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ALMA MATER
In the Mississippi Valley,
In the Crescent Bend
Stands our loved and noble Xavier,
Far her praises send.
Refrain:
Wave her colors bear them onward
Gold and white so true
Hail to thee, all hail, dear Xavier
Hail, all hail, X.U.!
Xavier, ever be our guide
And lead us on the way,
Through life's journey, onward, upward
To the eternal day. (Refrain)
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Rush sign 2, including guard from 2-time state champion
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Lucas Martin-Julien
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Wesley Pluviose-Philip
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July 12, 2012
NEW ORLEANS — Lucas Martin-Julien of Reserve, La.,
and Wesley Pluviose-Philip of Albany, N.Y., have signed men's basketball
scholarships with Xavier University of Louisiana. Both will be freshmen in
the 2012-13 season.
Martin-Julien, a 6-foot-2 guard, was a three-year
starter for Riverside Academy in Reserve, about 30 miles west of New Orleans. He helped the Rebels win Class 2A state
championships in 2010 and 2011 and finish second in the 2A playoffs this
past season. He was all-district as a junior and a senior and honorable-mention
all-state as a senior. He averaged 9.9 points per game this past season
and 9.5 points as a junior.
He was a
WGNO-TV VooDoo Prep Athlete of the Week in January
after his putback layup
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with 41 seconds remaining gave Riverside a 57-55 victory against
Scotlandville Magnet. He also made 7-of-8 free throws in that game. Martin-Julien
had six steals Dec. 20 against Prestonwood Christian, the eventual Texas
Association of Private and Parochial Schools 5A state champion.
Martin-Julien played football his final two seasons
at Riverside, starting at strong safety both years and making all-district
as a senior for a team that reached the 2A state quarterfinals.
Pluviose-Philip, a 6-7 forward, was a standout on and off the court.
He averaged 12 points and eight rebounds per game for Albany High School this past season,
was second-team all-conference and was chosen to start in the Albany-area
outstanding senior game. He averaged 15 points and 11 rebounds
in club play for City Rocks during the summer of 2011. He was a two-year starter
and helped Albany reach the sectional semifinals in 2010 and 2011.
In track Pluviose-Philip had a best time of 51 seconds for 400 meters.
Pluviose-Martin attended Boys State in 2011, and later
that year he and a basketball teammate organized a
bedding drive
for victims of Tropical Storm Irene in New York's Schoharie County. Also his senior year,
Pluviose-Philip was one of two student representatives to the City School District of
Albany Board of Education.
Pluvoise-Philip will be a biology/pre-medical major at
Xavier. Martin-Julien still is deciding on a major.
The Gold Rush have six signees for next season. Previously signed were guard RJ
Daniels of New Orleans, guard Xavier Rogers of Denton, Texas, forward
John Gibson of Marietta, Ga., and guard Gary Smith of Sugar Land, Texas.
Xavier was 23-9 this past season, shared the Gulf Coast
Athletic Conference regular-season championship, qualified for the second straight
year for the Buffalo Funds-NAIA Division I National Championship and ranked 24th
in the postseason coaches poll. Xavier's 27 seasons of 20 or more victories are the
most in the history of Louisiana men's college basketball. The Rush reached
the NAIA national tourney six of the past eight seasons.
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2012-13 Xavier University of Louisiana Men's Basketball Signees
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| Name |
Pos. |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Yr.* |
Hometown |
High School (College) |
| RJ Daniels |
G |
6-4 |
190 |
Fr. |
New Orleans, La. |
St. Augustine |
| John Gibson |
F |
6-7 |
195 |
Fr. |
Marietta, Ga. |
Walton |
| Lucas Martin-Julien |
G |
6-2 |
187 |
Fr. |
Reserve, La. |
Riverside Academy |
| Wesley Pluviose-Philip |
F |
6-7 |
230 |
Fr. |
Albany, N.Y. |
Albany |
| Xavier Rogers |
G |
6-2 |
175 |
Jr. |
Denton, Texas |
Lake Dallas (Grambling) |
| Gary Smith |
G |
6-1 |
180 |
Fr. |
Sugar Land, Texas |
The Village School |
| * athletic classification at Xavier in fall of 2012 |
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