Two South Georgia Tech players named in nation’s top 100

Staff Reports

AMERICUS – Two members of the South Georgia Technical College men’s basketball team have earned national recognition, landing in the initial JucoRecruiting.com Top 100 player rankings for the 2026 JUCO class.

Sophomore center Matt Mbole, a 6-foot-11 post player from Cameroon, was ranked 11th nationally, while sophomore guard Jalexs Ewing, a 6-foot-2 guard from Augusta, checked in at No. 70.

The rankings are based on a combination of on-court production at the junior college level, projected performance at the next level and overall evaluation by JUCO recruiting analysts.

Mbole has been a force in the paint for the Jets this season. He ranks third on the team in scoring with 179 points while leading the Jets in rebounding with 206 boards and blocked shots with 36. In 18 games, Mbole has pulled down 76 offensive rebounds and 130 defensive rebounds, while also adding 13 assists and 14 steals.

As a freshman, Mbole totaled 77 points, 111 rebounds and 35 blocked shots, showing early signs of the interior presence he has developed into this season.

Ewing has been the Jets’ primary scoring option, leading the team with 336 points in 17 games. He has also contributed 94 rebounds, 32 assists and 10 steals. Ewing is shooting 52.9 percent from two-point range and 63.3 percent from the free-throw line, while connecting on 29 percent of his attempts from beyond the arc.

During the 2024–25 conference season, Ewing scored 227 points and posted 92 rebounds, 54 assists, 20 steals and 10 blocked shots, appearing in 16 games as a freshman.

South Georgia Tech currently sits third in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association Division I standings with a 4-2 conference record, trailing Central Georgia Tech (6-0) and South Georgia State College (4-1). The Jets have won four straight games and will return to action Wednesday, Feb. 4, hosting Gordon College in a GCAA matchup at 7 p.m. at The Hangar.