Southwest Men's Basketball Team Ranked 10th in NJCAA Poll
The Southwest men's basketball team, currently 8-1 on the season, is ranked 10th in this week's NJCAA Division 1 Basketball Poll.
The Saluqis, under the direction of Head Coach Jerry Nichols, are led by sophomore guard Johnathan Burroughs-Cook, a former Ridgeway High standout and College of Charleston transfer who leads the team with a 15.0 scoring average, and sophomore forward Rasheed Brooks, an Ole Miss signee who averages 13.4 points and 3.3 assists per game.
Other top performers, so far this season, for Southwest are freshman forward Jimario Rivers (12.4 points per game, team-leading 7.6 rebounds per game), sophomore guard Earl Bryant (10.8 points per game, team-leading 3.7 assists per game), freshman forward Jalen McGaughy (9.7 points per game), sophomore guard DeAndre McKinnie (9.7 points per game) and sophomore forward Lavontae Waldon (7.2 points per game).
Top 25 National Poll | December 02, 2014
- Vincennes University 9-0
- College of Southern Idaho 10-0
- Northwest Florida State College 10-0
- Trinity Valley Community College 12-1
- Salt Lake Community College 8-0
- Harcum College 8-0
- Indian Hills Community College 8-1
- Hill College 10-0
- Gillette College 10-1
- Southwest Tennessee Community College 8-1
- Butler Community College - KS 9-0
- Three Rivers Community College - MO 11-1
- Cloud County Community College 10-0
- Tallahassee Community College 9-1
- Hutchinson Community College 9-1
- Coffeyville Community College 9-1
- Connors State College 11-1
- Columbia State Community College 10-2
- Central Arizona College 7-1
- Shelton State Community College 7-0
- North Idaho College 8-1
- Odessa College 10-1
- Georgia Highlands College 8-1
- New Mexico Junior College 10-2
- Cochise College 8-0
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Photo caption: Saluqi Leading Scorer Johnathan Burroughs-Cook
