21 Virgil Walker Jr.
Virgil Walker Jr.
  • Height:
    6'6"
  • Weight:
    220
  • Hometown:
    Midland
  • Position:
    Forward
  • Year:
    Sophomore
  • High School:
    Midland
  • gp
    29
  • pts/g
    9.6
  • fg %
    48.1
  • 3pt %
    50.0
  • ft %
    64.1
  • reb/g
    8.9
  • a/g
    2.1
Bio

2016-17: Appearing in 23 games and cracking the starting lineup 15 times, Virgil went on to average 7.3 points pergame while shooting 46.3% from the floor. In addition he averaged 7 rebounds and just shy of 1 assist per game. 

 

Now entering his second season, Virgil came to Delta from Midland High School playing under coach Eric Krause where he was a 1st Team performer. His favorite memory is winning districts and is looking to transfer to a University after his Delta career to continue his basketball journey. Virgil is currently getting his degree in Business Management with a minor in sales. His biggest role model is his mother, Erin. 

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 29 15
Games started 27 13
Minutes 701 370
Minutes per game 24.2 24.7
FG 101-210 49-111
FG Pct 48.1 44.1
3PT 2-4 2-4
3PT Pct 50.0 50.0
FT 75-117 45-71
FT Pct 64.1 63.4
Off rebounds 68 34
Def rebounds 189 100
Total rebounds 257 134
Rebounds per game 8.9 8.9
Personal fouls 100 52
Disqualifications 4 2
Assists 61 31
Turnovers 81 43
Assist to turnover ratio 0.8 0.7
Steals 34 17
Blocks 37 18
Points 279 145
Points per game 9.6 9.7
Points per 40 min 15.9 15.7
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Mar 8 vs. Henry Ford College W, 75-63
Mar 10 vs. Schoolcraft College W, 73-66
Mar 21 at South Suburban College W, 82-80
Mar 22 vs. Arkansas State Mid-South W, 80-73
Mar 23 at Pima Community College L, 102-94
Mar 24 at Southwestern Community College L, 98-81
Game Log - Shooting
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Oct 14 vs. TBD - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Muskegon Community College T, 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Oct 14 Lansing Community College - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Jackson College - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Rochester University JV W, 114-88 1 20 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Nov 10 at Kalamazoo Valley Community College W, 85-81 1 22 3-7 42.9 0-0 - 1-3 33.3 7
Nov 11 vs. Grand Rapids Community College W, 91-82 1 24 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 5
Nov 15 at Northwood University JV W, 92-54 1 16 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 5
Nov 20 Olivet College W, 102-70 1 22 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 5
Dec 1 Lansing Community College W, 110-78 1 18 7-11 63.6 0-0 - 0-0 - 14
Dec 9 at Lake Michigan College - - - - - - - - -
Dec 15 at Lake Michigan College W, 100-85 1 26 10-11 90.9 0-0 - 8-12 66.7 28
Dec 21 Muskegon Community College W, 78-67 1 21 5-8 62.5 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 12
Jan 4 at Wayne County Community College W, 83-75 1 32 3-12 25.0 0-1 0.0 10-12 83.3 16
Jan 6 Oakland Community College W, 96-69 1 16 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 6
Jan 10 at Henry Ford College L, 75-56 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 13 at Mott Community College W, 2-0 - 0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 17 Schoolcraft College L, 84-81 - 21 4-8 50.0 1-1 100.0 1-2 50.0 10
Jan 24 St. Clair County Community College W, 79-72 1 23 4-8 50.0 0-0 - 2-4 50.0 10
Jan 27 at Macomb Community College L, 83-80 1 36 5-11 45.5 0-0 - 3-5 60.0 13
Jan 31 Alpena Community College W, 85-77 1 17 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Feb 3 Wayne County Community College W, 80-60 1 31 6-8 75.0 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 15
Feb 7 at Oakland Community College L, 73-71 1 22 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 3
Feb 10 Henry Ford College L, 90-83 1 34 8-15 53.3 0-1 0.0 6-13 46.2 22
Feb 14 Mott Community College W, 86-79 1 27 4-8 50.0 1-1 100.0 5-6 83.3 14
Feb 17 at Schoolcraft College L, 73-70 1 23 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Feb 24 at St. Clair County Community College W, 65-63 1 33 3-11 27.3 0-0 - 4-7 57.1 10
Feb 26 Macomb Community College W, 83-79 1 37 5-13 38.5 0-0 - 8-14 57.1 18
Feb 28 at Alpena Community College W, 87-56 1 18 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Mar 6 Oakland Community College W, 75-66 1 38 4-13 30.8 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 11
Mar 8 vs. Henry Ford College W, 75-63 1 21 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 3
Mar 10 vs. Schoolcraft College W, 73-66 1 28 3-9 33.3 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 9
Mar 21 at South Suburban College W, 82-80 1 29 6-7 85.7 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 15
Mar 22 vs. Arkansas State Mid-South W, 80-73 1 21 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 0-2 0.0 4
Mar 23 at Pima Community College L, 102-94 1 25 7-9 77.8 0-0 - 0-1 0.0 14
Mar 24 at Southwestern Community College L, 98-81 - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Ball control
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Oct 14 vs. TBD - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Muskegon Community College T, 0-0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 14 Lansing Community College - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Jackson College - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Rochester University JV W, 114-88 1 20 2 9 11 5 1 1 3
Nov 10 at Kalamazoo Valley Community College W, 85-81 1 22 3 7 10 5 4 1 0
Nov 11 vs. Grand Rapids Community College W, 91-82 1 24 2 5 7 4 1 1 1
Nov 15 at Northwood University JV W, 92-54 1 16 1 3 4 1 1 0 2
Nov 20 Olivet College W, 102-70 1 22 4 6 10 3 4 0 1
Dec 1 Lansing Community College W, 110-78 1 18 6 7 13 3 3 2 1
Dec 9 at Lake Michigan College - - - - - - - - -
Dec 15 at Lake Michigan College W, 100-85 1 26 4 13 17 1 5 1 4
Dec 21 Muskegon Community College W, 78-67 1 21 3 8 11 1 3 1 2
Jan 4 at Wayne County Community College W, 83-75 1 32 5 16 21 0 4 2 1
Jan 6 Oakland Community College W, 96-69 1 16 2 5 7 3 2 1 2
Jan 10 at Henry Ford College L, 75-56 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 13 at Mott Community College W, 2-0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 17 Schoolcraft College L, 84-81 - 21 1 3 4 3 2 1 1
Jan 24 St. Clair County Community College W, 79-72 1 23 2 10 12 2 4 1 3
Jan 27 at Macomb Community College L, 83-80 1 36 6 14 20 2 2 1 1
Jan 31 Alpena Community College W, 85-77 1 17 2 2 4 1 5 0 0
Feb 3 Wayne County Community College W, 80-60 1 31 1 3 4 5 1 1 0
Feb 7 at Oakland Community College L, 73-71 1 22 1 4 5 1 8 1 1
Feb 10 Henry Ford College L, 90-83 1 34 3 9 12 2 2 0 2
Feb 14 Mott Community College W, 86-79 1 27 1 5 6 3 4 0 2
Feb 17 at Schoolcraft College L, 73-70 1 23 3 9 12 2 5 2 3
Feb 24 at St. Clair County Community College W, 65-63 1 33 3 9 12 0 2 3 0
Feb 26 Macomb Community College W, 83-79 1 37 3 10 13 2 1 2 0
Feb 28 at Alpena Community College W, 87-56 1 18 1 1 2 5 1 2 2
Mar 6 Oakland Community College W, 75-66 1 38 4 10 14 2 5 5 3
Mar 8 vs. Henry Ford College W, 75-63 1 21 0 4 4 0 2 0 0
Mar 10 vs. Schoolcraft College W, 73-66 1 28 4 3 7 1 1 1 1
Mar 21 at South Suburban College W, 82-80 1 29 0 4 4 3 2 2 0
Mar 22 vs. Arkansas State Mid-South W, 80-73 1 21 1 8 9 0 2 0 0
Mar 23 at Pima Community College L, 102-94 1 25 0 2 2 1 4 2 1
Mar 24 at Southwestern Community College L, 98-81 - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Oct 14 vs. TBD - - - -
Oct 14 Muskegon Community College T, 0-0 - 0 - -
Oct 14 Lansing Community College - - - -
Oct 28 Jackson College - - - -
Nov 4 Rochester University JV W, 114-88 1 2 - 5.0
Nov 10 at Kalamazoo Valley Community College W, 85-81 1 3 - 1.3
Nov 11 vs. Grand Rapids Community College W, 91-82 1 5 1 4.0
Nov 15 at Northwood University JV W, 92-54 1 2 - 1.0
Nov 20 Olivet College W, 102-70 1 4 - 0.8
Dec 1 Lansing Community College W, 110-78 1 3 - 1.0
Dec 9 at Lake Michigan College - - - -
Dec 15 at Lake Michigan College W, 100-85 1 2 - 0.2
Dec 21 Muskegon Community College W, 78-67 1 5 1 0.3
Jan 4 at Wayne County Community College W, 83-75 1 4 - 0.0
Jan 6 Oakland Community College W, 96-69 1 4 - 1.5
Jan 10 at Henry Ford College L, 75-56 - - - -
Jan 13 at Mott Community College W, 2-0 - 0 - -
Jan 17 Schoolcraft College L, 84-81 - 4 - 1.5
Jan 24 St. Clair County Community College W, 79-72 1 4 - 0.5
Jan 27 at Macomb Community College L, 83-80 1 4 - 1.0
Jan 31 Alpena Community College W, 85-77 1 5 1 0.2
Feb 3 Wayne County Community College W, 80-60 1 3 - 5.0
Feb 7 at Oakland Community College L, 73-71 1 4 - 0.1
Feb 10 Henry Ford College L, 90-83 1 4 - 1.0
Feb 14 Mott Community College W, 86-79 1 5 1 0.8
Feb 17 at Schoolcraft College L, 73-70 1 3 - 0.4
Feb 24 at St. Clair County Community College W, 65-63 1 4 - 0.0
Feb 26 Macomb Community College W, 83-79 1 1 - 2.0
Feb 28 at Alpena Community College W, 87-56 1 3 - 5.0
Mar 6 Oakland Community College W, 75-66 1 3 - 0.4
Mar 8 vs. Henry Ford College W, 75-63 1 3 - 0.0
Mar 10 vs. Schoolcraft College W, 73-66 1 4 - 1.0
Mar 21 at South Suburban College W, 82-80 1 5 - 1.5
Mar 22 vs. Arkansas State Mid-South W, 80-73 1 2 - 0.0
Mar 23 at Pima Community College L, 102-94 1 5 - 0.3
Mar 24 at Southwestern Community College L, 98-81 - - - -
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 29 24.2 3.5-7.2 0.1-0.1 2.6-4.0 9.6
Conference 15 24.7 3.3-7.4 0.1-0.3 3.0-4.7 9.7
Exhibition 1 .0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Location
Home 13 25.0 4.1-8.4 0.2-0.2 2.7-4.2 11.0
Away 12 23.5 3.4-6.7 0.0-0.1 2.8-4.2 9.6
Neutral 4 23.5 1.8-5.2 0.0-0.0 1.8-3.0 5.3
Result
Wins 23 23.5 3.2-6.9 0.0-0.1 2.8-4.1 9.3
Losses 6 26.8 4.5-8.5 0.2-0.3 1.8-3.8 11.0
Month
November 5 20.8 1.4-4.8 0.0-0.0 2.0-3.0 4.8
December 3 21.7 7.3-10.0 0.0-0.0 3.3-4.7 18.0
January 7 20.7 2.9-6.7 0.1-0.3 2.6-3.6 8.4
February 8 28.1 3.6-8.0 0.1-0.2 3.4-5.8 10.8
March 6 27.0 3.8-7.5 0.0-0.0 1.7-2.8 9.3

Splits Stats: Shooting per game

gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 29 27 701 101-210 48.1 2-4 50.0 75-117 64.1 279
Conference 15 13 370 49-111 44.1 2-4 50.0 45-71 63.4 145
Exhibition 1 - 0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location
Home 13 12 325 53-109 48.6 2-3 66.7 35-55 63.6 143
Away 12 11 282 41-80 51.3 0-1 0.0 33-50 66.0 115
Neutral 4 4 94 7-21 33.3 0-0 - 7-12 58.3 21
Result
Wins 23 22 540 74-159 46.5 1-2 50.0 64-94 68.1 213
Losses 6 5 161 27-51 52.9 1-2 50.0 11-23 47.8 66
Month
November 5 5 104 7-24 29.2 0-0 - 10-15 66.7 24
December 3 3 65 22-30 73.3 0-0 - 10-14 71.4 54
January 7 5 145 20-47 42.6 1-2 50.0 18-25 72.0 59
February 8 8 225 29-64 45.3 1-2 50.0 27-46 58.7 86
March 6 6 162 23-45 51.1 0-0 - 10-17 58.8 56

Splits Stats: Shooting totals

gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 29 701 24.2 5.8-12.0 0.1-0.2 50.0 4.3-6.7 15.9
Conference 15 370 24.7 5.3-12.0 0.2-0.4 50.0 4.9-7.7 15.7
Exhibition 1 0 .0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 13 325 25.0 6.5-13.4 0.2-0.4 66.7 4.3-6.8 17.6
Away 12 282 23.5 5.8-11.3 0.0-0.1 0.0 4.7-7.1 16.3
Neutral 4 94 23.5 3.0-8.9 0.0-0.0 - 3.0-5.1 8.9
Result
Wins 23 540 23.5 5.5-11.8 0.1-0.1 50.0 4.7-7.0 15.8
Losses 6 161 26.8 6.7-12.7 0.2-0.5 50.0 2.7-5.7 16.4
Month
November 5 104 20.8 2.7-9.2 0.0-0.0 - 3.8-5.8 9.2
December 3 65 21.7 13.5-18.5 0.0-0.0 - 6.2-8.6 33.2
January 7 145 20.7 5.5-13.0 0.3-0.6 50.0 5.0-6.9 16.3
February 8 225 28.1 5.2-11.4 0.2-0.4 50.0 4.8-8.2 15.3
March 6 162 27.0 5.7-11.1 0.0-0.0 - 2.5-4.2 13.8

Splits Stats: Shooting per 40 min

gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 29 2.3 6.5 8.9 2.1 2.8 1.2 1.3
Conference 15 2.3 6.7 8.9 2.1 2.9 1.1 1.2
Exhibition 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Location
Home 13 2.6 6.7 9.3 2.7 2.8 1.2 1.5
Away 12 2.3 6.8 9.1 1.8 3.2 1.4 1.3
Neutral 4 1.8 5.0 6.8 1.3 1.5 0.5 0.5
Result
Wins 23 2.3 6.4 8.8 2.2 2.5 1.2 1.2
Losses 6 2.3 6.8 9.2 1.8 3.8 1.2 1.5
Month
November 5 2.4 6.0 8.4 3.6 2.2 0.6 1.4
December 3 4.3 9.3 13.7 1.7 3.7 1.3 2.3
January 7 2.6 7.1 9.7 1.6 2.7 0.9 1.1
February 8 2.0 6.3 8.3 2.5 3.0 1.4 1.3
March 6 1.5 5.2 6.7 1.2 2.7 1.7 0.8

Splits Stats: Ball control per game

gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 29 27 68 189 257 61 81 34 37
Conference 15 13 34 100 134 31 43 17 18
Exhibition 1 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Location
Home 13 12 34 87 121 35 37 15 20
Away 12 11 27 82 109 21 38 17 15
Neutral 4 4 7 20 27 5 6 2 2
Result
Wins 23 22 54 148 202 50 58 27 28
Losses 6 5 14 41 55 11 23 7 9
Month
November 5 5 12 30 42 18 11 3 7
December 3 3 13 28 41 5 11 4 7
January 7 5 18 50 68 11 19 6 8
February 8 8 16 50 66 20 24 11 10
March 6 6 9 31 40 7 16 10 5

Splits Stats: Ball control totals

gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 29 3.9 10.8 14.7 3.5 4.6 1.9 2.1
Conference 15 3.7 10.8 14.5 3.4 4.6 1.8 1.9
Exhibition 1 - - - - - - -
Location
Home 13 4.2 10.7 14.9 4.3 4.6 1.8 2.5
Away 12 3.8 11.6 15.5 3.0 5.4 2.4 2.1
Neutral 4 3.0 8.5 11.5 2.1 2.6 0.9 0.9
Result
Wins 23 4.0 11.0 15.0 3.7 4.3 2.0 2.1
Losses 6 3.5 10.2 13.7 2.7 5.7 1.7 2.2
Month
November 5 4.6 11.5 16.2 6.9 4.2 1.2 2.7
December 3 8.0 17.2 25.2 3.1 6.8 2.5 4.3
January 7 5.0 13.8 18.8 3.0 5.2 1.7 2.2
February 8 2.8 8.9 11.7 3.6 4.3 2.0 1.8
March 6 2.2 7.7 9.9 1.7 4.0 2.5 1.2

Splits Stats: Ball control per 40 min

News mentions
SOPHOMORES SHINE FOR PIONEERS
SOPHOMORES SHINE FOR PIONEERS

On Monday night, the Delta College men’s basketball team hosted their final regular season conference game of the 2017-2018 campaign. Prior to the game Pioneer fans, family, and the athletic department staff recognized the efforts of the six sophomores and the dedication they have given to the program.

PIONEERS GET BIG WIN ON THE ROAD
PIONEERS GET BIG WIN ON THE ROAD

With three games remaining in the regular season, the Pioneers were sitting in fourth place in the MCCAA Eastern Conference standings. They would have a tough task ahead of them if they wanted to remain in the top four spots heading into post-season.

DELTA MEN DROP REGULAR SEASON SERIES TO SCHOOLCRAFT
DELTA MEN DROP REGULAR SEASON SERIES TO SCHOOLCRAFT

On January 17th, the Delta College men’s basketball team lost a tough game to the Schoolcraft Ocelots 84-81. Saturday afternoon they would travel to Livonia and look to even the score and push towards the top three spots in the MCCAA Eastern Conference standings.

DELTA MEN BOUNCE BACK WITH VICTORY OVER MOTT
DELTA MEN BOUNCE BACK WITH VICTORY OVER MOTT

With five games remaining in the conference schedule, the Delta College men’s basketball team was in a must win situation Wednesday night. To stay in the top four positions in the MCCAA Eastern Conference standings, the Pioneers would need to get a home victory over the Mott Bears.

DELTA DROPS SECOND STRAIGHT GAME
DELTA DROPS SECOND STRAIGHT GAME

The Delta College men’s basketball team had a huge home game against the first place Henry Ford Hawks Saturday afternoon. With the win, the Pioneers could keep their title hopes alive and move up in the MCCAA Eastern Conference standings.

PIONEERS SUFFER TOUGH LOSS ON THE ROAD
PIONEERS SUFFER TOUGH LOSS ON THE ROAD

Back on January 6, the Delta College men’s basketball team had a convincing home victory over the Oakland Raiders 96-69. In their first meeting, the Pioneers clicked on all cylinders and frustrated the Raiders right from the tip-off.

PIONEERS CELEBRATE HOMECOMING WITH HUGE VICTORY
PIONEERS CELEBRATE HOMECOMING WITH HUGE VICTORY

In front of a packed homecoming crowd the Delta College men’s basketball team began their second half of the MCCAA Eastern conference schedule. With a record of 5-3, the Pioneers were sitting in a two-way tie with Macomb for third place.

CONTROVERSIAL ENDING RESULTS IN DELTA COLLEGE LOSS
CONTROVERSIAL ENDING RESULTS IN DELTA COLLEGE LOSS

On Saturday afternoon, the Delta College men’s basketball team traveled down to Macomb to face off with the Macomb Community College Monarchs. Both teams came into the game sitting in the middle of the pack of the MCCAA Eastern Conference and both were looking to climb up in the standings.

PIONEERS LOSING STREAK REACHES THREE GAMES
PIONEERS LOSING STREAK REACHES THREE GAMES

The Delta College men’s basketball team came into Wednesday night’s game reeling after losing two games in a row to conference leaders Mott and Henry Ford. To make matters worse, they were facing the regional powerhouse Schoolcraft Community College Ocelots. Schoolcraft came into the match-up as winners of nine in a row against the Pioneers.

DELTA COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM OFF TO RECORD BREAKING START
DELTA COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM OFF TO RECORD BREAKING START

The Delta College men’s basketball team is off to the best start in school history. Never before has a men’s basketball team started the season off with a perfect 10-0 record. As a result of the hot start, the Pioneers are currently ranked number thirteen in the nation and are expected to crack the top ten when national rankings are released this week.

PIONEERS GET IT DONE AGAINST OAKLAND
PIONEERS GET IT DONE AGAINST OAKLAND

While it is still early in the conference season, the Delta Pioneers had a lot on the line Saturday afternoon. The Pioneers had an opportunity to do something that had never been done in school history, start a season off 10-0. They also had a chance to end a four game drought against conference foe Oakland Community College. The last time that the Delta College men’s basketball team had beaten the Raiders was back in the 2014-2015 season.

DELTA MEN OPEN UP CONFERENCE WITH ROAD WIN
DELTA MEN OPEN UP CONFERENCE WITH ROAD WIN

Thursday night, the Delta College men’s basketball team opened up the MCCAA Eastern conference season on the road at Wayne County Community College. The Pioneers were looking to keep their undefeated record intact and keep their impressive season rolling.

PIONEERS FINISH NON-CONFERENCE SEASON UNBEATEN
PIONEERS FINISH NON-CONFERENCE SEASON UNBEATEN

The Delta College men’s basketball team was on a mission to accomplish something that had only been done once before at Delta College, finish off the pre-conference season undefeated. To accomplish their goal, they would have to get passed a tough and scrappy Muskegon Jayhawk ball club. Not only had the Jayhawks lost some tight ball games but they would also have the services of point guard DeQuaveon Stuckey for the first time in the season. It would be a tough battle if the Pioneers wanted to push their record to 8-0.

PIONEERS GET ANOTHER WIN ON ROAD AND MOVE UP TO #13 IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
PIONEERS GET ANOTHER WIN ON ROAD AND MOVE UP TO #13 IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS

The Delta College Men’s basketball team continued their early season dominance with a big road win over the Lake Michigan Community College Redhawks 100-85. Not only did the win keep the Pioneers undefeated at 7-0 but it moved them up three slots in the national rankings from number sixteen to number thirteen.

Delta Men Keep It Rolling
Delta Men Keep It Rolling

The last time the Delta College men's basketball team beat the Lansing Community College Stars was in the 2009-2010 season.  Over the course of the past seven seasons the Pioneers have had some close battles with the Stars but hadn't found the win column.  Friday night the Pioneers were looking to get over that hump and flip the script on the Lansing and Delta rivalry.    

PIONEER MEN KEEP IT ROLLING WITH A 102-70 VICTORY
PIONEER MEN KEEP IT ROLLING WITH A 102-70 VICTORY

Monday evening the Delta College men’s basketball team hosted the Olivet College Comets. Coming into the matchup with the Pioneers, the Comets had beaten Lansing Community College and had found success early on in the 2017-2018 season. The Pioneers knew they would have to handle the Comet pressure and match their intensity if they wanted to get the win and remain undefeated.

Introducing the 2017-18 Delta Men's Basketball Roster
Introducing the 2017-18 Delta Men's Basketball Roster

The team this year will have some familiar faces, but will also be aided by 9 freshmen and 3 transfer students.