RAGIN’ CAJUNS MEN’S BASKETBALL MBB Contact: Matt Sullivan • Office: 337.482.6331 • Cell: 985.981.0009 • Email: [email protected] • Twitter: @MattSulli123 GAME INFORMATION GAME 31 Lafayette, La. (Cajundome) Date / Time: March 4, 2017 / 7:42 p.m. Site: Lafayette, La. Arena: Cajundome (12,362) LOUISIANA RAGIN’ CAJUNS (19-11, 9-8 SBC) TV: ESPN3 Head Coach: Bob Marlin (Mississippi State, 1981) Talent: Drew Fellios (pxp), Bob Donewald (color), Career Record: 474-269 (24th season), Record at Louisiana: 126-103 (7th season) Whitney Haworth (sideline) Radio: KHXT 107.9 FM / ESPN 1420 AM Talent: Jay Walker (pxp) UT ARLINGTON MAVERICKS (24-6, 14-3 SBC) Live Stats: CajunStats.com Head Coach: Scott Cross (UT Arlington, 1998) Twitter Updates: @RaginCajunsMBB Career Record: 201-145 (11th season), Record at UTA: Same Series: Louisiana leads, 17-8 At Lafayette: Louisiana leads, 9-3 At Arlington: Louisiana leads, 7-5 STORY LINES At New Orleans: Louisiana leads, 1-0 • Louisiana is 51-28 overall in games played during the months of February and March under head coach SCHEDULE / RESULTS Bob Marlin. NOVEMBER (4-2) • Louisiana has clinched no worse than the No. 8 seed in next week’s Sun Belt Conference Tournament in 11 at Minnesota L, 74-86 New Orleans. The Ragin’ Cajuns can move up as high at the fifth-seed based on numerous scenarios. 14 at Montana State ^ L, 83-84 17 PANHANDLE STATE # W, 117-47 • The next victory for Louisiana would mark the third 20-win season for the Ragin’ Cajuns in the past four 21 DELAWARE STATE #^ W, 83-82 years. Louisiana’s 83 wins since the 2013-14 season is the best since winning 86 games between 1981-85. 23 at James Madison ^ W, 82-70 27 TEXAS SOUTHERN #^ W, 84-73 • Bryce Washington has recorded 21 of his 24 career double-doubles this season. His career .575 per- centage from the floor is currently the fourth-best in school history behind Roy Ebron (.579, 1970-73) DECEMBER (6-2) and ahead of Bobby Cutrer (.569, 1964-66). 1 NICHOLLS W, 101-69 3 at McNeese (CST) W, 92-72 • Washington is fourth in the nation in double-doubles (21), with Purdue’s Caleb Swanigan (24) and 7 LOYOLA (N.O.) W, 94-60 Seton Hall’s Angel Delgado (24) leading all Division I players. The junior is fifth in the nation in offensive 10 LOUISIANA TECH W, 91-83 rebounds per game (4.07), fifth in rebounds per game (11.4) and fifth in total rebounds (342). 14 at Georgia (SEC Network) L, 60-73 17 at New Orleans (CST) W, 76-71 QUICK HITS 20 PEPPERDINE W, 90-64 • Jay Wright is currently eighth in school history with 364 assists. The senior has scored 1,075 points and 31 at Arkansas State * L, 71-74 is tied with Randal Daigle (2007-11) for 36th-place in Ragin’ Cajuns history. JANUARY (4-4) • Louisiana is 6-5 this season in games decided by six points or less. In 2015-16, the Ragin’ Cajuns were 0-6 2 at Little Rock * ESPN2 W, 69-52 in close games and are 40-41 overall under Bob Marlin. 7 ULM * W, 69-60 14 GEORGIA SOUTHERN * L, 76-81 • Bryce Washington is 75 points shy of becoming the 45th player in school history to reach the 16 GEORGIA STATE * L, 86-101 1,000-point mark. 21 at Texas State * W, 79-73 23 at UTA * (ASN | ESPN3) L, 71-108 • With 719 career rebounds, Washington is three rebounds shy of tying Tim Thompson (722, 1959-61) for 28 LITTLE ROCK * W, 88-82 10th place in school history. 30 ARKANSAS STATE * L, 69-88 FEBRUARY (4-3) LOUISIANA PROBABLE STARTERS (2016-17 Stats; *Blocks; #Steals) 4 at Georgia State * (ESPN3) L, 82-85 No. Name Pos. Yr. Pts. Reb. Ast. Notes 6 at Georgia Southern * (ESPN3) L, 70-74 1 Jay Wright G Sr. 15.4 2.4 4.0 Career-high tying 28 points at ULM 11 TROY * (ESPN3) L, 88-100 3 Justin Miller F Fr. 11.1 5.3 1.3 20 points, 10 rebounds vs. TXST 13 SOUTH ALABAMA * W, 87-61 4 Frank Bartley G Jr. 15.7 4.4 2.5 Eight 20-point games in 2016-17 18 at ULM * (ESPN3) W, 85-84 22 Johnathan Stove G Jr. 8.8 3.9 1.7 17 pts., GW 3-pointer at ULM 25 at Coastal Carolina * W, 79-77 32 Bryce Washington F Jr. 13.5 11.4 2.0 SBC leader in rebounds, FG Pct., DD’s 27 at Appalachian State * (ESPN3) W, 77-62 LOUISIANA RESERVES (2016-17 Stats; *Blocks; #Steals) MARCH (1-0) No. Name Pos. Yr. Pts. Reb. Ast. Notes 2 TEXAS STATE * W, 94-84 (ot) 5 Kadavion Evans G Fr. 3.2 0.8 1.8 Season-high 6 assists at App State 4 UTA * (ESPN3) 7:15 p.m. 11 Jerekius Davis F Fr. 4.8 2.7 0.5 Three starts in 2016-17 8-12 SBC TOURNAMENT (New Orleans) TBA 13 Jacob Broussard G Jr. 1.0 0.2 0.0 Late 3-pointer vs. South Alabama 15 P.J. Hardy G Fr. 5.7 1.1 1.1 45.7% from 3-point line * - SBC Game; # - at Blackham Coliseum; ^ - Hardwood Showcase 25 Roydell Brown F Fr. 3.2 1.7 0.3 True freshman with 10 starts .All Times Listed are Central; dates and times are subject to change 31 Mason Aucoin G Fr. 1.3 0.8 0.1 6 points in debut vs. Panhandle State 33 Larenz Stalcup C Jr. 1.3 1.2 0.3 8 points, 9 rebounds vs. USA RaginCajunsMBB 2016-17 LOUISIANA MEN’S BASKETBALL RaginCajuns.com | @RaginCajunsMBB QUICK FACTS SCOUTING THE MAVS • UTA clinched its first ever Sun Belt Conference regular-season title and third league championship in GENERAL INFORMATION school history. The Mavs have recorded back-to-back 20-win seasons for the first time in school history. Location: Lafayette, La. • Kevin Hervey leads the Mavs in scoring (16.7), rebounds (8.4) and free throw percentage (.786). The junior Founded: 1898 has 13 double-doubles on the season and is a two-time Sun Belt Player of the Week. President: Dr. Joseph Savoie • Point guard Erick Neal leads the Sun Belt in assists (6.5) per game. He has produced three double-doubles Faculty Representative: Dr. Anita Hazelwood Interim Director of Athletics: Dr. Jessica Leger on the season and dished out 13 assists in the Mavs’ 108-71 win over Louisiana on Jan. 23. Associate AD - Internal Ops: John Dugas • UTA’s 65-51 win at No. 12 St. Mary’s was the program’s first-ever win over a team ranked in the Associated Enrollment: 19,188 Press Top 25. The Mavs were 0-28 against ranked teams dating back to the 1959-60 season. Nickname: Ragin’ Cajuns School Colors: Vermilion (PMS 186) & White UP NEXT Conference: Sun Belt • Louisiana will open play on Wednesday in the 2017 Sun Belt Conference Men’s Basketball Championships Arena/Capacity: Cajundome (12,362) at New Orleans’ Lakefront Arena. Website: www.RaginCajuns.com Athletics Twitter: @ULRaginCajuns MBB Twitter: @RaginCajunsMBB SERIES vs. UT ARLINGTON STAFF Head Coach: Bob Marlin (Mississippi St. ‘81) Series History: Louisiana leads, 17-8 Record at Louisiana (Yrs): 126-103 (7th yr.) In Lafayette: Louisiana leads, 9-3 Division I Record (Years): 351-234 (19th yr.) In Arlington: Louisiana leads, 7-5 Career Record: 474-269 (24th yr.) In New Orleans: Louisiana leads, 1-0 Assistant Coaches: Neil Hardin (7th yr.) Current streak: UTA +2 Kevin Johnson (7th yr.) Josten Crow (2nd yr.) LAST FIVE GAMES Dir. of BKB Ops Mike Murphy (4th yr.) Date Opponent W/L Score Location Dir. of SA Development Aubin Goporo (1st yr.) 1/23/17 UT ARLINGTON L 71-108 Arlington Athletic Trainer: B.J. Duplantis (10th yr.) 2/18/16 UT ARLINGTON L 83-84 (ot) Arlington 1/30/16 UT ARLINGTON W 90-75 Lafayette HISTORY 2/21/15 UT ARLINGTON W 81-70 Arlington First Season: 1911-12 2/7/15 UT ARLINGTON L 69-84 Lafayette All-Time Record: 1,391-1,055 (103rd Season) NCAA Appearances: Six (1-6 Record) Series Notes (1982, 1983, 1992, 1993, 2000, 2014) • The Louisiana-UTA series dates back to the 1972-73 season and was played on a regular basis until 1981-82 (1972, 1973, 2004, 2005 appearances vacated) when both teams were members of the Southland Conference. 3-5 record in vacated appearances • The series resumed in 2013-14 when UTA officially joined the Sun Belt Conference. • The schools split the season series in 2015-16 with each team winning on its home floor. The Ragin’ Cajuns TEAM INFORMATION posted a 90-75 win in Lafayette before UTA claimed an 84-83 overtime victory in Arlington. 2015-16 Overall Record: 19-15 Home Record: 13-3 Away Record: 5-11 2016-17 LOUISIANA BASKETBALL ROSTER Neutral Record: 1-1 Sun Belt Record: 12-8 (4th) No. NAME HT/WT CL/EXP POS HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL Sun Belt Championship: 1-1 1 Jay Wright 6-1/180 Sr./1L G Rincon, Ga. / Effingham Co. HS (Casper College) Postseason: 2-1 (CollegeInsider.com) 2 Marcus Stroman # 6-0/183 Jr./Tr. G Columbia, S.C. / Keenan (South Carolina) Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 3 Justin Miller 6-7/251 Fr./HS F Owensboro, Ky. / Owensboro (22 Ft. Academy) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 5/9 4 Frank Bartley IV 6-3/214 Jr./Tr G Baton Rouge, La.