
LEVELLAND – In a small ceremony Thursday afternoon in the Texan Dome's T-Club lounge, point guard Devonte Smith inked a scholarship agreement to continue his athletic and academic pursuits at the University of Arkansas-Little Rock.

LEVELLAND – South Plains College Texan point guard Devonte Smith will announce where he plans to continue his academic and athletic pursuits in a ceremony scheduled for 1 p.m. Thursday April 25 in the T-Club lounge, located inside the Texan Dome.

LEVELLAND – The Texans and Lady Texans were well represented when the all-Conference and all-Region awards were announced earlier this month. Five Lady Texans made the all-conference list; with two earning first-team honors and head coach Michelle Wyatt taking Coach of the Year honors. Three Texans earned all-conference accolades, with Yanick Moreira leading the way earning the Most Valuable Player award for the WJCAC.

LUBBOCK – With only 16 seconds remaining in the Texans' quarterfinal ballgame against NTJCAC No. 1 seed Ranger College, the Texans led by a point and the Rangers did not hold for one final shot. Instead, Ranger's Tyler Ongwae took what could be described as an ill-advised attempt that, for a moment, looked to secure the Texans as first round winners. Instead, Ongwae picked up his rebound and was fouled by SPC's Ryan Martin, sending Ongwae to the line for a pressure-filled trip to the free throw line.

LUBBOCK – The South Plains College Texan and Lady Texan basketball teams will begin postseason play this week with the Region 5 basketball tournament held at Lubbock Christian University's Rip Griffin Center March 6-9.
The four-day tournament features the top four teams from the Western Junior College Athletic Conference (WJCAC) as well as the top-four teams from the North Texas Junior College Athletic Conference (NTJCAC), with the winner receiving an automatic bid to the NJCAA National Tournament.