Forward Craig Victor the third who transferred in from Arizona made his first appearance for the LSU Tigers last night and he helped Coach Johnny Jones team beat Gardner Webb 78-57. Victor came off the bench and scored ten points. Freshman Ben Simmons had 11 points and 12 rebounds for the Tigers who improved their record to 5-4.

Elsewhere in college hoops last night…11th ranked North Carolina thumped Tulane 96-72, UMASS upended UNO 103-95 in overtime. 18th ranked SMU knocked off Nicholls State 86-42 and McNeese State snapped a four-game losing streak with a 77-72 win over LSU-Alexandria.

In the NBA, the Pelicans beat Utah 104-94 last night. Ryan Anderson came off the bench to lead the way with 24 points. Anthony Davis had 17 points and 13 rebounds. New Orleans is now 1-2 on its current five game road trip that continues Friday in Phoenix.

Former McNeese State defensive back Lance Guidry is the new leader of the Cowboys football program. Guirdy replaces Matt Viator who is the new ULM head coach and Guidry expects to build on the success Viator brought to McNeese…
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McNeese is coming off a Southland championship and a perfect season record wise in the regular season.

A linebacker from the New Orleans area de-commits from LSU. John Ehret’s Michael Divinity says he’ll decide between LSU and Texas A-and-M on January 5th. Divinity is ranked as the number one linebacker in the state.

Kentwood quarterback Shyheim Carter has been named the Class One-A offensive player of the year. Southern Lab linebacker Chris Allen is the defensive player of the year, while South Cameron’s Mark Delaney is the coach of the year.