Indians enter NJCAA Region 23 Tournament as No. 3 seed
The Itawamba Community College men’s basketball team will enter the NJCAA Region 23 Tournament as the No. 3 seed after an 84-82 overtime loss to Holmes Community College on Monday.
FULTON, Miss. – The Itawamba Community College men's basketball team will enter the NJCAA Region 23 Tournament as the No. 3 seed after an 84-82 overtime loss to Holmes Community College on Monday.
The Indians wrapped up the regular season with an impressive 24-5 overall record and an 11-3 mark in Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference (MACCC) play, earning a first-round bye under first-year head coach Darrian Wilson.
AJ Dent (Thomasville, GA) leads ICC with 16 points per game, while Dayveun Anderson (Tupelo, MS), Damarion Winston (Yazoo City, MS), and Marcel Bridges (Brandon, MS) also average double figures. Anderson contributes 11.3 points per game, Bridges adds 11.1, and Winston chips in 10.4.
ICC will face the winner of the first-round matchup between No. 6 seed Holmes and No. 11 seed Mississippi Delta, who play on Thursday, March 6. The game will start at 7 p.m. and admission is free to the public.
Jones College will host the tournament's semifinal round on Wednesday, March 12, with the championship game set for Thursday, March 13.
The Region 23 Tournament champion will earn an automatic berth in the NJCAA Division I Men's Basketball National Tournament, scheduled for March 22-29 at the Hutchinson Sports Arena in Hutchinson, Kansas.
2025 NJCAA Division I Men's Basketball
Region 23 Tournament Schedule
First Round – Thursday, March 6 (Higher Seed Hosts)
(8) Mississippi Gulf Coast (17-11, 7-7 MACCC) vs (9) Baton Rouge (19-8, 6-0 LACCC)
(5) Hinds (16-14, 8-6 MACCC) vs (12) Coahoma (15-13, 5-9 MACCC)
(7) Southwest Mississippi (17-12, 8-6 MACCC) vs (10) East Central (16-12, 7-7 MACCC)
(6) Holmes (20-7, 8-6 MACCC) vs (11) Mississippi Delta (13-15, 5-9 MACCC)
Quarterfinal Round – Monday, March 10 (Higher Seed Hosts)
(1) Jones (27-3, 13-1 MACCC) vs Gulf Coast/Baton Rouge winner
(4) Northeast (26-4, 10-4 MACCC) vs Hinds/Coahoma winner
(2) Pearl River (22-6, 11-3 MACCC) vs Southwest Mississippi/East Central winner
(3) Itawamba (24-5, 11-3 MACCC) vs Holmes/Mississippi Delta winner
Semifinal Round – Wednesday, March 12 (Hosted by Jones)
Quarterfinal 1 Winner vs. Quarterfinal 2 Winner – Time TBA
Quarterfinal 3 Winner vs. Quarterfinal 4 Winner – Time TBA
Championship Game – Thursday, March 13 (Hosted by Jones)
Semifinal Winners – Time TBA