Posted: Feb 15, 2024

Bulldogs back at Perk on Thursday

PERKINSTON — Mississippi Gulf Coast is back at Dantzler Arena on Wednesday with another shot to solidify its spot in the top four of the MACCC.

The Bulldogs will take on East Central at Perk with a scheduled start time of 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available at http://mgcccbulldogs.com/tickets, and the game will be streamed at https://mgcccbulldogs.com/watch.

Records

MGCCC: 13-7/5-3 MACCC, 4^th place in conference
ECCC: 11-12/2-5 MACCC, 13^th place in conference

Last Time Out

MGCCC beat Coahoma 99-96 in overtime Monday in Clarksdale. Duran Parish led the Bulldogs with 24 points and six rebounds.
ECCC lost 72-64 to Meridian on Monday in Decatur. Jay'Lan McNair had 16 points for the Warriors.

Previous Meeting

On Jan. 26, 2023, East Central edged Gulf Coast 80-78 at Decatur. Javeon Gordon led the Bulldogs with 23.

Notes

Gulf Coast leads the MACCC in scoring (86.5 ppg), 3-pointers made (9.9 per game), 3-pointers attempted (26.6 per game), and steals (12.2 spg). The Bulldogs are second in 3-point shooting (37.4 percent) and third in free-throw shooting (72.2 percent) and assists (17.7 apg).
John Davis (So., Pascagoula/Pascagoula) is third in the MACCC in 3-point shooting (47.6 percent).
Omarion Smith (So., Atlanta Ga./Douglas County) is sixth in the league in field-goal shooting (59.1 percent), eighth in rebounding (8.1 rpg) and seventh in blocks (30).
Anthony Robinson (So., Long Beach/Long Beach) is fifth in the league with 56 steals.
Jabbari Barry (Fr., Lake Charles La./Barbe) is second in the league with 62 made 3-pointers and fourth in 3-point shooting (47.3 percent).
Duran Parish (Fr., Biloxi/Biloxi) is third in the MACCC in steals (37).

Three Ahead

Tuesday, Feb. 20: at Hinds, Utica, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 22: vs. Itawamba, Perkinston, 7:30 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 26: at Meridian, Meridian, 7:30 p.m.

For more information on MGCCC's 11 intercollegiate athletic teams, follow @MGCCCBulldogs on Twitter and MGCCCBulldogs on Facebook, and go to mgcccbulldogs.com.