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In the Crescent Bend
Stands our loved and noble Xavier,
Far her praises send.
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Rush add Cameroon forward to complete signing class
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Olivier Siewe
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September 13, 2012
NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana
has completed its signing class for the 2012-13 men's basketball season
with the addition of 6-foot-5 forward Olivier Siewe of Douala, Cameroon.
Siewe transferred to Xavier from Southern University
of Shreveport, a two-year college, and will be a junior on the Gold Rush roster.
Siewe was a two-year starter at Southern and helped
the Port City Jags win Miss-Lou Conference
championships and finish second in the Region XXIII playoffs both seasons.
Southern was 27-4 in 2010-11 and 22-8 in 2011-12. Siewe averaged 10 points and five rebounds
per game this past season and, accoring to coach David Francis, had the
school's highest grade-point average.
"Olivier is a good guy. He worked hard for us," Francis said.
"He's a good defensive player and a really good student."
Siewe transferred to SUSLA after one season at
NCAA Division I Campbell University, where he did not play during a redshirt
season. Siewe was first-team all-conference twice at Piney Woods School in
Mississippi, where he averaged
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19 points, 12 rebounds and 2.5 assists as a senior
and 14.5 points and 12.3 rebounds as a junior.
This will be the seventh season of organized basketball for Siewe, 22.
Siewe is a business management major at
Xavier. He'll be the first non-U.S. player for the Gold Rush since Nordine Sekour of Marseille, France, in 2004-05.
The Gold Rush have seven signees for 2012-13. Previously signed were guards RJ
Daniels of New Orleans, Xavier Rogers of Denton, Texas, Gary Smith of Sugar Land, Texas,
and Lucas Martin-Julien of Reserve, La., and forwards John Gibson of Marietta, Ga., and
Wesley Pluviose-Philip of Albany, N.Y.
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) |
| Olivier Siewe |
F |
6-5 |
210 |
Jr. |
Douala, Cameroon |
Piney Woods (Southern-Shreveport JC) |
| 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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The Xavier Gold Rush and Gold Nuggets compete in Division I of the NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) as a member of the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC).
Xavier fields men's teams in basketball, cross country, tennis and track and field and women's teams in basketball, cross country, tennis, track and field and volleyball.
Department of Intercollegiate Athletics
Xavier University of Louisiana
1 Drexel Drive
Campus Box 92
New Orleans, LA 70125
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