2025 MACCC Men's Basketball Awards Announced

JACKSON, Miss (March 18, 2025) - The Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference announced its 2025 men's basketball postseason awards, including the All-Tournament Team, today.

Jones College's LJ Hackman was named Player of the Year, and Pearl River's Joah Chapelle was named Freshman of the Year.

Jones College's Head Coach Newton Mealer was named Coach of the Year, which is awarded to the coach whose team wins the regular season championship.

First-team, second-team and honorable mention All-MACCC honorees were selected by the conference's head coaches.

Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own players.

The full list of All-MACCC honorees is below.

First Team

Cameron Wallace, Holmes Community College
AJ Dent, Itawamba Community College
LJ Hackman, Jones College*#
Tylik Weeks, Southwest Mississippi Community College
Joah Chappelle, Pearl River Community College**
Deven Bates, Copiah-Lincoln Community College
Jakobe Singleton, Hinds Community College
Ky Pernell, Jones College #%

Second Team

Tyler Byrd, Northeast Mississippi Community College #
Dimp Pernell, Jones College
Avery Thomas II, Jones College #
Davion Traylor, Mississippi Delta Community College
Krystian Lewis, Pearl River Community College #
Connor Rogers, East Central Community College
Louzavious Thomas, Coahoma Community College
Jabbari Barry, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Honorable Mention

Kedrick Osby, Pearl River Community College
DeAndre Lewis, East Mississippi Community College
K.J. Sykes, Holmes Community College
Marcel Bridges, Itawamba Community College
LeVionne Lindsey, Southwest Mississippi Community College
Jermaurhiyun Anderson, East Mississippi Community College
Seck Zongo, Coahoma Community College
Dakotah Hillard, Copiah-Lincoln Community College

Player of the Year

LJ Hackman, Jones College*#

Freshman of the Year

Joah Chappelle, Pearl River Community College

Coach of the Year

Newton Mealer, Jones College

* Player of the Year
** Freshman of the Year
# All-Tournament Team
% Tournament MVP

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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