BASKETBALL

UALR men add two

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock added Cezanne Carson, a 6-6 200-pound forward from St. Petersburg College in Birmingham, Ala., and Wadly Mompremier, a 6-11, 230-pound forward from Miami, Fla., who is a graduate transfer from Ohio University and will be a fifth-year senior in the 2017-2018 season.

Carson, who will be a junior, “brings a skill set of length, athleticism and toughness that our team desperately needs. He has the ability to lock down the best player on the opposing team, and he is very capable of stepping out and knocking down the 3-point shot,” said UALR coach Wes Flanigan.

UCA women add forward

The University of Central Arkansas women’s team signed 6-2 forward Hannah Langhi of Marshall County High School in Benton, Ky., on Thursday.

Langhi averaged 18.1 points and 8.7 rebounds this season and finished with 1,545 points and 1,044 rebounds while leading her team to more than 100 victories. During her career she had 222 steals, 179 assists, 160 blocked shots, 338 total deflections and 35 games with at least 10 points and 10 rebounds.

Langhi was a finalist for Miss Basketball in Kentucky. She was named Region 1 Player of the Year by the Kentucky Association of Basketball Coaches along with being a finalist for Miss Basketball along with a KABC East-West All-Star and Kentucky-Ohio All-Star participant.

Ozarks hires new men’s coach

Travis Carruthers has been named the new head men’s basketball coach at the University of the Ozarks on Thursday.

Carruthers has spent the last two years as the associate head coach at Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas, helping three players earn all-conference honors in the 2016-2017 season. Prior to his stint at Howard Payne, Carruthers was the assistant coach at UT Dallas for eight seasons, helping the program to four NCAA Division III tournaments.

Carruthers replaces David Ferrell, who resigned after four seasons at Ozarks.