Jones' Meloney Thames, East Central's Julius Ellerbe kick off preseason with MACCC Weekly honors

Women's Basketball Player of the Week

Meloney Thames, Jones College
(So, G - Choctaw, Miss., 33)

Meloney Thames, a 5-foot-8 sophomore guard from Choctaw Central, had a career-high 35 points in No. 7 Jones College's 86-78 overtime loss to No. 3 Trinity Valley (Texas). She made 5-of-8 3-pointers in that game and added 3 assists and 3 rebounds. She had 16 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists in a 97-51 win over Arkansas State Mid-South.

Men's Basketball Player of the Week

Julius Ellerbe, East Central Community College
(So., G - Washington D.C., 4)

Julius Ellerbe had an electric start to his time as a Warrior. The 6-7 guard from Virginia Beach Sports Academy posted back-to-back triple-doubles in the Warriors' 105-83 and 98-72 victories over Wallace Community College-Selma and William Carey JV. His stat lines were 10 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists in the Selma contest, and 13 points, 16 rebounds, and 10 assists in the Carey game.

About the MACCC

The Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference (MACCC)  is one of the premier community college conferences in the country and ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of alumni on professional sports teams. 

Current championship competition offered by the league includes competition for men in baseball, basketball, football, golf, soccer and tennis.  

Women's competition is offered in the sports of basketball, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball. 

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