WESSON – Co-Lin unveils its 2009-10 basketball teams this weekin the Southwest Tournament at Summit. The Wolves will play BatonRouge Community College at 1 p.m. (women) and 3 p.m. (men) Monday.On Tuesday, Co-Lin faces Delgado of New Orleans in the Horace C.Holmes Gymnasium, also at 1 and 3 p.m.

Co-Lin women’s coach Gwyn Young lost four starters off lastyear’s team in TeAirra Wilbert, Rhonda Dumas, Yashunda Williams andShareka Ward. Williams is playing for William Carey University thisyear.

Standout guard Rachel Vigers returns for Co-Lin. She providesscoring and rebounding power for the Lady Wolves. Co-Lin’s threeleading scorers are back in Vigers (13.7 ppg), Latoria Holder (13.2ppg) and Shareeka Hunt (10.4 ppg).

“I think we will be decent defensively and we should reboundpretty good,” said Young. “I hope we get better offensively.”

“We have a couple of freshmen who will help us some,” saidYoung. “A lot of them have a lot to learn.”

Jackson Murrah All-Stater Brandi Simmons has the potential tobecome an outstanding post player as she begins her college careerin a Co-Lin uniform.

On the backboards, Hunt averaged 7 rebounds per game last year.Vigers was next at 5.7 rpg and Holder at 4.6 rpg.

Point guard will have a new face in Rokeya Adams from CrystalSprings. Holder and Allison Boyd can also play the point.

Co-Lin finished 26-4 last season. The Lady Wolves wererunners-up in the state tournament to Jones County and to EastMississippi in the regional tournament.

Young, 58, begins his 33rd season at the helm. He has compiledan impressive record of 717 wins and 220 losses. That mark rankshim as the second most winningest active coach in the NJCAA.

In the South Division, Young said state tournament championJones County should be strong again. Pearl River has picked up sometop recruits and so has Gulf Coast. Southwest could be a contender,too.

Wolves Missing Guards

Standout Co-Lin guards Trent Hutchin and Rob Wallace have movedon, leaving a large hole in the backcourt. Together, they averagednearly 40 points per game for Co-Lin.

Hutchin led the nation in free throw shooting percentage,hitting a remarkable 95.4 percent, 145-for-152 from the charitystripe. He also led Co-Lin in scoring with an average of 21.3points per game (18th in the nation). Hutchin averaged 2.6rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.4 steals per game. He was selected tothe NJCAA All-Region 23 First Team and MACJC First Team.

Wallace was named to the MACJC Second Team All-State. He led theWolves in assists (3.1 apg) and steals (2.5 spg) and was second onthe team in scoring averaging 18.3 points per game.

The Wolves, coached by Dennis Sims, finished the season with a15-14 overall and a 7-5 South Division record. They were the MACJCState Runners-Up and NJCAA Region 23 Quarterfinalists.

Sims is in his 14th season at the helm. Cliff Furr serves as anassistant for both Co-Lin teams.

Sophomores Josh Hart and Dwayne Brown, standing 6-6 and 6-8respectively, should give Co-Lin a stronger inside game in scoringand rebounding.

Co-Lin Women’s Roster

SOPHOMORES: Rokeiya Adams, 5-7, Crystal Springs; Fiere Brown,5-4, Monticello; Nadia Collins, New Orleans, La.; Latoria Holder,5-8 , Lumberton; Rachel Vigers, 5-9, Baton Rouge, La.; SharekaHunt, 5-9, Meadville.

FRESHMEN: Allison Boyd, 5-5, Pelahatchie; Kristin Newsome, 5-9,Jackson; Naketa Roberts, 5-9, Baton Rouge, La; Alicia Kelly, 5-9,Jackson; KeeDarrylon Gallagher, 5-2, Magnolia; Ashley Morrison,5-11, Natchez; Erin Hopkins, 5-8, Florence; Brandi Simmons, 5-11,Jackson.

Co-Lin Men’s Roster

SOPHOMORES: Demorris Summers, 6-2, Jackson; Michael Campbell,6-4, Memphis, Tenn.; Josh Hart, 6-6, Wesson; Dwayne Brown, 6-8, St.Rose, La.

FRESHMEN: Glenn Ford, Jr., 5-9, Greenwood; Josh Hood, 5-10,Wesson; Cory Catchings, 6-2, Jackson; Blaine Roberts, 6-3,Brookhaven; Marcus Hooten, 6-2, Jackson; Anthony Evans, 5-11,Greenville; Daryl Davis, 5-9, Gautier; Earl Warren, 6-3, Camille,La.; Josh Hollins, 6-5, Crystal Springs; DeMario Bell, 6-0, CrystalSprings; Andrew Johnson, 6-5, Natchez.

2009-10 Co-Lin Schedule

NOVEMBER

2-3 Southwest Tournament 5-at Itawamba 9-Miss. Delta 16-atHolmes 19-Northwest 24-at Delgado, 30-at Miss. Delta.

DECEMBER

3-at East Central 7-Southwest 12-Northeast 15-Delgado.

JANUARY

5-Holmes 7-at Northeast 11-Jones County 14-at Gulf Coast21-Hinds 25-at Pearl River 28-Easst Central.

FEBRUARY

1-at Southwest 4-at Jones county 8-Gulf Coast 15-at Hinds-Utica18-Pearl River 22-25 MACJC State Tournament.