Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson is set to make his NBA debut tonight as New Orleans takes on the Spurs in the first meeting between the two teams. Pels guard Jrue Holiday on what he expects inside the Smoothie King Center…
cut 28 (11) “….be fun’
Willamson has been sidelined since undergoing knee surgery in October. Derrick Favors is listed as questionable. Tip off is at 8:30.

In Thibodaux tonight, Nicholls wraps up a three-game homestand by hosting Houston Baptist. The Huskies are just 1-and-5 in league play, while the Colonels are 6-and-2 and a half-game back of Stephen F. Austin. The Lumberjacks are in Natchitoches to face Northwestern State. The Demons are 4-and-3 and in a tie for fifth place in the league. McNeese is also 4-and-3 in league play and the Cowboys will host Southeastern.

LSU nearly blew a 10-point lead in the final minute but held on to beat Florida yesterday 84-82. Florida native Emmit Williams led LSU with 19 points, while Skylar Mays had 18 points. The Tigers and Gators played three close games last year and LSU Coach Will Wade says there’s a reason why this series lacks blow outs…
cut 29 (14) “…close games”
LSU will step out of the SEC this Saturday as the Tigers visit Texas.

Multiple media outlets are reporting Louisiana Tech has hired David Blackwell as its defensive coordinator. Blackwell improved Old Dominion’s defense in his one season for the Monarchs.

And a sad story out of Lafayette, Comeaux High School Football player Matthew Carter has died from injuries sustained when he was shot early Saturday morning in what police call an armed robbery. Two teens are facing first-degree murder charges.