https://www.emccathletics.com en-us https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2025-26/releases/20260319gzqnjc East Mississippi Community College sophomores DeAndre Lewis and Dukiaha Jones have earned repeat all-conference basketball honors for their respective 2025-26 season performances. Lewis was named to this year’s All-MACCC Men’s Basketball Second Team, while Jones garnered honorable mention recognition on the women’s all-league team. Thu, 19 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2025-26/releases/20260319gzqnjc https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2025-26/releases/20260305luf0zc The Lady Lions of East Mississippi Community College successfully closed out their 2025-26 basketball season with a 52-45 home victory over Northeast Mississippi during Monday’s MACCC regular-season hoops finale played at Keyes T. Currie Coliseum. Thu, 05 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2025-26/releases/20260305luf0zc https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2025-26/releases/20260225g73mec EMCC's Lady Lions are looking to their remaining pair of regular-season basketball contests to decide their postseason tournament fate. On the heels of Monday’s home loss to Itawamba, EMCC is set to close out the regular season with a Thursday (Feb. 26) trip to Coahoma followed by Monday’s (March 2) home matchup with Northeast Mississippi. Wed, 25 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2025-26/releases/20260225g73mec https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2025-26/releases/20260214r3kydt The home-standing EMCC Lady Lions dropped a hard-fought 54-47 decision to Mississippi Delta during Thursday's MACCC women’s basketball action played at Keyes T. Currie Coliseum. Sat, 14 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2025-26/releases/20260214r3kydt https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2025-26/releases/20260211nzsnte The visiting EMCC Lady Lions battled from behind nearly the entire contest before dropping a 50-42 road decision to East Central during Monday's MACCC women's basketball action played at Brackeen-Wood Gymnasium. Wed, 11 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2025-26/releases/20260211nzsnte https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2025-26/releases/20260205hhulof With five players scoring in double figures, the visiting Lady Lions of East Mississippi Community College claimed their second straight conference victory with a commanding 89-57 road win over Hinds during Monday’s MACCC women’s basketball action played at J.D. Boyd Gymnasium. Thu, 05 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2025-26/releases/20260205hhulof https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2025-26/releases/20260130o9yy6m EMCC's Lady Lions outscored visiting Southwest Mississippi, 50-29, in the second half to claim a dominating 71-51 home victory over the Lady Bears during Thursday's MACCC basketball action played at Keyes T. Currie Coliseum on the Scooba campus. Fri, 30 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2025-26/releases/20260130o9yy6m https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2025-26/releases/20260123oium08 The EMCC Lady Lions couldn't maintain a halftime advantage in dropping a 70-47 home decision to Meridian Community College during Thursday's MACCC basketball action played at Keyes T. Currie Coliseum. Fri, 23 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2025-26/releases/20260123oium08 https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2025-26/releases/20260113p0nsls The EMCC Lady Lions' comeback attempt in their conference opener fell just short with a 61-59 road setback at Northwest Mississippi during Monday night's MACCC women's basketball action played at Howard Coliseum. Tue, 13 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2025-26/releases/20260113p0nsls https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2025-26/releases/20260109ohjujf Following nearly a month away from game action due to the Christmas and New Year's holidays, the visiting Lady Lions of East Mississippi Community College dropped a 78-46 road decision to the Itawamba Lady Indians during Thursday's non-conference game action played at ICC's Davis Event Center. Fri, 09 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2025-26/releases/20260109ohjujf https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2025-26/releases/20251212pv0ala Despite a valiant second-half comeback attempt, the Lady Lions of East Mississippi Community College dropped a 69-60 home decision to Jones College during Thursday’s non-conference women’s basketball action played at Keyes T. Currie Coliseum. Fri, 12 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2025-26/releases/20251212pv0ala https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2025-26/releases/20251202r39l0m Following a 10-day layoff from game action due to the Thanksgiving holiday, the East Mississippi Community College women's basketball team dropped a 92-42 home decision to the 13th-ranked Lady Bucs of Shelton State during Monday’s doubleheader hoops action played at Keyes T. Currie Coliseum. In the men's nightcap, the EMCC Lions earned a key 73-60 home win over visiting Shelton State to avenge an earlier loss to the Bucs. Tue, 02 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2025-26/releases/20251202r39l0m https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2025-26/releases/20251119gnjfrx The East Mississippi Community College women's basketball team ran into a buzzsaw at ninth-ranked Shelton State by dropping a 106-42 road decision to the home-standing Lady Bucs during Monday night's hoops action played at the Umphrey Center. Wed, 19 Nov 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2025-26/releases/20251119gnjfrx https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2025-26/releases/20251114qqgt89 The visiting Lady Lions of East Mississippi Community College never trailed in claiming a hard-fought 50-47 road win over MACCC foe Mississippi Gulf Coast during Thursday’s non-conference women’s basketball action played at MGCCC’s Dantzler Arena. Fri, 14 Nov 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2025-26/releases/20251114qqgt89 https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2025-26/releases/20251111negs2n The Lady Lions of East Mississippi Community College dropped a 59-52 home decision to Holmes Community College during Monday’s non-conference basketball action played at EMCC’s Keyes T. Currie Coliseum. Tue, 11 Nov 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2025-26/releases/20251111negs2n https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2025-26/releases/20251105hxouj1 The East Mississippi Community College women’s basketball team improved to 2-0 on the young season with a 71-62 home win over NJCAA Region 23 foe Baton Rouge Community College during Monday’s action played at EMCC’s Keyes T. Currie Coliseum. Wed, 05 Nov 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2025-26/releases/20251105hxouj1 https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2025-26/releases/20251103hy58hn The Lady Lions of East Mississippi Community College made a big splash in Florida by tipping off the new basketball season with a noteworthy 68-64 road win over Pensacola State College during Friday’s opener played at PSC’s Hartsell Arena. Mon, 03 Nov 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2025-26/releases/20251103hy58hn https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2025-26/releases/20251030l6q6ez The East Mississippi Community College men’s and women’s basketball teams will be spending Halloween day within the Florida Panhandle region during their respective season openers on Friday (Oct. 31). The EMCC men will be in Niceville for the two-day Raider Classic hosted by Northwest Florida State College, while the Lady Lions will be in Pensacola for a single game against Pensacola State College. Thu, 30 Oct 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2025-26/releases/20251030l6q6ez https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2024-25/releases/20250318mzuake East Mississippi Community College freshman guard Dukiaha Jones has been named to this year’s All-MACCC Women’s Basketball Second Team, while fellow EMCC frosh Jermaurhiyun Anderson and DeAndre Lewis have earned All-MACCC honorable mention recognition for the Lions on the men’s side. As voted on by the conference’s head coaches, the 2024-25 All-MACCC men’s and women’s basketball teams were announced Tuesday by the Jackson-based Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference. Tue, 18 Mar 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2024-25/releases/20250318mzuake https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2024-25/releases/20250307lbro2q The 12th-seeded East Mississippi Community College women’s basketball team couldn’t quite recover from an early double-digit deficit in dropping a 60-49 road decision to fifth-seeded Mississippi Delta during Thursday’s opening round of the NJCAA Region 23 Women’s Basketball Tournament played at J.T. Hall Coliseum. Fri, 07 Mar 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2024-25/releases/20250307lbro2q https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2024-25/releases/20250304ryc880 The Lady Lions of East Mississippi Community College earned the final spot in this year’s NJCAA Region 23 Women’s Basketball Tournament by rallying for a 67-63 home win over Meridian Community College during Monday’s MACCC regular-season finale played at Keyes T. Currie Coliseum. The EMCC men dropped a tough 65-62 decision to the visiting MCC Eagles in the nightcap to conclude the Lions’ 2024-25 hoops season. Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2024-25/releases/20250304ryc880 https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2024-25/releases/20250301gfphoa In their final road action of the regular season, the Lady Lions of East Mississippi Community College dropped a 66-43 decision to Itawamba during Thursday's MACCC women's basketball action played at the Davis Event Center. In men's nightcap action, the visiting EMCC Lions let an eight-point halftime lead slip away en route to absorbing a 63-56 setback to ICC's Indians. Sat, 01 Mar 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2024-25/releases/20250301gfphoa https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2024-25/releases/20250226f4gnpi The East Mississippi Community College women’s basketball team dropped a close 56-51 home decision to Hinds during Monday's MACCC action played at Keyes T. Currie Coliseum. In the nightcap, EMCC's Lions led visiting Hinds from the opening tipoff to the final buzzer en route to snapping a six-game losing skid with their 70-62 home conference victory over the Bulldogs. Wed, 26 Feb 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2024-25/releases/20250226f4gnpi https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2024-25/releases/20250221s65p7b The Lady Lions of East Mississippi Community College collected their fourth conference win of the season by holding on for a 52-51 road victory over East Central during Thursday’s MACCC basketball action played at Brackeen-Wood Gymnasium. In men’s action, the visiting EMCC Lions came up just short of reaching the same mark by dropping a hard-fought 56-52 decision to the Warriors during the nightcap. Fri, 21 Feb 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2024-25/releases/20250221s65p7b https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2024-25/releases/20250215cucxz1 East Mississippi Community College’s basketball teams fell on the road to MACCC-leading Pearl River during Thursday’s conference hoops action played at Marvin R. White Coliseum. The EMCC women were downed 62-29 by PRCC to open the evening, while the Lions dropped a hard-fought 60-56 decision to the Wildcats in the nightcap. Sat, 15 Feb 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2024-25/releases/20250215cucxz1 https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2024-25/releases/20250207rizwc3 The East Mississippi Community College women’s basketball team completed an unbeaten week of competition by earning a 49-41 road win over Mississippi Delta during Thursday’s MACCC action played at J.T. Hall Coliseum. The EMCC men fell for the second time during the week by dropping a hard-fought 60-58 overtime decision to the Trojans in the nightcap. Fri, 07 Feb 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2024-25/releases/20250207rizwc3 https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2024-25/releases/20250201pfam3a East Mississippi Community College’s Lions snapped Holmes’ 17-game winning streak with a hard-fought 63-53 road victory at Frank Branch Coliseum during Thursday’s MACCC men’s basketball doubleheader action. The EMCC women dropped a tough 54-51 decision to the Lady Bulldogs to start the evening. Sat, 01 Feb 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2024-25/releases/20250201pfam3a https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2024-25/releases/20250126n8pmxx In makeup hoops action from a postponement earlier in the week due to wintry weather in the southern part of the state, the visiting East Mississippi Community College basketball teams dropped an MACCC doubleheader Saturday night at Southwest Mississippi. After the EMCC women fell 83-57 to the Lady Bears in the opener, the Lions finished on the short end of a hard-luck 73-70 decision in the men’s nightcap played at the Bear Basketball Center. Sun, 26 Jan 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2024-25/releases/20250126n8pmxx https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2024-25/releases/20250124qtp7cj East Mississippi Community College posted a home basketball doubleheader sweep over Copiah-Lincoln during Thursday’s MACCC hoops action played at Keyes T. Currie Coliseum. After the EMCC women battled from behind to claim a 62-55 win over Co-Lin, the Lions completed the sweep with a 78-65 victory over the Wolves in the nightcap. Fri, 24 Jan 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2024-25/releases/20250124qtp7cj https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2024-25/releases/20250121i26nck Cold shooting by EMCC's Lady Lions resulted in a 46-35 setback to Northwest Mississippi in their MACCC home hoops opener played this past Thursday at Keyes T. Currie Coliseum. The EMCC men got back into the win column by a claiming a much-needed 80-53 nightcap victory over the visiting Rangers. Tue, 21 Jan 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2024-25/releases/20250121i26nck