The NCMC Athletics Booster Club has announced its honorees for induction into the NCMC Athletic Hall of Fame. The ceremony will be held on Saturday, January 25th at the Ketcham Community Center. The NCMC women's and men's basketball teams will be taking on Region 16 foe St. Louis Community College that day with doubleheader tipoff set for 2:00pm.
Those being inducted include former basketball players Marty Jackson, Tiara Johnson and Frank Hampton (legacy), the 2019-2020 men's basketball team and long-time athletic boosters Norma and the late Ron Dougan.
Marty Jackson: Men's Basketball Player 2018-20
Jackson played for the NCMC Pirates during the 2018-19 and 2019-20 seasons, being named a 1st Team NJCAA Division II All-American during the 2019-20 season. As a Pirate, he averaged 9.9 points per game as a freshman and increased that to 15.9 as a sophomore. He also controlled the paint for NCMC, averaging 6.2 rebounds per game during his two years in Trenton. Marty was instrumental in leading the 2019-20 squad to the first #1 ranking in school history though that team was denied the chance to compete for a national title due to COVID-19. He continued his collegiate playing career the University of Missouri-St. Louis and St. Leo University before heading overseas to play professionally with the Margveti basketball team of the Georgia Super League.
Tiara Johnson: Women's Basketball Player 2005-07
Johnson played her basketball with the NCMC Lady Pirates from 2005-06 to 2006-07, where she helped lead the Lady Pirates to an NJCAA National Tournament berth as a sophomore and was a two-time All-Region selection. For her career, she ranks as the 5th best rebounder in program history with 464, 3rd in assists with 355 and 3rd in steals with 189. Following NCMC, she transferred to St. Bonaventure where she played three years and appeared in both the 2009 and 2010 Women's NIT. As a starter during her junior year, Johnson averaged 5.0 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. After recovering from a senior-year injury, she returned as a fifth year senior and appeared in 19 games, averaging 8.4 minutes a game and shooting 38.8 percent from the floor. Following her playing career, Johnson joined the staff at St. Bonaventure, spending six seasons as director of basketball operations and an assistant coach. She then spent seven years at Providence College as an assistant coach before returning to St. Bonaventure where she is now the associate head coach.
Frank Hampton: Men's Basketball Player 1984-86
Hampton came to Trenton Junior College from Chicago, IL and played for Pirate's Head Coach Dale Kimberling during the 1984-85 and 1985-86 seasons. He scored 1,119 points and collected 535 rebounds during his two-year stint in Trenton, earning All-Region 16 honors both years and helping his team to a two-year mark of 40-21. He earned a scholarship to the University of Texas-San Antonio, where he made his presence known by being named the newcomer of the year in the TransAmerica Athletic Conference (now the Atlantic Sun Conference) as a junior as well as being named the conference tournament MVP and a member of the all-conference team during his senior year. He played in 59 games for USTA, averaging 18.1 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game.
2019-20 Men's Basketball Team
The 2019-20 men's basketball team made it back to back appearances in the NJCAA Division II National Tournament for NCMC, finishing the year with a 27-3 mark and qualifying for tournament play with an exciting 74-72 district playoff win at Arkansas State University Mid-South. The Pirates scored 2,818 points during the season (14th in the nation) and averaged 93.9 points a game (7th in the nation) while collecting 41.9 rebounds and 21.0 assists per game. The team finished the season in the top 10 of ten different NJCAA-Division II statistical categories, both on the offensive and defensive sides of the ball. The team also held the #1 ranking in NJCAA Division II for 7 of the year's 16 national polls.
Ron and Norma Dougan
The Dougans have been long-time supporters of NCMC and the college athletic programs have seen their share of the couple's generosity as donors, season ticketholders and fans. The couple could always be counted on to help with whatever athletic activity needed attention, from providing promotional products for events to helping feed players when athletes had to be on campus and the food service was unavailable. They were always one of the first in line to renew their advertising sponsorship, join the Booster Club and get to their seats for game time. Ron was an original member of the NCMC Holiday Hoops committee, organizing individuals to serve as team hosts. Although Ron has recently passed away, Norma and the rest of the Dougan family continue their support of the college they have come to love.
Celebration Details
In addition to the Hall of Fame induction, a ceremony will be held to recognize past individual HOF honorees. They will be presented with HOF rings similar to those that will be presented at this year's induction ceremony. Games will be at 2 pm (women) and 4 pm (men), with the 2024-25 HOF induction to be held between contests and the ring ceremony prior to the start of the women's matchup.