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Lamar Cardinals
2014–15 Lamar Cardinals men's basketball team
File:Cardlogo.png
UniversityLamar University
First season1923
Head coachTic Price (1st year)
ConferenceSouthland Conference
ArenaMontagne Center
(capacity: 10,080)
NicknameCardinals
Student sectionThe Flock
ColorsRed and White
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away


NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1980
NCAA tournament appearances
1960*, 1962*, 1963*, 1964*, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 2000, 2012
Conference tournament champions
1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 2000, 2012
Conference regular season champions
1961*, 1962*, 1963*, 1964*, 1970, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 2008 T
*at Division II level

The Lamar Cardinals basketball team represents Lamar University in NCAA Division I men's basketball competition. The Cardinals compete in the Southland Conference and have played home games in the Montagne Center since 1984.[1][2] The Lamar University basketball team is one of the school's most storied athletic programs. Heading into the 2014-2015 season Lamar had a 284-143 record in the Montagne Center. The Cardinals overall record going into the 2014-2015 season was 922-818.[3]

History

Early years

Basketball began in 1923 with the founding of South Park Junior College (renamed Lamar in 1932). In the early years the squad was hurt by a lack of common opponents and routinely had to play local high schools or city amateur teams. By 1931 the squad had been reduced to an intramural level. In 1946 the program was revived as Lamar entered the Southwestern Junior College Conference. The revived squad was an immediate success finishing 2nd with a 10-4 record by head coach Dave Engman. The next year under the veteran coaching of Elbert Pickell the 1947-1948 team pulled an enormous upset by capturing the state title with a 13-3 record. The following year the Cardinals continued to prosper under head coach Thurman "Slue" Hull who complied 49-30 record at Lamar before being hired away by the University of Texas.[4] The following year the Cardinals began their transition to play against 4 year college competition with newly hired head coach Jack Martin.[5]

Early Years - Year by Year Record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
South Park Junior College (Independent) (1924–1930)
1924-1925 8-7
1925-1926 4-6
1926-1927 6-3
1927-1928 J. D. Conn 9-2
1928-1929 Derrill Jones N/A
1929-1930 Derrill Jones N/A
South Park Junior College (No Team or Intramural Team) (1930–1946)
Lamar Junior College (Southwestern Junior College Conference) (1946–1951)
1946-1947 Dave Engman 10-4
1947-1948 Elbert Pickell 13-3 State Junior College Championship
1948-1949 Slue Hull 22-6
1949-1950 Slue Hull 14-12 Consolation Championship (State JC Tournament)
Lamar Junior College (Transition to four year college) (1950–1951)
1950-1951 Slue Hull 13-12
Lamar: 99-55 (.643)
Total: 99-55 (.643)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

[6]

Jack Martin years

Main article: Jack Martin (basketball)

Jack Martin was the first head basketball coach for Lamar as a four year college. He was also the longest serving head coach in Lamar's history. He came to Lamar after coaching three seasons at his Alma Mater, Hardin-Simmons University. Martin began coaching the Cardinals as they entered the college division Lone Star Conference in 1951. Martin coached Billy Tubbs from 1955 to 1957, Tubbs would later become the first player or student to return and coach Lamar Basketball.[7] In 1964 Lamar began its transition into division I and the Southland Conference. Coach Martin's Cardinals won the Lone Star Conference title three seasons, the Southland Conference title two seasons, and competed in five NCAA College Division (now NCAA Division II) tournaments. After the 1975-76 season, Coach Martin was replaced by one of his former players and former assistant coach, Billy Tubbs. The Cardinals compiled a 334-283 record under Martin.

Martin coached one AP NCAA College Division All-American, Don Bryson (1965), and one AP NCAA Division I All-American, Earl Dow (1969).[8] One of Coach Martin's players, Luke Adams, was drafted by the NBA.[9]

1968-69 Season

The highlight of Jack Martin's career would be his 1968-1969 squad that earned a #1 national ranking in the Associated Press college division poll. Martin's squad that year won its first 15 games of the season against very strong competition. The Cardinals won their first game against Pepperdine 65-64 then traveled to Memphis and beat a strong Memphis State team, 82-69. A week later, they quieted a stunned crowd in College Station's G. Rollie White Coliseum by strumming Southwest Conference champion Texas A&M, 98-87. With the Cardinals sitting at 6-0 and sixth-ranked University of Tulsa coming to town, most observers figured the good times were at an end. Instead, they kept rolling as Martin's flashy Cards decked Tulsa, 103-77.

"Since we had gone 8-17 the previous season, what that team did to start that year has to be one of the greatest surprises ever in Lamar basketball, at least up until that point," said Joe Lee Smith, then LU's director of sports information. "They beat a good Pepperdine team and an outstanding Memphis State team to get started, then they beat Texas A&M on the road, which was totally unexpected.[10][11]

"Tulsa was ranked No. 6, but we kicked the dog out of them. That triggered a lot of national attention. It was the first year for us to be fully Division I, and after that win we started getting a few votes in the major college polls."

After the Cardinals held off Arkansas State 84-81 in Jonesboro to tie the school record of 12-straight wins, they rose to No. 18 in the United Press International major college poll. They were the only team ranked in both polls.

A few nights later, the prominent Houston Cougars, who had been to the Final Four the previous season, came to McDonald Gym. Coach Guy Lewis' Cougars had never lost to Lamar, up until this point. With 8:15 left in the game, the Cardinals trailed 56-44, but they rallied to go ahead 61-59 in the final minute. The Cougars scored in the final seconds, however, and the teams went into overtime tied at 61.

The overflow throng in McDonald Gym and those viewing the game by closed-circuit television in a nearby dining hall erupted into bedlam when forward Jim Nicholson stole the ball and went in for a layup seconds after the overtime tipoff. Then, spindly guard Earl Dow popped in a corner jumper to give the Cards a four-point lead, and they controlled the rest of overtime, winning 71-65.

On a cold Feb. 1 night in Abilene, the record streak reached 15 games with an 85-72 victory over Abilene Christian. Two nights later on "The Stage" in Arlington, it ended with a 76-71 loss to Texas–Arlington.[12]

Jack Martin - Year by Year Record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Lamar Cardinals (Lone Star Conference) (1951–1963)
1951-1952 Lamar 7-16 1-9 6th
1952-1953 Lamar 11-12 4-6 4th
1953-1954 Lamar 13-11 4-6 4th
1954-1955 Lamar 11-14 5-7 5th
1955-1956 Lamar 12-12 7-5 4th
1956-1957 Lamar 14-11 5-9 5th
1957-1958 Lamar 10-12 3-11 8th
1958-1959 Lamar 17-7 9-5 2nd
1959-1960 Lamar 18-9 11-3 3rd NCAA College Division Tournament
1960-1961 Lamar 19-8 12-2 1st
1961-1962 Lamar 20-8 13-1 1stT NCAA College Division Tournament
1962-1963 Lamar 22-5 12-2 1stT NCAA College Division Tournament

[13]

Lamar Cardinals (Southland Conference) (1963–1976)
1963-1964 Lamar 19-6 7-1 1st NCAA College Division Tournament
1964-1965 Lamar 18-6 5-3 3rd
1965-1966 Lamar 17-9 4-4 2nd NCAA College Division Tournament
1966-1967 Lamar 5-19 0-8 6th
1967-1968 Lamar 8-17 3-5 5th
1968-1969 Lamar 20-4 6-2 2nd
1969-1970 Lamar 15-9 7-1 1st
1970-1971 Lamar 11-13 5-3 2nd
1971-1972 Lamar 13-13 7-1 2nd
1972-1973 Lamar 11-13 6-6 4th
1973-1974 Lamar 6-19 0-4 3rd
1974-1975 Lamar 7-16 4-4 3rd
1975-1976 Lamar 10-14 6-4 3rd
Lamar: 334-283 (.541)
Total: 375-323 (.537)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

[14]

Billy Tubbs years

Main article: [[:Billy Tubbs]]

Coach Tubbs (1976-1980) was the first former player and alumnus to coach the Lamar men's basketball team. Tubbs led the Cardinals to their first NCAA Division I basketball tournament in 1979. The tenth seeded Cardinals upset the number seven seed Detroit before falling to tournament champion Michigan State in the second round. The following year, the Cardinals under Coach Tubbs, had a Cinderella story in the 1980 NCAA Basketball Tournament as a ten seed advancing to the Sweet 16. The Cardinals defeated number seven seed Weber State and number two seed Oregon State before falling to six seed Clemson.

Coach Tubbs left the Cardinals after the 1979-1980 season to take the head basketball coach job at Oklahoma. During Tubbs's reign at Lamar he recruited one player, Mike Olliver who would become an all-American for Lamar.[15] One of Coach Tubbs' recruits, Clarence Kea, was drafted by the NBA while Tubbs was still at Lamar. Three other Tubbs recruited players, Mike Olliver, B. B. Davis, and Alvin Brooks, were drafted the year following Tubbs' departure.[9]

The 1979 Cardinal Basketball team set records when it beat Portland State University 141-84; at the time, that game set an NCAA record for points in a single game.[16] During the game, Mike Olliver set the single game scoring record at Lamar with 50 points; that record stood until January 4, 2011.[17]

Coach Tubbs' Cardinals began the 80 game seventh longest NCAA home court winning streak (discussed below) winning the first 31 games.

Billy Tubbs (1st time) - Year by Year Record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Lamar Cardinals (Southland Conference) (1976–1980)
1976-1977 Lamar 12-17 6-4 3rd
1977-1978 Lamar 18-9 8-2 2nd
1978-1979 Lamar 23-9 9-1 1st NCAA 2nd Round
1979-1980 Lamar 22-11 8-2 1st NCAA Sweet 16
Lamar: 75-46 (.620)
Total: 640-340 (.653)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Source:[18]

Pat Foster years

Main article: Pat Foster

Pat Foster (1980–1986) was hired to replace Billy Tubbs. Foster came to Lamar as an assistant coach under Eddie Sutton at Arkansas. He continued Lamar's men's basketball success by leading the Cardinals to 3 Southland Conference titles and post season play each of the six years he was head coach at Lamar. Post-season included two (2) NCAA Tournament appearances advancing to the second round in both. The Cardinals also participated in the NIT four (4) times advancing to the second round once. The Cardinals won twenty (20) or more games five of Coach Foster's six seasons at Lamar. He coached one All-American, two Southland Conference Players of the Year, two Southland Conference Newcomers of the Year, seven Southland Conference First Team selections and fifteen All-Southland Conference team selections. Not including three players recruited by Billy Tubbs' staff, five of Coach Foster's recruits were drafted by the NBA. Those players were Terry Long, Lamont Robinson, Tom Sewell, Jerry Everett, and Greg Anderson."[9]

After turning down the Houston Cougars head coaching position once, Foster resigned as Lamar's head coach in April, 1986 to take the head coaching position at Houston following Guy Lewis's retirement. Pat Foster was named to the Lamar Hall of Honor in 2014 in recognition of his contributions to the program as Lamar coach and athletic director. His record at Lamar of 134 wins ranks as second in the history of the program.[19]

Coach Foster's Cardinals continued the 80 game seventh longest NCAA home court winning streak (discussed below) with 49 consecutive home court wins.

Pat Foster - Year by Year Record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Lamar (Southland Conference) (1980–1986)
1980-1981 Lamar 25-5 8-2 1st NCAA (2nd Round)
1981-1982 Lamar 22-7 7-3 2nd NIT (1st Round)
1982-1983 Lamar 23-8 9-3 1st NCAA (2nd Round)
1983-1984 Lamar 26-5 11-1 1st NIT (2nd Round)
1984-1985 Lamar 20-12 8-4 3rd NIT (2nd Round)
1985-1986 Lamar 18-12 6-6 T-4th NIT (1st Round)
Lamar: 134-49 (.732) 49-19
Total: 366-203 (.643)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Tom Abatemarco years

Main article: Tom Abatemarco

Tom Abatemarco (1986-1988) was hired in 1986. He was previously an assistant coach for the North Carolina State Wolfpack under Jimmy Valvano serving there from 1982-1986. Coach Abatemarco's first season record as head coach at Lamar was a disappointing 14-15 (4-6 SLC). The next season saw a new conference and a better record. The Cardinals posted a 20-11 overall and a 5-5 conference record in the newly created American South Conference. Abatemarco left Lamar after his second year accepting a head coaching position at Drake University.

Tom Abatemarco - Year by Year Record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Lamar (Southland Conference) (1986–1987)
1986-1987 Lamar 14-15 4-6 4thT
Lamar (American South Conference) (1987–1988)
1987-1988 Lamar 20-11 5-5 3rd
Lamar: 34-26 (.567) 9-11
Total: 70-121 (.366)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Tony Branch years

Main article: Tony Branch

Tony Branch (1988-1990), an assistant coach under Tom Abatemarco was named head coach in 1988. After two disappointing seasons, he was relieved of his duties at the end of the 1989-1990 season. Although the overall records were disappointing, Branch's teams had out of conference wins over Tulsa, Texas A&M, and Rice.

Tony Branch - Year by Year Record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Lamar Cardinals (American South Conference) (1988–1990)
1988-1989 Lamar 12-16 3-7 6th
1989-1990 Lamar 7-21 1-9 6th
Lamar: 19-37 (.339) 4-16
Total: 19-37 (.339)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Source:[20]

Mike Newell years

Main article: Mike Newell (basketball)

Mike Newell (1990-1993) was hired in 1990. He came to Lamar after serving as head coach at University of Arkansas at Little Rock for six season taking the UALR Trojans to post-season play five consecutive seasons.[21] The Cardinals moved from the American South Conference to the Sun Belt Conference in Coach Newell's second season with the Cardinals. His overall record at Lamar was 42-44 (20-26 conference).

Mike Newell - Year by Year Record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Lamar Cardinals (American South Conference) (1990–1991)
1990-1991 Lamar 15-13 4-8 5th
Lamar Cardinals (Sun Belt Conference) (1991–1993)
1991-1992 Lamar 12-19 7-9 8th
1992-1993 Lamar 15-12 9-9 9th T
Lamar: 42-44 (.488) 20-26
Total: 175-104 (.627)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Source:[22]

Grey Giovanine years

Main article: Grey Giovanine

Grey Giovanine (1993-1999), an assistant coach at Wichita State, was hired to replace Mike Newell. The Cardinals competed as members of the Sun Belt Conference his first five seasons at Lamar before returning to the Southland Conference in his final season with the Cardinals. His overall record with the Cardinals was 80-85 (47-61 Conference). Out of conference highlights of his years at Lamar were wins over Baylor and LSU.

Grey Giovanine Year by Year Record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Lamar Cardinals (Sun Belt Conference) (1993–1998)
1993-1994 Lamar 10-17 6-12 8th T
1994-1995 Lamar 11-16 6-12 8th
1995-1996 Lamar 12-15 7-11 6th T
1996-1997 Lamar 15-12 10-8 4th T
1997-1998 Lamar 15-14 7-11 7th
Lamar Cardinals (Southland Conference) (1998–1999)
1998-1999 Lamar 15-14 7-11 7th
Lamar: 80-85 (.485) 47-61
Total: 80-85 (.485)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Source:[23]

Mike Deane years

Main article: Mike Deane

Mike Deane (1999–2003) was hired in 1999. In his first year he returned the Cardinals to the NCAA tournament for the first time since the Pat Foster era. The Cardinals played Duke in the first round of the 2000 NCAA Tournament.[24]

Mike Deane - Year by Year Record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Lamar Cardinals (Southland Conference) (1999–2003)
1999-2000 Lamar 15-16 8-10 T6th NCAA (1st Round)
2000-2001 Lamar 9-18 7-13 9th
2001-2002 Lamar 15-14 11-9 4th
2001-2002 Lamar 13-14 10-10 T5th
Lamar: 53-63 (.457) 36-42
Total: 437-332 (.568)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Billy Tubbs return

Main article: Billy Tubbs

Billy Tubbs (2003–2006) returned to Lamar University in 2002 as Athletics Director. In addition to Athletics Director, Tubbs returned as the Cardinals basketball team head coach in 2003 following Mike Deane's reassignment.[25] Tubbs' return was highly anticipated and increased attendance. He turned the program around from 10th place in 2003 to tied for 4th in 2006. In 2006 Coach Tubbs stepped down as Head Basketball Coach to concentrate on the Athletic Director position.[26] He was succeeded by assistant and Lamar Alumnus Steve Roccaforte.

Billy Tubbs (2nd time) - Year by Year Record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Lamar Cardinals (Southland Conference) (2003–2006)
2003-2004 Lamar 11-18 5-11 10th
2004-2005 Lamar 18-11 9-7 5th
2005-2006 Lamar 17-14 9-7 T-4th
Lamar: 46-43 (.517) 23-25
Total: 640-340 (.653)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Steve Roccaforte years

Main article: Steve Roccaforte

During the Roccaforte era (2006–2011), Lamar Basketball Lamar had erratic success. The Cardinals had wins over major programs like the Texas Tech Red Raiders in 2008. Coach Roc took the Cardinals to the East Division Championship and a 19 win season in 2007-2008. Following the SLC championship the Cardinals failed to reach the conference tournament for the next three seasons.

Coach Roc's tenure at Lamar was marked by some successes and very highly ranked recruiting classes.[27] As proof of coach Roccaforte's eye for talent, Mike James a coach Roccaforte recruit, scored 52 points in 28 minutes in a 114-62 win over Louisiana College. James's performance was the top single-game scoring performance of the 2011 NCAA basketball season.

Steve Roccaforte - Year by Year Record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Lamar Cardinals (Southland) (2006–2011)
2006-2007 Lamar 15-17 8-8 3rdEastT
2007-2008 Lamar 19-11 8-2 1st T
2008-2009 Lamar 15-15 6-10 9th
2009-2010 Lamar 14-18 5-11 9th T
2010-2011 Lamar 13-17 7-9 9th T
Lamar: 76-78 (.494) 39-41
Total: 76-78 (.494)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Source:[28]

Pat Knight years

Main article: Pat Knight

On April 5, 2011, Lamar University announced the hiring of Pat Knight, as its new head men's basketball coach.[29] In Knight's first season with the Cardinals he took them to their first 20 win season since Tom Abatemarco's 1988 squad finished 20-11.[30] The 2011-2012 squad finished with a 20-11 regular season record and an 11-5 Southland Conference record, finishing in 3rd place. In the last game of the regular season, Lamar won at home over arch-rival McNeese State, the head to head match up clinched Lamar the Southland Conference East Division Championship.[31] Lamar would go on to win the Southland Conference Championship and earn their first NCAA appearance since 2000. In the midst of the two worst seasons in Lamar's history and a 3-22 season during his third year at the helm, Pat Knight was relieved of his duties, February 16, 2014.

Pat Knight - Year by Year Record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Lamar Cardinals (Southland Conference) (2011–2014)
2011-2012 Lamar 23-12 11-5 3rd Overall (1st East Division) NCAA First Four
2012-2013 Lamar 3-28 1-17
2013-2014 Lamar 3-22 2-11
Lamar: 29-62 (.319) 15-37
Total: 79-123 (.391)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Tic Price years

Main article: Tic Price

On February 16, 2014, Lamar University announced that Tic Price would be interim head men's basketball coach.[32] The Cardinals closed out the 2013-2014 with 1 win and 4 losses under Coach Price. On March 18, 2014, Tic Price was named the Cardinals eleventh head basketball coach.[33]

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Lamar Cardinals (Southland Conference) (2014–Present)
2013-2014 Lamar 1-4 1-4
2014-2015 Lamar 11-11 5-5
Lamar: 12-15 (.444) 6-9 (.400)
Total: 178-137 (.565)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Coaching Summary

The following is a list of Lamar Cardinals basketball head coaches.

Tenure Coach Years Overall Pct. Conference Pct.
1951-76 Jack Martin 25 334-283 .541 146-112 .566
1976-80 Billy Tubbs 5 76-46 .623 31-9 .775
1980-86 Pat Foster 6 134-49 .732 49-19 .721
1986-88 Tom Abatemarco 2 34-26 .567 9-11 .450
1988-90 Tony Branch 2 19-37 .339 4-16 .200
1990-93 Mike Newell 3 42-44 .488 20-26 .435
1993-99 Grey Giovanine 6 80-85 .485 47-61 .435
1999-03 Mike Deane 4 53-63 .457 36-46 .500
2003-06 Billy Tubbs (2nd Time) 3 46-43 .517 23-25 .479
2006-11 Steve Roccaforte 5 76-78 .494 39-41 .488
2011-14 Pat Knight 3 29–62 .319 14-33 .298
2014-Present Tic Price 1 12-15 .444 6-9 .400

Current Roster

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2014–15 Lamar Cardinals men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Anthony Holliday 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Norwalk HS/Cerritos College Los Angeles, CA
PG 2 Kevin Booze 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr MacArthur HS Irving, TX
G 3 Benquan Petty 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr DeSoto HS/Cedar Valley College DeSoto, TX
G 4 Matt Hancock 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Scotch College Melbourne, Australia
F 5 Tryan de Lattibeaudiere 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Sr Tivoli Gardens HS/Vincennese (Ind.) Kingston, Jamaica
G 10 Donnell Minton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 148 lb (67 kg) Jr Northwest HS Indianapolis, IN
G 12 Zjori Bosha 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Hardin-Jefferson HS Sour Lake, TX
F/C 15 Zachary Hollis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Knight HS/Antelope Valley College Palmdale, CA
G/F 20 Marcus Owens 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Deerfield Beach HS Fort Lauderdale, FL
F 21 Donovan Ross 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Sr Ridgeland HS/SW Mississippi CC Ridgeland, MS
G 22 Preston Mattingly 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Evansville Center HS Evansville, IN
F 23 Dontavious Sears 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Manassas HS/Eastern Oklahoma State College Memphis, TN
G 24 Quan Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Hall HS/Connors State College Little Rock, AR
C 42 LeMon Gregory 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Jr Muhlenberg County HS/Angelina College Greenville, KY
F 50 Sebastian Norman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Celsius School Uppsala, Sweden
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Anthony Anderson
  • Bobby Kummer
  • Brian Burton
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 09/12/2014

Postseason

NCAA Division I Tournament results

The Cardinals have appeared in six NCAA Division I Tournaments, all as Lamar University. Their combined record is 5–6.

Year Round Opponent Result/Score
NCAA Division I Tournament Results
1979 First Round
Second Round		 Detroit
Michigan State		 W 95–87
L 64–95
1980 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		 Weber State
Oregon State
Clemson		 W 87–86
W 81–77
L 66–74
1981 First Round
Second Round		 Missouri
LSU		 W 71–67
L 78–100
1983 First Round
Second Round		 Alabama
Villanova		 W 73–50
L 58–60
2000 First Round Duke L 55–82
2012 First Four Vermont L 59–71

Source:[34]

NCAA Division II Tournament results

The Cardinals have appeared in five NCAA Division II Tournaments as Lamar State College of Technology. Their combined record is 5–5.

Year Round Opponent Result/Score
NCAA Division II Results
1960 Regional Semifinals
Regional 3rd Place Game		 Northeast Missouri
Colorado College		 L 81-82
W 88-67
1962 Regional Semifinals
Regional 3rd Place Game		 Arkansas State
Abilene Christian		 L 88-89
W 83-74
1963 Regional Semifinals
Regional Finals		 Arkansas State
Abilene Christian		 W 89-88
L 94-103
1964 Regional Semifinals
Regional 3rd Place Game		 Abilene Christian
Colorado State College		 L 71-73
W 116-85
1966 Regional Semifinals
Regional 3rd Place Game		 Evansville
Indiana State		 L 103-111
W 93-78

Source:[35]

NIT results

The Cardinals have appeared in four National Invitation Tournaments (NIT). Their combined record is 2–4.

Year Round Opponent Result/Score
NIT Results
1982 First Round Texas A&M L 58–60
1984 First Round
Second Round		 New Mexico
Santa Clara		 W 64–61
L 74–76
1985 First Round
Second Round		 Houston
UT-Chattanooga		 W 78–71
L 84–85
1986 First Round George Mason L 63–65

Source:[36]

Miscellaneous history

80 game home win streak

From 1978 to 1984 Lamar had one of the longest home court win streaks in NCAA history. The Cardinals compiled 80 wins between February 18, 1978 and March 10, 1984. The streak began February 18, 1978 against Arkansas State as the Cardinals cruised to a 59-54 victory. On March 10, 1984 as Lamar was hosting the Southland Conference tournament Louisiana Tech came to town with all-star Karl Malone. The Bulldogs would win 65-68 and advance to the NCAA tournament.[37] McDonald Gym (37 games) and the Beaumont Civic Center (43 games) were Lamar's home-court during the win streak. Currently the win streak is 7th all time in NCAA division I history.

Attendance

Source:[38]

Top 10 attendance marks

Below is a list of the Cardinals 10 best-attended games home games (all at the Montagne Center).

Rk. Date Opponent Attendance
Top 10 Attendance
1 January 10, 1987 McNeese State 10,010
2 February 27, 1986 McNeese State 9,467
3 December 16, 1985 LSU 9,432
4 January 24, 1987 Arkansas State 8,992
5 March 15, 1985 Houston 8,610
6 December 27, 1995 Texas 8,454
7 February 23, 2008 Northwestern St. 8,338
8 January 26, 1985 Louisiana Tech 8,317
9 March 20, 1985 Chattanooga 8,245
10 November 26, 1985 Villanova 8,216

As of the 2013-14 season.

Yearly Attendance

Below is a list of the attendance by year since the Cardinals moved into the Montagne Center.

Season Average High
Yearly Attendance
2013-14[39] 2,170 3,984
2012-13[40] 2,664 6,059
2011-12[41] 2,834 5,138
2010-11 3,176 5,083
2009-10 2,970 4,675
2008-09 3,673 6,182
2007-08 3,704 8,338
2006-07 3,579 7,497
2005-06 3,269 5,173
2004-05 3,986 6,164
2003-04 4,063 5,347
2002-03 3,338 4,537
2001-02 2,670 4,147
2000-01 2,768 5,033
1999-2000 3,704 6,271
1998-99 3,382 6,193
1997-98 4,442 7,584
1996-97 2,638 5,089
1995-96 2,822 8,454
1994-95 2,294 4,142
1993-94 2,987 3,876
1992-93 3,861 8,033
1991-92 3,602 5,642
1990-91 5,437 7,641
1989-90 1,629 2,932
1988-89 4,562 6,615
1987-88 4,562 7,504
1986-87 6,615 10,010
1985-86 6,326 9,467
1984-85 6,306 8,310

As of the 2013-14 season.

Awards and Honors

Retired Jerseys

Below is a list of retired Cardinals jerseys.
Sources: [42]

No. Year Retired Name Years
Retired Jerseys
13 2009 Don Bryson 1962-65
52 2009 BB Davis 1977-81
54 2009 Clarence Kea 1976-80

National and Regional Awards and Honors

All-Americans

[43]

  • Don Bryson - AP All-American (College Division), 3rd Team, 1965
  • Earl Dow - AP All-American (Division I), 2nd Team, 1969
  • Mike Olliver - Citizens Savings Foundation All-American (Division I), 1st Team, 1981
  • Matt Sundbald - Verizon/CoSIDA Academic All-American, 3rd Team, 1998, 1st Team, 1999

Academic Athlete of the Year

  • Matt Sundblad, Verizon/CoSIDA Men’s Basketball Academic Athlete of the Year, 1999

All-Star Games

  • Earl Dow, East-West All-Star Game, 1969
  • Tom Sewell, NABC All-Star Game, 1984

USBWA All-District VI Team

  • B B Davis, 1980, 81
  • Mike Olliver, 1981 (Co-Player of the Year)
  • Tom Sewell, 1984
  • Alan Daniels, 2006
  • Kenny Dawkins, 2nd Team, 2009
  • Jay Brown, 2nd Team, 2009

Southland Conference Honors

Sources:[44]

Player of the Year

  • Kenny Haynes, 1970
  • Luke Adams, 1971
  • Mike Olliver, 1981
  • Tom Sewell, 1984

Newcomer of the Year

  • BB Davis, 1978
  • Jerry Everett, 1984
  • James Gulley, 1985
  • Lamar Sanders, 2007
  • Kenny Dawkins, 2008

Coach of the Year

  • Jack Martin, 1969, 70
  • Billy Tubbs, 1978, 80
  • Pat Foster, 1984

First Team All-Conference

  • Luke Adams, 1970, 71
  • Ron Austin, 2003
  • Don Bryson, 1965
  • Alan Daniels, 2005, 06
  • Kenny Dawkins, 2008
  • BB Davis, 1978, 79, 81
  • Earl Dow, 1968, 69
  • Jerry Everett, 1985
  • James Gulley, 1987
  • Don Heller, 1964
  • Mike James, 2012
  • Henry Jones, 1976
  • Clarence Kea, 1980
  • Jim Nicholson, 1968
  • Alfred Nicholson, 1974
  • Mike Olliver, 1979, 80, 81
  • Lamont Robinson, 1984
  • Lamar Sanders, 2008
  • Tom Sewell, 1983, 84
  • Anthony Todd, 1986
  • Jerry Wade, 1965

Most Valuable Player

  • Kenny Haynes, 1970
  • Luke Adams, 1971
  • Mike Olliver, 1981
  • Tom Sewell, 1984

Tournament Most Valuable Player

  • Mike Olliver, 1981
  • Lamont Robinson, 1983
  • Jerry Everett, 1985
  • Landon Rowe, 2000

All-Decade Teams

1960's
  • Don Bryson, Earl Dow
  • Co-Coach of the Decade - Jack Martin
1970's
  • Luke Adams, Clarence Kea
  • Coach of the Decade - Billy Tubbs
1980's
  • BB Davis, Jerry Everett, James Gulley, Mike Olliver, Kenneth Perkins, Lamont Robinson, Tom Sewell
  • Coach of the Decade - Pat Foster
2000's
  • Alan Daniels, Larry Sanders

American South Conference Honors

All Conference Teams

  • James Gulley, 1989
  • Adrian Caldwell, 1989

Sun Belt Conference Honors

All Conference Teams

  • Atiim Browne, 1994
  • Ron Coleman, 1995, 97
  • Lucas Wagler, 1996

Freshman of the Year

  • Keith Veney, 1993

Cardinals in the NBA

Lamar University has had 3 players go on to play in the NBA:

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