TJC BASKETBALL | Updating the state of the Apaches’ basketball programs
Tyler Junior College basketball plays alongside Kilgore College, Panola College, Trinity Valley and some of the nation’s best programs in the Texas-based Region XIV Conference.
Both TJC teams have been off for Christmas / holiday break, and both are back in action this week.
Coach Mike Marquis, now assisted by his son, Mitch, leads the Apaches, who are 7-4 as the 2026 portion of the schedule begins. The Apaches won their final game before the break and are 2-2 in conference play, 6-3 at home at Wagstaff Gymnasium this season, and 1-1 on the road.
They’re back in action on Saturday at Beeville, taking on Coastal Bend College, a 4 o’clock start.
TJC’s women’s basketball program is once again led by coach Trenia Tillis-Hoard, and her Apaches are looking to get back to the top of the conference after falling to rival Kilgore College in the Region XIV Conference Women’s Tournament finals a year ago.
So far this season, the Apaches are 10-4 overall, 6-0 at home, 2-2 on the road and 2-2 in neutral-site games. They haven’t yet started conference play. They’ll do so in their first game back, on Saturday, Jan. 10 at home against Paris, a 2 p.m. tipoff.
TJC’s home games are streamed live on the TJC YouTube channel right here: TJC Apache Athletics – YouTube.
2025-26 Tyler Junior College men’s basketball schedule, results
| Date | Game / result | Site |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, Nov. 1 | TJC 111, Strength N’ Motion 62 | Home |
| Tuesday, Nov. 4 | Southwestern Christian 80, TJC 79 | Home |
| Saturday, Nov. 8 | Weatherford 65, TJC 58 | Home |
| Saturday, Nov. 15 | TJC 85, Strength N’ Motion 47 | Home |
| Wednesday, Nov. 19 | TJC 101, Loyalty College Prep 31 | Home |
| Saturday, Nov. 22 | TJC 97, Centenary (La.) 56 | Home |
| Saturday, Nov. 29 | TJC 98, Creating Young Minds 80 | Home |
| Wednesday, Dec. 3 | TJC 79, Navarro College 76 * (Conference opener) | Corsicana |
| Saturday, Dec. 6 | Trinity Valley 80, TJC 72 * | Home |
| Wednesday, Dec. 10 | Paris Junior College 76, TJC 70 * | Paris |
| Saturday, Dec. 13 | TJC 85, Lamar State-Port Arthur 75 * | Home |
| Saturday, Jan. 3 | at Coastal Bend, 4 p.m. * | Beeville |
| Wednesday, Jan. 7 | Bossier Parish, 7 p.m. * | Home |
| Saturday, Jan. 10 | at Angelina College, 4 p.m. * | Lufkin |
| Wednesday, Jan. 14 | Kilgore College, 7 p.m. * | Home |
| Saturday, Jan. 17 | Lee College | Home |
| Monday, Jan. 19 | at Panola College, TBA * | Carthage |
| Saturday, Jan. 24 | Blinn College, 4 p.m. * | Home |
| Wednesday, Jan. 28 | at Bossier Parish Community College, 7 p.m. * | Bossier City, La. |
| Saturday, Jan. 31 | at Lee College, 4 p.m. * | Baytown |
| Wednesday, Feb. 4 | Paris Junior College, 7 p.m. * | Home |
| Saturday, Feb. 7 | at Blinn College, 4 p.m. * | Brenham |
| Wednesday, Feb. 11 | Navarro College, 7 p.m. * | Home |
| Saturday, Feb. 14 | at Lamar State-Port Arthur, 4 p.m. * | Port Arthur |
| Wednesday, Feb. 18 | Angelina College, 7 p.m. * | Home |
| Saturday, Feb. 21 | Coastal Bend College, 4 p.m. * | Home |
| Wednesday, Feb. 25 | at Trinity Valley Community College, 7:30 p.m. * | Athens |
| Saturday, Feb. 28 | Panola College, 4 p.m. * | Home |
| Wednesday, Mar. 4 | at Kilgore College, 7 p.m. * | Kilgore |
| March 10-14 | Region XIV Men’s Tournament (at Lee College), TBA | Baytown |
2025-26 Tyler Junior College men’s basketball roster
| Number | Player | Position | Class | Height | Hails from / high school |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Yamari Allette | G | RSO | 6-3 | Toronto, Canada |
| 1 | Fareed Allim | F | RSFR | 6-6 | Houston / Westbury |
| 2 | Chris Uwayo Jr. | G | So | 6-1 | Raleigh, North Carolina / Panther Creek |
| 3 | Caden Bell | G | So | 6-1 | Durham, North Carolina / Good, Better, Best Academy |
| 4 | Ryan Mpouli | G | RSFR | 6-4 | Seattle, WA |
| 5 | Geronimo Clark | G | FR | 6-5 | Laurel, MD / Queen Grant |
| 7 | Sabree Scott | G | FR | 6-5 | Philadelphia, PA / Quality Education |
| 8 | Luis Gil | G/F | So | 6-7 | Dominican Republic/ / Maucio Baez |
| 9 | Zander Frazier | G | So | 6-7 | Montgomery, Alabama / Carver |
| 10 | Jaishua Brown | F | FR | 6-6 | Tyler / Tyler |
| 12 | Mason Hervey | F | FR | 6-9 | Garland / R.W. Goines Stem Academy |
| 14 | Segun Obe | F | FR | 6-10 | Lagos, Nigeria / Colorado Prep |
| 15 | Ahmed Jwao | F | So | 6-10 | Gambia, Africa / Caldwell Academy |
| 20 | Josiah Hill | F | RS SO | 6-10 | Mansfield / MacArthur |
2025-26 Tyler Junior College women’s basketball schedule
| Date | Game / result | Site |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, Nov. 1 | TJC 82, Western Gulf Collegiate 55 | Houston |
| Friday, Nov. 7 | TJC 83, Western Texas College 41 | Home |
| Saturday, Nov. 8 | TJC 71, Temple College 64 | Home |
| Thursday, Nov. 13 | TJC 110, LSU-Eunice 77 | Home |
| Thursday, Nov. 20 | TJC 96, Howard College 83 | Snyder |
| Friday, Nov. 21 | TJC 84, Weatherford 66 | Snyder |
| Friday, Nov. 28 | Collin County 75, TJC 70 | Plano |
| Saturday, Nov. 29 | South Plains 86, TJC 66 | Plano |
| Friday, Dec. 5 | TJC 67, Temple College 59 (Temple College Classic) | Temple |
| Saturday, Dec. 6 | Odessa College 64, TJC 54 (Temple College Classic) | Temple |
| Monday, Dec. 8 | TJC 102, Dallas College Cedar Valley 63 | Lancaster |
| Friday, Dec. 12 | Frank Phillips College 76, TJC 71 | Borger |
| Monday, Dec. 15 | TJC 109, Arlington Baptist JV 41 | Home |
| Tuesday, Dec. 16 | TJC 96, Frank Phillips College 56 | Home |
| Saturday, Jan. 10 | Paris Junior College, 2 p.m. * (Conference opener) | Home |
| Wednesday, Jan. 14 | at Coastal Bend College, 5:30 p.m. * | Beeville |
| Saturday, Jan. 17 | Angelina College, 2 p.m. * | Home |
| Wednesday, Jan. 21 | at Panola College, 5:30 p.m. * | Carthage |
| Saturday, Jan. 24 | Trinity Valley Community College, 2 p.m. * | Home |
| Wednesday, Jan. 28 | at Kilgore College, 5:30 p.m. * | Kilgore |
| Saturday, Jan. 31 | at Blinn College, 2 p.m. * | Brenham |
| Wednesday, Feb. 11 | Coastal Bend College, 5:30 p.m. * | Home |
| Saturday, Feb. 14 | at Paris Junior College, 2 p.m. * | Paris |
| Wednesday, Feb. 18 | Panola College, 5:30 p.m. * | Home |
| Saturday, Feb. 21 | Blinn College, 2 p.m. * | Home |
| Wednesday, Feb. 25 | at Trinity Valley Community College, 5:30 p.m. * | Athens |
| Saturday, Feb. 28 | at Angelina College, 2 p.m. * | Lufkin |
| Wednesday, Mar. 4 | Kilgore College, 5:30 p.m. * | |
| March 10-14 | Region XIV Conference Women’s Tournament, TBA | Baytown |
2025 Tyler Junior College women’s basketball roster
| Number | Player | Position | Class | Height | Hails from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Ca’Myria Glover | C | Fresh. | 6’4 | Corsicana |
| 1 | Zoe Hightower | SG / SF | Fresh. | 5’8 | Detroit, MI |
| 2 | Lissro Ahouma | SF | Fresh. | 5’8 | Montreal, Quebec |
| 3 | Savanna Barnes | PF | Fresh. | 5’10 | Lancaster |
| 4 | Kennedi Johnson | PG / SG | RSO | 5’4 | Dallas |
| 10 | Siara Bracey | SF / PF | Soph. | 6’0 | San Diego, CA |
| 11 | Trinity Davis | SG | Fresh. | 5’8 | Kankakee, IL |
| 22 | Amarachi Onyekonwu | PF / C | Fresh. | 6’2 | Palatine, IL |
| 23 | Monica Bottley | PG | Soph. | 5’4 | Silsbee |
| 24 | Taler Thornton | SG | Soph. | 5’7 | Bryan |
| 25 | Aaliyah Campbell | SG / SF | RSO | 5’7 | Tyler |