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NEW ORLEANS - Joey Favaloro, Carmen Reedscott, Brian Traxler, Butch Webster, and Ted Wood are set to become the newest members of the LSU New Orleans Athletics Hall of Fame.

Xavier "Butch" Webster made 49 appearances during the first two seasons of LSU New Orleans basketball between 1969-71 and became the school's first honorable mention All-American following his junior season and first All-American selection following his senior season.

A force on both ends of the floor, Webster remains the school's record holder in both points per game (25.2) and rebounds per game (12.5). He finished his career with 1,235 points and 612 rebounds — totals that still place him near the top 10 in school history despite only playing two seasons on the Lakefront.

Webster averaged 26.7 points per game and 12.8 rebounds per game as a senior and was named a unanimous first-team All-American by the Associated Press, Basketball Weekly, the National Association of Basketball Coaches, the Sporting News, United Press International, and Universal Sports. The Privateers finished 23-5 that season and finished in third place at the NCAA Div. II South Regional. LSU New Orleans ranked No. 1 in the final Div. II AP Poll in 1971.

Butch's name remains all over the Privateer record book. His 48-point blitz at Ball State in 1970 remains the highest point total by a Privateer in a single game, as does his 20 field goals made that night. Butch is the only Privateer to have three games of 40 or more points in his career — he did it in three straight games in 1970. The Atlanta native also had three different games of 39 points in his career.

His 25-rebound effort against Nicholls in 1970 was the school record until Ervin Johnson pulled down 27 at Lamar in 1993. He scored 30+ points in 13 games, also a school record, and finished his career with 37 games of 20+ points. His 36 career double-doubles are the third-most in program history.

Webster was taken No. 184 overall by the Buffalo Braves (now the Los Angeles Clippers) in the 12th round of the 1971 NBA Draft. In 2019, a panel of experts named him the sixth-best player in program history during the 50th anniversary of Privateer basketball.

Ted Wood played for the Privateers from 1986-88 and still holds the program record for highest career batting average. Wood hit .380 over 658 career at-bats with the Privateers. Wood also still holds the program record for career runs scored with 230 runs in 178 appearances. Wood also won a gold medal with Team USA at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

Wood is also one of six Privateers in program history with a single season batting average of .400 which he achieved in 1987 when he hit .409. Wood also has the single season runs scored record with 91 in the same year. He was the 29th overall selection by the San Francisco Giants in the '88 MLB Draft, one of six first round picks in program history.

Brian Traxler was a teammate of Wood's from '86-'88 and is statistically the most prolific power hitter in Privateers history with 49 career home runs. Traxler is one of three Privateers who have driven in over 200 runs in a career. His 206 RBI in 696 at-bats ranks second in program history.

Traxler also holds the program record for total bases with 438. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 16th round, one of seven Privateers to be selected that summer. He made his MLB debut with the Dodgers in 1990.

Carmen Reedscott earned All-American honors in her first season with the women's basketball program in 1984-85. She duplicated the feat the next year when she earned Second Team All-American honors in 1985-86. Reedscott was also a two-time American Women's Sports Foundation All-Region selection.

In 83 games for the Privateers, Reedscott scored 1,189 points. She also hauled in 665 career rebounds. Both of those totals rank ninth in women's basketball program history. She still holds the program record for career field goal percentage with a minimum of 200 attempts at 55.9 percent.

Joey Favaloro's decorated coaching career spanned 24 seasons on the Lakefront. Beginning in 1980, Favaloro took the Privateers to their first 20-win season at 20-9. It's a feat Coach Favaloro duplicated six more times which included back-to-back 25-win seasons in 1986 and 1987. Favaloro holds the program record for coaching wins with 382.
Favaloro's 1983 squad took home the Women's NIT title after defeating Texas Tech, Weber State and Memphis during their run. The Privateers beat Memphis 68-58 to clinch the first postseason title in program history. Favaloro also took the Privateers to their first NCAA Tournament in 1986. His 1987 squad finished third in the WNIT after defeating Illinois State.

Tickets for the 2026 Privateer Athletics Hall of Fame ceremony are available for $50 and can be purchased at the link at the top of this story. The event takes place on Nov. 6 at the Homer Hitt Alumni Center on Nov. 6 - the reception begins at 6 p.m. with the program to start at 7 p.m.

ABOUT LSU NEW ORLEANS
In July of 2026 the University of New Orleans rejoined the LSU system and rebranded to "LSU New Orleans" bringing together two powerful brands - the purple and gold of LSU with the unbreakable spirit of New Orleans. The transition marks a return to the LSU family for the University - a place it called home from 1958-2011. Athletic teams will remain the Privateers and continue to compete in the Southland Conference.

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