MCC coaches talk about upcoming basketball season

MCC Sports Information
11/03/2006


MERIDIAN, Miss. – 14 regular-season home games highlight Meridian Community College’s 2006-07 men's and women’s basketball schedule, as announced this week by MCC Athletic Director Hillary Allen.

The Eagles will tip off the school's 2006-2007 season of collegiate basketball competition with a men’s road game at Holmes CC Nov. 4 before returning home to Ivy Sports Center for a two-game home stand by playing host to Selma (Nov. 8) and rival East Mississippi (Nov. 13).

Along with the showdown with EMCC, the early season schedule is highlighted by the annual Rush Invitational in which the MCC Lady Eagle’s will host various teams on-campus Nov. 24-25.

“We’ve been conditioning really well and practicing hard,” said MCC’s women’s basketball coach, Hilary Allen.

“We’ve still got some things that I want to implement into our game plan, but so far I am very exited about this season.”

“I think that we are very talented this year and I look for us to run a lot. We’re going to try and press and get some fast break offense going.”

MCC Lady Eagle sophomore, Holly Dial echoes the sentiments of her head coach.

“We’re not as tall as we were last season,” said Dial, a graduate of Brandon High School.

“But I believe that we’re going to be just as fast as anyone.”

For the men’s team, head coach George Brooks expects some exciting play out of his squad.

“We’re very strong and versatile,” said Brooks, who is entering his ninth year as head coach for the MCC men’s team.

“This team has a lot of athleticism.”

Meridian freshman Chris Leggett will look to aide the Eagles in the upcoming season.

“Chris has been wonderful so far,” said Brooks.

“In fact, he may be our best player with the ball in his hands; he just has to pick up on a few things on the defensive side and setting screens.”

The men’s season starts 5:00 pm on Nov. 4th with a road game to Holmes then both the Eagles and Lady Eagles will play v. Wallace-Selma Nov. 8th. Lady Eagles take to the court at 6:00 pm and the Eagles play at 8:00 pm.