Alumni Report
Published 4:54 pm Tuesday, January 30, 2018
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
JOYCE KENNERSON
Texas Southern guard
Memorial ‘15
Scored 26 points in a 71-39 win at Alabama State and is now fourth all-time in program history in scoring. Kennerson leads NCAA Division I in scoring at 25.4 points per game, 0.6 ahead of Ohio State’s Kelsey Mitchell. Texas Southern plays at Prairie View A&M on Saturday.
COLTON WEISBROD
Lamar forward
Nederland ‘14/LSCPA ‘18
Had 28 points in a loss to Nicholls State and 19 in a win over McNeese State. Weisbrod made a combined 15 of 20 free throws.
NFL
ELANDON ROBERTS
Patriots linebacker
Memorial ‘12
Will play in his second straight Super Bowl on Sunday against the Eagles in Minneapolis.
About I.C. Murrell
I.C. Murrell was promoted to editor of The News, effective Oct. 14, 2019. He previously served as sports editor since August 2015 and has won or shared eight first-place awards from state newspaper associations and corporations. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee, grew up mostly in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and graduated from the University of Arkansas at Monticello.
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