Cleveland, Miss. - The Delta State University Statesmen Men's Basketball Team (8-11, 5-9 GSC) will hit the road for two conference away games this weekend in the state of Alabama.  

On Thursday, the Statesmen travel to Huntsville, Alabama to face the Chargers of UAH (14-7, 9-6 GSC) at 7:30 P.M. The Statesmen will then travel to Livingston, Alabama to face the Tigers of West Alabama (18-3, 13-2 GSC) at 4:00 P.M. 

The Voice of the Statesmen Michael Gross will have the call on the Statesmen Sports Radio Network with the pregame show starting approximately 15 minutes before tipoff 

Scouting the Statesmen: 

• Delta State is looking to respond after falling at home to Montevallo 76-69 last Saturday at Sillers Coliseum. 

• The Statesmen have three players averaging double-digit scoring on the season. Redshirt junior guard Dacory Porter leads all scorers heading into the weekend, averaging 15.9 points per game. Last time out, Porter scored a team high of 16 points last Saturday against the Falcons. 

• Bryce Clayton enters this weekend as the Statesmen's second scoring option this season. The Naples, Fla., native averages 13 points per game along with 3 3-pointers made per game, with 56 total three-point field goals made this season. Against AUM Thursday night, Clayton had a game-high 21 points and his season-high eight rebounds. Overall, Clayton is sixth in the GSC in three-point field goal percentage as he is shooting 38.8% from beyond the arch. 

• With Senior forward Je'Marion Westbrook out last week, junior forward Jackson Twombly stepped up for the Statesmen as a starter in the past few games. The Frankfurt, Kentucky, native averaged 10.5 points per game in last week's two-game home stretch. 

• The Statesmen have been strong on the defensive side of the ball in the 2025-26 season. Delta State defensively is only giving up an average of 71.1 points per game which is third in the Gulf South Conference 

Scouting the Chargers: 

• The Chargers enter this weekend looking to bounce back after a one-point loss on the road last Saturday in the Music City against Trevecca Nazarene. 

• UAH enters this weekend as one of the top scoring offensive attacks in the Gulf South Conference. As a team, the Chargers average 83.8 points per game, which is third behind West Florida and Valdosta State. 

• The Chargers offensive attack is all in the back court led by junior guard Thomas Allard and senior guard Quentin Toles. Toles leads all scorers heading into this weekend as he is fifth in the conference, averaging 17.3 points per game. Allard is not far behind Toles averaging 15 

• Against Trevecca Nazarene, Toles led the way with 19 points on the night with five rebounds. The Chargers got a season-high 18 points out of senior forward Matt Thurman. Thurman shot 6-7 from the field but struggled to take care of the ball with five turnovers. 

Scouting the Tigers: 

• The Tigers enter this weekend as the top team in the Gulf South Conference and have dropped to 18th in the National rankings after losing their second conference game of the season against Lee 77-51 last Saturday in Cleveland, Tenn. 

• As a team, the Tigers are the top defensive team in the GSC, only giving up 64.2 points per game. 

• The Tigers back court is led by redshirt senior guard Rasean Frederick. The Atlanta native is the team's leading scorer averaging 12.1 points per game while shooting 47% from the field.  

• In the front court, the Tigers have the top rebounder in the GSC in Christian Thompson. Thompason is just below averaging a double-double with 9.9 points per game but pulls down 10.3 rebounds per game.