New Orleans native Tyrann Mathieu is coming off of a magical season winning a super bowl with the Kansas City Chiefs in his seventh season. Mathieu was looked at as the heart & soul of that Chiefs defense finishing the year with 75 tackles, 2 sacks, and 4 INTs. 

The St. Augustine alum was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the third round of the 2013 draft where he spent five seasons. He then spent one year with the Houston Texans in 2018 before signing with the Chiefs last off-season. 
Mathieu, nicknamed “The Honey Badger” and “The Landlord” has been a fan favorite everywhere he has been, large part because of the adversity he has had to overcome & his infectious personality. 

Mathieu & his longtime coach/mentor Del-Lee Collins took the time out to do a zoom interview with G-Sportz to discuss winning the super bowl, overcoming adversity, being overlooked coming out of high school & much more. 

Former East Ascension point guard Camryn Carter has had quite the off-season picking up offers from Virginia Tech, Mississippi St, Ole Miss, Georgetown, Tulane, Coastal Carolina, & Southern. 

​Carter only had offers from Xavier(LA) & Southeastern before the summer, but after some outstanding showing with New Orleans Elite on the AAU circuit, Carter has emerged has the top point guard in the state. 

The 6-2 point guard averaged 22.1 points and 4.1 assists per contest this past season for the Spartans. Carter has become a hot commodity over the last few months and confirmed to G-Sportz that he’ll be transferring to Putnam Academy Prep School in Connecticut for his senior year. 

​Carter took the time out to do a zoom interview with G-Sportz to discuss his success this off-season during AAU, his recruiting process & much more. 

Jardin Gilbert is ranked the No. 9 safety in the country & the No. 10 overall prospect in Louisiana according to 247Sports. 

On Aug 2, Gilbert announced his top five schools via twitter that included Alabama, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Mississippi St, & Southern. Many were surprised that Gilbert included an HBCU school in his top five, but he expressed that it wasn’t a publicity stunt & he’s really considering Southern to take his talents to. 

The 6’1, 175 pound prospect has played WR & DB for U-High the last two years. A lot of schools have been recruiting Gilbert for receiver, but he has let it be known that he wants to play safety in college. 

The 4-Star prospect took the time out & did a zoom interview with G-Sportz discussing why he put Southern in his top five, a timeline when he wants to be committed by, his passion behind the Black Lives Movement & much more.
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New Orleans Elite combo guard : Camryn Carter C/O 2021 - Carter played like the best player in the gym at the HoopFest tournament. His feel for the game playing with good pace, good vision, shooting it well off the dribble, & competing on the defensive end was very impressive. And I love the confidence & swag this kid plays with on the court. Carter has offers Virginia Tech, Mississippi St, Ole Miss, Tulane, Southern, Southeastern & Xavier(LA).
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Liv-On point guard : Carlos Stewart C/O 2021 - Stewart was terrific on both ends of the floor proving why he’s a legitimate D1 kid. He scored it at all 3 levels at a high rate & his athleticism continues to get better & better. When it comes to toughness, I consider him the toughest guard in the state. Stewart is currently committed to Santa Clara.
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Liv-On guard : Keon Coleman C/O 2021 - Coleman is an athletic freak to say the least. He literally made the HoopFest tournament his own dunk contest & his energy was infectious amongst his team. His God given ability is really imposing & he showed it this past weekend. Coleman is currently committed to Kansas for basketball & football. ​

Liv-On forward : Solomon Washington C/O 2022 - Washington’s motor & energy was hands down the best in the gym. This kid does things that impacts the game that might not show up on the stat sheet. He competes at a high level on both ends of the floor & his athleticism is incredible. He looked leaner than he did during his high school season & showed that he can play on the wing as well. ​Has offers from Tulane, ULL, & Southern.

Louisiana Elite guard : Jonquarius McGhee C/O 2021 - A lot of people didn’t know about this kid before the HoopFest tournament, but he definitely made a case for himself on why he should be considered 1 of the best guards in the state. Showed that he can play the point or off the ball at a high level. He got into the lane at will scoring the ball & showed excellent vision finding his teammates for open shots. His on ball defense was superior & he was definitely 1 of the best athletes in the gym. ​Has 1 offer from Nicholls St.

​Liv-On guard : Fred Payne C/O 2023 -

​Liv-On guard : Dorian Finister C/O 2022 -

New Orleans Elite guard : Jamond Vincent C/O 2021 - ​

Liv-On guard : Alex Hammond C/O 2022

​Louisiana Elite guard : Kendrick Delahoussaye C/O 2021 -

Liv-On forward : Kyran Ratliff C/O 2022 - 
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Liv-On guard : Derick Tezeno C/O 2021 -

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Runaway Jets guard : Gage Larvadain C/O 2021 - ​

New Orleans native Ricky Brumfield is going into his third season at Virginia after joining Bronco Mendenhall’s staff in January of 2018 as the program’s special teams coordinator. In July of 2020, Mendenhall announced that Brumfield would also serve as the tight ends coach.
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Brumfield, who enters his 20th season as a collegiate coach in 2020. He started his coaching journey in 2001 at Union College where he was the special teams coordinator & WRs coach. In 2004 he moved on to Fairmont St where he would spend six seasons before going to Nicholls St in 2011. His next two stops would be to Western Kentucky & then to the University of Texas-San Antonio where he would coach under the legendary Frank Wilson. 

​The Thibodaux native Jordan Arcement is going into his third season at Virginia on the player personnel side as the director of communications for the team.