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2012-13 Quick Facts
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General
Name of School: Xavier University of Louisiana
City/Zip: New Orleans LA 70125
Founded: 1925 by the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament
Enrollment: 3,399 (fall 2011 semester)
Nickname: Gold Nuggets (women), Gold Rush (men)
School Colors: Gold and white
Home Facilty: Convocation Center (capacity 3,817)
Affiliation: NAIA Division I
Conference: Gulf Coast Athletic (www.gcaconf.com)
President: Dr. Norman C. Francis
Alma Mater, Year: Xavier, 1952
Athletics Director: Dennis Cousin
Alma Mater, Year: Southern University, 1967
Administrative Assistant II: Alma Henderson
Administrative Assistant: Lauren Alexis
Athletics Department Phone: (504) 520-7329
Athletics Trainers: Tiffany Gary, Melvin Wallis

History
First Season of Women's Basketball: 1977-78 (modern era)
Overall All-Time Record: 715-314 (34 seasons)
Winning / Losing / .500 Seasons: 27 / 7 / 0
Number of Years in NAIA Division I National Championship: 16 — 2012, 2011, 2010, 2008, 2007, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994
Last Postseason Opponent: Union (Tenn.) in the second round of the NAIA Division I National Championship at Frankfort, Ky., on March 16, 2012
Result: Union 58, Xavier 43
Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Regular-Season Championships Won: 13 — 2011-12, 2009-10, 2004-05, 2003-04, 2002-03, 2000-01, 1997-98, 1996-97, 1995-96, 1994-95, 1993-94, 1986-87, 1981-82
NAIA District 30 Playoffs Won: 1 — 1980-81
Gulf Coast Athletic Conference/NAIA District 30 Tournament Championships Won: 13 — 2011-12, 2010-11, 2009-10, 2007-08, 2004-05, 2000-01, 1997-98, 1996-97, 1995-96, 1994-95, 1993-94, 1989-90, 1981-82
   Sports Information
Sports Information Director: Ed Cassiere
SID Office Phone: (504) 520-5707
Home Phone: (504) 888-4004
Cell Phone / Text Messaging: (504) 256-5380
Email: ecassier@xula.edu
Alternate Email: ecassiere@yahoo.com
SID Fax: (504) 520-7934
SID Mailing Address: 1 Drexel Drive, Campus Box 92, New Orleans LA 70125 (same address for overnight shipping)
Athletics Web Site: www.xula.edu/athletics
Women's Basketball Site: www.xula.edu/athletics/wb

Team Information
2011-12 Overall Record: 26-9 (13-1 home, 8-5 away, 5-3 neutral)
2011-12 Conference Record / Finish: 12-2 (7-0 home, 5-2 away) / 1st place out of 8 schools
Final National Ranking: 16th in the NAIA coaches postseason poll
Starters Returning/Lost: 1 returning / 4 lost
Letterwomen Returning/Lost: 9 returning / 8 lost

Women's Basketball Staff
Head Coach: Bo Browder, 14th season
Alma Mater, Year: Grambling, 1994
Record at School (Years): 324-111 (13 years)
Career Record (Years): 326-119 (14 years)
Women's Basketball Office Phone: (504) 520-7333
Head Coach Email: rbrowder@xula.edu
Best Time to Reach Coach: Weekday afternoons
Associate Head Coach (Alma Mater, Year): Darrilyn Broussard (Xavier, 1986), 12th season
Associate Head Coach Email: dbrouss1@xula.edu
Volunteer Assistant Coach (Alma Mater, Year): Ashley McGill (Xavier, 2012), second season
Student Assistant Coach: Jasmine Grant, first season
Student Managers: Jamie Bolden, Kamille DeLoach, Kara Keller, Anthony Lotten

Player Information
Starters Returning (R) and Lost (L) Ht. Cl. Pos. GP/GS PPG RPG Other
SiMon Franklin (R) 5-7 Sr. G 35/34 10.0 2.4 GCAC Tournament MVP
Jasmine Grant (L) 5-8 Sr. G 35/35 9.7 2.0 All-GCAC, made 203 career 3-pointers
Keldra Hall (L) 6-0 Sr. C 35/28 9.7 6.0 All-GCAC twice
Jazmoné Kelly (L) 5-9 Sr. G/F 35/35 5.3 6.4 All-GCAC Tournament
Brandi Young (L) 5-6 Sr. G 35/35 6.1 2.5 All-GCAC Tournament twice

Other Returning Players Ht. Cl. Pos. GP/GS PPG RPG Other
Carmen Holcombe 5-11 Jr. F 31/9 5.1 4.2  
Chelsea Broussard 6-0 So. F 34/0 2.9 3.4  
Jessica Savannah 5-10 So. G/F 35/0 2.5 1.5 Made 25-of-28 free throws
Paige Gauthier 5-6 Jr. G 34/0 2.4 2.1  
Paige Rochelle 5-11 Jr. F/G 29/0 1.6 1.5  
Angelica Alexander 5-10 Jr. F 34/0 1.4 2.0  
Etheral Lesene 5-5 Jr. G 10/0 1.0 0.8  
Jolie Bellow 5-9 Jr. F 10/0 0.9 0.9  

Others Not Returning Ht. Cl. Pos. GP/GS PPG RPG Other
Dalila Robinson 5-9 Fr. G 34/0 3.4 1.2 2nd on team with 38 made 3-pointers
Danielle Kennebrew 5-11 Sr. F 35/1 3.0 2.3 4-year letterwoman
Cleosha Lee 5-9 Fr. G/F 7/0 1.7 1.1  
Crystal Wallace 6-3 Fr. C 20/0 1.5 1.5  

Newcomers Ht. Cl. Pos. Hometown Most Recent School
Whitney Gaston-Loyd 6-0 Jr. C Shreveport, La. Arkansas-Little Rock
Whitney Gathright 5-4 Fr. G New Orleans, La. John Curtis Christian School
Emoni Harvey 5-6 Fr. G Memphis, Tenn. Briarcrest Christian High School
Talor Hixon 5-7 So. G Carson, Calif. Cerritos College
Faith Hyacinthe 5-9 Fr. F Rockford, Ill. Auburn High School
Schyler Morton 5-7 So. G New Orleans, La. Fordham University
Amara Person-Hampton 6-1 Fr. C Long Beach, Calif. Troy High School
Andraquay Quinnine 5-9 Jr. G Elk Grove, Calif. Consumes River College
Kelsee Singleton 6-2 Fr. C New Orleans, La. Karr High School
Danielle Tucker 5-10 Jr. F Rochester, N.Y. Mars Hill College

 

 
Gulf Coast Athletic Conference

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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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