Basketball Men

ECCC Alum Matt Riley to Serve as Warriors’ Volunteer Assistant Basketball Coach

September 1, 2020

New East Central Community College Head Men’s Basketball Coach Rahim Lockhart has completed his staff with the hiring of ECCC alumnus Matt Riley.

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ECCC Names Rahim Lockhart New Head Men’s Basketball Coach

April 2, 2020

Former Ole Miss basketball standout and Rebel assistant coach Rahim Lockhart is the new head men’s basketball coach at East Central Community College (ECCC) in Decatur.

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ECCC’s Kareem Thompson Named to NJCAA All-Region 23 Basketball Team

March 25, 2020

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ECCC’s Kareem Thompson, Jariyah Covington Earn All-State Basketball Honors

February 26, 2020

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Lady Warriors Win, Warriors Fall in MACJC Basketball at Hinds

February 18, 2020

The East Central Community College Lady Warriors completed the season sweep of the Hinds Lady Bulldogs with a 62-57 win Monday, Feb. 17, while the Warriors fell to the Bulldogs for the second time this season, this time by a score of 73-68.

The games were played at J.D. Boyd Gym on Hinds’ Utica campus.

Sophomore guard Jariyah Covington (Starkville) led the Lady Warriors with 15 points, while sophomore guard Mylisha Hammond (McComb) added 10.

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ECCC Basketball Teams Sweep Visiting Meridian

February 14, 2020

ECCC sophomore forward JaQuarius Smith knocks down two of his 20 points in the Warriors win over Meridian. (EC Photo)

The East Central Community College basketball teams got back in the win column with a sweep of the teams from Meridian Community College Thursday, Feb. 13, in Brackeen-Wood Gym on the campus in Decatur.

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Jones Completes Season Basketball Sweep of East Central

February 11, 2020

Jones College completed the season basketball sweep of East Central Community College with a pair of wins Monday, Feb. 10, on their home court of A.B. Howard Gymnasium in Ellisville.

The No. 10 Jones Lady Bobcats won the opener over the Lady Warriors 72-59. The Jones Bobcats picked up a 93-65 win over the ECCC Warriors in the second game of the night.

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ECCC Warriors Top Co-Lin 79-76 in Overtime, While Lady Warriors Fall

February 7, 2020

The East Central Community College Warriors got 20 points from freshman guard Kareem Thompson and 18 from sophomore forward JaQuarius Smith to earn a hard-fought 79-76 overtime win and season sweep over the Copiah-Lincoln Wolves Thursday, Feb. 6, in Brackeen-Wood Gym on the campus in Decatur. The Co-Lin Lady Wolves prevailed over the cold shooting Lady Warriors 62-44 in the women’s game.