Men's Basketball

Delta State University

1003 W. Sunflower - Cleveland, MS - 38733
Team Office: Tel: (601) 846-4460 Fax: (601) 846-4297
Team website: gostatesmen.com/

Delta State, founded in 1924, is generally regarded as a teacher's college. When first created, DSU only offered a BS degree in Education. Delta State now offers over 40 Bachelor degrees and over 20 Masters. Majors offered include Aeronautics, Audiology, Criminal Justice, and Physical Education Teaching and Coaching. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Delta State in the third tier among universities in the south offering a Master's degree.

The 275 acre campus is located in Cleveland, Mississippi (pop.14k) about 125 miles south of Memphis.

School website
www.deltastate.edu

College Profile

Type:

Public, Co-ed

Religious Affiliation:

None

Enrollment:

4,100

Getting In:

Minimally Difficult: ACT 25/75: 16-21

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$9,000
Out-of-State: ~$14,000

Most Popular Majors

Education - Business - Health

Misc. Information

Head coach Jason Conner completed his second season at Delta State in 2007-08. Conner took over from Steve Rives who guided the Statesmen to a 426-193 (.688) record over twenty years. Part of that success goes to Conner who served as Rives' assistant coach for the last seven years. Before arriving at Delta State, Conner served the 1998-99 season as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at the University of South Alabama and before that at the University of Houston as the recruiting coordinator and assistant coach on the Cougars staff. Before taking the position at the University of Houston, Conner was the head men’s basketball and golf coach at his alma mater Belhaven College. In Conner's inaugural season (2006-07) he posted a respectable 18-10 mark. In 2007-08, he went 14-12.

Team Name	Statesmen
Colors	Forest Green and White
Division	NCAA Division II
All-Time Record	741-475 (.609)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	14-12	18-10	30-2	93-51 (.646)
Conference	8-6	8-6	16-0	49-30 (.600)
Conf. Finish	2	4	1	1, 2, 2, 2, 3
Post Appear.	n/a	n/a	2nd Rnd	NCAA 0x
Final 25 Rank	NR	#1	NR	0x

Coaches

Head Coach	Jason Conner
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Delta State	2006-07
Contract Expires	?
Record as Head Coach	32-22
Record at Delta State	32-22
Coaching Awards	GSC COTY 3x, NCAA Regional COTY 2x

Asst. Coaches	Chico Potts

Recruiting Coordinator

Chico Potts, (601) 846-4462, apotts@deltastate.edu

Conference and Schedule

Delta State plays in the Gulf South Conference (www.gulfsouthconference.org) which is the largest D2 conference in the nation, comprised of 18 teams from six southeastern states. The GSC is divided into two divisions and Delta State plays in the West division. Conference play starts after January 1 with games typically played on Monday, Thursday and Saturday evenings. Though there are two divisions, there is no cross-divisional play. Delta State plays each team twice in its own Division.. The season concludes with the Gulf South tourney where all members play a double round robin versus teams in their own division. The top four teams in each division advance to the single elimination tourney and the winner is an automatic NCAA bid.

Conference Opponents

West: Arkansas Tech, Ouachita Bapstist, Christian Brothers., Harding, Southern Arkansas, Henderson St., and U. Arkansas-Monticello East: Alabama-Huntsville, Montevallo, North Alabama, Valdosta State, West Alabama, West Florida, and West Georgia.

Facilities

Sillers Coliseum
Capacity: 4,000, Average attendance: tbp