Lady Jets remain 4th in NJCAA Division I national poll

February 11, 2021

Seven Lady Jets earned national recognition again this week in the NJCAA National rankings. Sophomores Imani McNeal, Flore Ngasamputu, Femme Sikuzani, Hope Butera, Moe Shida, and Veronica Charles are shown above. Not shown is freshman guard Maikya Simmons and sophomore Jets forward, Jalen Reynolds, who were also included in the national rankings for their individual efforts.

The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets remained in 4^th place in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I women’s basketball national standings released February 8^th, 2021. The Lady Jets, who are currently 9 – 0 on the season, also had six individual members to be singled out in the individual rankings and one member of the Jets earned national honors in the Division I rankings.

There was no change in the top 5 spots in the NJCAA national rankings. Trinity Valley Community College remained in the top position this week with a 5 – 0 record followed by Northwest Florida State College at 4 – 0. Chipola College (4 – 0) stayed in the number 3 spots following by South Georgia Technical College and South Plains College. South Georgia Tech is the only team from Georgia listed in the NJCAA top 25 rankings and has the best overall record of any of the top 25 teams. There are currently only 12 undefeated teams in the rankings.

In addition to the 4^th place team ranking, South Georgia Technical College had seven individual players that were recognized nationally for their individual efforts. Sophomore center Femme Sikuzani, who stands at 6’ 5” from Goma, DRC, earned national recognition in four different categories. Sikuzani is the 5^th best rebounder in the nation. She has a total of 81 rebounds this season. The national leader has a total of 99.

She is averaging 4.4 offensive rebounds per game which earned her 32^nd in the nation. She has a total of 40 offensive rebounds. Her freethrow percentage shooting is 86.4% or the 35^th best in the NJCAA Division 1 league. Sikuzani was also ranked 48^th nationally for blocks per game. She is averaging 1.4.

Sophomore guard Veronica Charles was listed in two categories. She is currently tied for sixth in the nation in steals per game with 4.3 per outing and 32^nd in the nation in total points with 107. Her teammate, sophomore shooting guard Imani McNeal from Locust Grove, GA, has scored a total of 114 points this season which allowed her to earn the 18^th place ranking in the nation. Sophomore guard Moe Shida earned the 35^th place spot for accumulating 104 points so far this season.

Shida was also listed as 41^st in assists per game with an average of 4.4 and Mikya Simmons was 30^th in that same category with an average of 4.9.

Two other sophomores, Hope Butera, 6’ 3” from Kigali, Rwanda, and Flore Ngasamputu, 6’ 2” from Kinshasa, DRC, are also listed nationally for their individual efforts this season. Butera is listed as 20^th in the nation in total rebounds with 64 and Ngasamputu, 6’ 2” is currently 30^th in total rebounds with 58. Butera was also listed as 39^th in field goal percentage shooting. She is hitting 58.7 percent of her shots.

The only member of the SGTC Jets to earn national recognition this week was sophomore forward Jalen Reynolds, 6’ 7”. He is currently 5^th in the nation in total rebounds with 74. He is 14^th in defensive rebounds per game with an average of 7.6 and 23^rd in total rebounds per game at 10.6.

The SGTC Jets are currently 3 – 4 overall with all three of their wins coming against nationally ranked opponents. They are 1 – 0 in the GCAA Division I conference after defeating 17^th ranked Central Georgia Tech in Macon.