2012-13 Basketball Game Day Guidevs. East Mississippi

#40Talisa Boyd

sophomore, Forward

NaTchioches, la.

#50Tyler BruNsoN

sophomore, Forward

aTlaNTa, Ga.

Thursday, January 17, 20135:30 & 7:30 p.m.

Bonner Arnold Coliseum

2012-13 Lady Tigers 2012-13 TigersNo. Player Position Class Height Hometown10 KatieGarvin Guard Sophomore 5-7 Corinth11 KikiGwyn Guard Freshman 5-2 Corinth12 AntionetteRiddle Guard Freshman 5-9 Tupelo14 BriHobson Guard Freshman 5-4 Brandon20 LaTonyaGadison Guard/Forward Freshman 5-10 Rosedale21 ShritaDixon Guard Freshman 5-7 Mantachie22 KebrinaLucas Guard/Forward Sophomore 5-6 NewAlbany24 VonHall Guard Freshman 5-7 Nettleton25 AngeliaAllen Guard/Forward Freshman 5-9 Belmont32 KayKTate Guard Freshman 5-8 Dyersburg,Tenn.33 AushinaIvy Guard/Forward Freshman 5-10 Tupelo35 IndiaHoward Guard/Forward Sophomore 5-8 Ripley40 TalisaBoyd Guard/Forward Sophomore 5-10 Natchioches,La

HeadCoach:BrianAlexander,Ph.D.(MississippiState,1998),2ndYearAssistantCoach:MauriceStafford,(NorthAlabama),9thYearStudentAssistants:KierraErby,1stYear;SamoneArmstead,1stYearAthleticTrainer:HopeBarnes,(UniversityofSouthernMississippi,2012),1stYearPresident:Dr.JohnnyL.Allen,Ed.D.

No. Player Position Class Height Hometown11 AcieVance Guard Sophomore 6-2 Ripley12 DariusLeach Guard Freshman 5-9 Booneville14 MarkeeviusBrown Guard Freshman 5-9 MoundBayou22 IanBurress Guard Freshman 5-9 Baldwyn23 KeldrickLesley Guard Freshman 6-1 Booneville24 TadariousCoburn Forward Sophomore 6-6 NewAlbany30 BillyJackson Guard Freshman 6-0 Tunica33 LadariusWaits Guard Freshman 5-10 OliveBranch34 RomeoJohnson Forward Freshman 6-5 Oxford40 MalcolmHamilton Guard Sophomore 6-2 Atlanta,Ga.42 JohnnieMcGhee Guard Freshman 6-3 OliveBranch44 KeDorianSullivan Forward Sophomore 6-7 Memphis,Tenn.50 TylerBrunson Forward Sophomore 6-8 Atlanta,Ga.52 MarcellLucas Forward Sophomore 6-3 Baldwyn54 CameronShorty Forward Freshman 6-5 Senatobia

HeadCoach:DavidRobbinsAssistantCoach:NickColnStudentAssistants:BenHurt

2012-13 Lady Tiger & Tiger Basketball Teams

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No. 11Kiki Gwyn

5-2Guard

FreshmanCorinth

No. 12Antionette Riddle

5-9Guard

FreshmanTupelo

No. 14Bri Hobson

5-4Guard

FreshmanBrandon

No. 20LaTonya Gadison

5-10Guard/Forward

FreshmanRosedale

No. 21Shrita Dixon

5-7Guard

FreshmanMantachie

No. 22Kebrina Lucas

5-6Guard/Forward

SophomoreNew Albany

No. 24Von Hall

5-7Guard

FreshmanNettleton

No. 25Angelia Allen

5-9Guard/Forward

FreshmanBelmont

No. 32Kay K Tate

5-8Guard

FreshmanDyersburg, Tenn.

No. 33Aushina Ivy

5-10Guard/Forward

FreshmanTupelo

No. 35India Howard

5-8Guard/Forward

SophomoreRipley

No. 40Talisa Boyd

5-10Guard/Forward

SophomoreNatchitoches, La

No. 10Katie Garvin

5-7Guard

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AntoinetteRiddle

Guard

Freshman

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BriHobson

Guard

Freshman

5-4

Brandon

20

LaTonyaGadisonGuard/Forward

Freshman

5-10

Rosedale

21

ShritaDixon

Guard

Freshman

5-7

Mantachie

22

KebrinaLucas

Guard/Forward

Sophomore

5-6

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Albany

24

VonHall

Guard

Freshman

5-7

Nettleton

25

AngeliaAllen

Guard/Forward

Freshman

5-9

Belmont

32

KayKTate

Guard

Freshman

5-8

Dyersburg,Tenn.

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AushinaIvy

Guard/Forward

Freshman

5-10

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IndiaHow

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Guard/Forward

Sophomore

5-8

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TalisaBoyd

Guard/Forward

Sophomore

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Natchioches,La

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rianAlexander,Ph.D.(MississippiState,1998),2ndYear

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Guard

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Freshman

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TylerBrunson

Forward

Sophomore

6-8Atlanta,G

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Forward

Sophomore

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Forward

Soph.6-8

210Brandon

3CoreyC

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Fresh.6-2

195YazooC

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Forward

Fresh.6-5

190Clinton

25AdrianEdw

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Guard

Fresh.6-3

195Beulah

2NickG

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130Scooba

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No. 11Acie Vance

Guard6-2

SophomoreRipley

No. 12Darius Leach

Guard5-9

FreshmanBooneville

No. 14Markeevius Brown

Guard5-9

FreshmanMound Bayou

No. 22Ian Burress

Guard5-9

FreshmanBaldwyn

No. 23Keldrick Lesley

Guard 6-1

FreshmanBooneville

No. 24Tadarious Coburn

Forward6-6

SophomoreNew Albany

No. 30Billy Jackson

Guard6-0

FreshmanTunica

No. 33Ladarius Waits

Guard5-10

FreshmanOlive Branch

No. 34Romeo Johnson

Forward6-5

FreshmanOxford

No. 42Johnnie McGhee

Guard6-3

FreshmanOlive Branch

No. 44KeDorian Sullivan

Forward6-7

SophomoreMemphis, Tenn.

No. 50Tyler Brunson

Forward6-8

SophomoreAtlanta, Ga.

No. 52Marcell Lucas

Forward6-3

SophomoreBaldwyn

No. 40Malcolm Hamilton

Guard6-2

SophomoreAtlanta, Ga.

No. 54Cameron Shorty

Forward6-5

FreshmanSenatobia

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Sometimes,ittakesane-mailfromhalfwayaroundtheworldtoconvinceaplayertocometocollege.

Sometimes,allittakesisknowingtherightpeople.ForLadyTigersophomoreforwardTalisaBoydandTigersophomorefor-

wardTylerBrunson,eachoneofthosescenariosledtothemcomingtoNorth-east.

Boydreceivedane-mailfromLadyTigerheadcoachBrianAlexanderwhileshewason amission trip in JapanwhileBrunson’s formerAmateurAthleticUnion(AAU)coachisafriendofTigerassistantcoachNickColn.

ForBoyd,it’sbeenanadventurethroughouttheAmericansouthwestastheNortheastsophomoretraveledfromCaliforniatoLouisianatoTexasandfinallytoMississippi.

Brunson’stravelshavebeenmoreofanEastCoastaffairastheTigersopho-morefoundhimselfatTuckerHighSchoolinGeorgiabeforemovingtoMountZionChristianAcademyinDurham,N.C.andthenbacktoTuckerforhissenior

year.Fateplayedaroleineachoftheirrecruit-

mentsandBoydandBrunsoneachendedupinTexasfortheirfirstyearofcollege.BoydchosetogotoPanolaCollegewhileBrunsonfollowedhisbrothertoTylerJuniorCollege.

However,foronereasonoranother,bothendeduplookingforanewschool.

ForBoyd,thetripthroughtheAmeri-cansouthwesthasbeenadecentone.Fromopeningupherplaying career inCaliforniathrough her sophomore year to winning achampionship with Natchitoches CentralHigh School in Natchitoches, Louisiana,Boydhasfoundaloveforthegame.

Nonetheless,thatlovewasalmostlostaf-terherfirstyearincollege.

“Iplayedforayearandtookayearoff,”Boydsaid.“Weweren’tverygood.Wekeptlosing,andlosingandlosing.WemaybewontwoorthreegamesthewholeseasonandIfeltlikeIwasnotdevelopingasaplayeranddecidedIdidn’twanttogothere.”

Thankgoodnessfore-mails.“Isentoutacoupleofe-mailstosomecoachesinMississippi,”Boydsaid.

“(CoachAlexander)wasthefirstonetoreplysothat’showIgothere.HecontactedmewhilehewasinJapan,”Boydsaid.“Hewaslookingfor

afour-playerthatcouldpass,scoreandreboundlikeIcould.Hesaidwhenheopenedupthee-mailitwaseverythinghewaslookingfor.”

Boyd’smove wasn’t without hesitation.As the oldest of four siblings, itmeantthatshewouldhavetogiveupherjobatanorthopedicclinicinNatchi-tochesandmovealmosteighthoursfromhome.

Thatmovefromhomealsomeantthathersiblings–a16-year-oldbrother,a12-year-oldbrotheranda4-year-oldsisterwouldprobablynotgettoseeherplayincollege.

“Thattripisprobablynevergoingtohappen–withamomthatworksandthreekids.”Boydsaid.“It’sa7-hour,35-minutedrivehome.”

Eventhoughit’salmostaneight-hourdrivehome,Boydknowsthatshemadetherightchoice.Boyd’smothermadesureofthatwhileshewasgrowingup.

“Schoolalwayscomesfirst,”saidBoyd.“Therearenosportswithoutschool.Iwasprettymuchan‘A’student.Igraduatedhighschoolwitha3.0.Nomatter

howtalentedyouare,youcan’tdoanythingwithoutaneducation.ThatwasjustthewayIwasraised.”

WhileBoydgrewupplayingbasketball,Brunsonfoundhishardwoodcallinginhighschool.

Afteragrowthspurtbetweenhissophomoreandfreshmanyears,Brunsondecidedtoputhisheighttohisadvantagebyplayingbasketball.

Up until his ninth grade year, Brunsonwas a football player andwantedtotrysomethingnew.Thatthemeof“tryingsomethingnew”followsBrunsonthroughouthislifetodaywithvariousadventuresinhighschoolandcollege.

“Iplayedfootballandtriedoutforbasketballandmadeit,”Brunsonsaid.“Ididn’twanttoplayfootballanymorebecauseIstartedtogrowsoIjuststuckwithbasketball.”

However, football andbasketballweren’t theonly two sports theGeorgianativetriedoutinhighschool.

“Ijustwantedtotrysomethingnew,”Brunsonsaid.“Iplayedsoccermyse-nioryearinhighschoolandwasprettygoodatit.Iactuallyonlygotscoredontwice.”

Nonetheless, Brunson knew his callingwhenhe fell in lovewith the gameof bas-ketballhissenioryearbuta lackof interestfromareacolleges sent theGeorgiabasket-ballplayertoTexasforhisfirstseason.

“I didn’t have any schools come afterme so I signedwithTyler Junior College,”Brunsonsaid,“butthenIwantedtotrysome-thingnewandcametoNortheast.”

OneofBrunson’sthingsthattheNorth-eastsophomorehaslockedinonandhasnottried to change is his mind about what hewants to do in life.The6-6power forwardwants tobecomea lawyer, thankstoa littlefriendlyadvicefromhismother.

“WhenIwasyounger,mymomalwayssaidItalkedbackandthatIshouldbecomealawyer,”Brunsonsaid.“Ithoughtaboutitandwantedtotryitout.Ilikecrimeshowsandallofthat.”

Brunson’smotherhasbeenadrivingforceinhislifeandinthelivesofhistwoolderbrothers.Whetheritisgrantingthemheight(Brunson’smothertowersat5-11)orallowingthesiblingstodotheirownthings,it’sbeenafamilyaffairforBrunson.

Brunson’soldestbrotherisattheNorthCarolinaCentralUniversitypursuingalawdegreeattheageof23whilehisotherbrother(20)washisteammateatTylerJuniorCollegeinTexas.

WithBrunsonwanting tobea lawyer, theNortheastsophomorefoundhiscaseonthebasketballcourtduringtheTigersfinalgameof2012andconvincedajuryofhispeersthattheTigerswillbeateamtocontendintheMississippiAssociationofCommunity/JuniorColleges(MACJC)during the latterpartoftheyear.

“Weweredown18witheightminutestogo,”BrunsonsaidabouttheGads-denStategameonDecember13.“Wecametogetherasateamandcamebacktowin.”

Whetherit’sonthecourtorstudyingtobeinone,Brunsonknowsthataneducationisthekeytoeach.

“Youjusthavetostayfocused,”Brunsonsaid.“It’sallabouttimemanage-ment.”

Player Feature: talisa Boyd & tyler Brunson

Talisa Boyd

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Tyler Brunson

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Northeast Mississippi CoMMuNity College

Date Opponent Location TimeMonday, November 1 Northwest Shoals (Ala.) Away 5:30 & 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, November 4 Motlow State (Tenn.) Booneville 5&7 p.m.

Tuesday, November 9 Jackson State (Tenn.) Booneville 5 p.m. Women Only

West Plains (Mo.) Booneville 7 p.m. Men Only

Saturday, November 13 East Central Booneville 1&3 p.m.

Monday, November 15 Jones County Away 5&7 p.m.

Thursday, November 18 Wallace State (Ala.) Away 7 p.m. Men Only

Monday, November 29 Meridian Away 6&8 p.m.

Thursday, December 2 Northwest* Booneville 5&7 p.m.

Monday, December 6 Holmes* Away 6&8 p.m.

Tuesday, December 14 Northwest Shoals (Ala.) Booneville 5&7 p.m.

Thursday, December 16 Motlow State (Tenn.) Away 6&8 p.m.

Thursday, January 6 Jones County Booneville 5&7 p.m.

Saturday, January 8 Meridian Booneville 2&4 p.m.

Monday, January 10 East Miss.* Booneville 5&7 p.m.

Thursday, January 13 Coahoma* Away 6&8 p.m.

Monday, January 17 Itawamba* Away 6&8 p.m.

Thursday, January 20 Miss. Delta* Booneville 5&7 p.m.

Thursday, January 27 Northwest* Away 5&7 p.m.

Monday, January 31 Holmes* Booneville 5&7 p.m.

Thursday, February 3 East Miss.* Away 5:30 & 7:30 p.m.

Monday, February 7 Coahoma* Booneville 5&7 p.m.

Thursday, February 10 Itawamba* Booneville 5&7 p.m.

Monday, February 14 Miss. Delta* Away 6&8 p.m.

February 21 – 24 State Tournament

February 28 – March 3 Regional Tournament Miss. College

* Denotes North Division Contest

2010-11 ScheduleOCTOBER18 atBlueMountain^$ 5p.m.18 Mid-South^% 6p.m.25 UNA^$ 5:30p.m.27 atWallaceSt.-Hanceville^% TBANOVEMBER5 EastCentral 5:30p.m.8 atWallaceSt.-Hanceville 5:30p.m.12 atJonesCo. 5p.m.15 atEastCentral 6p.m.19 GadsdenSt. 5:30p.m.26 Meridian 5:30p.m.29 atItawamba* 6p.m.DECEMBER 3 Northwest* 5:30p.m.11 JacksonSt.$ 5:30p.m. WallaceSt.-Hanceville% 7:30p.m.13 atGadsdenSt. 5:30p.m.JANUARY7 atMeridian 6p.m.14 JonesCo. 5:30p.m.17 EastMississippi* 5:30p.m.22 atCoahoma* 6p.m.24 Holmes* 5:30p.m.28 atMississippiDelta* 6p.m.31 Itawamba* 5:30p.m.FEBRUARY4 atNorthwest* 5p.m.7 WallaceSt.-Hanceville$ 5:30p.m. MissouriSt.-WestPlains% 7p.m.11 atEastMississippi* 5:30p.m.14 Coahoma* 5:30p.m.18 atHolmes* 6p.m.21 MississippiDelta* 5:30p.m.

*-North Division, ^-Scrimmage,%-Men Only, $-Women Only

2012-13 Schedule