2013–14 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team

2013–14 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball

Sun Belt Tournament Champions
NCAA Second Round vs. Creighton, L 66–76
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
2013–14 record	23–12 (11–7 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Bob Marlin (4th year)
Assistant coach	Neil Hardin
Assistant coach	Kevin Johnson
Assistant coach	Gus Hauser
Home arena	Cajundome

	Conf				Overall
2013–14 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
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

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.

Roster

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

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Date	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/04/2013*		William Carey	W 75–60		Cajundome (N/A)
Regular season
11/09/2013*		Louisiana College	W 101–67	1–0	Cajundome (2,787)
11/12/2013*		McNeese State	W 92–66	2–0	Cajundome (3,071)
11/15/2013*		at Arkansas (Maui Invitational)	L 63–76	2–1	Bud Walton Arena (12,780)
11/17/2013*		at #23 Baylor (Maui Invitational)	L 68–87	2–2	Ferrell Center (5,290)
11/23/2013*		vs. Oakland (Maui Invitational)	W 84–75	3–2	HTC Center (1,550)
11/24/2013*		vs. Coastal Carolina (Maui Invitational)	W 73–69	4–2	HTC Center (1,413)
11/27/2013*		Northwestern State	W 105–74	5–2	Cajundome (3,153)
12/04/2013*		at Louisiana Tech	W 89–80	6–2	Thomas Assembly Center (4,085)
12/07/2013*		at #7 Louisville	L 74–113	6–3	KFC Yum! Center (20,141)
12/14/2013*		Houston	W 79–76 ^OT	7–3	Cajundome (3,069)
12/17/2013*		Centenary	W 103–69	8–3	Cajundome (3,382)
12/19/2013*		at Jackson State	L 70–73	8–4	Williams Assembly Center (891)
12/30/2013*		Central Methodist	W 90–58	9–4	Cajundome (2,625)
01/04/2014		at Louisiana–Monroe	L 98–103 ^2OT	9–5 (0–1)	Fant-Ewing Coliseum (1,482)
01/11/2014		Texas–Arlington	L 90–70	10–5 (1–1)	Cajundome (2,731)
01/13/2014		Texas State	W 81–58	11–5 (2–1)	Cajundome (2,039)
01/16/2014		at South Alabama	L 73–81	11–6 (2–2)	Mitchell Center (2,193)
01/18/2014		at Troy	W 72–59	12–6 (3–2)	Trojan Arena (1,738)
01/23/2014		Georgia State	L 70–77	12–7 (3–3)	Cajundome (3,729)
01/25/2014		WKU	L 70–79	12–8 (3–4)	Cajundome (4,998)
01/30/2014		at Arkansas–Little Rock	L 69–80	12–9 (3–5)	Jack Stephens Center (3,412)
02/01/2014		Louisiana–Monroe	W 66–50	13–9 (4–5)	Cajundome (4,685)
02/06/2014		at Texas–Arlington	W 92–89	14–9 (5–5)	College Park Center (1,208)
02/08/2014		at Texas State	W 67–66	15–9 (6–5)	Strahan Coliseum (2,963)
02/13/2014		Arkansas–Little Rock	W 93–87 ^2OT	16–9 (7–5)	Cajundome (3,624)
02/15/2014		Arkansas State	W 85–67	17–9 (8–5)	Cajundome (4,223)
02/20/2014		Troy	W 78–63	18–9 (9–5)	Cajundome (3,466)
02/22/2014		at Georgia State	L 77–80	18–10 (9–6)	GSU Sports Arena (2,890)
03/02/2014		South Alabama	W 102–74	19–10 (10–6)	Cajundome (3,487)
03/06/2014		at WKU	L 72–75	19–11 (10–7)	E. A. Diddle Arena (4,810)
03/08/2014		Arkansas State	W 77–76	20–11 (11–7)	Convocation Center (3,275)
Sun Belt Tournament
03/14/2014		vs. Texas–Arlington (Quarterfinals)	W 91–85	21–11	Lakefront Arena (N/A)
03/15/2014		vs. WKU (Semifinals)	W 73–72	22–11	Lakefront Arena (N/A)
03/16/2014		vs. Georgia State (Championship)	W 82–81 ^OT	23-11	Lakefront Arena (N/A)
NCAA Tournament
03/21/2014*	#(14 W)	vs. #16 (3 W) Creighton (Second round)	L 66–76	23-12	AT&T Center (12,663)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll, (#) denotes seed within region W=West. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

↑ "2013-14 Men's Basketball Schedule". Ragin Cajuns. University of Louisiana at Lafayette. 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2013.

Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball

Venues	Earl K. Long Gymnasium (1939–1950) Blackham Coliseum (1950–1985) Cajundome (1985–present)

Culture & lore	Cayenne "Ragin' Cajuns Fight Song" NCAA sanctions

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15