2019–20 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team
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Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
Record | 14–19 (8–12 Sun Belt) |
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Home arena | Cajundome |
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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 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
[edit]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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Depth chart
[edit]Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench |
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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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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. |
References
[edit]- ^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Ragin' Cajuns Athletics. Retrieved September 29, 2019.