Raiders earn spot in TCCAA Region 7 Basketball Tournament

The Roane State Raiders (22-6) and Lady Raiders (17-12) have earned spots in the TCCAA / Region 7 Basketball Tournament to be held March 8 – 12, 2024, at Motlow State Community College’s Moore County Campus in Tullahoma.

As a #2 seed, the Raiders will play their first game on Saturday, March 9, against the winner of the previous day’s game between #7 Southwest Tennessee and #10 Dyersburg State. Friday’s game is scheduled for 2 p.m. CT. Roane State’s game on Saturday is scheduled for 4 p.m. CT.

If the men’s team wins on Saturday, they will advance to the next round on Monday, March 11, against either #3 Chattanooga State or #6 Cleveland State.

The #6 Lady Raiders are scheduled to take the court against #3 Walters State on Sunday, March 10, at 6 p.m. CT. The winner of this matchup will also advance to play on Monday, March 11.

The final men’s and women’s games will be played on Tuesday, March 12, at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. CT, respectively. These matchups will decide the TCCAA / Region 7 / Appalachian District Champion for 2024.

Tickets are $10 per game or $35 for a tournament pass. Children aged 10 and under receive free admission. Please note that all games are in central time.

Additional tournament info and printable brackets are available at roanestate.edu/2024tccaa. Final regular season standings for men’s and women’s basketball are posted at tjccaa.com.

To learn more about Roane State Athletics, visit roanestate.edu/athletics.

About Brad Jones

BBB Communications Owner/Operator Brad Jones has been part of the company since August 1996. A graduate of Coalfield High School in 1987, Brad later earned his degree from the University of Tennessee College of Communications in 1995, where he was honored with the 1995 Broadcast Production Student of the Year Award. Brad began his broadcasting career while still attending college, working at Shop at Home, Inc. from 1993 to 1995. He later worked at Via TV (RSTV, Inc.) from 1995 to 1996 before doing freelance production work in Nashville. In August 1996, he joined the staff at BBB Communications, where he has remained ever since. In 2001, Brad also spent a short time working as a news photographer for WVLT-TV while continuing his role at BBB TV. In addition to his work in local broadcasting, Brad also works part-time at Jewelry Television and works with Packman Productions on “Rivalry Thursday” during football season. Brad is married to Nicole Jenkins Jones, a 1990 graduate of Oak Ridge High School. Nicole works at Oak Ridge Gastroenterology Associates. Together they have three children: Trevor Bogard, Chandler Jones, and Naomi Jones, along with three grandchildren: Carter Bogard, Lucas Hayward, and Adalynn Reece Bogard.

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