Basketball GameDay -- East Mississippi

2010-11 Basketball GameDay Guide vs. East Mississippi #23 Jermaine Hollimon Freshman, Guard Memphis, Tenn.

Monday, January 10, 2011 5 & 7 p.m.

Bonner Arnold Coliseum

#11 Tiffany Martin Freshman, Guard Olive Branch

2010-11 Lady Tiger & Tiger Basketball Teams

2010-11 Lady Tigers

No. 10 11 12 13 14 20 21 22 24 25 30 31 35

Player Amber Johnson Tiffany Martin Chelsey Whitaker Breanna Howard Zoe Hammock Patra Hubbard Carleigh King Erin Strowder Bree Harris Anna Brooke Page Hillary Miller Suriah Blanch T.K. Westbrook

Height Position Class High School 5-9 Guard/Forward Soph.

Pine Grove 5-4 Guard/Forward Fresh.

Olive Branch 5-7 Guard Soph.

Alcorn Central 5-6 Guard Fresh. Hillcrest Academy 5-6 Guard Fresh.

Belmont 5-6 Guard Fresh.

Humboldt 5-6 Guard Fresh.

New Site 5-10 Forward Fresh.

Southwind 5-7 Guard Fresh.

New Site 5-11 Forward Fresh.

Belmont 5-8 Forward Fresh.

Booneville 6-0 Forward Fresh.

Caledonia 5-5 Guard Fresh.

Shannon

Managers: Brittany Downs, Samantha McAlister, Tony Pams

Head Coach: Ricky G. Ford Assistant Coach: Maurice Stafford

No. 11 12 22 23 24 30 33 34 40 50 54

2010-11 Tigers

Player Tyler Pritchard Tyler Reed Nick Tate Jermaine Hollimon John David Little Cody Garrett Robert Wade Charlie Easley Josey Pettigrew Cedric Janes Daniel Burton

Height 5-8 6-0 5-10 6-4 6-2 6-3 6-6 6-6 6-4 6-6 6-4

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

Managers: Jonathan Taylor, Stanford Beasley Videographer: Gregery Mitchell Statistician: Zack Franks Head Coach: David Robbins Assistant Coach: Maurice Stafford

Class Soph.

Soph.

Soph.

Fresh.

Soph.

Soph.

Fresh.

Fresh.

Soph.

Fresh.

Fresh.

Hometown Iuka Hickory Flat Holly Springs Memphis, Tenn.

Olive Branch Corinth Nashville, Tenn.

Calhoun City Corinth Dyer Co., Tenn.

Holly Springs

Northeast

Basketball No. 12 Chelsey Whitaker 5-7 Guard Sophomore Alcorn Central H.S.

No. 10 Amber Johnson 5-9 Guard/Forward Sophomore Pine Grove H.S.

No. 11 Tiffany Martin 5-4 Guard/Forward Freshman Olive Branch H.S.

No. 13 Breanna Howard 5-6 Guard Freshman Hillcrest Academy

No. 14 Zoe Hammock 5-6 Guard Freshman Belmont H.S.

No. 20 Patra Hubbard 5-6 Guard Freshman Humboldt (Tenn.)

H.S.

No. 21 Carleigh King 5-6 Guard Freshman New Site H.S.

No. 22 Erin Strowder 5-10 Forward Freshman Southwind (Tenn.)

H.S.

No. 24 Bree Harris 5-7 Guard Freshman New Site H.S.

No. 25 Anna Brooke Page 5-11 Forward Freshman Belmont H.S.

No. 30 Hillary Miller 5-8 Forward Freshman Booneville H.S.

No. 31 Suriah Blanch 6-0 Forward Freshman Caledonia H.S.

No. 35 T.K. Westbrook 5-5 Guard Freshman Shannon

Northeast Mississippi Community College

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Player Amber Johnson Tiffany Martin Chelsey Whitaker Breanna Howard Zoe Hammock Patra Hubbard Carleigh King Erin Strowder Bree Harris Anna Brooke Page Hillary Miller Suriah Blanch T.K. Westbrook

Height 5-9 5-4 5-7 5-6 5-6 5-6 5-6 5-10 5-7 5-11 5-8 6-0 5-5

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

Class Soph.

Fresh.

Soph.

Fresh.

Fresh.

Fresh.

Fresh.

Fresh.

Fresh.

Fresh.

Fresh.

Fresh.

Fresh.

Managers: Brittany Downs, Samantha McAlister, Tony Pams Head Coach: Ricky G. Ford

Assistant Coach: Maurice Stafford President: Dr. Johnny L. Allen, Ed.D. SID: M. Joseph Miller Mascot: Tigers Founded: 1948

No. 10 11 12 13 14 20 21 22 24 25 30 31 35

High School Pine Grove Olive Branch Alcorn Central Hillcrest Academy Belmont Humboldt New Site Southwind New Site Belmont Booneville Caledonia Shannon

Northeast Lady Tigers

No. Player Position Height Class Hometown 10 Natalie Tate Guard 5-4 Soph.

Columbus 11 Keyosha Robinson Guard 5-6 Soph.

Meridian 12 Kiara Quinones-Noa Guard 5-6 Fresh. Carolina, Puerto Rico 14 Jamie Gunter Guard 5-9 Soph.

Columbus 15 Shankia Turner Guard 5-6 Fresh.

McComb 20 Chadisty Hickman Guard 5-6 Fresh.

Preston 21 Shanteria Tate Guard 5-7 Soph.

Macon 22 Nashedra Barry Forward 5-11 Soph.

Columbus 23 Kala Williams Guard 5-7 Fresh.

Starkville 32 Keyetta Buckhalter Forward 5-10 Soph.

Shuqualak 33 Raven Howard Forward 5-10 Fresh.

New Orleans, La. 34 Kierra Jones Forward 5-11 Soph.

Starkville 45 RoTasha Windom Forward 5-11 Soph.

DeKalb

Head Coach: Sharon Thompson

Assistant Coach: Edwond Eddings

Head Athletic Trainer: Corey Lock

Assistant Athletic Trainer: Mallory Greathouse

Student Athletic Trainer: Katie Newman

Managers: Kawannis Drummond, Joslyn Gillespie, Porsha Payne

East Mississippi Lady Lions

Northeast East Mississippi Mississippi vs.

Community College Community College

No. 11 12 22 23 24 30 33 34 40 50 54

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

Hometown Iuka Hickory Flat Holly Springs Memphis, Tenn.

Olive Branch Corinth Nashville, Tenn.

Calhoun City Corinth Dyer Co., Tenn.

Holly Springs

No. Player Position Height Class Hometown 1 Tradarrius McPhearson Guard 6-1 Fresh.

Edwards 2 Marcus Heidelberg Center 6-7 Fresh.

Shubuta 3 Deon Bedford Guard 6-5 Fresh.

Maben 4 Donovan Walker Guard/Forward 6-4 Soph.

Meridian 10 Deonte Alexander Guard 6-1 Soph.

Nashville, Tenn.

12 Joe McCoy Guard 6-1 Soph.

Edwards 21 Dione Milsap Guard 6-0 Fresh.

Yazoo City 22 Kardralous Kemp Forward 6-4 Fresh.

Jackson 23 Millaun Brown Center 6-6 Fresh.

Gunnison 24 Jonathan King Forward 6-5 Soph. Panama City, Panama 25 Curtis Hall Forward 6-3 Fresh.

West Point 32 Sidy Sall Forward/Center 6-8 Fresh.

Dakar, Senegal 33 D.J. Evans Guard 5-8 Fresh.

Brandon

Head Coach: Mark White

Assistant Coach: Billy Begley

Head Athletic Trainer: Corey Lock

Assistant Athletic Trainer: Mallory Greathouse Student Athletic Trainer: Sam Hudnall Jr.

Managers: Quintin Moody, Deangelo Turner, Patrick Page Statistician: Laquita Shumpert

East Mississippi Lions

Bonner Arnold Coliseum Booneville, Miss.

January 10, 2011

Class Soph.

Soph.

Soph.

Fresh.

Soph.

Soph.

Fresh.

Fresh.

Soph.

Fresh.

Fresh.

Northeast Tigers Player Height Tyler Pritchard 5-8 Tyler Reed 6-0 Nick Tate 5-10 Jermaine Hollimon 6-4 John David Little 6-2 Cody Garrett 6-3 Robert Wade 6-6 Charlie Easley 6-6 Josey Pettigrew 6-4 Cedric Janes 6-6 Daniel Burton 6-4

Managers: Jonathan Taylor, Stanford Beasley Videographer: Gregery Mitchell Statistician: Zack Franks Head Coach: David Robbins

Assistant Coach: Maurice Stafford President: Dr. Johnny L. Allen, Ed.D. SID: M. Joseph Miller Mascot: Tigers Founded: 1948

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No. 11 Tyler Pritchard 5-8 Guard Sophomore Tishomingo County H.S.

No. 12 Tyler Reed 6-0 Guard Sophomore Hickory Flat H.S.

No. 22 Nick Tate 5-10 Guard Sophomore Marshall Academy

No. 23 Jermaine Hollimon 6-4 Guard Freshman Melrose (Tenn.) H.S.

No. 24 John David Little 6-2 Guard Sophomore Olive Branch H.S.

No. 30 Cody Garrett 6-3 Guard Sophomore Alcorn Central H.S.

No. 33 Robert Wade 6-6 Forward Freshman Maplewood (Tenn.)

H.S.

No. 34 Charlie Easley 6-6 Guard Freshman Calhoun City H.S.

No. 40 Josey Pettigrew 6-4 Forward Sophomore Alcorn Central H.S.

No. 50 Cedric Janes 6-6 Forward Freshman Dyer Co. (Tenn.) H.S.

No. 54 Daniel Burton 6-4 Forward Freshman Holly Springs H.S.

Northeast Mississippi Community College

Northeast

Basketball

Player Feature: Tiffany Martin & Jermaine Hollimon Jermaine Hollimon and Tiffany Martin look quite different on the outside.

Hollimon stands at 6’4” and is one of those “rare players” who can shoot the from downtown but also likes to play defense just as hard.

Martin, a foot shorter at 5’4”, is quick off the dribble and likes to drive to the hoop.

However, on the inside they share at least one characteristic..the love of basketball.

For both Hollimon and Martin, their days are simple. “Go to class. Play basketball. Eat. Sleep.”

And that’s what the freshman duo is doing to help provide the winning formula for the Tiger and Lady Tiger basketball teams.

Hollimon comes from the basketball-rich Memphis Melrose area, while Martin suited up as a Lady Conquistador for Olive Branch High School during her prep season.

Both helped to propel their respective teams to dominance during their final varsity year with Hollimon leading Melrose to a 37-4 and a state championship. Martin led the Lady Conquistadors to 20 wins her final year and followed her family to Northeast.

Now, both are lending their basketball talents to Ricky Ford’s Lady Tigers and David Robbins’ Tigers, and have found a home in the friendly confines of Bonner Arnold Coliseum.

During the early part of the season, Martin helped lead the Lady Tigers to a 5-5 overall mark and a 1-1 record in the North Division entering the holiday break, but it has been at home where Martin and the Tiffany Martin Lady Tigers have found success.

Before Christmas, Martin and the Lady Tigers went 4-1 at the friendly confines of Bonner Arnold Coliseum, while Hollimon’s crew was just one win off that record when he and the Tigers posted a 3-2 mark at home during the 2010 portion of the schedule.

Bonner Arnold Coliseum has become a second home for Hollimon and Martin as each has spent more than their fair share of time in the legendary building.

From athletic competitions to practice, Hollimon and Martin can routinely be found perfecting their games in the spacious gymnasium.

“I have to practice hard, take my time and make good decisions,” Martin

said.

“To be a good shooter you have to constantly work on it,” Hollimon said.

“You have to work on it every day…and make sure you follow-through each time.”

For Hollimon, there has been an adjustment to the speed of the game.

Martin, on the other hand has had to get used to the style of the college game.

“It is a different pace,” Hollimon said. “You have to think three-to-four steps ahead and be prepared.”

“The speed, the competition is all different,” Martin said. “The shot clock mostly.”

However, as both gain experience in the competitive Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) North Division, their respective individual talents adjust themselves to the game at hand.

Hollimon believes defense is the key to a good offense and has formed his game around what the opposing defense is doing to stop him.

“It is really based on how the defense is playing,” Hollimon said. “Either pull up and take a quick shot or use experience and technique.”

While Hollimon is still trying to read an opponent’s defense on the move, it is the freshman’s own defense that has led to points for the Tigers.

“We have to play defense. Defense wins championships.” Hollimon said. “Defense turns into offense. Defense is a big honor to me.”

Martin wants to show the league that Jermaine Hollimon she is more than just a 5-4 guard. The freshman from Olive Branch wants to be a leader on the floor and thinks that with experience, the leadership capabilities needed to guide the Lady Tigers will come.

“I want to the lead the team in a good direction and show them I want to be a leader,” Martin said. “I want to be a better point guard and defensive player.”

While leading the Lady Tigers is something Martin would like to accomplish, she has already accomplished something her family wanted her to do.

“My mom and dad went to this school,” Martin said. “I have a lot of family down here so I figured I would give it a try.”

But while mom and dad went to Northeast for Martin, Hollimon summed up the schedule for the duo, “Go to class. Play basketball. Eat. Sleep.”

Follow the Lady Tigers and Tigers wherever you may be: Live on the web at http://www.nemcc.edu; “Athletics” Tab then “Listen Live” On ESPN Radio 96.3 FM “The Ticket”

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2010-11 Schedule

Date

Opponent

Location

Time

Monday, November 1

Northwest Shoals (Ala.)

Away

Thursday, November 4

Motlow State (Tenn.)

Booneville

5&7 p.m.

Tuesday, November 9

Jackson State (Tenn.)

Booneville

5 p.m. Women Only

West Plains (Mo.)

Booneville

7 p.m. Men Only

Saturday, November 13

East Central

Booneville

1&3 p.m.

Monday, November 15

Jones County

Away

5&7 p.m.

Thursday, November 18

Wallace State (Ala.)

Away

7 p.m. Men Only

Monday, November 29

Meridian

Away

6&8 p.m.

Thursday, December 2

Northwest*

Booneville

5&7 p.m.

Monday, December 6

Holmes*

Away

6&8 p.m.

Tuesday, December 14

Northwest Shoals (Ala.)

Booneville

5&7 p.m.

Thursday, December 16

Motlow State (Tenn.)

Away

6&8 p.m.

Thursday, January 6

Jones County

Booneville

5&7 p.m.

Saturday, January 8

Meridian

Booneville

2&4 p.m.

Monday, January 10

East Miss.*

Booneville

5&7 p.m.

Thursday, January 13

Coahoma*

Away

6&8 p.m.

Monday, January 17

Itawamba*

Away

6&8 p.m.

Thursday, January 20

Miss. Delta*

Booneville

5&7 p.m.

Thursday, January 27

Northwest*

Away

5&7 p.m.

Monday, January 31

Holmes*

Booneville

5&7 p.m.

Thursday, February 3

East Miss.*

Away

Monday, February 7

Coahoma*

Booneville

5&7 p.m.

Thursday, February 10

Itawamba*

Booneville

5&7 p.m.

Monday, February 14

Miss. Delta*

Away

6&8 p.m.

February 21 – 24

State Tournament

February 28 – March 3

Regional Tournament

5:30 & 7:30 p.m.

Miss. College

* Denotes North Division Contest

Northeast Mississippi Community College

5:30 & 7:30 p.m.