MCCAA Basketball Awards Recognize Jets Players

Top row, left to right:  Jada Patton,  Nakiya Sigman, Tyra Ford, Morgan Morris.  Bottom row, left to right:  Kaycee Shannon, Brent Wiles., Xavier Ford-Belton, Akhwari Smith.  Photos courtesy Jackson College.

(March 24, 2023 10:53 AM ET) The Jackson College Jets basketball teams wrapped up their season with honors from the Michigan Community College Athletic Association.

Women’s basketball ended the season with a 23-4 overall record, 12-1 in the MCCAA Eastern Conference and are the Eastern Conference Champions. Coach Heather Brown earned MCCAA Eastern Conference Coach of the Year honors for the season.  Player awards include:

·        Tyra Ford, freshman guard from Anderson, IN, All-Region, All-MCCAA, First Team All-Conference, All-Freshman Team, Freshman of the Year

·        Kaycee Shannon, sophomore guard from Jackson, All-Region, All-MCCAA, First Team All-Conference, All Defensive Team

·        Jada Patton, sophomore forward from Jackson, Second Team All-Conference

·        Nakiya Sigman, sophomore guard from Lima, OH, Third Team All-Conference

·        Morgan Morris, sophomore guard from Michigan Center, Honorable Mention All-Conference

Men’s basketball ended the season with a 14-12 overall record, 3-10 in the MCCAA Eastern Conference. Awards include:

·        Akhwari Smith, sophomore guard from Cibolo, TX, Third Team All-Conference

·        Xavier Ford-Belton, freshman guard from Dixiana, S.C., Honorable Mention All-Conference

·        Brent Wiles, sophomore forward from New Haven, MI, Honorable Mention All-Conference