MACCC Player of the Week earlier this season after
recording a rare triple-double during Northeast’s non-conference win over Volunteer State. He was also named to the Academic All-MACCC list following his freshman season. His future plans are undecided at this time, but he intends to obtain a degree in business.
#10 KAM CARTER is the son of Jamie and Heather Carter. He is a guard from New Albany. Carter has appeared in 28 games so far this season with averages of 4.8 points and 2.2 assists per game. His future plans are undecided at this time, but he intends to obtain a degree in computer science.
#23 CALEB PARR is the son of Carmicheal Jones and Stephanie Parr. He is a guard from Columbus. Parr is currently second on the team with averages of 16.8 points and 5.9 rebounds per game. He was named to both the NJCAA All-Academic thirdteam and the Academic All-MACCC lists following his freshman season. Parr is also a President’s list scholar. His future plans are undecided at this time, but he intends to obtain a degree in communications.
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Jasmine Malone
Jerrilyn Richardson
CJ Williams
Jakeria Hawkins
Kam Carter
Alexis Rowe
Madison Gardner
Allen Hughes
Madison Miller
Caleb Parr
Kharisma Liddell
2023-24 NORTHEAST BASKETBALL
Northeast Mississippi Community College is celebrating its 75th anniversary during the 2023-24 school year. We will pay tribute to our rich history in athletics with throwback promotional materials for each sport. The front cover of this program is adapted from a 1984-1985 Northeast Athletics program. The image on the right is a scan of the exact cover.
DATE OPPONENT TIME Nov. 2 ^ Jackson State 6:00 Nov. 3-4 # Lady Bear Classic TBA Nov. 7 Arkansas State Mid-South 5:30 Nov. 10 # Gadsden State 4:00 Nov. 10-11 ^Bonner Arnold Classic TBA Nov. 13 # Snead State 6:00 Nov. 14 ^ Bevill State 6:00 Nov. 16 # Wallace State-Hanceville 5:00 Nov. 17 ^ Imo’s Bob Sechrest Classic 5:00 Nov. 20-21 # Northeast Thanksgiving Classic TBA Nov. 21 ^ Bevill State 6:00 Nov. 27 Mississippi Delta 5:30 Nov. 30 # Gadsden State 6:00 Dec. 4 # Snead State 5:30 Dec. 4 ^ Coahoma 6:00 Dec. 7 # Freed-Hardeman University JV 6:00 Dec. 8-9 ^ Harvey Childers Classic TBA Dec. 12 Arkansas State Mid-South 5:30 Dec. 14 Calhoun 5:00 Jan. 4 Volunteer State 5:30 Jan. 8 # Wallace State-Hanceville 5:30 Jan. 8 ^ Royal Ambassadors 7:30 Jan. 18 Coahoma* 5:30 Jan. 22 East Central* 5:30 Jan. 25 Hinds* 5:30 Jan. 29 Itawamba* 5:30 Feb. 1 Meridian* 5:30 Feb. 5 Mississippi Gulf Coast* 5:30 Feb. 8 Northwest Mississippi* 5:30 Feb. 12 Southwest Mississippi* 5:30 Feb. 15 Copiah-Lincoln* 5:30 Feb. 20 East Mississippi* 5:30 Feb. 22 Holmes* 5:30 Feb. 26 Jones College* 5:30 Feb. 29 Mississippi Delta* 5:30 Mar. 7 Pearl River* 5:30 * Conference Home Games in GOLD ^ - Men Only Game # - Women Only Game
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