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STATESMEN BASKETBALL DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY 2017-2018 GAME NOTES SIX-TIME GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS w 15 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES w TWO NCAA REGION TITLES w 25 ALL-AMERICANS Delta State VS. Lee / Shorter 2017-18 Schedule/Results Jan. 18 & 20, 20187 P.M. & 3 P.M.Paul Dana Walker Arena & Winthrop-King CentreCleveland, Tenn. & Rome, Ga. NOVEMBER (2-5; 0-1 GSC) the matchup 10 Eckerd College L, 55-61 11 Florida Southern L, 67-75 14 Central Baptist College W, 72-62 18 Cumberland (Tenn.) W, 77-50 24 vs. Lake Superior State (N) L, 47-61 25 @ Kentucky Wesleyan L, 44-74 Record 8-10, 6-4 GSC Record 10-6, 5-4 GSC Record 2-15, 2-7 GSC 30 Christian Brothers* L, 61-74 Rank: NR Rank: NR Rank: NR Head Coach: Jim Boone Head Coach: Bubba Smith (Furman, 2000) Head Coach: Wade Anderson DECEMBER (3-2; 3-0 GSC) Record at DSU: 102-67/6th Record at Lee: 21-23/2nd Record at Shorter: 2-15/1st 2 Union University* W, 71-53 Career Record: 532-395/32nd Career Record: 213-178/15th Career Record: 2-15/1st Last Game: (1.15.18) UWA | L, 66-65 Last Game: (1.13.18) Shorter | W, 91-70 Last Game: (1.13.18) Lee | L, 91-70 9 Arkansas Monticello L, 56-72 Current Series Streaks: vs. Lee (W4), vs. Shorter (W2) Current Series Streak: vs. DSU (L4) Current Series Streak: vs. DSU (L2) 12 Bethel University L, 61-66 Series Records: vs. Lee (7-1), vs. Shorter (7-4) Series Record vs. DSU: 1-7 Series Record vs. DSU: 4-7 First Meeting with Lee: 1.9.2014 | W, 67-56 First Meeting with DSU: 1.9.2014 | L, 67-56 First Meeting with DSU: 1.10.2013 | W, 63-53 16 @ Auburn Montgomery* W, 71-64 Last Meeting with Lee: 2.9.2017 | W, 73-61 Last Meeting with DSU: 2.9.2017 | L, 73-61 Last Meeting with DSU: 2.28.2017 | L, 93-85 18 @ West Georgia* W, 76-56 First Meeting with Shorter: 1.10.2013 | L, 63-53 Last Meeting with Shorter: 2.28.2017 | W, 93-85 LEE FLAMES SHORTER HAWKS JANUARY (3-3; 3-3 GSC) 2 Alabama Huntsville* W, 62-50 TIPOFF 4 North Alabama* W, 61-55 7 @ Valdosta State* L, 81-69 w DAVIS DOING HIS PART: Senior forward PJ Davis continues to be an essential part of Delta State's offensive and defensive attacks. The Cleveland, 9 @ West Florida* L, 71-54 Miss. native is averaging 15.1 points per game, 6.0 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 0.9 steals and 1.9 blocks per game. Davis leads the team in 13 Montevallo* W, 53-38 rebounding (106 total - 42 Off., 66 Def.) and blocks (31), and ranks second in the GSC in blocks per game (1.9). w CLIMBING THE CHARTS: Davis ranks 15th all-time in scoring, tallying 1,116 career points in his career. He is 36 points away from passing his father, 15 West Alabama* L, 66-65 Jon Paul Davis, Sr., who ranks 14th all-time in DSU history with 1,151 points (1990-1994). Davis has climbed into the top 10 in school history in 18 @ Lee University* 7 P.M. rebounding, as he sits in 10th with 663 career rebounds. He needs 8 rebounds to pass Keith Gardner (670) for 9th place all-time. Davis has played 20 @ Shorter University* 3 P.M. in every game of his Delta State career to this point, totaling 109 games played and 57 starts. He is tied with Eric Hite (1988-1991) for 10th 27 @ Mississippi College* 4 P.M. place in games played at 109, and trails Charlie Lowe, who played in 111 games from 1987-1991, for ninth place. FEBRUARY (0-0; 0-0 GSC) w BENFORD CONTINUES TO RUN THE SHOW: Junior transfer Armon Benford has been an essential part of Delta State's attack. Running the point 1 West Georgia* 7:30 P.M. guard, the Chicago, Ill. native is averaging 6.7 points, 5.4 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.9 steals per game. Benford has tallied seven games of at 3 Auburn Montgomery* 4 P.M. least five points, five rebounds, and five assists this season for the Green-and-White. w MONTGOMERY LEADS BALANCED ATTACK FOR FLAMES: Sophomore forward Ryan Montgomery is averaging 10.8 points and 5.0 rebounds 8 @ West Alabama* 7:30 P.M. per game as the only Lee player in double-figures. The Flames, however, have 10 players averaging 5.0 points per contest or better. 10 @ Montevallo* 4 P.M. w AMONTE POTTER PACES EIGHT-MAN ROTATION FOR SHORTER: Amonte Potter has averaged 17.3 points per game, while Kennesaw State 14 @ Christian Brothers* 7 P.M. transfer Josh Burnett (16.5 ppg/6.5 rpg) and Charleston Southern transfer TayVaughn Major (12.5ppg/4.2rpg/2.5apg) are also in double-figures. 17 Lee University* 4 P.M. 22 Mississippi College* 7:30 P.M. STATISTICAL COMPARISON/RETURNING STAT LEADERS 27 Super Tuesday ! TBA MARCH (0-0; 0-0 GSC) SCORING LEADER: 3-4 GSC Tournament # TBA 62.3 POINTS PER GAME 75.1 69.6 Brett Warner - 15.9 PPG 10-13 NCAA South Regional ! TBA 42.9 FIELD GOAL % 49.0 40.1 19,20,22 NCAA Elite 8 % TBA REBOUNDING LEADER: 24 NCAA Championship ^ TBA 31.5 33-POINT POINT %% 35.3 31.5 PJ Davis - 6.0 RPG * - GSC Games | ! - Campus Sites FREE THROW % 69.0 # Birmingham, Ala. (Samford University) 63.9 FREE THROW % 67.3 % - Sioux Falls, S.D. (Sanford Pentagon) ^ - TBA, TBA (TBA) 33.2 REBOUNDSASSISTS PER PER GAME GAME 36.6 28.4 ASSISTS LEADER: 12.2 Armon Benford - 4.6 APG ON THE AIR | GAME CENTRAL 13.2 ASSISTS PER GAME 16.6 STATESMEN SPORTS NETWORK PROBABLE STARTERS w Philip Tang (Play-by-Play) NO NAME POS HT CLS PPG RPG APG SPG MPG wMAJIC Country 107.5 FM 03 PJ Davis F 6-6 Sr. 15.1 6.0 1.1 0.9 34.3 LIVE STATS 10 Brett Warner G 6-2 Sr. 15.9 2.8 1.9 0.8 35.8 www.GoStatesmen.com 21 Armon Benford G 6-2 Jr. 6.7 5.4 4.6 1.9 32.1 LIVE AUDIO | LIVE VIDEO 24 Cornelius McIntosh G 6-4 Jr. 4.1 1.3 0.8 0.6 13.3 www.GoStatesmen.com 33 Mitch Keller C 6-8 Jr. 3.6 4.7 0.6 0.5 16.0 GAMES 19 & 20 | LEE • SHORTER 2017-2018 DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY STATESMEN BASKETBALL NOTES DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS The Delta State University Athletic Communications Office is located on the second floor STATESMEN BASKETBALL of the Chadwick-Dickson Athletic Fieldhouse. The office is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. and on game day as time requires. The AC Office may be reached QUICK FACTS • INFORMATION by calling (662) 846-4284 or via email at [email protected]. Location Cleveland, Miss., 38733 Founded 1924 WEEKLY MEDIA SERVICES Enrollment 4,324 The Athletic Communications Office produces a weekly release featuring game notes, Nickname Statesmen updated statistics and other pertinent information on the Statesmen basketball Colors Forest Green and White program. To access this release, log on to www.gostatesmen.com. National Affiliation NCAA Division II Conference Gulf South Conference PLAYER INTERVIEWS President William N. “Bill” LaForge Media members must adhere to the following guidelines regarding player interviews: FAR: Dr. Cooper Johnson (1) All player interviews must be coordinated through the Athletic Communications Of- Athletic Director Ronnie Mayers fice; (2) Players are available for interviews, either at the Dorgan Center or via telephone Senior Women’s Administrator Dana George prior to practice (generally 1:30-4:00 p.m.) as well as after practice; (3) Please give at Stadium (Capacity) Walter Sillers Coliseum (3,000) least 24 hours notice; (4) No interviews will be allowed prior to tip-off on gameday. COACHING STAFF COACHES INTERVIEWS Head Coach Jim Boone Head Coach Jim Boone and his staff are also available for interviews on weekdays, Alma Mater/Yr West Virginia State/1981 generally mornings between 10 a.m. and noon, in their offices. Members of the staff Record at DSU/Yrs 102-67/6th will also conduct interviews after the conclusion of practice each day. Please contact the Overall Record/Yrs 532-395/32nd Athletic Communications Office to schedule an interview outside of this time. There will Associate Head Coach Robert Szorc/3rd be no interviews granted before a game. Alma Mater/Yr St. John’s University/2007 Graduate Assistant Bryant Wilkinson/1st Matt Jones, Senior Associate AD/External Affairs Alma Mater/Yr Bethel (Tenn.)/2017 Email: [email protected] Office Phone: 662.846.4284 TEAM INFORMATION Cell Phone: 662.719.9160 2016-17 Record 23-9 Gulf South Conference Record 16-6 Fred Sington, Assistant Director of Athletic Communications GSC Finish 3rd/Regular Season Email: [email protected] Final 2016-17 National Ranking NR Office Phone: 662.846.4285 Starters Returning/Lost (2016-17) 3/2 Cell Phone: 662.588.6232 Letterwinners Returning/Lost (2016-17) 6/4 Cody Clark, Assistant | Statesmen Basketball Contact BASKETBALL HISTORY Email: [email protected] First Year of Basketball 1927 Office Phone: 662.846.4285 All-time Record: 1,312-861-1 Cell Phone: 843.610.6007 All-time GSC Record: 778-504 NCAA Appearances/Record 15/16-15 JT Webb, Assistant Last Appearance 2016-17 (NCAA South Region Second Round) Email: [email protected] Place: NCAA South Regional Office Phone: 662.846.4284 Result: L, 88-61 vs.