Delta State Lady Statesmen basketball

   NCAA tournament champions1989, 1990, 1992NCAA tournament runner-up1993NCAA tournament Final Four1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1996, 2008, 2009NCAA tournament Elite Eight1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2008, 2009NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013NCAA tournament second round1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013NCAA tournament appearances1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016Conference tournament champions1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2016Conference regular season champions1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2016

The Delta State Lady Statesmen basketball team is the women's basketball team that represents Delta State University in Cleveland, Mississippi, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Gulf South Conference.^[2]

History

The Lady Statesmen began play in 1925. They joined the Gulf South Conference for women's basketball in 1986. The Lady Statesmen won three consecutive AIAW titles from 1974 to 1977, led by coach Margaret Wade, who was dubbed the "mother of modern women's college basketball," and star player Lusia Harris, who was drafted into the NBA her senior year. They have won the NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament three times, winning them in 1989, 1990, 1992 (all coached by Lloyd Clark), while finishing as runner up in 1993 to North Dakota State. They are the only Division II women's team with over 1,000 wins. They have made the NCAA Tournament 27 times, with a record of 57–25.^[3]

AIAW Championships

Association	Classification	Sport	Year	Score	Opponent
NCAA	AIAW	Basketball	1975	90–81	Immaculata
NCAA	AIAW	Basketball	1976	69–64	Immaculata
NCAA	AIAW	Basketball	1977	68–55	LSU

NCAA Division II Championships

Association	Division	Sport	Year	Score	Opponent
NCAA	Division II	Basketball	1989	88–58	Cal Poly-Pomona
NCAA	Division II	Basketball	1990	77–43	Bentley
NCAA	Division II	Basketball	1992	65–63	North Dakota State

Postseason results

AIAW Division I

The Lady Statesmen made four appearances in the AIAW women's basketball tournament, with a combined record of 13–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1975	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Game	Federal City Tennessee Tech Southern Connecticut State Immaculata	W, 77–75 (OT) W, 88–66 W, 71–68 W, 90–81
1976	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Game	Penn State Baylor Wayland Baptist Immaculata	W, 88–46 W, 97–57 W, 61–60 W, 69–64
1977	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Game	Minnesota Southern Connecticut State Tennessee LSU	W, 87–42 W, 75–49 W, 62–58 W, 68–55
1982	First Round Quarterfinals	Vanderbilt Villanova	W, 90–79 L, 72–87

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