LSU takes the court tonight at 6pm when it hosts Georgia at the P-MAC. After a 15-1 start, the Tigers are just 3-6 since. A big key to the game will be keeping Georgia off the free-throw line. The Bulldogs score 16 points per game at the stripe, and with LSU struggling with depth this season, head coach Will Wade says the Tigers will have to be disciplined defensively against an aggressive Georgia offense.
Cut 17 (15) “…very good.”
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Tulane improved to 12-11 on the season with a 76-57 win over South Florida. The Green Wave are now 9-5 in the American Conference and sit alone in fourth place in the league standings. Jaylen Forbes scored 22 points to lead all scorers.
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One night after they routed the Raptors, the New Orleans Pelicans were gouged by the Memphis Grizzlies, losing 109-121 at the Smoothie King Center. The Pels shot just 15 percent from deep, being outscored by 18 by Memphis from beyond the arc.
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Home Bank has donated $1 million to Ragin’ Cajun athletics to help with the renovations of Cajun Field and secure the naming rights to the university’s soccer and track facility. Some of the funds will also go to the Ragin’ Cajuns Athletic Fund. UL alum and Home Bank president and CEO John Bordelon is co-founder of the RCAF. The donation is part of a $500 million fundraising effort by the university to renovate all of its athletic facilities.
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New Grambling head football coach Hue Jackson has agreed on a four-year, $1.6 million contract with the university according to documents published by the University of Louisiana System. His deal will pay him $400,000 annually once approved by the ULS Board of Supervisors, which is set to meet on Thursday.
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Conference USA released its schedule today, including the 12-game slate for Louisiana Tech. The Bulldogs kick off the season on September 3rd at Missouri with other non-conference games against Stephen F. Austin, Clemson, and South Alabama. The conference schedule is where things get tricky. Both Southern Miss and Old Dominion are listed as conference foes, but both schools and Marshall are expected to be on the Sun Belt schedule when it is released March 1st. Expect a legal fight to sort this out.