November 15, 2016
A second half comeback gave the East Central Community College men’s basketball a hard fought 74-66 win over the Coahoma Community College Tigers Monday, Nov. 14, in Brackeen-Wood Gymnasium in Decatur.
The Warriors trailed by a dozen at the half, but outscored the Tigers by 20 in points the second half to pull off the comeback win.
November 11, 2016
The East Central Community College men’s basketball team fell to the East Mississippi Community College Lions 76-62 Thursday, Nov. 10, in a non-division contest played in Brackeen-Wood Gymnasium in Decatur.
The Warriors led by a point at the half, 33-32, but a second half surge helped the Lions run away with the victory.
November 8, 2016
If the East Central Community College men’s basketball team is to return to the state playoffs after a year’s absence, it’s going to be because of quality depth and team unity.
Along with a lot of new faces.
Head Coach Robert Thompson enters his fourth season at the helm of the Warrior basketball program with a dozen new players, all freshmen. Gone are all five starters and the top reserve from last year’s team, which finished just short of making the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges state playoffs.
November 4, 2016
A pair of free throws by freshman point guard Jaylon Chiles with eight seconds to play gave the East Central Community College Warriors a 64-62 win over Coahoma Community College in the season opener played in Clarksdale Thursday, Nov. 3.
Chiles, a product of Biloxi High School, scored 11 points and dished out four assists in just 13 minutes of play.
East Central led by as many as 12 points in the first half before the Tigers closed the gap to 32-27 at intermission.
October 18, 2016
The 2016-17 editions of the East Central Community College men’s and women’s basketball teams will be on display at the annual “Haunted House of Hoops” scheduled for Monday, Oct. 31. Activities begin at 7 p.m. in the Brackeen-Wood Physical Education Building on the Decatur campus.
