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Dalton State To Face Mobile On Homecoming Saturday

By: Erik Simpson, Sports Information Director
Men's Basketball-Kingston Frazier

Men's Basketball | 1/25/2019 12:42:00 PM


DALTON, Ga. – Dalton State continues the 2018-19 season Saturday afternoon with a 2:00 p.m. contest with Mobile (Ala.) at Mashburn Arena. It is the backend of a two-game home stand for the Roadrunners and it is Homecoming 2019: Unmasque Your Pride!
 
Dalton State (Ga.) (11-9, 6-6 SSAC), in its first season under interim head coach Alex Ireland, is coming off a tough home loss to #10 Stillman (Ala.) (72-69) on Thursday night. The Roadrunners had a great gameplan, but 22 turnovers hurt their bid to pull the upset. Elijah Staley continued his torrid stretch with 23 points, his fifth 20-point game in the last six contest. Dalton State has lost three of their past four games, all against three of the top four teams in the conference, Loyola (La.) (73-72) on January 17, #18 William Carey (Miss.) (98-85) on January 19, and #10 Stillman (Ala.) (72-68) on Thursday.
 
Mobile (Ala.) (7-10, 4-8 SSAC), in its 20th season under head coach Joe Niland, come into the matchup on Saturday losers of three-straight and seven of their last nine. They were in the game against Martin Methodist (Tenn.) on Thursday, but a late run from the Red Hawks sealed the deal in a 67-62 loss for the Rams. Toni-Tony Wright recorded his fourth double-double of the season with 21 points and 10 rebounds, but Mobile only had two players score in double-figures. Head Coach Niland comes into the game with a record of 471-333 overall in 25 seasons. His is 344-273 since taking the helm for the Rams.
 
Saturday's game will be live streamed live on Rage Network.
 
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SSAC Standings
 
School SSAC Overall
#18 William Carey (Miss.) 11-1 15-5
#10 Stillman (Ala.) 10-2 18-2
(RV) Bethel (Tenn.) 9-3 15-5
Middle Georgia State 7-5 12-5
Loyola (La.) 7-5 12-7
Dalton State (Ga.) 6-6 11-9
Faulkner (Ala.) 5-7 12-8
Florida College 5-7 11-9
Mobile (Ala.) 4-8 7-10
Martin Methodist (Tenn.) 4-8 7-11
Blue Mountain (Miss.) 2-9 8-9
Brewton-Parker (Ga.) 0-11 1-17
 
IN'S & OUT'S
  • Dalton State Athletics is offering federal government employees complimentary tickets to the men's basketball game. The offer is good for Saturday's game versus Mobile (Ala.). Patrons can redeem the ticket offer on the day of the event by presenting a form of government identification that recognizes them as a government employee to the box office at Dalton Convention Center. Those coming with a government employee can purchase a reserved ticket for the discounted price of $6 (regular price $11).
  • Niland's father, Joe Sr., coached at Canisius College ('47-'54) and served as Director of Scouting for the Buffalo Braves of the NBA. His cousin is Michigan Head Coach John Beilein.
  • Mobile averages 76.7 ppg and allows 72.4 for the season, but in conference play they have averaged 70.7 while allowing 74.1.
  • Tony-Toni Wright leads the Rams in scoring (13.13 ppg) and rebounds (7.5 rpg).
  • Sean Chislom recorded another double-double on Thursday night, 11 points and 12 rebounds, his fourth such game of the season.
  • Dalton State is 4-1 on Homecoming with wins coming against Allen (S.C.) (73-50) in 2014, Auburn-Montgomery (Ala.) (71-62) in 2016, Coastal Georgia (79-70) in 2017, and Martin Methodist (Tenn.) (92-66) in 2018. Their only loss came to Bethel (Tenn.) (91-89)(OT) in 2015.
SERIES VS. MOBILE (ALA.)
  • Eighth meeting all-time
  • Dalton State leads all-time series 6-1
  • Last Meeting: December 1, 2018; Dalton State, 80-77
  • Randy Bell recorded a career-high 32 points and was key down the stretch scoring 14 of the teams last 15 points to lead the Roadrunners to the W.
  • The Roadrunners shot 64% in the second half in the comeback victory
  • Mobile out-scored Dalton State in points off turnovers, 31-22
  • Dalton State held advantage in bench points, 54-33.

 
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Players Mentioned

Sean Chislom

#20 Sean Chislom

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6' 4"
Senior
Randy Bell

#5 Randy Bell

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6' 4"
Junior
Elijah Staley

#0 Elijah Staley

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6' 7"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Sean Chislom

#20 Sean Chislom

6' 4"
Senior
F
Randy Bell

#5 Randy Bell

6' 4"
Junior
G
Elijah Staley

#0 Elijah Staley

6' 7"
Senior
F