Wildcats make history at SWAC

By Teray Bembery Sports Columnist

Wildcats sports history was made on March 8 this year school year when the Men’s Basketball team participated in its first-ever SWAC Tournament.

Also, point guard Zion Harmon was named the SWAC Newcomer of the year and he also made the SWAC All-Conference team.

But, back to the game. The Wildcats were set to take on Grambling State University at the Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Alabama. Sad to say our Wildcats ended up losing 8772. There were a few standouts on our team. Dhashon Dyson led the “ ‘Cats” in scoring with 22 points. Kevin Davis followed with 19 points and Harmon ended with 12 points.

Even though the Wildcats came up short, I think the basketball team has a lot to look forward to in the future. This was their best showing since the 2019-2020 season, which was 3-4 years ago. Likewise, the team finished last season with a record of 9-21 and finished in 10th place in the SWAC, which means they were not eligible to make the SWAC tournament.

This year, the Wildcats finished with a record of 12-20, and the 8th place of the SWAC, which earned them with the chance to play in the SWAC tournament.

Also, head coach Reggie Theus just finished his second season in that role and he has a lot to build on of this season leading into next season.

Our Wildcats may not have achieved the goal that they wanted, but things are looking good for the basketball program. Coming off of this season, the team is moving in the right direction, and hopefully the Wildcats will have an even better season next year and win the SWAC!