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2016–17 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team

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2016–17 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record21–12 (10–8 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Neil Hardin
  • Kevin Johnson
  • Josten Crow
Home arenaCajundome
Blackham Coliseum
Seasons
2016–17 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas–Arlington 14 4   .778 27 9   .750
Georgia State 12 6   .667 20 13   .606
Arkansas State 11 7   .611 20 12   .625
Texas State 11 7   .611 22 14   .611
Georgia Southern 11 7   .611 18 15   .545
Louisiana–Lafayette 10 8   .556 21 12   .636
Troy 10 8   .556 22 15   .595
Coastal Carolina 10 8   .556 20 19   .513
South Alabama 7 11   .389 14 18   .438
Little Rock 6 12   .333 15 17   .469
Appalachian State 4 14   .222 9 21   .300
Louisiana–Monroe 2 16   .111 9 24   .273
2017 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner

The 2016–17 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ragin' Cajuns were led by seventh-year head coach Bob Marlin and played their home games at the Cajundome, with four home games at Blackham Coliseum, as members in the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 10–8 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They defeated Little Rock before losing to Georgia State in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt tournament.[1][2] Despite having 21 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

Previous season

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The Ragin' Cajuns finished the 2015–16 season 19–15, 12–8 in Sun Belt play to finish in fourth place. They beat South Alabama in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt tournament before losing to Little Rock in the semifinals. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Texas A&M–Corpus Christi and Furman before losing in the quarterfinals to UC Irvine.

Roster

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2016–17 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 1 Jay Wright 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Rincon, Georgia
F 3 Justin Miller 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 251 lb (114 kg) Fr Owensboro, Kentucky
G 4 Frank Bartley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Jr Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G 5 Kadavion Evans 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) RS Fr Shreveport, Louisiana
F 11 Jerekius Davis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 222 lb (101 kg) RS Fr Jackson, Mississippi
G 13 Jacob Broussard 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 164 lb (74 kg) Jr Lafayette, Louisiana
G 15 P.J. Hardy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Lake Charles, Louisiana
G 22 Johnathan Stove 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Jr Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G 23 Jordan Adebutu 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Fr Baton Rouge, Louisiana
F 25 Roydell Brown 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Fr New Orleans, Louisiana
G 31 Mason Aucoin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Fr Luling, Louisiana
F 32 Bryce Washington 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr New Orleans, Louisiana
C 33 Larenz Stalcup 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 233 lb (106 kg) Jr Colorado Springs, Colorado
F 55 Scott Plaisance 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 217 lb (98 kg) So New Orleans, Louisiana
F JaKeenan Gant Current redshirt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Springfield, Georgia
G Malik Marquetti Current redshirt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Jr Compton, California
G Marcus Stroman Current redshirt 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Jr Columbia, South Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2016*
7:00 pm
West Florida W 94–72 
 25  Washington   12  Washington   5  Bartley  Blackham Coliseum (1,242)
Lafayette, Louisiana
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 pm
at Minnesota L 74–86  0–1
 21  Miller   10  Washington   3  Bartley  Williams Arena (8,453)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
11/14/2016*
8:00 pm
at Montana State L 83–84  0–2
 29  Bartley   8  Washington   4  Wright  Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,395)
Bozeman, Montana
11/17/2016*
7:00 pm
Panhandle State W 117–47  1–2
 20  Washington   13  Washington   5  Evans  Blackham Coliseum (1,067)
Lafayette, Louisiana
11/21/2016*
7:00 pm
Delaware State W 83–82  2–2
 25  Bartley   14  Washington   5  Bartley  Blackham Coliseum (1,822)
Lafayette, Louisiana
11/23/2016*
3:00 pm
at James Madison W 82–70  3–2
 28  Bartley   12  Washington   6  Wright  JMU Convocation Center (2,200)
Harrisonburg, Virginia
11/27/2016*
4:00 pm
Texas Southern W 84–73  4–2
 22  Washington   14  Miller   4  Wright  Blackham Coliseum (3,027)
Lafayette, Louisiana
12/01/2016*
7:10 pm
Nicholls State W 101–69  5–2
 19  Bartley   10  Washington   5  Wright  Cajundome (4,982)
Lafayette, Louisiana
12/03/2016*
1:00 pm
at McNeese State W 92–72  6–2
 28  Wright   15  Washington   5  Wright  Burton Coliseum (1,500)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
12/07/2016*
7:00 pm
Loyola W 94–60  7–2
 19  Bartley   10  Washington   5  Wright  Cajundome (3,544)
Lafayette, Louisiana
12/10/2016*
7:15 pm
Louisiana Tech W 91–83  8–2
 19  Washington   10  Washington   5  Wright  Cajundome (4,491)
Lafayette, Louisiana
12/14/2016*
5:00 pm, SECN
at Georgia L 60–73  8–3
 17  Miller   18  Washington   4  Wright  Stegeman Coliseum (5,125)
Athens, Georgia
12/17/2016*
6:00 pm
at New Orleans W 76–71  9–3
 27  Wright   14  Washington   4  Wright  Lakefront Arena (1,411)
New Orleans, Louisiana
12/20/2016*
7:00 pm
Pepperdine W 90–64  10–3
 19  Washington   10  Washington   4  Stove  Cajundome (3,582)
Lafayette, Louisiana
Sun Belt regular season
12/31/2016
7:00 pm
at Arkansas State L 71–74  10–4
(0–1)
 16  Miller   11  Washington   4  Wright  Convocation Center (2,056)
Jonesboro, Arkansas
01/02/2017
6:30 pm
at Little Rock W 69–52  11–4
(1–1)
 15  Miller   11  Washington   6  Wright  Jack Stephens Center (3,739)
Little Rock, Arkansas
01/07/2017
7:15 pm
Louisiana–Monroe W 69–60  12–4
(2–1)
 16  Wright   21  Washington   4  Wright  Cajundome (4,714)
Lafayette, Louisiana
01/14/2017
7:15 pm
Georgia Southern L 76–81  12–5
(2–2)
 21  Wright   12  Washington   3  Bartley  Cajundome (5,464)
Lafayette, Louisiana
01/16/2017
8:00 pm
Georgia State L 86–101  12–6
(2–3)
 19  Bartley   10  Washington   2  Miller  Cajundome (3,497)
Lafayette, Louisiana
01/21/2017
4:30 pm
at Texas State W 79–73  13–6
(3–3)
 23  Wright   10  Washington   3  Wright  Strahan Coliseum (2,826)
San Marcos, Texas
01/23/2017
8:00 pm, ASN
at Texas–Arlington L 71–108  13–7
(3–4)
 17  Washington   10  Washington   4  Wright  College Park Center (1,933)
Arlington, Texas
01/28/2017
7:15 pm
Little Rock W 88–82  14–7
(4–4)
 20  Bartley   9  Miller   7  Miller  Cajundome (3,812)
Lafayette, Louisiana
01/30/2017
7:00 pm
Arkansas State L 69–88  14–8
(4–5)
 18  Bartley   9  Davis   8  Bartley  Cajundome (3,230)
Lafayette, Louisiana
02/04/2017
1:15 pm, ESPN3
at Georgia State L 82–85  14–9
(4–6)
 31  Bartley   11  Washington   7  Wright  GSU Sports Arena (1,951)
Atlanta, Georgia
02/06/2017
6:00 pm
at Georgia Southern L 70–74  14–10
(4–7)
 18  Miller   15  Washington   5  Stove  Hanner Fieldhouse (1,373)
Statesboro, Georgia
02/11/2017
7:15 pm, ESPN3
Troy L 88–100  14–11
(4–8)
 26  Wright   8  Washington   6  Wright  Cajundome (3,822)
Lafayette, Louisiana
02/13/2017
7:00 pm
South Alabama W 87–61  15–11
(5–8)
 25  Washington   13  Washington   6  Wright  Cajundome (3,179)
Lafayette, Louisiana
02/18/2017
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Louisiana–Monroe W 85–84  16–11
(6–8)
 28  Wright   7  Miller   4  Bartley  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,451)
Monroe, Louisiana
02/25/2017
3:30 pm
at Coastal Carolina W 79  17–11
(7–8)
 19  Bartley   11  Washington   4  Washington  HTC Center (1,512)
Conway, South Carolina
02/27/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Appalachian State W 77–62  18–11
(8–8)
 21  Bartley   12  Washington   6  Wright  Holmes Center (1,140)
Boone, North Carolina
03/02/2017
7:15 pm
Texas State W 94–84 OT 19–11
(9–8)
 21  Wright   14  Washington   4  Washington  Cajundome (3,427)
Lafayette, Louisiana
03/04/2017
7:15 pm, ESPN3
Texas–Arlington W 83–81  20–11
(10–8)
 22  Bartley   15  Washington   5  Wright  Cajundome (4,272)
Lafayette, Louisiana
Sun Belt tournament
03/08/2017
5:00 pm, ESPN3
(7) vs. (10) Little Rock
First Round
W 78–71  21–11
 24  Wright   9  Washington   3  Miller  Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, Louisiana
03/10/2017
5:00 pm, ESPN3
(7) vs. (2) Georgia State
Quarterfinals
L 76–86  21–12
 27  Wright   8  Tied   3  Bartley  Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, Louisiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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  1. ^ Williams, Darrell (March 8, 2017). "Hot free throw shooting helps UL-Lafayette advance past UALR 78-71 in SBC tourney; Georgia State next". The Advocate. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  2. ^ "Georgia State beats Louisiana-Lafayette in Sun Belt quarters". ESPN. March 10, 2017. Retrieved February 4, 2024.