GM 26-27 | Shorter, Lee 2014-2015 DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY STATESMEN BASKETBALL NOTES STATESMEN BASKETBALL DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY 2014-15 GAME NOTES SIX-TIME GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS w 14 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES w TWO NCAA REGION TITLES w 24 ALL-AMERICANS Delta State University VS Shorter 2014-15 SCHEDULE & RESULTS February 19, 2015 8:00 P.M. EDT Winthrope-King Centre Rome, Ga. OVERALL RECORD: 14-11 THE MATCHUP GSC: 11-8 DELTA STATE SHORTER EXHIBITION VS TIPOFF 11/6/2014 Mississippi State University L, 51-72 wStatesmen basketball at Delta State (14-11, 11-8 GSC) will make the 11/7/2014 University of Mississippi L, 58-97 two-game road swing to Rome, Ga. on Thursday, Feb. 19 to play the 11/8/2014 Jackson State University L, 53-58 Shorter Hawks (16-9, 11-8 GSC). DSU will wrap up the road trip in Cleveland, Tenn. on Saturday, Feb. 21 to take on the Flames of Lee University (12-12, 7-12 GSC). NON-CONFERENCE wIn the first meeting with Shorter on Jan. 12 at Walter Sillers, Delta 11/15/2014 Eckerd College W, 89-77 State picked up the 79-74 win. Led by sophomore Devin Schmidt’s 11/16/2014 No. 9 Florida Southern College L, 80-97 27 points, four Statesmen tallied double figures. Shorter’s Dedric 11/22/2014 Selma University W, 108-75 THE TIPOFF Ware led all scorers with 29 points. 11/24/2014 LeMoyne-Owen College L, 85-87 2OT 2014-2015 RECORD 2014-2015 RECORD wDSU posted a 64-61 victory over the Lee Flames at Sillers on Jan. 11/29/2014 University of Arkansas at Monticello L, 53-63 14-11, 11-8 GSC 16-9, 11-8 GSC 10. Senior Alister Chisholm led the Statesmen with 20 points, while 12/1/2014 College of Faith W, 88-71 HC: Jim Boone | 29th (481-362) HC: Chad Warner | 8th (154-89) Stedmon Ford led LU with 26 points. National Rank: NR National Rank: NR wThe matchup Thursday will feature the league’s second and third GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE Points/Game: 76.0 Points/Game: 85.6 leading scorers in Devin Schmidt (20.7 ppg) and Dedric Ware (18.8 12/4/2014 University of West Georgia L, 84-87 Rebounds/Game: 35.6 Rebounds/Game: 38.0 ppg). 12/6/2014 University of West Alabama W, 73-66 Assists/Game: 12.4 Assists/Game: 18.7 wShorter’s Jordan Jacks ranks second in the GSC in rebounding (9.0 12/11/2014 No. 20 Christian Brothers University W, 72-68 Steals/Game: 4.9 Steals/Game: 8.2 rpg) and field goal percentage (57.1%), while Ware leads the confer- 12/13/2014 Union University (Tenn.) W, 68-58 STATISTICAL LEADERS ence in assists (6.3 apg). 12/18/2014 Valdosta State University L, 71-74 SCORING SCORING wDelta State leads the league in three-point field-goal percentage 12/20/2014 University of West Florida W, 72-69 Devin Schmidt Dedric Ware (42.6%), free-throw percentage (76.3%), and rebounding defense 1/5/2015 University of Alabama in Huntsville L, 61-73 20.7 ppg 18.8 ppg (31.5 rpg). 1/7/2015 University of North Alabama W, 76-69 wShorter and DSU hold the first and second spots in the conference in 1/10/2015 Lee University (Tenn.) W, 64-61 REBOUNDING REBOUNDING field-goal percentage. SU is shooting 49.6 percent from the field on PJ Davis Jordan Jacks 1/12/2015 Shorter University (Ga.) W, 79-74 the season, with Delta State close behind shooting 49.3 percent. 7.3 rpg 9.0 rpg 1/17/2015 Mississippi College W, 77-66 wThe Hawks also rank second in the league and 13th in NCAA Division 1/22/2015 University of West Alabama L, 65-72 ASSISTS ASSISTS II in scoring offense at 85.6 points per game. 1/24/2015 University of West Georgia L, 85-90 Devin Schmidt Dedric Ware wAs a team, the Statesmen are fourth in the NCAA in 3-point field- 1/29/2015 Union University (Tenn.) L, 79-70 4.2 apg 6.3 apg goal percentage at 42.6 percent, and 16th in free-throw percentage 1/31/2015 Christian Brothers University L, 55-71 INSIDE THE SERIES at 76.3 percent. Senior LaQuavius Cotton leads the team from the line going 79-of-95 for an 83.2 percent. 2/5/2015 University of West Florida L, 82-86 2OT Overall Series Record: DSU leads 4-1 wSophomore guard Schmidt surpassed 1,000-career points last week 2/7/2015 Valdosta State University W, 80-69 Last Meeting: 1.12.15 @ DU | W, 79-74 against North Alabama. He currently holds the No. 13 spot on the 2/12/2015 University of Alabama in Huntsville W, 86-76 First Meeting: 1.10.13 @ SU | L, 53-63 all-time scoring list. The Sevierville, Tenn. native also ranks 11th on 2/14/2015 University of North Alabama W, 77-67 Last DSU win at Sillers: 1.12.15 | W, 79-74 the all-time assists list with 243-career assist. 2/19/2015 Shorter University (Ga.) 8:00 PM Last DSU win at Winthrop-King: 1.7.15 | W, 83-74 wSchmidt was named the GSC Player of the Week for his performance 2/21/2015 Lee University (Tenn.) 4:00 PM Last SU win at Sillers: Never Happened last week that featured the 6-foot-4 guard scoring 64 points in two 2/26/2015 Mississippi College 7:30 PM Last SU win at Winthrop-King: 1.10.13 | L, 53-63 games. In the last 11 games, he is averaging 26.0 points per game. SU record at Sillers: 0-3 wWith the 86-76 win over Alabama-Huntsville last week, the POSTSEASON Statesmen secured a spot in the Gulf South Conference Tournament. 3/3/2015 GSC Tournament (Campus Sites) 7:00 PM Probable Starters With three regular season games left, DSU still has the possibility of 3/6-7/2015 GSC Championship Tournament TBA » 3 returning let- »2 countries » 59.9 ppg, 24.8 drawing a top-four seed and hosting a first round game. (Birmingham, Ala.) terwinners » Average height: rpg, 9.0 apg wUp next for DSU, is the final regular season game before postseason action. The Statesmen will host Mississippi College on Thursday, Feb. 3/14-17/2015 NCAA South Region Tournament TBA » 1 Preseason All- 6-foot-5 »GSC Preseason 26 at 7:30 p.m. for Senior Day. The men’s basketball team will honor (Campus Sites) American »50.6 field goal % Favorite two seniors, LaQuavius Cotton and Alister Chisholm. 3/25-28/2015 NCAA Elite Eight TBA (Louisville, Kentucky) ON THE AIR | GAME CENTRAL STATESMEN SPORTS NETWORK w Philip Tang (Play-by-Play) | Scott Wyant (Color) WATCH ONLINE www.GoStatesmen.com LIVE STATS Devin Schmidt Alister Chisholm PJ Davis LaQuavius Cotton Zelvin Smith Jr. www.GoStatesmen.com INTERNET AUDIO So • G • 6-4 • 210 Sr • G • 6-5 • 205 Fr • F • 6-5 • 200 Sr • G • 6-6 • 180 Jr • F • 6-5 • 210 client.stretchinternet.com/client/dsu.portal# GOSTATESMEN.COM | @DSUSTATESMEN | #DSUHOOPS 1 GM 26-27 | Shorter, Lee 2014-2015 DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY STATESMEN BASKETBALL NOTES STATESMEN WEEKLY MEDIA PLANNER 16 Mon 17 Tues 18 Wed 19 Thurs 20 Fri 21 Sat 22 Sun Practice | 3:00 p.m. Practice | 3:00 p.m. Practice | 3:00 p.m. Shorter | 8:00 p.m. Practice | 3:00 p.m. Lee | 4:00 p.m. Winthrop-King Centre Walker Arena ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS STAFF ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS POLICIES Matt Jones, Assistant AD/External Affairs WEEKLY MEDIA LUNCHEON Email: [email protected] Each Monday during the season Delta State University hosts a media luncheon at Simply Southern located on Highway 61 South in Cleveland. Members of Office Phone: 662.846.4284 the media should pick up a plate and make their way to the reserved section of the restaurant. Coach Jim Boone will open the media portion of the event at Cell Phone: 662.719.9160 1 p.m. Statesmen players are available upon request. To request players each week, please contact the Office of Athletic Communications. Fred Sington, Assistant Director of Athletic Comm. WEEKLY MEDIA SERVICES Email: [email protected] The Athletic Communications Office produces a weekly release featuring game notes, updated statistics and other pertinent information on the Statesmen Office Phone: 662.846.4285 men’s basketball program. To access this release, please log on to www.gostatesmen.com and click on men’s basketball. Each week’s release will be located Cell Phone: 662.588.6232 on the right side of the web page. The PDF formatted document is posted every Monday by noon. Caroline George, Assistant* PLAYER INTERVIEWS Email: [email protected] Media members must adhere to the following guidelines regarding Statesmen player interviews: (1) All player interviews must be coordinated through the Office Phone: 662.846.4285 Athletic Communications Office; (2) Players are available for interviews, either at the Dorgan Center or via telephone prior to practice (generally 1:30-4:00 Cell Phone: 731.610.9785 p.m.) and following the completion of practice; (3) Please give at least 24 hours notice; (4) No interviews will be allowed prior to tipoff on gameday. Philip Tang, Assistant COACHES INTERVIEWS Email: [email protected] Head coach Jim Boone and his staff are also available for interviews weekday mornings between 10 a.m. and noon in their offices. Members of the staff will Office Phone: 662.846.4285 also conduct interviews after the conclusion of practice each day.