LSU Sophomore forward Jarell Martin announced today that he’s leaving the Tigers to enter the N-B-A draft. The six-foot-ten forward from Baton Rouge averaged nearly 17 points and nine rebounds this past season. Martin is glad that he played a role in getting the Tigers back to the NCAA Tournament, but it’s now time to move on….
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Fellow LSU forward Jordan Mickey might also leave for the NBA, but he says as of now he’s still considering his options. And Tigers assistant coach Eric Musselman was named today as the new head coach at Nevada.

Tonight….Louisiana Tech faces Temple in the quarterfinals of the NIT. These two teams met in November and lost to the Owls 82 to 75. Tip-off tonight is at 8 PM.

ULM is hoping for a White Out at Fant-Ewing Colisuem tonight as the Warhawks host Vermont in the semifinals of the CBI tournament. ULM has one senior in its starting line-up and Atheltics Director Brian Wickstorm hopes this postseason run will result in an NCAA Tournament berth next season….
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Tip-off is at seven P-M.

In the NBA tonight…the Pelicans look to snap their three-game losing streak as they host the Houston Rockets. There’s 12 games left in the season and New Orleans is three and a half games back of O-K-C for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference.

Saints Coach Sean Payton said today that the team is trying to work out a long-term contract with defensive end Cam Jordan. The 2011 first-round pick has 20 sacks over the last two seasons.