Game Day Book -- Northwest1

2012-13 Basketball Game Day Guide vs. Northwest #10 Katie Garvin Sophomore, Forward Kossuth

#11 Acie Vance Sophomore, Guard Ripley

Monday, December 3, 2012 5:30 & 7:30 p.m.

Bonner Arnold Coliseum

2012-13 Lady Tiger & Tiger Basketball Teams

2012-13 Lady Tigers

No. 10 11 12 14 20 21 22 24 25 32 33 35 40 45

Player Katie Garvin Kiki Gwyn Antionette Riddle Bri Hobson LaTonya Gadison Shrita Dixon Kebrina Lucas Von Hall Angelia Allen Kay K Tate Aushina Ivy India Howard Talisa Boyd Jermerica Moore

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

Class Height Hometown Sophomore 5-7 Corinth Freshman 5-2 Corinth Freshman 5-9 Tupelo Freshman 5-4 Brandon Freshman 5-10 Rosedale Freshman 5-7 Mantachie Sophomore 5-6 New Albany Freshman 5-7 Nettleton Freshman 5-9 Belmont Freshman 5-8 Dyersburg, Tenn.

Freshman 5-10 Tupelo Sophomore 5-8 Ripley Sophomore 5-10 Natchioches, La Freshman 6-2 Chicago, Ill.

Head Coach: Brian Alexander, Ph.D. (Mississippi State, 1998), 2nd Year Assistant Coach: Maurice Stafford, (North Alabama), 9th Year Student Assistants: Kierra Erby, 1st Year; Samone Armstead, 1st Year Athletic Trainer: Hope Barnes, (University of Southern Mississippi, 2012), 1st Year President: Dr. Johnny L. Allen, Ed.D.

2012-13 Tigers

No. Player

Position

Class

11

Acie Vance

Guard

Sophomore

6-2

Ripley

12

Darius Leach

Guard

Freshman

5-9

Booneville

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

Head Coach: David Robbins Assistant Coach: Nick Coln 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. 22 Kebrina Lucas 5-6 Guard/Forward Sophomore New Albany

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. 35 India Howard 5-8 Guard/Forward Sophomore Ripley

No. 40 Talisa Boyd 5-10 Guard/Forward Sophomore Natchitoches, La

No. 45 Jermerica Moore 6-2 Forward/Center Freshman Chicago, Ill.

Northeast Mississippi Community College

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Player Katie Garvin Kiki Gwyn Antoinette Riddle Bri Hobson LaTonya Gadison Shrita Dixon Kebrina Lucas Von Hall Angelia Allen Kay K Tate Aushina Ivy India Howard Talisa Boyd Jermerica Moore

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

Class Sophomore Freshman Freshman Freshman Freshman Freshman Sophomore Freshman Freshman Freshman Freshman Sophomore Sophomore Freshman

Height Hometown 5-7 Corinth 5-2 Corinth 5-9 Tupelo 5-4 Brandon 5-10 Rosedale 5-7 Mantachie 5-6 New Albany 5-7 Nettleton 5-9 Belmont 5-8 Dyersburg, Tenn.

5-10 Tupelo 5-8 Ripley 5-10 Natchioches, La 6-2 Chicago, Ill.

Head Coach: Brian Alexander, Ph.D. (Mississippi State, 1998), 2nd Year Assistant Coaches: Maurice Stafford, (North Alabama), 9th Year Student Assistants: Kierra Erby, 1st Year; Samone Armstead, 1st Year Athletic Trainer: Hope Barnes, (University of Southern Mississippi, 2012), 1st Year President: Dr. Johnny L. Allen, Ed.D.

No. 10 11 12 14 20 21 22 24 25 32 33 35 40 45

Northeast Lady Tigers Player Position Erica Strickland F Catonya Newsom G Leah Lytle G Halle Knowles G Tiesha Tunstall G Monique Biggins F Nikki McChristian F Brittani Biggins F Shequana Sledge F Sawyer Ewing G Bethany Lytle G Shaquilla Isom G Jearica McBride C Carshava Sutton F

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

Class Fresh.

Soph.

Fresh.

Fresh.

Soph.

Soph.

Soph.

Fresh.

Fresh.

Fresh.

Fresh.

Soph.

Soph.

Fresh.

Hometown Olive Branch Como Memphis, Tenn.

New Albany Olive Branch Horn Lake Abbeville Horn Lake Clarksdale Pontotoc Memphis Abbeville Carrollton Charleston Head Coach: Don Edwards (26th Season) Assistant Coach: Troy Howell (2nd Season) Managers: Brittany Patton, Ashley Smith, Jasmine Jefferies, Ashley Linzy Head Athletic Trainer: Lori Uretsky Sports Information Director: Kevin Maloney

No. 1 2 3 4 5 10 14 20 22 23 24 30 33 35

Northwest Lady Rangers

Northeast Northwest Mississippi vs.

Mississippi Community College Community College

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

Wt. 220 150 175 180 190 185 220 175 180 175 180 190 215 170 155

Class Hometown Soph.

Memphis, Tenn.

Fresh.

Tupelo Fresh.

Senatobia Soph.

Byhalia Soph.

Tunica Soph.

Olive Branch Soph.

Southaven Fresh.

Clarksdale Fresh.

Tupelo Soph.

Olive Branch Soph.

Selma, Ala. Fresh.

Aberdeen Soph. West Memphis, Ark. Soph.

Hernando Fresh.

Calhoun City

Northwest Rangers Player Position Ht. Jordan Hulsey C 6-8 Rashon Coleman G 5-8 Tristan Moore G 5-1 Kenyatta Jones G 6-2 La’Barron Collins F 6-4 Tevin Moore G/F 6-3 Domonique Harris F 6-5 Josh Windham G 6-0 Dajon Reno G 6-2 D.J. Biggs G 6-0 Charles Eaton G 6-3 Earnest Williams F 6-6 DeMarcus McVay F 6-8 Bernard Jones G 5-11 Tavion Primer G 5-11

Head Coach: Bubba Skelton (9th Season) Assistant Coach: Shane Oakley (8th Season) Team Managers: Leonardo Sanders, Carl Scoggins Head Athletic Trainer: Lori Uretsky Sports Information Director: Kevin Maloney

No. 0 1 2 3 4 11 12 22 23 24 30 33 35 41 44

Bonner Arnold Coliseum Booneville, Miss.

December 3, 2012

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

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Northeast Mississippi Community College

Northeast

Basketball

Player Feature: Katie Garvin & Acie Vance An old adage says, “Hindsight is 20-20.”

That statement could not be more correct for Tiger sophomore guard Acie Vance and Lady Tiger sophomore Katie Garvin.

Vance decided to take a chance on coming to Northeast straight out of high school when the Ripley native had offers from four-year universities and colleges.

Garvin decided to take a full year off away from basketball between her high school and college playing days.

However, both agree the decisions have been one of the best that each could have made.

“My first year here, I didn’t play,” Garvin said. “I signed and then I decided that it was not what I wanted to do – looking back at it I think it was the best decision for me.”

“I came to Northeast because of my grades,” Vance said. “I could have gone to another school but I chose Northeast and this is where I want to be and where I need to be.”

Both Garvin and Vance faced mature decisions when contemplating their basketball fates however, a family full of athletes made the Katie Garvin choice clear for Vance.

“My dad played football at Northeast and my mother played basketball so I definitely get my competitive nature honest,” said Vance.

Vance, like his father, played football at Ripley HighSchool and was a standout quarterback for the Tigers and was highly recruited to play football.

“I liked playing football and had plenty of offers butI really love basketball more and decided to just stick to basketball instead of playing two sports in college,” Vance explained.

Garvin decided to follow in her father’s footsteps of playing at Northeast after getting adjusted to college life.

“My dad was a basketball player,” Garvin said of her father Russ. “He played at Northeast for a semester so I guess I was born with a ball in my hands…it was something that we all did well.”

Whether it was the competitive nature of having parents that played sports or just enjoying the camaraderie that sports brings, both Garvin

and Vance know they would not be where each other is at today without basketball.

Nonetheless, Vance and Garvin both enjoy a few minute aspects that Northeast offers over other schools.

Garvin and Vance both hail from in-district schools -- Vance from Ripley High School in Tippah County and Garvin from Kossuth High School in Alcorn County.

Garvin and Vance are close enough that each could go home in as little as 15-30 minutes and have the benefit of playing with other Tiger and Lady Tiger athletes that they have played with all their lives.

“I get to go home to mom’s cooking pretty often so that is nice,” Garvin said. “I played with Kiki (Gwyn) for four years in high school – she was my point guard for all four years.”

While Garvin took a year off, Vance jumped into the fray of the Mississippi Association of Community/Junior Colleges (MACJC) and did not miss a beat from his standout days for Ripley.

In his final season for the Tippah County-based Tigers, Vance filled the stat-line up. Vance averaged over 30 points per game, fiveasAcie Vance sists, six rebounds and three steals per outing for Ripley and tallied 453 points before signing with David Robbins’ Tigers following his senior campaign.

Vance did not let the transition from high school to college stop him and showed that Northeast was where he belonged during his first year in Booneville.

As a starting guard for Northeast, Vance helped lead the Tigers to a 7-0 start his freshman season and a national ranking in the January 18, 2012 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Top 20 poll where the Tigers were ranked thirteenth in the nation.

However, both Garvin and Vance know that being a teen-ager and having to make a life-changing, mature decision is a gut-wrencher but each chose their own path and are now being rewarded for making the right decision.

“I think it was a good decision – I don’t know if it helped or hurt – but I think it was the best decision for me,” Garvin said.

Northeast Mississippi Community College

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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.