LSU will officially introduce its new men’s basketball coach, Will Wade, during a news conference today at noon. Wade, whose hiring was announced late Monday, comes to LSU after serving as head coach at VCU for the two years where he led the Rams to 51 wins and back-to-back appearances in the NCAA Tournament.
In the NBA the Pelicans playoff hopes got a boost last night with the help of impressive action by Demarcus Cousins. In the 95-82 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies, Cousins scored 41 points and the Pels are now within 3.5 games of the of the Denver Nuggets for the eighth and final playoff seed in the Western Conference Playoffs.
Black and Gold officials held a private workout with Texas Tech QB Pat Mahomes II on Tuesday. Mahomes finished his college career with 11,252 yards passing and 93 touchdowns and is expected to be a late first- to second-round pick. The Saints and cornerback Sterling Moore have agreed to terms on a one year contract according to his agent. Moore appeared in 13 games last season with two interceptions. Also Tuesday, the Saints agreed to terms on a two year contract with veteran linebacker Manti Te’o.
Around the diamond, 15th ranked UL-Lafayette was shutout by Houston 4-0 Tuesday. The Cougars have won their sixth straight and outhit the Cajuns 11-5, but it was UL-Lafayette miscues that gave Houston its first two runs. The Cajuns host Tulane at 6 today in a rescheduled game after a rain out in New Orleans last week. McNeese State was upset by the Green Wave last night 10-2. ULM began a four-game home stand with a 7-1 victory over Grambling in Monroe.
The Southeastern Louisiana baseball team is taking the trip down I-12 today to face No. 4 LSU at Alex Box Stadium today. The Lions and the Tigers first pitch is slated for 6:30 in Baton Rouge. LSU won four of five games last week, including a three-game sweep of Georgia to open SEC play. Southeastern has won 10 of its past 11 games.
LSU and McNeese will play each other in football in 2021. The two schools are scheduled to face-off on September 11th in Tiger Stadium.
Southern Football Coach Dawson Odums has signed a contract extension through 2019.