South Georgia Technical College has had 15 Lady Jets players and 6 Jets named to the NJCAA All-American status since 2001. After an eight year absence, Coach Chris Ballauer led the Jets to a 2022 appearance. The men’s team advanced to the National Tournament for the first time in 2009 and returned again in 2014 under the leadership of Coach Steven Wright where the Jets finished in the Elite Eight both times. ![]() The Jets and the Lady Jets programs are both nationally recognized. ![]() During that era the team was known as the Technics and coached by Herbert Norris. South Georgia Tech had fielded men’s basketball teams in the late 1950’s up until the 1970’s. Chris Wade was the first head coach for the Jets when the program was restarted. The men’s basketball program was restarted in 2001 under President Jon Johnson. The nickname for the athletics teams are Jets and Lady Jets. The college offers both men’s and women’s intercollegiate basketball programs. South Georgia Technical College is a Division I member of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) and the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA). South Georgia Technical College was the first technical college in the Technical College System of Georgia to offer intercollegiate athletics. Seated L-R #11 Bryce Turner, #2 Semaj Henderson, #5 Kallin Fonseca, #4 Aaron Pitts, Head Coach Chris Ballauer, #0 Tim Loud, #1 Jordan Brown, #12 Deonte Williams, #23 Justin Evans Standing L-R Assistant Coach Karim Mawuenyega, RS Abraham Garjah, RS Samad Wazeerud-Din, #20 Nate Wilson, #33 Noah Barnett, #14 Sammy Mike, #3 Ryan Djoussa, RS Tyren Lebeauf, Manager Malik Morgan, Athletics Coordinator Terri Battle
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