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

Pretty good weekend as teams went a combined 9-3.


LSU opened SEC play with a 78-64 win at Tennessee. Javonte Smart scored 21 to lead the Tigers who also got 17 points from Skylar Mays and 15 points from Trendon Watford in the win. LSU improves to 9-4 overall and 1-0 in conference.

ULM cruised to a 69-49 win over South Alabama. Michael Ertel has a huge game for the Warhawks scoring 39 points. JD Williams also reached double figures adding 14 points in the win. ULM is now 6-7 this season and 2-2 in Sun Belt play.

Tulane got their first conference win in over a year with a 76-71 win over Cincinnati. The Wave were led by Teshaun Hightower, Christion Thompson and Kevin Zhang who scored 22, 20 & 15 points respectively in the victory. Tulane is now 9-5 this year and 1-1 in the AAC.

McNeese lost at Central Arkansas 69-79. AJ Lawson scored 15 and Dru Kruxhausen had 14 as they were the only Cowboy players to reach double figures in the loss. McNeese falls to 5-9 overall and 0-3 in the Southland.

Southeastern picked up their first SLC win with an 84-80 win at Texas A&M-CC. Four of the five starters reached double figures for the Lions including Pape Diop (23), Von Julien (20), Ty Brewer (19) and Byron Smith (10). Southeastern improves to 4-10 on the season and 1-2 in conference.

Louisiana Tech rolled against Southern Miss winning 78-50. Kalob Ledoux was the high scorer for the Bulldogs with 20 points while Isaiah Crawford scored 15 and Dequan Bracey & Amorie Archibald each added 10 points in the win. Louisiana Tech is now 11-3 on the year and 2-0 in CUSA play.

Nicholls got a big road win at Sam Houston State winning 70-58. D'Angelo Hunter, Elvis Harvey and Kevin Johnson were the double digit scorers for the Colonels with 19, 14 & 11 points respectively in the victory. Nicholls gets to 9-6 overall and 3-1 in SLC play.

Grambling opened SWAC play with a 70-60 win over Alabama A&M. Ivy Smith, Jr. scored 14 points and Devante Jackson scored 13 points for the Tigers in the win. Grambling gets back to .500 on the year at 7-7 and is 1-0 in conference.

UNO lost to Stephen F Austin 68-87. The Privateers got a 31 point effort from Bryson Robinson and 10 points from Jahmel Myers in the loss. UNO falls to 4-10 this season and 0-4 in the Southland.

ULL got their first Sun Belt win of the year with a 79-62 win over Troy. The Cajuns had five players in double figures including Mylik Wilson (18 & 13 rebounds), Dou Gueye (16), Cedric Russell (15), Tirus Smith (15) and Calvin Temple (12). The Cajuns are now 6-9 overall and 1-3 in conference play.

Southern began conference play with a 68-77 loss at Texas Southern. The Jags got 13 points from both Ahsante Shivers & Amel Kuljuhovic and 10 points from both Darius Williams & Montese Blake in the loss. Southern falls to 3-11 this year and 0-1 in the SWAC.

Northwestern State got an easy win over Houston Baptist 106-79. Five players were in double digits for the Demons including Trenton Massner (20), Jairus Roberson (19), Larry Owens (14), Jamaure Gregg (14) and Nikos Chougkaz (12). Northwestern State improves to 5-8 on the season and 2-2 in SLC play.




We have a lot of action this week as the new year rolls on and we get deeper into conference play. See schedule below.

Monday, January 6th
ULM @ Coastal Carolina - 6pm (ESPN+)
ULL @ Appalachian State - 6pm
Alabama State @ Grambling - 7:30pm
Southern @ Prairie View A&M - 8pm (ESPNU)

Tuesday, January 7th
NO GAMES

Wednesday, January 8th
Southeastern @ Sam Houston State - 6:30pm
McNeese @ Abilene Christian - 7pm (ESPN+)
Nicholls @ Lamar - 7pm (WatchESPN)
UNO vs Central Arkansas - 7pm
LSU vs Arkansas - 8pm (ESPNU)
Tulane @ UConn - 8pm (CBSSN)

Thursday, January 9th
Louisiana Tech @ UTSA - 6pm (ESPNU)
ULM @ Georgia Southern - 6pm (ESPN+)
ULL @ Georgia State - 6pm (ESPN+)

Friday, January 10th
NO GAMES

Saturday, January 11th
Tulane @ Temple - 11am (ESPNU)
ULM @ Georgia State - 1pm (ESPN+)
ULL @ Georgia Southern - 3pm (ESPN+)
Northwestern State @ McNeese - 3:30pm
Nicholls @ Southeastern - 4pm
UNO @ Incarnate Word - 4:15pm
Grambling @ Southern - 5:30pm
LSU vs Mississippi State - 7pm - (ESPN/2)
Louisiana Tech @ UTEP - 8pm (ESPN+)

Sunday, January 12th
NO GAMES


Records & NETs updated in OP.

Teams in action last night went 2-2.

ULM had a rough one at Coastal Carolina losing 64-93. Langston Powell was the leading scorer for the Warhawks with 18 points while Michael Ertel had 15 and Jalen Hodge added 11 points in the loss. ULM drops to 6-8 on the season and 2-3 in SBC play.

ULL was also on the road and they got a 81-73 win over Appalachian State. The Cajuns got a big scoring night from Mylik Wilson who scored 30 points. Dou Gueye, Jalen Johnson and Calvin Temple were also in double figures with 15, 13 & 12 points respectively in the win. The Cajuns improve to 7-9 overall and 2-3 in Sun Belt play.

Grambling picked up another conference win defeating Alabama State 68-63. The Tigers had three players in double figures including Cam Christon with 13, Devante Jackson with 12 and Ivy Smith, Jr. with 10 points in the win. Grambling is now 8-7 on the year and 2-0 in SWAC play.

Southern lost 54-64 on the road at Prairie View A&M. Damiree Burns was the only Jag to reach double digits in the scoring column as he had 12 points in the loss. Southern falls to 3-12 overall and 0-2 in conference.




There are no games tonight. OP is updated with records, individual stats and team stats.

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Geaux Colonels

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They're off to a pretty good start.

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(261) ULL - 7-9 (2-3) T-7th

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Merlin doing work

Colonels looking good man. Pumped

Last night was pretty rough as teams in action went 0-3.


Louisiana Tech dug themselves a big hole in the first half and ultimately lost at UTSA 73-89. Daquan Bracey and Kalob Ledoux were the leading scorers for the Bulldogs with 12 points each and Derric Jean added 11 points in the loss. Louisiana Tech drops their first conference game and now sit at 11-4 overall and 2-1 in CUSA.

ULL got absolutely destroyed losing 52-90 at Georgia State. Jalen Johnson scored 12 points and he was the only Cajuns player to reach double figures in the scoring column in the game. The Cajuns fall to 7-10 on the season and 2-4 in SBC play.

ULM also fell behind in the first half at Georgia Southern and ended up losing 56-67. The Warhawks got 20 points from JD Williams, 14 points from Chris Efretuei and 12 points from Michael Ertel in the loss. ULM drops to 6-9 this year and 2-4 in the Sun Belt.




There are no games tonight, but every state school is back in action tomorrow. We have three in state match ups taking place in Lake Charles, Hammond and Baton Rouge. See below for the weekend schedule.

Friday, January 10th
NO GAMES

Saturday, January 11th
Tulane @ Temple - 11am (ESPNU)
ULM @ Georgia State - 1pm (ESPN+)
ULL @ Georgia Southern - 3pm (ESPN+)
Northwestern State @ McNeese - 3:30pm
Nicholls @ Southeastern - 4pm
UNO @ Incarnate Word - 4:15pm
Grambling @ Southern - 5:30pm
LSU vs Mississippi State - 7pm - (ESPN)
Louisiana Tech @ UTEP - 8pm (ESPN+)

Sunday, January 12th
NO GAMES


Good luck to all teams this weekend. Records & standings updated in the OP.

I know the feeling

Over the weekend state teams went a combined 6-6.


Tulane was on the road and picked up a 65-51 win over Temple. Teshaun Hightower and Jordan Walker each scored 17 points to lead the Wave and KJ Lawson added 16 points & 10 rebounds in the win. Tulane improves to 10-6 on the season and 2-2 in AAC play.

ULM struggled in the second half and ended up losing 62-84 at Georgia State. Tyree White was the high scorer for the Warhawks with 21 points while JD Williams added 14 points and Michael Ertel scored 10 in the loss. ULM falls to 6-10 on the year and 2-5 in the SBC.

ULL also had a rough second half losing 51-71 at Georgia Southern. Jalen Johnson scored 15 points and Tirus Smith scored 12 as they were the only Cajuns to reach double digits in the scoring column. The Cajuns drop to 7-11 overall and 2-5 in Sun Belt play.

In the first of three in state match ups on Saturday, McNeese beat Northwestern State 85-76. Four of the five Cowboys starters were in double figures including Shamarkus Kennedy (21), AJ Lawson (20), Dru Kruxhausen (19) and Roydell Brown (14 & 15 rebounds). The Demons also had four players in double figures including Trenton Massner (17), Jairus Roberson (17), Chudier Bile (15 & 13 rebounds) and Jamaure Gregg (10) in the loss. McNeese now sits at 7-9 overall and 2-3 in conference while Northwestern State drops to 6-9 and 3-3.

In the second in state match up, Nicholls was able to go to Southeastern and get a 69-58 win. The Colonels were led by Kevin Johnson's 16 points, 14 points & 16 rebounds from Warith Alatishe and 14 points from Dexter McClanahan. The Lions got double figure efforts from Pape Diop, Von Julien and Byron Smith who scored 16, 14 & 10 respectively in the loss. Nicholls improves to 11-6 on the year and 5-1 in the SLC while Southeastern falls to 4-12 and 1-4.

UNO lost in a nail biter at Incarnate Word 70-73. The Privateers got 17 points from Bryson Robinson, 15 points from Troy Green and 13 points & 13 rebounds from Gerrale Gates but it wasn't quite enough. UNO is now 5-11 on the season and 1-5 in Southland play.

In the final in state match up from Saturday, Grambling made a big second half comeback to win at Southern 61-56. Cam Christon and Devante Jackson each scored 13 for the Tigers and Anthony Gaston added 11 points in the win. The Jags got double figure scoring efforts from Brendon Brooks (14), Ahsante Shivers (12), Amel Kuljuhovic (11) and Micah Bradford (10) in the loss. Grambling improves to 9-7 overall and 3-0 in SWAC play while Southern is now 3-13 and 0-3.

Skylar Mays made a bucket at the end to get LSU past Mississippi State 60-59. The Tigers were led by Emmitt William's 17 point effort and got 15 points from Charles Manning, Jr. and 11 points from Skylar Mays in the win. LSU gets to 11-4 on the season and 3-0 in the SEC.

And in the last game of the day Louisiana Tech picked up a 64-61 road win at UTEP. The Bulldogs were led by Amorie Archibald, Derric Jean and Daquan Bracey who scored 14, 13 & 12 points respectively in the win. Louisiana Tech now sits at 12-4 on the year and 3-1 in CUSA play.




We have a lot of action this week with games almost everyday. See below for today's games and this week's schedule.

Monday, January 13th
Southern vs Jackson State - 3pm
Grambling @ Alcorn State - 7:30pm

Tuesday, January 14th
LSU @ Texas A&M - 6pm (SECN)
Tulane vs UCF - 7pm (WatchESPN)

Wednesday, January 15th
McNeese vs Incarnate Word - 6:30pm
Northwestern State @ Nicholls - 7pm
Southeastern vs Texas A&M-CC - 7pm
UNO @ Houston Baptist - 7pm

Thursday, January 16th
Louisiana Tech vs Rice - 6:30pm (ESPN+)
ULL vs UT-Arlington - 7pm (ESPN+)
ULM vs Texas State - 7pm (ESPN+)

Friday, January 17th
NO GAMES

Saturday, January 18th
Tulane vs Tulsa - 1pm (WatchESPN)
ULM vs UT-Arlington - 2pm (ESPN+)
Nicholls vs Central Arkansas - 3:30pm
Louisiana Tech vs North Texas - 4pm (ESPN+)
Grambling vs Prairie View A&M - 5:30pm
McNeese @ UNO - 6pm
LSU @ Ole Miss - 7pm (ESPN2)
ULL vs Texas State - 7pm (ESPN+)
Southeastern @ Abilene Christian - 7pm (ESPN+)
Southern @ Arkansas-Pine Bluff - 7pm

Sunday, January 19th
NO GAMES


Records, standings and NETs updated in OP.

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And in the last game of the day Louisiana Tech picked up a 64-61 road win at UTEP. The Bulldogs were led by Amorie Archibald, Derric Jean and Daquan Bracey who scored 14, 13 & 12 points respectively in the win. Louisiana Tech now sits at 12-4 on the year and 3-1 in CUSA play.

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Fun fact from this game. UTEP was on an 18-1 run late in the second half and was on the verge of going up double-digits and their coach won "Dumbass of the Year" by getting a technical foul for arguing a questionable call

Bulldogs hit both free throws which stopped the bleeding and LA Tech was able to regain composure and went on to win the game


I have never seen such incompetence from a division 1 head coach

Last night was pretty good as teams in action went 4-1.


Northwestern State hit a three at the buzzer to win at Nicholls 73-72. The Demons were led by Jairus Roberson's 24 points and got double doubles from both Chudier Bile (10 points & 10 rebounds) and Trenton Massner (10 points & 12 rebounds) as well as a 10 point effort from John Norvel in the win. The Colonels had five players in double figures including Warith Alatishe (18), Elvis Harvey (15), Dexter McClanahan (14), Kevin Johnson (10) and D'Angelo Hunter (10) but it wasn't quite enough. Northwestern State improves to 7-9 overall and 4-3 in the Southland while Nicholls drops to 11-7 and 5-2.

McNeese beat Incarnate Word 72-56. AJ Lawson was the leading scorer for the Cowboys with 19 points and Shamarkus Kennedy had a double double with 12 points & 16 rebounds. Dru Kruxhausen added a 15 point effort in the win. McNeese is now 8-9 on the year and back to .500 in conference at 3-3.

Southeastern picked up a 62-56 win over Texas A&M-CC. Byron Smith, Maxwell Starwood and Ty Brewer were the double figure scorers for the Lions with 16, 12 & 11 points respectively in the win. Southeastern improves to 5-12 on the season and 2-4 in SLC play.

UNO got a 106-98 road win at Houston Baptist. The Privateers got two twenty point efforts from Bryson Robinson who scored 26 and Raquan Brown who scored 20. Troy Green and Ahren Freeman both scored 19 and Gerrale Gates had 11 points in the win. UNO now sits at 6-11 overall and 2-5 in the SLC.



We have three more games tonight. See schedule below.

Thursday, January 16th
Louisiana Tech vs Rice - 6:30pm (ESPN+)
ULL vs UT-Arlington - 7pm (ESPN+)
ULM vs Texas State - 7pm (ESPN+)