Basketball

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He was arguably the best basketball player ever at McNeese. He finished his McNeese senior year as the 11th highest scoring player in NCAA history. Then he made his mark with the Pistons.

If you've ever seen the unholy terror that is their mascot, then you know the NBA's New Orleans Pelicans are used to a certain amount of embarrassment. But they weren't content to settle for just an ugly bird. The team sold the naming rights to the New Orleans Arena this week ... to S…

With Pope Benedict the XVI stepping down later this month, the whole world is wondering who the next successor to St. Peter will be.  In fact, some people are even ready to lay bets on it in Las Vegas.  (Oh what, don't tell me you're shocked.)  So, of course, someone had the…

Basketball superstar Shaquille O'Neal is one of nine Louisiana athletes to be inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame this June.

The New Orleans Hornets NBA basketball team are changing their nickname, Yahoo sports is reporting.
Yesterday, Yahoo reported that the Hornets would change their name to the Pelicans as soon as the 2013-2014 season.

Last night, the New Orleans Hornets were in the cat bird seat having the #1 pick in the NBA Draft.  It was a very important pick because the Hornets need to fill the void of Chris Paul who left the squad to play for the Los Angeles Clippers.The Hornets had a less than stellar season last year and ar…

The New Orleans Hornets 2011-2012 season wasn't what the franchise had hoped for when it started.  The Hornets finished 21-45 on the season but luck was on their side.  In the NBA lottery they got the #1 pick in this years NBA draft.
As luck would have it, the Hornets also have the #10…

For all you college basketball lovers out there, it is down to four!  The NCAA Final Four starts tonight inside the Mercedes Benz Superdome in New Orleans.
They are transforming the Superdome from an awesome football facilty into College basketball's biggest stage.  Here is how the fin…

The McNeese Cowgirls found out their fate last night when the NCAA released the 2012 tournament bracket.  The Cowgirls who picked up the #15 seed will take on #2 seed Kentucky Saturday afternoon in Ames, Iowa.
The game will be televised live and broadcast live on the radio too.

The McNeese Men's basketball team made it all the way to the Southland conference championship before losing to Lamar Saturday.  The loss bounced them out of a birth to NCAA tournament.
Now the Cowboys are headed to Ohio to play in the CollegeInsider post season tournament tonight.

The McNeese Cowgirls won the Southland Conference tournament Friday against Stephen F Austin 60-56. The win gave the Cowgirls their second straight conference championship in the past two seasons.
Now it's on to the NCAA tournament known as "The Big Dance".  When and where…