Thursday, October 16, 2014

Jackson State basketball set for Year 2 under Brent

JACKSON, Mississippi -- The Jackson State basketball team has about a month to prepare for a possible top-25 team.

The Tigers open their season Nov. 14 at North Carolina State, a team that finished 22-13, 9-9 ACC last season and reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

But the Tigers – picked to finish eighth in the preseason SWAC polls announced Wednesday – may already have their work cut out.

Wayne Brent enters his second season as head coach. But the four seasons he spent as an assistant at Ole Miss, helping scout SEC teams at the time, may come full circle for him in the SWAC.

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