2012-13 Basketball Game Day Guide vs. Coahoma #20 LaTonya Gadison Freshman, Forward Rosedale
#33 Ladarius Waits Freshman, Guard Olive Branch
Thursday, February 14, 2013 5:30 & 7:30 p.m. Bonner Arnold Coliseum
2012-13 Lady Tiger & Tiger Basketball Teams
2012-13 Lady Tigers
No. Player
Position
Class
Height
10
Katie Garvin
Guard
Sophomore
5-7
11
Kiki Gwyn
Guard
Freshman
12
Antionette Riddle Guard
Freshman
Hometown
2012-13 Tigers
No. Player
Position
Class
Corinth
11
Acie Vance
Guard
Sophomore
6-2
Ripley
5-2
Corinth
12
Darius Leach
Guard
Freshman
5-9
Booneville
5-9
Tupelo
14
Markeevius Brown
Guard
Freshman
5-9
Mound Bayou
22
Ian Burress
Guard
Freshman
5-9
Baldwyn
23
Keldrick Lesley
Guard
Freshman
6-1
Booneville
24
Tadarious Coburn
Forward
Sophomore
6-6
New Albany
30
Billy Jackson
Guard
Freshman
6-0
Tunica
33
Ladarius Waits
Guard
Freshman
5-10
Olive Branch
34
Romeo Johnson
Forward
Freshman
6-5
Oxford
40
Malcolm Hamilton
Guard
Sophomore
6-2
Atlanta, Ga.
42
Johnnie McGhee
Guard
Freshman
6-3
Olive Branch
44
KeDorian Sullivan
Forward
Sophomore
6-7
Memphis, Tenn.
50
Tyler Brunson
Forward
Sophomore
6-8
Atlanta, Ga.
52
Marcell Lucas
Forward
Sophomore
6-3
Baldwyn
54
Cameron Shorty
Forward
Freshman
6-5
Senatobia
14
Bri Hobson
Guard
Freshman
5-4
Brandon
15
Kierra Erby
Guard
Freshman
5-9
Columbus
20
LaTonya Gadison Guard/Forward
Freshman
5-10
Rosedale
21
Shrita Dixon
Guard
Freshman
5-7
Mantachie
24
Von Hall
Guard
Freshman
5-7
Nettleton
25
Angelia Allen
Guard/Forward
Freshman
5-9
Belmont
32
Kay K Tate
Guard
Freshman
5-8 Dyersburg, Tenn.
33
Aushina Ivy
Guard/Forward
Freshman
5-10
40
Talisa Boyd
Guard/Forward
Sophomore
5-10 Natchioches, La
Tupelo
Head Coach: Brian Alexander, Ph.D. (Mississippi State, 1998), 2nd Year Assistant Coach: Maurice Stafford, (North Alabama), 9th Year Student Assistants: Samone Armstead, 1st Year
Head Coach: David Robbins
Athletic Trainer: Hope Barnes, (University of Southern Mississippi, 2012), 1st Year
Assistant Coach: Nick Coln
President: Dr. Johnny L. Allen, Ed.D.
Student Assistants: Ben Hurt
Height
Hometown
Northeast
Basketball
No. 10 Katie Garvin 5-7 Guard Sophomore Corinth
No. 11 Kiki Gwyn 5-2 Guard Freshman Corinth
No. 12 Antionette Riddle 5-9 Guard Freshman Tupelo
No. 14 Bri Hobson 5-4 Guard Freshman Brandon
No. 20 LaTonya Gadison 5-10 Guard/Forward Freshman Rosedale
No. 21 Shrita Dixon 5-7 Guard Freshman Mantachie
No. 24 Von Hall 5-7 Guard Freshman Nettleton
No. 25 Angelia Allen 5-9 Guard/Forward Freshman Belmont
No. 32 Kay K Tate 5-8 Guard Freshman Dyersburg, Tenn.
No. 33 Aushina Ivy 5-10 Guard/Forward Freshman Tupelo
No. 40 Talisa Boyd 5-10 Guard/Forward Sophomore Natchitoches, La
Northeast Mississippi Community College
3
Antoinette Riddle
Bri Hobson
Kierra Erby
LaTonya Gadison Guard/Forward
Shrita Dixon
Von Hall
Angelia Allen
Kay K Tate
Aushina Ivy
Talisa Boyd
12
14
15
20
21
24
25
32
33
40
Sophomore
Freshman
Freshman
Freshman
Freshman
Freshman
Freshman
Freshman
Freshman
Freshman
Freshman
Sophomore
Class
5-10
5-10
5-8
5-9
5-7
5-7
5-10
5-9
5-4
5-9
5-2
5-7
Height
Natchioches, La
Tupelo
President: Dr. Johnny L. Allen, Ed.D.
Athletic Trainer: Hope Barnes, (University of Southern Mississippi, 2012), 1st Year
Student Assistants: Samone Armstead, 1st Year
Assistant Coaches: Maurice Stafford, (North Alabama), 9th Year
Belmont
Nettleton
Mantachie
Rosedale
Columbus
Brandon
Tupelo
Corinth
Corinth
Hometown
Dyersburg, Tenn.
Head Coach: Brian Alexander, Ph.D. (Mississippi State, 1998), 2nd Year
Guard/Forward
Guard/Forward
Guard
Guard/Forward
Guard
Guard
Guard
Guard
Guard
Guard
Kiki Gwyn
11
Guard
Katie Garvin
Position
10
No. Player
Northeast Lady Tigers
Bridgette Griffin Tamora Shelton Raven Whipps Antionette Mayfield
24 32 33 53
6’0
5’10
6’2
5’7
5’8
6’3
5’3
5’9
5’3
5’3
5’8
5’7
Ht.
Assistant Coach: Cedric Tenner
Head Coach: Lacole Brooks
Shyvuna Johnson
21
Shani Brooks
10 Nekeia Evans
Krystal Pearson
5
15
Jasmine Brown
4
Azande Collier
Breanna Wiley
3
11
Fredricka Holmes
Name
2
No.
Forward
Forward
Forward
Forward
Forward
Forward
Guard
Forward
Guard
Guard
Forward
Guard
Position
Freshman
Freshman
Freshman
Sophomore
Sophomore
Freshman
Freshman
Freshman
Freshman
Freshman
Sophomore
Freshman
Class
Coahoma Lady Tigers
Northeast Coahoma Mississippi vs. Community College Community College
Vicksburg
Jackson
Jackson
MS Palmer
Clarksdale
Paynesville
Jackson
Canton
Cleveland
Jackson
West Memphis
Coahoma County
High School
No. 11 12 14 22 23 24 30 33 34 40 42 44 50 52 54
Position Guard Guard Guard Guard Guard Forward Guard Guard Forward Guard Guard Forward Forward Forward Forward
Class Sophomore Freshman Freshman Freshman Freshman Sophomore Freshman Freshman Freshman Sophomore Freshman Sophomore Sophomore Sophomore Freshman
32 Adam Morris
30 Kaeoka Cager
25 Alex Thompson
24 Lil Roy Maxie
15 Stanley Haywood
12 Patrick Brown
10 Rigueson Desorvil
5
3
Johnathan Ankston
Stacy Regular
6’4
6’0
6’2
6’2
23 LaTravious Thompson 6’5
20 Telvin Askew
6’7
6’8
6’1
6’2
6’2
5’9
5’8
Ht.
215 Forward Sophomore
215 Forward Sophomore
220 Forward Sophomore
215 Forward
195 Forward Sophomore
198 Forward
205 Forward
215 Forward
Freshman
195 Forward Sophomore
Wt. Position
Freshman
195 Forward Sophomore
160
Freshman
Freshman
Sophomore
Class
Indianola
Clarksdale
Carthage
Jackson
Indianola
Coahoma Aggie
Memphis
195 Forward Sophomore Mound Bayou JFK
185 Forward
Freshman
Memphis
Shaw
Fort Worth, FL
Tunica
Greenwood
High School
Coahoma Tigers
33 Charles Nash
6’7
Guard
40 Alan Morris
Bassfield
Freshman
225 Forward
6’8
Head Coach: Ira Peterson
Assistant Coaches: Cedric Tenner
42 Xavier Graves
No. Name
Bonner Arnold Coliseum Booneville, Miss. February 14, 2013
Height Hometown 6-2 Ripley 5-9 Booneville 5-9 Mound Bayou 5-9 Baldwyn 6-1 Booneville 6-6 New Albany 6-0 Tunica 5-10 Olive Branch 6-5 Oxford 6-2 Atlanta, Ga. 6-3 Olive Branch 6-7 Memphis, Tenn. 6-8 Atlanta, Ga. 6-3 Baldwyn 6-5 Senatobia
Northeast Tigers Player Acie Vance Darius Leach Markeevius Brown Ian Burress Keldrick Lesley Tadarious Coburn Billy Jackson Ladarius Waits Romeo Johnson Malcolm Hamilton Johnnie McGhee KeDorian Sullivan Tyler Brunson Marcell Lucas Cameron Shorty
Head Coach: David Robbins Assistant Coaches: Nick Coln Student Assistants: Ben Hurt Athletic Trainer: Hope Barnes, President: Dr. Johnny L. Allen, Ed.D.
Northeast
Basketball
No. 11 Acie Vance Guard 6-2 Sophomore Ripley
No. 12 Darius Leach Guard 5-9 Freshman Booneville
No. 14 Markeevius Brown Guard 5-9 Freshman Mound Bayou
No. 22 Ian Burress Guard 5-9 Freshman Baldwyn
No. 23 Keldrick Lesley Guard 6-1 Freshman Booneville
No. 24 Tadarious Coburn Forward 6-6 Sophomore New Albany
No. 30 Billy Jackson Guard 6-0 Freshman Tunica
No. 33 Ladarius Waits Guard 5-10 Freshman Olive Branch
No. 34 Romeo Johnson Forward 6-5 Freshman Oxford
No. 40 Malcolm Hamilton Guard 6-2 Sophomore Atlanta, Ga.
No. 42 Johnnie McGhee Guard 6-3 Freshman Olive Branch
No. 44 KeDorian Sullivan Forward 6-7 Sophomore Memphis, Tenn.
No. 50 Tyler Brunson Forward 6-8 Sophomore Atlanta, Ga.
No. 52 Marcell Lucas Forward 6-3 Sophomore Baldwyn
No. 54 Cameron Shorty Forward 6-5 Freshman Senatobia
6
Northeast Mississippi Community College
Northeast
Basketball
Player Feature: LaTonya Gadison & Ladarius Waits Love can come in many different forms. Whether it’s from family, a significant other or the love for a hobby, the feelings can fluctuate through the spectrum of emotions. For Rosedale’s LaTonya Gadison and Olive Branch’s Ladarius Waits, the love of the game is what continues to drive each one. Waits found his love of the game young at the age of six while Gadison waited until she was a little older to enjoy her fascination with the sports. While each had their own beginnings in the game, it’s that deep lovehate relationship that keep both coming back for more. Waits grew up idolizing former Philadelphia 76er Allen Iverson while Gadison has patterned her game after former New Orleans Hornet and current Los Angeles Clipper standout Chris Paul. However, growing up, love can also cause a lot of heartbreak and pain and Gadison and Waits both suffered through the heartache and pain that the game of basketball enjoys inflicting on its most loving players. “I played with older people because it would make me better,” Waits said. “They would knock me down…lots of bumps and bruises.” While Waits was feeling the physical pain of playing with older players in Olive Branch and the Memphis, Tennessee metro area, Gadison was feeling the heartache that many that have played the have felt. LaTonya Gadison sport“When I was in high school, we played New Site with a chance to go to the state tournament and we lost by two points,” Gadison said. “It crushed me. I really wanted a ring before I got out of high school.” Heartache can often lead to other things – and one of the main things that Gadison got out of her broken heart was motivation. “It made me want to strive more,” Gadison said. However, while heartache and pain may be the negative aspects of love; there are also many positive aspects and Gadison and Waits strive for the positive side of life and have found motivation from a variety of sources. “My brother was so hard on me all the time because he wanted to see me succeed,” Waits said. While Waits was drawing motivation from his brother and sister, the Olive Branch native realizes that there are more things to life and that the love of the game has already been passed down a generation. “My nephew tries to watch what I do,” Waits said. “I’m a role model to him.” As Waits tries to watch out for his nephew, Gadison draws her support from her fans. Gadison’s fans are what motivate the Bolivar County native. “I had a lot of fans,” Gaidson said. “They always motivated me to be the best. They toughened me up and kept me going and keep telling me to keep my head up.” Keeping one’s head up is hard when the competition is tougher than a player and just like Waits, Gadison learned tough love on the courts outside of a gymnasium.
“I ended up playing against mostly guys,” Gadison said. “There were like three girls. Not many in my town liked to play ball.” Gadison had to find something to pass the time and Beulah native knew that sitting at home was not going to accomplish her goals. For those that do not know, Beulah sits in the Mississippi delta just south of Rosedale on a bend in the Mississippi River. “I’ve played street ball a lot and my sister she was playing before me,” said Gadison. “I didn’t like being at home by myself so I thought I would try it and I liked it.” However, while other options tried to influence Gadison and Waits growing up, it was the love of the game that kept them coming back. Waits headed to William Penn University to play for the Statesmen out of high school but found the love of the game drawing him back to the Magnolia State. “I went to Olive Branch High School…was coached by Nick Coln,” Waits said. “It was one of the big reasons I came to Northeast. I felt comfortable here so I decided to bring my talents here.” While Waits was bringing his talents back to Mississippi, Gadison was expressing her talents in more than one way. At West Bolivar High School, Gadison was busy running track and being a member of the band when she was not busy on the court. Ladarius Waits After high school, Gadison had to break-up with her other loves in order to focus on the sport that she loved. However, the separation was not easy. Gadison had been in the band since the sixth grade and played the trombone after switching from an auxiliary member following her first year in band. “I had an offer for band,” Gadison said. “But basketball was where my heart was…band I did not love as much as basketball and you have to go where your heart is at.” Gadison and Waits also share an admiration for a higher being prior to each game. “I always pray before each game and talk to God,” Gadison said. Nonetheless, Gadison and Waits know that their love for the game will help each of them accomplish their goals in life. Both want to go to a division one school and Waits wants to focus on physical education and health and looks toward going into coaching so he can share his love for the game with others while Gadison also has a physical education emphasis but wants to be an athletic trainer.
Northeast Mississippi Community College
7
Northeast
Basketball
2012-13 2010-11 Schedule
OCTOBER Date
18 Monday, November 1 18 Thursday, November 4 25 Tuesday, November 9 27 NOVEMBER 5 Saturday, November 13 8 Monday, November 15 12 Thursday, November 18 15 Monday, November 29 19 Thursday, December 2 26 29 Monday, December 6 DECEMBER Tuesday, December 14 3 Thursday, December 16 11 Thursday, January 6 13 Saturday, January 8 JANUARY Monday, January 10 7 Thursday, January 13 14 Monday, January 17 17 Thursday, January 20 22 24 Thursday, January 27 28 Monday, January 31 31 Thursday, February 3 FEBRUARY Monday, February 7 4 Thursday, February 10 7 Monday, February 14 11 February 21 – 24 14 February 28 – March 3 18 21
Opponent
at Blue Mountain^$ Northwest Shoals (Ala.)
Location
Away
Mid-South^% Booneville UNA^$ Jackson StateSt.-Hanceville^% (Tenn.) Booneville at Wallace Motlow State (Tenn.) West Plains (Mo.)
Booneville
EastCentral Central East
Booneville
Time
6 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 5 p.m. Women Only TBA
at Wallace St.-Hanceville Away Jones County at Jones Co. at East Central Meridian Gadsden St. Northwest* Meridian at Itawamba* Holmes*
Wallace State (Ala.)
Away Away Booneville Away
Northwest Shoals (Ala.)
Booneville
East Miss.*
Booneville
Coahoma*
Away
5 p.m. 5:30 & 7:30 p.m. 5&7 p.m.
7 p.m. Men Only
5:30 1&3 p.m. p.m. 5:30 5&7 p.m. p.m. 5 p.m. 7 p.m. Men Only 6 p.m. 6&8 p.m. p.m. 5:30 5&7 p.m. p.m. 5:30 6 p.m. 6&8 p.m. 5&7 p.m.
Northwest* Motlow State Away Jackson St.$ (Tenn.) Jones County Wallace St.-Hanceville% Booneville at Gadsden St. Meridian Booneville at Meridian Jones Co. Itawamba* East Mississippi* Miss. Delta* at Coahoma* Holmes* Northwest* at Mississippi Delta* Holmes* Itawamba*
5:30 p.m. 6&8 p.m. p.m. 5:30 5&7 p.m. p.m. 7:30 5:30 2&4 p.m. p.m. 5&7 p.m.
Away Booneville Away Booneville
East Miss.*
Away
Coahoma* at Northwest*
Booneville
5:30 & 7:30 p.m.
Itawamba* Wallace St.-Hanceville$ Booneville
Missouri St.-West Plains% Away Miss. Delta* at East Mississippi* State Tournament Coahoma* at Holmes* Mississippi Delta*
Regional Tournament
Miss. College
*-North Division, ^-Scrimmage,%-Men Only, $-Women Only * Denotes North Division Contest
Northeast Mississippi Community College
6 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 6&8 p.m. p.m. 5:30 5&7 p.m. 6 p.m. 5:30 5&7 p.m. p.m. 6 p.m. 5&7 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 6&8 p.m.
5&7 p.m. 5 p.m.
5&7 p.m. p.m. 5:30 7 p.m. 6&8 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 6 p.m. 5:30 p.m.