2011–12 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team

2011–12 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball

CIT, First Round
Conference	Sun Belt Conference West Division
2011–12 record	16–16 (10–6 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Bob Marlin (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Neil Hardin
Assistant coach	Kevin Johnson
Assistant coach	Nikita Johnson
Home arena	Cajundome

2011–12 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Middle Tennessee	14	–	2	.875	27	–	7	.794
South Alabama	8	–	8	.500	17	–	12	.586
Florida Atlantic	7	–	9	.438	11	–	19	.367
WKU†	7	–	9	.438	16	–	19	.457
Troy	5	–	11	.313	10	–	18	.357
Florida International	5	–	11	.313	8	–	21	.276
West
Arkansas–Little Rock	12	–	4	.750	15	–	16	.484
Denver	11	–	5	.688	22	–	9	.710
Louisiana–Lafayette	10	–	6	.625	16	–	16	.500
North Texas	9	–	7	.563	18	–	14	.563
Arkansas State	6	–	10	.375	14	–	20	.412
*Louisiana–Monroe	2	–	14	.125	3	–	26	.103

† 2012 Sun Belt Tournament winner As of March 21, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll *Ineligible for conference tournament

The 2011–12 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ragin' Cajuns, led by second year head coach Bob Marlin, played their home games at the Cajundome and are members of the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 16–16, 10–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in third place in the West Division. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Basketball Tournament to North Texas. They were invited to the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Rice.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
0	Bryant Mbamulu	Guard	6–2	185	Sophomore	Houston, Texas
1	Josh Brown	Guard	6–4	200	Senior	Ruston, Louisiana
2	Elfrid Payton	Guard	6–3	165	Freshman	Gretna, Louisiana
3	Darnell Jackson	Guard	6–3	215	Junior	Savannah, Georgia
4	Scottie Farrington	Forward	6–7	195	Senior	Nassau, Bahamas
5	J.J. Thomas	Forward	6–5	220	Sophomore	Opelousas, Louisiana
11	Donovan Williams	Guard	6–0	180	Freshman	Cecilia, Louisiana
13	Alan-Michael Thompson	Guard	6–1	170	Junior	Florence, South Carolina
15	David Perez	Guard	6–3	200	Senior	New Iberia, Louisiana
20	Kentwan Smith	Forward	6–8	200	Freshman	Piney Woods, Mississippi
21	Darshawn McClellan	Forward	6–7	240	Senior	Fresno, California
22	Raymone Andrews	Guard	6–2	180	Junior	Hammond, Louisiana
23	Kadeem Coleby	Forward/Center	6–9	250	Junior	Nassau, Bahamas
31	Kevin Brown	Guard	6–0	200	Sophomore	Houston, Texas

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular Season
11/11/2011* 10:30 PM	vs. Northern Arizona San Francisco Hilltop Challenge	W 83–66	1–0	War Memorial Gymnasium (1,175) San Francisco, CA
11/12/2011* 10:30 PM	vs. North Dakota State San Francisco Hilltop Challenge	L 58–78	1–1	War Memorial Gymnasium (1,119) San Francisco, CA
11/13/2011* 5:30 PM	at San Francisco San Francisco Hilltop Challenge	L 70–71	1–2	War Memorial Gymnasium (1,165) San Francisco, CA
11/18/2011* 7:30 PM	Houston Baptist Beryl Shipley Classic	W 73–64	2–2	Cajundome (3,743) Lafayette, LA
11/19/2011* 7:30 PM	Cal State Fullerton Beryl Shipley Classic	L 63–69	2–3	Cajundome (3,670) Lafayette, LA
11/20/2011* 3:30 PM	Nicholls State Beryl Shipley Classic	W 84–57	3–3	Cajundome (3,460) Lafayette, LA
11/26/2011* 6:00 PM	at Duquesne	L 65–84	3–4	Palumbo Center (2,393) Pittsburgh, PA
11/28/2011* 6:00 PM	at Kent State	L 67–76	3–5	M.A.C. Center (2,638) Kent, OH
12/01/2011* 7:00 PM	McNeese State	W 78–56	4–5	Cajundome (3,409) Lafayette, LA
12/03/2011* 8:30 PM	at Lamar	L 63–80	4–6	Montagne Center (2,827) Beaumont, TX
12/12/2011* 7:00 PM	Dillard	W 102–38	5–6	Cajundome (2,969) Lafayette, LA
12/14/2011* 6:00 PM, CSS	at Ole Miss	L 54–66	5–7	Tad Smith Coliseum (4,857) Oxford, MS
12/17/2011* 6:00 PM	at Robert Morris	L 64–72	5–8	Charles L. Sewall Center (1,103) Moon Township, PA
12/21/2011* 7:00 PM	UCF	W 61–60	6–8	Cajundome (3,132) Lafayette, LA
12/31/2011 4:15 PM	Florida Atlantic	W 67–55	7–8 (1–0)	Cajundome (3,379) Lafayette, LA
01/05/2012 7:00 PM, FCS	at WKU	W 72–70 ^OT	8–8 (2–0)	E. A. Diddle Arena (2,137) Bowling Green, KY
01/07/2012 5:30 PM	at Middle Tennessee	L 53–65	8–9 (2–1)	Murphy Center (4,028) Murfreesboro, TN
01/12/2012 7:00 PM	South Alabama	L 65–70	8–10 (2–2)	Cajundome (3,583) Lafayette, LA
01/14/2012 7:15 PM	FIU	W 87–81 ^OT	9–10 (3–2)	Cajundome (3,707) Lafayette, LA
01/19/2012 7:00 PM	at Arkansas–Little Rock	W 68–49	10–10 (4–2)	Jack Stephens Center (3,775) Little Rock, AR
01/21/2012 7:00 PM	at Arkansas State	L 74–79	10–11 (4–3)	Convocation Center (3,711) Jonesboro, AR
01/25/2012 7:15 PM	North Texas	W 64–62	11–11 (5–3)	Cajundome (3,673) Lafayette, LA
01/28/2012 4:00 PM	at Louisiana–Monroe	W 67–60	12–11 (6–3)	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,419) Monroe, LA
02/02/2012 7:00 PM	Denver	W 72–71 ^OT	13–11 (7–3)	Cajundome (3,611) Lafayette, LA
02/04/2012 7:30 PM	at Troy	W 83–78	14–11 (8–3)	Trojan Arena (2,168) Troy, AL
02/09/2012 7:00 PM	Arkansas–Little Rock	L 70–72 ^OT	14–12 (8–4)	Cajundome (4,125) Lafayette, LA
02/11/2012 7:15 PM	Arkansas State	W 68–65 ^OT	15–12 (9–4)	Cajundome (3,918) Lafayette, LA
02/16/2012 6:00 PM	at Denver	L 52–77	15–13 (9–5)	Magness Arena (5,870) Denver, CO
02/18/2012 3:30 PM	at North Texas	W 57–53	16–13 (10–5)	The Super Pit (6,921) Denton, TX
02/25/2012 7:15 PM	Louisiana–Monroe	L 60–78	16–14 (10–6)	Cajundome (5,075) Lafayette, LA
2012 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
03/04/2012 6:15 PM	vs. North Texas Quarterfinals	L 62–65	16–15	Convention Center Court (4,365) Hot Springs, AR
2012 CIT
03/14/2012* 7:00 PM	Rice First Round	L 63–68	16–16	Cajundome (2,037) Lafayette, LA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

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

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