Alex Ireland
A shakeup in Dalton State basketball has Coach Alex Ireland returning to the place where his career began as Dalton State will now travel to Kennesaw on Saturday, Dec. 12 to take on Kennesaw State. The Roadrunners and Owls will hit the court at KSU Convocation Center at 2:00 p.m.
"I'm very excited to return to my alma mater where I started as a student manager for Coach Ingle," said Ireland. "Kennesaw will always be a special place to me, and the opportunity to return as the head coach of the Roadrunners means the world to me."
The original opponent for the Roadrunners on Dec.
12, Reinhardt (Ga.), will shift to Dec. 17 with the 5:00 p.m. tip remaining the same. Kennesaw State has a 25% capacity policy. Get tickets and more information related to the Owls COVID-19 attendance policy by clicking on the links below. The game will also be provided by the Owl Network on ESPN+. A $4.99 monthly subscription is required to access ESPN+.
Other changes to the schedule are in conference. The SSAC moved to an East/West divisional format where each team plays the other four times, creating a 16-game schedule for all members. The Roadrunners will play Thursday/Saturday home-and-home games against Brewton-Parker (Ga.) on Jan. 7 & 9 and Feb. 4 & 6. The matchups on Jan. 9 and Feb. 6 will be in Dalton.
The Birds will follow the same format with Middle Georgia State with games on Jan. 21 & 23 and Feb. 18 & 20. The second games of the home-and-home series' take place at Bandy Gym.
Dalton State will visit Florida College for Friday/Saturday games on Jan. 15 &16 with the Falcons returning to Dalton on Feb. 12 & 13. Each tussle with Faulkner (Ala.) will occur during the mid-week with Tuesday games in Montgomery on Jan. 12 & Feb. 2 and in Dalton on Jan. 26 and Feb. 16.