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2019–20 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team

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2019–20 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record14–19 (8–12 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Neil Hardin
  • Brock Morris
  • Josten Crow
Home arenaCajundome
Seasons
2019–20 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Little Rock 15 5   .750 21 10   .677
South Alabama 13 7   .650 20 11   .645
Texas State 13 7   .650 21 11   .656
Georgia State 12 8   .600 19 13   .594
Georgia Southern 12 8   .600 20 13   .606
Appalachian State 11 9   .550 18 15   .545
UT Arlington 10 10   .500 14 18   .438
Louisiana 8 12   .400 14 19   .424
Arkansas State 8 12   .400 16 16   .500
Coastal Carolina 8 12   .400 16 17   .485
Louisiana–Monroe 5 15   .250 9 20   .310
Troy 5 15   .250 9 22   .290
Note: The 2020 Sun Belt Tournament was canceled after the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Ragin' Cajuns in action at UT Arlington

The 2019–20 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ragin' Cajuns, led by tenth-year head coach Bob Marlin played their home games at the Cajundome as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 14–19, 8–12 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place. They defeated Arkansas State in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament before losing in the second round to Georgia Southern.

Previous season

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The Ragin' Cajuns finished the 2018–19 season 19–13, 10–8 in Sun Belt play to finish fifth in the conference. The Cajuns proceeded to the Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament with a first-round bye. They ultimately lost to the South Alabama Jaguars in heartbreaking fashion by the score of 69–70 in the second round. They were not invited to any other post-season tournament.

Roster

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2019–20 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 0 Cedric Russell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Alexandria, Louisiana
F 1 Jalen Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G 3 TraJan Wesley 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Navasota, Texas
F 4 Kobe Julien 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G 5 Javonne Lowery 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Pearland, Texas
F 11 Tirus Smith 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Richton, Mississippi
G 13 Mylik Wilson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Rayville, Louisiana
G 15 P.J. Hardy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Lake Charles, Louisiana
G 22 Calvin Tempe 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Memphis, Tennessee
F 25 Chris Spenkuch 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Pembroke Pines, Florida
G 30 Durley Cadwell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Houston, Texas
G 31 Mason Aucoin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Luling, Louisiana
F 34 Dou Gueye 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Dakar, Senegal
F 33 Kristian Lafayette 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Detroit, Michigan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: September 29, 2019

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench
C
PF
SF
SG
PG

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/05/2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Loyola (LA) W 95–67  1–0
 22  Johnson   9  Tied   4  Wilson  Cajundome (3,504)
Lafayette, LA
11/09/2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
McNeese State W 85–80  2–0
 22  Russell   7  Johnson   5  Wilson  Cajundome (4,233)
Lafayette, LA
11/12/2019*
7:00 pm, FSSW
at TCU
MGM Resorts Main Event
L 65–98  2–1
 22  Johnson   6  Wilson   4  Gueye  Schollmaier Arena (5,887)
Fort Worth, TX
11/15/2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Youngstown State W 73–61  3–1
 23  Julien   10  Johnson   3  Wesley  Cajundome (4,804)
Lafayette, LA
11/21/2019*
8:00 pm
at Wyoming
MGM Resorts Main Event
L 61–69 OT 3–2
 15  Julien   9  Wilson   1  Tied  Arena-Auditorium (2,860)
Laramie, WY
11/25/2019*
2:00 pm
vs. Detroit Mercy
MGM Resorts Main Event
Middleweight semifinal
W 81–62  4–2
 18  Johnson   11  Gueye   6  Wesley  Clark HS Gymnasium 
Las Vegas, NV
11/26/2019*
2:00 pm
vs. UC Irvine
MGM Resorts Main Event
Middleweight 3rd place game
L 67–92  4–3
 18  Hardy   8  Julien   6  Wesley  Clark HS Gymnasium 
Las Vegas, NV
12/03/2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Southeastern Louisiana W 98–81  5–3
 26  Johnson   10  Johnson   7  Julien  Cajundome (3,509)
Lafayette, LA
12/07/2019*
6:30 pm, P12N
at Arizona State L 65–77  5–4
 16  Tied   8  Wilson   4  Wesley  Desert Financial Arena (7,685)
Tempe, AZ
12/14/2019*
4:00 pm, CUSA.TV
at Louisiana Tech L 59–77  5–5
 13  Tied   9  Johnson   8  Tied  Thomas Assembly Center (4,032)
Ruston, LA
12/18/2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Arkansas State L 67–79  5–6
(0–1)
 16  Russell   8  Smith   4  Wesley  First National Bank Arena (1,177)
Jonesboro, AR
12/21/2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Little Rock L 66–69  5–7
(0–2)
 26  Johnson   9  Johnson   4  Tied  Cajundome (3,469)
Lafayette, LA
12/29/2019*
5:00 pm, ESPN+
UC Santa Barbara L 77–85  5–8
 19  Russell   7  Gueye   5  Wesley  Cajundome (3,455)
Lafayette, LA
01/02/2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
South Alabama L 57–60  5–9
(0–3)
 17  Wilson   9  Gueye   6  Russell  Cajundome (3,256)
Lafayette, LA
01/04/2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Troy W 79–62  6–9
(1–3)
 18  Wilson   13  Wilson   5  Wilson  Cajundome (3,467)
Lafayette, LA
01/06/2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Appalachian State W 81–73  7–9
(2–3)
 30  Wilson   10  Johnson   3  3 tied  Holmes Center (907)
Boone, NC
01/09/2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Georgia State L 52–90  7–10
(2–4)
 12  Johnson   7  Johnson   2  3 tied  GSU Sports Arena (1,336)
Atlanta, GA
01/11/2020
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Georgia Southern L 51–71  7–11
(2–5)
 15  Johnson   7  Gueye   5  Temple  Hanner Fieldhouse (1,493)
Statesboro, GA
01/16/2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
UT Arlington L 65–81  7–12
(2–6)
 23  Johnson   11  Smith   5  Hardy  Cajundome (3,838)
Lafayette, LA
01/18/2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Texas State L 59–68  7–13
(2–7)
 18  Johnson   7  Johnson   5  Temple  Cajundome (3,649)
Lafayette, LA
01/25/2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Louisiana–Monroe W 81–60  8–13
(3–7)
 27  Johnson   7  Johnson   4  Russell  Cajundome (4,206)
Lafayette, LA
01/30/2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at UT Arlington W 66–65  9–13
(4–7)
 15  Johnson   13  Johnson   5  Russell  College Park Center (1,880)
Arlington, TX
02/01/2020
4:30 pm, ESPN+
at Texas State L 66–71  9–14
(4–8)
 16  Hardy   9  Smith   3  Tied  Strahan Arena (2,703)
San Marcos, TX
02/06/2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Georgia State W 80–78  10–14
(5–8)
 17  Tied   10  Johnson   3  Tied  Cajundome (3,537)
Lafayette, LA
02/08/2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Georgia Southern L 79–86  10–15
(5–9)
 23  Russell   9  Wilson   3  Wilson  Cajundome (3,876)
Lafayette, LA
02/13/2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at South Alabama L 75–78  10–16
(5–10)
 29  Russell   14  Smith   7  Wilson  Mitchell Center (1,342)
Mobile, AL
02/15/2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Troy W 81–77  11–16
(6–10)
 20  Johnson   8  Smith   4  Russell  Trojan Arena (2,327)
Troy, AL
02/22/2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Louisiana–Monroe L 77–83  11–17
(6–11)
 16  Wesley   9  Johnson   5  Wilson  Fant-Ewing Coliseum (336)
Monroe, LA
02/26/2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Arkansas State W 77–74  12–17
(7–11)
 22  Russell   8  Wilson   5  Russell  Cajundome (3,651)
Lafayette, LA
02/29/2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Little Rock L 69–91  12–18
(7–12)
 18  Wilson   13  Gueye   4  Wilson  Jack Stephens Center (2,705)
Little Rock, AR
03/03/2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Coastal Carolina W 108–101  13–18
(8–12)
 28  Russell   11  Gueye   8  Wilson  Cajundome (3,489)
Lafayette, LA
Sun Belt tournament
03/07/2020
11:00 am, ESPN+
(8) (9) Arkansas State
First round
W 73–66  14–18
 17  Wilson   12  Wilson   5  Wesley  Cajundome (3,141)
Lafayette, LA
03/09/2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+
(8) (5) Georgia Southern
Second round
L 81–82  14–19
 23  Russell   14  Gueye   4  Wilson  Hanner Fieldhouse (4,378)
Statesboro, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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References

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  1. ^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Ragin' Cajuns Athletics. Retrieved September 29, 2019.