The Pelicans are in full tank mode, as they are sitting Zion Williamson and CJ McCollum for the rest of the season because of injuries. The Pels have the fourth-worst record in the NBA. There are seven games left including tomorrow’s night’s game against the Clippers.
LSU men’s basketball planned to be active in the transfer portal and we are already seeing the fruits of their labor. One of the top point guards in the portal, Dedan Thomas Junior committed to LSU. The six-foot-one sophomore chose the Tigers over Florida and Kentucky. He averaged 15 points and four assists a game last season for UNLV.
And Coach Matt McMahon has signed six-foot-ten, Michael Nwoko (nuh-WOE-koe), who was a starter at Mississippi State and averaged six points and four rebounds a game this year. He will be a junior next season.
LSU women’s basketball forward Sa’Myah Smith has entered the transfer portal. Smith played well in the NCAA Tournament, averaging 14 points and ten rebounds a game.
Louisiana Tech begins a five-game week in south Louisiana as the Bulldogs will visit 7th ranked LSU tonight and then travel to Lafayette to face the Ragin Cajuns tomorrow. Tech coach Lane Burroughs knows his players are excited to play at Alex Box Stadium tonight…
Cut 16 (10) “…for us”
U-L Lafayette hosts Northwestern State tonight. Conor Higgs leads the Cajuns in hitting with a .351 average and he’s also hit 10 home runs. Coach Matt Deggs likes Higgs approach at the plate…
Cut 19 (17) “…tough pitches”
Northwestern State also has a hot hitter, Balin Valentine hit four home runs last week and was named Southland Hitter of the Week.