2021–22 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ragin' Cajuns, led by twelfth-year head coach Bob Marlin, played their home games at the Cajundome as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

2021–22 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Division	West Division
Record	16–15 (8–9 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Bob Marlin (12th season)
Assistant coaches	Neil Hardin Brock Morris Derrick Zimmerman
Home arena	Cajundome

2021–22 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Texas State	12	–	3		.800			21	–	8		.724
Appalachian State	12	–	6		.667			19	–	15		.559
Georgia State †	9	–	5		.643			18	–	11		.621
Troy	10	–	6		.625			20	–	12		.625
South Alabama	9	–	7		.563			21	–	12		.636
Arkansas State	8	–	7		.533			18	–	11		.621
Coastal Carolina	8	–	8		.500			19	–	14		.576
Louisiana	8	–	9		.471			16	–	15		.516
UT Arlington	7	–	10		.412			11	–	18		.379
Georgia Southern	5	–	11		.313			13	–	16		.448
Louisiana–Monroe	5	–	13		.278			13	–	18		.419
Little Rock	3	–	11		.214			9	–	19		.321
† 2022 Sun Belt Tournament winner

The Ragin' Cajuns finished the 2020–21 season 17–9, 10–7 in Sun Belt play to finish second in the conference's Western Division. The Cajuns proceeded to the Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament. After receiving a first-round bye, they ultimately lost to the Georgia State Panthers.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Cedric Russell	0	G	6'2"	190	Senior	Alexandria, Louisiana	Graduated
Devin Butts	1	G	6'6"	180	Sophomore	Macon, Georgia	Released/Quit
Jacobi Gordon	5	F	6'7"	220	Junior	Houston, Texas	Transfer to Florida Memorial
Mylik Wilson	13	G	6'3"	175	Sophomore	Rayville, Louisiana	Transfer to Texas Tech
Chris Spenkuch	25	F	6'7"	195	Sophomore	Pembroke Pines, Florida	Transfer to Cowley

Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Old School
Jalen Dalcourt	5	G	6'1"	160	Junior	Lafayette, Louisiana	San Jose State
Greg Williams, Jr.	13	G	6'3"	205	Junior	Lafayette, Louisiana	St. John's
Jordan Brown	21	F	6'11"	225	Sophomore	Roseville, California	Arizona
Antwann Jones	25	G	6'6"	220	Sophomore	Orlando, Florida	Creighton

Recruiting

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Joe Charles Forward	Carencro, LA	Carencro HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Nov 11, 2020
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Carter Domingue Guard	Lafayette, LA	St. Thomas More Catholic HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jul 14, 2019
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Louisiana 2021-22 Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 13, 2021. "2021-22 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 13, 2021.

Roster

2021–22 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 1 Joe Charles 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Carencro HS Carencro, Louisiana G 2 Michael Thomas 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Hamilton Christian Lake Charles, Louisiana G 3 Trajan Wesley 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Cypress Falls HS Navasota, Texas F 4 Kobe Julien 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Madison Preparatory Baton Rouge, Louisiana G 5 Jalen Dalcourt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Lafayette HS San Jose State Lafayette, Louisiana F 10 Theo Akwuba 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Brewbaker Technology Magnet HS Portland Montgomery, Alabama G 11 Durey Cadwell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Klein Forest HS Daytona State College Houston, Texas G 13 Greg Williams, Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Lafayette Christian St. John's Lafayette, Louisiana F 21 Jordan Brown 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Prolific Preparatory Arizona Roseville, California G 22 Kentrell Garnett 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Catholic HS Donaldsonville, Louisiana F 23 Dou Gueye 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Hachioji Daytona State College Dakar, Senegal G 25 Antwann Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Oak Ridge HS Creighton Orlando, Florida F 35 Isaiah Richards 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr South Shore HS Springfield Commonwealth Brooklyn, New York G 40 Carter Domingue 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr St. Thomas More Catholic HS Lafayette, Louisiana G 41 Brayan Au 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Anthony HS Ranger College Nuevo Casas Grandes, Mexico G 55 Ty Harper 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Santa Clarita Christian Norcross, Georgia	Head coach Bob Marlin (Mississippi State) Assistant coach(es) Neil Hardin (West Florida) Brock Morris (Alabama) Derrick Zimmerman (Mississippi State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 13 November 2021

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
10/24/2021* 2:00 p.m.		at No. 14 Alabama Charity Exhibition	L 68–73		17 – Julien	9 – Brown	5 – Williams Jr.	Coleman Coliseum (2,157) Tuscaloosa, AL
Non-conference regular season
11/09/2021* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		West Florida	W 81–47	1–0	14 – Brown	9 – Richards	4 – Brown	Cajundome (2,069) Lafayette, LA
11/12/2021* 7:00 p.m.		at Southern Miss	W 66–45	2–0	18 – Williams Jr.	9 – Brown	7 – Williams Jr.	Reed Green Coliseum (3,575) Hattiesburg, MS
11/17/2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Xavier (LA)	W 84–72	3–0	18 – Brown	8 – Akwuba	3 – Julien	Cajundome (2,696) Lafayette, LA
11/21/2021* 6:30 p.m., BTN		at Indiana	L 44–76	3–1	10 – Brown	10 – Akwuba	2 – Brown	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (11,407) Bloomington, IN
11/23/2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Marshall	L 79–93	3–2	18 – Williams Jr.	10 – Akwuba	3 – Gueye	Cam Henderson Center (4,111) Huntington, WV
11/27/2021* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		Jackson State	L 70–75	3–3	15 – Julien	5 – Tied	3 – Jones	Cajundome (2,756) Lafayette, LA
12/03/2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		New Orleans	W 80–67	4–3	16 – Wesley	13 – Brown	4 – Gueye	Cajundome (2,826) Lafayette, LA
12/08/2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		McNeese State	W 83–68	5–3	20 – Julien	16 – Brown	4 – Tied	Cajundome (2,524) Lafayette, LA
12/11/2021* 11:00 a.m., ESPNU		at Louisiana Tech	L 69-78	5–4	30 – Brown	6 – Brown	5 – Tied	Thomas Assembly Center (2,603) Ruston, LA
12/14/2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at No. 14 Houston	L 56–71	5–5	13 – Brown	14 – Brown	3 – Julien	Fertitta Center (6,955) Houston, TX
12/20/2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Loyola (LA)	Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols					Cajundome  Lafayette, LA
Conference regular season
12/30/2021 5:30 p.m., ESPN+		Appalachian State	W 71–55	6–5 (1–0)	16 – Brown	11 – Akwuba	7 – Wesley	Holmes Center (2,535) Boone, NC
01/01/2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Coastal Carolina	W 65–64	7–5 (2–0)	20 – Brown	8 – Brown	5 – Thomas	HTC Center (778) Conway, SC
01/06/2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Arkansas State	W 83–77 OT	8–5 (3–0)	20 – Julien	15 – Akwuba	5 – Au	Cajundome (2,682) Lafayette, LA
01/08/2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Little Rock	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues					Cajundome  Lafayette, LA
01/13/2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UT Arlington	L 73–83	8–6 (3–1)	20 – Julien	6 – Brown	4 – 3 Tied	College Park Center (1,057) Arlington, TX
01/15/2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Texas State	L 68–72	8–7 (3–2)	18 – Brown	16 – Brown	3 – 2 Tied	Strahan Arena (1,163) San Marcos, TX
01/20/2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		South Alabama	L 70–77	8–8 (3–3)	21 – Brown	11 – Brown	2 – 3 Tied	Cajundome (2,853) Lafayette, LA
01/22/2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Troy	W 69–59	9–8 (4–3)	17 – Julien	9 – Akwuba	3 – Charles	Cajundome (3,150) Lafayette, LA
01/27/2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Georgia State	L 64–68	9–9 (4–4)	17 – Garnett	7 – Akwuba	3 – Thomas	Cajundome (2,580) Lafayette, LA
01/29/2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Georgia Southern	L 65–66	9–10 (4–5)	19 – Julien	8 – Akwuba	6 – Thomas	Cajundome (3,023) Lafayette, LA
02/03/2022 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Little Rock	W 75–51	10–10 (5–5)	20 – Brown	9 – 2 Tied	5 – Thomas	Jack Stephens Center (1,833) Little Rock, AR
02/05/2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Arkansas State	L 58–67	10–11 (5–6)	20 – Brown	12 – Brown	3 – Wesley	First National Bank Arena (2,542) Jonesboro, AR
02/10/2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Texas State	L 73–82	10–12 (5–7)	22 – Julien	8 – Akwuba	4 – Charles	Cajundome (2,609) Lafayette, LA
02/12/2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		UT Arlington	L 77–80 OT	10–13 (5–8)	21 – Brown	12 – Brown	4 – Williams Jr.	Cajundome (2,591) Lafayette, LA
02/17/2022 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Louisiana–Monroe	W 78–77	11–13 (6–8)	26 – Brown	7 – Brown	4 – Brown	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,287) Monroe, LA
02/19/2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana–Monroe	W 79–74	12–13 (7–8)	26 – Julien	10 – Julien	4 – Thomas	Cajundome (2,850) Lafayette, LA
02/23/2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Georgia Southern	W 82–69	13–13 (8–8)	21 – Akwuba	10 – Akwuba	4 – Julien	Hanner Fieldhouse (1,669) Statesboro, GA
02/25/2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Georgia State	L 58–65	13–14 (8–9)	18 – Williams Jr.	9 – Brown	3 – Thomas	GSU Sports Arena (1,445) Atlanta, GA
Sun Belt tournament
03/03/2022 11:30 am, ESPN+	(8)	vs. (9) UT Arlington First round	W 67–64	14–14	16 – Dalcourt	7 – Williams Jr.	4 – Au	Pensacola Bay Center (437) Pensacola, FL
03/05/2022 11:30 am, ESPN+	(8)	vs. (1) Texas State Quarterfinals	W 79–72	15–14	31 – Brown	11 – Akwuba	5 – Tied	Pensacola Bay Center (2,167) Pensacola, FL
03/06/2022 5:00 pm, ESPN+	(8)	vs. (4) Troy Semifinals	W 66–57	16–14	16 – Williams Jr.	8 – Akwuba	3 – Thomas	Pensacola Bay Center (1,985) Pensacola, FL
03/07/2022 6:00 pm, ESPN2	(8)	vs. (3) Georgia State Championship	L 71–80	16–15	24 – Brown	8 – Brown	3 – Brown	Pensacola Bay Center  Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

See also

• 2021–22 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team