TIP-OFF

The ULM men's basketball team (3-5) returns home to Fantg-Ewing Coliseum to host another Southland Conference foe in Stephen F. Austin. Tip-off start at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, November 29. 

SERIES HISTORY –

The Warhawks and Lumberjacks meet for the 58th time with ULM leading the series 34-23. The two teams ahve split the last ten matchups, both with five wins each. 

SCOUTING THE LUMBERJACKS –

SFA possesses a 4-3 record, recently winning two out of three games in the Axe'Em Classic vs. Monmouth University and Youngstown State. Its three losses include a 49-59 loss to Sun Belt Conference foe Arkansas State. Nana Antwi-Boasiako comes in as the leading scorer with 12.0 points per game and 7.9 rebounds per game. His three-point shooting is also dangerous as he owns a .414 percentage. 

Matt Heyman also enters as a threat with his 11.4 ppg and his team-leading 18 assists. 

RICHARD IN CHARGE–

The 2024-25 season marks the 15th year of Keith Richard leading ULM men's basketball and his 24th season overall as a head coach. Richard inherited a program saddled with APR sanctions and guided the Warhawks to four postseason appearances in five years. Richard's historic turnaround of the ULM program began in 2014-15, which was his first season without APR sanctions. Richard previously served as the head coach of Louisiana Tech from 1998-2007 and was an assistant at LSU from 2008-10 before being named ULM's head coach.

FAMILIAR FACES –

The Warhawks welcome back 10 players from the 2023-24 roster including starters Tyreese Watson, Jalen Bolden and Jerry Ngopot. Key role players including Jacob Wilson, Makai Willis, AD Diedhiou and P.D. McCraney are also back after playing in more than 10 games last season.

KEY ADDITIONS –

The 2024 ULM men's basketball signing class featured four new Warhawks to the 2024-25 roster. ULM signed two high school prospects (Micah Caster & Renars Sondors), one four-year transfer  (Coltie Young) and one junior college transfer (Ta'Zir Smith) in the 2024 class. Additionaly, Phil Cunningham was introduced as an assistant head coach during the offseason. Cunningham brings over 25 years of collegiate coaching experience at the Division I level.

BOLDEN'S CAREER NIGHT –

Junior guard Jalen Bolden shined for ULM on Wednesday night at LSU after dropping a career-high 25 points. Playing 30 minutes away from his hometown of Zachary, Louisiana, Bolden scored 14 points in the first half and 11 down the stretch in his career performance. Bolden's three-point shot at the buzzer in the first half was also featured on Sportscenter's Top 10 plays.

DIAPER DANDY –

True freshman Renars Sondors is the first ULM men's basketball player since 2015 to reach double figures in three of his first five games. The last Warhawk to do so was Travis Munnings when he netted double figures in four consecutive games.

LOOKING AHEAD –

ULM is back in Fant-Ewing Coliseum on Monday (Dec. 2) night to face UT Arlington at 6:30 p.m.