Itawamba Sweeps MACCC Basketball Weekly Honors

Women's Basketball

Jestiny Dixon, Itawamba Community College
(SO, G - Foley, AL, 14)

Sophomore Jestiny Dixon (Foley, AL) helped the Lady Indians go 2-0 on the week with an 82-59 win over Jones and a hard-fought 76-63 win at previously unbeaten Mississippi Delta. Dixon scored a career-high 29 points and tied her career-best 11 rebounds in the win over Jones. She followed up outstanding performance with 10 points and a career-high 12 rebounds in the win at Delta.

Men's Basketball

AJ Dent, Itawamba Community College
(So, G/F - Thomasville, GA, 0)

Sophomre AJ Dent (Thomasville, GA) had a big week averaging a double-double to help the Indians go 2-0 on the week. Dent scored a career-best 38 and was 3 points away from tying a modern-day record for most points in a game in the Indians' 92-79 win over No. 7 Jones - he also had 13 rebounds. He closed out the week with 10 points and 10 rebounds in a 75-65 win at Mississippi Delta.

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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