By Shawn Wansley
Jones College Sports Information Director
ELLISVILLE – The 2019 MACJC Basketball Tournament will be held on the campus of Jones College at A.B. Howard Gymnasium.
And both Jones basketball teams will be top seeds out of the South Division.
The No. 13 Lady Bobcats earned the right to host by winning the division with a 13-1 division record.
The Jones men’s team ended up tied with No. 16 Pearl River at 12-2. They split their games during the season, but Jones swept third place Mississippi Gulf Coast to earn the top seed.
The tournament begins Feb. 25 with four women’s games, followed by four men’s games on Feb. 26. The tournament semifinals will be on Feb. 27 with the championship games slated for Feb. 28.
WOMEN
Head coach Missy Bilderback’s Lady Bobcats have posted a 21-2 record on the season. They will face North No. 4 Mississippi Delta (7-14) at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 25. Other first round games will see North No. 2 Northeast (15-7) vs. South No. 3 Mississippi Gulf Coast at 7:30 p.m., North No. 1 Itawamba (19-3) vs. South No. 4 Pearl River (16-7) and South No. 2 Copiah-Lincoln (18-5) vs. North No. 3 East Mississippi (11-12) at 3 p.m.
In the semifinals on Feb. 27, the Jones/Mississippi Delta winner meets the Northeast/MGCCC winner at 5:30 p.m. and the Itawamba/Pearl River winner faces the Co-Lin/East Mississippi winner at 1 p.m.
The championship game will be at 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 28.
MEN
Head coach Randy Bolden’s Bobcats are 18-5 on the season. They will face North No. 4 Mississippi Delta (10-13) at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 267. In other first round games, North No. 2 Northeast (18-5) meets South No. 3 Mississippi Gulf Coast (19-4) at 7:30 p.m. South No. 2 Pearl River (21-2) faces North No. 3 Holmes (15-8) at 1 p.m. and North No. 1 East Mississippi (16-7) plays South No. 4 East Central (13-10) at 3 p.m.
In the semifinals on Feb. 27, the Jones/Mississippi Delta winner faces the Northeast/MGCCC winner at 7:30 p.m. and the East Mississippi/East Central winner plays the Pearl River/Holmes winner at 3 p.m.
The championship game will be at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 28.
TOURNAMENT NOTES
- Admission to the tournament is $7 per day. MACJC passes are accepted.
- All games involving JCJC will air on www.jcjc.tv.
- There will be Livestats available for each game in the tournament. Women's games are available at bit.ly/MACJCTournamentWomenand men's games are available at bit.ly/MACJCTournamentMen
- Most teams participating in the MACJC Tournament will compete in the Region 23 Tournament March 5-8 in the A.E. Wood Coliseum on the campus of Mississippi College in Clinton.
MACJC TOURNAMENT
Ellisville
Jones College
A.B. Howard Gymnasium
WOMEN
Monday’s games
1 p.m., Itawamba (North 1) vs. Pearl River (South 4)
3 p.m., Copiah-Lincoln (South 2) vs. East Mississippi (North 3)
5:30 p.m., Jones College (South 1) vs. Mississippi Delta (North 4)
7:30 p.m., Northeast (North 2) vs. Mississippi Gulf Coast (South 3)
Wednesday’s games
1 p.m., Co-Lin/East Mississippi winner vs. Itawamba/Pearl River winner
5:30 p.m., Jones/Miss. Delta winner vs. Northeast/Miss. Gulf Coast winner
Thursday’s game
5:30 p.m., Championship
MEN
Tuesday’s games
1 p.m., Pearl River (South 2) vs. Holmes (North 3)
3 p.m., East Mississippi (North 1) vs. East Central (South 4)
5:30 p.m., Jones College (South 1) vs. Mississippi Delta (North 4)
7:30 p.m., Northeast (North 2) vs. Mississippi Gulf Coast (South 3)
Wednesday’s games
3 p.m., Pearl River/Holmes winner vs. East Mississippi/East Central winner
7:30 p.m., Jones/Miss. Delta winner vs. Northeast/Miss. Gulf Coast winner
Thursday’s game
7:30 p.m., Championship
