Higgins named Second Team NJCAA All-American

Holmes Community College sophomore guard Kaleb Higgins of Pine Bluff has been named Second Team NJCAA All-American for his play this season.

Higgins was also named to the NJCAA All-Region XXIII Team and First Team All-MACCC and Most Valuable Player. Brandon Weatherspoon was also named to the NJCAA All-Region XXIII Team and 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.