re: 2019-20 Season Long State of LA College Basketball Thread

Nicholls was the only team in action last night and they got an easy win over Campbellsville-Harrodsburg 120-69. The Colonels got big scoring nights from Lorenzo McGhee who scored 34 and Dexter McClanahan who scored 21 and also got a triple double from Andre Jones who scored 13 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and had 11 assists. Other double figure scorers included D'Angelo Hunter who scored 12 and Elvis Harvey who scored 10 in the win. Nicholls improves to 5-4 on the season.



There is a lot of action tonight as six state teams take the court including in state match ups at the PMAC & Cajundome. See schedule below.

Tuesday, December 3rd
McNeese vs Campbellsville-Harrodsburg – 6:30pm
Southeastern @ ULL – 7pm (ESPN+)
Northwestern State @ SMU – 7pm (WatchESPN)
UNO @ LSU – 8pm (SECN)

Last night was a good one as teams in action went 3-0.

Tulane got a 61-56 road win at Southern Miss. The Wave were led by Christion Thompson who scored 15 points, Teshaun Hightower who scored 13 & grabbed 10 boards and KJ Lawson who scored 11 points in the win. Tulane improves to 7-1 to start the season.

ULM had a big second half to defeat Millsaps 86-63. The Warhawks got double digit scoring efforts from Michael Ertel, JD Williams and Tyree White who scored 21, 17 & 10 points respectively in the victory. ULM now sits at 4-2 on the year.

Grambling was able to get past Paul Quinn College 79-69. The Tigers had three players in double figure scoring including Anthony Gaston (15), Travon Bunch (14) and Ivy Smith, Jr. (10). Grambling gets back to .500 on the season at 4-4.



There's only one game tonight as Louisiana Tech travels to face Mississippi State. Game details below.

Thursday, December 5th
Louisiana Tech @ Mississippi State – 7pm (SECN+)

As noted above, Louisiana Tech got a big road win last night over Mississippi State winning 74-67. The Bulldogs had five players in double figures led by Daquan Bracey's 16 points and Amorie Archibald's 15 points. Derric Jean, Isaiah Crawford and Kalob Ledoux also reached double digits each scoring 10 points in the win. Louisiana Tech improves to 6-2 this season.



We have teams in action each day this weekend. See below for tonight's and this weekend's schedule.

Friday, December 6th
Southeastern vs SUNO – 7pm

Saturday, December 7th
ULL @ Arizona State – 8:30pm (PAC12N)
Grambling @ Loyola Marymount – 9pm

Sunday, December 8th
Tulane vs St Louis University – 12:30pm [Jerry Colangelo Classic – Phoenix, AZ]
Southern @ Akron – 2pm
Northwestern State @ LSU – 3pm (SECN)
Louisiana Tech @ Sam Houston State – 4:30pm

Good luck to all teams this weekend.

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Nicholls was the only school in action last night and they rolled to an easy win over Carver College 118-44. As you would imagine there were many double figure scorers for the Colonels including Andre Jones (21), Warith Alatishe (14 & 12 rebounds), Brandon Moore (14), Tyrease Terrell (13), Dexter McClanahan (11) and Jeremiah Buford (10). Nicholls improves to 6-4 this season.




There's only one school in action tonight and it's Southern on the road at Wright State. See game details below.

Thursday, December 12th
Southern @ Wright State – 6pm (WatchESPN)

Southern was the only team in action last night and they lost 62-85 on the road at Wright State. Damiree Burns and Brendon Brooks each scored 16 as they were the only players in double figures for the Jags in the loss. Southern falls to 3-7 on the year.




There are no games tonight, but tomorrow is a busy day with many schools in action including an in state match up in Ruston. See below for the weekend schedule.

Friday, December 13th
NO GAMES

Saturday, December 14th
Southern @ Butler – 11pm (FS1)
Nicholls @ West Virginia – 1pm
ULL @ Louisiana Tech – 4pm (CUSA.TV)
UNO vs Williams Baptist – 6pm
Grambling vs Rust College – 7pm
ULM @ Stephen F Austin – 8pm (ESPN+)

Sunday, December 15th
NO GAMES

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This Louisiana Tech team is strong. That was a beat down they put on the Cajuns

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Not surprised. Marlins team is garbage this year

Tulane was the only team in action last night and they got a 68-57 win over Alcorn State. It was a balanced effort for the Wave with four players in double figures including Teshaun Hightower (15), Nic Thomas (13), Jordan Walker (11) and Christion Thompson (10). Tulane improves to 8-2 this season.



We have two schools in action tonight. See schedule below.

Tuesday, December 17th
Louisiana Tech vs NC Central – 6:30pm (CUSA.TV)
Grambling @ Marquette – 7pm


OP is updated with first NET Rankings of the season.

Last night was kind of rough as teams in action were a combined 2-6.

LSU fell behind East Tennessee State early and couldn't catch back up losing 63-74. The Tigers got 16 points & 11 rebounds from Emmitt Williams and 13 points from Skylar Mays in the loss. LSU drops to 7-3 on the season.

ULL opened up conference play on the road and lost 67-79 at Arkansas State. The Cajuns had four players in double figures including Cedric Russell (16), Tirus Smith (15), Mylik Wilson (12) and Jalen Johnson (10) but it wasn't enough. Of note, there were 10 technical fouls between the two teams which is impressive because there was not a single physical altercation. The Cajuns fall to 5-6 on the year and 0-1 in Sun Belt play.

Nicholls opened up their conference slate with a 64-58 win over Texas A&M-CC. Dexter McClanahan was the high scorer for the Colonels with 17 points and Warith Alatishe had 14 points & 10 rebounds in the win. Nicholls improves to 7-5 overall and 1-0 in Southland play.

UNO began SLC action last night with a 71-77 loss to Abilene Christian. The Privateers were led in scoring by Troy Green's 19 points and Jaylen Key's 16 points. Bryson Robinson and Ahren Freeman were also in double figures with 14 points each in the loss. UNO falls to 4-6 on the year and 0-1 in conference.

Southeastern was on the road at Lamar in their conference opener and lost a close one 73-79 in OT. The Lions got good efforts from Byron Smith (18 points), Laquan Butler (17 points) and Pape Diop (14 points & 11 rebounds) but it wasn't enough to get the win. Southeastern now sits at 3-7 and 0-1 in the SLC.

In the final conference match up for a state team last night, Northwestern State lost at Sam Houston State 79-92. The Demons had three double figure scorers in the loss including Brian White with 18, Chudier Bile with 17 and Gatdoar Kueth with 11. Northwestern State falls to 2-7 overall and 0-1 in Southland play.

McNeese rolled to an easy win over Paul Quinn College winning 109-67. Dru Kruxhausen had a game high 32 points including 10 threes for the Cowboys who also got double doubles from AJ Lawson (19 points & 10 assists) and Roydell Brown (15 points & 11 rebounds). Sam Baker was also in double figures with 18 points in the victory. McNeese gets to 5-6 on the season.

Southern was on the road at California Baptist and lost 61-78. Ahsante Shivers, Damiree Burns and Brendon Brooks were the double figure scorers for the Jags as each had 10 points in the loss. Southern falls to 3-9 overall.




There's only one school in action tonight and it's ULM opening conference play at home. See below for game details.

Thursday, December 19th
ULM vs Little Rock – 7pm (ESPN+)

Records updated in OP.

This was a pretty brutal basketball weekend as teams in action went 1-10 this weekend.

*Friday Results*

Tulane came up just short in their opening game at the DC Holiday Hoops Fest losing 61-62 to Akron. Teshaun Hightower (18), KJ Lawson (14), Kevin Zhang (11) and Christion Thompson (10) were all in double figures for the Wave but it wasn't quite enough. Tulane dropped to 8-3 on the year.

Southern was on the road at UC Santa Barbara and lost 68-77. Ahsante Shivers scored 22 for the Jags who also got 10 points from Damiree Burns in the loss. Southern falls to 3-10 this season.

*Saturday Results*

Tulane's second game in the DC Holiday Hoops Fest was also a close loss as they fell 82-86 in OT to Towson. The Wave got a big game from Teshaun Hightower who scored 33 and Nic Thomas and Christion Thompson each scored 19 in the loss. Tulane sits at 8-4 overall.

Southeastern was in Jackson to take on Ole Miss and put up a good fight before ultimately losing 76-83. Ty Brewer scored a game high 30 points and Laquan Butler added 12 points for the Lions in the loss. Southeastern falls to 3-8 this season.

ULM was at home against Arkansas State and lost a close one 59-62. Tyree White (14), Michael Ertel (13) and Jalen Hodge (10) were the double figure scorers for the Warhawks in the loss. ULM drops to 4-6 overall this season and 0-2 in Sun Belt play.

UNO was on the road to take on Sam Houston State and lost 79-87. The Privateers got good scoring efforts from Bryson Robinson and Troy Green who scored 24 & 20 points respectively. Lamont Berzat also reached double figures scoring 11 points in the loss. UNO falls to 4-7 this season and 0-2 in Southland play.

McNeese was at home for their SLC opener against Stephen F Austin and lost 73-81. Roydell Brown led the Cowboys with 25 points & 11 rebounds. Other double figure scorers for the Cowboys included AJ Lawson, Dru Kruxhausen and Leondre Washington who scored 12, 11 & 11 points respectively in the loss. McNeese drops to 5-7 this year and 0-1 in conference.

Northwestern State was the only state school to pick up a win over the weekend as they got a 67-61 victory over Lamar. It was pretty much a three man show for the Demons as they were led by Jairus Roberson (18 points), Nikos Chougkaz (17 points) and Chudier Bile (14 points) in the win. Northwestern State improves to 3-7 overall and 1-1 in SLC play.

ULL took on Little Rock in their home conference opener and came up short losing 66-69. The Cajuns got a big game from Jalen Johnson who scored 26 points and Cedric Russell added 11 points in the loss. The Cajuns fall to 5-7 this season and 0-2 in the SBC.

Nicholls traveled to Abilene Christian and lost 61-79. Elvis Harvey scored 15 and Lorenzo McGhee scored 11 as they were the only Colonel players in double digits. Nicholls drops to 7-6 on the year and 1-1 in conference.

In the last game of the weekend LSU came up short in Los Angeles losing 68-70 to USC. Skylar Mays scored 21 to lead the Tigers who also got double doubles from Trendon Watford (17 points & 10 rebounds) and Darius Days (12 points & 11 rebounds) in the loss. LSU now sits at 7-4 overall.





It's Christmas week so things are pretty slow. We have one game tonight and then nothing until the weekend. See below for this week's schedule.

Monday, December 23rd
Grambling @ Dayton – 8pm

Tuesday, December 24th
NO GAMES

Wednesday, December 25th
NO GAMES

Thursday, December 26th
NO GAMES

Friday, December 27th
NO GAMES

Saturday, December 28th
UNO @ Memphis – 12:30pm (ESPN2)
ULM @ Butler – 3pm (FS1)

Sunday, December 29th
LSU vs Liberty – 12:30pm (SECN)
Southeastern @ Oklahoma State – 2pm (ESPN+)
Northwestern State vs Champion Christian College – 4pm
ULL vs UC-Santa Barbara – 5pm (ESPN+)


Records are updated in OP. Merry Christmas everyone.