Biography
Career Honors:
All-Time Program Leader in Games Played (132), Assists (595) and Steals (220)
2018-19 National Association of Basketball Coaches Division I All-District 23 (First Team)
2018-19 Southland Conference All-Defense
2018-19 All-Southland Conference (First Team)
2017-18 National Association of Basketball Coaches Division I All-District 23 (First Team)
2017-18 Southland Conference All-Tournament Team
2017-18 All-Southland Conference (First Team)
2017-18 Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Year
2017-18 All-Southland Conference Defensive Team
2017-18 Southland Conference Player of the Week (Nov. 27, March 4)
2016-17 LSWA All-Louisiana (Honorable Mention)
2016-17 All-Southland Conference (Third Team)
2016-17 LSWA Co-Player of the Week (Feb. 27)
2016-17 Southland Conference Player of the Week (Nov. 21)
2018-19:
2017-18: Only Lion to start all 34 games … Joined Keith Charleston as first Lions to play 34 games in a season … Averaged a team-best 33.7 minutes … Became the 12th Lion to be named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches Division I All-District 23 team, earning first-team honors … Seventh Lion to be named first-team All-Southland Conference and the first to be named Southland Defensive Player of the Year and to the All-Defensive Team … Was selected to the All-Southland Tournament team after averaging 20.5 points, 6.0 assists and 5.0 rebounds over two games … Averaged 12.8 points and 5.2 rebounds, both second best on the team … … Set the Southeastern records for single-season assists with 207 and for career with 449 … Was second in single-season steals (66) and third in career steals (164) … Led the Southland Conference in assists (6.1 apg) and was second in steals (2.1 spg) during the regular season … Also fourth in assist/TO ratio (1.8) … Led the conference in assists and steals in league play … Also led the league with five double-digit assist games … Had three double-doubles … Ranked 17th nationally in steals and 18th in assists … Career-high 12 assists at UIW were the most in a SLC game this season … … Led the Lions in assists 29 times, scoring seven, rebounding nine, steals 18 and blocks twice … Had game-high five assists at Saint Mary’s in the first round of the NIT … Went 14-for-14 from the line against Sam Houston State in the semifinals of the Southland Conference Tournament, second-best single-game effort in Lions’ history … Tied a career-high with 29 points to go with seven assists … Added 12 points, five assists and a team-best six rebounds against Stephen F. Austin in the championship game … Was named the Southland Player of the Week for Weeks 3 (Nov. 27) and 17 (March 4) and was a three-time honorable mention Player of the Week selection (Dec. 27, Feb. 2, Feb. 12) … Had a double-double with 27 points and a career-high 10 rebounds against Stephen F. Austin … Also had six assists … Had a double-double with 17 points and 12 assists to go with seven rebounds at UIW … Scored 14 points and dished out 10 assists at Samford … Had 13 points and six assists at New Orleans and 14 points, six rebounds and eight assists against Nicholls in the final week of the season … Poured in 26 points at Tulane … Had 23 points and eight rebounds at UL Lafayette … Scored 22 points at Kent State … Had 20 points, nine rebounds and five assists at McNeese … Gave out 11 assists versus Central Arkansas and 10 against Houston Baptist.
2016-17: Appeared in 32 games with 31 starts … Was named third-team All-Southland Conference and honorable mention All-Louisiana by the LSWA … Averaged team-high 29.3 minutes per game … Ninth on the Lions career list with 242 assists … Tied for fourth on the Lions’ all-time season list with 58 steals and tied for fifth with 144 assists … Led the team in scoring and ranked 10th in the conference with 14.5 points per contest … Fifth in the league in assists (4.5 apg), seventh in steals (1.8 spg) and 10th in 3-point field goal percentage (.400) and assist/turnover ratio (1.2) … Shot 47.7 percent from the field, 40 percent on 3s and 75.4 percent from the line … Paced the squad in assists in 22 games, in steals in 18, in scoring in 12 and in rebounds in three … Led the team with 16 points and five assists while pulling down five rebounds in 77-65 loss to Lamar in first round of Southland Conference Tournament … Helped lead Lions to 63-58 win at conference front-runner New Orleans with a game-high 23 points … Third straight game of 20-plus points and eighth of the season … 11 of the points came in the final 4:15 as the Lions overcame a 10-point deficit in the final 10:56 … Also had career highs with six steals and two blocks while dishing out five assists and grabbing five rebounds … Shared Co-Louisiana Sports Writers Association’s Men’s Basketball Player of the Week on Feb. 27 with Nicholls senior center Liam Thomas … Became the first Lion to earn LSWA weekly honors since Cedric Jenkins shared the award with LSU’s Keith Hornsby on March 9, 2015 … Also received honorable mention Southland Conference Player of the Week recognition after averaging 28.5 points while shooting 65.6 percent, including 55.6 percent on 3s, in two games over the week … Scored a career-high 29 points in 77-71 loss at Nicholls, his third game of 28 or more points in 2016-17 … Was the first Lion with three games of 28 or more points in a season since Trent Hutchin had three 32-point games during the 2010-11 campaign … Had tied a then-career best with 28 points in 87-70 win over Nicholls … Was the first Southeastern player with consecutive 28-point games since Hutchin scored 32 at both Lamar and Sam Houston on Feb. 2 and 5, 2011 … Had a career-high 10 assists in 73-66 win at Northwestern State, the most by a Lion since Zay Jackson had 12 against New Orleans on Feb. 24, 2016 … Also had 11 points for his first career double-double … Was the first double-double by a Lion that included double-figure assists since Michael Gardener had 18 points and 11 rebounds against Texas-San Antonio on Jan. 15, 2004 … Scored team-high 14 points and had six assists in 60-52 loss to New Orleans… Recorded 15 points and five assists in 80-75 loss at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi … Had career highs in field goals made (9) and 3-pointers made (five) while scoring a game-high 24 points in 68-66 loss at Central Arkansas … Also tied career highs with 16 field goal attempted and eight 3s attempted while tying for the team high with seven rebounds … Led the Lions with five assists and two steals … Recorded nine points, three assists and three steals in 72-44 win over Nicholls … Had six assists in 71-69 loss at Sam Houston … Scored 11 points and had 11 tied for the team lead with seven rebounds in 83-71 win over Houston Baptist ... Also had four assists … Had six assists and two steals in 79-75 win over McNeese … Gave out seven assists and recorded 13 points and five rebounds in 56-50 win at Abilene Christian … Tied a career-high with nine free throws made … Poured in a team-high 24 points and had six assists in 74-63 win over Incarnate Word … Had five assists in 75-53 win over Abilene Christian … Led the team with 22 points and six assists in 64-53 win at Southern … Had five rebounds and four assists in 78-56 loss at Toledo … Tied a career high with five steals while adding 12 points and four assists in a 108-69 win over Florida A&M … Became the first Lion in more than five years to be named Southland Conference Player of the Week after averaging 25 points against Tulane and Jackson State …Playing in his hometown, set career highs in points (game-high 28), field goals attempted (16), 3-pointers attempted (6), free throws made (9) and free throws attempted (15) in a 93-76 loss at Tulane … Also tied personal bests in field goals made (8) and 3-pointers made (3) while collecting a team-high four steals and adding two assists … Led all scorers with 22 points in an 84-71 win over Jackson State … Was 8-of-12 from the field and 5-of-5 from the line while also dishing out six assists and grabbing two steals … Led the team with 20 points in a 67-59 loss at Colorado State … Pulled down a career-high nine rebounds while scoring 18 points and recording six assists in a 72-56 win at UTEP … Dished out a career-best nine assists and had 14 points, six rebounds and two steals in an 89-72 win over Xavier-New Orleans … Had 17 points, four assists and three steals in an 85-75 win over Maryland-Eastern Shore … Had team-highs of five assists and three steals in an 88-59 loss at Louisiana Tech … Opened the season with 14 points and four assists in an 85-39 win over Millsaps.
2015-16: Started 23 of 33 games as a freshman … Averaged 21.7 minutes a game … Scored an average of 7.3 points per game … Lions’ leading returner in assists (98) and steals (40) … Shot 44.9 percent from the field and 70.7 percent from the line … Scored in double digits 12 times, including six straight from Jan. 16-Feb. 6 … Scored 91 points over that span … Tossed in season-high 19 points in 82-80 win over McNeese … Was coming off an 18-point, nine-assist effort in 91-76 loss at Northwestern State … Had 17 points in 98-70 win over Lamar … Scored 14 points and grabbed season-high five steals in 61-60 win at New Orleans … Scored 11 points against the Privateers in an 84-74 win in the Southland Tournament.
High School: Averaged 15.3 points, 4.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game as a senior at Helen Cox HS … LSWA’s 5A Player of the Year … Earned All-State and All-District honors … NOLA.com/The Times-Picayune Large Schools Player of the Year … Named to The New Orleans Advocate’s All-Metro team … District 8-5A MVP and MVP in the Louisiana High School Coaches Association All-Star Game.
Personal: Born Marlain Guy Veal in Gretna, Louisiana … Son of Patrick Roublow and Swylita Veal … Has five siblings, Rahiem Veal, Sunshine Veal, Patrick Roublow Jr. and Monique Roublow … Enjoys working out … Biggest sports thrill was meeting Russell Westbrook … Majoring in communications.
