The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) announced its Region X All-Region Awards Saturday during the Region X Tournament on the campus of Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute in Hudson. In addition to several CCC&TI players receiving recognition, CCC&TI sophomore guard Jalin Alexander, of Newberry, S.C., was named Region X Player of the Year. According to NJCAA Division III statistics, Alexander is leading the nation in points per game average with 27.6.
The awards announced are as follows:
All-Region Team
Jalin Alexander (CCC&TI)
Tre Williams (Davidson CCC)
Josh Smith (Sandhills CC)
Corbin Pierce (Davidson CC)
Jonathan Curtis (CCC&TI)
Honorable Mention
Quincy Williams (CCC&TI)
Sadeeq Bello (Davidson CCC)
Tee Hardy (Sandhills CC)
Isiah Gill (Davidson CCC)
Uter Moukimou (CCC&TI)
Jeremias Easterling (Sandhills CC)
Jeremiah Jenkins (Central Carolina CC)
Jonathan Buie (Central Carolina CC)
Tarvis Gilbert (Central Carolina CC)
Player of the Year
Jalin Alexander (CCC&TI)
Coach of the Year
Matt Ridge (Davidson CCC)
All-Freshman Team
Josh Smith (Sandhills CC)
Demitrius Sanders (Davidson CC)
Ashton Smith (Caldwell CC)
Skylar McGee (Davidson CCC)
Jeremias Easterling (Sandhills CC)
Freshman Honorable Mention
Clayton Williams (CCC&TI)
Marqiese Crutchfield (Davidson CCC)
Trevon Watson (Central Carolina CC)