Southern University and A&M College (SU) is a public historically black land grant university in Baton Rouge, LA, founded in 1880 as the Southern University for Colored Students, originally located in New Orleans. SU opened its doors in 1881 with 12 students. In 1914 moved to Baton Rouge.
SU has 512 acres in Baton Rouge & a 372 acre agricultural experimentation site, enrolls 8226 students (6470 undergrad), $9.4 M endowment, USN&WR No. 392
Famous alumni include Chicago Bulls great Bob Love, Baseball HOF & St. Louis Cardinals great Lou Brock (father of SC football player Lou Brock, Jr), Pro Football HOFers Mel Blount, Harold Carmichael, Aeneas Williams, Rich Jackson, 6x Pro Bowler LA Ram Isiah Robertson, former NFL WR George Farmer (father of SC RB George Farmer), former 100m world record holder Oliver Ford, 110 m hurdle Gold medalists Willie Davenport ’68 and Rod Milburn ’72, NBA Champion & COY Avery Johnson, American Idol’s Randy Jackson, Saxophonist Branford Marsalis, First African American women to reach: US Army general Sherian Cadoria, earn PhD in Political Science Jewel Prestage, serve in Louisiana House of Representatives Dorothy Mae Taylor
SU Athletics: NCAA Div I FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). Gulf Coast Athletic Conference from 1916-1934, SWAC since 1934. 26 National team titles (0 NCAA, 17 HBCU, 9 NAIA), 55 Individual National champions (6 NCAA, 49 NAIA)
Colors – Columbia Blue & Gold, Nickname – Jaguars, fight song SU Fight Song, Mascot – Lacumba a costumed jaguar that replaced a live jaguar named Lacumba (meaning Heart of Africa) in 2004. SU is famous for their marching band “The Human Jukebox”, founded in 1947 and since 1969 accompanied by The Fabulous Dancing Dolls. They’ve played 6 Super Bowls, Clinton’s inauguration, the Mayweather vs Pacquiao fight and 2 Rose Parades. Most anticipated tradition of the Human Jukebox is the Friday night "Battle of the Bands" vs Grambling's "World Famed" Tiger Marching Band during the Bayou Classic.
Basketball started 1901, DI since 1977 (729-674, .520), 1993 Round of 32 (beat Ga-Tech, lost to GW), 9 NCAA appearances (last 2016), 12 conf tourney titles (9 DI), 13 Conf Champs, 14 NBA draft picks (1st rd Frankie Sanders, 2nd rd Leonard White, Bob Love, Tommie Green, Bobby Phills)
Winningest coaches: Ben Jobe 208-142, .594, Roman Banks 114-85, .573, Carl Stewart 77-61, .558
Current – Kevin Johnson (2nd yr); 18-14, .563, Career record 83-114, .421
Currently: 5-6 (W: Ecclesia, Champion Christian, La Tech, Tulsa, Lindsey Wilson; L: S Dakota, Iowa, E. TX A&M, TX A&M, Ole Miss, LMU). SU picked 3rd in SWAC
All-time: SC leads 1-0, 91-58 win in 2004 (Lodrick Stewart 20 pts, Nick Young 13, Gabe Pruitt 11). SC favored -16.5
SU NET 203, KenPom 227, SC NET 97, KenPom 82
SU Scores: 82.5 ppg (+12.3), 46.2% FG, 34.4% 3FG, 7.8 3’s/g, 69.5% FT. Rebounds 38.3 pg +5.8), Assists 14.8 pg, TOs 12.2 pg +4.2), 20.6 ppg/TO, Steals 11.1 pg, Blks 3.8 pg
SU Leaders:
Scoring: Michael Jacobs 11.5 (41.3% FG, 20% 3FG, 75.6% FT), Jordan Johnson 10.5 ppg (38.2% FG, 34.2% 3FG, 78.6% FT), Dioumassi 9.0 (43.6% FG, 30.8% 3FG, 80% FT), Derrick Tezeno 7.9 (58.3% FG, 40% 3FG, 61.9% FT)
Rebounding: DaMariee Jones 4.5, Tezeno 4.5, AJ Barnes 4.5; Assists Dioumassi 5.0; Steals Dioumassi 1.6, Johnson 1.4, Jacobs 1.4; Blks Brentay Noel, PJ Dobuol 0.8
SC scores: 75.9 ppg (+6.3), 47.8% FG, 34.2% 3FG, 6.3 3’s/g, 75.8% FT, Rebs 31.6 rpg (-1.2), Assists 15.8 apg, TOs 11.2 pg (+2.3), 15.5 ppg/TO, Steals 6.6, Blks 3.2
SC Leaders
Scoring: Claude 14.7 ppg (51.8% FG, 36.8% 3FG, 74.3% FT), Agbo 12.7 (39.3% FG, 38.4% 3FG, 90.9% FT), T-Will 10.6 (51.1% FG, 36.0% 3FG, 81% FT), Saint 9.8 (42.7% FG, 32.4% 3FG, 66.7% FT), Cohen 9.7 (66.2% FG, 20% 3FG, 75% FT), Yates 8.1 (41.6% FG, 31.4% 3FG, 85.7% FT)
Rebounds: Saint 5.8, T-Will 4.6; Assists Saint 4.3, Claude 3.8; Steals Saint 1.5, Yates 1.2; Blks Knowling 0.7
Pregame
Quincy P makes his 2nd Founder’s appearance. Says the team is really playing well and has turned the corner in time for B1G play. Says Muss is the best coach he’s ever been around. T-Will being monitored to see if he can return or have to apply for medical redshirt. Harry’s hamstring is still not recovered
Asked about him and Conroy going back to Seattle after playing and coaching for UW, he said a lot of things had gone on there and it was great being able to kick their butts. He implied that he and his young cousin Wes Yates were shown the door. Being able to find a new home at SC means the world to them.
The arena is almost empty. Students are on break except for Crash who is always here. DJ Malski is back and energizes the crowd. Attendance is announced at 4127, but it’s not half that. Danyelle Muss sits courtside chatting with long-time SC fan Barbara who celebrated her 95th B-day last game! She played HS basketball in GA in the 50s when the floor was divided into offensive and defensive halves. Each team had 3 guards who only defended and rebounded on their end of the floor while the 3 best scorers were used only on the offensive half of the court. By 1952, girls were allowed unlimited dribbles. Earlier, they had been limited to two dribbles. The game changed to full court in 1971.
Zac Bia, DJ, record executive & producer is in the house. He famously dated Olivia Rodrigo, Madison Beer and Madelyn Cline and deejayed Coachella.
The Game
SC starts Saint, Agbo, Claude, Cohen, Yates. Once this one tipped off SC led this game from start to finish.
Claude hit a pair of FTs at 19:46, followed by 3 pts the old-fashioned way from Cohen to make it 5-0. Manning hit a jumper for SU at 18:46 to make it 5-2 but SU would not score again until a Dionjahe tip-in at 15:05 to make it 12-4. Agbo’s 3 at 9:54 gave SC a 16 pt lead 23-7. Cohen’s jumper at 7:50 gave SC it’s biggest lead of the half (28-10), which ended with SC up 41-27.
For the half
SU shot 9-27 FG (33.3%), 0-11 3FG (0%), 9-11 FT (81.8%)
SC shot 12-24 FG (50%), 5-9 3FG (55.6%), 12-15 FT (80%)
The 2nd half started with a SC 14-3 run to build the lead to 25 pts 55-30 at 15:00. SU didn’t get closer than 19 the rest of the game, 59-40 at 10:10 on a Jones layup. Muss substituted liberally as Pope had 16 min, Slajchert 8, Elohim 6, Patton 4. They closed out the game for a 82-51 SC victory. I think that Slajchert has a mental block and is pressing because he came in as the leading scorer from Penn (18.0 ppg) but at SC can’t buy a bucket: 2-16 FG (12.5%), 0-7 3FG (0%), 8-11 FT (72.7%)
Coming into this one SU ranked 2nd in the NCAA in bench pts (avg 44.1 ppg) and 3rd in steals (10.6 pg). SC played another strong game on defense, holding SU to 19 bench pts and 8 steals. They held SU to 32.7% FG, 10.5% 3FG (2-19) shooting!
Agbo scored 18 in 30 min to lead the team. Cohen scored 17 points in 14 min in this game (including 9 pts in the first 3:15 of the 2nd half). In the last 2 games, SC is 60-75 from the FT line (SC had the most FT’s attempted in 20 years (40) against CSUN) and had 35 in this one.
For the game:
SU shot 32.7% FG (17-52), 31.8% 3FG (7-22), 85.7% FT (12-14)
SC shot 48% FG (24-50), 35.3% 3FG (6-17), 80% FT (28-35)
SU
Scoring: Johnson 10 pts, 4-8 FG, 1-4 3FG, 1-2 FT, Jones 10, 4-6 FG, 3-4 FT, Dionjahe Thomas 10, 4-5 FG, 2-3 FT, Joe Manning 7, 2-4 FG, 2-2 3FG
Rebounds: Tezeno 5, Dobuol 4; Assists Tezeno 2, Cam Amboree 2; Stls Tezeno 2, Amboree 2; Blks Dobuol 1
SC
Scoring: Agbo 18 pts, 6-11 FG, 4-8 3FG, 2-2 FT, Cohen 17, 4-5 FG, 9-10 FT, Claude 13, 4-7 FG, 0-1 3FG, 5-6 FT, Yates 11, 4-10 FG, 1-3 3FG, 2-2 FT, Saint 7
Rebounds: Thomas 8, Agbo 4, Claude 4; Assists Saint 7, Claude 5; Stls 4 players with 2; Blks Patton 2
SC improves to 9-4 (1-1), Southern fell to 5-6.
Muss said all players are heading home Sunday after the game. They will be off for the holiday and return on the 26th for a team meeting that evening. The first 4 days back the players will have an inward focus, finding ways that they can get better. The following days will be devoted to preparing for Michigan.
Next up: Michigan (10-3, 2-0) at Galen Center, Saturday 1/4 at 5 pm. Watch it on FOX
Fight On! Beat the Wolverines!
SU has 512 acres in Baton Rouge & a 372 acre agricultural experimentation site, enrolls 8226 students (6470 undergrad), $9.4 M endowment, USN&WR No. 392
Famous alumni include Chicago Bulls great Bob Love, Baseball HOF & St. Louis Cardinals great Lou Brock (father of SC football player Lou Brock, Jr), Pro Football HOFers Mel Blount, Harold Carmichael, Aeneas Williams, Rich Jackson, 6x Pro Bowler LA Ram Isiah Robertson, former NFL WR George Farmer (father of SC RB George Farmer), former 100m world record holder Oliver Ford, 110 m hurdle Gold medalists Willie Davenport ’68 and Rod Milburn ’72, NBA Champion & COY Avery Johnson, American Idol’s Randy Jackson, Saxophonist Branford Marsalis, First African American women to reach: US Army general Sherian Cadoria, earn PhD in Political Science Jewel Prestage, serve in Louisiana House of Representatives Dorothy Mae Taylor
SU Athletics: NCAA Div I FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). Gulf Coast Athletic Conference from 1916-1934, SWAC since 1934. 26 National team titles (0 NCAA, 17 HBCU, 9 NAIA), 55 Individual National champions (6 NCAA, 49 NAIA)
Colors – Columbia Blue & Gold, Nickname – Jaguars, fight song SU Fight Song, Mascot – Lacumba a costumed jaguar that replaced a live jaguar named Lacumba (meaning Heart of Africa) in 2004. SU is famous for their marching band “The Human Jukebox”, founded in 1947 and since 1969 accompanied by The Fabulous Dancing Dolls. They’ve played 6 Super Bowls, Clinton’s inauguration, the Mayweather vs Pacquiao fight and 2 Rose Parades. Most anticipated tradition of the Human Jukebox is the Friday night "Battle of the Bands" vs Grambling's "World Famed" Tiger Marching Band during the Bayou Classic.
Basketball started 1901, DI since 1977 (729-674, .520), 1993 Round of 32 (beat Ga-Tech, lost to GW), 9 NCAA appearances (last 2016), 12 conf tourney titles (9 DI), 13 Conf Champs, 14 NBA draft picks (1st rd Frankie Sanders, 2nd rd Leonard White, Bob Love, Tommie Green, Bobby Phills)
Winningest coaches: Ben Jobe 208-142, .594, Roman Banks 114-85, .573, Carl Stewart 77-61, .558
Current – Kevin Johnson (2nd yr); 18-14, .563, Career record 83-114, .421
Currently: 5-6 (W: Ecclesia, Champion Christian, La Tech, Tulsa, Lindsey Wilson; L: S Dakota, Iowa, E. TX A&M, TX A&M, Ole Miss, LMU). SU picked 3rd in SWAC
All-time: SC leads 1-0, 91-58 win in 2004 (Lodrick Stewart 20 pts, Nick Young 13, Gabe Pruitt 11). SC favored -16.5
SU NET 203, KenPom 227, SC NET 97, KenPom 82
SU Scores: 82.5 ppg (+12.3), 46.2% FG, 34.4% 3FG, 7.8 3’s/g, 69.5% FT. Rebounds 38.3 pg +5.8), Assists 14.8 pg, TOs 12.2 pg +4.2), 20.6 ppg/TO, Steals 11.1 pg, Blks 3.8 pg
SU Leaders:
Scoring: Michael Jacobs 11.5 (41.3% FG, 20% 3FG, 75.6% FT), Jordan Johnson 10.5 ppg (38.2% FG, 34.2% 3FG, 78.6% FT), Dioumassi 9.0 (43.6% FG, 30.8% 3FG, 80% FT), Derrick Tezeno 7.9 (58.3% FG, 40% 3FG, 61.9% FT)
Rebounding: DaMariee Jones 4.5, Tezeno 4.5, AJ Barnes 4.5; Assists Dioumassi 5.0; Steals Dioumassi 1.6, Johnson 1.4, Jacobs 1.4; Blks Brentay Noel, PJ Dobuol 0.8
SC scores: 75.9 ppg (+6.3), 47.8% FG, 34.2% 3FG, 6.3 3’s/g, 75.8% FT, Rebs 31.6 rpg (-1.2), Assists 15.8 apg, TOs 11.2 pg (+2.3), 15.5 ppg/TO, Steals 6.6, Blks 3.2
SC Leaders
Scoring: Claude 14.7 ppg (51.8% FG, 36.8% 3FG, 74.3% FT), Agbo 12.7 (39.3% FG, 38.4% 3FG, 90.9% FT), T-Will 10.6 (51.1% FG, 36.0% 3FG, 81% FT), Saint 9.8 (42.7% FG, 32.4% 3FG, 66.7% FT), Cohen 9.7 (66.2% FG, 20% 3FG, 75% FT), Yates 8.1 (41.6% FG, 31.4% 3FG, 85.7% FT)
Rebounds: Saint 5.8, T-Will 4.6; Assists Saint 4.3, Claude 3.8; Steals Saint 1.5, Yates 1.2; Blks Knowling 0.7
Pregame
Quincy P makes his 2nd Founder’s appearance. Says the team is really playing well and has turned the corner in time for B1G play. Says Muss is the best coach he’s ever been around. T-Will being monitored to see if he can return or have to apply for medical redshirt. Harry’s hamstring is still not recovered
Asked about him and Conroy going back to Seattle after playing and coaching for UW, he said a lot of things had gone on there and it was great being able to kick their butts. He implied that he and his young cousin Wes Yates were shown the door. Being able to find a new home at SC means the world to them.
The arena is almost empty. Students are on break except for Crash who is always here. DJ Malski is back and energizes the crowd. Attendance is announced at 4127, but it’s not half that. Danyelle Muss sits courtside chatting with long-time SC fan Barbara who celebrated her 95th B-day last game! She played HS basketball in GA in the 50s when the floor was divided into offensive and defensive halves. Each team had 3 guards who only defended and rebounded on their end of the floor while the 3 best scorers were used only on the offensive half of the court. By 1952, girls were allowed unlimited dribbles. Earlier, they had been limited to two dribbles. The game changed to full court in 1971.
Zac Bia, DJ, record executive & producer is in the house. He famously dated Olivia Rodrigo, Madison Beer and Madelyn Cline and deejayed Coachella.
The Game
SC starts Saint, Agbo, Claude, Cohen, Yates. Once this one tipped off SC led this game from start to finish.
Claude hit a pair of FTs at 19:46, followed by 3 pts the old-fashioned way from Cohen to make it 5-0. Manning hit a jumper for SU at 18:46 to make it 5-2 but SU would not score again until a Dionjahe tip-in at 15:05 to make it 12-4. Agbo’s 3 at 9:54 gave SC a 16 pt lead 23-7. Cohen’s jumper at 7:50 gave SC it’s biggest lead of the half (28-10), which ended with SC up 41-27.
For the half
SU shot 9-27 FG (33.3%), 0-11 3FG (0%), 9-11 FT (81.8%)
SC shot 12-24 FG (50%), 5-9 3FG (55.6%), 12-15 FT (80%)
The 2nd half started with a SC 14-3 run to build the lead to 25 pts 55-30 at 15:00. SU didn’t get closer than 19 the rest of the game, 59-40 at 10:10 on a Jones layup. Muss substituted liberally as Pope had 16 min, Slajchert 8, Elohim 6, Patton 4. They closed out the game for a 82-51 SC victory. I think that Slajchert has a mental block and is pressing because he came in as the leading scorer from Penn (18.0 ppg) but at SC can’t buy a bucket: 2-16 FG (12.5%), 0-7 3FG (0%), 8-11 FT (72.7%)
Coming into this one SU ranked 2nd in the NCAA in bench pts (avg 44.1 ppg) and 3rd in steals (10.6 pg). SC played another strong game on defense, holding SU to 19 bench pts and 8 steals. They held SU to 32.7% FG, 10.5% 3FG (2-19) shooting!
Agbo scored 18 in 30 min to lead the team. Cohen scored 17 points in 14 min in this game (including 9 pts in the first 3:15 of the 2nd half). In the last 2 games, SC is 60-75 from the FT line (SC had the most FT’s attempted in 20 years (40) against CSUN) and had 35 in this one.
For the game:
SU shot 32.7% FG (17-52), 31.8% 3FG (7-22), 85.7% FT (12-14)
SC shot 48% FG (24-50), 35.3% 3FG (6-17), 80% FT (28-35)
SU
Scoring: Johnson 10 pts, 4-8 FG, 1-4 3FG, 1-2 FT, Jones 10, 4-6 FG, 3-4 FT, Dionjahe Thomas 10, 4-5 FG, 2-3 FT, Joe Manning 7, 2-4 FG, 2-2 3FG
Rebounds: Tezeno 5, Dobuol 4; Assists Tezeno 2, Cam Amboree 2; Stls Tezeno 2, Amboree 2; Blks Dobuol 1
SC
Scoring: Agbo 18 pts, 6-11 FG, 4-8 3FG, 2-2 FT, Cohen 17, 4-5 FG, 9-10 FT, Claude 13, 4-7 FG, 0-1 3FG, 5-6 FT, Yates 11, 4-10 FG, 1-3 3FG, 2-2 FT, Saint 7
Rebounds: Thomas 8, Agbo 4, Claude 4; Assists Saint 7, Claude 5; Stls 4 players with 2; Blks Patton 2
SC improves to 9-4 (1-1), Southern fell to 5-6.
Muss said all players are heading home Sunday after the game. They will be off for the holiday and return on the 26th for a team meeting that evening. The first 4 days back the players will have an inward focus, finding ways that they can get better. The following days will be devoted to preparing for Michigan.
Next up: Michigan (10-3, 2-0) at Galen Center, Saturday 1/4 at 5 pm. Watch it on FOX
Fight On! Beat the Wolverines!
