Howard Thomas
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- Height:
- 6'7
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- Weight:
- 260
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- Hometown:
- Brandon, MS
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- Position:
- F
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- Year:
- SO
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- High School:
- Brandon (MS)
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- gp
- 23
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- pts/g
- 10.0
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- fg %
- 55.1
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- 3pt %
- -
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- ft %
- 55.4
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- reb/g
- 9.6
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- a/g
- 0.3
Bio
|   | Overall | Conference |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 23 | 12 |
| Games started | 23 | 12 |
| Minutes | 460 | 320 |
| Minutes per game | 20.0 | 26.7 |
| FG | 76-138 | 45-79 |
| FG Pct | 55.1 | 57.0 |
| 3PT | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 3PT Pct | - | - |
| FT | 77-139 | 38-71 |
| FT Pct | 55.4 | 53.5 |
| Off rebounds | 91 | 46 |
| Def rebounds | 129 | 75 |
| Total rebounds | 220 | 121 |
| Rebounds per game | 9.6 | 10.1 |
| Personal fouls | 50 | 31 |
| Disqualifications | 1 | 1 |
| Assists | 8 | 3 |
| Turnovers | 49 | 27 |
| Assist to turnover ratio | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Steals | 5 | 3 |
| Blocks | 20 | 9 |
| Points | 229 | 128 |
| Points per game | 10.0 | 10.7 |
| Points per 40 min | 19.9 | 16.0 |
| Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 28 | Coahoma Community College | W, 87-53 |
| Feb 1 | at Northwest Mississippi Community College | L, 68-61 |
| Feb 4 | Holmes Community College | W, 75-70 |
| Feb 8 | at Northeast Mississippi Community College | L, 71-61 |
| Feb 11 | at East Mississippi Community College | L, 80-75 |
| Feb 15 | Mississippi Delta Community College | W, 70-67 |
Game Log - Shooting
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | min | fg | pct | 3pt | pct | ft | pct | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2 | Lawson State Community College | W, 67-65 | 1 | 1 | 6-7 | 85.7 | 0-0 | - | 2-4 | 50.0 | 14 |
| Nov 5 | Snead State Community College | W, 69-68 | 1 | 1 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 0-0 | - | 4-7 | 57.1 | 10 |
| Nov 10 | Volunteer State Community College | W, 72-64 | 1 | 19 | 4-8 | 50.0 | 0-0 | - | 3-7 | 42.9 | 11 |
| Nov 12 | at Jones College | L, 86-77 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | - | 8-14 | 57.1 | 8 |
| Nov 14 | at Lawson State Community College | L, 76-61 | 1 | 1 | 0-3 | 0.0 | 0-0 | - | 4-6 | 66.7 | 4 |
| Nov 16 | at Shelton State Community College | L, 70-54 | 1 | 27 | 4-10 | 40.0 | 0-0 | - | 1-4 | 25.0 | 9 |
| Nov 19 | at Meridian Community College | L, 76-69 | 1 | 20 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 4 |
| Nov 30 | Shelton State Community College | W, 67-64 | 1 | 23 | 2-5 | 40.0 | 0-0 | - | 6-8 | 75.0 | 10 |
| Dec 3 | at Coahoma Community College | W, 67-60 | 1 | 20 | 6-9 | 66.7 | 0-0 | - | 2-2 | 100.0 | 14 |
| Dec 8 | Northwest Mississippi Community College | L, 79-67 | 1 | 24 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 0-0 | - | 2-2 | 100.0 | 8 |
| Dec 10 | Meridian Community College | W, 86-77 | 1 | 22 | 4-6 | 66.7 | 0-0 | - | 4-8 | 50.0 | 12 |
| Jan 5 | Jones College | W, 78-71 | 1 | 24 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 0-0 | - | 2-4 | 50.0 | 4 |
| Jan 7 | at Snead State Community College | W, 76-74 | 1 | 1 | 5-8 | 62.5 | 0-0 | - | 5-6 | 83.3 | 15 |
| Jan 11 | at Holmes Community College | W, 56-53 | 1 | 26 | 2-8 | 25.0 | 0-0 | - | 8-13 | 61.5 | 12 |
| Jan 14 | Northeast Mississippi Community College | W, 72-66 | 1 | 26 | 4-6 | 66.7 | 0-0 | - | 3-5 | 60.0 | 11 |
| Jan 19 | East Mississippi Community College | L, 69-57 | 1 | 25 | 6-9 | 66.7 | 0-0 | - | 2-7 | 28.6 | 14 |
| Jan 21 | at Mississippi Delta Community College | L, 53-51 | 1 | 28 | 7-10 | 70.0 | 0-0 | - | 4-5 | 80.0 | 18 |
| Jan 28 | Coahoma Community College | W, 87-53 | 1 | 40 | 5-8 | 62.5 | 0-0 | - | 5-10 | 50.0 | 15 |
| Feb 1 | at Northwest Mississippi Community College | L, 68-61 | 1 | 30 | 3-8 | 37.5 | 0-0 | - | 1-3 | 33.3 | 7 |
| Feb 4 | Holmes Community College | W, 75-70 | 1 | 15 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 0-0 | - | 5-6 | 83.3 | 7 |
| Feb 8 | at Northeast Mississippi Community College | L, 71-61 | 1 | 25 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 0-0 | - | 4-6 | 66.7 | 10 |
| Feb 11 | at East Mississippi Community College | L, 80-75 | 1 | 30 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-0 | - | 1-4 | 25.0 | 3 |
| Feb 15 | Mississippi Delta Community College | W, 70-67 | 1 | 31 | 4-6 | 66.7 | 0-0 | - | 1-8 | 12.5 | 9 |
Game Log - Ball control
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | min | off | def | reb | ast | to | stl | blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2 | Lawson State Community College | W, 67-65 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 5 | Snead State Community College | W, 69-68 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 10 | Volunteer State Community College | W, 72-64 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 12 | at Jones College | L, 86-77 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 14 | at Lawson State Community College | L, 76-61 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | at Shelton State Community College | L, 70-54 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 19 | at Meridian Community College | L, 76-69 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | Shelton State Community College | W, 67-64 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 3 | at Coahoma Community College | W, 67-60 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 8 | Northwest Mississippi Community College | L, 79-67 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 10 | Meridian Community College | W, 86-77 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Jan 5 | Jones College | W, 78-71 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 7 | at Snead State Community College | W, 76-74 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 11 | at Holmes Community College | W, 56-53 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 14 | Northeast Mississippi Community College | W, 72-66 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 19 | East Mississippi Community College | L, 69-57 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 21 | at Mississippi Delta Community College | L, 53-51 | 1 | 28 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 28 | Coahoma Community College | W, 87-53 | 1 | 40 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 1 | at Northwest Mississippi Community College | L, 68-61 | 1 | 30 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 4 | Holmes Community College | W, 75-70 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 8 | at Northeast Mississippi Community College | L, 71-61 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 11 | at East Mississippi Community College | L, 80-75 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 15 | Mississippi Delta Community College | W, 70-67 | 1 | 31 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Game Log - Ball control extended
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | pf | dq | a/to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2 | Lawson State Community College | W, 67-65 | 1 | 3 | - | 0.0 |
| Nov 5 | Snead State Community College | W, 69-68 | 1 | 2 | - | 0.0 |
| Nov 10 | Volunteer State Community College | W, 72-64 | 1 | 2 | - | 0.0 |
| Nov 12 | at Jones College | L, 86-77 | 1 | 0 | - | 1.0 |
| Nov 14 | at Lawson State Community College | L, 76-61 | 1 | 0 | - | - |
| Nov 16 | at Shelton State Community College | L, 70-54 | 1 | 0 | - | 0.2 |
| Nov 19 | at Meridian Community College | L, 76-69 | 1 | 4 | - | 0.0 |
| Nov 30 | Shelton State Community College | W, 67-64 | 1 | 0 | - | - |
| Dec 3 | at Coahoma Community College | W, 67-60 | 1 | 2 | - | 0.0 |
| Dec 8 | Northwest Mississippi Community College | L, 79-67 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Dec 10 | Meridian Community College | W, 86-77 | 1 | 0 | - | 0.0 |
| Jan 5 | Jones College | W, 78-71 | 1 | 4 | - | - |
| Jan 7 | at Snead State Community College | W, 76-74 | 1 | 4 | - | 0.0 |
| Jan 11 | at Holmes Community College | W, 56-53 | 1 | 0 | - | 0.0 |
| Jan 14 | Northeast Mississippi Community College | W, 72-66 | 1 | 5 | - | 0.0 |
| Jan 19 | East Mississippi Community College | L, 69-57 | 1 | 2 | - | 0.2 |
| Jan 21 | at Mississippi Delta Community College | L, 53-51 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jan 28 | Coahoma Community College | W, 87-53 | 1 | 3 | - | 0.0 |
| Feb 1 | at Northwest Mississippi Community College | L, 68-61 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Feb 4 | Holmes Community College | W, 75-70 | 1 | 3 | - | 1.0 |
| Feb 8 | at Northeast Mississippi Community College | L, 71-61 | 1 | 4 | - | 0.0 |
| Feb 11 | at East Mississippi Community College | L, 80-75 | 1 | 3 | - | 0.0 |
| Feb 15 | Mississippi Delta Community College | W, 70-67 | 1 | 2 | - | 1.0 |
| Statistic | gp | min/g | fg/g | 3pt/g | ft/g | ppg |
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| Event | ||||||
| Total | 23 | 20.0 | 3.3-6.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 3.3-6.0 | 10.0 |
| Conference | 12 | 26.7 | 3.8-6.6 | 0.0-0.0 | 3.2-5.9 | 10.7 |
| Exhibition | - | - | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | - |
| Location | ||||||
| Home | 12 | 20.9 | 3.6-5.8 | 0.0-0.0 | 3.2-6.3 | 10.4 |
| Away | 11 | 19.0 | 3.0-6.2 | 0.0-0.0 | 3.5-5.7 | 9.5 |
| Neutral | - | - | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | - |
| Result | ||||||
| Wins | 13 | 19.2 | 3.6-6.2 | 0.0-0.0 | 3.8-6.8 | 11.1 |
| Losses | 10 | 21.1 | 2.9-5.8 | 0.0-0.0 | 2.7-5.1 | 8.5 |
| Month | ||||||
| November | 8 | 11.6 | 2.6-5.1 | 0.0-0.0 | 3.5-6.2 | 8.8 |
| December | 3 | 22.0 | 4.3-7.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 2.7-4.0 | 11.3 |
| January | 7 | 24.3 | 4.3-7.6 | 0.0-0.0 | 4.1-7.1 | 12.7 |
| February | 5 | 26.2 | 2.4-4.6 | 0.0-0.0 | 2.4-5.4 | 7.2 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | min | fg | pct | 3pt | pct | ft | pct | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||||
| Total | 23 | 23 | 460 | 76-138 | 55.1 | 0-0 | - | 77-139 | 55.4 | 229 |
| Conference | 12 | 12 | 320 | 45-79 | 57.0 | 0-0 | - | 38-71 | 53.5 | 128 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0 |
| Location | ||||||||||
| Home | 12 | 12 | 251 | 43-70 | 61.4 | 0-0 | - | 39-76 | 51.3 | 125 |
| Away | 11 | 11 | 209 | 33-68 | 48.5 | 0-0 | - | 38-63 | 60.3 | 104 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0 |
| Result | ||||||||||
| Wins | 13 | 13 | 249 | 47-80 | 58.8 | 0-0 | - | 50-88 | 56.8 | 144 |
| Losses | 10 | 10 | 211 | 29-58 | 50.0 | 0-0 | - | 27-51 | 52.9 | 85 |
| Month | ||||||||||
| November | 8 | 8 | 93 | 21-41 | 51.2 | 0-0 | - | 28-50 | 56.0 | 70 |
| December | 3 | 3 | 66 | 13-21 | 61.9 | 0-0 | - | 8-12 | 66.7 | 34 |
| January | 7 | 7 | 170 | 30-53 | 56.6 | 0-0 | - | 29-50 | 58.0 | 89 |
| February | 5 | 5 | 131 | 12-23 | 52.2 | 0-0 | - | 12-27 | 44.4 | 36 |
| Statistic | gp | min | min/g | fg/40 | 3pt/40 | pct | ft/40 | pts/40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 23 | 460 | 20.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| Conference | 12 | 320 | 26.7 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 12 | 251 | 20.9 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| Away | 11 | 209 | 19.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 13 | 249 | 19.2 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| Losses | 10 | 211 | 21.1 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| Month | ||||||||
| November | 8 | 93 | 11.6 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| December | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| January | 7 | 170 | 24.3 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| February | 5 | 131 | 26.2 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| Statistic | gp | off/g | def/g | reb/g | ast/g | to/g | stl/g | blk/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 23 | 4.0 | 5.6 | 9.6 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
| Conference | 12 | 3.8 | 6.3 | 10.1 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 12 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 9.3 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| Away | 11 | 3.9 | 6.0 | 9.9 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 13 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 9.8 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| Losses | 10 | 3.7 | 5.5 | 9.2 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Month | ||||||||
| November | 8 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 8.4 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| December | 3 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| January | 7 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 9.3 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| February | 5 | 4.0 | 7.6 | 11.6 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | off | def | reb | ast | to | stl | blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||
| Total | 23 | 23 | 91 | 129 | 220 | 8 | 49 | 5 | 20 |
| Conference | 12 | 12 | 46 | 75 | 121 | 3 | 27 | 3 | 9 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||||||
| Home | 12 | 12 | 48 | 63 | 111 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 10 |
| Away | 11 | 11 | 43 | 66 | 109 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 10 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | |||||||||
| Wins | 13 | 13 | 54 | 74 | 128 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 10 |
| Losses | 10 | 10 | 37 | 55 | 92 | 4 | 31 | 1 | 10 |
| Month | |||||||||
| November | 8 | 8 | 27 | 40 | 67 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 7 |
| December | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| January | 7 | 7 | 27 | 38 | 65 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 5 |
| February | 5 | 5 | 20 | 38 | 58 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 5 |
| Statistic | gp | off/40 | def/40 | reb/40 | ast/40 | to/40 | stl/40 | blk/40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 23 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Conference | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Away | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Losses | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Month | ||||||||
| November | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| December | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| January | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| February | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
News mentions
Coach Grant Pate announced sophomore Howard Thomas (Brandon) has signed a national letter of intent to continue his career as a student-athlete with Coach Dave Simmons and the McNesse State University Cowboys next season.
Two of Itawamba Community College men’s basketball program’s big men have earned spots in the MACJC All-Star Game.
Itawamba Community College’s Howard Thomas was named to the MACJC Men’s All-State North Division Second Team on Monday.
Itawmaba Community College and Mississippi Delta Community College’s men’s team finished the regular season an intense showdown Monday night, and the home team Indians held on to win a 70-67 thriller.
In a battle of division rivals, Itawamba Community College came up short Monday night as they fell 71-61 to Northeast Mississippi Community College.
The Indians got out to a quick start in Senatobia but saw the Rangers rallied to pick up a 68-61 win on Monday.
Coahoma Community College came in to Thursday night’s MACJC North matchup averaging 75 points per game, but a strong defensive performance by Itawamba Community College’s men’s team held them to their second lowest scoring performance of the season.
ICC dropped a last-second heartbreaker, 53-51, at Mississippi Delta on Thursday.
The Itawamba Community College men’s basketball squad were unable to overcome an early deficit and fell 69-57 to East Mississippi Community College Tuesday night.
The Itawamba Community College men’s basketball team rallied from a double-digit deficit to pick up a 72-66 win over the rival Northeast Mississippi Community College Tigers.
The Indians forced Snead State into three turnovers in the final minutes of the game before a putback dunk over a pair of Parson defenders by Barri Hill (Jasper, AL) helped wash the bitter taste of home cooking out of the Indians mouth with a 76-74 overtime victory.
Quenten Taylor went 11-of-14 from the free throw line to help the Indians win a free throw shooting contest against Meridian Community College, 86-77, in the final game of the 2015 half of the season.
Itawamba Community College rallied from a double-digit deficit to sneak out of Clarksdale with a 67-60 win over the Coahoma Community College Tigers on Thursday.
Freshman guard Quenten Taylor (Edison, GA) took what the defense gave him as he hit an open three pointer at the buzzer to give Itawamba Community College a 67-64 upset win over No. 19 Shelton State Community College.
After opening up the season with three straight wins at home, the Itawamba Community Colleges Indians have hit a three game skid on the road as they fell to No. 19 Shelton State 70-54 Monday night.
After jumping out to big first half lead, the Itawamba Community College men’s basketball program had to fight off a second half surge by Volunteer State Community College to pick up the 72-64 win.
The Itawamba Community College’s men’s basketball program overcame a 13 point deficit to defeat Snead State Community College 69-67 Thursday night.
Itawamba Community College’s men’s basketball program started the season with a dramatic win over Lawson State Community College Monday night, defeating the Cougars 67-65.
“We’ve got a lot of new faces this season, but we’ve also got a lot of good core coming back from last year’s team that will give us some much needed experience,” said Pate. “We are going to look towards are sophomores to step up early and guide our freshmen along the way as they adapt to this level of play.”
