November 27, 2018


East Central sophomore guard Roti Ware soars for two of his 26 points in a 96-58 Warrior win over Delgado Community College on Nov. 26. (EC Photo)

For the second time in two weeks, East Central Community College sophomore guard Roti Ware is the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges Men’s Basketball Player of the Week.

Ware earned the most recent honor for his play Nov. 19-25 when the Warriors went 2-0 with wins over Mississippi Delta Community College and Coahoma Community College in the EC Classic.

The product of Morton High School also was the MACJC Men’s Basketball Player of the Week for Nov. 12-18.

Ware scored a career-high 43 points in the Warriors 96-79 win over Mississippi Delta on Nov. 19. In that game, he was 14 of 21 from the field including 6 of 9 in three point attempts and 9 of 9 from the free throw line. He also had nine rebounds.

The next night, he scored 16 points and pulled down another seven rebounds in a 75-67 win over Coahoma. He was again perfect from the free throw line, hitting all five shots.

For the season, Ware is averaging nearly 26 points and six rebounds a game, while shooting 55 percent from the floor and 98 percent from the free throw line.

Ware has helped lead East Central to a 6-0 start on the 2018-19 basketball season.