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SALUQIS RANKED 13TH IN NJCAA POLL
The Southwest men’s basketball team
climbed five places to number 13 in this week’s National Junior College
Athletic Association poll. The Saluqis (15-3), moved up from number 18
after defeating Jackson State Community College 94-85 on Saturday afternoon
in Jackson, Tennessee. Southwest is currently at the top of the Tennessee
Junior and Community College Athletic Association (TJCCAA) standings with a
12-2 record.
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Saluqis are coached by Verties Sails Jr., (pictured at left) who has
compiled a 576-228 record in 27 years at the College. His team is led by
three sophomores who made the All-Western Division team last season:
Lester Hudson (16.7 points, 5.3 rebounds), Anthony Pigram (15.0 points, 93
percent free throws) and Moraye Ivy (12.9 points, 6.2 rebounds). Other top
performers for the Saluqis this season have been freshmen Greg Grimes (10.3
points, 6.1 rebounds), Donald Boone (8.4 points, 4.6 rebounds), Chris Evans
(7.2 points, 5.2 rebounds) and Nathan Walton (3.1 points, 4.0 assists).
NJCAA Division I Basketball Poll
TJCCAA/Region VII Men's Standings/Statistics
TJCCAA/Region VII Women's Standings/Statistics
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