GAME NOTES: Delta State vs. North Alabama/Alabama Huntsville CLEVELAND, Mississippi – Delta State University men's basketball returns to action after the holiday break with a home stand against North Alabama and Alabama Huntsville.
| STATESMEN GAME DAY INFORMATION | |
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| Date/Location | Jan. 2 | North Alabama | Walter Sillers Coliseum
Jan. 4 | Alabama Huntsville | Walter Sillers Coliseum |
| Tip-off Time | North Alabama – 4 p.m. | Alabama Huntsville – 7:30 p.m. |
| Records | Statesmen (9-3, 4-2 GSC) | Lions (7-5, 4-2 GSC)
Chargers (8-3, 5-1 GSC) |
| Series History | UNA: Lions lead series 42-41 | UAH: DSU leads 17-12 |
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The Delta State University Statesmen improved to 9-3 on the season and 4-2 in Gulf South Conference play before the holiday break with a road win over Valdosta State on Dec. 19, 69-64.
DSU will face a pair of tough opponents entering 2016 in North Alabama and Alabama Huntsville. Last season saw the Statesmen sweep the series with UNA and split the series with UAH.
Although, the Lions hold the slim advantage in the overall series 42-41, Delta State is 24-16 against UNA at Walter Sillers Coliseum. The Statesmen have played well at home, boasting a 4-0 mark in Cleveland this season. The series with the Chargers is short-lived and has proven to provide great competition in recent years, but the Green-and-White own the series 17-12 and are 9-3 all time against UAH at home.
As a team, the Statesmen rank second in the GSC in scoring defense and field goal percentage defense, holding their opponents to 67.4 points per game and 41.5 percent shooting from the field.
Head Coach
Jim Boone is one win away from 400 career wins at the NCAA Division II level and nine away from 500 career victories.
In the Valdosta/West Florida road swing, junior
Devin Schmidt combined for 34 points and 13 assists to land at sixth on the all-time scoring list at Delta State with 1,393 career points and eclipsed 300 career assists. The Sevierville, Tenn., native now has 304 dishes in his tenure with the Green-and-White. Schmidt currently ranks fourth in scoring among juniors at the DII level and eighth among juniors in Division I and II.
Senior
Jack Madgen is just 14 points away from joining the 1,000-point club. He has 986 career points and will likely achieve the feat in the home stand against North Alabama and Alabama Huntsville.
