Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball explained

Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball
Current:2024–25 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team
University:University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Firstseason:1911–12
Conference:Sun Belt
Location:Lafayette, Louisiana
Coach:Bob Marlin
Tenure:15th
Arena:Cajundome
Capacity:12,362
Nickname:Ragin' Cajuns
Ncaafinalfour:1971†*
Ncaaeliteeight:1971†*
Ncaasweetsixteen:1971†*, 1972*, 1973*
Ncaaroundof32:1971†*, 1972*, 1973*, 1992
Ncaatourneys:1971†*, 1972*, 1973*, 1982, 1983, 1992, 1994, 2000, 2004*, 2005*, 2014, 2023
†at Division II level
Nit Finalfour:1984
Nit Quarterfinal:1980, 1984
Nit Secondround:1980, 1984, 1985
Nit Appearance:1980, 1984, 1985, 2002, 2003, 2018
Naiaquarterfinals:1967
Naiasecondround:1965, 1967
Naiafirstround:1965, 1967
Conference Tournament:Southland

1982
Sun Belt: 1992, 1994, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2014, 2023

Conference Season:Gulf States

1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969
Southland: 1972, 1973, 1977, 1982
Sun Belt: 1992, 2000, 2018

Division Season:Sun Belt West

2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2011[1]

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  • - vacated by NCAA

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The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball program represents intercollegiate men's basketball at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.[2] The school competes in the Sun Belt Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and play home games at the Cajundome in Lafayette, Louisiana. Bob Marlin is in his thirteenth season as head coach. Louisiana has appeared in the NCAA tournament eleven times, most recently in 2023. The Ragin' Cajuns have won the Sun Belt Conference tournament title seven times.

History

Conference affiliations

NCAA sanctions

1968 infractions

In 1968, Southwestern Louisiana was placed on two years' probation and barred from postseason play during that time for recruiting violations and for student-athletes receiving financial assistance from an outside organization.[3]

2007 major violations

In 2007, The Ragin Cajuns were found guilty of major violations in its men's basketball program. An NCAA investigation found that now-former player Orien Greene had relied on 15 hours of correspondence courses taken through another institution in order to remain eligible for the 2004 spring semester and the entire 2004–05 academic year. NCAA rules do not allow student-athletes to use correspondence courses taken from another institution to remain eligible. According to the NCAA, this was an "obvious error" that should have been caught right away, but the school's then-compliance coordinator, director of academic services and registrar all failed to catch it. When school officials learned about the violations, they vacated every game in which Greene participated—43 games in all, including NCAA tournament appearances in 2004 and 2005—and scrubbed Greene's records from the books. The NCAA accepted Louisiana's penalties and also imposed two years' probation.[4] [5]

Award Winners

Jordan Brown – 2023

Elfrid Payton – 2014

Postseason

NCAA Division I Tournament results

The Ragin Cajuns have unofficially appeared in 10 NCAA Division I Tournaments. However, they have officially only appeared in six; the other four appearances have been vacated. In 1972, they became the first school to make the tournament in their first year of eligibility, advancing to the Sweet Sixteen. They repeated this feat in 1973. However, both of these appearances were vacated as a result of the 1973 infractions case. The Ragin Cajuns participated in the 2004 and 2005 NCAA tournaments, but both appearances were vacated due to major violations involving Orien Greene. Their official combined record is 1–6. All appearances prior to 2000 were when the school was still named Southwestern Louisiana.

1972N/AFirst round
Sweet Sixteen
Regional 3rd-place game 		W 112–101
L 57–61
W 100–70
1973N/AFirst round
Sweet Sixteen
Regional 3rd-place game 		W 102–89
L 63–66
L 85–90
No. 8 First round L 57–61
No. 8 First round L 53–60
No. 13 First round
Second Round 		W 87–83
L 73–81
No. 11 First round L 59–81
No. 13 First round L 58–63
2004No. 14 First round L 52–61
2005No. 13 First round L 62–68
No. 14 First round L 66–76
No. 13 First round L 55-58
  • appearance and records vacated

NCAA Division II Tournament results

The Ragin Cajuns appeared in the 1971 NCAA Division II Tournament. However, that appearance was later vacated due to the same rules violations that stripped them of their 1972 and 1973 Division I Tournament results.

1971Regional semifinals
Regional Finals
Elite Eight
Final Four
National 3rd-place game 		New Orleans
Tennessee State
Assumption
Evansville
Kentucky Wesleyan 		W 113–107
W 86–82
W 110–99
L 74–93
W 105–83
  • appearance and records vacated

NAIA Tournament results

The Ragin Cajuns appeared in two NAIA Tournaments. Their combined record is 3–2.

First round
Second Round 		Colorado State-Pueblo
Oklahoma Baptist 		W 66–59
L 82–95
First round
Second Round
Quarterfinals 		Findlay
Central Michigan
Oklahoma Baptist 		W 110–73
W 70–62
L 65–66

NIT results

The Ragin Cajuns appeared in six National Invitation Tournaments. Their combined record is 6–7. All appearances prior to 2002 were when the school was still named Southwestern Louisiana.

First round
Second Round
Quarterfinals 		W 74–72
W 77–76
L 73–94
First round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Third-place game 		W 94–92
W 74–72
W 97–76
L 59–65
L 70–71
First round
Second Round 		W 65–64
L 72–73
Opening Round L 63–83
First round L 80–82
First round L 76–84

CIT results

The Ragin Cajuns appeared in three CollegeInsider.com Tournaments (CIT). Their combined record is 4–3.

First round L 63–68
First round
Second Round
Quarterfinals 		W 83–68
W 71–70
L 82–89
First round
Second Round
Quarterfinals 		W 96–72
W 80–72
L 66–67

Home venues

Earl K. Long Gymnasium

See main article: Earl K. Long Gymnasium.

Blackham Coliseum

See main article: Blackham Coliseum.

Cajundome

See main article: Cajundome.

Notable players

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sun Belt All-Time Standings. 2011–12 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Media Guide. Sun Belt Conference. March 6, 2012. 93–95. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120816142311/https://admin.xosn.com/pdf8/792503.pdf?&DB_OEM_ID=4100. August 16, 2012.
  2. Web site: Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns School History. sports-reference.com. February 16, 2020.
  3. Web site: Legislative Services Database – LSDBi. web1.ncaa.org.
  4. Web site: Legislative Services Database – LSDBi. web1.ncaa.org.
  5. Web site: Forfeits and Vacated Games - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

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