Zion is coming to New Orleans and Pelicans fans are ready to liftoff into a new era of basketball led by the most hyped prospect to enter the draft since Lebron James. The team’s first overall pick in last night’s draft visited the city earlier in the week and got a taste of the culture that he’ll be stewing in for at least the next half decade. At his post draft press conference, Williamson got a taste of the kinds of questions he’ll be faced with in the Big Easy.
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New Pelicans executive vice president David Griffen spoke about their pre-draft interview, where he says newly extended coach Alvin Gentry and Williamson connected over their shared roots in the Carolinas…
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The Pels also scooped up Center Jaxson Hayes and shooting guard Nikeil Alexander Walker with the 8th and 17th picks they received in a trade with Atlanta.
An anonymous individual donates a $2.52 million gift to the Nicholls State athletics department to contribute to a $6.5 million building project. The project will fund the expansion of Barker Hall to include a football operations center. Athletics Director Mike Roan says shovels could be in the ground within a couple of weeks with the facility ready for the 2020 football season. The expansion will be placed at the south end zone of John L. Guidry Stadium and will include coaches’ offices, a new locker room, and players’ lounge among other amenities.
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Roan says shovels could be in the ground within a couple of weeks with the facility ready for the 2020 football season.
Today marks the first day of summer and State Climatologist Barry Keim indicates this summer is going to sizzle. says two factors are likely contributing to the hotter than normal temps.
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June has already seen above average temperatures.