Greyhounds Represented Well on All-Region Teams

Three Greyhound basketball players and the head coach were named to the 2022-23 NJCAA Region 2 All-Region teams.

Christian Thompson, a 6'9" sophomore center from Lonoke, Arkansas, was named to the All-Region First Team after averaging 15.3 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game while shooting 58.5% from the field and 69.1% from the free throw line. Thompson ranks 3rd in the region in field goal percentage, 5th in points per game, and 11th in rebounds.

Jesse Washington and Jailen Anderson were both named to the All-Region Second Team as the Greyhounds were one of only two teams that had three players named.

Washington, a 6'1" freshman guard from Jonesboro, Arkansas, averaged 15.2 points, 4.1 rebounds, 3.4 assists, and 1.2 steals per game as one of four freshmen named to the All-Region teams. He shot 42.2% from the field, 36.4% from the three-point line, and 64.4% from the free throw line while leading the region in three-pointers made, was 7th in points per game, and 9th in 3-point field goal percentage.

Anderson, a 6'2" sophomore guard from Jackson, Tennessee, averaged 12.8 points, 4.6 rebounds, 4.5 assists, and 1.3 steals per game while shooting 47.5% from the field, 29.3% from the three-point line, and 70.4% from the free throw line. He was 4th in the region in assists, and top 20 in rebounds and steals.

Head Coach Chris Parker was named the NJCAA Region 2 Men's Basketball Coach of the Year after leading the team to a 22-10 overall record and finishing tied for first in region play after battling both injury and weather-related issues, but earned the first seed in the region tournament which they won for the fifth time in seven years. This is Parker's third Region Coach of the Year award in the past five seasons when the honor was first given.