The 2025-26 Northwest Mississippi Community College Men’s Basketball Media Guide is a publication of the Northwest Sports Information Office, and is available in digital format on nwccrangers.com. This publication was written and edited by former Sports Information Director Brian Lentz, with contributions from current Director of Sports Information Caleb Burggraaf, Sports Media Specialist Brian Oakley, graphic designers Jennifer Corbin and Kevin Pitts, along with prior layout work from Kevin Maloney. Additional editing provided by the Northwest Office of Marketing and Communications. Cover designed by Jennifer Corbin.
Photography provided by: Maylee Willhite, Kevin Pitts, Brian Lentz, Brian Oakley, NJCAA, Kevin Maloney, Brett Brown, Lee Adams, Michael Miller, Gather Lacefield, Justin Ford, Julie Bauer, Sarah Smith, Carly Fox and Rocketeer yearbook archives. All records and award winners were compiled based off archived information from Northwest Mississippi Community College and the NJCAA. Any records or statistics not included in this publication can be submitted to the Sports Information Office by emailing Director of Sports Information Caleb Burggraaf at cburggraaf@northwestms.edu or by calling (662) 562-3303.
President: Dr. Michael J. Heindl (Hinds Community College, A.A. - 1994) (Mississippi College, B.S. - 1997) (Western Michigan, J.D. - 2001) (Mississippi State, Ph.D - 2011)
Director of Athletics: Jake Gordon (University of Utah) (Saint Leo University)
Conference: Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference Colors: Navy Blue (PMS 280), Scarlet Red (PMS 186), Valor Blue (), White Football Facility (Capacity): Howard Coliseum (2,500)
Alma Mater, Year: Northwest Mississippi Community College (A.A. - 1998) University of Mississippi (B.A. - 2001) University of Northern Colorado (M.S. - 2016) Career Record: 32-42 (.432); Three seasons Conference Record: 15-27 (.357)
X (formerly Twitter): @LATARYL / @NWCC_WBK
Assistant Coach: Vaquela Pimpton; Three seasons Strength and Conditioning Coach: Randal Pharr; Fifth season Academic Athletic Coordinator: Charlesy Kennedy
orthwest Mississippi Community College is an open-access, public, two-year institution primarily serving Benton, Calhoun, DeSoto, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tunica, and Yalobusha counties. NWCC is a learning-centered community providing educational opportunities with quality instruction for students from all walks of life. Our college fosters a culture of innovation, collaboration, and student success. We strive for continuous improvement, with a standard of excellence in every area of the institution. Our college partners with businesses and industries that seek to grow the economy and the workforce, as well as partners with alumni, friends, and others. Engagement takes place in all communities that the college serves.
PROGRAMS OF STUDY
Northwest offers the pre-requisites you need to prepare for an exciting four-year degree at any of Mississippi’s colleges or universities. We also offer nearly 40 Career and Technical programs designed to teach students the practical skills needed for a wide variety of jobs in the workforce.
AREAS OF STUDY
Department of Business
Department of Education
Department of Fine Arts
Department of Languages and Communications
Department of Social Science
Department of Nursing
Department of Mathematics
Department of Natural Sciences
Career-Technical Education
School of Health Sciences
COST
Northwest is less than half the price of a Mississippi public college or university ($1,695 per semester versus an average $3,700 per semester).
FINANCIAL AID
Over 90 percent of Northwest students receive some sort of financial assistance.
STUDENTS
Over 7,000 students spread across six campuses located in Senatobia, Batesville, Olive Branch, Southaven, Ashland and Oxford. The current student to faculty ratio is 20:1.
Northwest offers 10 competitive athletic programs and is known state‐wide for its tradition of excellence in intercollegiate sports. The Rangers have won six national titles since 1982 in football, women’s basketball and cheer. Since 2000, over 350 Northwest student-athletes have gone on to play at over 150 different four-year schools around the country. Over 50 of those have gone on to play professionally.
STUDENT LIFE
Life at Northwest is so much more than classes and studying. Intramurals, athletics, clubs and organizations and campus activities give Northwest students a chance to unwind from classes and get involved on campus and in the community.
ACCREDITATION
Northwest Mississippi Community College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award the Associate of Arts degree, the Associate of Applied Science degree and certificates in career education. Questions about the accreditation of Northwest Mississippi Community College may be directed in writing to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097, by calling (404) 6794500, or by using information available on SACSCOC’s website (www.sacscoc.org).
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
Northwest Mississippi Community College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, or status as a veteran or disabled veteran in all its programs and activities. Northwest Mississippi Community College prohibits sexual harassment and all forms of sexual violence, regardless of sex, gender identity or sexual orientation. The following have been designated to handle inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies: Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990/Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973: Disability Support Services Coordinator, Tate Hall, P.O. Box 7046, 4975 Highway 51 North, Senatobia, MS 38668, telephone number (662) 562-3309, e-mail address mkelsay@northwestms.edu; Title II of the Age Discrimination Act: Vice President for Finance and Administration, James P. McCormick Administration Building, P.O. Box 7017, 4975 Highway 51 North, Senatobia, MS 38668, telephone number (662) 562-3216, e-mail address jhorton@northwestms.edu; Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972/Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964: (For student-related matters) Associate Vice President for Student Services and Enrollment Management, Tate Hall, P.O. Box 7010, 4975 Highway 51 North, Senatobia, MS 38668, telephone number (662) 562-3409, e-mail address trush@northwestms.edu or (for employment-related matters) Director of Human Resources, James P. McCormick Administration Building, P.O. Box 7038, 4975 Highway 51 North, Senatobia, MS 38668, telephone number (662) 560-5216, email estanford@northwestms.edu.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
JAMIE ANDERSON Tallahatchie
DR. RACHELL ANDERSON Tunica
JERRY BARRETT Vice Chairman • Tate
STEVE BOSTICK Benton
JEAN ANN CASEY Calhoun ANGIE CRAWFORD Quitman
STEVE CUMMINGS Yalobusha
BILL DAWSON Marshall
ALEE’ DIXON Tate
DIANA GRIST Benton
SYLVIA HICKEY Tallahatchie
SAMMY HIGDON Yalobusha
BRENDA HOPSON Quitman
STURGIS MONTEITH DeSoto
JOHN T. LAMAR JR. Board Attorney • Tate DR. LISA LANGFORD Calhoun
MIKE MOORE Lafayette
DR. DELL PHILLIPS Panola
DR. CARRIE SKELTON Marshall
CORY USELTON Chairman • DeSoto
JAY FOSTER Lafayette
DOROTHY WILBOURN Panola
DR. MICHAEL J. HEINDL PRESIDENT
Dr. Michael J. Heindl was selected as the ninth president of Northwest Mississippi Community College by the college’s Board of Trustees during a special meeting held April 26, 2018 on the Senatobia campus.
A native of Clinton, Heindl heads the state’s third-largest community college with a current enrollment of over 7,000 students on six campuses and online.
Heindl, a community college graduate, brings with him to Northwest experience in a number of areas, including finance, technology, legal issues, human resources, emergency management, campus leadership, student services, workforce training and admissions.
Heindl holds a Ph.D. in community college leadership from Mississippi State University (2011), a Juris Doctor from Thomas M. Cooley Law School at Western Michigan University (2001), a B.S. in psychology from Mississippi College (1997) and an Associate of Arts in general studies/music from Hinds Community College (1994).
He began his career in education in 2001 as golf tournament coordinator at Hinds Community College and also served as an intern for the Mississippi Supreme Court while working on his law degree during that time. In July, 2001 he became dean of students for Wesley College in Florence before being named district director of Admissions and Records at Hinds in 2003.
In 2006, Heindl was program specialist for Career and Technical Education at the Mississippi Community College Board, where some of his responsibilities included coordination for all career-technical programs and workforce training for the state’s 15 community colleges.
In 2007 he returned to Hinds, where he worked for four years as dean of students for the Rankin County Campus before being named vice president of the Jackson County Campus of MGCCC in 2011. A year later, he moved into the position of executive vice president of Administration and Finance.
In addition to his administrative experience, Heindl has 17 years of teaching experience, having served as an adjunct instructor for legal courses in both the Department of Business and in the Career-Technical paralegal program at Hinds. He has also taught graduate-level courses in higher education law at Mississippi College and was an adjunct professor teaching Community College Legal Issues in the Community College Leadership doctoral program at Mississippi State University
Active in a number of professional groups and community organizations, Heindl served as president-elect of the Community College Business Officers Association (CCBO), a member of the Gulf Coast Business Council Master’s Class and the Education Strategic Planning Committee for the Mississippi Coast, on the Planning Committee for Leadership Mississippi and an Angel runner for Ainsley’s Angels, a national organization that provides racing/running experiences for special needs individuals.
He has served as a member of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) Commission on Structured Pathways, Statewide Dual Enrollment and Advanced Placement Task Force and was on the MGCCC District Athletic Council. He also assisted other colleges with the accreditation process by serving on the Finance Accreditation Review Team for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC).
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Among his many accomplishments are the MGCCC Master Trainer Award, CCBO Outstanding Chief Business Officer Award, and Mississippi Top Ten Business Leaders Under 40. He has participated in leadership programs including the AACC Future Presidents Institute, Mississippi Economic Council, Leadership Mississippi and Leadership DeSoto County. Dr. Heindl was also named as a 2021 Top CEO by the Mississippi Business Journal, and most recently, he was nominated to serve on the Board of Directors of the American Association of Community Colleges.
Heindl is married to the former Jennifer Ingram, and the couple have three children: Taryn (29), Harrison (21) and Nicholas (19), along with a grandson, Jayson (10).
Under the leadership of DR. MICHAEL J. HEINDL, Northwest has experienced growth in numerous areas. One of those areas include overall facilities, a plan that included upgrades at Bobby Franklin Field, a new, state-of-the-art softball/soccer facility and a new baseball facility, slated for completion in Spring 2025.
DR. MICHAEL
HEINDL pictured
wife, Jennifer, children Taryn (29), Harrison (21) and Nicholas (19), and grandson, Jayson (10). Heindl was selected as the College’s ninth president on April 26, 2018.
DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS JAKE GORDON
Jake Gordon enters his fourth year as the Director of Athletics for Northwest Mississippi Community College.
In his three full years of leadership, Gordon has overseen the growth of the Northwest athletic program, helping bring back men’s golf and be one of two Mississippi JUCOs to start a women’s golf program. The two sports will begin competing this fall.
Meanwhile, the Rangers have thrived across the board during Gordon’s tenure. The Northwest football team continues to reach the postseason, while the men’s and women’s tennis teams both made their respective NJCAA tournament debuts in 2023 and 2024. Both tennis programs also made the NJCAA tournaments in 2025, while the women’s golf team advanced to the NJCAA Division II National Tournament in its inaugural season.
Additionally, the Northwest women’s soccer program has made three straight appearances in the NJCAA Division II Women’s Soccer Championship tournament, capturing back-to-back NJCAA Region 23 championships and earning the first national title in program history, finishing with a unblemished 22-0 overall record in 2024.
One of Gordon’s first hires at Northwest, rodeo coach Will Lummus, has raised the bar of success for the Ranger rodeo program. After sending Colby Burgess to the College National Finals Rodeo in 2023, the Northwest men’s rodeo team had five athletes compete in the CNFR during the summer of 2024 and a handful of competitors in the 2025 College National Finals Rodeo.
Additionally, Gordon was also responsible for hiring an entirely new women’s basketball coaching staff, led by head coach and 2023 Northwest Sports Hall of Fame inductee LaTaryl Williams. In his second season, Williams’ squad made it to the first round of the NJCAA Region 23 Tournament. Other sports, such as baseball and softball, have also continued to reach the postseason during Gordon’s tenure, including a trip to the NJCAA Division II Softball Tournament in 2025.
Gordon has made it a point to highlight the Rangers’ success in the classroom as well, establishing the inaugural Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the 2022-23 academic year. He also appointed Charlesy Kennedy to the role of athletic academic advisor, while establishing Tori Fugatt’s role as football academic advisor. Together, the duo helped 194 student-athletes earn recognition to the Fall 2024 Athletic Director’s Honor Roll and 163 to the spring edition. Northwest also had five teams (football, softball, women’s soccer, women’s golf, men’s tennis) earn MACCC All-Academic Team of the Year recognition.
Gordon came to Northwest in July 2022 from Blinn College in Brenham, Texas, where he spent three seasons as the assistant athletic director for the Buccaneers. While at Blinn, he was in charge of eligibility of all student-athletes, gameday operations and live streaming all home games on the college’s YouTube channel.
Gordon has nine years of experience at the NJCAA level, previously serving two seasons as the assistant athletic director at Lakeland Community College in Kirtland, Ohio. While at Lakeland, he assisted with the day-to-day operations of the athletic department, eligibility and the Athletic and Fitness Center. Gordon was also in charge of athletic communications, administered the website, promoted the College’s seven NJCAA Division II sports programs, administered an academic tracking system for student-athletes, oversaw the academic retention program for student athletes and held event management duties.
Since being hired as the college’s athletic director in June 2022, JAKE GORDON has helped Northwest grow both on and off the field. In addition to reviving men’s golf and adding women’s golf, Gordon has also helped establish student-athletes’ success in the classroom.
Prior to his tenure at Lakeland, Gordon also had an earlier stint at Blinn College as the communication and sports information specialist for three seasons. Gordon was instrumental in providing coverage to the media on the Buccaneers’ national championship volleyball program in 2014, four national titles in cheer and dance and three national tournament appearances for volleyball, softball and women’s basketball.
Gordon worked at various newspapers in Utah prior to his arrival at Blinn, including the Salt Lake Tribune, Tooele Transcript-Bulletin, Deseret News and The Vernal Express. While at The Vernal Express, he served as the sports editor, covering high school and local sports for Uintah County, designing sports pages and maintaining the sports section of the website.
Gordon is a native of Tooele, Utah and received his bachelor’s degree in mass communication from the University of Utah and Master of Business Administration in sports administration from Saint Leo University. He and his wife, Tiffany, have two children, Lucy and Andrew.
NORTHWEST ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS
Office: (662) 562-3303
Fax: (662) 562-3303
Mailing Address:
MEDIA INFORMATION
Northwest Mississippi Community College Athletic Communications Department 4975 Hwy. 51 North Senatobia, MS 38668
SPORTS INFORMATION CONTACTS
COVERAGE
CALEB BURGGRAAF
Sports Information Director Office: (662) 562-3303
Email: cburggraaf@northwestms.edu
BRIAN OAKLEY
Sports Media Specialist Office: (662) 562-3269
Email: boakley@northwestms.edu X (Twitter): @briansoakley
MARY GRACE BLACK
Sports Information Specialist Office: (662) 562-3269
Email: mblack@northwestms.edu
Northwest Mississippi Community College maintains a comprehensive official athletic department website. Up-to-date information, including schedules, statistics, rosters, player signings and news releases for all nine sports are provided on the award-winning nwccrangers.com. In-game live stats, live video and live audio is available for each Ranger football contest. Fans can also follow the team on numerous social media outlets, by searching the username @NWCC_Rangers. The Northwest sports information department, consisting of Caleb Burggraaf, Brian Oakley and Mary Grace Black, maintain the athletic website.
CREDENTIALS
Media or photo credentials are required for admittance to Northwest basketball games for working media. However, it is requested that media seeking to cover a game contact the sports information director prior to avoid additional problems. For further inquiries, contact Caleb Burggraaf at (662) 562-3303 or at cburggraaf@northwestms.edu.
INTERVIEWS
All player and coach interviews must be arranged through the sports information director. Coaches and athletes will be available following games after a brief 10-minute cooling off period.
PRESS SERVICES
Media guides, game notes, rosters, results and statistics are updated daily on the college’s athletic website, nwccrangers.com. Stat files and other game materials can be printed for media upon request. An official NJCAA box score and play-by-play information may be obtained from the sports information director approximately 15 minutes following the conclusion of the game.
GAME BROADCASTS
Broadcast media in attendance are requested to contact the sports information director at least one week prior to the game in question. For the third straight year, Northwest will continue its partnership with WMC-TV 5 in Memphis, as select men’s and women’s basketball contests are slated to air on Action News 5 Plus across north Mississippi, west Tennessee and eastern Arkansas. The channel can be accessed by downloading the Action News 5 app on your Roku, Amazon Fire Stick or Apple TV device, or on an over-the-air antenna through Channel 5.3 in the Mid-South region.
All Northwest games will also continue to air on Ranger TV, unless otherwise noted. Ranger TV is available worldwide by visiting nwccrangers.com/watch.
DR. ANDREW DALE Associate Vice President for Community Relations
SARAH SMITH Communications Specialist
MATTHEW MIXSON Video Coordinator & Digital Media Specialist
JENNIFER CORBIN Graphic Designer
CARLY FOX Assistant Director of Marketing & Strategic Communications
KEVIN PITTS Graphic Designer & Communications Specialist
COLLEGE COMMUNICATIONS STAFF
MEN’S BASKETBALL
COACHES AND ROSTER
HEAD COACH JOHN REDMAN
A new era for Northwest men’s basketball began on April 3, 2025 with the hiring of John Redman as head coach.
Redman joins the Rangers from Delta State University, where he spent the past seven seasons with the Statesmen as the associate head coach for Mike Nienaber’s coaching staff.
“I am proud, honored and humbled to be named the next head coach at Northwest,” Redman said. “To say that I am excited would be an understatement. I want to thank Northwest President Dr. Heindl, Jake Gordon and my wife, Sommer, for their trust in me. I will work extremely hard to make them proud. The MACCC is highly competitive and is undoubtedly one of the best junior college conferences in the country. I look forward to helping Northwest climb back to the top of the MACCC.”
Redman is familiar with Northwest and the rest of the MACCC, as Delta State has signed several former JUCO standouts over the past several years, including former Ranger Darren Davis. A native of Spanish Fort, Ala., Redman joined DSU in August 2018 and most recently helped the Statesmen to a 17-13 finish this season, a 12-10 mark in the Gulf South Conference and the second round of the GSC Tournament in Birmingham.
As part of Nienaber’s staff, Redman has helped Delta State to three winning seasons, including back-to-back 17-win campaigns and a 19-12 overall record in his first season in Cleveland. During the 2018-19 campaign, he also helped the Statesmen to the GSC Final Four, the GSC Championship and a bid into the NCAA Division II National Tournament.
Prior to joining Delta State, Redman spent several years coaching at the NAIA level, including a three-year stint at Dalton State College and one season at the University of Mobile. Redman’s coaching start came as a student assistant coach at Spring Hill College from 2009-13.
After earning his bachelor’s degree from SHC, Redman accepted a position at Dalton State ahead of the 2013-14 campaign, playing an instrumental role in starting the Roadrunners’ men’s basketball program. Although not eligible for postseason play, Dalton State finished 26-4 in its first season and the very next year, the program captured the regular season championship in the Southern States Athletic Conference Regular Season Championship and the 2015 NAIA National Championship.
Redman then moved back to Mobile and spent one year as the head boys’ basketball coach at St. Paul’s Episcopal School. He then transitioned back into the college coaching ranks in 2017, joining the University of Mobile staff as an assistant head coach.
“I am very excited for John to come in and lead the Northwest basketball program,” Gordon said. “Coach Redman has great energy, he has won a national championship as an assistant coach and in my opinion, he’s ready to be a head coach.”
In addition to his bachelor’s degree from Spring Hill, Redman also holds a master’s degree from Delta State. He is married to the former Lesley Sommer Boyd of Mobile.
ASSISTANT COACHES
AARON MCINTYRE ASSISTANT COACH
Aaron McIntyre enters his first season as the assistant coach of the Northwest men’s basketball program, after his hiring was officially announced in May 2025.
McIntyre comes to the Rangers after a one-year stint at Copiah-Lincoln, where he coached under David Sanders, a Northwest men’s basketball alumnus. Prior to his stint at Co-Lin, McIntyre joined the staff of the Memphis Hustle, the G-League affiliate of the NBA’s Memphis Grizzlies, where he served as film coordinator. He also contributed to the operations staff of the Grizzlies in that role until the end of the 2024 regular season.
During that time, McIntyre also joined DeSoto Christian Academy as the assistant coach for the varsity and junior varsity boys’ basketball programs. While there, helped lead the varsity boys’ team to a second-place finish in the district championship in his first year.
McIntyre also holds experience in the AAU circuit with Jones Elite. After graduating from DeSoto Central High School in 2015, he began serving as an assistant for the program, later becoming the head coach for various age groups throughout the organization, ultimately becoming the co-director of Jones Elite.
McIntyre graduated from the University of Memphis in 2021 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Sport Management. He is currently pursuing a Master of Science degree in Sport Management from Delta State University.
AUSTIN BATES VOLUNTEER
ASSISTANT COACH
Bates brings a wealth of coaching experience and reunites with head coach John Redman, after the two served on Mike Nienaber’s staff at Delta State University from 2019-21. While at DSU, the duo helped the Statesmen to a pair of Gulf South Conference Tournament appearances and coached several players who earned All-GSC and Player of the Week awards.
Most recently, Bates served as an assistant women’s basketball coach at Snead State Community College, a position he took following the completion of his DSU stint. Prior to joining Delta State, he served as a student assistant for the men’s basketball program at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, where he was mentored by head coach Lennie Acuff from 2014-19. During his tenure as student assistant coach at UAH, the Chargers earned two Sweet Sixteen NCAA Tournament appearances, won two Gulf South regular season championships and made four NCAA Tournament appearances.
Bates graduated from Delta State University in 2021 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. In addition to his love of coaching basketball, Bates has an unrivaled passion for all things Mississippi State and enjoys spending time with family and his dog, Izzy.
Central alumnus also holds AAU coaching experience, as well as ties to the NBA G-League’s Memphis
AARON MCINTYRE spent the 2024-25 season as an assistant coach at fellow MACCC foe Copiah-Lincoln. The Southaven native and DeSoto
Hustle.
Austin Bates was added to the Northwest men’s basketball coaching staff in August 2025.
Played for head coach Robert Green at Tupelo...helped the Golden Wave to a 15-9 overall record and the second round of the MHSAA Class 7A Playoffs as a senior...off the court, a member of the school’s National Honor Society...received recruiting interest from Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas, along with several MACCC programs.
Personal:
Son of Lakreasha Miller...has two older siblings, Kaleb (24) and Keyon (21)...enjoys fishing in his spare time...studying exercise physiology...born October 28, 2006.
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PEYTON LINDLEY
Guard • 6-0 • 175 • Redshirt Freshman Petal, Miss. • William Carey University
2024-25 [Freshman; William Carey University]: Redshirted his true freshman season at William Carey.
High School:
Played for head coach Brandon Jennings at Petal...helped the Panthers to a 16-12 overall record and the first round of the MHSAA Class 7A Playoffs during his senior season... chosen for All-Region 3-7A accolades...off the court, graduated with honors.
Personal:
Son of Kim and Scott Lindley...has two siblings, Tristen (21) and Camryn (17)...hobbies include playing pickleball, golf and hanging out with friends...studying physical education...born August 26, 2005.
High School:
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Guard • 6-3 • 185 • Freshman West Memphis, Ark. • Academies of West Memphis
Played for head coach Marcus Brown at Academies of West Memphis...helped the Blue Devils to a 20-11 overall record and the AHSAA Class 5A Playoffs as a senior...was part of a state championship winning team at Academies of West Memphis, and was named state championship MVP...during his prep career, a three-time all-state and all-conference selection...also a three-time offensive Player of the Year selection and a two-time defensive Player of the Year honoree...off the court, a consistent Honor Roll student...received numerous offers, including Arkansas-Monticello, Arkansas State Mid-South, Arkansas State-Newport, Southeast Arkansas CC, Three Rivers College, Pellissippi State CC, Kansas City (Kan.) CC, Labette CC, Western Iowa Tech CC, Southwestern Iowa CC, Minnesota North College, Coastal Alabama-South, Albany Tech and Redlands CC.
Personal:
Son of Stephanie Brown...has eight siblings: Darionta (20), Zakaria (17), D’Angelo (16), Stephun (14), Serenity (9), Ja’Zion (7), Clarissa (5) and Kori’yanna (1)...studying coaching...nickname is “Stretch”...born July 13, 2006.
Played for head coach Zach Jorgenson at Lewisburg...helped the Patriots to a 21-10 overall record, the Region 1-7A title and an appearance in the MHSAA Class 7A Playoffs as a senior...season stats were not kept, but scored 23 points with 11 assists in a victory against Southaven on January 9, 2024...broke program’s all-time assists record...a three-time all-region selection...off the court, maintained a 4.0 GPA...received recruiting interest from Millsaps College, Blue Mountain Christian University and a handful of MACCC programs.
Personal:
Son of Cynthia and Fabian Nelson...father, Fabian, played tennis at Denver University...has three siblings: Caley (30), Hannah (26) and Fabian, Jr. (23)...older brother, Fabian, played basketball at Southwest Tennessee CC from 2020-21...enjoys golfing in his spare time... studying business management...nickname is “Jo”...born November 3, 2004.
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2025-26 ROSTER
ZAHIR GUTIERREZ
Guard • 5-11 • 185 • Sophomore
Olive Branch, Miss. • Pearl River CC
2024-25 [Freshman; Pearl River CC]:
Saw action in 29 games for coach Chris Oney’s Pearl River squad...helped the Wildcats to a 24-7 overall record and a runner-up finish in the NJCAA Region 23 Championship... averaged 2.9 points per game off the bench, along with 1.9 assists and 1.4 rebounds per game...netted a career-high 13 points in a 120-69 victory against Community Christian College on January 4, 2025...finished with a season-best four rebounds in three different games...totaled a career-high five assists in two games against Holmes (November 11) and Delgado (January 9).
High School:
Played for head coach Eric Rombaugh at Olive Branch...helped the Conquistadors to a 29-4 overall record, the Region 1-5A title and the MHSAA Class 5A State Championship as a senior...received all-state and Region 1-5A Player of the Year accolades...a two-time all-region selection...was part of three region championship teams at OBHS, as well as a state runner-up finish...chosen for Mexico National Team Select recognition...off the court, a member of the school’s National Honor Society...also volunteered as a Bilingual Basketball Camp Coach and a Junior Grizzlies Camp Coach...also served as a youth leader at Compel Church...received recruiting interest from UNC-Greensboro, Texas A&MKingsville, Louisiana Christian University, Centre University, Southwestern University and a handful of other MACCC programs.
Personal:
Son of Zeida Mendoza and Cesar Gutierrez...has one brother, also named Cesar...hobbies include golfing, playing pickleball and playing guitar...intends to study business analytics or sports management...nickname is “Z”...born June 4, 2006.
2024-25 [Freshman; Barry University]:
Played in 17 games for coach Butch Estes’ Barry University squad...helped the Buccaneers to the first round of the Sunshine State Conference Tournament...averaged 2.9 points per game off the bench, as well as 1.2 rebounds per game...totaled a season-best nine points in a February 22, 2025 matchup at Eckard...collected a career-high five rebounds in a January 15, 2025 road contest at Lynn.
High School:
Played for head coach, former Heisman Trophy winner and longtime NBA veteran Charlie Ward at Florida State University HS...helped the Seminoles to an 18-11 overall record during his senior season, as well as an appearance in the FHSAA Class 3A Playoffs throughout his four year varsity career...as a senior, averaged 11.6 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game...totaled a season-high 21 points in a 70-34 win against Lincoln on December 6, 2023...finished with 10 rebounds in three games during his senior campaign...averaged 8.9 points per game as a junior, which included 13 double-digit games...matched his career-high of 21 points in two different games...twice totaled a career-best 11 rebounds...FSUHS finished a combined 108-30 record during his four-year career...off the court, an all-academic award winner...received recruiting interest from Northwood University.
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Personal:
Son of Sonya and Adrian Morris...has two older siblings, Devin Lane (30) and Adrian Akil Morris (26)...hobbies include listening to music, making music and going sneaker shopping...studying business...nicknames include “Dak”, “D.K.” and “KoKo”...born September 23, 2005.
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TYLER HENRY
Forward/Center • 6-5 • 200 • Redshirt Sophomore Lucedale, Miss. • Delta State University
2024-25 [Redshirt Freshman; Delta State University]:
Saw action in 11 games for coach Mike Nienaber’s Delta State squad...helped the Statesmen to a 17-13 overall record and the second round of the Gulf South Conference Tournament...totaled a season-high five points in a November 12, 2024 contest against Lane College.
2023-24 [Freshman; Delta State University]:
Redshirted his true freshman season at Delta State.
High School:
Played for head coach Terry Bradley at George County...helped the Rebels to a 10-9 overall record, the Region 8-5A championship and an appearance in the MHSAA Class 5A Playoffs during his senior season...garnered First Team All-Region 8-5A honors...off the court, graduated with honors.
Personal:
Son of Renee and Dean Henry...has an older sister, Isabella Henry-Howard (25)...enjoys fishing, golfing and playing video games in his spare time...studying physical education... nickname is “Ty”...born February 24, 2005.
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ALLAN CHILDERS
Guard • 5-11 • 165 • Redshirt Freshman Hatley, Miss. • Delta State University
2024-25 [Freshman; Delta State University]: Redshirted his true freshman season at Delta State.
High School:
Played for head coach Jake Smith at Hatley...helped the Tigers to an appearance in the first round of the MHSAA Class 2A Playoffs as a senior...earned team MVP honors, as well as Defensive Player of the Year and Best Offensive Player team accolades...totaled 750 points in his junior and senior seasons...also led team in scoring, assists and steals.
Personal:
Son of Wanda and Wayne Childers...has three siblings: Demont Chalmers (26), Cody McCullah (26) and Melody McCullah (24)...older brother, Demont, played football for Tabor College (2018-19)...enjoys golfing and hanging out with friends in his spare time... studying general courses...nickname is “White Chocolate”...born February 6, 2006.
High School:
12
2025-26 ROSTER
CHANCELLOR TERRY
Guard • 5-11 • 175 • Freshman
Germantown, Tenn. • Germantown HS
Played for head coach Retushas Spears at Germantown...helped the Red Devils to a 16-14 overall record during his senior season...received first team all-metro and first team alldistrict accolades...received recruiting interest from Southwest Tennessee, Collin College and a handful of MACCC programs.
Personal:
Son of Dominique and Robert Terry...has four siblings: Jaylaa Jordan (28), Courtland (28), Alyssa (25) and Haven (19)...hobbies include fishing and working on cars...studying nursing...nickname is “Chance”...born May 18, 2007.
High School:
15 HARRY MALONE III
Guard • 6-1 • 175 • Freshman
Decatur, Ala. • Austin HS
Played for head coach Desmond Phillips at Austin...helped the Black Bears to a 21-8 overall record and a runner-up finish in the AHSAA Class 7A Playoffs during his senior campaign.
Personal:
Son of Linda and Mondee Taylor...has one sibling, Malique Elliott...studying business... born September 2, 2006.
Played for head coach Phillip Roebling at Theodore...helped the Bobcats to an 18-10 overall record, the Area 1-6A title and the second round of the AHSAA Class 6A Playoffs during his senior season...totaled 973 points during his junior and senior seasons...as a senior, averaged 18.4 points, six rebounds and 1.7 assists per game...received numerous accolades and awards, including Mobile Optimist Club Class 6A Player of the Year, Area 1-6A MVP and All-Tournament Team selection...also chosen First Team Laginappie All-Area, Second Team Coastal Alabama All-Region by the Mobile Press-Register and Honorable Mention All-State by the Alabama Sports Writers Association...also chosen for Florida vs. Alabama March Madness All-Star recognition...as a junior, received Area 1-6A All-Tournament Team and First Team Laginappie All-Area honors...off the court, a member of the school’s National Honor Society...received recruiting interest from Austin Peay, Barry University, Wallace State-Selma and Lurleen B. Wallace Community College.
Personal:
Son of Jacquelyn and Houston Cunningham...has a younger brother, Christopher (15)... grandfather, also named Houston, is a member of the Moss Point and Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Sports halls of fame...enjoys playing chess in his spare time... studying business administration...nickname is “Champ”...born January 31, 2007.
High School:
Played for head coach Seber Windham at Biloxi...helped the Indians to a 20-9 overall record and the semifinals of the MHSAA Class 7A Playoffs as a senior...finished second on the team in scoring during his senior season, averaging 9.6 points per game...also added 2.1 assists and 2.0 rebounds per game...netted a season-best 22 points in a pair of games against Presbyterian Christian School (November 9, 2024) and rival Gulfport (February 7, 2025)...earned a season-high eight assists in an early-season matchup against Pascagoula and a season-best seven rebounds against Washington-Marion... chosen to compete in SMACM ATHLETIX All-Star Game and was chosen as the team’s Most Improved Player...off the court, graduated with a 3.81 GPA and earned Student-Athlete of the Year accolades...received recruiting interest from Miami, Kansas State and a handful of MACCC programs.
Personal:
Son of Alejandro Montalvo Escribano, Zeneida Diaz Nieves and Selwyn D. Rodriguez Flores...has one sibling, Jomar Reyes Diaz (23)...hobbies include playing video games, watching YouTube and drawing...studying nursing...born January 10, 2007.
2024-25 [Freshman]:
Saw action in 17 games, averaging 1.2 rebounds per game...recorded season highs of four points and four rebounds against Itawamba (February 17, 2025)...off the court, earned Academic All-MACCC recognition...also named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the Spring 2025 and Fall 2024 semesters, as well as the Fall 2024 Vice President’s List.
High School:
Spent his senior season playing for head coach Nathaniel West at Darlington School in Rome, Ga...helped the Tigers to a 24-6 overall record and an undefeated 12-0 mark in GHSA Division I, Region 7 and the quarterfinals of the GHSA Division I Playoffs...averaged 15 points, seven rebounds and three blocks per game...garnered North All-State 1A honors by the Georgia Basketball Coaches Association...prior to his senior season, played at Itawamba Agricultural High School...as a junior, helped the Indians to an 11-13 record and the first round of the MHSAA Class 4A Playoffs...was chosen to compete in the Class 4A/5A/6A All-Star Game by the Mississippi Association of Coaches...received interest from Mississippi State, Army, Navy, Furman, Southern Miss, West Georgia, Cedarville University, Pensacola State and a handful of MACCC programs.
Personal:
Son of Holly and Michael Hutton...has one sister, Emma...enjoys running track and playing video games in his spare time...studying finance...nickname is “G-Money”...born October 27, 2005.
Played for head coach Robert Green at Tupelo...helped the Golden Wave to a 15-9 overall record and the second round of the MHSAA Class 7A Playoffs as a senior...averaged 19 points and 10 rebounds per game during his senior campaign...all-region selection.
Personal:
Son of Twana Gibson...has one sibling, Danyla...enjoys fishing in his spare time...area of study is undecided...nickname is “Meech”...born April 25, 2006.
2024-25 [Freshman]:
25
LAMARCUS CRAWFORD
Forward • 6-5 • 180 • Sophomore Lexington, Miss. • Holmes County Central HS
Saw action in 12 games, averaging 4.1 points and 2.2 rebounds per game...reached double figures in two games last season, scoring 12 points at Northeast (January 30) and a career-high 15 points against Pearl River (February 3)...notched a season-best six rebounds in the regular season finale at Southwest Mississippi on March 3...also finished with four blocks, two of them at Northeast.
High School:
Played for head coach Deangelo Priar at Holmes County Central...received recruiting interest from several MACCC programs.
Personal:
Son of Shandella Crawford...has one sibling, Lamarion (16)...studying civil engineering... born February 9, 2006.
SEASON PREVIEW
SEASON OUTLOOK
There is a new era beginning for the Northwest men’s basketball team, as they open play this season with a new head coach and almost a completely new roster for the 2025-26 campaign.
The biggest change is a new face running the program, as John Redman was hired as the Rangers’ new head coach last spring. A native of Mobile, Ala., Redman brings 11 years of coaching experience with him, previously spending the past seven seasons as an assistant coach at Delta State University.
“This is my first season at Northwest and my first as a college head coach, so this team and year will hold a special place in my heart,” Redman said. “I am excited for our guys and just watching them go on, and do some great things on and off the court this year.”
“It is an exciting time to be a Ranger,” Redman added. “Northwest is growing, changing and adapting. Our campus is beautiful and everywhere you look there is something new being built. Our team is just trying to keep up with all the great things happening in the Five Star City.”
Redman has the task of flipping a program which only won one conference game last season on the way to a 7-19 overall record. Northwest is looking for their first winning season since 202122 after only picking up eight conference wins and 20 total wins over the past three campaigns.
In order to change that, the team will be looking to bring a brand of basketball that will be up-tempo and team oriented.
“We will play an exciting brand of basketball that will be fun to watch for our fans and fun to play in for our players,” Redman said. “It will require all five guys on the court working together defensively and offensively. Our brand will be up-tempo, aggressive and unselfish. We want to play team basketball.”
The Rangers will only be returning two players from last year’s roster. Grant Hutton and LaMarcus Crawford didn’t have much court time though, only playing 29 games between the two in the 2024-25 campaign.
However, they are not alone in the sophomore class. Joining the two returners are Olive Branch native Zahir Gutierrez, who returns closer to home after a stint at Pearl River CC. Tallahassee, Fla. native Dakota Morris will also join the Rangers this season, following a season at Barry University, along with Tyler Henry, who arrives from Delta State after previously playing for Redman.
Redman says the group of five sophomores have taken the leadership role seriously through the opening weeks of the semester.
“Our older guys have done a great job setting the tone so far,” Redman said. “The sophomore group has been working extremely hard to show our freshmen what college basketball looks like.”
That group will be looking boost a program that was -121 in turnovers last season, which countered the 73 points per game and 40 rebounds per game the team was averaging during the season. Cleaning up the mistakes will be key to turning the record in MACCC play around.
Northwest will give fans plenty of opportunities to see the new team at home, with five home games sandwiched between a pair of road classics in the first month of the season. Most of the teams in that stretch will be opponents that local fans will have some familiarity with, beginning with Dyersburg State on November 4, a program that the Rangers have faced each of the last two seasons, coming away with wins both times.
Also included in the list are games on November 10 with Arkansas State-Newport making the trip to Senatobia and November 15, when Arkansas State Mid-South is scheduled to make the short drive from West Memphis, Ark.
That will be the second game against ASU Mid-South for the Rangers, who will also face the Greyhounds in the second game of the year when they head to the Greyhound Tip-Off Classic in West Memphis. The Rangers face ASU Mid-South on November 1, after opening the season in the same tournament against National Park College on Halloween night.
The other classic will see the men heading east to Alabama where they will take on Coastal Alabama-South and Bishop State in Bay Minette on November 20-21.
Some of the most difficult tests of the season will come on the home floor, where the Rangers will take on the top four finishers in the MACCC from last season. Itawamba makes the trip to Senatobia on January 20, followed by Northeast on January 26, Pearl River on February 5 and MACCC regular season champion Jones College on February 12.
All home contests this season will air online via Ranger TV, with most games also slated to be simulcast on Action News 5 Plus, located on Channel 5.3 in the Memphis/Mid-South region.
LAMARCUS CRAWFORD
GRANT HUTTON
ZAHIR GUTIERREZ
National Park College
2025-26 SEASON OPPONENTS
October 31 • 5 P.M. • West Memphis, Ark. • The Dog House
QUICK FACTS:
Location: Hot Springs National Park, Ark.
Founded: 2003
Enrollment: 2,768
President: Dr. John Hogan
Athletic Director: Rich Thompson Conference: NJCAA Region II
Nickname: Nighthawks
Colors: Blue, White and Dark Grey
Arena: Oaklawn Foundation Gym (“The Kettle”)
Head Coach: Dion Hargrove
2024-25 Record: 14-13
SPORTS INFORMATION FACTS:
Sports Information Director: Mark Oliver
Phone: (501) 760-6419
Email: Mark.Oliver@np.edu
Web Address: np.edu
Series History: National Park leads series 3-0
Arkansas State Mid-South
November 1 • 3 P.M. • West Memphis, Ark. • The Dog House
November 15 • 3 P.M. • Senatobia, Miss. • Howard Coliseum
QUICK FACTS:
Location: West Memphis, Ark.
Founded: 1992
Enrollment: 657
President: Dr. Debra West
Athletic Director: Jeremy Reece Conference: NJCAA Region II
Nickname: Greyhounds
Colors: Red & Black
Arena: The Dog House
Head Coach: Cody Hastings 2024-25 Record: 18-13
SPORTS INFORMATION FACTS:
Sports Information Director: None (refer to AD)
Phone: (870) 733-6786
Email: jreece@asumidsouth.edu
Web Address: asumidsouthsports.com
Series History: Northwest leads series 16-12
First Meeting: November 4, 2022 in West Memphis, Ark. (National Park College 92, Northwest 79)
Last Meeting: November 1, 2024 in West Memphis, Ark. (National Park College 108, Northwest 107)(2OT)
First Meeting: November 13, 2010 in Marion, Ark. (Arkansas State Mid-South 82, Northwest 78)
Last Meeting: November 18, 2024 in Senatobia, Miss. (Arkansas State Mid-South 80, Northwest 75)
Dyersburg State
November 4 • 7:30 P.M. • Senatobia, Miss. • Howard Coliseum
December 13 • 4 P.M. • Dyersburg, Tenn. • E.H. Lannom, Jr. Gymnasium
QUICK FACTS:
Location: Dyersburg, Tenn.
Founded: 1969
Enrollment: 1,981
President: Dr. Scott Cook
Athletic Director: Steve Cornelison Conference: TCCAA
Nickname: Eagles
Colors: Navy & Red
Arena: E.H. Lannom, Jr. Gymnasium
Head Coach: Wesley Pittman
2024-25 Record: 2-7* (*remainder of season suspended)
SPORTS INFORMATION FACTS:
Sports Information Director: None (refer to AD)
Phone: (731) 286-3259
Email: cornelison@dscc.edu
Web Address: athletics.dscc.edu
Series History: Northwest leads series 16-5
First Meeting: 1971 (no date recorded) (Northwest 108, Dyersburg State 88)
Last Meeting: January 6, 2024 in Dyersburg, Tenn. (Northwest 78, Dyersburg State 68)
Arkansas State-Newport
November 10 • 7:30 P.M. • Senatobia, Miss. • Howard Coliseum
December 1 • 6 P.M. • Newport, Ark. • Newport High School Fieldhouse
QUICK FACTS:
Location: Newport, Ark.
Founded: 1976
Enrollment: 2,651
Interim Chancellor: Ike Wheeler
Athletic Director: Chad Mitchell Conference: NJCAA Region II
Nickname: Aviators
Colors: Blue, Black & White
Arena: Newport High School Fieldhouse
Head Coach: Logan Nutt
2024-25 Record: 16-16
SPORTS INFORMATION FACTS:
Sports Information Director: None (refer to AD)
Phone: (870) 512-7753
Email: logan_nutt@asun.edu
Web Address: asunaviators.com
Series History: First meeting
Coahoma
2025-26 SEASON OPPONENTS
November 13 • 6 P.M. • Senatobia, Miss. • Howard Coliseum
January 22 • 7:30 P.M. • Clarksdale, Miss. • The Pinnacle
QUICK FACTS:
Location: Clarksdale, Miss.
Founded: 1949
Enrollment: 1,860
President: Dr. Valmadge Towner
Athletic Director: Selina Reid Conference: MACCC
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Maroon & Silver
Arena: The Pinnacle
Head Coach: Dell Cannon
2024-25 Record: 14-14 (5-9 MACCC)
SPORTS INFORMATION FACTS:
Sports Information Director: Adam D. Green
Phone: (662) 621-4157
Email: agreen@coahomacc.edu
Web Address: coahomasports.com
Series History: Northwest leads series 86-18
First Meeting: 1972 (no date recorded): Northwest won by forfeit
Last Meeting: February 6, 2025 in Clarksdale, Miss. (Coahoma 62, Northwest 45)
Coastal Alabama - South
November 20 • 7:30 P.M. • Bay Minette, Ala. • Jack Robertson Arena
QUICK FACTS:
Location: Bay Minette, Ala.
Founded: 1965
(*founded as Faulkner State Community College)
Enrollment: 6,800 (*all campuses)
President: Dr. Aaron Milner
Athletic Director: Daniel Head Conference: ACCC
Nickname: Coyotes
Colors: Red, Black & Coyote Gold
Arena: Jack Robertson Arena
Head Coach: Robby Robertson
2024-25 Record: 10-16
SPORTS INFORMATION FACTS:
Sports Information Director: David Haney
Phone: (251) 575-8218
Email: david.haney@coastalalabama.edu
Web Address: coastalcoyotessouth.com
Series History: First meeting
Mississippi Delta
November 17 • 6 P.M. • Senatobia, Miss. • Howard Coliseum
March 2 • 7:30 P.M. • Moorhead, Miss. • J.T. Hall Coliseum
QUICK FACTS:
Location: Moorhead, Miss.
Founded: 1926
Enrollment: 3,491
President: Dr. Steven J. Jones
Interim Athletic Director: Tangela Banks
Conference: MACCC
Nickname: Trojans
Colors: Red & Black
Arena: J.T. Hall Coliseum
Head Coach: Derrick Fears
2024-25 Record: 14-16 (6-9 MACCC)
SPORTS INFORMATION FACTS:
Sports Information Director: None (refer to AD)
Phone: (662) 246-6474
Email: tbanks@msdelta.edu
Web Address: mdcctrojans.com
Series History: Northwest leads series 89-42
First Meeting: 1930 (no date recorded) (Northwest 21, Mississippi Delta 19)
Last Meeting: January 27, 2025 in Senatobia, Miss. (Mississippi Delta 71, Northwest 69)
Bishop State
November 21 • 1:30 P.M. • Bay Minette, Ala. • Jack Robertson Arena
QUICK FACTS:
Location: Mobile, Ala.
Founded: 1927
Enrollment: 3,569
President: Olivier Charles
Athletic Director: Trent Eager Conference: ACCC
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Green & Yellow
Arena: Fredericka G. Evans Cultural Centre
Head Coach: Trent Eager 2024-25 Record: 20-11
SPORTS INFORMATION FACTS:
Sports Information Director: None (refer to AD)
Phone: N/A
Email: teager@bishop.edu
Web Address: bishopstatewildcats.com
Series History: First meeting
First Meeting: November 25, 1996 in Mobile, Ala. (Northwest 91, Bishop State 74)
Last Meeting: November 25, 1996 in Mobile, Ala. (Northwest 91, Bishop State 74)
Calhoun
December 4 • 6 P.M. • Senatobia, Miss. • Howard Coliseum
QUICK FACTS:
Location: Decatur, Ala.
Founded: 1946
Enrollment: 8,480
President: Dr. Jimmy Hodges
Athletic Director: A.J. Daugherty
Conference: ACCC
Nickname: Warhawks
Colors: Blue & White
Arena: Kelley Gymnasium
Head Coach: Derrick Powell
2024-25 Record: 17-13
SPORTS INFORMATION FACTS:
Phone: (256) 306-2771
2025-26 SEASON OPPONENTS
Holmes
December 8 • 7:30 P.M. • Senatobia, Miss. • Howard Coliseum
January 15 • 7:30 P.M. • Goodman, Miss. • Frank Branch Coliseum
Sports Information Director: None (refer to AD)
Email: aj.daugherty@calhoun.edu
Web Address: calhounathletics.com
Series History: First meeting
Lawson State
December 11 • 7:30 P.M. • Senatobia, Miss. • Howard Coliseum
January 6 • 7:30 P.M. • Birmingham, Ala. • Arthur Shores Fine Arts Building
QUICK FACTS:
Location: Birmingham, Ala.
Founded: 1949
Enrollment: 2,823
President: Dr. Cynthia T. Anthony
Athletic Director: Eric Agee Conference: ACCC
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Blue & Yellow
Arena: Arthur Shores Fine Arts Building
Head Coach: Stott Carter
2024-25 Record: 17-15
SPORTS INFORMATION FACTS:
Sports Information Coordinators: None (refer to AD)
Phone: N/A
Email: eagee@lawsonstate.edu
Web Address: athletics.lawsonstate.edu
Series History: Northwest leads series 6-1***
First Meeting: November 19, 2001 in Senatobia, Miss. (Northwest 111, Lawson State 86)
Last Meeting: November 19, 2015 in Senatobia, Miss. (Lawson State 96, Northwest 88)
QUICK FACTS:
Location: Goodman, Miss.
Founded: 1925
Enrollment: 5,678
President: Dr. Jim Haffey
Athletic Director: Andy Wood Conference: MACCC
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Cardinal, Black & White
Arena: Frank Branch Coliseum
Head Coach: Jason Flanigan 2024-25 Record: 20-8 (8-7 MACCC)
SPORTS INFORMATION FACTS:
Sports Information Director: Steve Diffey Phone: (662) 472-9068
Email: sdiffey@holmescc.edu
Web Address: holmesathletics.com
Series History: Northwest leads series 82-53
First Meeting: 1939 (no date or result recorded)
Last Meeting: January 21, 2025 in Senatobia, Miss. (Holmes 77, Northwest 63)
Meridian
December 15 • 4 P.M. • Senatobia, Miss. • Howard Coliseum
February 9 • 7:30 P.M. • Meridian, Miss. • Graham Gymnasium
FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 36 vs. National Park College (11/1/24)
FREE THROW PERCENTAGE .900 (18-20) PEARL RIVER (2/3/25)
REBOUNDS 62 at Mississippi Delta (12/2/24) ASSISTS 27 EAST MISSISSIPPI (1/9/25) STEALS 13 at Arkansas State Mid-South (11/2/24)
BLOCKS 9 COPIAH-LINCOLN (1/13/25)
Northwest TEAM GAME LOWS
POINTS 53 at East Mississippi (1/16/25)
FIELD GOALS MADE 16 at East Mississippi (1/16/25)
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 52 at Meridian (2/20/25)
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .267 (16-60) at East Mississippi (1/16/25)
3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE 2 vs. Missouri State-West Plains (12/13/24) 2 at Southwest Mississippi (3/3/25)
3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 9 at Meridian (2/20/25)
3 PT FG PERCENTAGE .111 (2-18) vs. Missouri State-West Plains (12/13/24) .111 (2-18) at Southwest Mississippi (3/3/25)
ATTEMPTS
at Jones College (1/23/25)
MISSISSIPPI DELTA (1/27/25)
THROW PERCENTAGE .200 (2-10) at Jones College (1/23/25)
REBOUNDS 26 at Meridian (2/20/25) ASSISTS 6 ARKANSAS STATE MID-SOUTH (11/18/24) STEALS 2 at Meridian (2/20/25)
BLOCKS 0 at Mississippi Delta (12/2/24)
at Meridian (2/20/25) OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS
POINTS 108 vs. National Park College (11/1/24)
FIELD GOALS MADE 37 at Jones College (1/23/25)
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 90 COPIAH-LINCOLN (1/13/25)
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .603 (35-58) ITAWAMBA (2/17/25)
3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE 14 MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST (2/24/25) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 32 MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST (2/24/25)
3 PT FG PERCENTAGE .500 (8-16) at East Mississippi (1/16/25)
FREE THROWS MADE 25 PEARL RIVER (2/3/25)
FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 39 vs. National Park College (11/1/24)
FREE THROW PERCENTAGE .893 (25-28) PEARL RIVER (2/3/25)
REBOUNDS 56 COPIAH-LINCOLN (1/13/25)
(12/5/24)
Sophomore SHAVURDACOUR NICHOLAS led Northwest in scoring last season, reaching double figures in seven games, including five games with 20 or more points.
Sophomore KEANU PATRICK led Northwest in total rebounds for six games in the 2024-25 season.
2024-25 IN REVIEW
NORTHWEST INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
Field
DORIAN BOOKER
JA’QUISE RICHMOND
TYLER SHEPHARD
ALL-MACCC
FIRST TEAM
Cameron Wallace F Holmes
2024-25 IN REVIEW
A.J. Dent G/F Itawamba
L.J. Hackman G Jones College
ALL-NJCAA REGION 23
Cameron Wallace F Holmes
A.J. Dent G/F Itawamba
L.J. Hackman G Jones College
Tylik Weeks F Southwest Mississippi
Tylik Weeks F Southwest Mississippi
Joah Chappelle F Pearl River
Deven Bates G Copiah-Lincoln
Jakobe Singleton G/F Hinds
Ky Pernell G Jones College
SECOND TEAM
Tyler Byrd G Northeast
Dimp Pernell G Jones College
Avery Thomas II F Jones College
Davion Traylor C Mississippi Delta
Krystian Lewis G Pearl River
Connor Rogers G East Central
Louzavious Thomas F Coahoma
Jabbari Barry G Mississippi Gulf Coast
HONORABLE MENTION
Kedrick Osby F Pearl River
DeAndre Lewis G/F East Mississippi
K.J. Sykes G Holmes
Marcel Bridges G/F Itawamba
LeVionne Lindsey G Southwest Mississippi
Jermaurhiyun Anderson G East Mississippi
Seck Zongo F Coahoma
Dakotah Hillard F Copiah-Lincoln
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
L.J. Hackman G Jones College
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Joah Chappelle F Pearl River
COACH OF THE YEAR
Newton Mealer Jones College
Joah Chappelle F Pearl River
Deven Bates G Copiah-Lincoln
Jakobe Singleton G/F Hinds
Ky Pernell G Jones College
Lionel Larvadain G Delgado
Kialen Phillips G Baton Rouge
NEXT LEVEL RANGERS
Alabama, Univ. of
Shelby McEwen, G (2017)*
Bluefield State College
Dajon Reno, G (2014)
Alabama State University
Therrell Gosier II, F (2018)
Alcorn State University
Dante Sterling, F (2017)
Martrevious Sanders, G (2011)
Appalachian State University
R.J. Duhart, F (2020)
Arkansas, Univ. of
Robert Proctor (1953)
Arkansas at Little Rock, Univ. of
DeAntoni Gordon, F (2021)
Reggie Fondren, G (2011)
Byron Ray, F (2005)
Arkansas at Monticello, Univ. of
Keelin Jackson, G (2017)
Tyrin Jones, G (2016)
Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Univ. of
Derrius Nelson, G (2008)
Arkansas State University
Shawn Morgan, F (2006)
Adrian Banks, G (2006)
Jamie Rosser, G (1999)
Austin Peay State University
Dre’Kalo Clayton, F (2016)
Central Florida, Univ. of Marcus Avant, F (2003)
Charleston Southern University
R.J. Duhart, F (2022)
Charlotte, Univ. of North Carolina at Galen Young, F (1996)
Clark Atlanta University
Jordan Hulsey, C (2013)
Clemson University
Jamar McKnight, G (2000)
Columbia College
Andre Amos, G (2002)
Khamari Ballard, G (2002)
Columbus State University
DeMarcus McVay, F (2013)
Delta State University
Darren Davis, F (2024)
LaJustin Anderson, G (2015)
John Hudson, C (2011)
Justin Neely, G (2005)
Todd Richardson, F (1998)
Cedric Matthews (1992)
Jim Miles (1963)
Kenny Hunt (1960)
A.C. Williams, Jr. (1937)
Drury University
Hollis Miller (1972)
*Former Northwest basketball student-athlete SHELBY MCEWEN signed with Alabama track and field following his hoops career. He has since competed in the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympic Games, earning a silver medal in the high jump last summer.
Bethel University
Steven Walker, C (2002)
East Carolina University
Tremont Robinson, G (2018)
Seth LeDay, F (2016)
GALEN YOUNG
NEXT LEVEL RANGERS
Florida Atlantic University
Isaiah Gaines, F (2022)
Middle Tennessee State University
Jonathan Loe, G (2004)
Fort Hays State University
Terry Jeffries, G (2007)
Georgia Southern University
Carlos Curry, F (2021)
Georgia Southwestern State
Maurice Rhodes, F (2001)
Jackson State University
Adrain Terry, G (2001)
Lamar University
Justin Nabors, F (2007)
Currye Todd, G (2005)
Lamar Sanders, F (2005)
Lambuth University
Donnie Haywood, G (2008)
LeMoyne-Owen College
Aston Morton, G (2015)
Louisiana at Monroe, Univ. of
Larry Parker, F (2002)
Lindsey Wilson College
Antonio Logwood, G (2007)
Maryland Eastern Shore, Univ. of
Akeem Anderson, F (2011)
Memphis, Univ. of
Joseph Cooper, G (2023)
Shannon Forman, F (1999)
Don Randolph (1961)
Mississippi, Univ. of
LaTaryl Williams, F (1998)
Marcus Hicks, F (1998)
Jamie Howell, Sr. (1958)
Mississippi College
Clinton Moses, G (2018)
Isaiah Austin, F (2017)
Tristan Moore, G (2014)
Bernard Jones, G (2013)
Willie Williams, C (2012)
Donnie Haywood, G (2009)
Cederick Hilliard, G (2009)
Dejuan Davis, G (2008)
Jonathan Stokes, F (2007)
Marcus Harris, G (2004)
Ricardo Sacks, F (2002)
Mississippi State University
Trey Jackson, G (2021)
Tevin Moore, G (2013)
Leslie Buford (1931)
Mississippi Valley State University
Jaylon Sanders, G (2022)
Ernest Minton, F (2022)
Mount Olive, Univ. of D.J. Flippin, F (2016)
Trey Jackson, G (2021)
Nicholls State University
Jitaurious Gordon, G (2020)
North Alabama, Univ. of
Sharwyn McGee, F (2015)
Greg Mabry, F (1999)
Point Park University
Reggie Gaddis, F (2003)
MUW
LAMAR SANDERS
DE’SEAN DOCKERY
NEXT LEVEL RANGERS
Radford University
Isaiah Gaines, F (2024)
Tennessee Southern, Univ. of
Darius Woods, G (2012)
Jarvis Young, G (2004)
Patrick Hailey, F (1994)
West Georgia, Univ. of Antonio Shaw, F (2004)
Jamie Martin G (1996)
St. Bonaventure University
Brian Gibbs, F (2004)
Southern University
Brandon Byars, F (2007)
Southern Arkansas, Univ. of
De’Sean Dockery, G (2015)
Anthony Ball, F (2001)
Southern Mississippi, Univ. of
DeAntoni Gordon, F (2024)
South Carolina at Aiken, Univ. of
Jakobi Pearson, G (2020)
Tennessee State University
Cedric Anderson, F (2000)
Tennessee Tech University
Reggie Nelson, F (1997)
Texas at Permian Basin, Univ. of
Miles Washington, F (2018)
Texas State University
Rory Green, G (2004)
Texas Wesleyan University
Justin Flakes, G (2017)
Western Kentucky University
Joemal Campbell, G (2005)
William Carey University
Ashton Woodson, G (2015)
Williams Baptist University
Dwayne Thompson, C (1994)
Southeastern Louisiana University
Willie Brown, F (1972)
Wilbert Beard, G (1972)
Southwest Baptist University
Reggie Brown, F (2011)
Southwestern University
James Johnson (1932)
Tabor College
D.J. Biggs, G (2013)
Tennessee at Chattanooga, Univ. of
Jason Rogan, G (2002)
Tennessee at Martin, Univ. of
Michael Jackson, G (2000)
Trevecca Nazarene University
Sebastian Petty, G (2016)
Troy University
Jitaurious Gordon, G (2019)
Eliot Smith, G (2000)
Jacova Jenkins, F (1999)
Detric Golden, G (1997)
PeeWee Thornton, G (1994)
Sanchez Blake, G (1994)
Tuskegee University
Jaylan Shelton, G (2017)
Valdosta State University
Kevin Harris, G (2009)
West Alabama, Univ. of
Charles Eaton, G (2013)
Delaine Rockette, G (1994)
JASON ROGAN
SCORING LEADERS
Scoring (Minimum Requirement: 75% of Games Played)
JAMAR MCKNIGHT
ADRIAN BANKS
TREMONT ROBINSON
SCORING LEADERS
30+ Point Games (126)
PTS
33 Ken Hunt Hinds Mar. 6, 1959 Senatobia
33 Jerry Hasselman Southwest Mississippi Dec. 17, 1965 Summit
33 Jerry Hasselman
Delta Feb. 9, 1965 Senatobia
33 Glenn Bien Mississippi Delta Dec. 16, 1968 n/a
33 Larry Farmer Delta State (jv) Jan. 1970 Cleveland
33 Willie Brown Mississippi Delta Nov. 16, 1971 Moorhead
33 Lester Rose Mississippi Delta Feb. 1, 1988 Senatobia
33 Sanchez Blake Holmes Jan. 11, 1994 Goodman
33 Pee Wee Thornton East Mississippi Dec. 9, 1994 Senatobia
33 Jamie Martin Mississippi Delta Feb. 7, 1996 Moorhead
33 Marcus Hicks Pearl River Mar. 5, 1998 Clinton
33 Trey Ivy Coahoma Feb. 20, 2003 Senatobia
Southwest Mississippi Nov. 3, 2008 Summit
Hasselman at Copiah-Lincoln Dec. 16, 1965 Wesson 41 Lester Rose Mississippi Delta Feb. 14, 1989 Senatobia 41
Mississippi County Jan. 23, 1991 Senatobia 41
East Mississippi Dec. 9, 1994 Senatobia 39 Willie Brown Ole Miss (jv) 1971 Senatobia 39 Wilbert Beard Northeast Jan. 1971 Senatobia 39 Howard Taylor Mississippi Delta Jan. 1973 Senatobia 39 Cedric Matthews Itawamba Jan. 16, 1992 Senatobia
39 Detric Golden Northeast Dec. 5, 1996 Senatobia
39 Adrian Banks Iowa Western Mar. 21, 2006 Hutchinson
38 Lee Payton Ole Miss (jv) Dec. 1, 1973 Senatobia 38 Cedric Matthews Northeast Feb. 13, 1992 Senatobia 38 Derek Hall Mississippi Delta Jan. 30, 1995 Senatobia
37 Jerry Hasselman Holmes Dec. 6, 1965 Senatobia
37 Norris Boren East Central 1961 Senatobia
37 Kelly Norwood Phillips County Jan. 9, 1969 Senatobia
37 Kevin Harris Southwest Mississippi Nov. 5, 2007 Summit
36 Cecil Williams Holmes 1967 n/a
36 Cecil Williams Holmes 1968 n/a 36 Willie Brown Phillips County Dec. 16, 1971 Helena, Ark. 36 Howard Taylor East Mississippi Dec. 1972 Senatobia 36 Willie Brown East Central Feb. 1972 Senatobia
10. 54 Lataryl Williams 1996-98 54 Dennis Isom 1999-01
DANNY THOMAS
JAMIE ROSSER
DAKOTA DAILEY
BLOCKED SHOTS AVERAGE (min. 35 games)
CAREER RECORDS
1. 2.6 Marcus Hicks (66 games) 1996-98
2. 2.1 DeMarcus McVay (51 games) 2011-13
3. 1.8 Lamar Sanders (68 games) 2003-05
4. 1.5 Byron Ray (63 games) 2003-05
5. 1.4 Sharwyn McGee (45 games) 2013-15
6. 1.2 Galen Young (62 games) 1994-96 1.2 Antonio Shaw (66 games) 2002-04
8. 1.0 Akeem Anderson (46 games) 2009-11
9. 0.9 Six Players Tied
STEALS
1. 192 Detric Golden 1995-97
2. 173 Galen Young 1994-96
3. 165 Joemal Campbell 2003-05
4. 164 Jason Rogan 2000-02
5. 140 Kevin Harris 2007-09
6. 134 Jamie Rosser 1997-99
7. 132 Antonio Logwood 2005-07
132 Adrian Banks 2004-06
9. 130 Shannon Forman 1997-99
10. 128 Antonio Shaw 2002-04
AVERAGE STEALS (min. 35 games)
1. 3.1 Pee Wee Thornton (40 games) 1992-94
2. 3.0 Eliot Smith (43 games) 1998-00
3. 2.9 Detric Golden (67 games) 1995-97
2.9 Kevin Harris (49 games) 2007-09
5. 2.8 Galen Young (62 games) 1994-96
6. 2.7 Jason Rogan (60 games) 2000-02
2.7 Joemal Campbell (62 games) 2003-05
8. 2.6 Justin Gillard (48 games) 2008-10
9. 2.3 Sanchez Blake (48 games) 1992-94
GAMES PLAYED
1. 68 Lamar Sanders 2003-05
2. 67 Marcus Harris 2002-04
67 Rodney Driver 1996-98
67 Detric Golden 1995-97
67 Lataryl Williams 1996-98
67 Adrian Banks 2004-06
7. 66 Marquis Orange 1996-98
66 Marcus Hicks 1996-98
66 Antonio Shaw 2002-04
66 Marcus Hicks 1996-98
JOEMAL CAMPBELL
ANTONIO LOGWOOD
SHARWYN MCGEE
ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS
ALL-MACCC SELECTIONS
LARRY FARMER
JUSTIN NABORS
INDIVIDUAL
SUPERLATIVES
WHEN IT HAPPENED LAST
Scored 20 points in a game .................... Colain Brown - 27 pts. (Jan. 13, 2025 vs. Copiah-Lincoln)
Scored 30 points in a game Darren Davis - 30 pts. (Dec. 8, 2023 vs. Motlow State)
Scored 40 points in a game Kevin Harris - 42 pts. (Nov. 3, 2008 @ Southwest Mississippi)
Scored 50 or more points in a game Cedric Matthews - 50 pts. (exact date unknown; 1992 vs. Mississippi Delta)
Earned 10 rebounds in a game TEAM - 10 rebs. (Jan. 21, 2025 vs Holmes)
Earned 15 rebounds in a game Isaiah Gaines - 17 rebs. (Feb. 17, 2022 @ Copiah-Lincoln)
Earned 20 or more rebounds in a game Radarius “Pig” Washington - 20 rebs. (March 6, 2018 vs. SW Mississippi)
Earned 10 assists in a game Shavurdacour Nicholas - 10 assists (Jan. 9, 2025 vs. East Mississippi)
Earned more than 15 assists in a game N/A
Finished with a double-double (points, rebounds) Tyler Shephard - 27 & 11 (Jan. 9, 2025 vs. East Mississippi)
Finished with a double-double (points, assists) Joseph Cooper - 18 & 10 (Nov. 14, 2022 vs. East Mississippi)
Finished with a double-double (rebounds, assists) N/A
Finished with a triple-double Tremont Robinson - 12 pts, 12 rebs., 10 steals (Nov. 9, 2017 @ Tennessee Prep)
Finished with a quadruple-double N/A
Hit five or more three-pointers Tyler Shephard - 5 (Jan. 27, 2025 @ Mississippi Delta)
Hit 10 or more free throws Ethan Pickett - 11 (Feb. 17, 2022 @ Copiah-Lincoln)
Finished with 10 or more steals Tremont Robinson - 10 (Nov. 9, 2017 @ Tennessee Prep)
Earned five or more steals Joseph Cooper - 5 (Jan. 18, 2022 @ Pearl River)
Blocked five or more shots Isaiah Gaines - 5 (Feb. 17, 2022 @ Copiah-Lincoln)
Finished season with 300 total points
Jaylon Sanders - 342 pts. (2022-23)
Finished season with 20-point scoring average Jitaurious Gordon - 20.6 ppg (2018-19)
Finished season with 100 total rebounds Keanu Patrick - 123 rebs. (2024-25)
Finished season with 200 or more total rebounds Isaiah Gaines - 223 rebs. (2021-22)
Finished season with 100 total assists .......................... Joseph Cooper - 103 assists (2022-23)
Finished season with 120 or more total assists Joseph Cooper - 120 assists (2021-22)
Finished season with 50 total steals
Jakobi Pearson - 55 steals (2019-20)
Finished season with 70 total steals Tremont Robinson - 121 steals (2017-18)
Finished season with 100 or more total steals .................. Tremont Robinson - 121 steals (2017-18)
Finished season with 30 blocked shots Isaiah Gaines - 41 blocks (2021-22)
Finished season with 50 or more blocked shots
TEAM
DeMarcus McVay - 71 blocks (2012-13)
Scored 100 points in a single game Nov. 1, 2024 vs. National Park College (L, 107-108 in 2OT)
Scored 110 points or more in a single game Jan. 6, 2020 vs. Tennessee Prep (W, 119-69)
Allowed 100 points in a single game Jan. 23, 2025 @ Jones College (L, 56-100)
Allowed 110 points or more in a single game Feb. 7, 2019 @ Northeast (L, 101-112)
Scored 50 points in a half Jan. 9, 2025 vs. East Mississippi (L, 93-103; 61 second half points)
Allowed 50 points in a half Feb. 17, 2025 vs. Itawamba (L, 67-102; 53 second half points)
Earned 50 rebounds in a game Jan. 13, 2025 vs. Copiah-Lincoln (51 rebs.; W, 89-87 in OT)
Gave up 50 rebounds in a game Jan. 13, 2025 vs. Copiah-Lincoln (56 rebs.; W, 89-87 in OT)
Made 40 field goals in a game Nov. 1, 2022 vs. Piney Woods Post Grad (49 field goals made; W, 105-67)
Made 20 or fewer field goals in a game Jan. 9, 2025 @ East Mississippi (16 field goals made; L, 53-80)
Made 10 three-pointers in a game Jan. 27, 2025 vs. Mississippi Delta (11 made; L, 69-71)
Made 15 or more three-pointers in a game Jan. 9, 2025 vs. East Mississippi (15 made; W, 89-65)
Made five or fewer three-pointers in a game March 3, 2025 @ Southwest Mississippi (two made; L, 71-89)
Made 20 free throws in a game Feb. 24, 2025 vs. Mississippi Gulf Coast (23 made; L, 72-90)
Made 30 or more free throws in a game Nov. 27, 2018 vs. SAU Tech (31 made; W, 96-91)
Made five or fewer free throws in a game Jan. 27, 2025 vs. Mississippi Delta (four made; L, 69-71)
Played in an overtime game Jan. 13, 2025 vs. Copiah-Lincoln (W, 89-87 in OT)
Won 20 games in a season 2017-18 (22 wins; 22-4 overall record)
Won 25 games in a season .................................... 2005-06 (29 wins; 29-4 overall record)
Won 30 or more games in a season 2004-05 (30 wins; 30-4 overall record)
KEVIN HARRIS
RADARIUS “PIG” WASHINGTON
CARLOS CURRY
1950-51
11-3
YEAR-BY-YEAR HISTORY
HOWARD STUBBS
One season • 1950-51 11-3
*** Peabody L, 36-52
*** Ole Miss JV W, 70-34
*** Itawamba W, 42-34
*** Northeast W, 70-51
*** Holmes L, 61-62
*** Holmes W, 60-42
*** Hinds W, 54-52
*** Itawamba W, 72-70
*** East Central W, 80-61
*** Hinds W, 52-51
*** Mississippi Delta L, 45-74
*** East Central W, 67-54
*** Jones County W, 58-56
*** Jones County W, 55-49
W.C. “BILL” OAKLEY
Seven seasons* • 1958-65 57-32*
*Oakley coached a total of seven seasons at Northwest, but records were not kept for 1959-60, 1960-61 or 1963-64 seasons. As a result, his career coaching record shown reflects only four of his seven seasons.
1958-59
14-8
*** Ole Miss JV L, 77-97
*** Copiah-Lincoln L, 87-94
*** Mississippi State JV L, 72-77
*** East Central W, 90-77
*** East Mississippi L, 77-83
*** Memphis State JV W, 89-70
*** East Mississippi W, 111-78
*** Northeast L, 88-108
*** Holmes W, 92-58
*** Clarke College W, 100-91
*** Memphis State JV W, 86-84
*** Northeast W, 100-86
COACH
HARRISON One season • 1951-52 3-11
*** Holmes L, 48-61
*** Itawamba L, 53-73
*** Holmes L, 65-78
*** Mississippi Delta W, 53-51
*** East Central L, 65-88
*** Jones County L, 56-80
*** Northeast L, 65-89
*** Jones County L, 68-89
*** Jones County L, 67-69
*** East Mississippi L, 68-75
*** Dixie Sheet Metal L, 57-59
*** Mississippi Delta W, 70-67
*** Northeast W, 75-74
*** Southwest Mississippi L, 69-80
*** Mississippi Delta W, 86-84
*** Clarke College W, 109-88
*** East Mississippi W, 78-69
*** Mississippi State (jv) L, 69-75
*** Mississippi Delta L, 74-83
The first college basketball team at Northwest (then known as Tate-Quitman Junior College) took the court for the 1929-30 season, finishing 7-7 overall. Though the college fielded teams in the following years, no other records were kept until the start of the 1950-51 season.
YEAR-BY-YEAR HISTORY
*Game-by-game results from the 1961-62 season were not recorded or kept on file.
Though much of the basketball history at Northwest remains scattered at best prior to 1965, there’s no doubt that HENRY B. KOON’s seven-year tenure as the Rangers’ head coach remains one of the best in program history. Here, Koon is seen celebrating his 100th career coaching victory with members of the Rangers’ basketball team.
Although their postseason stay proved to be a short one, the 1965-66 Ranger basketball team became the first of several teams coached by Koon to make the playoffs.
1968-69
16-11 / 8-4
YEAR-BY-YEAR HISTORY
*** Copiah-Lincoln W, 95-77
*** Southwest W, 81-76
*** East Mississippi* W, 76-75
*** East Central W, 83-0
*** Holmes* L, 50-52
*** Phillips County L, 80-95
*** Ole Miss L, 53-56
*** Christian Brothers L, 64-71
*** East Central W, 93-70
*** East Mississippi* W, 81-60
*** Mississippi Delta* W, 97-73
*** Itawamba* L, 66-84
*** Phillips County W, 104-95
*** Delta State L, 61-68
*** Delta State L, 67-68
*** Ole Miss W, 71-70
*** Christian Brothers W, 100-83
*** Northeast* L, 60-62
*** Mississippi Delta* W, 110-78
*** East Central W, 72-66
*** East Mississippi* W, 82-68
*** Itawamba* L, 47-65
*** Holmes* W, 75-62
*** Northeast* L, 55-59
*denotes North Division match
1969-70 15-11 / 9-5
*** East Mississippi* L, 65-75 *** East Central* W, 97-69 *** Holmes* L, 67-73 *** Phillips County W, 82-79 *** Phillips County L, 89-102
East Mississippi* W, 93-92
East Central* W, 86-68
Mississippi Delta* W, 101-65
Itawamba* W, 73-63
Southern Baptist L, 60-62
Delta State JV W, 59-58
Southern Baptist W, 81-63 *** Delta State JV W, 98-77 *** Ole Miss JV L, 77-127 *** Northeast* L, 71-75 *** Ole Miss JV L, 95-127 *** Mississippi Delta* W, 93-76 *** East Mississippi* L, 62-63 *** East Central* W, 88-56 *** Itawamba* W, 73-69 *** Holmes* W, 58-55 *** Northeast* L, 73-74
*** Mississippi Gulf Coast # L, 58-78 *denotes North Division match
^ North Half Tournament
# MACJC Tournament
The 1971-72 season brought Koon his first and only titles, as Northwest finished as both the North Division champions and the overall conference champions, along with a nowformer program record of 25 victories.
The 1969-70 Northwest team helped Coach Koon to his first MACJC Tournament appearance, finishing with 15 victories and a 9-5 North Division record.
1970-71
13-9 / 8-4
YEAR-BY-YEAR HISTORY
*** Southern Baptist W, 97-70
*** Holmes* W, 69-68
*** Phillips County W, 88-83
*** Southern Baptist L, 64-81
*** East Central* W, 109-82
*** East Mississippi* W, 92-64
*** Mississippi Delta* L, 76-86
*** Phillips County L, 75-91
*** Ole Miss JV L, 75-99
*** Itawamba* L, 54-60
*** Northeast* L, 80-81
*** Christian Brothers W, 58-55
*** Mississippi Delta* W, 107-81
*** East Central* W, 73-71
*** East Mississippi* W, 80-76
*** Itawamba* L, 72-81
*** Holmes* W, 67-46
*** East Mississippi ^ W, 80-72
*** Mississippi Delta ^ L, 67-72
*denotes North Division match ^ North Half Tournament
1971-72
25-5 / 11-0
MACJC North Division/Conference Champions
*** Itawamba* W, 72-60
*** Holmes* W, 58-39
*** Mississippi Delta* W, 109-83
*** Phillips County W, 116-114 (2OT)
*** East Mississippi* W, 102-82
*** East Central W, 92-63
*** Northeast* W, 83-71
*** Dyersburg State W, 108-88
*** Ole Miss JV L, 65-77
*** Jackson State (Tenn.) W, 100-86
*** Arkansas State JV W, 86-77
*** Itawamba* W, 69-56
*** Holmes* W, 60-45
*** Mississippi Delta* W, 95-74
*** Phillips County W, 113-90
*** East Mississippi * W, 2-0 (forfeit)
*** East Central* W, 120-74
*** Northeast* W, 84-72
*** Dyersburg State L, 73-74
*** Ole Miss JV W, 83-69
*** Jackson State (Tenn.) L, 77-119 *** Arkansas State JV L, 80-81
*** Holmes ^ W, 84-66
*** Itawamba ^ W, 69-56
*** Hinds # W, 84-78
*** Copiah-Lincoln # W, 103-82
Mississippi Delta % W, 113-79
Utica % W, 94-89
Coahoma % W, (forfeit) *** Martin College (Tenn.) % L, 71-84
*denotes North Division match
^ North Division Tournament # MACJC Tournament % Region Tournament
1972-73
18-7 / 12-0
NOEL AKINS
Three seasons • 1972-75 50-22 overall (30-6 MACJC)
MACJC North Division Champions N21 Itawamba* W, 74-73
Northeast* W, 78-64 ** Phillips County L, 86-94 ** @ Holmes* W, 69-64 ** East Central* W, 82-80 ** East Mississippi* W, 111-90
** @ Mississippi State JV L, 86-109
J11 @ Shelby State L, 80-113
** @ East Central* W, 93-70
** Mississippi Delta* W, 117-74
** @ East Mississippi* result not found
** @ Northeast* W, 75-71
J30 Christian Brothers JV W, 86-85
** Phillips County W, 88-84
** Holmes* W, 75-60
YEAR-BY-YEAR HISTORY
** @ Itawamba* W, 70-59
** @ Mississippi Delta* W, 58-39
** Copiah-Lincoln L, 83-92
** Copiah-Lincoln ^ L, 72-84
** Northeast ^ W, 66-58
** Hinds ^ W, 84-81
F27 Martin College (Tenn.) # L, 99-104
*denotes North Division match
^ MACJC Tournament
# Region Tournament
1973-74
12-9 / 7-5
N13 Mary Holmes W, 106-81
N20 Shelby State L, 85-86
N27 Coahoma* W, 114-82
N29 @ Phillips County L, 74-94
D1 Ole Miss JV W, 112-67
D3 @ Holmes* W, 83-69
D7 East Central L, 74-77
D8 East Mississippi* W, 109-88
D11 Itawamba* W, 62-59
D14 Northeast* W, 77-64
J15 Holmes* L, 73-78
J17 @ Mississippi Delta* L, 76-87
J21 @ Northeast* L, 92-96
J24 @ Coahoma* W, 99-81
J26 Phillips County W, 99-79
J31 @ East Central W, 96-73
F1 @ East Mississippi* W, 94-85
F5 @ Itawamba* L, 72-77 (2OT)
F7 Mississippi Delta* L, 79-82
*** # Itawamba ^ W, 77-72
*** # Northeast ^ L, 81-91
*denotes North Division match
^ North Division Tournament
1974-75 20-6 / 11-1
N18
DON EDWARDS
J23
^
In his swan song season as the Rangers’ head coach, NOEL AKINS led the 1974-75 squad to a 20-win season and the Region VII Tournament. Akins concluded his career with 50 victories and the
YEAR-BY-YEAR HISTORY
1975-76
15-6 / 8-4
KENNETH “CAT” ROBBINS
N17 Mississippi County
N24 @ Shelby State
N25 @ Itawamba*
D1 @ Dyersburg State
D4 @ Coahoma*
D8 Phillips County
D11 East Central
D12 East Mississippi*
J8 @ Mississippi Delta*
J19 Northeast*
J22 @ Holmes*
J26 Holmes*
J29 @ East Central
J30 @ East Mississippi*
F2 @ Northeast*
F5 @ Mississippi County
101-56
70-71
56-65
77-73
90-82
94-98
91-62
61-59
73-71
83-66
93-76
77-56
73-88
74-71
72-64
78-80
83-76
67-66
In just his second season in the head coaching role, Northwest Sports Hall of Famer KENNETH “CAT” ROBBINS guided the 1976-77 Rangers to 21
YEAR-BY-YEAR HISTORY
*** Phillips County L, 76-91
*** Coahoma* L, 58-60
*** @ Delta State L, 69-80
*** @ Shelby State L, 38-39
*** @ Dyersburg State W, 66-52
*** Shelby State L, 77-86
*** @ Itawamba* W, 66-63
*** East Mississippi* W, 93-75
*** @ Holmes* L, 78-79
*** @ Northeast* L, 45-57
*** @ Coahoma* W, 47-38
*** @ Delta State W, 67-61
*** Itawamba* W, 66-61
*** @ East Mississippi* L, 59-65
*** Holmes* L, 15-17
*** @ Meridian* W, 68-65
*** Holmes ^ W, 67-57
*** East Mississippi ^ W, 68-56
*** Northeast ^ L, 45-55
*denotes North Division match ^ MACJC Tournament
1978-79
21-8 / 9-3
*** @ Shelby State L, 45-49
*** Phillips County W, 82-71
*** @ Hinds L, 57-79
*** @ Meridian W, 72-58
*** Northeast* W, 57-50
*** @ Bailey Tech W, 89-69
*** @ Coahoma* W, 84-62
*** Mississippi Delta* W, 67-53
*** @ Arkansas State W, 69-63
*** Southern Baptist W, 67-54
*** Shelby State L, 44-48
*** Itawamba* W, 74-69
*** @ East Mississippi* W, 84-60
*** @ Phillips County W, 78-65
*** Holmes* L, 55-57
*** Meridian W, 76-55
*** Bailey Tech W, 96-67
*** @ Northeast* L, 56-61
*** Coahoma* W, 71-48
*** @ Mississippi Delta* L, 57-59
*** Arkansas State W, 73-59
*** @ Itawamba* W, 78-55
*** East Mississippi* W, 69-55
*** @ Holmes* W, 56-50
*** Coahoma ^ W, 71-65
*** Mississippi Delta ^ W, 56-51
*** Itawamba ^ L, 55-58
*** Hinds # W, 70-56
*** Hinds # L, 47-50
*denotes North Division match ^ North Division Tournament # MACJC Tournament
1979-80
33-1 / 12-0
NJCAA Sweet 16 Appearance MACJC Champions/Region Champions
*Game-by-game results from the 1979-80 season were not recorded or kept on file.
1980-81
22-6 / 12-0
*Game-by-game results from the 1980-81 season were not recorded or kept on file.
1981-82 16-11 / 10-2
N9 Mary Holmes W, 74-59
N12 @ Hinds L, 66-70
N16 @ Mary Holmes L, 47-61
D1 @ Meridian W, 60-56
D3 Northeast* L, 57-60
D4 Shelby State L, 67-96
D7 Coahoma* W, 90-72
D10 @ Mississippi Delta* L, 53-57
D11 @ Paducah L, 51-52
D17 Jackson State (Tenn.) L, 53-55
J7 @ Shelby State L, 59-63
J11 Itawamba* W, 54-52
J14 @ East Mississippi* W, 55-53
J18 @ Holmes* W, 58-55
J21 Meridian W, 56-52
J25 @ Northeast*
YEAR-BY-YEAR HISTORY
W, 67-45
J28 @ Coahoma* W, 59-56
F1 Mississippi Delta* W, 70-55
F4 @ Itawamba* W, 66-62
F8 East Mississippi* W, 55-53
F11 Holmes* W, 54-59
M1 St. Catherine College ^ L, 79-80
*denotes North Division match
***MACJC Tournament results were not recorded ^ Region Tournament
1982-83
20-4 / 12-0
North Division/MACJC Champions
N11 @ Hinds
L, 83-85
N15 @ Cumberland W, 84-70
N17 @ Phillips County W, 88-83
N18 Moberly W, 76-66
N22 Paducah W, 72-64
N23 @ Mississippi County L, 49-53
N30 @ Meridian W, 95-66
D2 Northeast* W, 72-64
D4 Cumberland L, 88-92
D6 Coahoma* W, 97-84
D9 Mississippi Delta* W, 75-62
D16 Phillips County W, 60-55
J10 @ Itawamba* W, 106-77
J13 @ East Mississippi* W, 73-71
J17 @ Holmes* W, 68-60
J20 Meridian W, 80-55
J24 @ Northeast* W, 50-49
J27 @ Coahoma* W, 103-65
J31 @ Mississippi Delta* W, 80-65
F3 Itawamba* W, 99-65
F7 East Mississippi* W, 77-66
F10 Holmes* W, 73-65
** Gulf Coast ^ W, 72-71
** Copiah-Lincoln ^ L, 60-70
*denotes North Division match
***MACJC Tournament results were not recorded
^ Region XXIII Tournament
1983-84
23-4 / 12-0
North Division Champions
N11 Clarke College L, 76-78
N15 @ Southern Baptist W, 79-77
N17 @ Hinds W, 75-64
N21
N29 Meridian W, 77-66
D1 @ Northeast* W, 78-64
D5 @ Coahoma* W, 120-94
D8 @ Mississippi Delta* W, 95-75
D14 Phillips County W, 85-78
J14 @ Phillips County W, 91-73
J16 Itawamba* W, 95-75
J23 East Mississippi* W, 87-62
J26 Holmes* W, 85-71
J30 Northeast* W, 86-63
F2 Coahoma * W,92-83
F6 Mississippi Delta* W, 90-64
F9 @ Itawamba* W, 86-73
F13 @ East Mississippi* W, 76-73
F16 @ Holmes* W, 105-87
*** Delgado # L (no score recorded)
*denotes North Division match
***MACJC Tournament results were not recorded ^ Region XXIII Tournament
Although game-by-game results were not recorded on permanent file for the 1979-80 season, Robbins posted his best season as a head coach, guiding Northwest to a stellar 33-1 record and the program’s first NJCAA National Tournament appearance.
1984-85
YEAR-BY-YEAR HISTORY
19-5 / 11-4 1985-86 13-11 / 5-7
MACJC Champions
1986-87 14-10 / 6-6
North Division Champions/MACJC Runners-Up
*Game-by-game results from the 1986-87 season were not recorded or kept on file.
The 1986-87 Northwest squad fell short of a conference title, but the Rangers did collect the North Division title in what would be the last championship under Robbins’ tenure.
Robbins’ 1984-85 squad ended the regular season on a seven-game winning streak, earning the MACJC championship. Pictured here are Robbins (center) with assistant coaches Don Edwards (left) and Gaylon Baird (right).
1987-88
7-11 / 6-6
YEAR-BY-YEAR HISTORY
N5 Shelby State L, 78-100
N9 Southern Baptist L, 70-78
N11 @ Shelby State L, 82-95
N12 Hinds W, 102-74
N16 @ Southwest Mississippi L, 63-90
N19 @ Copiah-Lincoln L, 67-79
N30 @ Coahoma* W, 96-78
D3 Mississippi Delta* W, 94-90
D7 @ Northeast* L, 68-94
J14 East Mississippi* L, 69-86
J18 Holmes* L, 71-76
J25 Northeast* L, 60-69
J28 Coahoma* W, 70-68
F1 Mississippi Delta* W, 83-71
F4 Itawamba* W, 83-71
F8 @ East Mississippi* W, 76-69
F9 @ Itawamba* L, 73-75
** East Mississippi ^ L, 78-89
*denotes North Division match ^ North Division Tournament
1988-89
3-16 / 2-10
N10 @ Shelby State L, 88-121
N17 Southwest Mississippi L, 81-84
N21 Dyersburg State L, 104-112
N22 Shelby State L, 92-107
N28 @ Dyersburg State L, 71-73
N29 @ Mississippi Delta* L, 81- 91
D1 Holmes* L, 69-92
D5 @ Itawamba* W, 81-63
D8 Northeast* L, 84-101
J10 @ East Mississippi* L, 79-85
J12 Coahoma* W, 87-77
J16 Rhodes College JV W, 90-55
J19 Mississippi Delta* L, 78-88
J23 @ Holmes* L, 70-75
J26 Itawamba* L, 73-93
J30 @ Northeast* L, 75-78
F2 East Mississippi* L, 77-79
F7 @ Coahoma* L, 71-88
F14 Mississippi Delta ^ L, 86-92
*denotes North Division match; ^ North Division Tournament
1989-90 10-10 / 7-5
N6 @ Dyersburg State W, 95-81
N7 @ Shelby State L, 94-113 N15
D4 Itawamba* W, 72-67
D7 @ Northeast* L, 83-98
J9 East Mississippi* L, 81-93 (ot)
J11
J15
J18
1990-91 13-12 / 4-8
N5
J15
J21
J24
J28
YEAR-BY-YEAR HISTORY
F4 @ Mississippi Delta* L, 90-94
F7 Holmes* L, 87-96
F11 Itawamba* W, 87-82
F14 Northeast* L, 107-121
*denotes North Division match
^ Garland County CC Tournament (Hot Springs, Ark.)
^ North Division Tournament # Region 23 Tournament
D4
! Region 23 Tournament; & NJCAA Tournament North Division/MACJC Champions Region 23 Champions/NJCAA Tournament Appearance (finished #6 nationally)
1996-97
28-4 / 12-0
North Division/MACJC Champions
YEAR-BY-YEAR HISTORY
1997-98
29-7 / 10-2
North Division/MACJC Champions NJCAA Tournament Appearance
N1 @ Southwest Missouri State W, 92-74
N2 State Fair ^ W, 86-79
N5 Walker W, 82-69
N11 @ Copiah-Lincoln L, 75-79
N14 @ Shelby State W, 98-91
N16 Shorter College W, 100-84
N18 @ Hinds W, 87-64
N21 Copiah-Lincoln L, 45-54
N25 Bishop State # W, 91-74
N26 @ Mississippi Gulf Coast W, 93-76
D3 @ Holmes* W, 98-67
D5 Northeast* W, 105-95
D7 @ Walker W, 106-84
J7 Mississippi Delta* W, 106-36
J9 @ East Mississippi* W, 91-62
J13 Itawamba* W, 83-60
J16 Shelby State W, 83-76
J21 @ Coahoma* W, 88-75
J27 @ Northeast* W, 99-85
J30 @ Mississippi Delta* W, 104-66
F3 East Mississippi* W, 74-38
F6 @ Itawamba* W, 99-63
F10 @ Shorter College L, 72-83
F13 Coahoma* W, 100-79
F19 Itawamba % W, 97-71
F20 Coahoma % W, 70-50
F24 Copiah-Lincoln & W, 78-57
F25 Pearl River & W, 116-113 (2OT)
M3 Hinds ! W, 86-65
M5 Copiah-Lincoln ! W, 70-67
M6 Bossier Parish ! L, 61-80
*denotes North Division match
^ Game played at Southwest Missouri State (Springfield, Mo.)
# Game played at Mississippi Gulf Coast CC (Perkinston, Miss.)
% North Division Tournament
& MACJC Tournament ! Region XXIII Tournament
N4 @ Aquinas W, 113-91
N10 Pearl River W, 126-87
N11 @ Mississippi Gulf Coast W, 84-80
N13 Shelby State W, 94-90
N15 @ Shorter College W, 85-83
N17 Hinds W, 84-69
N20 Southeast Illinois ^ W, 91-86
N21 Labette ^ W, 91-62
N22 @ SMSU-West Plains L, 98-111
D2 Holmes* W, 98-52
D4 @ Northeast* L, 83-88
D8 Copiah-Lincoln W, 62-56
J6 @ Mississippi Delta* W, 98-86
J10
J12 @ Itawamba* W, 138-66
J15 at Shelby State L, 88-92
J20 Coahoma*
YEAR-BY-YEAR HISTORY
DON “BUBBA” SKELTON
MARC DUKES took over the head coaching reins in 1993 and it didn’t take long for him to turn the Northwest men’s basketball program into a national powerhouse. Dukes spent five seasons leading the Rangers and left with only 11 conference losses during that span.
J5
Dukes’ third season saw the 1995-96 Rangers win 30 games, claiming the North Division, MACJC and Region XXIII championships en route to a final finish of No. 6 in the nation. The team’s 30 wins were also the most since the 1979-80 season (33).
J21
J25
J28
F1
F2
F4
F8
F10
F22
Dukes’ final season at Northwest ended with a pair of losses in the NJCAA Tournament, but not before the Rangers claimed another pair of North Division and MACJC titles, while earning 29 victories.
*denotes North Division match ^ Game played at SMSU-West Plains (West Plains, Mo.)
# Game played at Mississippi Gulf Coast CC (Perkinston, Miss.)
% North Division Tournament & MACJC Tournament !
North Division Champions
1999-2000
22-8 / 9-3
YEAR-BY-YEAR HISTORY
2000-01
27-7 / 10-2
MACJC/North
N1 Dyersburg State W, 109-68
N8 Northwest Shoals W, 87-79
N9 Shelton State W, 99-65
N11 @ Hinds W, 93-71
N15 @ Crowley’s Ridge W, 92-76
N17 Shelby State L, 81-87
N22 Pearl River ^ W, 97-87
N23 @ Mississippi Gulf Coast L, 72-74
N30 @ Coahoma* W, 116-87
D2 Itawamba* L, 82-93
D7 @ Northwest Shoals W, 115-89
D9 Mississippi Delta* W, 97-81
J4 @ Dyersburg State W, 103-89
J8 East Mississippi* W, 101-81
J10 Northeast* W, 96-78
J13 @ Holmes* W, 82-61
J18 @ Shelby State W, 92-90
J20 Coahoma* W, 88-83
J24 @ Itawamba* W, 81-66
J31 @ East Mississippi* L, 77-80
F3 @ Northeast* L, 111-112 (OT)
F5 @ Mississippi Delta* W, 87-78
F7 Holmes* W, 91-73
F10 Bevill State W, 109-75
F14 Coahoma # W, 101-80
F16 Holmes # W, 90-67
F17 Northeast # L, 81-98
F21 Copiah-Lincoln % W, 80-79
F22 Northeast % L, 92-109
F29 Mississippi Gulf Coast & L, 75-76
*denotes North Division match
^ Game played at Mississippi Gulf Coast CC (Perkinston, Miss.)
# North Division Tournament
% MACJC Tournament & Region XXIII Tournament
N6 @ Mississippi Gulf Coast W, 104-72
N8 Pearl River W, 112-96
N13 Copiah-Lincoln L, 76-89
N15 Northwest Shoals W, 108-67
N17 Hinds W, 91-81
N20 @ Southwest Mississippi L, 83-84
N28 East Central W, 91-69
N30 @ Coahoma* W, 101-68
D4 Holmes* W, 86-83
D7 @ Northwest Shoals W, 109-100
J4 @ Jones County L, 67-68
J8 Southwest Mississippi W, 91-78
J11 Mississippi Delta* W, 115-83
J16 @ Itawamba* L, 91-97
J18 Northeast* W,
F26
F27
SEASON OUTLOOK RANGERS! LET’S GO
2001-02
18-9 / 8-4
YEAR-BY-YEAR HISTORY
2002-03 22-11 / 7-5
Region 23 Champions/NJCAA Tournament Appearance
N8 @ Mary Holmes W, 99-75
N12 @ Hinds L, 85-94
N15 Southwest Mississippi L, 68-71
N19 Lawson State W, 111-86
N20 Copiah-Lincoln W, 104-78
N27 @ Lawson State W, 89-75
N29 Coahoma* W, 111-74
D3 @ Holmes* L, 74-76
D6 @ East Central W, 92-84
J10 Jones County W, 86-78
J14 @ Southwest Mississippi L, 97-106 (OT)
J17 @ Mississippi Delta* W, 92-77
J22 Itawamba* L, 76-96
J24 @ Northeast* L, 86-94
J28 East Mississippi* W, 80-60
J31 @ Coahoma* W, 93-80
F4 Holmes* W, 68-64
F7 Mary Holmes W, 102-64
F11 Mississippi Delta* W, 110-75
F14 @ Itawamba* L, 78-84
F18 Northeast* W, 96-78
F21 East Mississippi W, 92-84
F25 Mississippi Gulf Coast ^ W, 96-85
F27 Hinds ^ W, 88-68
F28 Holmes ^ L, 89-96
M5 Mississippi Gulf Coast # W, 75-73
M6 Bossier Parish # L, 91-117
*denotes North Division match
^ MACJC Tournament
# Region XXIII Tournament
N5 @ Southwest Tennessee L, 99-109
N7 Lawson State W, 91-78
N11 Hinds W, 108-85
N14 Southwest Mississippi W, 96-83
N19 @ Lawson State W, 97-94 (OT)
N21 Mississippi Gulf Coast W, 90-71
N25 Mary Holmes W, 95-80
N26 Copiah-Lincoln W, 83-62
D3 Southwest Tennessee L, 81-84
D5 @ Itawamba* L, 69-72
J9 @ Southwest Mississippi W, 93-66
J10 @ Mississippi Gulf Coast W, 63-53
J13 Northeast* W, 91-85
J16 @ Holmes* L, 70-92 J21
F3
Filling the shoes left behind by Marc Dukes was no easy task, but DON “BUBBA” SKELTON made it seem that way. During his first stint as the Rangers’ head coach, he led Northwest to five NJCAA Tournament appearances, including four straight.
^ Game played at Mississippi Gulf Coast CC (Perkinston, Miss.)
# MACJC Tournament
% Region XXIII Tournament & NJCAA Tournament
N9 @ Southwest Tennessee L,
*denotes
2005-06
29-4 / 12-0
YEAR-BY-YEAR HISTORY
North Division/Region 23 Champions
N2 Copiah-Lincoln
W, 92-59
N10 @ Hinds W, 91-53
N14 Mississippi Gulf Coast W, 97-90
N15 Southwest Mississippi W, 76-35
N17 Hinds W, 77-66
N21 @ Mississippi Gulf Coast
W, 95-76
N22 Pearl River ^ W, 100-90
N29 Shorter College
D1 @ Southwest Mississippi
W, 114-70
W, 80-64
D5 @ Copiah-Lincoln W, 74-69
J5 Kirkwood
W, 69-60
J6 Chipola College L, 78-97
J7 North Lake College
W, 72-71
J12 @ Itawamba* W, 79-68
J17 Holmes* W, 98-85
J19 @ Coahoma* W, 95-61
J23 East Mississippi* W, 104-61
J26 Northeast*
J30 @ Mississippi Delta*
F6 Itawamba*
F9 @ Holmes*
F13 Coahoma*
W, 99-61
W, 97-70
W, 93-85
W, 88-72
W, 85-71
F16 @ East Mississippi* W, 94-61
F20 @ Northeast* W, 87-62
F23 Mississippi Delta* W, 85-63
F27 East Central #
W, 97-85 (OT)
M1 Itawamba # W, 70-68
M2 Holmes # L, 80-99
M7 East Central % W, 88-84
M8 Copiah-Lincoln % W, 68-66
M9 Pearl River % W, 77-73
M21 Iowa Western & L, 76-84
M23 Coffeyville & L, 64-77
*denotes North Division match
^ Game played at Mississippi Gulf Coast CC (Perkinston, Miss.)
# MACJC Tournament
% Region XXIII Tournament & NJCAA Tournament
a
Skelton’s final season of his first stint saw Northwest earn a 29-4 overall record and finish as North Division and Region XXIII champions, while also earning one final NJCAA Tournament bid. Here, the Rangers are seen celebrating the region tournament title.
The 2003-04 Northwest team still holds the program’s highest finish, earning the No. 4 spot in the final NJCAA polls. The Rangers went 30-4 and started a streak of four straight appearances in the NJCAA Tournament.
The 2004-05 Northwest team provided Skelton with
final finish of No. 7 in the nation and provided Skelton with his final 30-win season.
YEAR-BY-YEAR HISTORY
JEFF CALDWELL
2006-07
15-6 / 8-4
Three seasons • 2006-09 37-41 overall (15-21 MACJC)
Prior to the start of the 2012 season, DON “BUBBA” SKELTON returned to Northwest for a second stint as the Rangers’ head coach. In his first season back, Skelton led the Rangers to the Region XXIII Tournament for the first time since the 2006-07 season.
(ot) F28 @ #8 Jones County # L, 80-107 *denotes North Division match ^ Tri-States Classic (Senatobia, Miss.) # MACJC Tournament (Ellisville, Miss.)
With an 86-68 victory against Mississippi Delta on January 14, 2016, Skelton (second from right) became the Rangers’ all-time winningest coach, earning his 252nd career victory and surpassing Northwest Sports Hall of Famer Kenneth “Cat”
Robbins.
2017-18
22-4 / 11-1
YEAR-BY-YEAR HISTORY
SHANE
N2 Faith Prep W, 106-73
N9 @ Tennessee Prep W, 94-62
N13 @ Arkansas State Mid-South W, 75-72
N16 Faith Prep ^ W, 99-72
N17 Lawson State ^ W, 93-78
N28 @ Missouri State-West Plains L, 86-94
N30 Tennessee Prep W, 80-57
D1 @ Rhodes College JV W, 107-57
D4 East Mississippi* W, 78-67
J9 Arkansas Baptist W, 123-88
J11 #24 Northeast* W, 89-82 (2OT)
J18 Mississippi Delta* W, 101-85
J20 #20 Holmes* L, 60-84
J22 @ Coahoma* W, 99-75
J25 Arkansas State Mid-South W, 98-86
J29 Itawamba* W, 74-67
F1 @ East Mississippi* W, 81-79
F5 Northeast* W, 93-85
F8 @ #25 Holmes* W, 69-64
F12 @ Mississippi Delta* W, 75-71
F15 Coahoma* W, 96-86
F22 @ Itawamba* W, 83-70
F26 Southwest Mississippi # W, 85-69
F28 Northeast # W, 83-80
M1 Pearl River # L, 77-83
M6 Southwest Mississippi % L, 68-70
*denotes North Division match
^ Tri-States Classic (Senatobia, Miss.)
# MACJC Tournament (Senatobia, Miss.)
% Region XXIII Tournament (Clinton, Miss.)
***Finished No. 12 in final NJCAA Division I rankings
*denotes North Division match ^ NWCC Tournament (Senatobia, Miss.)
2019-20
16-10 / 7-5
YEAR-BY-YEAR HISTORY
2020-21
8-8 / 7-7
N4 Faith Prep W, 95-48
N8 @ SAU Tech W, 85-75
N11 @ Arkansas State Mid-South L, 71-80
N14 Southwest Mississippi W, 88-78
N18 Arkansas Baptist W, 74-64
N20 Faith Prep ^ W, 106-72
N21 Tennessee Prep ^ W, 90-56
D2 @ Southwest Mississippi L, 51-71
D4 SAU Tech W, 99-96
D9 @ Itawamba* W, 65-56
J6 Tennessee Prep W, 119-69
J9 Coahoma* L, 67-69
J14 @ #24 Northeast* L, 64-74
J16 East Mississippi* L, 62-68
J21 Mississippi Delta* W, 73-66
J23 @ Holmes* W, 62-56
J27 Arkansas State Mid-South L, 72-77
J30 Itawamba* W, 71-65
F3 @ Coahoma* W, 72-60
F6 Northeast* L, 61-87
F10 @ East Mississippi* W, 71-66
F13 @ Mississippi Delta* L, 76-83
F17 Holmes* W, 81-75
F24 Hinds # L, 55-81
M3 #18 Northeast % W, 81-66
M5 Jones College % L, 69-79
*denotes North Division match
^ NWCC Tournament (Senatobia, Miss.)
# MACJC Tournament (Scooba, Miss.)
% Region XXIII Tournament (Clinton, Miss.)
J21 @ East Mississippi* L, 74-77
J25 Itawamba* W, 66-57
J28 @ Northeast* L, 54-64
F1 Coahoma* W, 69-67
F4 @ Holmes* L, 59-82
F8 Mississippi Delta* W, 83-55
F22 @ Itawamba* L, 65-70
F25 Northeast* L, 70-83
M1 @ Coahoma* W, 71-50
M4 Holmes* L, 84-90 (2OT)
M8 @ Mississippi Delta* W, 68-65
M10 East Mississippi* L, 55-66
M18 Coahoma* W, 83-68
M22 @ Itawamba* W, 61-58
A1 @ Jones College ^ W, 72-70
A6 @ #11 Pearl River ^ L, 56-68
*denotes North Division match ^ Region XXIII Tournament
Northwest assistant basketball coach
assumed the head coaching position prior to the 2018-19 season, guiding the Rangers to three appearances in the NJCAA Region 23 Tournament.
Longtime
SHANE OAKLEY
2021-22
18-8 / 9-5
YEAR-BY-YEAR HISTORY
2022-23
5-18 / 3-11
N1 @ Coahoma W, 84-60
N4 @ East Mississippi W, 70-65
N8 SAU Tech W, 85-72
N11 Faith Prep W, 109-62
N15 @ Meridian L, 73-78
N18 Mississippi Delta W, 80-57
N29 Arkansas State Mid-South W, 80-77
D2 East Mississippi* L, 64-70
D6 @ Holmes* W, 79-66
D9 @ SAU Tech W, 79-74
J6 #10 Jones College* W, 87-83
J10 @ Mississippi Delta* W, 88-69
J13 #24 Northeast* L, 68-79
J18 @ Pearl River* L, 55-74
J20 Coahoma* W, 73-66
J24 @ East Central* W, 69-55
J27 Hinds* L, 65-74
J31 @ Itawamba* W, 52-49
F7 @ Mississippi Gulf Coast* L, 87-99
F12 Meridian* W, 55-48
F14 Southwest Mississippi* W, 85-78
F15 @ Arkansas State Mid-South W, 81-62
F17 @ Copiah-Lincoln* W, 99-92 (2OT)
F22 vs. East Mississippi ^ L, 55-69
F28 Southwest Mississippi # W, 82-67
M1 @ #16 Pearl River # L, 44-63
*denotes MACCC contest
^ MACCC Tournament (Poplarville, Miss.)
# NJCAA Region XXIII Tournament
N1 Piney Woods Post Grad W,
D1 @ SAU Tech L, 59-73
J5 @ East Mississippi* L, 75-93
J9 Holmes* W, 75-69
J12 @ Jones College* L, 64-82
J26
J30
F2 @ Hinds* L, 68-72
F6 #23 Itawamba* L, 66-70
F13 Mississippi Gulf Coast* L, 65-84
F18 vs. Meridian* # L, 70-83
F21 @ Southwest Mississippi* L, 93-103
F23 Copiah-Lincoln* L, 80-82
*denotes MACCC contest
^ ASU Mid-South Greyhound Classic (West Memphis, Ark.)
# Game played in Goodman, Miss.
2023-24
8-18 / 4-10
YEAR-BY-YEAR HISTORY
2024-25
6-19 / 1-13
N3 vs. National Park College ^ L, 88-92
N4 @ Arkansas State Mid-South ^ L, 61-72
N6 Dyersburg State W, 95-83
N9 Arkansas State Mid-South L, 61-75
N13 Holmes L, 68-93
N16 @ Coahoma L, 73-84
N27 @ East Mississippi L, 50-74
N30 Mississippi Delta W, 72-56
D8 vs. Motlow State # W, 77-63
D9 vs. State Fair # L, 78-88
J6 @ Dyersburg State W, 78-68
J11 Copiah-Lincoln L, 60-87
J22 @ Copiah-Lincoln* L, 70-103
J25 East Mississippi* L, 58-98
J29 @ Holmes* L, 64-79
F1 Jones College* L, 67-102
F3 Southwest Mississippi* W, 74-70
F5 @ Mississippi Delta* W, 85-69
F8 Northeast* L, 76-77
F12 @ Pearl River* W, 64-57
F15 Coahoma* W, 66-59
F20 @ East Central* L, 70-78
F22 Hinds* L, 51-56
F26 @ Itawamba* L, 85-93
F29 Meridian* L, 58-74
M4 @ Mississippi Gulf Coast* L, 77-93
*denotes MACCC contest
^ ASU Mid-South Greyhound Classic (West Memphis, Ark.)
# Harvey Childers Classic (Booneville, Miss.)
N1 vs. #16 National Park College ^ L, 107-108 (2OT)
N2 @ Arkansas State Mid-South ^ W, 77-57
N7 @ Holmes L, 74-86
N14 Coahoma L, 63-66
D5
D14
J23
J27
J30
F3
F6 @ Coahoma* L, 45-62 + F10
L, 0-2 (forfeit)
F13 @ Hinds* L, 0-2 (forfeit)
F17 Itawamba* L, 74-95
F20 @ Meridian* L, 60-79
F24 Mississippi Gulf Coast* L, 72-90
M3 @ Southwest Mississippi* L, 71-89
*denotes MACCC contest
^ ASU Mid-South Greyhound Classic (West Memphis, Ark.)
# Harvey Childers Classic (Booneville, Miss.) + Game was suspended in the second half
ATHLETIC STAFF
CALEB BURGGRAAF
SUPPORT STAFF
DIRECTOR OF SPORTS INFORMATION
Caleb Burggraaf was named the Director of Sports Information at Northwest in September 2025.
Burggraaf may be new to the Rangers but not to the NJCAA, as he spent the previous three years as the Sports Information Manager at Laramie County Community College in Cheyenne, Wyo.
While at LCCC, Burggraaf covered all eight sports for the Golden Eagles, including volleyball, men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s rodeo, and e-sports.
Prior to his stint at LCCC, his path took him through seven different states, covering athletics from the high school, NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, club and professional levels. Burggraaf holds 15 years of experience in both broadcast and print media.
A graduate of Colorado Mesa University (then Mesa State College) in 2011, Burggraaf graduated with a bachelor’s degree in mass communication with a focus in sports broadcasting. While his passion has been radio, his experience has allowed him to venture into print media and TV broadcasting, including being the lead voice for the NJCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championships on ESPN+ in 2024 and 2025, as well as a member of the broadcast teams for the NJCAA Division I World Series from 2019-24 and the NAIA World Series in 2025.
His ties to junior college athletics began after being the voice of the Western Nebraska Community College Cougars in the 2011-12 season. Prior to that, Caleb worked with the Iowa Cubs in their front office directly after graduating from CMU.
BRIAN OAKLEY
SPORTS MEDIA SPECIALIST
Brian Oakley enters his seventh year in the Northwest Sports Information department and was elevated to the full-time role of sports media specialist on July 1, 2022.
Oakley formally joined the Northwest staff as a part-time sports information specialist in August 2019, but has had a hand in various gameday duties well before then. Since 2015, Oakley has assisted in gameday production, primarily operating the videoboard at Bobby Franklin Field and handling public address announcing at Northwest men’s and women’s basketball games.
Oakley received his Bachelor of Arts from Vanderbilt University in 1998, with focuses on political science and communication studies. While at Vanderbilt, he served as a cadet in the ROTC program and as a marketing and promotions intern in the Commodores’ athletic department, where he was responsible for gameday promotional operations, scheduling of student-athletes for campus tours, off-campus promotion of athletic contests, design of various promotional materials and retail sales of university-related apparel.
At Vanderbilt, Oakley was selected to revamp a struggling KidsZone program and helped increase kids club membership from 10-15 to over 250 per home football game.
Oakley is a native of Senatobia and is the older brother of Ranger assistant football coach Scott Oakley and former Northwest head men’s basketball coach Shane Oakley.
MARY GRACE BLACK
SPORTS INFORMATION SPECIALIST
Mary Grace Black enters her first year in Northwest’s Sports Information Department serving as a Sports Information Specialist, effective November 1, 2025.
Black received her Bachelor of Arts from Mississippi State University in May 2025 with a degree in communication with a concentration in public relations. While at MSU, Black worked as an intern with the athletic communications department where she operated scoreboards, aided with the facilitation of press conferences, kept live statistics and fulfilled general office duties.
Black is a native of Amory.
ED CARROLL
SUPPORT STAFF
ATHLETIC GAME OPERATIONS COORDINATOR
Ed Carroll enters his 19th year at Northwest, and second year as the Athletic Game Operations Coordinator and “Voice of the Rangers”. Carroll previously served Northwest as the Director of Residence Life & Housing, assistant director, assistant football coach and recruiting coordinator.
Carroll came to Northwest and back to coaching in August of 2007 as an assistant football coach and recruiting coordinator ,after spending seven years in public relations and marketing with the American Express Company. The Rangers earned a trip to the MACJC Playoffs that year, but fell to Mississippi Gulf Coast in the first round. After one year, and a head coaching change, Carroll moved into administration as the Assistant Director of Campus Life and Housing, responsible for the adjudication of student conduct on all campuses.
In 2020, Carroll added the role of director to his responsibilities and all daily operations of housing and residence life for ten residence halls and 1,237 resident students on the Senatobia campus. During his tenure, Northwest opened up a 10th residence hall in 2021, the ultramodern Calhoun Hall.
In his role as Athletic Game Operations Coordinator, Carroll is also the college’s official public address announcer for Northwest’s intercollegiate athletic programs, including football, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s soccer, baseball, softball and volleyball. In addition, Carroll supports the athletic director and daily operations in all aspects of providing a positive atmosphere for student-athlete academic success and eligibility.
Carroll spent over a decade in the 80’s and 90’s coaching high school and college football including a stop at Murray State University from 1991-1993, as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for coach Mike Mahoney and the Racers.
Carroll is a graduate of Simpson College (Iowa Conference), where he earned his bachelor’s degree in biology. While at Simpson, he spent four years at cornerback as well as special teams for the Storm, becoming a starter his senior season.
Carroll is a native of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. and received his bachelor’s degree in biology at Simpson College in 1984. He received his bachelor’s in education from Northwestern State in 1996. Carroll also attended the University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences (Iowa) for medical studies from 1984 until 1986.
CHARLESY KENNEDY
ATHLETIC ACADEMIC ADVISOR
In all three years of her tenure as the main athletic academic advisor, Northwest student-athletes have excelled in the classroom. For the 2024-25 academic year, 168 student-athletes received Academic All-MACCC recognition, followed by 116 NJCAA All-Academic selections. Additionally, the Northwest women’s soccer program topped the rest of the NJCAA with a 3.79 team GPA.
Five Northwest teams were named MACCC Academic Teams of the Year, including football, softball, women’s soccer, men’s tennis and women’s golf. Softball sported a remarkable 3.86 team GPA for the academic year, followed by women’s soccer, men’s tennis (3.76) and women’s golf (3.57).
Kennedy’s guidance also helped numerous Northwest student-athletes receive recognition to the President’s List, Vice President’s List and Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. 194 Rangers and Lady Rangers were chosen to AD Honor Roll for the Fall 2024 semester, followed by 163 in the Spring 2025 semester, while 191 were chosen to either the President’s or Vice President’s List for the Fall 2024 semester. That was followed by 178 selections in the spring term.
During the 2023-24 academic year, Kennedy helped Northwest produce 146 student-athletes to the President’s and Vice President’s list for the Fall 2023 semester and 117 to the respective lists for the Spring 2024 semester. Additionally, 175 student-athletes finished with 3.0 GPAs or better in Fall 2023, while 142 achieved the same milestone for the most recent spring semester.
A native of Calhoun City, Kennedy arrived to Northwest from the Water Valley School District, where she previously served as an eighth grade teacher and the school’s head softball coach since 2021. Prior to her stint in Water Valley, Kennedy taught at Calhoun City High School, her alma mater, from 2019-21 and served as an assistant softball coach for the Lady Wildcats.
Prior to Calhoun City, Kennedy was the assistant coach at Vardaman High School in Calhoun County from 2016-19. She also played one season of college softball at Holmes Community College in 2015.
Kennedy is a graduate of Mississippi State University, where she attained a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology in 2018. She later earned her master’s of athletic leadership from Rider University in 2022. harlesy Kennedy enters her
CCharlesy Kennedy enters her third season as the athletic academic advisor for Northwest Mississippi Community College.
JUSTIN WARE
SUPPORT STAFF
DIRECTOR OF SPORTS MEDICINE
Justin Ware, LAT, ATC, is entering his fifth year as the Director of Sports Medicine for Northwest Mississippi Community College.
A native of Greenville, Ware is employed by Athletico Physical Therapy and previously served as the Head Athletic Trainer for Oxford High School and Ole Miss club sports for seven years. At Oxford, Ware provided sports medicine coverage for all athletics in grades 7-12, while handling Ole Miss club soccer, lacrosse, rugby, hockey and basketball.
Ware attended Mississippi Delta Community College and played baseball for the Trojans, before moving on to Delta State University. While at DSU, he served as a student athletic trainer for football, baseball, softball, men’s basketball, women’s basketball and women’s soccer.
After leaving Delta State with a Bachelor of Science in athletic training in 2014, Ware formally joined the Athletico staff and began his aforementioned stint at Oxford High School.
In his spare time, Ware volunteers his time to provide coverage for the Mississippi Special Olympic games. He is a member of the Mississippi Athletic Trainers’ Association and the National Athletic Trainers’ Association, and has held a CPR/AED certification since 2011.
Ware is married to the former Lindsey Dunn of Dyersburg, Tenn. and the couple welcomed their first child in December 2022.
TAYLOR YOUNG
ATHLETIC TRAINER
Taylor Young enters his fifth year as an athletic trainer for Athletico Physical Therapy and Northwest Mississippi Community College.
A native of Greenwood, Young arrived at Athletico and Northwest after spending seven years as an athletic trainer at Mississippi Delta Community College. After serving as an assistant trainer during his first two years in Moorhead, Young was promoted to the head athletic trainer role and remained in that role for five years, serving football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, softball and baseball.
Young graduated from Pillow Academy in 2009 and played baseball at MDCC, where he was also a member of Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society. He was also named Mr. MDCC in 2011.
After departing MDCC with his associate’s degree, Young moved on to Delta State, where he finished with his bachelor’s degree in athletic training in 2014 and later earned his master’s degree in Sport and Human Performance in 2016, with an emphasis in Sports Management.
While working on his undergrad, Young also interned with the University of Memphis, where he covered football and track and field. He is currently a member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association and Mississippi Athletic Trainers’ Association.
