Assistant Coach

Melvin Tart begins his fourth season as wide receivers coach at Jones County Junior College. Tart comes to JCJC from Pearl River Community College after spending seven years there as a volunteer assistant coach. During that time, he coached wide receivers, running backs and coached quarterbacks for one year. He coached on the 2005 and 2006 MACJC state championship teams and the 2006 national runnerup team. Tart graduated from Hattiesburg High School in 2001. He was a three-year letterman in football and a standout performer in track. He played football at PRCC after graduating from Hattiesburg. After graduating from PRCC, he transferred to the University of Southern Mississippi, where he received his BS degree in exercise science in December of 2005. He received his master’s in sports management in August of 2010.