Quick Facts
-Established in 1923
-14,889 students
-Located in Beaumont, TX
-Main colors- Red & White
-2013/2014 results: 4-26 (3-25 in Southland Conference)
-Kevin Millar (MLB player) attended
-Final Four appearance- Never. Sweet 16 in 1980
-7 regular season conference championships
-Inaugural matchup between the Hoosiers & Cardinals
Results Thus Far (1-2/0-0)
11/14 @ #22 SMU L 54-93
11/16 vs. LSU-Alexandria W 78-75
11/19 @ Texas State L 55-65
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| Lamar Head Coach Tic Price- his first season |
PPG-54.5 (298)
Opponent PPG- 79.0 (#294)
Avg. Scoring Margin- -24.5 (325)
APG-8.0 (307)
RPG-31.0 (262)
Pts. Against-79.0 (294)
Fouls per game-22.5 (270)
Scoring/Breakdown
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| Lamar's Anthony Holliday leads the team in scoring |
Category Leaders
Points
G #1 Anthony Holliday-12.0
F #5 Tyran de Lattibeaudiere-10.0
Rebounds
F #5 Tyran de Lattibeaudiere-7.0
F #21 Donovan Ross- 3.5
Assists
G #22 Preston Mattingly-2.0
F #5 Tyran de Lattibeaudiere-1.5
Folks, there is not too much to say about this one. Based on all the above statistics and Lamar's short & poor track record we should be able to run & gun like there's no tomorrow. Not only are they only a few teams away from being ranked the worst team according to Kenpom, they don't even break the top 250 in a major stat category. Lamar's previous coach was Pat Knight, son of the general himself. After going 29-62 the university decided enough was enough and is now giving coach Tic Price's hand a try. Price has held several different assistant coaching jobs and has been the head coach at New Orleans, Memphis, McNeese State & now Lamar, boasting a respectable .571 winning percentage overall. Knight has since moved on and is a scout for the Indiana Pacers.
For the Hoosiers, they are coming off a solid win against a ranked SMU team that put up a good fight in the hall, while exposing some of the Hoosier's weaknesses in the narrow loss for the Mustangs. Even though this game may not be a true test of the inside game, IU needs to focus on getting the ball down low and letting HMP get some touches for his confidence. By no means can we survive this season by taking 30+ 3's, and I know we will not survive playing that game in the B1G. This game provides us another learning opportunity and a chance to get those players coming off suspension another run and more minutes under their belt. These 3 games before playing PITT at the hall are seemingly easy games on paper, so the Hoosiers should take care of business and use them as steps toward the B1G/ACC challenge. After PITT, there will be one more cupcake and then comes the tougher cardinal matchup with U of L. I'm not saying that the team shouldn't focus on these games or deem them important (they all are), but USE these games against the weakest of opponents to simulate and anticipate pace of play for the rest of the season. See you all tomorrow in Main Concourse D.
Score Prediction: IU 92 Lamar 58
IU Most Valuable Player Prediction: James Blackmon (again)
Quote Before the Game: "There are a lot of people who follow our every move and give us a lot of support. They give us pride. We are playing for those fans every time we run out on the court." ~Jarrad Odle
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