Four members of the Itawamba Community College women’s basketball team will continue their career at the next level with the trio of Shaniyah Buford, Taneshia Miller and Kaylyn Wilson signing with Delta State University, and Zaria Jenkins with Stillman College.
ICC announced Tuesday the hiring of Andureay Adams to fill the assistant coaching position, which became vacant when Robin Porter was named head coach of the program in March.
Itawamba Community College head women’s basketball coach Robin Porter announced Friday that her program will hold a tryout from 3-5 p.m., April 9, in the Davis Event Center on the Fulton Campus.
After 13 season at the helm of the ICC women's basketball program, Coach Nanci Gray announced her retirement from coaching in a press conference held at the Davis Event Center on Thursday.
Porter joined the ICC family in 2010 after four seasons as a member of the Mississippi State University women’s basketball team. During her time as Gray’s assistant, she helped coach the Lady Indians to five North Division titles, one MACJC championship, three NJCAA Region 23 championships, three national tournament appearances and four 20-plus win seasons.
The Lady Indians season came to an end after a hard-fought 78-74 loss to nationally-ranked Jones College in the semifinals of the NJCAA Region 23 Tournament at Mississippi College on Thursday.
The No. 3 seed Lady Indians used an impressive fourth quarter to pull away for a 78-68 win over the No. 6 seed East Central in the quarterfinals of the NJCAA Region 23 Tournament at Mississippi College on Tuesday.
Zaria Jenkins scored a career-high and game-high 20 points in the Lady Indians’ 81-63 win over Pearl River in the quarterfinals of the MACJC Women’s Basketball Tournament at Jones College on Monday.
For the second time this season, Itawamba Community College sophomore guard Shaniyah Buford has been named Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) Women’s Basketball Player of the Week.
The Lady Indians (16-2) rallied from a 13-point second half deficit to complete the season sweep of Northeast with a 79-76 win in Booneville to improve to 8-0 in the North Division on Monday night.
The Lady Rangers missed a final-second attempt to pull off the upset, allowing the Lady Indians to escape with a 62-61 victory to remain unbeaten in North Division play on Thursday.
Despite Shaniyah Buford missing the game due to injury, the Lady Indians used a strong fourth quarter to pick up their ninth-straight victory with a 66-49 win over Mississippi Delta on Thursday.
Thursday night, the Lady Indians hosted Northeast for the first North Division matchup of the second half of the season. In a tight back-and-forth battle, the Lady Indians were able to regain the lead late to pick up the 66-61 rivalry victory.
The Lady Indians were able to shake off the rust of a 26-day layoff to pull away for an 82-68 victory over the Gadsden State Lady Cardinals to open the 2019 half of the season on Saturday.
The Lady Indians left no doubt in their final game of the 2018 half of season after defeating Lawson State, 61-49, on Monday. Taneshia Miller (Greenville) scored a career-high 18 points and added career-best 18 rebounds.