ALEXANDRIA, La. – The (RV) Louisiana State University of Alexandria men's basketball team opens the 2026-27 season against No. 14 Loyola University New Orleans and Central Baptist College.
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Thursday, October 22
vs No. 14 Loyola New Orleans
6:30 PM
The Fort
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Monday, October 26
vs Central Baptist College
7:00 PM
The Fort
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THE GENERALS
The Jake DuPree era of LSUA men's basketball begins on October 22 against Loyola. DuPree spent the last two seasons as the head coach at Lourdes University, where he guided the Grey Wolves to an NAIA National Tournament appearance in 2024-25. This past season, DuPree's squad posted a record of 21-9 and a 14-8 mark in the Wolverine-Hoosier Conference.
LSUA features 11 new faces for the 2026-27 season.
Connor Morris appeared in all 28 games last season for UT Permian Basin. He put together a season-high 25-point game against McMurray on November 18. In UTPB's win over Pittsburg State on December 16, Morris scored 17 points and knocked down five shots from beyond the arc.
Sehmaj Mentor made 18 starts in 25 games last season at Florida Memorial. He averaged nine points per game and hauled in 94 rebounds. Mentor dished out 55 assists and registered 51 steals. He produced double-digit scoring outings 10 times last season and recorded a season-high 20 points against Tougaloo in FMU's season opener.
The Generals are receiving votes in the first NAIA Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll.
SCOUTING No. 14 LOYOLA NEW ORLEANS
The Wolf Pack posted a 22-8 record in 2025-26 and went 14-4 in the Southern States Athletic Conference.
Kameron Johnson returns for his senior season after leading Loyola in scoring, registering 18.4 points per game. He knocked down 46.4-percent of his shots last season and hauled in 130 rebounds. Johnson dished out a team-high 185 assists. He added 54 steals and seven blocks.
Zachary Lee also returns after averaging 14.1 points per game last season. He registered 156 total rebounds, 82 assists, 30 steals, and four blocks.
The Wolf Pack averaged 83.8 points per game and held opponents to just 73.8. They shot 46.0-percent from the field. Loyola out rebounded their opponents 42.6 to 35.0.
LSUA is 5-0 all-time against the Wolf Pack. They are 3-0 when playing at The Fort.
SCOUTING CENTRAL BAPTIST
The Mustangs finished last season with a 13-15 record, including a 9-5 mark in the American Midwest Conference.
CBC averaged 73.8 points per game and allowed 77.5. They were out rebounded by their opposition, 38.9 to 33.3. The Mustangs shot 43.4-percent from the floor and 31.7-percent from long range.
Caleb Knight returns to the program for his sophomore season after averaging 9.6 points per game in 2025-26. He shot 37.8-percent from the floor and added 42 assists across 28 games. Knight started in 24 of the Mustangs' contests.
The Generals are 2-0 against Central Baptist all-time. Both games were played at neutral venues with the first being an NAIA National Tournament game in 2018-19. Monday's game will be the first time Central Baptist and LSUA have played since November 8, 2019.
