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 season)
Assistant coach Neil Hardin
Assistant coach Kevin Johnson
Assistant coach Gus Hauser
Home arena Cajundome
2013–14 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
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
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition

11/04/2013*
7:15 pm
William Carey W 75–60 
Cajundome (N/A)
Lafayette, LA
Regular season

11/09/2013*
2:00 pm
Louisiana College W 101–67  1–0
Cajundome (2,787)
Lafayette, LA

11/12/2013*
7:05 pm
McNeese State W 92–66  2–0
Cajundome (3,071)
Lafayette, LA

11/15/2013*
7:05 pm
at Arkansas
Maui Invitational
L 63–76  2–1
Bud Walton Arena (12,780)
Fayetteville, AR

11/17/2013*
4:00 pm
at No. 23 Baylor
Maui Invitational
L 68–87  2–2
Ferrell Center (5,290)
Waco, TX

11/23/2013*
5:30 pm
vs. Oakland
Maui Invitational
W 84–75  3–2
HTC Center (1,550)
Conway, SC

11/24/2013*
11:30 am
vs. Coastal Carolina
Maui Invitational
W 73–69  4–2
HTC Center (1,413)
Conway, SC

11/27/2013*
7:05 pm
Northwestern State W 105–74  5–2
Cajundome (3,153)
Lafayette, LA

12/04/2013*
6:30 pm
at Louisiana Tech W 89–80  6–2
Thomas Assembly Center (4,085)
Ruston, LA

12/07/2013*
12:00 pm
at No. 7 Louisville L 74–113  6–3
KFC Yum! Center (20,141)
Louisville, KY

12/14/2013*
7:05 pm
Houston W 79–76 OT 7–3
Cajundome (3,069)
Lafayette, LA

12/17/2013*
7:05 pm
Centenary W 103–69  8–3
Cajundome (3,382)
Lafayette, LA

12/19/2013*
7:30 pm
at Jackson State L 70–73  8–4
Williams Assembly Center (891)
Jackson, MS

12/30/2013*
7:05 pm
Central Methodist W 90–58  9–4
Cajundome (2,625)
Lafayette, LA

01/04/2014
4:00 pm
at Louisiana–Monroe L 98–103 2OT 9–5 (0–1)
Fant-Ewing Coliseum (1,482)
Monroe, LA

01/11/2014
2:00 pm
Texas–Arlington L 70–90  10–5 (1–1)
Cajundome (2,731)
Lafayette, LA

01/13/2014
6:00 pm
Texas State W 81–58  11–5 (2–1)
Cajundome (2,039)
Lafayette, LA

01/16/2014
7:05 pm
at South Alabama L 73–81  11–6 (2–2)
Mitchell Center (2,193)
Mobile, AL

01/18/2014
7:30 pm
at Troy W 72–59  12–6 (3–2)
Trojan Arena (1,738)
Troy, AL

01/23/2014
7:15 pm
Georgia State L 70–77  12–7 (3–3)
Cajundome (3,729)
Lafayette, LA

01/25/2014
4:15 pm
WKU L 70–79  12–8 (3–4)
Cajundome (4,998)
Lafayette, LA

01/30/2014
7:00 pm
at Arkansas–Little Rock L 69–80  12–9 (3–5)
Jack Stephens Center (3,412)
Little Rock, AR

02/01/2014
7:15 pm
Louisiana–Monroe W 66–50  13–9 (4–5)
Cajundome (4,685)
Lafayette, LA

02/06/2014
7:30 pm
at Texas–Arlington W 92–89  14–9 (5–5)
College Park Center (1,208)
Arlington, TX

02/08/2014
4:30 pm
at Texas State W 67–66  15–9 (6–5)
Strahan Coliseum (2,963)
San Marcos, TX

02/13/2014
7:05 pm
Arkansas–Little Rock W 93–87 2OT 16–9 (7–5)
Cajundome (3,624)
Lafayette, LA

02/15/2014
7:15 pm
Arkansas State W 85–67  17–9 (8–5)
Cajundome (4,223)
Lafayette, LA

02/20/2014
7:05 pm
Troy W 78–63  18–9 (9–5)
Cajundome (3,466)
Lafayette, LA

02/22/2014
7:30 pm
at Georgia State L 77–80  18–10 (9–6)
GSU Sports Arena (2,890)
Atlanta, GA

03/02/2014
3:00 pm
South Alabama W 102–74  19–10 (10–6)
Cajundome (3,487)
Lafayette, LA

03/06/2014
7:00 pm
at WKU L 72–75  19–11 (10–7)
E. A. Diddle Arena (4,810)
Bowling Green, KY

03/08/2014
7:15 pm
Arkansas State W 77–76  20–11 (11–7)
Convocation Center (3,275)
Jonesboro, AR
Sun Belt Tournament

03/14/2014
8:30 pm, Sun Belt Network
vs. Texas–Arlington
Quarterfinals
W 91–85  21–11
Lakefront Arena (N/A)
New Orleans, LA

03/15/2014
4:30 pm, Sun Belt Network
vs. WKU
Semifinals
W 73–72  22–11
Lakefront Arena (N/A)
New Orleans, LA

03/16/2014
12:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Georgia State
Championship
W 82–81 OT 23-11
Lakefront Arena (N/A)
New Orleans, LA
NCAA Tournament

03/21/2014*
2:10 pm, truTV
No. (14 W) vs. No. 16 (3 W) Creighton
Second round
L 66–76  23-12
AT&T Center (12,663)
San Antonio, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, (#) denotes seed within region W=West. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

  1. "2013-14 Men's Basketball Schedule". Ragin Cajuns. University of Louisiana at Lafayette. 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
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