CLEVELAND, Miss. -- Each week, the Delta State University Office of Athletics Communications will preview the upcoming week with "This Week in Delta State Athletics."

To see the full schedule of events for the Delta State men's and women's athletic teams and the department in general, visit Delta State's COMPOSITE SCHEDULE page, which will contain links to live coverage, times and locations for every contest.
  MEN'S BASKETBALL
ROSTER  |  SCHEDULE  |  STATS  | GAME NOTES

Delta State vs. Union (Tenn.)* | Friday, Jan. 8 - 6:30 P.M. | Radio' | Video | Live Stats
Delta State vs. Union (Tenn.)* | Saturday, Jan. 9 - 2:30 P.M. | Radio' | Video | Live Stats

• The Statesmen look to take the hardwood for the first time in the 2020-2021 season after COVID-19 postponed each of the team's first series.
• Guards Keyshaun Street and Maalik Cartwright were each named to the GSC's Preseason All-GSC squad in the West Division. Street, who led DSU with 14.9 points per game and three-point shots made (62), was one of six voted onto the list in the West. Cartwright joined his teammate after he posted 10.7 points and 6.8 rebounds per game in 23 games last season on his way to winning GSC Freshman of the Year Honors. 
• Cartwright secured GSC Freshman of the Year honors last season in large part thanks to his coming out party late in the season. Cartwright scored 18 points and ripped down 12 rebounds in a narrow 66-64 loss to Alabama-Huntsville late in the season, and finished the year scoring in double figures in nine straight games, including three 20-plus point performances. He notched Freshman of the Week honors five times, the most of any honor given in the league. 
• Street returns as the top scorer for the Green and White. Street, a Kingsland, Ga. native, tallied 14.9 points per game last season and also paced the squad with 62 three-pointers. He was also second on the squad with 63 assists and led DSU with 25 steals. Street scored in double figures 23 times and posted seven 20-plus point games and one 30-point game.

' Game can be heard on WMJW Majic 107.5 FM in Bolivar, Coahoma, and Sunflower counties

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
ROSTER  |  SCHEDULE  |  STATS  | GAME NOTES

Delta State at Union (Tenn.)* | Friday, Jan. 8 - 6:30 P.M. | Radio' | Video | Live Stats
Delta State at Union (Tenn.)* | Saturday, Jan. 9 - 2:30 P.M. | Radio' | Video | Live Stats

• The Lady Statesmen start the new year after dropping each of their first two weekends to open the Gulf South Conference slate, falling to West Alabama and Mississippi College.
• Shaniyah Buford paces the squad at 18.0 points per game, including a 23-point, five assist outburst in the team's first contest against Mississippi College.
• Preseason All-GSC selection Zyaire Ewing has picked up where she left off last season, posting 17.8 points per game and 12.5 rebounds per contest for the Green and White. 
• Ewing has tallied three consecutive double-doubles and has scored 20 or more points twice already for the Lady Statesmen. 

 Game can be heard on Rejoice 1490 AM/96.5 FM in Bolivar, Coahoma, and Sunflower counties

SWIMMING AND DIVING
MEN'S ROSTER  |  WOMEN'S ROSTER  |  MEN'S SCHEDULE  |  WOMEN'S SCHEDULE

Delta State vs. Henderson State | Saturday, Jan. 9 - 1 P.M. | Video | Live Results

• The Statesmen placed second to Lindenwood University 2,476 to 2,095 and defeated Montevallo (1,562) in the annual Delta State Christmas Invitational before the team broke for the holidays. 
• Delta State's Jawone Blankenship finished as the meet's Most Outstanding Diver with 64 total points, while Hunter McCarter finished third in that race with 53 points.
• Inside the lane lines, Lindenwood's Vincent Jaworski finished with 128 points to secure Most Outstanding Swimmer of the meet honors. DSU's Emanuel Fava tied for second with 124. John Stewart finished sixth with 109 points. 
• On the women's side, the Lady Statesmen similarly finished second to Lindenwood (2,476-1,564), and edged out Montevallo (1,518).
• Elle Christie of Lindenwood finished as the meet's Most Outstanding Diver with 32 points. Delta State's Gillian Pratt was second in that race with 28 points for the meet.
• Beata Maruszczyk of Lindenwood finished as the meet's Most Outstanding Swimmer with 128 points, while Celeste Tuner (116 points) and Madison Lavoie (112 points) finished fourth and sixth for the award, respectively. 

All times are Central | * Denotes a Gulf South Conference matchup