U-L Lafayette won two games on the road by a total of three points without head coach Bob Marlin, who was at home after testing positive for COVID-19. Senior Guard Cedric Russell has been named Sun Belt Conference Player of the week as he scored 45 points in the two victories over Texas State. Cajuns Basketball director of operations Mike Murphy says Russell is feeling it from the outside.

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LSU forward Darius Days suffered a sprained ankle in the team’s loss to Texas Tech on Saturday.  It was originally believed that Days suffered a knee injury, which would have been more serious.  Still, Coach Will Wade says that Days will miss multiple games and be out an extended period of time.

For a second straight week and the fifth time this season, Louisiana Tech’s Kenneth Lofton Jr. was selected the Conference USA Freshman of the Week.  The forward helped LA Tech sweep Southern Miss in two games this past week.  He averaged 12 points per game while shooting 84.6 percent from the field, missing just one shot in each victory.

Northwestern State’s Trenton Massner has earned Southland Conference Player of the Week Honors.  The 6-foot 2 guard poured in an average of 19.5 points per game in the Demons’ wins against UNO and Central Arkansas.  In addition to leading the team in scoring, Massner added five rebounds in each game and dished out three assists per contest.

In baseball news, LSU pitcher Jaden Hill has been named to the Baseball America 2021 Preseason First-Team All-American squad.  He has also received All-America recognition from Collegiate Baseball, Perfect Game, and D1 Baseball.  Hill is expected to be the Tigers’ number 1 weekend starter this season, which begins on February 19 when they host Air Force.