<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Delta State University</title><link>http://gostatesmen.com</link><description>Latest news items for Delta State University</description><managingEditor /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>NABC Honor Court adds DSU's Pirshin, Spencer and Stokes </title><link>http://gostatesmen.com/news/2010/7/20/MBB_0720105830.aspx</link><category>Men's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://gostatesmen.com/images/2009/11/30/rp_primary_DSC_000420.JPG" /><br /><br />KANSAS CITY, Mo.-- The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) today announced the NABC Honors Court, recognizing those collegiate basketball student-athletes who excelled in academics during the 2009-10 season. The NABC Honors Court recognizes the talents and gifts that these men possess off the court, and the hard work they exhibit in the classroom. In order to be named to the Honors Court, an athlete must meet a high standard of academic criteria.  ]]></description><enclosure url="http://gostatesmen.com/images/2009/11/30/rp_primary_DSC_000420.JPG" length="86761" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:53:05 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Statesmen Basketball adds former MSU Bulldog Phil Turner </title><link>http://gostatesmen.com/news/2010/7/15/MBB_0715100809.aspx</link><category>Men's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://gostatesmen.com/images/2010/7/15/rp_primary_84616.jpg" /><br /><br />CLEVELAND &ndash; Delta State University head men&rsquo;s basketball coach Jason Conner announced the signing of Mississippi State University transfer Phil Turner on Thursday.  Turner, a 6-foot-3 senior-to-be, will enroll at DSU in August. ]]></description><enclosure url="http://gostatesmen.com/images/2010/7/15/rp_primary_84616.jpg" length="85146" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:00:38 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Former Statesmen coach Steve Rives named GSC Coach of the Decade; Jeremy Richardson claims Second Team </title><link>http://gostatesmen.com/news/2010/7/15/MBB_0715102928.aspx</link><category>Men's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://gostatesmen.com/images/2010/7/15/rp_primary_Rives_with_team_2003.jpg" /><br /><br />BIRMINGHAM, Ala.&mdash; The Gulf South Conference Men&rsquo;s Basketball  All-Decade Team is filled with players from 13 men&rsquo;s teams, including  former Delta State great Jeremy Richardson and legendary coach Steve  Rives, who was named GSC Coach of the Decade.  ]]></description><enclosure url="http://gostatesmen.com/images/2010/7/15/rp_primary_Rives_with_team_2003.jpg" length="106317" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:57:55 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ingomar center Zach Carnell signs with Statesmen Basketball </title><link>http://gostatesmen.com/news/2010/5/25/MBB_0525100526.aspx</link><category>Men's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://gostatesmen.com/images/2010/5/25/rp_primary_Zach_Carnell.jpg" /><br /><br />CLEVELAND - Names and signatures keep rolling into the office of Delta State University head men's basketball coach Jason Conner.  On Tuesday, coach Conner announced the signing of Ingomar Attendance Center All-State center Zach Carnell to a National Letter of Intent.  Carnell's signing is the fourth in the current period for the Statesmen. ]]></description><enclosure url="http://gostatesmen.com/images/2010/5/25/rp_primary_Zach_Carnell.jpg" length="68948" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 15:38:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Teddy Lovelace to lace it up for Statesmen Basketball </title><link>http://gostatesmen.com/news/2010/5/24/MBB_0524103146.aspx</link><category>Men's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://gostatesmen.com/images/2010/5/24/rp_primary_Lovelace-action-1.jpg" /><br /><br />CLEVELAND - Whitefield Academy's Christopher &quot;Teddy&quot; Lovelace signed a National Letter of Intent last week to play for Delta State University head coach Jason Conner and the Statesmen men's basketball program.  Lovelace's signing is the third so far this period.   ]]></description><enclosure url="http://gostatesmen.com/images/2010/5/24/rp_primary_Lovelace-action-1.jpg" length="67848" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 10:17:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Delta State Basketball signs Bolivar Central star Jay Murphy </title><link>http://gostatesmen.com/news/2010/5/21/MBB_0521102921.aspx</link><category>Men's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://gostatesmen.com/images/2010/5/21/rp_primary_Jay_Murphy.jpg" /><br /><br />CLEVELAND - Jay Murphy, a Tennessee Class AA All-State selection and the starting point guard on the state champion Bolivar Central High basketball team, signed a National Letter of Intent to play for coach Jason Conner and the Delta State University Statesmen this week.  Murphy's signing is the second this period for DSU.  ]]></description><enclosure url="http://gostatesmen.com/images/2010/5/21/rp_primary_Jay_Murphy.jpg" length="61691" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 10:03:08 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Statesmen Basketball inks Richwood's Ladarrin Williams </title><link>http://gostatesmen.com/news/2010/5/20/MBB_0520105432.aspx</link><category>Men's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://gostatesmen.com/images/2010/5/20/rp_primary_Ladarrin_Williams.JPG" /><br /><br />CLEVELAND - Delta State University head men's basketball coach Jason Conner announced the signing of Ladarrin Williams, a Louisiana prep standout from Richwood High School, to a National Letter of Intent on Thursday. ]]></description><enclosure url="http://gostatesmen.com/images/2010/5/20/rp_primary_Ladarrin_Williams.JPG" length="79531" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 09:43:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Delta State's Eric Spencer receives Second Diploma  </title><link>http://gostatesmen.com/news/2010/5/10/MBB_0510104959.aspx</link><category>Men's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://gostatesmen.com/images/2010/5/10/rp_primary_spencer.JPG" /><br /><br />CLEVELAND&mdash; From left, Eric Christopher Spencer, a Delta State University graduating senior with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology, from Marion, Ark.; Sean Alan Nichols, a Delta State University graduating senior with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology, from Bastrop, La.; Sarah Frances Moore, a Delta State University graduating senior with a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics, from Greenwood; and Darrell K. Dixon, a Delta State University graduating senior with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science, from Clarksdale, were awarded the Second Diploma during Delta State University&rsquo;s 83rd  Spring Commencement ceremony held Saturday, May 8, inside Walter Sillers Coliseum on campus. Not pictured: Madeline Frost Thomas, a  Delta State University graduating senior with a Bachelor of Social Work degree, from Lexington. ]]></description><enclosure url="http://gostatesmen.com/images/2010/5/10/rp_primary_spencer.JPG" length="100335" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 10:46:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Brittany Eikner and Eric Spencer take home top honors at 42nd annual Athletic Awards Banquet </title><link>http://gostatesmen.com/news/2010/4/28/GEN_0428100004.aspx</link><category>Men's Basketball, Softball</category><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://gostatesmen.com/images/2010/4/28/rp_primary_2010_Kerg_Winners_-_Eikner_and_Spencer.JPG" /><br /><br />CLEVELAND - Each year, Delta State University takes time to honor its 350 student-athletes and Tuesday night at Walter Sillers Coliseum the Department of Athletics recognized over 125 Statesmen and Lady Statesmen for their accomplishments on the field and in the classroom.  Seniors Brittany Eikner and Eric Spencer took home the top prize - the prestigious Charles S. Kerg Senior Student-Athlete of the Year.   ]]></description><enclosure url="http://gostatesmen.com/images/2010/4/28/rp_primary_2010_Kerg_Winners_-_Eikner_and_Spencer.JPG" length="92760" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 10:07:31 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Former Delta State standout Tom Scarborough to be inducted into MS Community College Sports Hall of Fame </title><link>http://gostatesmen.com/news/2010/4/27/MBB_0427100355.aspx</link><category>Men's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://gostatesmen.com/images/2010/4/28/rp_primary_Scarborough_Action-2.JPG" /><br /><br />JACKSON &ndash; Former East Mississippi and Delta State basketball player Tom Scarborough will be one of 15 athletic standouts inducted into the Mississippi Community College Sports Hall of Fame during Tuesday&rsquo;s induction ceremonies in Jackson. ]]></description><enclosure url="http://gostatesmen.com/images/2010/4/28/rp_primary_Scarborough_Action-2.JPG" length="79592" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:59:22 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>