University of New Orleans NCAA News

Billy Humphrey tied his career high with 26 points and New Orleans rallied to defeat Mobile 65-51 on Wednesday night.

Tulane is still winless, UNO is in the win column. Thursday night, the Privateers got a career high 26 points from Billy Humphrey in 74-65 win over Southern University New Orleans.

Georgia's Trey Thompkins, right, rebounds the ball against UNO during their season opener Friday night in Athens, Ga.

Billy Humphrey scored 23 points, and the University of New Orleans out-rebounded a team for the first time this year in a 67-55 win againstTexas State on Saturday afternoon at Lakefront Arena.

Billy Humphrey, a transfer from Georgia, scored 26 points to lead New Orleans to a 74-65 win over Southern-New Orleans on Thursday night.

Former high school national player of the year Greg Monroe scored 18 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in 35 minutes as Georgetown beat Tulane Friday night 74-58. Monroe, who prepped at Helen Cox high school on the west bank, was 7 of 14 from the field.

The Georgia Hoop Dogs got off to a perfect 1-0 start under head coach Mark Fox last night, when they defeated the New Orleans Privateers 67-59 at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens.

Mark Fox walked into the Georgia locker room for the first time last spring with a mandate for change.

Georgia's Trey Thompkins, right, rebounds the ball against New Orleans in an NCAA college basketball game, Friday, Nov.

By Larry Holder, Contributing sports writer... October 29, 2009, 1:00AM Apparently, the rest of the Sun Belt Conference men's basketball coaches don't think much of UNO going into this season -- the Privateers were voted last in the West Division.

KEY RETURNEES: Czech-born center Jaroslav Tyrna is the leading scorer and rebounder for the Privateers.

Joe Pasternack III had no trouble adjusting to the city where he would be making his head coaching debut.

Carl Blair wants to play basketball at UNO, after all. Blair, who in May had received a release from his national letter of intent because of concerns about the Privateers' athletic future, said Monday has decided to enroll at the school later this month.

Jai Miller drove in three runs as the New Orleans Zephyrs pounded the Round Rock Express 11-4 on Thursday night at the Dell Diamond in Round Rock, Texas.

Hornets Coach Byron Scott is considering New Orleans natives Randy Livingston and Robert Pack for one of the two vacant spots on his coaching staff.

UNO men's basketball coach Joe Pasternack said Wednesday junior Darrian McKinstry, who was suspended for a total of six games last year, has been relieved of his scholarship and won't return to the school.

John Lindsey hit a two-run homer and an RBI single, and Matt Craig hit a solo homer to spark the Zephyrs past Round Rock 6-5 on Thursday night at Zephyr Field in a game spiced by a bench-clearing incident.

Welcome to the New Orleans Zephyrs vs. Round Rock Express in-game blog. We'll be updating throughout the game.

Hornets owner George Shinn guaranteed on Wednesday that a task force he's leading to save Division I sports at the University of New Orleans will succeed.