2021–22 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team
Appearance
2021–22 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball | |
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Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
West Division | |
Record | 16–15 (8–9 Sun Belt) |
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Home arena | Cajundome |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas State | 12 | – | 3 | .800 | 21 | – | 8 | .724 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appalachian State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia State † | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Troy | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Alabama | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas State | 8 | – | 7 | .533 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastal Carolina | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana | 8 | – | 9 | .471 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UT Arlington | 7 | – | 10 | .412 | 11 | – | 18 | .379 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Southern | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 13 | – | 16 | .448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Monroe | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Little Rock | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 9 | – | 19 | .321 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2022 Sun Belt Tournament winner |
The 2021–22 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ragin' Cajuns, led by twelfth-year head coach Bob Marlin, played their home games at the Cajundome as members of the Sun Belt Conference.
The Ragin' Cajuns finished the 2020–21 season 17–9,[1] 10–7 in Sun Belt play to finish second in the conference's Western Division.[2] The Cajuns proceeded to the Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament. After receiving a first-round bye, they ultimately lost to the Georgia State Panthers.
Offseason
[edit]Departures
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Cedric Russell | 0 | G | 6'2" | 190 | Senior | Alexandria, Louisiana | Graduated |
Devin Butts | 1 | G | 6'6" | 180 | Sophomore | Macon, Georgia | Released/Quit |
Jacobi Gordon | 5 | F | 6'7" | 220 | Junior | Houston, Texas | Transfer to Florida Memorial |
Mylik Wilson | 13 | G | 6'3" | 175 | Sophomore | Rayville, Louisiana | Transfer to Texas Tech |
Chris Spenkuch | 25 | F | 6'7" | 195 | Sophomore | Pembroke Pines, Florida | Transfer to Cowley |
Transfers
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Old School |
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Jalen Dalcourt | 5 | G | 6'1" | 160 | Junior | Lafayette, Louisiana | San Jose State |
Greg Williams, Jr. | 13 | G | 6'3" | 205 | Junior | Lafayette, Louisiana | St. John's |
Jordan Brown | 21 | F | 6'11" | 225 | Sophomore | Roseville, California | Arizona |
Antwann Jones | 25 | G | 6'6" | 220 | Sophomore | Orlando, Florida | Creighton |
Recruiting
[edit]Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Joe Charles Forward |
Carencro, LA | Carencro HS | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Nov 11, 2020 | |
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Carter Domingue Guard |
Lafayette, LA | St. Thomas More Catholic HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Jul 14, 2019 | |
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
10/24/2021* 2:00 p.m. |
at No. 14 Alabama Charity Exhibition |
L 68–73 | 17 – Julien | 9 – Brown | 5 – Williams Jr. | Coleman Coliseum (2,157) Tuscaloosa, AL | |||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/09/2021* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
West Florida | W 81–47 | 1–0 |
14 – Brown | 9 – Richards | 4 – Brown | Cajundome (2,069) Lafayette, LA | ||||
11/12/2021* 7:00 p.m. |
at Southern Miss | W 66–45 | 2–0 |
18 – Williams Jr. | 9 – Brown | 7 – Williams Jr. | Reed Green Coliseum (3,575) Hattiesburg, MS | ||||
11/17/2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Xavier (LA) | W 84–72 | 3–0 |
18 – Brown | 8 – Akwuba | 3 – Julien | Cajundome (2,696) Lafayette, LA | ||||
11/21/2021* 6:30 p.m., BTN |
at Indiana | L 44–76 | 3–1 |
10 – Brown | 10 – Akwuba | 2 – Brown | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (11,407) Bloomington, IN | ||||
11/23/2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Marshall | L 79–93 | 3–2 |
18 – Williams Jr. | 10 – Akwuba | 3 – Gueye | Cam Henderson Center (4,111) Huntington, WV | ||||
11/27/2021* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ |
Jackson State | L 70–75 | 3–3 |
15 – Julien | 5 – Tied | 3 – Jones | Cajundome (2,756) Lafayette, LA | ||||
12/03/2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
New Orleans | W 80–67 | 4–3 |
16 – Wesley | 13 – Brown | 4 – Gueye | Cajundome (2,826) Lafayette, LA | ||||
12/08/2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
McNeese State | W 83–68 | 5–3 |
20 – Julien | 16 – Brown | 4 – Tied | Cajundome (2,524) Lafayette, LA | ||||
12/11/2021* 11:00 a.m., ESPNU |
at Louisiana Tech | L 69-78 | 5–4 |
30 – Brown | 6 – Brown | 5 – Tied | Thomas Assembly Center (2,603) Ruston, LA | ||||
12/14/2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at No. 14 Houston | L 56–71 | 5–5 |
13 – Brown | 14 – Brown | 3 – Julien | Fertitta Center (6,955) Houston, TX | ||||
12/20/2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Loyola (LA) | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Cajundome Lafayette, LA | ||||||||
Conference regular season | |||||||||||
12/30/2021 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Appalachian State | W 71–55 | 6–5 (1–0) |
16 – Brown | 11 – Akwuba | 7 – Wesley | Holmes Center (2,535) Boone, NC | ||||
01/01/2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Coastal Carolina | W 65–64 | 7–5 (2–0) |
20 – Brown | 8 – Brown | 5 – Thomas | HTC Center (778) Conway, SC | ||||
01/06/2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Arkansas State | W 83–77 OT | 8–5 (3–0) |
20 – Julien | 15 – Akwuba | 5 – Au | Cajundome (2,682) Lafayette, LA | ||||
01/08/2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Little Rock | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Cajundome Lafayette, LA | ||||||||
01/13/2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UT Arlington | L 73–83 | 8–6 (3–1) |
20 – Julien | 6 – Brown | 4 – 3 Tied | College Park Center (1,057) Arlington, TX | ||||
01/15/2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Texas State | L 68–72 | 8–7 (3–2) |
18 – Brown | 16 – Brown | 3 – 2 Tied | Strahan Arena (1,163) San Marcos, TX | ||||
01/20/2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
South Alabama | L 70–77 | 8–8 (3–3) |
21 – Brown | 11 – Brown | 2 – 3 Tied | Cajundome (2,853) Lafayette, LA | ||||
01/22/2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Troy | W 69–59 | 9–8 (4–3) |
17 – Julien | 9 – Akwuba | 3 – Charles | Cajundome (3,150) Lafayette, LA | ||||
01/27/2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Georgia State | L 64–68 | 9–9 (4–4) |
17 – Garnett | 7 – Akwuba | 3 – Thomas | Cajundome (2,580) Lafayette, LA | ||||
01/29/2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Georgia Southern | L 65–66 | 9–10 (4–5) |
19 – Julien | 8 – Akwuba | 6 – Thomas | Cajundome (3,023) Lafayette, LA | ||||
02/03/2022 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Little Rock | W 75–51 | 10–10 (5–5) |
20 – Brown | 9 – 2 Tied | 5 – Thomas | Jack Stephens Center (1,833) Little Rock, AR | ||||
02/05/2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Arkansas State | L 58–67 | 10–11 (5–6) |
20 – Brown | 12 – Brown | 3 – Wesley | First National Bank Arena (2,542) Jonesboro, AR | ||||
02/10/2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Texas State | L 73–82 | 10–12 (5–7) |
22 – Julien | 8 – Akwuba | 4 – Charles | Cajundome (2,609) Lafayette, LA | ||||
02/12/2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UT Arlington | L 77–80 OT | 10–13 (5–8) |
21 – Brown | 12 – Brown | 4 – Williams Jr. | Cajundome (2,591) Lafayette, LA | ||||
02/17/2022 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Louisiana–Monroe | W 78–77 | 11–13 (6–8) |
26 – Brown | 7 – Brown | 4 – Brown | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,287) Monroe, LA | ||||
02/19/2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Louisiana–Monroe | W 79–74 | 12–13 (7–8) |
26 – Julien | 10 – Julien | 4 – Thomas | Cajundome (2,850) Lafayette, LA | ||||
02/23/2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Georgia Southern | W 82–69 | 13–13 (8–8) |
21 – Akwuba | 10 – Akwuba | 4 – Julien | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,669) Statesboro, GA | ||||
02/25/2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Georgia State | L 58–65 | 13–14 (8–9) |
18 – Williams Jr. | 9 – Brown | 3 – Thomas | GSU Sports Arena (1,445) Atlanta, GA | ||||
Sun Belt tournament | |||||||||||
03/03/2022 11:30 am, ESPN+ |
(8) | vs. (9) UT Arlington First round |
W 67–64 | 14–14 |
16 – Dalcourt | 7 – Williams Jr. | 4 – Au | Pensacola Bay Center (437) Pensacola, FL | |||
03/05/2022 11:30 am, ESPN+ |
(8) | vs. (1) Texas State Quarterfinals |
W 79–72 | 15–14 |
31 – Brown | 11 – Akwuba | 5 – Tied | Pensacola Bay Center (2,167) Pensacola, FL | |||
03/06/2022 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(8) | vs. (4) Troy Semifinals |
W 66–57 | 16–14 |
16 – Williams Jr. | 8 – Akwuba | 3 – Thomas | Pensacola Bay Center (1,985) Pensacola, FL | |||
03/07/2022 6:00 pm, ESPN2 |
(8) | vs. (3) Georgia State Championship |
L 71–80 | 16–15 |
24 – Brown | 8 – Brown | 3 – Brown | Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "2020-21 Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Standings". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
- ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Ragin' Cajuns Athletics. Retrieved November 13, 2021.