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THE 2006-2007ABAC
STALLIONS - presently ranked 11th in the Nation
& Coach of the Year: Todd Sheppard
ABAC Men's Basketball Coach Todd Sheppard has been selected as
Coach of the Year for Region 17 of the National Junior College
Athletic Association. The region encompasses the Georgia Junior
College Athletic Association. In his fourth year as head coach
of the Golden Stallions, Sheppard has directed his team to a school
record 26-4 mark. The Stallions are seeded second in the GJCAA and
will begin tournament play on Friday in Atlanta. Leon Buchanan and
Brandon Shingles of ABAC were selected for the first team all region
team, and Jerrenda Wheeler was named an honorable mention selection.
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Stallion basketball has soared to new heights in 2007, and there may
be more to come. Coach Todd Sheppard’s team is currently ranked #12
in the nationwide poll and has been ranked as high as #9. With an
80-70 victory over arch rival Middle Georgia in Cochran last week,
the Stallions now have a glittering record of 26-4. That represents
the most wins in ABAC basketball history. Sheppard, in his fourth
year as the ABAC coach, emphasizes that the success is built upon a
total team concept. “I think every coach at the start of the year
has winning a national championship as his ultimate goal,” Sheppard
said. “To do that, you have to go in steps and the first step is
winning your league title. To do that, we are going to have to play
together as a team like we have done all year.” As the #2 seed in
the Georgia Junior College Athletic Association tournament, the
Stallions automatically advance to a 5:30 p.m. semifinal on March 2
in the gym of the top-seeded Jaguars of Georgia Perimeter. The
winner of the tournament advances to the national tournament in
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