Game Day Book -- ICC

2011-12 Basketball Game Day Guide vs. Itawamba #15 Amber Jackson Sophomore Guard/Forward Tupelo

#50 Cedric Janes Sophomore Forward Dyersburg, Tenn.

Monday, January 23, 2012 5:30 & 7:30 p.m.

Bonner Arnold Coliseum

2011-12 Lady Tiger & Tiger Basketball Teams

2011-12 Lady Tigers

No. 11 12 14 15 21 22 24 25 30 33 35 40 42

Player Height Tiffany Martin 5-5 Breanna Howard 5-7 Nikki McChristian 5-7 Amber Jackson 5-9 Krystal Jackson 5-9 Kebrina Lucas 5-6 Bree Harris 5-7 Anna Brooke Page 6-0 Shunquest Howell 5-4 Suzzette Suggs 5-10 India Howard 5-8 Erin Strowder 5-10 Micha Washington 6-2

Position Guard Guard Guard/Forward Guard/Forward Guard/Forward Guard/Forward Guard Guard/Forward Guard Guard/Forward Guard/Forward Guard/Forward Forward

Class Soph.

Soph.

Fresh.

Soph.

Fresh.

Fresh.

Soph.

Soph.

Fresh.

R Fresh.

Fresh.

Soph.

Fresh.

Hometown Olive Branch Jackson Abbeville Tupleo Marietta New Albany Marietta Iuka Ripley Oakland Ripley Memphis, Tenn.

New Albany

Head Coach: Brian Alexander, Ph.D. (Mississippi State, 1998) 1st Year Assistant Coach: Maurice Stafford (North Alabama, 1986) 8th Year Strength & Conditioning Coach: Cody Grisham (Tennessee, 2010) 1st Year Team Chaplain: Dr. Matt Wilburn (Mississippi College, 1999) 1st Year Student Assistants: Tony Pams, Samantha McAlister, Audreyuna Gipson.

No. 11 12 14 23 24 30 33 40 42 50 52 54

2011-12 Tigers

Player Acie Vance Deonta Herman Kareem Brown Jermaine Hollimon Tadarious Coburn Demetrius Malone Marcell Lucas Devin Tillman J.R. Jennings Cedric Janes Tyrie Berry Lavon Hooks

Position Guard Guard Guard Guard Forward Guard Forward Forward Guard Forward Forward Forward

Head Coach: David Robbins

Assistant Coach: Maurice Stafford Managers: Jonathan Taylor, Quentin Carroll Videographer: Nicholas McAlister Statistician: Zack Smith

Height 6-2 5-11 5-8 6-4 6-6 6-2 6-3 6-3 6-2 6-6 6-6 6-4

Class Hometown Fresh.

Ripley Fresh.

Corinth Fresh.

New Albany Soph.

Memphis, Tenn.

Fresh.

New Albany Fresh.

West Lowndes Fresh.

Baldwyn Fresh.

Bruce Fresh.

Calhoun City Soph. Dyer County, Tenn.

Soph.

Ripley Soph.

Atlanta, Ga.

Northeast No. 11 Tiffany Martin 5-5 Guard Sophomore Olive Branch

Basketball No. 12 Breanna Howard 5-7 Guard Sophomore Jackson

No. 14 Nikki McChristian 5-7 Guard/Forward Freshman Abbeville

No. 15 Amber Jackson 5-9 Guard/Forward Sophomore Tupelo

No. 21 Krystal Jackson 5-9 Guard/Forward Freshman Marietta

No. 22 Kebrina Lucas 5-6 Guard/Forward Freshman New Albany

No. 24 Bree Harris 5-7 Guard Sophomore Marietta

No. 25 Anna Brooke Page 6-0 Guard/Forward Sophomore Iuka

No. 30 Shunquest Howell 5-7 Guard Freshman Ripley

No. 33 Suzzette Suggs 5-10 Guard/Forward R. Freshman Oakland

No. 35 India Howard 5-8 Guard/Forward Freshman Ripley

No. 40 Erin Strowder 5-10 Guard/Forward Sophomore Memphis, Tenn.

No. 42 Micha Washington 6-2 Forward Freshman New Albany

Northeast Mississippi Community College

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Player Tiffany Martin Breanna Howard Nikki McChristian Amber Jackson Krystal Jackson Kebrina Lucas Bree Harris Anna Brooke Page Shunquest Howell Suzzette Suggs India Howard Erin Strowder Micha Washington

Height Position Class 5-5 Guard Soph.

5-7 Guard Soph.

5-7 Guard/Forward Fresh.

5-9 Guard/Forward Soph.

5-9 Guard/Forward Fresh.

5-6 Guard/Forward Fresh.

5-7 Guard Soph.

6-0 Guard/Forward Soph.

5-4 Guard Fresh.

5-10 Guard/Forward R Fresh.

5-8 Guard/Forward Fresh.

5-10 Guard/Forward Soph.

6-2 Forward Fresh.

Hometown Olive Branch Jackson Abbeville Tupleo Marietta New Albany Marietta Iuka Ripley Oakland Ripley Memphis, Tenn.

New Albany

Head Coach: Brian Alexander, Ph.D. (Mississippi State, 1998) 1st Year Assistant Coach: Maurice Stafford (North Alabama, 1986) 8th Year Strength & Conditioning Coach: Cody Grisham (Tennessee, 2010) 1st Year Team Chaplain: Dr. Matt Wilburn (Mississippi College, 1999) 1st Year Student Assistants: Tony Pams, Samantha McAlister, Audreyuna Gipson.

No. 11 12 14 15 21 22 24 25 30 33 35 40 42

Northeast Lady Tigers Player Shay Bonner Ty-Nita Baker Ayanna Lynn Katherine Downing Alex Thompson Ashley Wiley Kelci McCormick LaPrecious Naylon Jameika Hoskins Jemil Jefferson Vechatita Bonner Jasmine Hampton Santana Lockridge

Class Soph.

Fresh.

Fresh.

Fresh.

Fresh.

Fresh.

Fresh.

Soph.

Soph.

Fresh.

Soph.

Fresh.

Fresh.

Height Position Hometown 5-8 Guard Starkville 5-7 Guard Houston 5-5 Guard Indianola 5-8 Guard Pontotoc 5-10 Guard/Forward Amory 5-7 Guard Jackson 5-7 Guard Pittsboro 5-4 Guard Eutaw, Ala. 5-10 Guard Aberdeen 5-9 Guard/Forward Memphis, Tenn.

5-8 Forward Waynesboro 6-1 Center Bruce 5-8 Guard Shannon

Head Coach: Nanci Gray Assistant Coach: Robin Porter Managers: Amanda Aldridge, Katie Duncan, Ashley Gilmore Stats: Alexis Goree Videographer: Latamara Goree

No. 10 11 12 13 14 20 21 22 23 24 25 30 40/5

Itawamba Lady Indians

Northeast Itawamba Mississippi vs.

Community College Community College

42

40

33

30

24

23

14

12

11

No.

Cedric Janes

J.R. Jennings

Devin Tillman

Marcell Lucas

Demetrius Malone

Tadarious Coburn

Jermaine Hollimon

Kareem Brown

Deonta Herman

Acie Vance

Player

Forward

Forward

Guard

Forward

Forward

Guard

Forward

Guard

Guard

Guard

Guard

Position

6-6

6-6

6-2

6-3

6-3

6-2

6-6

6-4

5-8

5-11

6-2

Height

Soph.

Soph.

Soph.

Fresh.

Fresh.

Fresh.

Fresh.

Fresh.

Soph.

Fresh.

Fresh.

Fresh.

Class

Atlanta, Ga.

Ripley

Dyer County, Tenn.

Calhoun City

Bruce

Baldwyn

West Lowndes

New Albany

Memphis, Tenn.

New Albany

Corinth

Ripley

Hometown

Class Soph.

Fresh.

Fresh.

Fresh.

Soph.

Soph.

Fresh.

Fresh.

Fresh.

Fresh.

Soph.

Soph.

Fresh.

Fresh.

Height 6-8 6-1 6-0 6-7 6-5 5-11 6-0 5-10 6-6 6-2 6-3 6-0 6-3 5-10

Weight 195 177 160 200 200 175 175 175 210 160 190 185 235 175

Itawamba Indians Name Nick Moncure Deontaye Ewing Tyrone McNeese D.J. Gardner Marius Myles Jarvis Shaw Anthony McDonald Jared Tillman Tre’ Wells Adrian Potter Jeremy Foster Jermaine Bean Parris Jeans Quintin Lee

Head Coach: Marty Cooper Assistant Coach: Jennifer Cooper Managers: Aaron Freppon, Ben Tillman, Larimie Bean Trainer: Jeff Dews SID: Will Kollmeyer Asst. SID: Adam Gore

No. 1 3 4 5 11 12 14 15 21 22 23 24 35 54

Bonner Arnold Coliseum Booneville, Miss.

January 23, 2012

50 Tyrie Berry 6-4

Northeast Tigers

52 Forward

Lavon Hooks

54 Head Coach: David Robbins Assistant Coach: Maurice Stafford Managers: Jonathan Taylor, Quentin Carroll Videographer: Nicholas McAlister Statistician: Zack Smith

Hometown Jackson Tupelo Macon Okolona Jackson Abbeville Aberdeen Mendenhall Tuscaloosa, Ala. Pontotoc Tupelo Pontotoc Mooreville Ripley, Tenn.

Northeast No. 11 Acie Vance Guard 6-2 Freshman Ripley

No. 12 Deonta Herman Guard 5-11 Freshman Corinth

No. 14 Kareem Brown Guard 5-8 Freshman New Albany

No. 23 Jermaine Hollimon Guard 6-4 Sophomore Memphis, Tenn.

No. 24 Tadarious Coburn Forward 6-6 Freshman New Albany

No. 30 Demetrius Malone Guard 6-2 Freshman West Lowndes

No. 33 Marcell Lucas Forward 6-3 Freshman Baldwyn

No. 40 Devin Tillman Forward 6-3 Freshman Bruce

No. 42 J.R. Jennings Guard 6-2 Freshman Calhoun City

No. 52 Tyrie Berry Forward 6-6 Sophomore Ripley

No. 54 Lavon Hooks Forward 6-4 Sophomore Atlanta, Ga.

No. 50 Cedric Janes Forward 6-6 Sophomore Dyer County, Tenn.

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Basketball

Northeast Mississippi Community College

Northeast

Basketball

Player Feature: Amber Jackson & Cedric Janes Sometimes all one needs is a fresh start to reach one’s full potential.

Whether it is just a do-over or something more dramatic like a move to another area so that one may begin anew, a fresh start can help an individual accomplish his or her goals in life.

That is just the case with Cedric Janes and Amber Jackson.

Janes chose to come to Northeast Mississippi Community College from Dyersburg High School just north of Memphis along the Mississippi River while Jackson spent a year at Itawamba Community College in Fulton before looking for a fresh start with the Lady Tigers.

For both Janes and Jackson, that fresh start has proved to be the right decision.

Janes, who made the 125-mile one-way trek to Northeast in 2010, has found his niche’ amongst the Tiger big men while Jackson, a Tupelo native, made the short trip to Booneville in order to improve her game.

Jackson has seen the more dramatic increase after her fresh start at Northeast.

While at Itawamba in 2010-11, the former Tupelo graduate only appeared in 18 games and averaged 3.5 points a game.

In just 12 games with the Lady Tigers under first-year head coach Brian Alexander, Jackson has become a phoenix of sorts rising from the ashes to average 13.8 points per game for the Lady Tigers and help keep Northeast in contention for the postseason.

In just a dozen games with the Amber Jackson Lady Tigers, Jackson has either matched or out-produced her effort at Itawamba.

In 18 games with the Lady Indians, Jackson had 31 rebounds, nine assists and four steals. In 12 games with the Lady Tigers, Jackson has pulled down 35 rebounds, has nine assists and came away with 12 steals so far.

“I like the atmosphere here a lot better,” Jackson said. “Everyone that I knew from Tupelo went (to ICC). I know about three-fourths of the school and didn’t meet many new faces. Here, it’s a fresh start. I knew maybe two-to-three people.”

Janes trip may have taken the Northeast sophomore further than just a two-hour drive from his family. At Northeast, Janes has been able to hone his game first as the Tigers’ go-to big man during his freshman season and now as the Tigers vocal leader during his second season in Booneville.

“It is good to have someone to have my back,” Janes said. “Last year, we didn’t have too many big men and I was in the game a lot. It was tiring and hard to keep the energy going. Now we can get a rest and have people that come in with the same amount of energy for the entire game.”

However, with that change, Janes has not let his production slip.

During his first year with the Tigers, Janes led Northeast in total rebounds (171) and defensive rebounds (108) while averaging 8.6 points a game and 7.1 rebounds.

In 11 games with the Tigers, Janes’ efforts have led the Northeast sophomore to an eight (8) points per game showing while coming away with 5.4 rebounds a night. He is second on the team with 59 rebounds.

In 25 games with the Tigers in 2010-11, Janes came away with 20

steals—impressive for a 6-6 big man--and is on that same track this year with eight steals in 11 games for the Northeast.

Janes has also seen a change in his role on the team with the addition of forwards Tadarious Coburn, Marcell Lucas, Devin Tillman and football defensive lineman Lavon Hooks-- along with the return of Tyrie Berry who was forced to sit out the 2010-11 season with an injury.

“The role has changed a lot,” Janes said. “Last year, I thought of my role as being the only person that could go in and rebound and play down low but that has all changed because we have a lot more players that can do the same thing that I can and some of them can do it even better than I can.”

However, with age comes maturity and while a more immature athlete might complain that with the addition of more players at the same position would cut down on one’s playing time and chances to impress the fouryear college/university scouts, Janes knows that it is the things that he can do on and off the court that will help the Tigers succeed in the long run.

“I just do what I can,” Janes said.

“I try to be a big cheerleader on the sidelines when I’m not in the game, and a big presence when I in the game and try to push my teammates forward.”

Jackson comes from the same philosophy as Janes does when it comes to helping the Lady Tigers succeed. Whether it’s on or off the Cedric Janes court, the Northeast sophomore is there to push her teammates anyway possible to get the best effort out of each one of them and in the process, hopes to improve her game as well.

“My role is to score from the guard spot,” Jackson said. “We have (Anna Brooke) in the post that can score. So I try to come in every day and work on my game and focus on my weaknesses like going to the goal.”

For Jackson, who helped lead the Tupelo Golden Wave basketball team to nearly 40 wins in her final two years in the blue and gold, it does not matter where the former Tupelo standout hones her game at – and that was one of the reasons why Jackson said she had improved with the fresh start at Northeast.

“The only difference is that their facility is nicer but I came to play ball,” Jackson said. “I don’t care how nice the gym is. As long as I have two goals and a basketball I am okay.”

Jackson has been more than okay with her fresh start in Booneville raising her game by nearly 10 points a game but both Jackson and Janes know that basketball just like a change in scenery can be a stress reducer as well.

“It is just like therapy for me,” Janes said. “I can go out there feeling awful and when I come out I am feeling a lot better.”

No matter if it is a change of scenery or a stress reducer or just a fresh start in life, Jackson and Janes have found their new homes in Booneville more to their liking than their previous residences and both are poised to lead the Lady Tigers and Tigers to new heights with their new found careers.

Northeast Mississippi Community College

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Northeast

Basketball

2011-12 Schedule 2010-11

Date Date

Opponent Opponent

Location Location

Time Time

OCTOBER Monday, November 1 Northwest Away 5:30 & 7:306 p.m.

24 UNA^# Shoals (Ala.) Away p.m.

Thursday, November 4 Motlow State (Tenn.)

Booneville 5&7 25 Mid-South^@ Away 5:30 p.m. p.m.

Blue Mountain^@ Away 8:30Only p.m.

Tuesday, November 9 Jackson State (Tenn.)

Booneville 5 p.m. Women 27 Blue Mountain^# Home 5:30 p.m.

West Plains (Mo.) Booneville 7 p.m. Men Only NOVEMBER

Saturday, November 13 East Central Booneville 1&3 1 Wallace St. Home 5:30 p.m. p.m.

5 East Central Away p.m.

Monday, November 15 Jones County Away 5&71 p.m.

7 Ark. Baptist Home 5 p.m.

Thursday, November 18 Wallace State (Ala.) Away 7 p.m. Men Only 10 Wallace St. Away 5:30 p.m.

Monday, November 29 Meridian Away 6&8 14 Jones Co. Away 5 p.m. p.m.

28 Meridian Away p.m.

Thursday, December 2 Northwest* Booneville 5&76 p.m.

DECEMBER

Monday, December 6 Holmes* Away 6&8 p.m.

1 Northwest* Away 5 p.m.

Tuesday, December 14 Northwest Booneville 5&7 5 Holmes* Shoals (Ala.) Home 5:30 p.m. p.m.

13 Jackson St.# Away p.m.

Thursday, December 16 Motlow State (Tenn.)

Away 6&87 p.m.

JANUARY

Thursday, January 6 Jones County Booneville 5&7 p.m.

7 Meridian Home 1 p.m.

Saturday, January 8 Meridian Booneville 2&43 p.m.

9 Jones Co. Home p.m.

11 Columbia St. Home p.m.

Monday, January 10 East Miss.* Booneville 5&72 p.m.

17 East Miss.* Away 5:30 p.m. p.m.

Thursday, January 13 Coahoma* Away 6&8 19 Coahoma* Home 5:30 p.m.

Monday, January 17 Itawamba* Away 6&8 23 Itawamba* Home 5:30 p.m. p.m.

26 Miss. Delta* Delta* Away p.m.

Thursday, January 20 Miss.

Booneville 5&76 p.m.

30 Ark. Baptist Away p.m.

Thursday, January 27 Northwest* Away 5&75 p.m.

FEBRUARY

Monday, January 31 Holmes* Booneville 5&7 2 Northwest* Home 5:30 p.m. p.m.

6 Holmes* Away p.m.

Thursday, February 3 East Miss.* Away 5:30 & 7:306 p.m.

9 East Miss.* Home 5:30 p.m. p.m.

Monday, February 7 Coahoma* Booneville 5&7 13 Coahoma* Away 6 p.m.

Thursday, February 10 Itawamba* Booneville 5&7 16 Itawamba* Away 6 p.m. p.m.

Monday, February 14 Miss.

Away 6&8 20 Miss. Delta* Delta* Home 5:30 p.m. p.m.

23 West Plains (Mo.)@ Away 7 p.m.

February 21 – 24 State Tournament 27-March 1 MACJC Tourn.

February 28 – March 3 Regional Tournament Miss.

MARCH

College 7-10 NJCAA Region Tourn. *-North Division, ^-Scrimmage,@-Men #-Women Only * Denotes North Division Only, Contest

Northeast Mississippi Community College