The 1993–94 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team represented the University of Southwestern Louisiana as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ragin' Cajuns, led by 8th-year head coach Marty Fletcher, played their home games at Cajundome in Lafayette, Louisiana. The team finished second in the conference regular season standings, and won the Sun Belt tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 11 seed in the Southeast region, SW Louisiana lost to No. 6 seed Marquette in the opening round, 81–59.[1]
1993–94 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball | |
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Sun Belt tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, first round | |
Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
Record | 22–8 (13–5 Sun Belt) |
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Home arena | Cajundome |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW Louisiana † | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Orleans | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 20 | – | 10 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 17 | – | 11 | .607 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Alabama | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas-Pan American | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 16 | – | 12 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas-Little Rock | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lamar | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 0 | – | 18 | .000 | 2 | – | 25 | .074 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1994 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
Roster
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Schedule and results
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Dec 1, 1993* |
Texas Wesleyan | W 109–86 | 1–0 |
Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana | |||||||
Dec 4, 1993* |
Boise State | W 61–57 | 2–0 |
Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana | |||||||
Dec 15, 1993* |
Sam Houston State | W 100–66 | 3–0 |
Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana | |||||||
Dec 20, 1993* |
at Baylor | L 82–87 | 3–1 |
Ferrell Center Waco, Texas | |||||||
Dec 23, 1993* |
Memphis State | W 82–79 | 4–1 |
Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana | |||||||
Dec 29, 1993* |
vs. Alcorn State | W 96–59 | 5–1 |
BSU Pavilion Boise, Idaho | |||||||
Dec 30, 1993* |
at Boise State | W 83–80 | 6–1 |
BSU Pavilion Boise, Idaho | |||||||
Jan 3, 1994 |
at Jacksonville | W 89–78 | 7–1 (1–0) |
Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida | |||||||
Jan 5, 1994* |
at Southern Miss | L 83–90 | 7–2 |
Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi | |||||||
Sun Belt regular season | |||||||||||
Sun Belt tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 5, 1994* |
vs. Texas-Rio Grande Valley Quarterfinals |
W 81–60 | 20–7 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky | |||||||
Mar 6, 1994* |
vs. New Orleans Semifinals |
W 59–55 | 21–7 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky | |||||||
Mar 7, 1994* |
at Western Kentucky Championship game |
W 78–72 | 22–7 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 18, 1994* |
(11 SE) | vs. (6 SE) No. 21 Marquette First round |
L 59–81 | 22–8 |
Tropicana Field St. Petersburg, Florida | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast. All times are in Central Time. |
Source[3]
References
edit- ^ "Defense key for Marquette". The Tampa Bay Times. March 19, 1994. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
- ^ "1993–94 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
- ^ "Men's Basketball All-Time Records". University of Louisiana Athletics. Retrieved March 30, 2023.