Northeast Mississippi Community College Athletics

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Sat, 04/27 | Baseball at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College W, 12-6 (Final) BX
Sat, 04/27 | Baseball at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College L, 5-4 (Final) BX
Sat, 04/27 | Softball vs. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College W, 4-0 (Final) BX | V
Sat, 04/27 | Softball vs. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College W, 10-5 (Final) BX | V
Tue, 04/30 | Softball at Itawamba Community College W, 5-3 (Final) BX | V
Fri, 05/03 | Softball at Copiah-Lincoln Community College L, 6-0 (Final) BX | V
Sat, 05/04 | Baseball at East Central Community College L, 6-4 (Final) BX | V
Sat, 05/04 | Softball vs. Hinds Community College W, 6-2 (Final) BX | V
Sat, 05/04 | Softball vs. Louisiana State University Eunice L, 2-1 (Final) BX | V
Sun, 05/05 | Baseball at East Central Community College W, 3-2 (Final) BX | V
Mon, 05/06 | Baseball at East Central Community College L, 12-7 (Final) BX | V

Anthony Gamble

Years at Northeast:

1987-89

Sports:

Men's Basketball

Occupation:

Student-Athlete

Anthony Gamble was an integral part of one of the most exciting teams in the tradition-rich history of the Northeast Mississippi Community College men's basketball program.

Gamble led the Tigers to a runner-up finish in the 1989 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I National Tournament at the legendary Sports Arena in Hutchinson, Kan.

Northeast opened the national championship game against Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College on a 16-7 run. But the Norsemen came from behind to down the Tigers by a final score of 83-76 despite Gamble's team-best 27-point effort.

Gamble was one of two Northeast standouts to receive a spot on the NJCAA Division I All-Tournament team along with Clay Johnson. He was the top scorer and the second leading rebounder of the entire event with sensational averages of 31.3 points and 11.1 boards.

The duo of Gamble and Johnson concurrently became the Tigers' ninth and tenth NJCAA All-Americans. They remain just the second tandem of players in program history to earn All-American honors in the same season along with Gene Garrett and Kenneth Lindsey from the 1949-50 campaign.

Gamble consistently scored 30 points on any given night during his sensational sophomore year in which Northeast compiled a 30-5 overall record and won the NJCAA Region 23 Tournament championship prior to its journey to the Sunflower State.

The Wheeler High School graduate opened the season by accounting for 31 points in a 115-93 victory over Jackson State (Tenn.) Community College. Gamble followed that with a 34-point effort in a road triumph at Copiah-Lincoln Community College.

Gamble and the Tigers upped their mark to 12-0 after opening Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) North Division play with a 96-88 win versus Holmes Community College. He continued his assault on the nets with a game-high 37 points.

Northeast wrapped up the first semester with a 15-1 record and a No. 14 ranking from the NJCAA. The Tigers gained revenge from their lone loss of the fall with a 98-76 decision over Walker State (Ala.) College, which is now part of the Bevill State (Ala.) Community College system, in early January after Gamble tallied 21 points.

The Tigers were just as good during Gamble's freshman campaign. Northeast won its initial 27 games, which included a perfect 24-0 ledger during the regular season and the MACJC North Division title.

The 6-4 post player helped the Tigers reach the state and regional championship contests, but Co-Lin emerged as the victor in both tilts. Gamble had a team-high 18 points during the MACJC title matchup inside historic Bonner Arnold Coliseum.

Gamble, who was instructed by Hall of Fame coach Harvey Childers, had stellar performances following the Christmas break with 22 and 20 points against Mississippi Delta Community College and Holmes, respectively.

He recorded his inaugural 30-plus point outing on November 14, 1987. Gamble notched 32 points that evening in a come-from-behind 93-81 triumph over Mississippi County (Ark.) Community College, which is now Arkansas Northeastern College.

Gamble signed with the University of North Alabama following his sensational career in the City of Hospitality. The Lions went 20-8 during the 1989-90 campaign under the watch of headman Gary Elliott.

The Booneville native was selected as the Gulf South Conference (GSC) Player of the Week on February 27, 1990 after guiding North Alabama to a thrilling 107-102 win versus rival Troy (Ala.) University one day earlier.