2012-13 Basketball Headlines - Itawamba Community College Athletics

McCalmon named new men's basketball coach at Tish County

July 22, 2013

McCalmon, a 2007 graduate of Tishomingo County, was a freshman reserve guard playing behind All-American Anthony Brock on the Indians’ 30-4 Mississippi Association of Community and Junior College (MACJC) 2007-08 state championship team that finished the season ranked No. 5 in the nation.

Lee, Wells moving on to the next level

July 03, 2013

Point guard Quintin Lee (Ripley, TN) signed a National Letter of Intent to play for Southern Arkansas University while center Tre’ Wells (Tuscaloosa, AL) signed to take his game to the University of Arkansas at Monticello.

Schedule for final High School Summer League

June 17, 2013

“We are extremely excited about the final day of our Summer League,” said Pate. “We’ve already had a lot of great games and Thursday is shaping up to be another stellar lineup of games for fans to come enjoy all day long.”

Record number of teams scheduled for Thursday’s HS basketball league

June 10, 2013

We have 22 teams participating from 17 high schools from all across Mississippi and Alabama. We are excited to see how quickly this event has grown this season and look forward to another great day of basketball. - Coach Grant Pate

Record number of teams scheduled for Thursday’s HS basketball league

June 10, 2013

We have 22 teams participating from 17 high schools from all across Mississippi and Alabama. We are excited to see how quickly this event has grown this season and look forward to another great day of basketball. - Coach Grant Pate

REVISED: June 6th Schedule for the HS Boys Summer Basketball League

May 31, 2013

“This is one of the highlights of our summer,” said ICC head basketball coach Grant Pate. “You get to see a lot of great group talented players and coaches along with getting to watch a lot of great basketball throughout the day.”

Former ICC standout named new basketball coach at Aberdeen HS

May 21, 2013

The 2003 graduate of Amory High School started every game during his two seasons (2003-04; 04-05) for the Indians under former ICC basketball coach Marty Cooper.

Westbrook, Doss sign to play basketball at ICC

May 14, 2013

“These guys have meant a lot [to our program]. I’ve had them since they were in the ninth grade and ever since we’ve had them they’ve always been willing to work hard… we’ve had a lot of success with them. It’s a big loss for us seeing them go, but I know they are heading to ICC to do bigger and better things. -- Shannon Head Coach Cedric Brimm

Indians add Timms, Flemming to 2013-14 roster

May 01, 2013

We are proud to add guys like Austin and Kevis to our program next season. Both of these guys have a lot of potential to come to this level and really shine over the next two seasons -- Coach Grant Pate

Baldwyn's Gates, Lindsey join the Indians basketball program

April 30, 2013

This is a big day for our program. Dee and Tevin are proven winners coming from a great program like Baldwyn has had for so many years. We feel like they will be able to easily transition to the collegiate style of play and provide an immediate impact next season. -- ICC head coach Grant Pate

Open basketball tryouts to be held Tuesday, April 2nd

March 28, 2013

Coach Grant Pate will hold open tryouts for the men's basketball team on Tuesday, April 2nd from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the Davis Event Center.

Wells earns MACJC Player of the Week honors

February 25, 2013

"This is a great honor for Tre'," said ICC head coach Grant Pate. "It's a testimony to all the hardwork and dedication our sophomores put into the season and for him to be named Player of the Week honors is an extra special way to for him to close out his career."

Hall of Fame coach Bud Davis passes away at age 86

February 24, 2013

"We are deeply saddened by the news of the passing of Coach Davis," said ICC President Dr. David C. Cole. "This is truly a sad day for the ICC family. Our deepest heart-felt thoughts and prayers are extended to the Davis family."

ICC to honor sophomores Thursday night

February 13, 2013

On the men’s side, the Indians will recognize four sophomores, Deontaye Ewing of Tupelo, Parris Jeans of Mooreville, Quintin Lee of Ripley, TN and Tre’ Wells of Tuscaloosa, AL. Manager Damion Miller of Tupelo will also be honored in pre-game activities Thursday night.

Indians knock off Holmes 66-64 on Alumni Night

February 12, 2013

“Deontaye and Quintin played one of their best games as a unit all season,” said ICC head coach Grant Pate. “Both fed off each other all night long and did a great job willing us to victory by crashing the boards, combining for 11 assists on top of leading us in scoring.”

Indians drop 90-89 heartbreaker at league-leading Northwest

February 07, 2013

Indians snap losing skid with a 63-56 win over Coahoma

February 04, 2013

“Deontaye came to practice this week with a refuse-to-lose attitude,” said ICC head coach Grant Pate. “It’s been a frustrating for him and the rest of the guys, but tonight you could just see in his eyes he was going to do whatever it took to get us back on the winning side of things.”

Indians come up short against Northeast 75-74

January 31, 2013

Quintin Lee (Ripley, TN) scored a game-high 22 points and had a game-winning three pointer rim out as time expired on the Indians’ 75-74 loss to Northeast Mississippi Community College on Thursday.

Indians drop fifth straight in heartbreaker 73-70 to Delta

January 24, 2013

Sophomore Deontaye Ewing’s potential game-tying three-pointer rattled out as time expired on the Itawamba Community College Indians 73-70 loss to the Mississippi Delta Community College Trojans on Thursday.

Indians fall to East Mississippi

January 22, 2013

Sophomore Quintin Lee scored a season-high 22 points, but the Itawamba Community College Indians dropped their fourth-straight game after a 84-66 loss to the East Mississippi Community College Lions on Tuesday.

Indians come up short in North Division battle with Northwest

January 19, 2013

Sophomore Deontaye Ewing (Tupelo) scored a team-high 23 points in the Itawamba Community College Indians’ 92-88 North Division loss to Northwest Mississippi Community College on Saturday.

Cold-shooting Indians fall to Holmes 71-41 on the road

January 17, 2013

Sophomore Deontaye Ewing (Tupelo) scored a team-high 14 as the Indians struggled from the floor in a 71-41 road loss to the Holmes Community College Bulldogs on Thursday.

Indians fall to Co-Lin 72-60 in non-division play

January 10, 2013

“I thought Quintin really stepped up as a leader tonight,” said Pate. “With Deontaye somehow picking up three fouls in the first 90 seconds of the game we really needed someone to step up and like a true sophomore Q did that for us.”

Indians win third-straight with 88-57 win over Arkansas Baptist

January 08, 2013

Sophomore Deontaye Ewing (Tupelo) and freshman Johnthan McGee (Jackson) each scored a team-high 14 points while the Indians held Arkansas Baptist College to 20 points in the second half to pick up their third-straight win behind a 88-57 victory.

Indians close 2012 with 64-59 overtime win over Meridian

December 08, 2012

Deontaye Ewing scored a game-high 23 points with 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals while Johnthan McGee added 15 points and 11 rebounds for his first collegiate double-double performance.

Indians avenge early-season loss to Lawson State

December 06, 2012

“This was a big win especially coming off a loss like we had on Monday,” said ICC head coach Grant Pate. “I was proud to see how the guys shook off the loss and came back focused on getting a win over a team that put it on us pretty good earlier in the year.”

Indians drop heartbreaker 69-67 to Coahoma

December 03, 2012

Itawamba Community College suffered a heartbreaking 69-67 loss to Coahoma Community College in the final seconds of Monday night’s North Division match up.

Indians down Tigers 68-64 in North opener

November 29, 2012

Itawamba Community College forced Northeast Mississippi Community College into 23 turnovers in the Indians 68-64 win to open North Division play on Thursday.

Shelton pulls away late to snap Indians’ three game win streak

November 26, 2012

“The bottom fell out on us,” said Pate. “I’ve never seen anything like that. They switched their style of pressure on us and it really seemed to catch the guys by surprise. Before we could regroup, one guy got hot and then another and another.”

Indians extend win streak to three-straight in overtime

November 17, 2012

Itawamba Community College overcame a five-point halftime deficit to pick up their third-straight win of the year with an 80-77 overtime victory over East Central Community College on Saturday.