Delta State looking for new men's basketball coach

Jason Conner (pictured) is out after six seasons with the Statesmen.
Jason Conner (pictured) is out after six seasons with the Statesmen.

CLEVELAND – (AP) Delta State University is looking for a new men's basketball coach after the school fired head coach Jason Conner.

Athletic Director Jeremy McClain made the official announcement.

The season was a rough one for Conner and the Statesmen. The team finished the season 6-21 – the team's first losing season in eight years.

In his six seasons as the head coach of the Statesmen, Conner compiled a 93-73 mark with appearances in the 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 Gulf South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament.

Conner's final game with the team was a 72-50 loss to University of Alabama-Huntsville on March 2 in the GSC Tournament.

Conner's best season was the 2008-09 campaign when the team finished 21-9 and made an appearance in the NCAA South Region Tournament.