University of Louisiana Men's Basketball Reunion

[AstroCajun]

Funny story about the good old days from, of all places, TigerDroppings.

http://www.tigerdroppings.com/rant/d...=24043140&Pg=2

"I watched USL torment Northwestern. They intentionally let NSU hang with them in the first half. The score was tied. The NSU fans were going nuts. Then USL came out in the second half and laughed at the crowd. Roy smiled and yelled, "We're gonna start playing now."

USL put on a show and won by 40. The basket hanging dunks became so boring for them that they even pulled a globetrotter trick.

Lamar stayed under his own goal knowing USL could handle NSU 5 on 4. Ebron blocked a shot and threw it to Dwight who was standing 5 feet from his goal. He caught the ball and waited for an NSU player to challenge him. Eventually, a Demon guard came running up and jumping to block the shot. Dwight just handed him the ball. The NSU guy grabbed it and fell out of bounds into the cheerleaders. USL ball.

The NSU fans started filing out."

[NewsCopy]

The Cajuns' No. 6 all-time leading scorer, Graylin Warner, is one of five additional members of the 1,000-point club the has confirmed they will be in attendance for the UL Basketball Reunion.

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[Boomer]

Jay---you did a Meaux game on the radio????? What a great show with Bobby P and Rickey B this AM---Great memories!!! BTW--please call a win Saturday---Has the all-time crazy team been selected---Before ya'll time --but Andy Russo was one crazy human Being!!!!

[HoustonCajun]

_ Funny story about the good old days from, of all places, TigerDroppings.

http://www.tigerdroppings.com/rant/d...=24043140&Pg=2

"I watched USL torment Northwestern. They intentionally let NSU hang with them in the first half. The score was tied. The NSU fans were going nuts. Then USL came out in the second half and laughed at the crowd. Roy smiled and yelled, "We're gonna start playing now."

USL put on a show and won by 40. The basket hanging dunks became so boring for them that they even pulled a globetrotter trick.

Lamar stayed under his own goal knowing USL could handle NSU 5 on 4. Ebron blocked a shot and threw it to Dwight who was standing 5 feet from his goal. He caught the ball and waited for an NSU player to challenge him. Eventually, a Demon guard came running up and jumping to block the shot. Dwight just handed him the ball. The NSU guy grabbed it and fell out of bounds into the cheerleaders. USL ball.

The NSU fans started filing out." _

Back then, wasn't it also Northwestern State that played a slow down, hold the ball game (there was no shot clock) when USL was the top scoring team in the country and the game ended up something 16-14? Anyone remember that?

[Cajunsmike]

_ Didn't we beat Kentucky to win THEIR tournament? It might have been under Coach Paschal, not sure. Beating Georgetown to win the Great Alaska Shootout was awesome. I also remember beating Michigan State at the Sugar Bowl Classic. Saw all the games at Blackham during the Bo Lamar days. Those were the most fond memories, especially games vs. LA Tech. Remember beating Houston in Lafayette, both UL and UH had the same warmups. Drove to Ruston to see UL beat LA Tech when Bo scored 52 and left the game with about 5 minutes remaining and threw his wrist bands to the crowd. We used to stand in line an hour or two before each game to get seats in the bottom student section at Blackham and to watch them warm-up. With all of the All Americans and great players we had back then to build on, no telling where UL would be today had we not had the death penalty. Too many great memories to list. _

We played in the Sugar Bowl Classic three times in the early 80's. I saw all six of our games as I lived in New Orleans in those days. We beat Michigan State and lost to Mississippi State in the finals in our first appearance. In our second chance we beat Florida and Kansas to win the title. In our third appearance we beat Tennesse in OT and lost to Pitt in the finals. The third appearance came after the Graylin Warner bunch had left and the team was led by Cedric Hill. Even though we did not win the tournament, the win over Tennessee was sweet considering we lost close games to them in the NCAA and NIT earlier in the decade. Of course, in 2000 we lost another heartbreaking game to them in the NCAA's. Note that all six of those schools we played in the Sugar Bowl tournaments have teams in the major conferences. The fact that we competed so well against them shows how great a coach Bobby Paschal was.

[Boomer]

_ We played in the Sugar Bowl Classic three times in the early 80's. I saw all six of our games as I lived in New Orleans in those days. We beat Michigan State and lost to Mississippi State in the finals in our first appearance. In our second chance we beat Florida and Kansas to win the title. In our third appearance we beat Tennesse in OT and lost to Pitt in the finals. The third appearance came after the Graylin Warner bunch had left and the team was led by Cedric Hill. Even though we did not win the tournament, the win over Tennessee was sweet considering we lost close games to them in the NCAA and NIT earlier in the decade. Of course, in 2000 we lost another heartbreaking game to them in the NCAA's. Note that all six of those schools we played in the Sugar Bowl tournaments have teams in the major conferences. The fact that we competed so well against them shows how great a coach Bobby Paschal was. _

I am ALMOST sure that Butch Piere played for Miss St in that game!!!!!

[BirdofParadise]

_ Jay---you did a Meaux game on the radio????? What a great show with Bobby P and Rickey B this AM---Great memories!!! BTW--please call a win Saturday---Has the all-time crazy team been selected---Before ya'll time --but Andy Russo was one crazy human Being!!!! _

Did lots of Meaux games back then. We were doing a game one night at Pecan Island talking about good teams in the parish. One old man called the studios and said "Tell dem sonsa****** to talk about Meaux. MEAUX'S da team ta beat."

One of my favorite stories of Vermilion Parish basketball back in the mid 70s

[JamesTheJeweler]

Did lots of Meaux games back then. We were doing a game one night at Pecan Island talking about good teams in the parish. One old man called the studios and said "Tell dem sonsa****** to talk about Meaux. MEAUX'S da team ta beat."

One of my favorite stories of Vermilion Parish basketball back in the mid 70s

Hahahaha! Jayan anytime someone mentions meaux, I think abt that call!!! Classic!!!


igeaux.mobi

[CajunRed]

Roy Ebron was probably the best big man to play here. But there are two other big guys who played waaaaaaay back when that no one has mentioned.

Do you recall Elvin Ivory...and Wayne Julian? Two STUDS!

Turbine or Mike...maybe one of you guys?

igeaux.mobi

[Boomer]

_ Roy Ebron was probably the best big man to play here. But there are two other big guys who played waaaaaaay back when that no one has mentioned.

Do you recall Elvin Ivory...and Wayne Julian? Two STUDS!

Turbine or Mike...maybe one of you guys?

igeaux.mobi _

Actually that is where Stevie Wonder came up with the song --Ebony and Ivory--He was doing a show in Lafayette and some one told him about Ivory and that he was black --He was tinkling on the Ivories and thought how the keys were also Ebony and Ivory----Well someone told me that Elvin could and did take a 50cent piece off the top of the backboard!!! the first part I know is not true and the second I don't know for sure!!!! LOL

[NewsCopy]

Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns will cap off the UL Basketball Reunion weekend with a contest at the Cajundome against Louisiana-Monroe on Saturday. Tip-off is set for 7:05 p.m. CT.

Current and former coaches, players and staff members from seven different decades will be in attendance.

Fans will have a chance to meet all of the legends of UL basketball on Saturday at the Cajundome with a pre-game autograph session from 6-7 p.m.

Saturday's game versus the Warhawks is also "Take a Kid to the Game" day. Admission is free to young fans under 12 years old. The first 500 kids will also receive a free basketball.

GAMEDAY CENTRAL

Lousiana (4-14, 1-5 Sun Belt) Vs. ULM (6-13, 1-4 Sun Belt)
When: Jan. 22, 2010
Time: 7:05 p.m. CT
Where: Cajundome - Lafayette, La.
TV: None
Radio: KPEL ESPN 1420 AM/KHXT 107.9 FM
Live stats/video: www.ragincajuns.com

Gameday Storylines

•The Cajuns lead the all-time series with the Warhawks, 43-18. Last season, UL swept the regular season series before falling in the first round of the Sun Belt Tournament, 75-76.
•Louisiana is 27-2 all-time against the Warhawks in Lafayette and is currently riding a 26-game home win streak. In fact, ULM has not beaten the Cajuns in Lafayette since 1957 when the Warhawks handed UL a 78-74 overtime defeat at Blackham Coliseum.
•J.J. Thomas looks to extend his streak of double-doubles to four games in-a-row. The last Cajun to post four consecutive double-doubles was Reggie Poole in 96-97 season. Poole finished out the season with five straight double-doubles.
•Randell Daigle is 10 points shy of becoming the 39th player in UL history to score 1,000 points in his career.
•Saturday's game coincides with the UL Basketball reunion. Players from as far back from the 1940's through the 2000's will be honored at halftime.

Scouting the WARHAWKS

•Senior forward Lawrence Gilbert has scored in double figures in three straight games and four of his last five. Over the last five games, Gilbert is averaging 13.6 points per game on 56.1 percent shooting from the field. Gilbert is just 180 points shy of reaching 1,000 for his career.
•ULM ranks fifth in the Sun Belt in scoring defense, allowing just 67.6 points per game.
•Junior guard Fred Brown and junior guard Hugh Mingo each rank in the top 10 in the Sun Belt in minutes played this season. Mingo ranks fourth, averaging 34.8 minutes per game, while Brown ranks ninth at 31.9 minutes per game.
•Sykes tallied ULM's first double-double of the season with 13 points and 12 rebounds against South Alabama. It was Sykes' second double-digit rebounding game of the season.
•The Warhawks' three highest scoring games of the season have all come in the last month (87 vs. Union College (Jan. 4), 78 vs. Northern Colorado (Dec. 22), 72 vs. FIU (Jan. 2)).
•ULM has had five players score at least 25 points in a game this season (Fred Brown, twice, 25 against Texas Tech and 25 against South Alabama; Hugh Mingo had 27 vs. Centenary; Lawrence Gilbert had 28 vs. Northern Colorado; Tommie Sykes had 32 vs. Union College).
•Four ULM players are averaging double figures in scoring this season (Tied for the most in the Sun Belt).

SEASON'S BEST

•In the 94-62 win over Centenary, UL set season highs in points (94), field goals made (40), field goal percentage (61.5, 40-65) and steals (13).
•The 32-point winning margin was the largest since a 91-42 win over New Mexico State in the 2004-05 season.
•Last season, the Cajuns only scored 90-plus points in two games. This season UL has put up atleast 90 in four games - La. College (91), Troy (93), Middle Tennessee (91) and Centenary (94)
•The Cajuns are 3-1 when scoring atleast 90 points

DOUBLE DOUBLE J.J.

•J.J. Thomas had back-to-back-to-back double-doubles against Centenary, Arkansas State and UALR. He now has had four double-doubles this season.
•It was the first time a player had three-straight double-double since 2005-06 when Dwayne Mitchell accomplished the feat.
•Versus the Gents, he had a career-high 19 points and 13 boards.
•At UALR, the freshman forward scored 11 points while dominating the glass with 16 rebounds. It was the most rebounds by a UL player since Valentino Hart had 17 against Tennessee in the 2006-07 season.
•Against Arkansas State he scored a game-high 16 points with a team-best 10 rebounds.
•In his first double-double against Texas College, the freshman guard scored 15 points and 11 rebounds in 30 minutes of action. All of his 15 points came in the second half where he was 5-for-8 from the floor.

SILENT M

•Freshman Bryant Mbamalu has slowly worked himself into the starting rotation and is making the most of his increase in minutes. He has scored in double figures in five of the last eight outings.
•Against Centenary, the freshman guard scored a career-high 20 points, including 16 in the second half, after going 10-of-14 from the floor
•At Arkansas State, Mbamalu put up 11 points while grabbing 6 rebounds.
•Against Troy, the freshman guard had 11 points on a 4-of-6 effort
•At New Mexico State, he led UL with a game-high 16 points on 7-of-11 shooting in a season-high 30 minutes.
•Against Lamar, Mbamalu led the squad with 11 rebounds, his first double-digit effort of the season.

B.B.B. - BETTER BASKETBALL BUREAU

•In his first start since Dec. 12, Travis Bureau scored a season-high 22 points in 93-91 win over Troy.
•As the Cajuns' leading scorer, the senior forward connected on 8-of-11 from the floor, including 2-for-4 from three-point range.
•He also led the squad with seven rebounds in a team-high 34 minutes.
•In the overtime loss to Middle Tenn., he followed up Thursday's game with 14 pts and 7 reb in 29 minutes.

FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING

•Phillip Jones has been a walk-on for three years and has seen action seven games. Against Centenary he recorded his first field goal and free throw to wind up with four points for the game in a career-high seven minutes

FAR FROM FAIR

•Scottie Farrington has done well in his first year at UL. Currently he is averaging 7.4 ppg, 4.9 rpg and is second on the squad with a .519 shooting percentage (40-77). In two of the last three games, he has scored in double figures.
•Against the Blue Raiders, he notched his first career double-double after tying his season-high of 15 pts and grabbing a season-best 11 boards.
•At UCF, the Bahamian native, led UL with 12 points and six rebounds in just 18 minutes of action. He was 5-of-6 from the floor.
•He currently leads the Cajuns with 28 blocks.

HIGH FIVE

•Five players have reached double figures in three games this season. The Cajuns 2-1 in those games.
•Against Centenary, Bryant Mbamalu led with 20, J.J. Thomas put up 19, Scottie Farrington and La'Ryan Gary each had 11 and Travis Bureau finished with 10
•At UALR, David Perez led with 15, Randell Daigle recorded 13, Bureau had 12, Thomas posted 11 and Farrington had 11 points.
•In the win over Troy, Bureau had 22, Daigle posted 17, Mbamalu & Courtney Wallace each had 11 while Thomas scored 10 points.

IT'S A BRAND NEW DAI-GLE

•Randell Daigle has put up double figures in three of the past four games, breaking up a seven-game slump in which he failed to reach double digits.
•At UALR, the senior point guard inched closer to the 1,000 point mark with 13 points on 5-of-15 shooting.
•The senior point guard was 5-of-9 from the floor and 3-of-5 from beyond-the-arc, scoring 17 off the bench against Troy. From the charity stripe, the senior point guard was 4-for-4 to go along with 3 rebounds, an assist and a steal in 21 minutes of action.
•Coming off the bench against Middle Tennessee, he scored 13 points, including a buzzer beater to send the game into overtime. All of his point production came after the first half.

GLASS CLEANERS

•In seven games this season, UL has racked up at least 40 rebounds.
•At New Mexico State, the Cajuns dominated the glass outrebounding the Aggies, 48-23. On the offensive glass, UL pulled down 23 boards - the same number as the Aggies' entire rebounding effort.
•Versus Texas College, UL recorded a season-high 49 rebounds compared to the Steers' 29, including a 23-3 edge on the offensive glass
•At Creighton, UL pulled down 45 boards compared to the Jays' 46
•Against Louisiana College, UL grabbed 46 boards, outrebounding Wildcats by 15

COMEBACK CAJUNS

•In seven games this season the Cajuns have overcome a double-digit deficit to make it a one-possession game or retake the lead. The Cajuns are 1-6 in these games.
•On Saturday against Middle Tennessee, UL trailed by 21 points in the first half before hitting a buzzer beater to send the game into overtime. It was the largest comeback to date this season.
•At Denver, the Cajuns trailed by 14 before cutting the lead to two midway through the second half.
•Against Cleveland State, UL tied the game at 43-43 after being down by as much as 18.
•At Tulane, the Cajuns pulled to within one point, 42-43, after trailing by 10.
•At UCF, the Knight led by as much as 18 points, before UL came charging back to make it 27-30.
•Versus Lamar, UL fell behind by 11 points before tying the game at 33-33 and went on to claim the win.
•At New Mexico State, the Cajuns fell behind 11 in the first half before making it a one point game at the break, 35-36. In the second half, the Aggies were as up by as much as 10, before the Cajuns built a four-point lead with less than 10 minutes remaining.

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[Cajunsmike]

_ Actually that is where Stevie Wonder came up with the song --Ebony and Ivory--He was doing a show in Lafayette and some one told him about Ivory and that he was black --He was tinkling on the Ivories and thought how the keys were also Ebony and Ivory----Well someone told me that Elvin could and did take a 50cent piece off the top of the backboard!!! the first part I know is not true and the second I don't know for sure!!!! LOL _

Wayne Julien was a 6'7" center from New Orleans who could jump well. He played in the Andrew Toney days. He improved with time which was likely due to the good coaching he received. I rank Marcus Stokes ahead of him however. Stokes was a guy who also played center at 6'7". He played with Michael Allen, Eric Mouton, Byron Starks, etc. on the Marty Fletcher teams of the early 90's. He hit the winning shot to beat Oklahoma in Norman. He also was a great rebounder for his size.

Ebron was easily the best big man to ever play here. If he had a bad game, the opponent the next time out could forget handling him. Think of Charles Barkley with 5 more inches on him. I did not see Elvin Ivory play but Cajuns67 tells me he was quite a force in his own right.