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Knight ready to start own program at Lamar (video)

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Lamar to announce Pat Knight as new basketball coach today at 3 p.m.

Knight, who is the son of legendary college coach Bobby Knight, was the head coach at Texas Tech but was fired on March 7 after going 13-19 this season, which included a 10th place finish in the Big 12 with a 5-11 record.

Knight, 40, took over at Tech from his father midway through the 2007-08 season. He went 50-61 overall and just 16-42 in conference play. His Tech team made the post season just once and that came in 2008 when the Red Raiders advanced to the NIT Quarterfinals.

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Davis: Make Cross the Man at Lamar

Butler’s Brad Stevens and VCU’s Shaka Smart are two of the best storylines in this year’s Final Four and share two striking similarities – they both coach at mid-major programs and they’re both very young to be so successful so early.

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Lamar to name basketball coach by April 7

Lamar University is getting closer to announcing their next men's head basketball coach.

Sources close to the hiring process state that at least 10 coaches were interviewed, either formally or informally, and a decision will be made April 7.

Those who have interviewed, in no particular order, are:

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No indoor football at Nutty Jerry's

Winnie, TX - Due to contract termination, the Houston Stallions indoor football team will not play at Nutty Jerry's. The Stallions, who play in the Southern Indoor Football League, were originally scheduled to play five games at the facility with the first game being April 1.

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Delta picks for Saturday, March 26

 

 

 

 

 

 

Don Stevens (Delta track announcer)
Winners: 245-762 (.321)
Best Bets: 34-75 (.453)
Longshots: 44-106 (.415)
Top 3 picks in the $: .528

Morning Line (track odds)
Winners: 226-762 (.296)
Best Bets: 92-212 (.433)
Longshots: 25-81 (.308)
Top 3 picks in the $: .508

Chad Cooper (Sports Editor)
Winners: 224-762 (.293)
Best Bets: 10-32 (.312)
Longshots: 19-49 (.387)
Top 3 picks in the $: .523

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Delta picks for Friday, March 25

 

 

 

 

 

Don Stevens (Delta track announcer)
Winners: 241-751 (.320)
Best Bets: 33-74 (.444)
Longshots: 44-105 (.419)
Top 3 picks in the $: .530

Morning Line (track odds)
Winners: 222-751 (.295)
Best Bets: 91-210 (.433)
Longshots: 25-81 (.308)
Top 3 picks in the $: .508

Chad Cooper (Sports Editor)
Winners: 220-751 (.292)
Best Bets: 10-32 (.312)
Longshots: 19-49 (.387)
Top 3 picks in the $: .523

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Lamar State on the Path to Powerhouse Status

Oh, what a season it was.

The Lamar State Seahawks completed one of the most magical and improbable runs in JUCO history this season after a 1-2 finish in the JUCO National Tournament in Hutchinson, Kansas last week. The Seahawks lost their first game to Monroe College out of the Bronx, 70-52, wound up beating then-#1 ranked Missouri State 69-62 in the next game before narrow 66-63 loss to Cape Fear Community College out of North Carolina. 

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Delta picks for Thursday, March 24

 

 

 

 

 

Don Stevens (Delta track announcer)
Winners: 237-741 (.319)
Best Bets: 33-74 (.444)
Longshots: 33-103 (.317)
Top 3 picks in the $: .531

Morning Line (track odds)
Winners: 220-741 (.296)
Best Bets: 90-208 (.432)
Longshots: 25-81 (.308)
Top 3 picks in the $: .508

Chad Cooper (Sports Editor)
Winners: 218-741 (.294)
Best Bets: 9-31 (.294)
Longshots: 18-48 (.375)
Top 3 picks in the $: .523

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Terry Evans should be atop Lamar’s wish list

In the week since the Steve Roccaforte Era ended, the names that have been bandied about by local media and fans as the next Lamar basketball coach really make you wonder if everybody just wants more of the same.

Some of the names that have been mentioned are Pat Knight, who went 1-1 against Lamar at Tech and Alvin Brooks, the former Lamar player who did zero as the head coach at the University of Houston.

If the powers that be at Lamar hire one of these also-rans, expect an extension of the era of staleness.

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