Men's Basketball All-MACCC Team Announced, Damarion Winston and Christian Gilliland Earn Player and Freshman of the Year

Jackson, MISS. -- The Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference (MACCC) today announced the 2025-2026 Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams.

Itawamba swept 2 of 3 individual awards. Guard Damarion Winston (Yazoo City, MS) picked up MACCC Player of the Year and Head Coach Darrian Wilson earned Men's Basketball Coach of the Year.

Pearl River guard Christian Gilliland (Memphis, Tenn.; ABC Prep) was named MACCC Freshman of the Year. 

The All-MACCC Teams and individual awards were voted on by a panel of the conference's men's basketball head coaches. Coach of the Year is awarded to the coach whose team wins the regular season.

First Team

Damarion Winston, Itawamba Community College
Christian Gilliland, Pearl River Community College
Duran Parish, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Courterius Scott, Southwest Mississippi Community College
Jay Tyler, Jones College
DJ Davis, Itawamba Community College
Dylan Rowe, Jones College
Tyrell Bowles, Copiah-Lincoln Community College

Second Team

DeAndre Lewis, East Mississippi Community College
Cy Merrett, Southwest Mississippi Community College
Braylon Barnes, Jones College
Trey Alexander, Holmes Community College
Matthew Hinton, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Daijon Leatherman, Pearl River Community College
Tim Holliday, Itawamba Community College
Javion Stephen, Northeast Mississippi Community College

Honorable Mention

Kyler Fox, Itawamba Community College
Jaidyn Rankins, Coahoma Community College
Austin Ratliff, Hinds Community College
Keron Jackson, Jones College
Terrance Clark, Hinds Community College
Bob Dickson, Jones College
Leano Rolle, Southwest Mississippi Community College
Dee Robison, Coahoma Community College

Player of the Year

Damarion Winston, Itawamba Community College

Freshman of the Year

Christian Gilliland, Pearl River Community College

Coach of the Year

Darrian Wilson, Itawamba Community College

About the MACCC

The Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference (MACCC)  is one of the premier community college conferences in the country and ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of alumni on professional sports teams. 

Current championship competition offered by the league includes competition for men in baseball, basketball, football, golf, soccer and tennis.  

Women's competition is offered in the sports of basketball, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball. 

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