Southern University Jaguars NCAA Basketball News

Pete Richardson, the football coach at Southern University for 17 years, was fired Monday along with most of his staff.

The grind of playing a slew of guarantee games took its toll Saturday, when the Southern men's basketball team failed to hold its first substantial lead of the season, a 14-point lead two minutes into the second half, in falling 71-69 to Presbyterian in the final round of the Las Vegas Invitational on Saturday.

Frank Warren rushed for 166 yards and two touchdowns and Grambling State defeated Southern University 31-13 in the 36th Bayou Classic on Saturday in the Louisiana Superdome.The Tigers won for the fifth time in six games to end their season.

After shrugging aside an overmatched opponent, No. 3 Ohio State pronounced itself ready for a showdown.

Southern lost for the fourth time in as many tries this season, losing to Brigham Young, 107-51, tonight.

Foul play: Oklahoma State was among the most whistle-prone teams in college basketball last season, ranking 315 out of 330 schools eligible for NCAA Division I statistics.

LaceDarius Dunn scored 13 points and Baylor rolled to its third victory in four days to open the season, 61-45, over Southern University on Monday night.

Players stood on the plastic grass at Ladd-Peebles Stadium, trading handshakes and hugs.

Bryant Lee threw four touchdowns and ran for another, propeling Southern University to a 34-24 win over Alabama State on Saturday.

MOBILE -- Bryant Lee threw four touchdowns and ran for another, propeling Southern University to a 34-24 win over Alabama State on Saturday.

The Jaguars got off to a horrendous start last season, dropping their first 12 games and 15 of their first 16 before going 7-8 the rest of the way.

SCOUTING THE NEWCOMERS: There is no shortage of new faces for coach Rob Spivery to choose from.

Hundreds of people showed up at the bluff to watch the Southern University Jaguars take on the Fort Valley State Wildcats on Saturday.

Baton Rouge is the capital of Louisiana and also the second largest city. It is a major industrial, port and petrochemical center of the US.

Two tournaments and road trips to face Brigham Young and a pair of Big 12 Conference foes highlight the 2009-2010 Southern University basketball schedule announced on Wednesday.

In four weeks and six days, the Southern University football team will play its first game of the season.

After a 56-game regular season and five fun-filled days in Hoover, Alabama, for the SEC Tournament.

BATON ROUGE - Southern University outlasted Alcorn State 12-10 for the Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament championship on Sunday.