LSU basketball improved to 6-0 in the SEC last night with another nailbiting victory as the Bayou Bengals held off Florida 84-82. Coach Will Wade’s team nearly blew a 10-point lead in the final minute…
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Florida native Emmit Williams led the way with 19 points. Skylar Mays added 18. LSU is at Texas on Saturday as part of the Big 12-SEC Challenge.

In college basketball hoops action tonight, Nicholls is a half-game back of the leaders in the Southland and the Colonels host Houston Baptist tonight. The Huskies have just one league win. McNeese takes a four-game winning streak into tonight’s home game against Southeastern Louisiana. And Northwestern State hosts Stephen F Austin, who leads the Southland.

Rookie Zion Williamson makes his long-awaited NBA debut when the Pelicans host the San Antonio Spurs for an 8:30 tip. No word on if Williamson will start. Publisher of the Locked on Pelicans podcast, Jake Madison, says with Pels playing good basketball, the team will not rely on him to score a ton of points…
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Ragin Cajuns defensive coordinator Ron Roberts is leaving Lafayette for the same job at Baylor University. Roberts has worked before with new Bears head coach Dave Aranda. Roberts spent two seasons as the Cajuns defensive coordinator. Last year, U-L allowed just 20 points per game.

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