There were some notable coaching changes in Region V men’s basketball in the offseason.

The Tyler Junior College Apache Ladies — as the No. 17 seed — captured the national title with a 92-80 win over No. 3 Georgia Highlands College in the championship contest.

The NJCAA basketball season won’t tip off until January 2021 after the NJCAA adjusted the schedule for the 2020-21 school year due to COVID-19.

Trinity Valley’s Lady Cardinals were doing what they usually do — hosting a media day to prepare for yet another trip to the NJCAA National Tournament

There was a minor shuffling of coaches in Region XIV men’s basketball during the offseason. But it didn’t result in a lot of new coaches coming to the league. That’s because two of the coaches remained in the conference but at a new location.

It was an unusual situation at the top of the Region XIV women’s basketball standings following 2018-19 season. For 17 straight seasons, the league had the same champion each and every time — the Trinity Valley Lady Cardinals.

There are a few certainties in life — death, taxes and Trinity Valley advancing to the NJCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament.

South Plains was on top of the junior college basketball world at the end of the 2017-18 season.