MC Chaparrals Basketball Qualifies for the NJCAA Region 5 Basketball Tournament in Waco

The #18 Midland College Chaps advanced to the Region 5 Tournament after finishing the regular season at 21-9 and 11-5 in conference.

MC's Trey Clarke leads the Chaparrals in scoring at 16.1 ppg through the regular season.

March 9, 2025

Midland College Basketball

NJCAA Region 5 Basketball Tournament

March 12-15, 2025

Waco, TX

The Midland College Chaparrals secured their place in the post-season after finishing the regular season with a 21-9 record, including 11-5 in the Western Junior College Athletic Conference (WJCAC). The Chaps will advance to the Region 5 Tournament as the #3 seed from the WJCAC to take on Weatherford College (18-11, 11-3) the #2 seed from the North Texas Junior College Athletic Conference. The MC vs. WC game is scheduled for Wednesday, March 12th @ 3:00 p.m. on the campus of McLennan Community College in Waco.

The Chaps enter the post-season with a 5-5 record of their final 10 regular season games. However the team has wins versus several ranked teams including the #1 ranked Snow College Badgers. The Chaps are the only team to have beaten Snow College this season. MC has also defeated #15 Frank Phillips College, #20 New Mexico Junior College and two wins versus #24 Odessa College.

Midland College's offensive arsenal includes scoring from Trey Clarke, Antoine Hurns, Jaden Kempson, Robert Dix and Grigorije Avramovic each scoring in double-figures this season.

Midland College Chaparrals season stats (as of 03/09/25):

https://gochaps.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/teams/midlandcollege?view=lineup&r=1&pos=sh

Midland College and Weatherford College are intimately familiar with one another having face one another twice this season. The Coyotes defeated the Chaps 70-67 in Midland on November 9th and again on November 26th in a four-overtime affair in Weatherford with a final score of 90-89.

NJCAA Men's First Round Pairings:

Wednesday, March 12, 2025:

@ 1:00 p.m. Temple College (N4, 18-12) vs. South Plains College (W1, 24-6)

@ 3:00 p.m. Midland College (W3, 21-9) vs. Weatherford College (N2, 18-11)

@ 5:00 p.m. Grayson College (N3, 15-15) vs. Frank Phillips College (W2, 23-7)

@ 7:00 p.m. New Mexico Junior College (W4, 24-6) vs. McLennan Community College (N1, 25-5)

For a complete NJCAA Region 5 Tournament Bracket:
https://njcaaregion5.com/information/championship_info

Go Chaparrals!