Four Texans scored in double figures Friday as the South Plains College men’s basketball team thumped Jacksonville College 83-41 in their first of two games at the Collin County Classic at Cougar Gymnasium.
South Plains improved their record to 3-1 on the season.
“I thought we guarded well, and we are a team with a lot of length and athleticism,” South Plains College head coach Hayden Sowers said. “The thing that stood out to me was our defense. I really challenged our guys after last week, and our guys have responded, and it’s what we wanted to see after an early season loss.
“Improvement is what we’re looking for, and I thought Kalifa and Malek played well. Their ability to move their feet and defend has really made a difference. I thought our guards played better, and tonight was the first time we have played against a zone, and I thought we got good looks the entire game.”
Jaden Harris and Elijah Tate each finished with 13 points for South Plains, while Christian Coleman totaled 11 points and Muon Reath bucketed 10. Ismail Habib tallied nine points, while Chase Henderson tallied eight points and picked two steals.
“We were upset after losing last week, and we wanted to come out and play better all around as a team,” Habib said. “We were locked in at practice, and tried to limit the distractions off the court and stay focused. Coach Sowers has had us locked in at practice, and it paid off today and we need to come out again tomorrow and play our game.”
The South Plains College men’s basketball team won their third straight contest Saturday in their final game of the Collin County Classic, downing Lamar State College-Port Arthur 85-72 at Cougar Gymnasium.
The South Plains College men’s basketball team won their third straight contest Saturday in their final game of the Collin County Classic, downing Lamar State College-Port Arthur 85-72 at Cougar Gymnasium.
The Texans improve to 4-1 on the season and will be back on the floor next weekend in Levelland when they host the SPC Classic Nov. 18-19 at the Texan Dome. South Plains will take on Otero College at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, and will square off with Dallas College-North Lake at 1 p.m. on Saturday. Both games will stream live at spctexans.com.
South Plains will take on Otero College at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, and will square off with Dallas College-North Lake at 1 p.m. on Saturday.
Both games will stream live at spctexans.com.
Christian Coleman led all scorers with 23 points, five assists, and three rebounds, connecting on 8 of 12 attempts from the floor and was seven of nine from the charity stripe. Freshman Jalen McDonald tallied 16 points over 22 minutes, bucketing seven of 10 shots from the floor, and was two of three from the 3-point line. Jaden Harris chipped in 15 points and five rebounds, knocking down three of 5 shots from the floor including a pair of 3s.
Muon Reath finished with eight points over 27 minutes for South Plains, while Malek Abdelgoward poured in seven points as the Texans shot 56 percent from the floor and were 18 of 24 from the free throw line.