Ottumwa -- The number of Indian Hills basketball players headed to Division I schools after this year grew to seven on Wednesday when Ronald Ross signed a national letter-of-intent with Middle Tennessee and Rawane Ndiaye signed with the University of Tennessee.
Ross played this past season at Indian Hills after a freshman campaign at Vincennes (Ind.) where he was named an NJCAA Honorable Mention All-American.
With the Warriors, the guard from Indianapolis, Ind., averaged 14.5 points a game, second on the team, and led IHCC with 65 3-pointers, shooting over 40% from behind the arc.
Middle Tennessee loses six players off last season's team that finished 28-5 and qualified for the NCAA tournament. MTSU coach Kermit Davis said, "Ronald has scored everywhere he's been. He was the second-leading scorer on maybe the most talented junior college team in the country. He is a physical guard and can really shoot the ball from three. He's going to be a really good player for us."
Ross will be the third former IHCC player to suit up for the Blue Raiders, joining LaRon Dendy and James Washington, both of whom had success after going there following their Indian Hills careers.
Ndiaye missed the first 10 games of his sophomore season after breaking a bone in his foot in the preseason. He played in 15 games and averaged 2.9 points and 3.5 rebounds a game. Those numbers are close to those of Ndiaye's freshman year at IHCC when he averaged 2.0 points and 2.5 rebounds.
Indian Hills coach Barret Peery was happy with the progress Ndiaye made during his two seasons with the Warriors and is optimistic he will continue to improve now that he is healthy again.
Five Warriors -- Jameel McKay (Marquette), Dustin Hogue (Iowa State), Richard Amardi (Iowa State), Jelan Kendrick (UNLV) and Trinson White (Wisconsin-Milwaukee) -- all signed letters-of-intent during the early signing period last fall.
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Monday, April 8, 2013
McKay Repeats as First-Team All-American
OTTUMWA --- Jameel McKay is the first Indian Hills Community College basketball player to be named a first-team All-American two times. McKay was selected to the National Junior College Athletic Association’s All-American squad for 2012-13, duplicating the honor he received as a freshman.
McKay, a Milwaukee, Wis. native, led the Warriors in both scoring and rebounding the past two years, increasing his averages to 18.2 points and 11.0 rebounds last season after averaging 14.6 points and 7.7 rebounds as a freshman.
In his sophomore season, McKay shot 57 percent from the floor, averaged two blocks a game and went over the 1,000-point mark, finishing his stellar career at IHCC with 1,022 points.
He scored in double figures in 59 of the 63 games he played at Indian Hills, including 27 of 28 games with 10 or more points last season.
McKay played a key role on Warriors teams that were 59-8 in two years. As a freshman he helped lead IHCC to the national tournament, where he was named to the all-tournament team after posting double-doubles in all four games at the tourney. He totaled 61 points and 50 rebounds as the Warriors recovered from an opening-game loss to win their next three games.
One of Barret Peery’s first recruits when he took over as head coach in 2011, McKay was also a first-team all-region choice the last two years.
“I’m so proud of Jameel and the honors he has been given,” Peery said. “He has been a tremendous worker for us and was all about winning. Our basketball family couldn’t be happier for him. He has had great teammates and coaches around him that have all been a part of his success.”
McKay, an all-city pick coming out of high school in Milwaukee, will be going back home to continue his education and basketball career, having signed last fall to attend Marquette University.
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Warriors Put Four on All-Region Team
Ottumwa -- Indian Hills had two repeat selections on the All-Region 11 basketball team announced by the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference.
The Warriors’ Jameel McKay was a first-team all-region choice for the second year in a row and Dustin Hogue was a second-team selection, as he was last year.
The other IHCC players who made the all-region team both played one year at Indian Hills after transferring prior to their sophomore season. Ronald Ross, who played at Vincennes (Ind.) as a freshman, received second-team honors, and Jelan Kendrick, who was at the University of Mississippi for his freshman campaign, was an honorable mention pick.
McKay led Indian Hills in scoring and rebounding for the second year in a row. He averaged 18.2 points and nearly 11 rebounds a game this season, increasing his freshman averages of 14.6 points and 7.7 rebounds, numbers which helped him garner first-team All-American honors last year. As a soph, McKay shot 57 percent from the field and averaged two blocks a game while scoring in double figures in 27 of the 28 games he played. He surpassed the 1,000-point total for his career late in the season and wound up his two-year stint at IHCC with 1,022 points.
Hogue also boosted his scoring average as a sophomore, tallying 12.6 points a game compared to 11.1 as a freshman, while his rebound average stayed the same at around 5.5 boards a game. He started 41 games over the past two seasons and scored 740 points. His 23 starting assignments this year tied McKay for the team lead.
Ross came to IHCC after he was named an honorable mention All-American at Vincennes. He was the second-leading scorer for the Warriors, averaging 14.5 points a game, and led the team in three-pointers with 65. He shot over 42 percent from three-point range and also led the Warriors in steals.
In his lone season at Indian Hills, Kendrick topped the team in assists, dishing out around four a game, while scoring 12.3 points a contest. He fought through a mid-season shoulder injury to score in double figures in 11 of the final 13 games.
Monday, February 25, 2013
Postseason Ban Ends Warriors' Season
Ottumwa -- The National Junior College Athletic Association Monday denied an appeal submitted by Indian Hills Community College and upheld a ruling that prohibits IHCC from playing any postseason basketball games.
The postseason ban was issued for a violation of NJCAA rules committed by Indian Hills stemming from incidents that occurred following the Warriors' game at Southeastern CC on Feb. 16. An on-court melee after that game resulted in IHCC's Ronald Ross being arrested.
Ross was jailed after his arrest and was released after IHCC president Dr. Jim Lindenmayer posted bail for Ross. Dr. Lindenmayer subsequently self-reported the violation on the Tuesday following the game after he was made aware of an NJCAA rule that prohibits college officials from posting bail for a student-athlete.
Indian Hills had five players suspended for their actions in the moments after the SCC game and all of those players were forced to sit out the Warriors' final two regular season games.
The NJCAA ban on Indian Hills' playing in the postseason was handed down last week with the organization then issuing its ruling against IHCC's appeal of the penalty on Monday.
This is a statement from Dr. Lindenmayer following Monday's announcement:
The postseason ban was issued for a violation of NJCAA rules committed by Indian Hills stemming from incidents that occurred following the Warriors' game at Southeastern CC on Feb. 16. An on-court melee after that game resulted in IHCC's Ronald Ross being arrested.
Ross was jailed after his arrest and was released after IHCC president Dr. Jim Lindenmayer posted bail for Ross. Dr. Lindenmayer subsequently self-reported the violation on the Tuesday following the game after he was made aware of an NJCAA rule that prohibits college officials from posting bail for a student-athlete.
Indian Hills had five players suspended for their actions in the moments after the SCC game and all of those players were forced to sit out the Warriors' final two regular season games.
The NJCAA ban on Indian Hills' playing in the postseason was handed down last week with the organization then issuing its ruling against IHCC's appeal of the penalty on Monday.
This is a statement from Dr. Lindenmayer following Monday's announcement:
“Late Saturday (Feb. 16), after everyone was on their way home, I bailed a student-athlete out of jail. I was unaware of the rule, but I knew that I did not want to leave a player behind at an out-of-town facility under those circumstances. I feel strongly that when we leave our campus with students in our care it is our duty to return them safely to campus. This is what I would expect of any staff member and what I would expect as a parent of a child under college supervision. I feel the penalty is very harsh, especially in light of our record for following NJCAA rules. I sincerely apologize to our fans and the entire Indian Hills community. Coach Peery, his staff and players have worked very hard on this great season. Obviously this was a very unfortunate incident with lots of regrets from many people. “
The Warriors end their season with a 26-4 record. They won the conference championship with a 7-1 mark and had the second-highest offensive average of any Division I school, scoring 97.9 points a game. Indian Hills was ranked third in the NJCAA poll that was released following the double-overtime win over Southeastern, their 12th consecutive victory, a season high.
Warriors Closes Regular Season With Loss to MCC
Ottumwa -- Indian Hills saw its long home court winning streak come to an end Saturday night in a 88-78 loss to Marshalltown CC in the final regular season game for both teams. The defeat, coupled with a road loss at Moberly on Tuesday, also gave the Warriors (26-4, 7-1) back-to-back losses for the first time in two years.
It was the first time in 37 home games under second-year coach Barret Peery that IHCC failed to get a victory. And it was the only defeat in eight regular season conference games for the Warriors.
Marshalltown (22-8, 3-5) was in control virtually the entire game in avenging an earlier loss to Indian Hills that was accomplished when IHCC's Ronald Ross drilled a 3-pointer at the buzzer. Ross was one of five Warriors who missed the MCC game, serving the second game of suspensions handed down after the SCC game a week before.
Indian Hills took their first lead in this contest against the Tigers when Martin Dixon-Green, making his first start of the season, hit a 3-pointer for a 13-12 score. The Warriors' Jameel McKay, who was superb with 21 points and 16 rebounds, later tied the score at 17-all.
An 18-7 run allowed MCC to go ahead by 11 and the Tigers took a 40-34 lead at intermission.
After trailing by nine points early in the second half, Indian Hills managed to tie the score three times, the last at 51-51. Chris Caird's jump shot gave MCC the lead, part of a 17-point second half for theTiger sophomore.
Marshalltown would eventually stretch the advantage to 12 points at 74-62. Indian Hills rallied to within four at 79-75 on a basket by Jelan Kendrick with 1:22 to play, but couldn't get any closer and MCC sealed the win at the free throw line.
Caird's 21 points led the Tigers, whose biggest contribution may have come from Jamal Gatali, who hit five 3s and scored 20 points. Frank Williams added 17 to McKay's 21 points for the Warriors.
MARSHALLTOWN 88, INDIAN HILLS 78
INDIAN HILLS
Jameel McKay 8 5-6 21, Trinson White 4 0-0 11, Jelan Kendrick 5 2-3 12, Frank Williams 7 0-0 17, Gary Williams, Jr. 2 4-6 8, Martin Dixon-Green 2 0-0 5, Majok Deng 2 0-0 4 Gary Ross 0 0-0 0 Team 30 11-15 78
MARSHALLTOWN
Rahiem Holloway 3 2-3 8, Matej Delinac 2 5-6 11, Chris Caird 6 7-8 21, Jamal Gatali 7 1-2 20, Troidell Carter 6 0-0 12, Cameron Robinson 2 4-6 8, Jamyles Coleman 0 0-0 0 Lamont Adair 4 0-0 8 Team 30 19-25 88
Halftime score: Marshalltown 40, Indian Hills 34; Three-point field goals: MCC 9 (Gatali 5; Delinac, Caird 2), IHCC 7 (White, F. Williams 3; Dixon-Green 1)
It was the first time in 37 home games under second-year coach Barret Peery that IHCC failed to get a victory. And it was the only defeat in eight regular season conference games for the Warriors.
Marshalltown (22-8, 3-5) was in control virtually the entire game in avenging an earlier loss to Indian Hills that was accomplished when IHCC's Ronald Ross drilled a 3-pointer at the buzzer. Ross was one of five Warriors who missed the MCC game, serving the second game of suspensions handed down after the SCC game a week before.
Indian Hills took their first lead in this contest against the Tigers when Martin Dixon-Green, making his first start of the season, hit a 3-pointer for a 13-12 score. The Warriors' Jameel McKay, who was superb with 21 points and 16 rebounds, later tied the score at 17-all.
An 18-7 run allowed MCC to go ahead by 11 and the Tigers took a 40-34 lead at intermission.
After trailing by nine points early in the second half, Indian Hills managed to tie the score three times, the last at 51-51. Chris Caird's jump shot gave MCC the lead, part of a 17-point second half for theTiger sophomore.
Marshalltown would eventually stretch the advantage to 12 points at 74-62. Indian Hills rallied to within four at 79-75 on a basket by Jelan Kendrick with 1:22 to play, but couldn't get any closer and MCC sealed the win at the free throw line.
Caird's 21 points led the Tigers, whose biggest contribution may have come from Jamal Gatali, who hit five 3s and scored 20 points. Frank Williams added 17 to McKay's 21 points for the Warriors.
MARSHALLTOWN 88, INDIAN HILLS 78
INDIAN HILLS
Jameel McKay 8 5-6 21, Trinson White 4 0-0 11, Jelan Kendrick 5 2-3 12, Frank Williams 7 0-0 17, Gary Williams, Jr. 2 4-6 8, Martin Dixon-Green 2 0-0 5, Majok Deng 2 0-0 4 Gary Ross 0 0-0 0 Team 30 11-15 78
MARSHALLTOWN
Rahiem Holloway 3 2-3 8, Matej Delinac 2 5-6 11, Chris Caird 6 7-8 21, Jamal Gatali 7 1-2 20, Troidell Carter 6 0-0 12, Cameron Robinson 2 4-6 8, Jamyles Coleman 0 0-0 0 Lamont Adair 4 0-0 8 Team 30 19-25 88
Halftime score: Marshalltown 40, Indian Hills 34; Three-point field goals: MCC 9 (Gatali 5; Delinac, Caird 2), IHCC 7 (White, F. Williams 3; Dixon-Green 1)
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Short-Handed IHCC Falls at Moberly
Moberly, Mo. -- Indian Hills saw its 12-game winning streak snapped and suffered only its third loss of the season on Tuesday night when the Moberly Greyhounds slammed the Warriors, 84-64.
Moberly (22-7) pulled away from a 2-2 tie to lead by as many as 17 points in the first half. The Warriors (26-3) finally got going offensively in the latter stages of the half and cut the deficit to 38-30 by halftime.
Indian Hills had just eight players available for the game with five IHCC squad members serving the first game of suspensions handed down by the conference office as a result of last Saturday's post-game fracas at Southeastern.
After showing signs of life at the end of the opening half, the Warriors couldn't get closer than four points in the second half, the last time at 58-54.
Mike Anderson, who led Moberly with 22 points, hit a 3-pointer to start a 13-0 run for the Greyhounds and IHCC never threatened again.
Anderson scored all but two of his points in the second half.
One of the lone bright spots for the Warriors came when their scoring leader, Jameel McKay, scored his seventh and final field goal of the night late in the second half, a basket that put him over the 1,000-point mark for his career.
McKay is now at 1,001 points, the first IHCC player to surpass 1,000 points since teammates Dwight Buycks and Dwight Hardy both passed the milestone in the 2008-09 season.
Frank Williams led four Indian Hills players in double figures against Moberly with 17 points. Trinson White, on the strength of three 3-pointers in the second half, had 13 and Jelan Kendrick 12.
Indian Hills will close out the regular season Saturday night by hosting Marshalltown CC at the Hellyer Center.
MOBERLY 84, INDIAN HILLS 64
INDIAN HILLLS
Jameel McKay 7 0-0 14, Trinson White 4 2-2 13, Jelan Kendrick 6 0-2 12, Frank Williams 5 5-5 17, Gary Williams, Jr. 0 2-2 2, Martin Dixon-Green 0 0-0 0, Majok Deng 3 0-0 6, Gary Ross 0 0-0 0 Team 25 9-11 64
MOBERLY
Mike Anderson 7 5-6 22, Kevin Jordan 3 0-0 6, Rayshawn Simmons 4 0-0 9, Trent Washington 3 1-1 8, Evan Singletary 3 0-0 8, T.J. White 7 0-0 15, Malcolm Hamilton 0 0-0 0, Brennen Hughes 8 0-0 16 Team 35 6-7 84
Halftime score: Moberly 38, Indian Hills 30; Three-point field goals: MACC 8 (Anderson 3; Singletary 2; Simmons, Washington, White 1), IHCC 5 ( White 3, F. Williams 2)
Moberly (22-7) pulled away from a 2-2 tie to lead by as many as 17 points in the first half. The Warriors (26-3) finally got going offensively in the latter stages of the half and cut the deficit to 38-30 by halftime.
Indian Hills had just eight players available for the game with five IHCC squad members serving the first game of suspensions handed down by the conference office as a result of last Saturday's post-game fracas at Southeastern.
After showing signs of life at the end of the opening half, the Warriors couldn't get closer than four points in the second half, the last time at 58-54.
Mike Anderson, who led Moberly with 22 points, hit a 3-pointer to start a 13-0 run for the Greyhounds and IHCC never threatened again.
Anderson scored all but two of his points in the second half.
One of the lone bright spots for the Warriors came when their scoring leader, Jameel McKay, scored his seventh and final field goal of the night late in the second half, a basket that put him over the 1,000-point mark for his career.
McKay is now at 1,001 points, the first IHCC player to surpass 1,000 points since teammates Dwight Buycks and Dwight Hardy both passed the milestone in the 2008-09 season.
Frank Williams led four Indian Hills players in double figures against Moberly with 17 points. Trinson White, on the strength of three 3-pointers in the second half, had 13 and Jelan Kendrick 12.
Indian Hills will close out the regular season Saturday night by hosting Marshalltown CC at the Hellyer Center.
MOBERLY 84, INDIAN HILLS 64
INDIAN HILLLS
Jameel McKay 7 0-0 14, Trinson White 4 2-2 13, Jelan Kendrick 6 0-2 12, Frank Williams 5 5-5 17, Gary Williams, Jr. 0 2-2 2, Martin Dixon-Green 0 0-0 0, Majok Deng 3 0-0 6, Gary Ross 0 0-0 0 Team 25 9-11 64
MOBERLY
Mike Anderson 7 5-6 22, Kevin Jordan 3 0-0 6, Rayshawn Simmons 4 0-0 9, Trent Washington 3 1-1 8, Evan Singletary 3 0-0 8, T.J. White 7 0-0 15, Malcolm Hamilton 0 0-0 0, Brennen Hughes 8 0-0 16 Team 35 6-7 84
Halftime score: Moberly 38, Indian Hills 30; Three-point field goals: MACC 8 (Anderson 3; Singletary 2; Simmons, Washington, White 1), IHCC 5 ( White 3, F. Williams 2)
Monday, February 18, 2013
Warriors Stage Big Comeback to Down SCC
West Burlington, Iowa – In one of the biggest comebacks in school history, Indian Hills overcame a 24-point second-half deficit and knocked off Southeastern CC, 104-99, in double overtime at Loren Walker Arena on Saturday night.
The Warriors got a shot at the buzzer at the end of regulation from Jelan Kendrick to force the first overtime, a 3-pointer by Majok Deng to knot the score at the end of the first OT and then another three by Deng to go ahead for good in the second extra session to stay undefeated in conference play.
Third-ranked Indian Hills won its 12th game in a row and improved its league record to 7-0, clinching the outright title for the second year in a row.
Things looked bleak for the Warriors when SCC went on top 56-32 with three minutes gone in the second half. Jordan Stevens, who poured in a game-high 41 points, hit a 3-pointer to end the first half to give the Blackhawks a 51-28 halftime advantage. Stevens hit another three early in the second half and the Warriors were in serious trouble.
The IHCC comeback started with 12 consecutive points, six of them by Kendrick.
Indian Hills’ pressure defense started to cause SCC some problems and the Blackhawks, who had 21 field goals in the first half to just nine for IHCC, went cold from the field.
A dunk by Kendrick shaved the SCC lead to three with over 10 minutes to play and completed a 25-4 run for the visitors.
Southeastern, though, refused to give up the lead, holding off the Warriors thanks to Stevens and Warren Jones. Jones scored eight points in one two-minute stretch and his second straight three built the lead back to 12 at 76-64 with a little under five minutes left.
Indian Hills outscored the Blackhawks 16-4 the rest of regulation with Kendrick providing the heroics in the final seconds of the second half.
The SCC lead was 80-74 after Stevens made two foul shots with 19.4 seconds remaining.
Kendrick was fouled and hit one of two free throws with 14.2 seconds on the clock. After an SCC turnover Kendrick hit a 3-pointer to trim the lead to 80-78 with 6.2 seconds to play.
The Warriors fouled immediately and Stevens missed the front end of a one-and-one. Kendrick rebounded the errant foul shot, dribbled the length of the floor and hit a running shot in the lane at the horn to force overtime.
Frank Williams gave IHCC its first lead of the game when he opened the scoring in the first OT. But after Dontay Jackson scored on consecutive breakaway layups SCC was on top 89-84.
That’s when Deng stepped up for the Warriors. The freshman nailed one three to cut the lead to two, and after the Blackhawks made a free throw to make it 90-87, Deng buried another trey to send the game to a second OT.
Kendrick hit two free throws to start the next overtime. Joe Scott gave SCC a brief lead with a 3-pointer, but Deng sank another three and the Warriors didn’t trail again.
Stevens scored the final six points for his team, but with SCC trailing 101-98 with one minute to play, he made just one of two foul shots and the Warriors closed out the game with two free throws by Gary Williams, Jr. and one by Jameel McKay in the last 25 seconds.
McKay’s 30 points led Indian Hills. He had 16 points, Dustin Hogue 13 and Kendrick 12 in the second half when IHCC outscored the hosts 52-29.
Stevens made four threes at the end of the first half to cap a 20-point half for the freshman guard. Indian Hills’ nine first-half field goals and 28 points were lows for the season.
Southeastern jumped on the Warriors early, scoring the first ten points in just three minutes, and steadily building their advantage thanks in large part to the hot shooting of Stevens.
Most comebacks of the size of IHCC’s are fueled by 3-pointers, but Kendrick’s trey in the last minute of regulation was only the second of the game for the Warriors. Deng, then, drilled three in the overtimes.
The Blackhawks, 20-9 overall, close conference play with a 3-5 record and wait to see where they will be seeded for Region 11’s postseason tourney. The Warriors take a 26-2 record to Moberly (Mo.) on Tuesday for their final non-conference game of the regular season.
Indian Hills returns home to host Marshalltown CC on Saturday night. The Warriors will play their first postseason contest at home on Feb. 25 and, if they win, would host the region title game on Mar. 2.
Saturday’s game was marred by a melee at the end of the second overtime with players, coaches and fans from both teams filling the floor after the buzzer sounded. There were a number of brief flare-ups before order was finally restored.
INDIAN HILLS 104, SOUTHEASTERN 99 (2OT)
INDIAN HILLS
Jameel McKay 12 6-9 30, Richard Amardi 0 1-4 1, Trinson White 0 0-0 0, Dustin Hogue 7 7-13 21, Ronald Ross 1 1-3 3, Jelan Kendrick 6 3-4 16, Frank Williams 4 3-4 12, Ronnie Stevens 1 0-0 2, Gary Williams, Jr. 2 4-4 8, Martin Dixon-Green 0 0-0 0, Majok Deng 4 0-0 11 Team 37 25-41 104
SOUTHEASTERN
Warren Jones 5 0-0 12, Jordan Stevens 14 7-12 41, Tyrie Orosco 2 1-1 5, Ar-Tese Harris 2 0-0 4, Nick Lyon 0 0-2 0, Dontay Jackson 4 0-1 8, Marlon Cort 3 0-0 8, Joe Scott 4 1-2 11, Debonair Edwards 4 2-5 10 Team 38 11-23 99
Halftime score: Southeastern 51, Indian Hills 28; Three-point field goals: SCC 12 (Stevens 6; Jones, Cort, Scott 2), IHCC 5 (Deng 3; F. Williams, Kendrick 1)
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