Game - 3 LAMAR Cardinals (1-1) vs. SAINT LOUIS Billikens (2-0)

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1 Game - 3 LAMAR Cardinals (1-1) vs. SAINT LOUIS Billikens (2-0) November 18, :30 p.m. College Station, Texas Reed Arena (12,500) Radio - KLVI 560 AM Lamar Schedule/Results November 11 Texas Southern W, #at No. 12-Texas A&M L, #vs. Saint Louis 4:30 p.m. 19 #vs. Louisiana Tech 3 p.m. 22 New Orleans 7:05 p.m. 25 St. Gregory s 7:05 p.m. December 1 at Tulsa 7:05 p.m. 4 at Oral Roberts 7:05 p.m. 6 at Rice 7:05 p.m. 13 Brigham Young 7:05 p.m. 16 at Wyoming 2 p.m. 20 Northern Illinois 7:05 p.m. 28 at Memphis 7 p.m. January 1 Louisiana College 7:05 p.m. 6 *at Texas-San Antonio 6 p.m. 11 *Stephen F. Austin 7:05 p.m. 15 *at Sam Houston State (FSN) 7 p.m. 18 *Central Arkansas 7:05 p.m. 20 *Northwestern State 7:05 p.m. 28 *at McNeese State 5 p.m. February 1 *Nicholls State 7:05 p.m. 3 *at Southeastern Louisiana 7 p.m. 8 *at Texas-Arlington 7 p.m. 10 *Texas State 7:05 p.m. 15 *at Central Arkansas 7 p.m. 22 *Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 7:05 p.m. 24 *McNeese State (FSN) 8 p.m. 27 *at Northwestern State 6:30 p.m. March 1 *at Nicholls State 6:30 p.m. 3 *Southeastern Louisiana 7:05 p.m Southland Tournament *-Southland Conference Games #-Shelby Metcalf Classic (College Station, Texas) All Times are Central (CST) TONIGHT S GAME OFFICIALS Tom O Neill Bobby Jacobs Steve Olson TICKETS Season tickets are currently available at the Montagne Center Ticket Office or by phoning (409) Montagne Center Ticket Office hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Tickets are also available on the internet at Just click on the Need Tickets button and scroll down the colleges/universities section until you find Lamar. Lamar Radio Broadcast KLVI 560 AM (Dave Hofferth on play-by-play for 29th season) Also available via College Sports pass on The Series Saint Louis leads, 1-0 Last Meeting Saint Louis, (12/16/63) Coaches Steve Roccaforte (1-1, 1st year at Lamar/1-1, 1st year overall) Brad Soderberg (62-60, 5th year at SLU/ , 13th year overall) Web Sites Coming Up Nov. 19 vs. Louisiana Tech, 3 p.m. THE MATCHUP Lamar is facing Saint Louis in its second game of the inaugural Shelby Metcalf Classic hosted by Texas A&M at Reed Arena. The Cardinals dropped their first game, 94-60, to host and No. 12-ranked Texas A&M last night. Saint Louis posted an win over Louisiana Tech in Friday first game at the Shelby Metcalf Classic. Lamar is 1-1 on the season, opening with a win over Texas Southern last Saturday. The Billikens are 2-0 after opening their season with a win over Quincy last Saturday. Lamar closes out the three-game, round-robin classic Sunday with a 3 p.m. game against former conference rival Louisiana Tech. This will be the second meeting between Lamar and Saint Louis with the Billikens holding a 1-0 series advantage following a win over the Cardinals on Dec. 16, 1963 in Saint Louis. That still ranks as the worst loss (50 points) in Lamar school history. Lamar is 1-4 all-time against teams from the Atlantic 10 Conference. LAST GAME: NO. 12-TEXAS A&M 94, LAMAR 60 Lamar fell behind early and never could catch up as No. 12-ranked Texas A&M placed five players in double-figures in posting a win over the Cardinals Friday at Reed Arena on the first day of the Shelby Metcalf Classic. Texas A&M (2-0), ranked No. 12 in both the AP and ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll, scored the game s first 11 points before James Davis made a layup at 17:17 to get the Cardinals on the board. The Aggies followed with a 14-0 run, capped by a Beau Muhlbach layup at 12:52, to extend its lead to Texas A&M made its first nine field goal attempts, including its first five from three-point range in sprinting out to the early lead. Lamar shot just 27.6 percent (6-of-27) from the field in the first half, including 0-of-14 from 3- point range. By contrast, the Aggies shot a blistering 63.6 percent (21-of-33) from the field and 41.7 percent (8-of-14) from 3-point range in taking a halftime lead. Texas A&M opened the second half with a 9-3 run to push the lead to a game-high of 42 points, 68-26, on a dunk by Bryan Davis at 15:22. Lamar, who played the Aggies even in the second half at 37-37, would get no closer than 32 points for the rest of the game. Senior Brandon Chappell came off the bench to LAMAR PROJECTED STARTERS ( Stats) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl./Exp. Hometown PPG RPG 12 Durand Murray F So./SQ Lithonia, Ga Lamar Sanders F Jr./TR Hickory Flat, Miss James Davis C Jr./TR Minneapolis, Minn Darren Hopkins G Jr./TR Baltimore, Md apg 23 Matthew Barrow G Jr./1L Baton Rouge, La SAINT LOUIS PROJECTED STARTERS ( Stats) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl./Exp. Hometown PPG RPG 32 Luke Meyer F Jr. Washington, Mo Ian Vouyoukas C Sr. Athens, Greece Dwayne Polk G Jr. St. Louis, Mo apg 21 Kevin Lisch G So. Belleville, Ill Tommie Liddell G So. East St. Louis, Mo Lamar Basketball Game Notes / 1

2 score 16 points, 14 coming in the second half, to lead the Cardinals. He was 5-of-12 from the field, including 4-of-8 from 3-point range. Davis added 14 points and six rebounds. For the game, Lamar shot 27.6 percent (16-of-58) from the field, 17.4 percent (4-of-23) from 3-point range and 61.5 percent (24-of-39) from the free throw line. Lamar outrebounded the Aggies 46 to 41, including grabbing 20 on the offensive glass, but committed 26 turnovers. Joseph Jones led Texas A&M with 19 points on 6-of-6 shooting from the field and 6-of-7 from the free throw line. Josh Carter added 14 points on 5-of-9 shooting. Dominique Kirk, who was 4-of-5 from 3- point range, and Antanas Kavaliauskas each added 12 points. Davis came off the bench to score 11. Texas A&M shot 49.3 percent (33-of-67) from the field, 41.7 percent (10-of-24) from 3- point range and 81.8 percent (18-of-22) from the free throw line for the game. SCOUTING THE SHELBY METCALF CLASSIC FIELD Texas A&M: Texas A&M, ranked No. 13 in the preseason AP poll, is 1-0 following a seasonopening win over Prairie View A&M last Friday. The Aggies are coached by Billie Gillespie, who has a record in his third year at Texas A&M and a overall in his 5th year as a head coach. Texas A&M posted a 22-9 record last year and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Aggies return four starters and 12 letterwinners from last year s squad. Joseph Jones and Antanas Kavaliauskas each scored 16 points to pace the Aggies in their win over Prairie View A&M. Josh Carter added nine points, five rebounds and seven assists. Acie Law scored points on 2-of-10 shooting from the field. Texas A&M shot 49.2% (29-59) from the field, 20% (3-15) from 3-point range and 76.9% (20-26) from the free throw line. The Aggies held Prairie View to 31.3 shooting from the field, including 20% from 3-point range, and forced 30 turnovers. Saint Louis: Saint Louis is off to a 1-0 start under 5th-year coach Brad Soderberg (61-61) following its win over Quincy Saturday night. Luke Meyer led the Billikens with 20 points on 8-of-12 shooting from the field and 4-of-4 from the free throw line. Ian Vouyoukas added 14 points, and Kevin Lisch added 11 points and five rebounds. Dwayne Polk and Danny Brown each chipped in 10 points. Tommie Liddell, a 6-4 guard, grabbed a game-high 17 rebounds. Saint Louis shot 49.2% (29-59) from the field, 33.3% (5-15) from 3-point range and 69.6% (16-23) from the free throw line. The Billikens outrebounded Quincy Saint Louis posted a record last year and tied for sixth place in the Atlantic 10 Conference with a 10-6 mark. The Billikens return four starters and nine letterwinners from last year s squad. Louisiana Tech: Louisiana Tech will be opening their season at the Shelby Metcalf Classic. The Bulldogs posted an win over Arkansas Tech in exhibition action on Nov. 6. Kyle Gibson came off the bench to score a team-high 17 points on 6-of-7 shooting from the field, including 2-of-3 from 3-point range, and 3-of-4 from the free throw line. Marcus Elliot scored 12 points and grabbed four rebounds. Trey McDowell, a Beaumont/West Brook HS product, added nine points on 4-of-7 shooting from the field. La. Tech posted a record last year under 9th year coach Keith Richard (140-97). The Bulldogs, who lost at Clemson in the first round of the NIT, returns nine letterwinners and just one starter from last year s squad. Elliot is the lone returning starter and averaged 7.1 ppg and 2.5 rpg last season. FOR OPENERS Lamar improved to (.714) all-time record in season openers, including a 28-3 mark at Lamar vs. Texas A&M Series History Series Tied 7-7 Games at Lamar 4-1 Games at TAMU 1-6 Neutral Court /1/53 W Beaumont 12/16/61 L College Station 12/4/62 W Beaumont 12/9/68 W College Station 1/15/71 L College Station 2 / Lamar Basketball Game Notes 12/1/79 W Anchorage 3/10/82 L College Station 12/5/85 W Houston 12/2/88 L College Station 12/19/88 W Beaumont 12/6/98 L College Station 12/18/99 W-ot Beaumont 12/5/00 L College Station 11/24/01 L Beaumont Southland Conference Standings East Division SLC ALL SE Louisiana Lamar Northwestern State Central Arkansas McNeese State Nicholls State West Division Texas-Arlington TAMU-Corpus Christi Stephen F. Austin Texas State Sam Houston State Texas-San Antonio Recent Results November 13 vs. SMU 70, McNeese State 54 at Sam Houston 94, TAMU-International 45 at Washington 102, Nicholls State vs. Illinois State 67, McNeese State 50 at St. Bonaventure 69, Central Arkansas 64 ot vs. Pepperdine 98, Nicholls State 83 at Centenary 91, Texas State 85 at TCU 59, Stephen F. Austin UT-Arlington 83, at North Texas 81 at Oklahoma State 79, Northwestern State at TAMU-Corpus Christi 90, Texas Coll at Texas A&M 94, Lamar 60 at Connecticut 88, Central Arkansas 59 at LSU 96, Nicholls State 42 at Washington St. 67, UT-San Antonio 44 Upcoming Schedule November 18 Northwestern State at Louisville TBA Louisiana College at McNeese State 1 p.m. Stephen F. Austin at Arkansas 2 p.m. Lamar vs. Saint Louis 4:30 p.m. Central Arkansas vs. Mississippi 4:30 p.m. William Carey at SE Louisiana 7 p.m. UT-Arlington at TCU 7 p.m. Texas State at UT-Pan American 7:30 p.m. 19 Lamar vs. Louisiana Tech 3 p.m. Sam Houston at Oklahoma State 3 p.m. Central Arkansas vs. Fairfield 4:30 p.m. UT-San Antonio at Gonzaga 7 p.m. Lamar, KFDM Reach TV Deal For Seventh Straight Season For the seventh straight season, Lamar and KFDM- TV have worked an agreement that will televise live six Cardinals basketball games this season. The tentative schedule, which includes games being televised on KFDM-Ch. 6 and Time Warner Cable- Ch. 18, for the season is as followes: Nov. 22 vs. New Orleans; Dec. 6 at Rice; Dec. 28 at Memphis; Feb. 3 at Southeastern Louisiana; Feb. 22 vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi; and March 3 vs. Southeastern Louisiana. Lamar also has two games on Fox Sports Net-Southwest: Jan. 15 at Sam Houston State and Feb. 24 vs. McNeese State Lamar TV Schedule Nov. 22 New Orleans TW-Ch. 18 Dec. 6 at Rice TW-Ch. 18 Dec. 28 at Memphis TW-Ch. 18 Jan. 15 at Sam Houston Fox Sports-SW Feb. 3 at Southeastern Louisiana KFDM-Ch. 6 Feb. 22 TAMU-Corpus Christi TW-Ch. 18 Feb. 24 McNeese State Fox Sports-SW Mar. 3 Southeastern Louisiana KFDM-Ch. 6

3 LAMAR QUICK FACTS Location Beaumont, Texas Founded Enrollment ,906 Colors Red and White Arena Montagne Center (10, 080) Conference Southland President Dr. James M. Simmons Athletic Director Billy Tubbs Head Coach Steve Roccaforte Assistant Coaches Brandon Aldrich, Kermit Holmes, Don Skelton Secretary Sharon Marrs Basketball Office (409) Website: BROADCAST INFORMATION Radio: Every game will be broadcast on KLVI 560 AM. Dave Hofferth is back for his 28th season of handling play-by-play for Cardinals basketball. All games will also be available on the internet via the College Sports Pass at SPORTS INFORMATION Daucy Crizer, Sports Information Director Office: (409) Cell: (409) Sports Information Fax: (409) MEDIA INFORMATION Interviews All interviews with student-athletes must be arranged through the Lamar Sports Information Office. Lamar s normal practice time is 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Montagne Center and coaches and players are available prior to practice. For any special requests, please contact Daucy Crizer. Postgame Policy Steve Roccaforte and requested players will be brought to the interview room located in the Hall of Honor Lounge of the Cardinal Club Room following the 10-minute cooling off period. On the road, Roccaforte and requested players will be available outside the Lamar locker room. The Lamar locker room will be CLOSED to the media. Steve Roccaforte Coaches Show The Steve Roccaforte call-in coaches show will be broadcast on KLVI-560 AM on Monday s during the season from 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. When there is a game conflict on Monday s, the show will then be aired on Tuesday s. There will also be a Steve Roccaforte Coaches Show on KFDM-TV (Ch. 6) on Sunday s from 11:05 p.m. - 11:35 p.m. The show will run for 10 consecutive weeks beginning in January. home, 9-9 on the road and 3-4 on a neutral court, following its win over Texas Southern on Saturday. The Cardinals lost to Southern Mississippi 79-76, in the first round of the BP Top of the World Classic to open the season. That loss snapped a two-game winning streak in season openers. Lamar has now won eight of its last 11 season openers, including nine straight at home. STARTING EARLY Lamar s win over Texas Southern on Nov. 11 marked the earliest start to the regular season in school history. The previous earliest start to the season was Nov. 18, which occurred twice - vs. Southern Mississippi (L, 79-76) last season and at Texas Southern (W, 78-69) to open the season. LAMAR VS. AP RANKED OPPONENTS This will be Lamar s 36th game against a team ranked in the Associated Press (AP) poll. The Cardinals have a 5-30 record in those games, 1-6 at home, 1-17 on the road and 3-7 on a neutral court. Lamar s last game against a team ranked in the AP Top 25 was last season when the Cardinals lost at No. 9-ranked Memphis on Nov. 28, Lamar has faced the No. 1- ranked AP team three times (0-3), the last was against Duke in the first round of the 2000 NCAA East Regional in Winston-Salem, NC. The Blue Devils won Lamar s last win over an AP ranked team was Jan. 26, 1985 in the Cardinals win over No. 12-ranked Louisiana Tech. Lamar defeated No. 14 ranked Texas A&M on Dec. 1, 1979 at the Great Alaska Shootout in Anchorage, Ak. HOPKINS, SANDERS SHINE EARLY FOR LAMAR Junior college transfers Darren Hopkins and Lamar Sanders provided the winning spark for Lamar in their season-opening win over Texas Southern (11/11/06). Hopkins, a 6-2 guard from Baltimore, Md./Panola JC, scored a game-high 21 points on 4-of-10 shooting from the field, including 2-of-5 from 3-point range, and 11-of-15 from the free throw line. He converted 7-of-8 free throws over the final 3:43 to seal the win. He also added four assists and two steals. Sanders, a 6-6 forward from Hickory Flat, Miss./Northwest Mississippi CC), recorded his first double-double in a Lamar uniform with 13 points and 12 rebounds. He was 4-of-5 from the field and 4-of-7 from the free throw line. CARDINALS EXPERIENCE GROWING PAINS IN EXHIBITION ACTION After suffering a loss to Texas A&M-Kingsville in its first exhibition game, Lamar regrouped for a win over Central Oklahoma to post a 1-1 exhibition record. The Cardinals made 11 of their first 13 shots from the field, including 4 of 5 from three-point range, to open the second half against UCO. Lamar used that surge to turn an 8-point halftime deficit (32-38) into a lead midway through the second stanza and made 7-of-8 free throws over the final 1:18 to seal the win. Against TAMU-Kingsville, Lamar shot just 37.3% from the field, 20% from 3- point range and 56.3% from the free throw line. The Cardinals were also outrebounded 45 to 37 and committed 22 turnovers. Free throw shooting and turnovers are the biggest areas of concern following the two exhibition games. Lamar shot 52.7% (39-of-74) from the free throw line and has committed 46 turnovers (23.0 per game). In the two exhibition games, Lamar shot 43% (43-100) from the field and 34.5% (10-29) from 3-point range. The Cardinals were also outrebounded 43.5 to 40.0, including allowing 32 offensive rebounds. Lamar forced 46 turnovers, had seven blocked shots and 17 steals. HOME SWEET HOME Lamar will play 14 games in the Montagne Center this season, and is currently 1-0. The Cardinals also played 14 home games last season, posting a 9-5 record. Since the Montagne Center opened ( ), Lamar has won 68.1% of its games in the 10,080-seat arena. Overall, Lamar has won 73.6% of its home games since the season, the Cardinals first year competing as a four-year institution. BARROW NAMED TO PRESEASON ALL-SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE TEAM Junior Matthew Barrow (Baton Rouge, La./Southern Lab HS) was named to the Preseason All-Southland Conference first team, in voting by the league s head coaches. Barrow is Lamar s top returning scorer at 12.3 ppg and was second in assists with 99 (3.8 apg) and in Lamar Basketball Game Notes / 3

4 steals with 33. He missed the final five games last season after sustaining a season-ending knee injury at Northwestern State (2/23/06). Barrow underwent an extensive rehab program and was able to return for the first full practice with the team on Oct. 13. Joining Barrow on the first team was Stefan Blasczcynski of Nicholls State, Jejuan Plair and Ryan Bright of Sam Houston State, and Antuane Miller of Stephen F. Austin. On the second team was Josh Alexander (SFA), Chris Daniels of Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Quennell Green of Southeastern Louisiana, Luke Rogers of Northwestern State and Charles Dotson of Texas State. LAMAR INKS THREE DURING EARLY SIGNING PERIOD First-year coach Steve Roccaforte signed his first three players as a head coach when Nicholas Mattone, Justin Nabors and Tarrell Wilson all signed national letters-of-intent to continue their education and play men s basketball at Lamar. Mattone, a 6-4, 200-pound guard, is playing at Manatee CC in Sarasota, Fla. this season after playing his freshman season at East Carolina. He attended IMG Academy in Florida in , where he averaged 19 points and six assists. Nabors, a 6-6, 205-pound forward, and Wilson, a 6-8, 215-pound forward, were teammates at Holly Springs (Miss.) HS and Northwest Mississippi CC in Senatobia, Miss. Nabors averaged 10.0 ppg and 6.0 rpg, and shot 62% from the field last season as a freshman. Wilson averaged 12.0 ppg and 7.1 rpg, and shot 50% from the field last season as a sophomore. He was named first-team all-region and first-team all-state. He was invited to participate in the Mississippi CC All-Star game. Both Nabors and Wilson helped Northwest Mississippi CC post a 29-4 record last season, win the Region XXIII championship and achieve a No. 2 ranking in the final NJCAA poll. Wilson helped Holly Springs HS win the 2004 Class 3A state championship and Nabors helped Holly Springs with the 2004 and 2005 Class 3A state championship. KFDM TO TELEVISE LAMAR BASKETBALL GAMES, AGAIN For the seventh straight season, Lamar and KFDM-TV have worked an agreement that will televise live six Cardinals basketball games this season. The tentative schedule, which includes games being televised on KFDM-Ch. 6 and Time Warner Cable-Ch. 18, for the season is as follows: Nov. 22 vs. New Orleans; Dec. 6 at Rice; Dec. 28 at Memphis; Feb. 3 at Southeastern Louisiana; Feb. 22 vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi; and March 3 vs. Southeastern Louisiana. Lamar posted a 2-6 record in games televised on KFDM last season with wins over Tulsa (12/17/05) and Texas-Arlington (1/14/06), and loses at Memphis (11/28/05), vs. McNeese State (1/4/06), at McNeese State (2/4/06), at Northwestern State (2/23/06), vs. Sam Houston State (2/15/06) and vs. Southeastern Louisiana (3/3/06). Over the last six years, Lamar is in games on KFDM. The Cardinals were 0-6 in , 0-4 in , 3-4 in and 2-5 in , 3-4 in and 2-6 in LAMAR INCLUDED IN SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE S FOX SPORTS NET-SOUTHWEST TV PACKAGE Lamar will be featured twice this season as part of the Southland Conference s Fox Sports Net- Southwest television package. This has caused a few changes in the Cardinals schedule. Lamar s game at Sam Houston State, which was originally scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 13, 2007, has been moved to Monday, Jan. 15, 2007 at 7 p.m. Also, Lamar s home game with McNeese State on Feb. 24, 2007 will now tip-off at 8 p.m. (not 7 p.m.), to accommodate FSN- Southwest. Lamar was not included in the league s FSN-Southwest TV package last season, ending a string of five straight seasons with at least one game on the regional sports network. COY CUSTER TO REDSHIRT THIS SEASON Coy Custer, a 6-10, 260-pound center from League City, Texas/Clear Creek HS, will be redshirted this season. He averaged 13.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 3.1 blocked shots per game as a senior. He helped Clear Creek post a 28-9 record, win the District 24-5A championship and advanced to the regional quarterfinals of the Class 5A playoffs. Lamar s Record in Home Away Neutral Leading at halftime Trailing at halftime Tied at halftime In overtime Outrebounding opponent Being outrebounded by opponent Rebounding same as opponent Shooting better than opponent Shooting worse than opponent Shooting 50% or better Shooting under 40% Opponent shooting 50% Opponent shooting under 40% Committing fewer turnovers than opponent..0-0 Committing more turnovers than opponent..1-1 Committing same turnovers as opponent Forcing 20 or more turnovers Turning it over 20 or more times Making more free throws than opponent Making fewer free throws than opponent Making same free throws as opponent More assists than opponent Fewer assists than opponent Same assists as opponent In games decided by 10 points or less In games decided by 5 points or less When scoring 100 or more points When allowing 100 or more points When scoring 90 or more points When allowing 90 or more points When scoring 80 points or less When allowing 80 points or less Individual Leaders Leading team in scoring: Darren Hopkins-1, Brandon Chappell-1 Leading team in rebounding: Lamar Sanders-2, Stephen Musa-1 Scoring in double-figures: James Davis-2, Brandon Chappell-2, Darren Hopkins-1, Lamar Sanders-1, Matthew Barrow-1, Scoring 20 or more points: Darren Hopkins-1 With 10 or more rebounds: Lamar Sanders-1 Double-Double in points and rebounds: Lamar Sanders-1 PRESEASON PREDICTIONS For the first time in Southland Conference history, the league will be split into two divisions. Lamar will compete in the East Division with newcomer Central Arkansas, McNeese State, Nicholls State, Northwestern State and Southeastern Louisiana. The West Division has Sam Houston State, Stephen F. Austin, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Texas-Arlington, Texas-San Antonio and Texas State. Northwestern State was picked to win the East Division, garnering eight first-place votes and 62 points. Lamar was picked second with three first-place votes and Record by Starting Lineup Murray, Sanders, Davis, Hopkins, Barrow / Lamar Basketball Game Notes

5 54 points. SE Louisiana was third (45), followed by McNeese State (41), Nicholls State (23) and Central Arkansas (21). Sam Houston State was picked to win the West Division with 10 firstplace votes and 65 points. Newcomer TAMU-Corpus Christi was second with 55 points, followed by SFA (48), UTA (33), UTSA (29) and Texas State (16). Each team will play the other members of its division twice, and the members of the other division once, three at home and three away. The SLC Tournament format will still include eight teams with the top two teams from each division automatically making the tournament, followed by the next four best conference records. The O Reilly Auto Parts SLC Tournament will be March 8-11 at the Campbell Center in Houston. The championship game is schedule for Sunday, March 11 at 1 p.m. on ESPN2 with the winner getting the league s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament SCHEDULE First-year coach Steve Roccaforte has put together a very ambitious schedule for the Cardinals in Roccaforte s philosophy is to play games that will challenge his team early, which includes playing two teams ranked among the preseason Top 25. This will help get the Cardinals ready for the rigors of the Southland Conference schedule. Lamar opens the season Nov. 11 when Texas Southern visits the Montagne Center. This marks the earliest start to the season in school history. The Cardinals travel to College Station for the Shelby Metcalf Classic Nov Lamar will face Texas A&M on Nov. 17, Saint Louis on Nov. 18 and Louisiana Tech on Nov. 19. The Cardinals return home to host New Orleans (Nov. 22) and St. Gregory s (Nov. 25). Lamar embarks on a three-game road trip with games at Tulsa (Dec. 1), Oral Roberts (Dec. 4) and Rice (Dec. 6). The Cardinals host BYU Dec. 13, play at Wyoming on Dec. 16 and return home for Northern Illinois on Dec. 20. Lamar closes out the non-conference slate with a game at Memphis on Dec. 28 and returns home for Louisiana College on Jan. 1. With the addition of Central Arkansas and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, the SLC will utilize divisional play for the first time in league history. Lamar is a member of the East Division, which includes Central Arkansas, McNeese State, Nicholls State, Northwestern State and Southeastern Louisiana. The West Division is comprised of Sam Houston State, Stephen F. Austin, Texas-Arlington, Texas- San Antonio, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and Texas State. The Cardinals will play the other five division members twice and the six members of the West Division once, three home and three away, for a 16-game schedule YEAR IN REVIEW Lamar posted a overall record and tied for fourth place with a 9-7 mark in Southland Conference play. The Cardinals advanced to the semifinals of the SLC Tournament for the second straight year, losing to eventual champion and NCAA Tournament participant Northwestern State. Alan Daniels turned in the finest individual scoring season in school history. He set records for most points scored in a season (730) and best single-season scoring average (23.5 ppg). He scored in double-figures in 27 of 31 games, including scoring 20 or more points 24 times and 30 or more points eight times. He scored a career-high 41 points at then No.9-ranked Memphis. He was named USBWA All-District VII and first-team All-SLC. A two-year letterwinner, Daniels became the 18th player in school history to record 1,000-career points and is the first two-year transfer to accomplish the feat. He reached 1,000 points in 47 games, which makes him the fastest Cardinal to reach the milestone. He finished his career ranked 11th on Lamar s all-time scoring list with 1,306 points. His 21.8 ppg scoring average is the best in school history. Senior Thomas Fairley averaged 11.1 ppg and a team-leading 7.9 rpg, which ranked third in the SLC, to earn third-team All-SLC honors. He shot 51.4% from the field and led the SLC with 70 blocked shots, which ranked as the third-best single-season total in school history. Senior Jason Grant finished his career as the school s all-time blocked shots leader with 196. Lamar led the SLC and ranked 10th in the NCAA in scoring at 80.2 ppg. The Cardinals also ranked 24th in blocked shots (5.1) and 33rd in assists (16.0). STATISTICAL MATCHUP Lamar Stat _ SLU 66.0 Scoring Average Scoring Defense Scoring Margin _ _ FG% _ _ FG% Defense PT FG% _ _ 3-PT FG% Defense _ _ FT% _ Rebound Average _ _ Opponent Rebound Average _ Rebound Margin _ Assist Average Turnover Margin _ Blocks Average _ _ Steals Average _ 5.0 Preseason SLC Coaches Poll EAST DIVISION 1. Northwestern State (8) Lamar (3) Southeastern Louisiana McNeese State (1) Nicholls State Central Arkansas 21 WEST DIVISION 1. Sam Houston State (10) Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (1) Stephen F. Austin (1) Texas-Arlington Texas-San Antonio Texas State 16 Preseason All-Southland FIRST TEAM Stefan Blasczcynski F Sr. NICH Jejuan Plair G Sr. SHSU Ryan Bright F Jr. SHSU Antuane Miller F Sr. SFA Matthew Barrow G Jr. Lamar SECOND TEAM Josh Alexander G So. SFA Chris Daniels C Sr. TAMU-CC Quennell Green F Sr. SLU Luke Rogers G Sr. NWLA Charles Dotson F Sr. TXST UP NEXT Lamar continues at the Shelby Metcalf Classic with games against Saint Louis Saturday at 4:30 p.m. and Louisiana Tech Sunday at 3 p.m. The Cardinals return home to host the University of New Orleans Wednesday at 7:05 p.m. and host St. Gregory s next Saturday at 7:05 p.m Lamar Basketball Game Notes / 5

6 Steve Roccaforte Head Coach, First Season University president Dr. James Simmons and athletics director Billy Tubbs could not have found another person on the planet with as much enthusiasm, passion and desire to be the men s basketball coach at Lamar University than Steve Roccaforte. Roccaforte grew up in Port Arthur, was a prep basketball and baseball player at Thomas Jefferson High School and was a Lamar basketball fan for as long as he can remember. He attended every Cardinals game he could and was often a ball boy. I ve always stated that Lamar is the one place I wanted to be the head coach when I ve been asked that question as an assistant coach over the years, said Roccaforte. I grew up here, went to school here and this is home. I feel I know a lot of people here and I m very comfortable with the situation. There is a lot of support already in place from the community and administration. I ve always viewed this as a premier job with lots of potential. I watched all those good Lamar teams of the 1970s and 1980s, and I will do my best to get this program back to that level of success. Having worked along side some of the best college coaches in Billy Tubbs, John Calipari and Perry Clark, Roccaforte brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to job. Roccaforte was listed as one of the top four assistant coaches ready to take over their own program according to Dan Wetzel of CBS Sportsline.com and was voted the seventh best assistant coach in the country by Basketball Times for the season. As reported by recruiting analyst Dave Telep, Roccaforte is one of the 25 hardest working coaches in the nation as well as one of the top 15 recruiters in the country. Clark Francis of HoopScoop listed Roccaforte as the top mid-major assistant coach in the country in Roccaforte is also no stranger to postseason play, having served on the staff of seven teams that extended their seasons. He has been to a pair of NCAA Tournaments, one each with Tulane and Memphis, and five NITs with Tulane, Wyoming and Memphis. Tulane advanced to the NIT Final Four at Madison Square Garden in New York in Memphis made a pair of trips to MSG including winning the NIT championship in Known as a relentless recruiter, Roccaforte put together Top 25 recruiting classes at Tulane, Memphis and Lamar. In fact, Memphis had the top rated recruiting class in Lamar s class in 2004, the first full recruiting class with Roccaforte on staff, was rated among the Top 10 in the country by HoopScoop Online. Roccaforte spent three years as an assistant coach at the University of Memphis before coming home to Lamar. He helped the Tigers advance to the NIT final four in 2001, won the NIT championship in 2002 and advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 2003 for the first time in seven years. The Tigers had Top 10 recruiting classes in all three years of his tenure, including the No. 1 rated class in 2001, and he recruited to McDonald s All-Americans. Prior to Memphis, Roccaforte spent two seasons as an assistant coach on the Wyoming staff ( ). The Cowboys were during his tenure which included a trip to the NIT, where they advanced to the second round. He helped put together the top-rated recruiting class in the Mountain West Conference in his first season. Before heading to Wyoming, Roccaforte worked at Tulane where he coordinated the Green Wave s recruiting activities. During his four years at Tulane, the Green Wave consistently ranked among the Top 25 recruiting classes in the nation and included an All-American and seven all-conference USA selections. The final recruiting class that he helped sign was ranked eighth nationally. Roccaforte was part of a Tulane staff which coached the Green Wave to three consecutive 20-win seasons during his tenure ( ). The Green Wave advanced to the NCAA Tournament Second Round in 1995, the NIT Final Four in 1996 and a second NIT appearance in Prior to coaching stints at Tulane and Wyoming, Roccaforte was an assistant coach at Centenary College for five seasons ( ). Centenary won its first TAAC regular-season championship during his tenure. Roccaforte has come full circle after beginning as a student assistant coach for three seasons at Lamar. He earned his bachelor of applied arts and sciences degree from Lamar in Roccaforte, 41 (born May 21, 1965), and his wife Tina have a daughter, Victoria Elise, 10, a son, Lucien Anthony, 7, and a daughter, Sofia Rose, who was born Oct Lamar Cardinals Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl./Exp. Hometown/High School (Previous School) 1 Brandon Chappell G Sr./2L Beaumont, Texas/Ozen HS 3 Shane Mahoney G Fr./HS Redondo Beach, Calif./Stoneridge Prep 10 Ray Sansom G Jr./HS Houston, Texas/Jones HS 12 Durand Murray F So./SQ Lithonia, Ga./Redan HS 21 Darren Hopkins G Jr./TR Baltimore, Md./Panola JC 23 Matthew Barrow G Jr./1L Baton Rouge, La./Southern Lab HS 24 Dee Burchett G Sr./1L Memphis, Tenn./Hamilton HS (Southwest Tennessee CC) 31 Currye Todd G/F Jr./TR Byhalia, Miss./H.W. Byers HS (Northwest Mississippi CC) 33 Lamar Sanders F Jr./TR Hickory, Miss./Hickory Flat HS (Northwest Mississippi CC) 42 James Davis C Jr./TR Minneapolis, Minn./Schoolcraft CC 50 Stephen Musa C Jr./TR Lagos, Nigeria/Redlands CC 52 Coy Custer C Fr./HS League City, Texas/Clear Creek HS 54 John Mertz F Jr./1L Orange, Texas/Little Cypress-Mauriceville HS (Lee JC) 55 Lawrence Nwevo F/C So./1L Lagos, Nigeria/Towson Catholic (Md.) HS HEAD COACH: Steve Roccaforte ASSISTANT COACHES: Brandon Aldrich, Kermit Holmes, Don Skelton ATHLETIC TRAINER: Josh Yonker VIDEO COORDINATOR: Clint Burges TEAM MANAGERS: Raphael Ruffin III, Kristen Bordelon, Donald Darden Pronounciation Guide Dee Burchett Dee Burr-chet Brandon Chappell Brandon Sha-Pell Stephen Musa Stephen Moo-suh Lawrence Nwevo Lawrence Nuh-way-vo Steve Roccaforte (Head Coach) Steve Rock-a-fort 6 / Lamar Basketball Game Notes

7 Lamar Cardinals Basketball Lamar University Season Box Score All games Lamar Cardinals Season Stats RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES... (1-1) (1-0) (0-1) (0-0) CONFERENCE... (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE... (1-1) (1-0) (0-1) (0-0) ---TOTAL PTS REBOUNDS---- ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Davis, James Chappell, Brandon Hopkins, Darren Sanders, Lamar Barrow, Matthew Todd, Currye Musa, Stephen Mahoney, Shane Nwevo, Lawrence Mertz, John Burchett, Dee Murray, Durand TEAM Total Opponents SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd Total Lamar University Opponents DEADBALL REBOUNDS: OFF DEF TOTAL Lamar University Opponents Lamar Basketball Game Notes / 7

8 Lamar Cardinals Season Stats - Results/Points-Rebounds-Assists Lamar Cardinals Basketball Lamar University Season Schedule/Results & Leaders All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES... (1-1) (1-0) (0-1) (0-0) CONFERENCE... (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE... (1-1) (1-0) (0-1) (0-0) DATE TIME OPPONENT SCORE ATTEND HIGH POINTS HIGH REBOUNDS /11/06 7:05 p.m. TEXAS SOUTHERN W (21)Hopkins, Darren (12)Sanders, Lamar 11/17/06 7 p.m. at Texas A&M L 6978 (16)Chappell, Brandon (7)Musa, Stephen (7)Sanders, Lamar *-Southland Conference Game #-Shelby Metcalf Classic (College Station, Texas) ATTENDANCE SUMMARY GAMES TOTALS AVG/GAME HOME AWAY NEUTRAL TOTAL Lamar Cardinals Basketball Lamar University Game-by-Game Points-Rebounds-Assists All games Opponent Date Score WL CHAPPELL, MAHONEY,S MURRAY,DU HOPKINS,D BARROW,MA BURCHETT, TODD,CURR SANDERS,L DAVIS,JAM TEXAS SOUTHERN 11/11/ W DNP at Texas A&M 11/17/ L Opponent Date Score WL MUSA,STEP MERTZ,JOH NWEVO,LAW TEXAS SOUTHERN 11/11/ W DNP at Texas A&M 11/17/ L / Lamar Basketball Game Notes

9 Lamar Cardinals Season Stats - Team Game Highs Lamar University - TEAM GAME HIGHS POINTS vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) FIELD GOALS MADE vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS at Texas A&M (11/17/06) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE (21-58) vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE... 7 vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS at Texas A&M (11/17/06) 23 vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) 3 PT FG PERCENTAGE ( 7-23) vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) FREE THROWS MADE at Texas A&M (11/17/06) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS at Texas A&M (11/17/06) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE (23-37) vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) REBOUNDS vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) ASSISTS at Texas A&M (11/17/06) 10 vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) STEALS... 9 at Texas A&M (11/17/06) BLOCKED SHOTS... 2 at Texas A&M (11/17/06) TURNOVERS at Texas A&M (11/17/06) FOULS vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) Opponent - GAME HIGHS POINTS at Texas A&M (11/17/06) FIELD GOALS MADE at Texas A&M (11/17/06) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS at Texas A&M (11/17/06) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE (33-67) at Texas A&M (11/17/06) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE at Texas A&M (11/17/06) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS at Texas A&M (11/17/06) 3 PT FG PERCENTAGE ( 5-11) vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) FREE THROWS MADE at Texas A&M (11/17/06) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE (18-22) at Texas A&M (11/17/06) REBOUNDS vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) ASSISTS at Texas A&M (11/17/06) STEALS at Texas A&M (11/17/06) BLOCKED SHOTS... 5 vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) TURNOVERS vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) FOULS at Texas A&M (11/17/06) Lamar Basketball Game Notes / 9

10 Lamar Cardinals Season Stats - Team Game Lows Lamar University - GAME LOWS POINTS at Texas A&M (11/17/06) FIELD GOALS MADE at Texas A&M (11/17/06) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) 58 at Texas A&M (11/17/06) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE (16-58) at Texas A&M (11/17/06) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE... 4 at Texas A&M (11/17/06) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) 23 at Texas A&M (11/17/06) 3 PT FG PERCENTAGE ( 4-23) at Texas A&M (11/17/06) FREE THROWS MADE vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE (24-39) at Texas A&M (11/17/06) REBOUNDS at Texas A&M (11/17/06) ASSISTS vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) 10 at Texas A&M (11/17/06) STEALS... 5 vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) BLOCKED SHOTS... 1 vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) TURNOVERS vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) FOULS at Texas A&M (11/17/06) Opponent - GAME LOWS POINTS vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) FIELD GOALS MADE vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE (23-63) vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE... 5 vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) 3 PT FG PERCENTAGE (10-24) at Texas A&M (11/17/06) FREE THROWS MADE vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS at Texas A&M (11/17/06) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE (13-26) vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) REBOUNDS at Texas A&M (11/17/06) ASSISTS vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) STEALS vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) BLOCKED SHOTS... 4 at Texas A&M (11/17/06) TURNOVERS at Texas A&M (11/17/06) FOULS vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) 10 / Lamar Basketball Game Notes

11 Lamar Cardinals Season Stats - Player Game Highs POINTS Hopkins, Darren vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) 16 Chappell, Brandon at Texas A&M (11/17/06) 14 Davis, James at Texas A&M (11/17/06) 14 Davis, James vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) 13 Sanders, Lamar vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) FIELD GOALS MADE... 6 Davis, James vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) 5 Chappell, Brandon at Texas A&M (11/17/06) FIELD GOAL ATT Barrow, Matthew vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) 12 Chappell, Brandon at Texas A&M (11/17/06) 12 Chappell, Brandon vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) FG PCT (min 5 made) ( 6-8 ) Davis, James vs Texas Southern (11/11/06).417 ( 5-12) Chappell, Brandon at Texas A&M (11/17/06) 3 PT FG MADE... 4 Chappell, Brandon at Texas A&M (11/17/06) 2 Barrow, Matthew vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) 2 Hopkins, Darren vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) 2 Chappell, Brandon vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS... 9 Barrow, Matthew vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) 8 Chappell, Brandon at Texas A&M (11/17/06) 3-PT FG PCT (min 2 made) ( 4-8 ) Chappell, Brandon at Texas A&M (11/17/06).400 ( 2-5 ) Hopkins, Darren vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) FREE THROWS MADE Hopkins, Darren vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) 6 Davis, James at Texas A&M (11/17/06) FREE THROW ATT Hopkins, Darren vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) 10 Davis, James at Texas A&M (11/17/06) FT PCT (min 3 made) ( 5-6 ) Mahoney, Shane at Texas A&M (11/17/06).750 ( 3-4 ) Barrow, Matthew vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) REBOUNDS Sanders, Lamar vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) 7 Musa, Stephen at Texas A&M (11/17/06) 7 Sanders, Lamar at Texas A&M (11/17/06) 7 Davis, James vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) ASSISTS... 4 Hopkins, Darren vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) 3 Mahoney, Shane at Texas A&M (11/17/06) STEALS... 3 Todd, Currye at Texas A&M (11/17/06) 3 Chappell, Brandon at Texas A&M (11/17/06) BLOCKED SHOTS... 2 Sanders, Lamar at Texas A&M (11/17/06) 1 Davis, James vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) TURNOVERS... 7 Davis, James at Texas A&M (11/17/06) 7 Davis, James vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) FOULS... 5 Davis, James vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) 5 Sanders, Lamar vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) Lamar Basketball Game Notes / 11

12 Brandon Chappell G Sr./2L Beaumont, Texas/Ozen HS PLAYER UPDATES #1 POINTS AT TEXAS A&M (11/17/06) VS TEXAS SOUTHERN (11/11/06) FIELD GOALS MADE AT TEXAS A&M (11/17/06) VS TEXAS SOUTHERN (11/11/06) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS AT TEXAS A&M (11/17/06) VS TEXAS SOUTHERN (11/11/06) FG PCT (MIN 5 MADE) ( 5-12) AT TEXAS A&M (11/17/06) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE AT TEXAS A&M (11/17/06) VS TEXAS SOUTHERN (11/11/06) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS AT TEXAS A&M (11/17/06) VS TEXAS SOUTHERN (11/11/06) 3-PT FG PCT (MIN 2 MADE) ( 4-8 ) AT TEXAS A&M (11/17/06) ( 2-6 ) VS TEXAS SOUTHERN (11/11/06) FREE THROWS MADE AT TEXAS A&M (11/17/06) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS AT TEXAS A&M (11/17/06) REBOUNDS VS TEXAS SOUTHERN (11/11/06) AT TEXAS A&M (11/17/06) ASSISTS AT TEXAS A&M (11/17/06) VS TEXAS SOUTHERN (11/11/06) STEALS AT TEXAS A&M (11/17/06) TURNOVERS VS TEXAS SOUTHERN (11/11/06) AT TEXAS A&M (11/17/06) MINUTES VS TEXAS SOUTHERN (11/11/06) AT TEXAS A&M (11/17/06) Shane Mahoney G Fr./HS Redondo Beach, Calif./Stoneridge Prep) POINTS at Texas A&M (11/17/06) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS at Texas A&M (11/17/06) FREE THROWS MADE at Texas A&M (11/17/06) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS at Texas A&M (11/17/06) FT PCT (min 3 made) ( 5-6 ) at Texas A&M (11/17/06) REBOUNDS at Texas A&M (11/17/06) ASSISTS at Texas A&M (11/17/06) TURNOVERS at Texas A&M (11/17/06) MINUTES at Texas A&M (11/17/06) vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) #3 CAREER HIGHS Points vs. McNeese State, 1/4/06 Rebounds vs. Texas Southern, 11/11/06 Assists vs. Wiley College, 12/18/04 Steals x last vs. BYU, 11/30/05 12 / Lamar Basketball Game Notes

13 Ray Sansom G Jr./HS Houston, Texas/Jones HS POINTS FIELD GOALS MADE FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS PT FIELD GOALS MADE PT FG ATTEMPTS FREE THROWS MADE FREE THROW ATTEMPTS.... REBOUNDS ASSISTS STEALS PLAYER UPDATES #10 Durand Murray F So./SQ Lithonia, Ga./Redan HS) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS at Texas A&M (11/17/06) vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) REBOUNDS at Texas A&M (11/17/06) vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) ASSISTS vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) TURNOVERS at Texas A&M (11/17/06) vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) MINUTES vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) at Texas A&M (11/17/06) # Lamar Basketball Game Notes / 13

14 Darren Hopkins G Jr./TR Baltimore, Md./Panola JC POINTS vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) FIELD GOALS MADE vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) 3-PT FG PCT (min 2 made) ( 2-5 ) vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) FREE THROWS MADE vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) FT PCT (min 3 made) (11-15) vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) REBOUNDS vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) ASSISTS vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) STEALS vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) TURNOVERS vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) at Texas A&M (11/17/06) FOULS vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) MINUTES vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) PLAYER UPDATES #21 NOTES Scored a game-high 21 points in his first game in a Lamar uniform. He was 11-of-15 from the free throw line, including hitting 7-of-8 over the final 3:43 to seal the win. Matthew Barrow G Jr./1L Baton Rouge, La./Southern Lab HS) POINTS vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) FIELD GOALS MADE vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) 3-PT FG PCT (min 2 made) ( 2-9 ) vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) FREE THROWS MADE vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) FT PCT (min 3 made) ( 3-4 ) vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) REBOUNDS vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) ASSISTS vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) STEALS vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) TURNOVERS at Texas A&M (11/17/06) FOULS vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) MINUTES vs Texas Southern (11/11/06) #23 CAREER HIGHS Points vs. Sam Houston State, 2/15/06 Rebounds x-last vs. Texas Southern, 11/11/06 Assists vs. McNeese State, 1/4/06 Steals x-last at Texas-San Antonio, 2/11/06 Blocks x-last at McNeese State, 2/4/06 14 / Lamar Basketball Game Notes