Delta State University

Cleveland, MS (Bolivar County; Mississippi Delta) — Public university, est. 1924; home of the Statesmen; Gulf South Conference (NCAA Division II) member; alma mater of Lusia Harris-Stewart (Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame 2021; led DSU to three consecutive AIAW national championships 1975-1977; the only woman ever officially drafted by an NBA team); Delta State women's basketball under coach Margaret Wade was the dominant program in women's college basketball during the 1970s; located in the Mississippi Delta in Cleveland, one of the most historically rich regions in American culture and music; strong education and business programs