The LSU Athletic Department will officially introduce Louisiana native Kim Mulkey as the new head coach of the LSU women’s basketball team at 5 p.m. Monday, April 26 in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center (PMAC) on LSU’s campus.
The McNeese basketball team needed size after the loss of forwards Carlos Rosario and Jeremy Harrell to the transfer portal. Head coach John Aiken more than filled that need with the addition of VCU transfer Brendan Medley-Bacon on Monday. Medley-Bacon announced his decision to transfer to McNeese o
Former Washington-Marion Charging Indian Mark Vital Jr. is a national champion. The Lake Charles native helped the Baylor Bears dominate Gonzaga, 86-70 in the 2021 Men’s NCAA Championship Game in Lucas Oil Stadium. It’s the Bears’ first national championship in program history.
aylor built a commanding early lead and held off a tenacious Arkansas offensive attack to win, 81-72. It’s Baylor’s first trip to the Final Four since 1950.
LSU head coach Will Wade held his official NCAA news conference Wednesday, March 17, for Saturday’s matchup featuring the No. 8 Tigers facing the No. 9 St. Bonaventure Bonnies in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Claralee Richard scores a career high 20 points in the McNeese's home finale loss to Lamar. The Cowgirls play next on Wednesday, March 10 at 11 a.m. against Houston Baptist in the Southland Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament.
Mark Vital Jr., a senior forward for the Baylor Bears, set a program record Wednesday night in Baylor’s 100-69 win over Kansas State. With the win, Vital picked up his program-record 40th Big XII victory. Vital had eight points, five rebounds, three steals and a block in the game.
A.J. Lawson flirted with a triple-double with 21 points, 12 assists and seven rebounds and McNeese had several chances in the final two minutes to pull ahead, but Southeastern Louisiana was able to hold off any threat and defeated the Cowboys 92-88 in Southland Conference action on Wednesday night i
McNeese’s scheduled women’s basketball game at ULM for Dec. 21 has been postponed due to COVID-19 issues within the Warhawk program. The schools will attempt to reschedule the game at a later date.
The LSU men’s basketball game against North Texas scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 19 at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center (PMAC) has been postponed due to NCAA and SEC COVID-19 protocols.
The LSU men’s basketball game against the University of New Orleans scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 16 at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center (PMAC) has been postponed due to NCAA and SEC COVID-19 protocols, the team announced on Twitter.
The NCAA is in its initial stages of possibly deciding between four start dates for the 2020-2021 men’s and women’s college basketball seasons, sources reportedly told CBS Sports.
Former McNeese basketball player Sha’Markus Kennedy is taking his talents overseas. He will suit up as a professional for Pallacanestro Cantù of Italian basketball league Lega Basket Serie A.
Mike Leach, Lane Kiffin, and several coaches & athletic directors from Mississippi's eight public universities urged lawmakers to remove flag Thursday.
Former McNeese guard Roydell Brown was a key factor in the Pokes resurgence these past two seasons. While his time in Lake Charles is in the rear view, his hoops career is far from finished. Brown recently turned a dream into reality by signing to play professionally in Slovakia.
Former LSU guard Tremont Waters, who currently plays for the Maine Red Claws, has been named the 2019-20 NBA G League Rookie of the Year, officials announced Thursday, June 18.
Former McNeese basketball player Roydell Brown will make his professional debut in September after signing with the BKM Lucenec of the Slovak Basketball League earlier this week.
Former LSU guard Skylar Mays continues to add to his remarkable resume. His latest honor came Tuesday, May 26, when he was named the SEC Men’s 2020 H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar Athlete of the Year.
College sports took a step in the right direction of returning Wednesday as the NCAA Division I Council voted to approve voluntary athletic activities in football, men’s and women’s basketball beginning June 1. The story was first reported by Pete Thamel of Yahoo Sports.
Shareef O’Neal, the son of former LSU and NBA superstar Shaquille O’Neal, has officially signed to play for the LSU men’s basketball team, according to post from the team on Instagram.
McNeese senior Damilola Balogun picked up another postseason honor on Monday when she was named to the LSWA (Louisiana Sports Writers Association) All-Louisiana women’s basketball team.
Former Sulphur Lady Tor Claralee Richard is heading back to the Lake Area after she announced her commitment to Kacie Cryer and the McNeese Cowgirls on Monday.
Before fears about the coronavirus scrubbed sports for the foreseeable future, Sunday was supposed to be the Big Reveal in college basketball. Selection Sunday.
No. 25 LSU battled back after being down in the first half against Alabama but could not get over the hump and suffered the loss in Tuscaloosa on Saturday, Feb. 15.
Following three straight 20-point games, McNeese’s Sha’Markus Kennedy has been named this week’s Southland Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week, the league announced on Tuesday.
Nicholls State entered the PMAC on a mission and appeared to out-hustle No. 23 LSU in the first half but the Tigers regrouped and stymied the Colonel offense in the second half Saturday afternoon.
LSU Eunice women’s basketball head coach Jaime Gonzales announced his first signing with Oakdale’s Ke’Maesha St. Andre. She’s set to join the Bengals for the 2019-2020 season.
Maddi Gatte, a 5-foot-8 guard from Southwest Mississippi Community College, has signed a full grant-in-aid to attend ULM and play basketball in 2019-20, according to an announcement made Wednesday, June 12 by first-year Warhawk head coach Brooks Williams.
The Barbe alum was named as the Sun Belt freshman of the year and set new UL Lafayette records for points scored in a season by a freshman and free throw percentage.
McNeese freshman guard Callie Maddox has been named to the 2019 All-Southland Conference women’s basketball team as announced by the league office Wednesday.
UL Lafayette women’s basketball freshman guard Brandi Williams, who set a school record for most points scored in a single season by a freshman and is on pace to set a school record for free throw percentage in a single season, was named Sun Belt Women’s Basketball Freshman of the Year as a part of
The LSU softball team remains in the Top 10 of both national polls this week, checking in at No. 10 in the USA Today/NFCA Division I Coaches Poll and No. 9 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball poll.
The McNeese Cowgirls showed Saturday afternoon they still have a lot of fight in them and are content on making a run for the Southland Conference Tournament despite falling 64-60 to New Orleans.
There was nothing sleepy about McNeese walk-on Trey Johnson’s play on Wednesday night against Central Arkansas as the true freshman nicknamed “Sleepy” by the Cowboys’ coaching staff, scored all seven of his career-high point output in the second half and dished out three of his five assists to help
Playing without leading scorer and rebounder in Roydell Brown, McNeese gave Stephen F. Austin all it could handle until the final minutes of the game when a 9-0 run snapped a 49-49 tie with 6:49 to play that eventually led to a 67-57 Lumberjack win here Wednesday night.
McNeese will look to turn the tides on its Southland Conference basketball season when it starts the second half of the league slate on Saturday afternoon at home against Northwestern State. McNeese basketball returns to the H&HP Complex this Saturday for the doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m.
Sam Houston State remained perfect in Southland Conference play after it knocked down 13 three-pointers, including several at critical moments in the second half, but McNeese didn’t help itself by missing 12 free throws and turning the ball over 18 times in a 77-62 loss Wednesday night.
McNeese women’s basketball struggled with the pressure of Sam Houston State early on and the Bearkats scored 36 points from the free throw line and 30 points off 25 Cowgirl turnovers to walk away with a 93-80 Southland Conference win here Wednesday night.
LSU jumped out to a double-digit lead late in the first half and maintained cruise control en route to a 92-82 win over the struggling Georgia Bulldogs.
The Tiger basketball team is on a tear and has earned some big time respect in the latest NCAA Tournament prediction by NCAA.com basketball expert Andy Katz.
Roydell Brown scored a career-high 25 points and pulled down 12 rebounds while four other McNeese Cowboys scored in double-figures as the grand opening of the new Health & Human Performance complex rang in a grand performance by the Cowboys.
McNeese women’s basketball used solid defense and its ability to win the 50/50 balls Wednesday night to pick up a 69-68 Southland Conference win over Nicholls.
McNeese went toe-to-toe with the best team in the Southland Conference in terms of overall record and had a chance at a game-winner, but mishandling of a dribble by Kevin Hunt, then a recovery with two seconds to play, forced a bad shot from 20 feet out and the Cowboys dropped a 73-72 home league
