UTICA – The Hinds Community College men's basketball team (10-13, 8-6 conference) has clinched a berth in the Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference tournament for the second year in a row and will face Northeast Mississippi Community College (19-4, 11-3 conference) Tuesday evening in Poplarville.
 
The Bulldogs have overcome a slow start to the 2021-2022 campaign, winning six of their last eight games to close out the regular season. 
 
First year head coach Jonathan Nevol is ready for the opportunity to compete for a conference championship.
 
"We are extremely excited about the opportunity to compete at the state tournament," Nevol said. "Competing for a postseason championship has always been our goal as a program, so we're blessed for the opportunity."
 
Last meeting
 
The Bulldogs won big over Northeast 82-70 during their December 2 meeting in Utica. This win over the eighteenth ranked Tigers would be one of two top-20 wins on the season for Nevol and company.
 
Top scorers
 
Northeast is led in scoring by Kylan Blackmon, who is averaging 16.9 points per game for the Tigers.
 
Sophomore forward Jalen Myers (Madison, Ala.) leads the Bulldogs in scoring, averaging 20 points per game. Myers also has recorded a whopping 18 double-doubles on the season.
 
On the boards
 
Both Zeke Cook and Jalen Myers are averaging 11.2 rebounds per game.
 
At the line
 
The Bulldogs are shooting 75.1% at the free-throw line, while the Tigers are shooting 68.1%
 
Win streaks
 
Both the Bulldogs and Tigers are riding a three-game win streak into the postseason.
 
Tip-off for this matchup is set for 5:30 p.m. at Marvin R. White Coliseum on the campus of Pearl River Community College in Poplarville. All games will be streamed on http://prccmedia.com/gold/