Higgins and Weatherspoon named to the All-Region XXIII Team

Two Holmes Community College Bulldogs --- Kaleb Higgins and Brandon Weatherspoon --- have been named to the 2021 NJCAA All-Region XXIII Team for their play this season.

Higgins was also named First Team All-MACCC and Most Valuable Player while Weatherspoon was named Second Team All-MACCC. Higgins, Weatherspoon and Tyler Talley were named to the Region XXIII Tournament Team while Head Coach Jason Flanigan was named Coach of the Year. The Bulldogs made their third trip to Hutchinson, Kansas for the NJCAA National Tournament and went 1-1 in the tournament. Holmes also went to the tournament in 2015 and 2018.

Higgins from Pine Bluff, Ark. led the Bulldogs in scoring with a 19.1 per game average. He shot 44.8 percent from the floor (125-of-279), 39.1 percent from the three point line (43-of-110) and 86.4 percent from the free throw line (89-of-103). He averaged 4.8 rebounds per game, 4.8 assists per game and 1.3 steals per game. He scored 382 points this season.

Weatherspoon from Canton averaged 16.1 points per game during the season. He shot 51.4 percent from the floor (93-of-181), 45.3 percent from the three point line (48-of-106) and 72.2 percent from the free throw line (39-of-54). He averaged 4.9 rebounds per game, 1.1 assists per game and 1.4 steals per game. He scored 273 points this season.