ITTA BENA, Mississippi - When the ball dropped on New Year’s Eve, Mississippi Valley State was 1-11 and had lost seven games in a row. The Delta Devils had not played a home game all season, center Jason Holmes had missed the entire season with a knee injury, and things weren’t looking great as the non-conference campaign came to a close.
Head coach Sean Woods wasn’t overly concerned, though. “We’re a mature team, we have an upload of seniors,” Woods said over the phone Tuesday. "It was just the mentality.”
It turns out his confidence was spot on. The Delta Devils have won their last 15 games, clinching the outright SWAC regular-season title by beating Texas Southern on a last-second 3 by Paul Crosby on Monday night. Not many teams trust their 6-foot-8, 250-pound center to knock down a game-winning 3, but that was designed.
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