Athletics News

South Georgia Technical College’s Matt Mbole, a 6’ 11” sophomore center for the Jets, is ranked first in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) in rebounds and Lady Jets freshman guard Ja’Niya Broome is listed as second in the NJCAA in points per game this season. Lady Jets Sophomore guard Taja Bennett and Jets sophomore guard Jalexs Ewing were the other players recognized as among the best in the nation. Mbole, who is from Yaounde, Cameroon, is...

South Georgia Technical College freshman guard Ja’Niya Broome of Harris County was selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division I women’s basketball Player of the Week for February 16, 2026. This was her first time being selected. The Lady Jets are riding a three-game winning streak and are currently tied for first place in the GCAA with East Georgia State College with identical 7 – 2 conference records. She averaged 32.3 points, 7.1 rebounds, 4.1...

The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets swept the East Georgia State College Bobcats and Lady Bobcats in Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference match-ups Saturday. The Lady Jets opened with an 85 – 69 win over the Lady Bobcats and the Jets followed with an impressive 88 – 74 victory in the second half of the double-header. The Lady Jets moved into first place in the GCAA with the win. They are currently 7 – 2 in the conference and 12 – 12...

Macon, GA – The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets swept the Central Georgia Technical College Titans and Lady Titans in Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) contests Wednesday. The Jets handed the Titans their first GCAA loss this season in a narrow 65 – 61 battle and the Lady Jets came from behind to win 91 - 84. The Lady Jets had fallen to the Lady Titans earlier this season in an 87 – 81 decision. South Georgia Technical College had to come from a 43...

Four South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets basketball players have earned national attention for being among the best on the court in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). Matt Mbole, a 6’ 11” sophomore center for the Jets, is currently leading the NJCAA in rebounds. He is averaging 11.4 rebounds per game in the 18 games that he has played in. He recently was also selected as the 11th best player in the nation in the initial JucoRecruiting.com...

The Gordon State College Highlanders scored with three seconds remaining to take an 80 – 79 victory over the South Georgia Technical College Jets in a Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) match-up in the James S. Peters gymnasium Wednesday. The loss ended a four-game winning streak for the Jets and left them with a 4 – 3 conference record and 8 – 13 on the season. They are still in third place in the conference behind Central Georgia Tech (7 – 0) and South Georgia...

South Georgia Technical College assistant men’s basketball coach Stephen Birchfield and members of the Jets will be hosting a FREE basketball clinic from 10 a.m. until 12 noon for boys and girls ages 8 – 14 prior to the college’s Homecoming/Alumni/Sophomore Day Celebration on Saturday, February 28th in the James S. Peters gymnasium. The 2026 SGTC Sophomore Day Youth Basketball Skills Clinic is limited to the first 25 participants between the ages of 8 – 14. Participants...

The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets defeated the Southern Crescent Lady Tigers in a Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference make-up game Monday. The Lady Jets moved to 4 – 1 overall with the 98 – 53 victory. Southern Crescent dropped to 0 – 6. The Lady Tigers actually scored first and held a narrow lead for the first five and a half minutes of the game. South Georgia Tech managed to capture a 13 – 12 lead with 3:37 left in the first quarter and...

South Georgia Technical College 6’ 11” sophomore center Matt Mbole was selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division I men’s basketball Player of the Week for February 2, 2026. He is only the second Jets player to earn this honor this season. The Jets are riding a four-game winning streak and Mbole scored 19 points and had 19 rebounds along with two blocked shots in two conference wins this past week. He was also listed as the 11th best JUCO player...

Two members of the South Georgia Technical College 2025 – 2026 Jets men’s basketball team were listed in the initial JucoRecruiting.com Top 100 players Rankings for the 2026 JUCO Class. Sophomore center Matt Mbole from Cameroon, was listed as 11th in the nation and guard Jalexs Ewing from Augusta, was ranked 70th. These rankings are based on a combination of production at the JUCO level and the player’s projected performance at the next level, amongst other things. ...

The South Georgia Technical College Jets soared to a 96 – 62 Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) victory over Georgia Highlands and former SGTC assistant men’s basketball coach Reco Dawson Wednesday night. This win allowed the Jets to move into third place in the GCAA Division I standings with a 4 – 2 record. The Jets are 8 – 12 overall. Georgia Highlands fell to eighth place with a 1 – 4 record. The Jets are on a four-game winning steak and despite a slow...

South Georgia Technical College is celebrating over 75 years of success as an educational institution. In honor of this proud past and promising future, the college will be hosting a Homecoming/Alumni/Sophomore Day Celebration on Saturday, February 28th in the James S. Peters gymnasium in conjunction with the Jets and Lady Jets basketball games and Sophomore Day recognition. The public is invited to attend this free event. Games start at 1 p.m. This is a black out event and...