Northridge guard Garrett Ingram signs with Northeastern Junior College

Garrett Ingram’s move to Northeastern Junior College gives Sterling another name to watch in Region IX, and it gives NJC a guard who helped Northridge stay in the postseason conversation over the past two seasons.

Ingram made the decision official at a signing day ceremony at Northridge High School on April 15, joining a group of nine student-athletes who signed to continue their careers in college sports. For Northeastern, the addition brings in a player who was part of a varsity rotation and showed up repeatedly in Northridge basketball coverage during the 2025-26 season.

Northeastern Junior College sits at 100 College Avenue in Sterling and competes in the National Junior College Athletic Association’s Region IX. The college fields both men’s and women’s basketball, so Ingram will arrive in a program that has a clear place for guard play and a college scene built around varsity athletics.

The fit matters in Sterling because NJC says student-athletes now account for about 14% of total enrollment, and that share has steadily grown over the last five years. In a campus that serves roughly 700 full-time students and 800 part-time students in a rural community of about 14,000 residents, athletic signings carry weight well beyond one roster spot. Each addition helps shape how competitive the basketball programs look next season and how visible the college remains in Logan County and across the region.

Ingram’s high school résumé suggests he arrives with game experience, not just promise. He appeared in Northridge coverage against Hale County, Paul W. Bryant, Brookwood and Benjamin Russell, a stretch that shows he was part of the Jaguars’ regular rotation while they pushed through another playoff run. MaxPreps also lists him on Northridge’s 2025-26 varsity roster.

For NJC, that matters. A guard with recent playoff experience can help stabilize the backcourt, raise the tempo of practice and deepen the roster in a league where every possession counts. For Sterling, it is another sign that Northeastern can keep bringing in talent that gives the college basketball programs more credibility and keeps the campus in the conversation for fans looking ahead to next season.