Southern Jaguars NCAA Basketball News

Tadre Sheppard scored 18 points and pulled down eight rebounds to help Central Arkansas blow past Southern University 79-63 on Saturday night.

Denzel Barnes scored 14 points on 6-of-6 shooting, leading five players in double figures, as Stephen F. Austin defeated Southern University 79-52 Friday night to move into the championship game of the Etech Lumberjack Classic.

Chase Holmes scored 23 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead Presbyterian over Southern 71-69 in the final round of the Las Vegas Invitational on Saturday.

Noah Dahlman scored a game-high 31 points and added eight rebounds to lead Wofford over Southern University 81-66 in the third round of the Las Vegas Invitational on Friday afternoon.

Jackson Emery scored 16 points and had five steals to lead Brigham Young to a 107-51 win over Southern University on Tuesday night.

Marshall Henderson scored 13 and Jordan Cyphers added 12 as Utah got off to a quick start and cruised to an 88-48 win over Southern university Saturday night.

The University of Utah men's basketball team hosts Southern University at the Jon M. Huntsman Center Saturday.

James Anderson scored 30 points to lead Oklahoma State to a 93-61 victory against Southern tonight at Gallagher-Iba Arena.

Baylor used a 13-0 run midway through the first half en route to spoiling Southern's season opener with a 61-45 victory.

From a season with far more lows than highs, Douglas Scott tried to recall the lowest point.

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.

Forward Barry Honore has transferred from Southern University to Oklahoma, where he will be a walk-on. Coach Jeff Capel announced Tuesday that the 6-foot-7 Honore would be joining the Sooners after averaging 8.8 points and 4.8 rebounds in his two seasons at Southern.

Southern senior wide receiver Juamorris Stewart has been named to The Sports Network's preseason FCS All-America second team.

In more than two decades as a college basketball coach, Rob Spivery said he never endured a season like last year's disaster at Southern.