Friday, February 1, 2008

Mississippi Valley State climbs into SWAC contention

Photo: MVSU point guard Mike Davis, 5-8/160 senior, Los Angeles, CA, Panola J.C.

The Mississippi Valley State men's basketball program didn't get a whole lot of love from its peers entering the 2007-08 season.

The Delta Devils were fresh off a first-place Southwestern Athletic Conference regular season finish. In fact, they were a poor first half away from beating Jackson State in the SWAC Tournament and playing eventual national champion Florida in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

But MVSU was still predicted to finish fourth in the league's preseason poll. The squad may be currently sitting in that No. 4 slot, but the Delta Devils have won four of their last five.

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