2014–15 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team

2014–15 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball
CIT, Quarterfinals
Conference Sun Belt Conference
2014–15 record 22–14 (13–7 Sun Belt)
Head coach Bob Marlin (5th year)
Assistant coach Neil Hardin
Assistant coach Kevin Johnson
Assistant coach Gus Hauser
Home arena Cajundome
2014–15 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Georgia State 15 5   .750     25 10   .714
Georgia Southern 14 6   .700     22 9   .710
Louisiana–Monroe 14 6   .700     24 14   .632
Louisiana–Lafayette 13 7   .650     22 14   .611
Texas–Arlington 10 10   .500     16 15   .516
Appalachian State* 9 11   .450     12 17   .414
South Alabama 9 11   .450     12 21   .364
Arkansas–Little Rock 8 12   .400     13 18   .419
Texas State 7 13   .350     14 17   .452
Arkansas State 6 14   .300     11 18   .379
Troy 5 15   .250     10 19   .345
*ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties
2015 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner

The 2014–15 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ragin' Cajuns, led by fifith year head coach Bob Marlin, played their home games at the Cajundome and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 22–14, 13–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Sun Belt Tournament where they lost to Georgia State. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Incarnate Word in the first round and Sam Houston State in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to Evansville.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Devonta Walker Forward 6–7 220 Junior Salisbury, Maryland
1 Jay Wright Guard 6–1 180 Junior Rincon, Georgia
3 Xavian Rimmer Guard 6–2 225 Senior Jackson, Mississippi
4 Steven Wronkoski Guard 6–5 190 Junior Hammond, Louisiana
5 Kasey Shepherd Guard 6–3 178 Junior Houston, Texas
11 Donovan Williams Guard 6–0 189 Senior Cecilia, Louisiana
13 Hayward Register Guard 6–2 170 Sophomore Lafayette, Louisiana
15 Aaron LeBlanc Forward 6–5 195 Senior Charenton, Louisiana
21 Shawn Long Forward 6–9 245 Junior Morgan City, Louisiana
22 Johnathan Stove Guard 6–4 215 Freshman Baton Rouge, Louisiana
23 Tiremone Williams Guard 6–0 180 Junior Abbeville, Louisiana
31 Brian Williams Forward 6–5 210 Senior Baton Rouge, Louisiana
32 Bryce Washington Forward 6–6 230 Freshman New Orleans, Louisiana
33 Vieux Kande Center 6–8 240 Sophomore Dakar, Senegal
44 J.J. Davenport Center 6–6 325 Senior Abbeville, Louisiana
55 Scott Plaisance Forward 6–9 210 Freshman Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Schedule

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Date Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/05/2014* Loyola New Orleans W 87–60  Cajundome (2,595)
Regular season
11/14/2014* Louisiana College W 85–57  1–0 Cajundome (2,979)
11/17/2014* at Tulsa
(MGM Grand Main Event)
L 53–64  1–1 Reynolds Center (3,889)
11/21/2014* at Auburn
(MGM Grand Main Event)
L 80–105  1–2 Auburn Arena (8,120)
11/24/2014* vs. Milwaukee
(MGM Grand Main Event)
L 52–56  1–3 MGM Grand Garden Arena (N/A)
11/25/2014* vs. Oral Roberts
(MGM Grand Main Event)
W 76–52  2–3 MGM Grand Garden Arena (N/A)
12/03/2014* Jackson State W 76–53  3–3 Cajundome (3,572)
12/06/2014* at McNeese State L 70–79  3–4 Burton Coliseum (1,089)
12/10/2014* Louisiana Tech W 94–86  4–4 Cajundome (3,786)
12/13/2014* Centenary W 115–59  5–4 Cajundome (3,586)
12/17/2014* Milligan W 115–76  6–4 Cajundome (3,263)
12/20/2014* at Northwestern State L 85–89  6–5 Prather Coliseum (1,240)
12/30/2014 at Arkansas–Little Rock W 83–79 OT 7–5 (1–0) Jack Stephens Center (N/A)
01/03/2015 Troy W 91–64  8–5 (2–0) Cajundome (3,973)
01/05/2014 at Appalachian State W 80–64  9–5 (3–0) Holmes Center (1,004)
01/08/2015 Georgia State W 84–80  10–5 (4–0) Cajundome (4,531)
01/15/2014 at Georgia Southern L 70–78  10–6 (4–1) Hanner Fieldhouse (4,325)
01/17/2015 South Alabama L 82–89  10–7 (4–2) Cajundome (6,105)
01/19/2015 Louisiana–Monroe L 55–57  10–8 (4–3) Cajundome (4,213)
01/22/2015 Arkansas State W 96–59  11–8 (5–3) Cajundome (4,080)
01/24/2015 at Georgia State L 64–75  11–9 (5–4) GSU Sports Arena (2,353)
01/29/2015 at South Alabama L 85–89  11–10 (5–5) Mitchell Center (1,590)
01/31/2015 at Texas State W 72–63  12–10 (6–5) Strahan Coliseum (3,228)
02/05/2015 Appalachian State W 81–66  13–10 (7–5) Cajundome (4,080)
02/07/2015 UT Arlington L 69–84  13–11 (7–6) Cajundome (4,138)
02/12/2015 at Louisiana–Monroe L 55–67  13–12 (7–7) Fant–Ewing Coliseum (3,502)
02/14/2015 at Troy W 84–80 OT 14–12 (8–7) Trojan Arena (1,327)
02/19/2015 Texas State W 64–42  15–12 (9–7) Cajundome (3,879)
02/21/2015 at UT Arlington W 81–70  16–12 (10–7) College Park Center (2,204)
02/28/2015 Georgia Southern W 68–58  17–12 (11–7) Cajundome (3,937)
03/05/2015 Arkansas–Little Rock W 75–69  18–12 (12–7) Cajundome (4,134)
03/07/2015 at Arkansas State W 81–57  19–12 (13–7) Convocation Center (1,703)
Sun Belt Tournament
03/13/2015 vs. Texas State
(Quarterfinals)
W 53–43  20–12 Lakefront Arena (N/A)
03/14/2015 vs. Georgia State
(Semifinals)
L 79–83  20–13 Lakefront Arena (N/A)
CIT
03/17/2015* at Incarnate Word
(First round)
W 83–68  21–13 McDermott Center (1,811)
03/21/2015* at Sam Houston State
(Second round)
W 71–70  22–13 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (772)
03/26/2015* Evansville
(Quarterfials)
L 82–89  22–14 Cajundome (3,541)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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