2013 bskb gameday holmes

2013-14

Keldrick Lesley Soph., Booneville

Angelia Allen Soph., Belmont

Basketball Game Day Monday, February 17 vs. Holmes CC 5:30/7:30 p.m.

Northeast

2

Basketball

Northeast Mississippi Community College

Northeast

Basketball

Letter from the President Dear Friends of Northeast:

Thank you for your support of the athletic efforts of Northeast Mississippi Community College.

Each coach and each athlete has worked hard to ensure that our teams are ready to give performances that make you proud to be a “Tiger Fan.� Northeast exists to provide educational, recreational and social resources for students and supporters to grow and enjoy their accomplishments.

While you are on campus, I hope you have a safe and enjoyable visit. I trust you will use this opportunity to get to know our students, coaches and staff. We are always ready to assist you to enjoy your time with us.

Thank you for everything that you do to encourage and support our efforts. We are always glad to have you on our campus.

Sincerely, Johnny L. Allen President

Board of Trustees

T. Jack Ramsey

Chairman Tenure of Service: 1983 Tishomingo County/ Banker

Bill Breedlove

Tenure of Service: 1999 Prentiss County Businessman

Ben McClung

Tenure of Service: 2013 Tishomingo County Superintendent of Education

Troy Holliday

Vice Chairman Tenure of Service: 1964 Tippah County Businessman

John O. Cunningham Secretary Tenure of Service: 1995 Prentiss County Businessman

Randle Downs

Tonya Butler Farris

Tenure of Service: 2012 Prentiss County Superintendent of Education

Sam McCoy

Tenure of Service: 1988 Prentiss County Businessman

Tenure of Service: 2012 Alcorn County Businesswoman

Gina Smith

Tenure of Service: 2012 Alcorn County Superintendent of Education

Ken Basil

Tenure of Service: 2008 Union County Superintendent of Education

Douglas Jackson

Tenure of Service: 1995 Tippah County Retired Educator

Luzene Triplett

Tenure of Service: 2002 Prentiss County Retire Educator

Northeast Mississippi Community College

Alvie Blakeney

Tenure of Service: 2011 Tishomingo County Retire Businessman

Tracie Langston

Tenure of Service: 2004 Prentiss County Businesswoman

Vance Witt

Tenure of Service: 2007 Union County Businessman

3

Northeast

Basketball

2013-14 Basketball Coaches Men’s Staff

Women’s Staff

Years 2011-Present 2009-2011 2006-2009 2003-2006 2001-2003 1998-2001 1996-1998 1994-1996

Brian Alexander

Cord Wright

Lady Tiger Head Coach

Tiger Head Coach

Third Year

First Year

Position School/Organization Head Coach NEMCC Head Coach Tupelo Rock-N-Rollers Assistant Coach (W&M) Itawamba CC Assistant Coach Campbell Univ.

Assistant Coach Southeastern Louisiana University Assistant Coach University of Southern Mississippi Assistant Coach Columbus High School Student Assistant NEMCC

Position School/Organization Head Coach NEMCC Assistant Coach UL-Monroe Assistant Coach Univ. of North Alabama Graduate Assistant Coach Univ. of North Alabama Assistant Coach Spartanburg Methodist College Student Assistant Limestone College

Paul Nixon

Nick Coln

Lady Tiger Assistant Coach

Tiger Assistant Coach

First Year

Third Year

Years Position School/Organization 2013-Present Assistant Coach NEMCC 2005-13 Head Coach Columbia University 2002-05 Assistant Coach Indiana University 1999-2002 Assistant Coach/ University of Southern Mississippi

Recruiting Coordinator 1997-99 Assistant Coach/ University of Nevada-Reno

Recruiting Coordinator 1993-97 Assistant Coach Marshall University

4

Years 2013-Present 2010-2013 2005-2010 2003-2005 2002-2003 2001-2002

Years 2010-Present 2009-10 2002-09

Position Assistant Coach Head Coach Head Coach

Northeast Mississippi Community College

School/Organization NEMCC Olive Branch High School Alcorn Central High School

Northeast

Basketball

Athletic Support Staff David Robbins

Chassie Kelly

Dean of Students Athletic Director

Administrative Assistant to the Dean of Students/Athletic Director

Matt Werner

Blake Long

Athletic Facilities/ Head Equipment Manager

Sports Information Director

Hope Kingsley, ATC

Karri Davis

Head Athletic Trainer

Cheerleading Coach

Jeremy Kennedy

Don Knowles

Voice of the Tigers WNAU 1470 AM

Operations Manager Sodexo, USA

Bus Drivers Phillip Moore (left) Marvin Ozbirn (right)

Northeast Mississippi Community College

5

Northeast

asketball BasketBall

2013-14 Northeast Basketball Rosters

Women’s Head Coach: Brian Alexander (3rd year - Mississippi State University) Women’s Assistant Coach: Paul Nixon (1st year - Vanderbilt University) Women’s Student Assistant: Daniel Rowland Men’s Head Coach: Cord Wright (1st year - Limestone College) Assistant Coach: Nick Coln (3rd year - University of Louisiana at Monroe) Manager: Johnathan Scales

#

Player

10

Lady Tigers Ht.

Class

Pos.

Lexy Lindsey

5-6

Freshman

Guard

Golden

Red Bay

11

Kiki Gwyn

5-2

Sophomore

Guard

Corinth

Kossuth

12

Antionette Riddle

5-9

Sophomore

Guard

Tupelo

Tupelo

14

Ayana Ragin

5-10

Freshman

Forward

Baldwyn

Baldwyn

15

Daisha Williams

5-8

Freshman

Guard

Columbus

Columbus

22

Teresa Mays

5-10

Freshman

Guard

Oakland, Tenn.

Wooddale

25

Angelia Allen

5-9

Sophomore

Guard

Belmont

30

Kierra Erby

5-7

Sophomore

Guard

Columbus

32

Kay K Tate

5-8

Sophomore

Guard

33

Aushiana Ivy

5-10

Freshman

Guard

Tupelo

Shannon

35

Jasmine Allen

5-8

Freshman

Guard

Booneville

Booneville

42

Katie Foster

6-0

Freshman

Forward

Tigers

Dyersburg, Tenn. Dyersburg

Burnsville Alcorn Central

Ht.

0

Al Azulphar

6-11 250

Freshman

Center Norwalk, Conn. Brien McMahon

1

Tyre Mallard

6-4

183

Freshman

Guard

Caledonia

3

Cannon Edwards

6-3

175

Freshman

Guard

Petal

5

Marcus Hogan

6-4

215 Sophomore Guard

10

Ladarius Waits

5-11 168 Sophomore Guard

Athletic Director: David Robbins (1st year - Millsaps College)

11

Dimario Jackson

5-10 160

12

Darius Leach

5-8

Sports Information Director: Blake Long (1st year - University of Mississippi)

20

El Paso Johnson-Pitts 6-5

202

Freshman

Guard Millington, Tenn.

22

Reggie Patterson

6-3

183

Freshman

Guard

Head Equipment Manager: Matt Werner (2nd year - NEMCC)

23

Keldrick Lesley

6-1

150 Sophomore Guard

Booneville

Booneville

Athletic Trainer: Hope Kingsley (2nd year - University of Southern Miss)

24

Dexter Stafford

6-4

187

Freshman

Biggersville

Biggersville

30

Ben Seely

6-9

250

Freshman Forward

Hamilton

33

Chris Echols

5-11 183

Freshman Forward

Lamar

H.W. Byers

35

Cameron Shorty

6-5

Senatobia

Senatobia

President: Dr. Johnny L. Allen, Ed.D. (9th year - Mississippi State University)

Student Trainer: Mersades Carter 6

Pos.

Columbus

Player

Videographer: Thomas Logan Agnew

Class

Belmont

#

Statisticians: Bryson Ward, Tony Pams

Wt.

Hometown High School

Hometown

Jackson Olive Branch

High School

Caledonia Petal Provine Olive Branch

Freshman Forward

Brusly, La.

Brusly

145 Sophomore Forward

Booneville

Booneville

Guard

212 Sophomore Guard

Baldwyn

Northeast Mississippi CoMMuNity ommunity College

Millington Baldwyn

Hamilton

Northeast

Basketball

2013-14 Holmes CC Basketball Rosters

Lady Bulldogs

#

Player

Ht.

Class

Pos.

Hometown

2

Sequa Young

5-5

Freshman

Guard

Indianola

3

Brandi Carter

5-7

Freshman

Guard

Moreno Valley, Calif.

4

Carmesha Nalls

5-5

Freshman

Guard

Lexington

10

Taylor Johnson

6-0

Freshman

Forward

12

Desirae Harris

5-3

Freshman

Guard

Winona

15

Alexis Jackson

5-7

Freshman

Guard

Indianola

20

Tayanna Purnell

5-8

Freshman

Forward

Coffeeville

11/22 Tonidra Blair

6-1

Freshman

Post

Cleveland

23

Ti’Abre Watts

5-5

Freshman

Guard

30

LaShondra Wilson

6-2

Freshman

Post

32

Laricka Morgan

5-10

Freshman

Forward

Morton

40

Jamieca Sheriff

5-1

Freshman

Post

Jackson

#

Player

1

Rodriques Palmer

Bulldogs

Memphis, Tenn.

Memphis, Tenn.

Indianola

President Dr. Glenn Boyce Athletic Director Hugh Shurden Administrative Assistant to Athletic Programs Susie Jackson Sports Information Director Steve Diffey

Ht.

Wt.

Class

Pos.

Hometown

6-5

175

Freshman

Guard

Flora

2/20 Jarvis Williams

5-5

130

Freshman

Guard

Jackson

3

Tamarico Wilison

6-2

205

Sophomore

Guard

Tchula

4

Dayshawn Watkins 6-0

175

Freshman

Guard

North Little Rock, Ark.

5

Dontarrius Simmons 6-3

185

Freshman

Guard

Jackson

Men’s Head Coach Jason Flanigan

10 Patrick Banks

6-5

195

Sophomore

Forward

Jackson

11 Ondarioius Hamlin

6-6

185

Freshman

Forward

Canton

12 Justin McCleary

6-1

185

Freshman

Guard

21 Travis Johnson

6-0

205

Sophomore

Forward

Durant

23 Iury Dixson

6-0

160

Freshman

Guard

Jackson

24 Marcus Washington 6-2

180

Freshman

Guard

Clinton

34 Vercel Webster

6-5

200

Freshman

Forward

Lexington

42 Lyndon Johnson

6-5

270

Freshman

Center

West Point

Jacksonville, Ark.

Women’s Head Coach Jamilah Johns Andrews Women’s Assistant Coach LaTaryl Williams

Men’s Assistant Coach Jason Harrison Cheerleading Coach Heather Jones Head Athletic Trainer Bill Grace

Northeast Mississippi Community College

7

Northeast

8

Basketball

No. 10 Lexy Lindsey Freshman Guard

No. 11 Kiki Gwyn Sophomore Guard

No. 12 Antionette Riddle Sophomore Guard

No. 14 Ayana Ragin Freshman Forward

No. 15 Daisha Williams Freshman Guard

No. 22 Teresa Mays Freshman Guard

No. 25 Angelia Allen Sophomore Guard

No. 30 Kierra Erby Sophomore Guard

No. 32 Kay K Tate Sophomore Guard

No. 33 Aushiana Ivy Freshman Guard

No. 35 Jasmine Allen Freshman Guard

No. 42 Katie Foster Freshman Forward

Northeast Mississippi Community College

Northeast

Basketball

No. 0 Al Azulphar Freshman Center

No. 1 Tyre Mallard Freshman Guard

No. 3 Cannon Edwards Freshman Guard

No. 5 Marcus Hogan Sophomore Guard

No. 10 Ladarius Waits Sophomore Guard

No. 11 Dimario Jackson Freshman Forward

No. 12 Darius Leach Sophomore Forward

No. 20 El Paso Johnson-Pitts Freshman Guard

No. 22 Reggie Patterson Freshman Guard

No. 23 Keldrick Lesley Sophomore Guard

No. 24 Dexter Stafford Freshman Guard

No. 30 Ben Seely Freshman Forward

No. 33 Chris Echols Freshman Forward

No. 35 Cameron Shorty Sophomore Guard

Northeast Mississippi Community College

9

Northeast

Angelia Allen

Basketball

Keldrick Lesley

Sophomores set for final hurrah at Bonner Arnold Coliseum A group of over ten young men and women will “It makes me feel a whole lot better,” she said.

A one-time Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal step onto the floor of historic Bonner Arnold Coli- “I can’t lead by example anymore on the floor, Player of the Year at Booneville High School, seum tonight for the final time of their outstand- but I sit on the bench and I tell them what I see Lesley has been a steady catalyst for headman ing careers at Northeast Mississippi Community because when you’re playing you really don’t re- Cord Wright and the Tigers.

College. alize some things. I can help them by just letting “He’s been consistently good for me all year,” Each of them has dedicated a vast amount of them know because I’ve been where they are.” said Wright. “His effort has been there every time to make them and their respective teams The former Mississippi High School Activities night and that’s the sign of a kid with good charthe best that they can possibly be both in the Association (MHSAA) Class 3A state champion acter that understands what it takes to win.” classroom and on the court of competition. at Belmont High School still had a decorated caWright feels that Lesley’s biggest on-court conTwo Northeast athletes in particular, though, reer in Booneville. tribution may be his guarding ability. can conclude Monday evening with their heads She was named a first-team All-State selection “He’s a really good defender and he probably held high and knowing they gave everything by the Mississippi Association of Community and doesn’t get enough credit for that because he is while donning the black and gold.

Junior Colleges (MACJC) such a good shooter,” he said. “He’s Angelia Allen and Keldrick Lesley after helping Northeast long, athletic and can move. That’s are both local products that develreach the title game of the an area that maybe gets overlooked oped into leadership roles as their MACJC State Tournament at times.” sophomore seasons progressed. in the 2012-13 campaign.

Offensively, Lesley is nearing the Allen’s journey took an unfortunate Allen totaled 449 points in 200-point mark for his career and has turn, however, after she had knee 31 outings as a Lady Tiger, been a consistent player in his two surgery just before the holiday break. an average of 14.5 points campaigns as a Tiger. He is shooting The injury ended her on-court career per game. Her rebounding a near identical mark of 38.9 percent as a Lady Tiger too early, but that has numbers were on the rise from the field and 38.7 percent from No. 23 No. 25 not stopped the Belmont product from this season and she ended three-point range.

Keldrick Lesley Angelia Allen contributing to the squad. up grabbing 7.9 rebounds The 6-1, 150 pound guard thinks Booneville Belmont “I know it’s been a hard time for her, each night as a sophohe has fit into his part of being a role but she is a very, very strong-willed more. model for a young Northeast squad individual,” said Northeast head coach Brian AlThose impressive numbers still do not come as well. exander. “She, obviously, has some hurt along close to describing how important of a role Al“I think I did a pretty good job,” Lesley said. those lines, but she comes to practice and to len has played since arriving on the Northeast “People understand me, want to listen to me and study hall everyday with the sole purpose of campus. do the right thing.” encouraging her teammates and trying to help “I’ll just put it this way, she’s the heart and soul Overall, when this outstanding tandem walk them get better. of everything we do,” said Alexander. “From the away from an emotional sophomore night, grad“There are not many people that could go weight room to the conditioning to the film work uate and advance to represent Northeast at the through that type of injury in the middle of their to the on-the-floor practice and games, we’ve four-year level, they say that there will be no resophomore year and have that type of mentality. got some good players and people in our pro- morse as to what they have done over their two She is a special individual.” gram, but as far as the total package, she has seasons as a Lady Tiger and Tiger.

Allen admits that being around her close it all.”

“I’m going to leave it all out on the floor. No refriends and being able to help them has aided Like Allen, Lesley came off a brilliant prep ca- grets,” said Lesley. in her recovery. reer and transitioned that to the collegiate level.

“No regrets, not one,” Allen said.

10

Northeast Mississippi Community College

Northeast

Basketball

Social media

For fans that cannot make it to the games in Booneville or away contests, Northeast athletics and individual teams have made it easier for family, friends and fans to keep up with their favorite sport via various social media accounts.

Twitter:

@NEMCCTigers - General athletic news & live game updates for all nine intercollegiate athletic programs from SID Blake Long. Interact by using the hashtags #TigerPower and #NEMCC @NEMCCBaseball - Tiger baseball team @NETigerSB - Tiger softball team @NEMCCGolf - Tiger golf team @NEMCCcheer - Tiger cheerleading squad

Facebook:

For updates on each of Northeast’s athletic programs, including links to videos and news stories, like the Tigers at www.facebook.com/ NEMCCTigers Fans can also follow the Tiger softball team at http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Northeast-Mississippi-Community-College-SoftballTeam

General Information:

As a reminder, general information about the college can be found at the Northeast website at http://www.nemcc.edu

Athletic News:

Athletic news will be posted at http://www.nemccathletics.com

Videos:

For those wishing for those wishing to view video highlights of Northeast athletics, videos can be found at http://www.youtube.com/ nemcctigers while news articles can be found at http://www.youtube.com/nemcctv You can also find short behind-the-scenes and game day videos on Vine by searching and following NEMCCTigers

Photos:

Small snippet photos can be found via Instagram at nemcctigers or at the web address http://www.instagram.com/nemcctigers Photos from athletic and campus events from staff photographer Michael H. Miller can be found on the college’s SmugMug site at http://nemcctigers.smugmug.com

Northeast Mississippi Community College

11

Northeast

Basketball

2013-14 Schedule

OCTOBER 6

15 22 29

Carrollton, Georgia Scrimmage vs. South Georgia St.! vs. Albany Tech.! vs. On the Rise Prep!

Blue Mountain College!

Blue Mountain College# at University of North Ala.#

2 4 7 11 18

19

21 25

at Dyersburg State% 6 p.m. at Gadsden St. 5:30/7:30 p.m. at Wallace St.-Hanceville^ 3/5 p.m.

Columbia St. 5:30/7:30 p.m.

Southwest Mississippi Classic Southern U.-Shreveport 1:30/3:30 p.m.

Southwest Mississippi Classic Southwest Mississippi 5:30/7:15 p.m.

Dyersburg St.% 7 p.m. at Columbia St. 5:30/7:30 p.m.

2 5 9 12

Gadsden St. Itawamba* at Northwest Miss.* at Jackson St. CC$

5:30/7:30 p.m.

5:30/7:30 p.m.

5/7 p.m.

6 p.m.

7 9 13 16 21 23 27 30

Jones County Wallace St.-Hanceville Jackson St. CC$ at East Mississippi* Coahoma* at Holmes* Mississippi Delta* at Itawamba*

5:30/7:30 p.m.

5:30/7:30 p.m.

7 p.m.

5:30/7:30 p.m.

5:30/7:30 p.m.

6/8 p.m.

5:30/7:30 p.m.

6/8 p.m.

3 10 13 17 20

Northwest Miss.* East Mississippi* at Coahoma* Holmes* at Mississippi Delta*

5:30/7:30 p.m.

5:30/7:30 p.m.

6/8 p.m.

5:30/7:30 p.m.

6/8 p.m.

NOVEMBER

DECEMBER

JANUARY

FEBRUARY

^ Men’s Game First * North Division Contest $ Women Only

1 p.m.

2 p.m.

4 p.m.

5:30 p.m.

6 p.m.

6 p.m.

! Men Only Scrimmage # Women Only Scrimmage % Men Only

Northeast Mississippi Community College