Parsons improve to 20-6 with win over Chattahoochee Valley, clinch No. 1 seed in ACCC Tournament

BOAZ, Ala. – Winners of their last six games, the Snead State Men's Basketball Team has officially clinched a No. 1 Seed in the upcoming ACCC Men's Basketball Tournament.

The Parsons (20-6, 12-1) Have only lost one game since the holiday break, winning 10 out of 11 games since the new year. Most recently, on Monday night, Feb. 12, the Parsons rolled past Chattahoochee Valley 71-67 for Homecoming.

"I'm very happy with how our team has been playing," said Parsons Head Coach Jeremiah Patterson. "We've had a few long road trips, but our team has responded well for those."

Sophomore Donte Bacchus leads the conference in scoring with an average of 22.5 points per game. Sophomore Mario Andrews leads the conference in rebounding with 13.3 rebounds per game. Sophomore Maalik Leitch leads the conference with 6.1 assists per game.

"Our team is leading the ACCC in assists per game and rebounds per game, which is two of our goals to win each game," Patterson said. "We're also leading in 3-point percentage, which means they are being unselfish and getting their teammates great shots. We just hope to keep playing great basketball heading into the tournament."

Following a trio of games against Lurleen B. Wallace (Thursday, Feb. 15; AWAY), Enterprise State (Monday, Feb. 19; HOME/Sophomore Night) and Marion Military Institute (Thursday, Feb. 22; HOME) to close out the regular season, the ACCC Men's Basketball Tournament for Division II will be Feb. 29-March 2, hosted by Bishop State.

The Parsons have a chance to repeat as champions of the ACCC. Last year, Snead State defeated Coastal Alabama-South in overtime to capture the crown and earn a bid to the NJCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in Hutchinson, Kansas.

This season, however, will be a bit different because the Parsons moved to Division II.

Winner of the ACCC Division II Tournament will face-off against the winner of the Sun-Lakes Conference (a four-team, Division II league in Florida) on March 9 at Bay Minette (Coastal Alabama South) for a spot in the NJCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament in Danville, Illinois.

To learn more about Snead State Men's Basketball, visit sneadathletics.com.