South Georgia Tech sends two Lady Jets to NJCAA all-star weekend

South Georgia Technical College sent two Lady Jets, Alexia Dizeko and Fanta Gassama, to the NJCAA Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Association All-Star weekend, a July 20-23 showcase at Clayton State University in Atlanta, Georgia. Getting both No. 5 Dizeko and No. 23 Gassama into the same event said plenty about the season South Georgia Tech put together and the respect its players earned around NJCAA circles.

Dizeko’s invitation carried extra weight because her name was already on the conference radar. South Georgia Tech had previously highlighted her as GCAA Player of the Week, a sign that she could separate herself in stretches that mattered. Gassama’s selection added a second all-star caliber piece from the same roster, turning the Lady Jets from a good team into a program with multiple players recognized for national-level exposure.

That is the kind of honor junior college programs notice. The all-star weekend is built to gather some of the best two-year players in the country, and it gives them a stage in front of four-year programs and pro evaluators who track late-summer talent movement. One recent all-star roster example included 40 players, which makes every invitation feel earned rather than automatic. For South Georgia Tech, landing two spots on that list doubled as player recognition and a program advertisement.

The selections also fit the Lady Jets’ broader profile. South Georgia Tech had already shown it could stack up nationally, including a No. 7 ranking in an NJCAA poll, and the all-star nods reinforced that the roster had more than one player capable of drawing outside attention. Other NJCAA programs have treated these invitations as milestones, whether it was a first-ever selection or a run of representatives across several seasons.

For South Georgia Tech, Dizeko and Gassama became the latest proof point. The Lady Jets did not just field a competitive team; they developed two players good enough to carry the school’s name onto one of junior college basketball’s biggest offseason stages.