2013–14 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team
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The 2013–14 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ragin' Cajuns, led by fourth year head coach Bob Marlin, played their home games at the Cajundome and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 23–12, 11–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in third place. They were champions of the Sun Belt Conference tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Creighton.
2013–14 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball | |
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Sun Belt tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, round of 64 | |
Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
Record | 23–12 (11–7 Sun Belt) |
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Home arena | Cajundome |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia State | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WKU | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Lafayette † | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas–Little Rock | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas–Arlington | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Monroe | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Troy | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Alabama | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2014 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner |
Roster
edit2013–14 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Men's Basketball Roster | ||||||
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Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
0 | Bryant Mbamulu | Guard | 6–2 | 194 | Senior | Houston, Texas |
1 | Luka Kamber | Forward | 6–7 | 208 | Freshman | Berlin, Germany |
2 | Elfrid Payton | Guard | 6–3 | 190 | Junior | Gretna, Louisiana |
3 | Xavian Rimmer | Guard | 6–2 | 225 | Junior | Piney Woods, Mississippi |
4 | Steven Wronkoski | Guard | 6–5 | 190 | Sophomore | Hammond, Louisiana |
5 | Kasey Shepherd | Guard | 6–3 | 178 | Sophomore | Houston, Texas |
11 | Donovan Williams | Guard | 6–0 | 189 | Junior | Cecilia, Louisiana |
21 | Shawn Long | Forward | 6–9 | 245 | Sophomore | Morgan City, Louisiana |
22 | Elridge Moore | Forward | 6–5 | 205 | Senior | New Orleans, Louisiana |
23 | Hayward Register | Guard | 6–2 | 170 | Freshman | Lafayette, Louisiana |
31 | Kevin Brown | Guard | 6–1 | 200 | Junior | Houston, Texas |
32 | Aaron LeBlanc | Forward | 6–5 | 195 | Junior | Charenton, Louisiana |
33 | Vieux Kande | Center | 6–8 | 240 | Freshman | Dakar, Senegal |
35 | Braylon Lazare | Forward | 6–5 | 220 | Senior | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
44 | J.J. Davenport | Center | 6–6 | 325 | Junior | Abbeville, Louisiana |
Schedule
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/04/2013* 7:15 pm |
William Carey | W 75–60 | ––– – ––– | ––– – ––– | ––– – ––– | Cajundome (N/A) Lafayette, Louisiana | |||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
11/09/2013* 2:00 pm |
Louisiana College | W 101–67 | 1–0 |
23 – Long | 14 – Long | 10 – Payton | Cajundome (2,787) Lafayette, Louisiana | ||||
11/12/2013* 7:05 pm |
McNeese State | W 92–66 | 2–0 |
29 – Long | 15 – Long | 4 – Rimmer | Cajundome (3,071) Lafayette, Louisiana | ||||
11/15/2013* 7:05 pm |
at Arkansas Maui Invitational |
L 63–76 | 2–1 |
27 – Payton | 8 – Moore | 3 – Wronkoski | Bud Walton Arena (12,780) Fayetteville, Arkansas | ||||
11/17/2013* 4:00 pm |
at No. 23 Baylor Maui Invitational |
L 68–87 | 2–2 |
20 – Patyon | 9 – Payton | 7 – Payton | Ferrell Center (5,290) Waco, Texas | ||||
11/23/2013* 5:30 pm |
vs. Oakland Maui Invitational |
W 84–75 | 3–2 |
32 – Patyon | 17 – Long | 6 – Brown | HTC Center (1,550) Conway, South Carolina | ||||
11/24/2013* 11:30 am |
vs. Coastal Carolina Maui Invitational |
W 73–69 | 4–2 |
21 – Rimmer | 8 – Payton | 9 – Payton | HTC Center (1,413) Conway, South Carolina | ||||
11/27/2013* 7:05 pm |
Northwestern State | W 105–74 | 5–2 |
22 – Long | 15 – Long | 6 – Shephard | Cajundome (3,153) Lafayette, Louisiana | ||||
12/04/2013* 6:30 pm |
at Louisiana Tech | W 89–80 | 6–2 |
22 – Shephard | 12 – Long | 3 – Rimmer | Thomas Assembly Center (4,085) Ruston, Louisiana | ||||
12/07/2013* 12:00 pm |
at No. 6 Louisville | L 74–113 | 6–3 |
25 – Long | 5 – Payton | 10 – Payton | KFC Yum! Center (20,141) Louisville, Kentucky | ||||
12/14/2013* 7:05 pm |
Houston | W 79–76 OT | 7–3 |
31 – Payton | 12 – Long | 5 – Payton | Cajundome (3,069) Lafayette, Louisiana | ||||
12/17/2013* 7:05 pm |
Centenary | W 103–69 | 8–3 |
30 – Long | 7 – Long | 7 – Payton | Cajundome (3,382) Lafayette, Louisiana | ||||
12/19/2013* 7:30 pm |
at Jackson State | L 70–73 | 8–4 |
22 – Payton | 19 – Long | 4 – Payton | Williams Assembly Center (891) Jackson, Mississippi | ||||
12/30/2013* 7:05 pm |
Central Methodist | W 90–58 | 9–4 |
26 – Long | 12 – Long | 7 – Payton | Cajundome (2,625) Lafayette, Louisiana | ||||
01/04/2014 4:00 pm |
at Louisiana–Monroe | L 98–103 2OT | 9–5 (0–1) |
34 – Payton | 11 – Payton | 11 – Payton | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,482) Monroe, Louisiana | ||||
01/11/2014 2:00 pm |
Texas–Arlington | L 70–90 | 10–5 (1–1) |
22 – Long | 9 – Long | 7 – Payton | Cajundome (2,731) Lafayette, Louisiana | ||||
01/13/2014 6:00 pm |
Texas State | W 81–58 | 11–5 (2–1) |
21 – Payton | 9 – Long | 7 – Payton | Cajundome (2,039) Lafayette, Louisiana | ||||
01/16/2014 7:05 pm |
at South Alabama | L 73–81 | 11–6 (2–2) |
18 – Payton | 10 – Long | 6 – Payton | Mitchell Center (2,193) Mobile, Alabama | ||||
01/18/2014 7:30 pm |
at Troy | W 72–59 | 12–6 (3–2) |
18 – Long | 7 – Long | 8 – Payton | Trojan Arena (1,738) Troy, Alabama | ||||
01/23/2014 7:15 pm |
Georgia State | L 70–77 | 12–7 (3–3) |
21 – Payton | 15 – Long | 4 – Payton | Cajundome (3,729) Lafayette, Louisiana | ||||
01/25/2014 4:15 pm |
WKU | L 70–79 | 12–8 (3–4) |
16 – Payton | 11 – Long | 6 – Payton | Cajundome (4,998) Lafayette, Louisiana | ||||
01/30/2014 7:00 pm |
at Arkansas–Little Rock | L 69–80 | 12–9 (3–5) |
20 – Payton | 11 – Davenport | 5 – Payton | Jack Stephens Center (3,412) Little Rock, Arkansas | ||||
02/01/2014 7:15 pm |
Louisiana–Monroe | W 66–50 | 13–9 (4–5) |
28 – Payton | 12 – Long | 2 – Mbamalu | Cajundome (4,685) Lafayette, Louisiana | ||||
02/06/2014 7:30 pm |
at Texas–Arlington | W 92–89 | 14–9 (5–5) |
31 – Long | 10 – Payton | 7 – Payton | College Park Center (1,208) Arlington, Texas | ||||
02/08/2014 4:30 pm |
at Texas State | W 67–66 | 15–9 (6–5) |
20 – Long | 13 – Long | 4 – Payton | Strahan Coliseum (2,963) San Marcos, Texas | ||||
02/13/2014 7:05 pm |
Arkansas–Little Rock | W 93–87 2OT | 16–9 (7–5) |
23 – Payton | 10 – Payton | 6 – Payton | Cajundome (3,624) Lafayette, Louisiana | ||||
02/15/2014 7:15 pm |
Arkansas State | W 85–67 | 17–9 (8–5) |
22 – Payton | 11 – Long | 7 – Payton | Cajundome (4,223) Lafayette, Louisiana | ||||
02/20/2014 7:05 pm |
Troy | W 78–63 | 18–9 (9–5) |
21 – Mbamalu | 9 – Long | 7 – Payton | Cajundome (3,466) Lafayette, Louisiana | ||||
02/22/2014 7:30 pm |
at Georgia State | L 77–80 | 18–10 (9–6) |
22 – Long | 8 – Long | 8 – Payton | GSU Sports Arena (2,890) Atlanta, Georgia | ||||
03/02/2014 3:00 pm |
South Alabama | W 102–74 | 19–10 (10–6) |
31 – Mbamalu | 11 – Mbamalu | 7 – Payton | Cajundome (3,487) Lafayette, Louisiana | ||||
03/06/2014 7:00 pm |
at WKU | L 72–75 | 19–11 (10–7) |
31 – Payton | 13 – Payton | 3 – Payton | E. A. Diddle Arena (4,810) Bowling Green, Kentucky | ||||
03/08/2014 7:15 pm |
Arkansas State | W 77–76 | 20–11 (11–7) |
25 – Long | 11 – Long | 6 – Payton | Convocation Center (3,275) Jonesboro, Arkansas | ||||
Sun Belt tournament | |||||||||||
03/14/2014 8:30 pm, Sun Belt Network |
(3) | vs. (6) Texas–Arlington Quarterfinals |
W 91–85 | 21–11 |
24 – Rimmer | 17 – Long | 6 – Payton | Lakefront Arena (N/A) New Orleans, Louisiana | |||
03/15/2014 4:30 pm, Sun Belt Network |
(3) | vs. (2) Western Kentucky Semifinals |
W 73–72 | 22–11 |
23 – Mbamalu | 7 – Payton | 9 – Payton | Lakefront Arena (N/A) New Orleans, Louisiana | |||
03/16/2014 12:00 pm, ESPN2 |
(3) | vs. (1) Georgia State Championship |
W 82–81 OT | 23–11 |
27 – Rimmer | 14 – Long | 6 – Payton | Lakefront Arena (2,378) New Orleans, Louisiana | |||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
03/21/2014* 2:10 pm, truTV |
(14 W) | vs. (3 W) No. 16 Creighton Second round |
L 66–76 | 23–12 |
24 – Payton | 8 – Payton | 3 – Payton | AT&T Center (12,663) San Antonio, Texas | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, (#) denotes seed within region W=West. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. |
References
edit- ^ "2013-14 Men's Basketball Schedule". Ragin Cajuns. University of Louisiana at Lafayette. 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2013.