College Basketball - Southland Conference
Lamar State Cardinals
Location: Beaumont, TX |
Lamar University is one of the original members of the Southland Conference (SLC) as well as one of the most successful.
Currently coaching the team is the man who posted a 15-17 overall record in SLC during his first season as head coach of the Cardinals, Steve Roccaforte, who works in colaboration with his assistants Don Skelton, Brandon Aldrich and Kermit Holmes.
The last NCAA tournament Lamar played in was in 2000, and although they have participated in 5 occasions, they only managed to win in 1983.
For this season the Lamar Cardinals are one of the favorites from the Southland to win the Conference title.
Lamar State 2009/10 Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Time/Result |
| 13-Nov | Huston-Tillotson | W 80-57 |
| 16-Nov | Texas-Pan American | W 77-72 |
| 19-Nov | at Middle Tennessee | L 74-66 |
| 21-Nov | at Texas Tech | L 77-54 |
| 23-Nov | at Ohio | L 71-46 |
| 25-Nov | at Marshall | L 87-74 |
| 28-Nov | North Carolina A&T | W 74-73 |
| 2-Dec | at Denver | L 62-55 |
| 6-Dec | at Hawaii | L 96-78 |
| 9-Dec | Louisiana College | W 79-64 |
| 19-Dec | Louisiana-Lafayette | L 68-60 |
| 23-Dec | Rice | W 77-61 |
| 30-Dec | St Gregory's | W 76-53 |
| 2-Jan | Tulane | W 70-67 |
| 4-Jan | Arkansas State | W 87-68 |
| 9-Jan | at Southeastern Louisiana | L 78-56 |
| 13-Jan | Texas-Arlington | W 71-68 |
| 16-Jan | McNeese State | W 79-78 |
| 20-Jan | at Texas A&M-CC | L 81-64 |
| 23-Jan | Texas State | L 97-92 |
| 27-Jan | at Sam Houston State | L 90-63 |
| 30-Jan | at Texas-San Antonio | 8:00 PM ET |
| 3-Feb | Central Arkansas | 8:05 PM ET |
| 6-Feb | Stephen F. Austin | 8:05 PM ET |
| 9-Feb | Lyon College | 8:05 PM ET |
| 13-Feb | at Texas State | 5:00 PM ET |
| 17-Feb | Sam Houston State | 8:05 PM ET |
| 20-Feb | at Northwestern State | 8:00 PM ET |
| 24-Feb | at Texas-Arlington | 8:00 PM ET |
| 27-Feb | Texas-San Antonio | 8:05 PM ET |
| 3-Mar | Texas A&M-CC | 8:05 PM ET |
| 6-Mar | at Nicholls State | 3:00 PM ET |