LOUISIANA 2010-11 MEN ’S BASKET B ALL GA M E 1 - LOUISIANA ’S RAGIN ’ CAJUNS (0-0) VS . NEW MEXI C O STATE AGGIES (0-0) Fr i d a y , No v . 11, 2010 • 7:05 p.m. • Ca j u N d o m e (11,550) • La F a y e t t e , La. TV: No N e • RADIO : KrKa 107.9 Fm LIVE STATS /VIDEO : WWW .RAGIN CAJUNS .C O M 2010-11 SCHEDULE LOUISIANA NEW MEXICO STATE N9 MONTEVALLO (EXH.) W, 70-56 09-10 Record __________________ 13-17 09-10 Record __________________ 22-12 N12 NEW MEXICO STATE 7:05 P.M. 09-10 Sun Belt Record ___________ 10-8 09-10 WAC Record ______________ 11-5 Last Game _____________ March 6, 2010 Last Game ______________ Mar. 19, 2010 N15 LOUISIANA COLLEGE (DH) 7:15 P.M. ________________ vs. La.-Monroe L, 75-76 __ vs. Michigan State - L, 67-70 (1st Rd. NCAA) N17 at Creighton 7:00 p.m. Head Coach _______________ Bob Marlin Head Coach ___________Marvin Menzies N19 CLEVELAND STATE 7:05 P.M. UL Record ________________ First Season NMSU Record ________60-41 (4th season) N23 at Houston 7:00 p.m. Career Record ____348-166 (18th season) Career Record _______60-41 (4th season) D01 at McNeese State 7:00 p.m. Marlin vs. NMSU __________________ 1-0 Young vs. UL _____________ First Meeting D4 at Tulane 7:00 p.m. D12 TEXAS COLLEGE 2:05 P.M. GA M EDAY STO R Y L INES D15 at UCF 6:00 p.m. • Louisiana tips off the 98th season of basketball as former Sun Belt member, New Mexico State, returns to the Cajundome for the first time since the 04-05 season. D19 LAMAR (DH) 2:15 P.M. D21 at New Mexico State 8:00 p.m. • The Cajuns are 18-7 in season-openers at the Cajundome. D30 at Denver* 8:00 p.m. J1 at North Texas (DH)* 4:00 p.m. • Including the game versus New Mexico State, UL plays three of its next four contest at J6 TROY* 7:05 P.M. home. J8 MIDDLE TEnnEssEE* 7:05 P.M. • UL leads the all-time series against Aggies, 10-2, winning the last eight games in a row. J13 at Arkansas State* 7:05 p.m. J15 at UALR (DH)* 7:00 p.m. • The last time the two squads met was during the 2004-05 campaign in Lafayette. J19 CENTENARY 7:05 P.M. Louisiana walked away with a 91-49 win, marking the largest margin of victory in the J22 LA.-MONROE* 7:05 P.M. all-time series. J27 NORTH TEXAS* 7:05 P.M. • The Cajuns hosted Montevallo for a an exhibition game on Tuesday night. UL won the J30 at South Alabama (DH)* 4:05 p.m. contest, 70-56. Junior transfer Josh Brown led the Cajuns with 18 points and 10 boards. F5 UALR* 7:05 P.M. Three other Cajuns scored in double figures. F10 at FIU* 6:00 p.m. F12 at Florida Atlantic (DH)* 6:00 p.m. • On Monday, NM State defeated Eastern New Mexico, 98-72, in an exhibition. The Aggies F17 ARKAnsAS STATE* 7:05 P.M. had five players in double-figures with junior forward Troy Gillenwater leading the way with 18 points. The Aggies out-rebounded the Greyhounds, 55-20. F19 WESTERN KENTUCKY* 7:05 P.M. F24 DENVER (DH)* 7:15 P.M. • Louisiana begins its 26th season in the Cajundome. The Cajuns hold a 238-98 all-time F26 at La.-Monroe (DH)* 6:00 p.m. record in the facility and have posted a winning record in 23 seasons. M5-8 Sun Belt Championship TBA • UL finished the season with a 10-4 record in the Cajundome, including an eight-game * Denotes Sun Belt Conference Game winning streak to finish the season. UL was also a perfect 9-0 in Sun Belt play on their Home games (BOLD) played at the Cajundome All Times are CENTRAL & SUBJECT TO CHANGE home court. LOUISIANA MEDIA RE L ATIONS TONIGHT ’S TENTATIVE STA R TE R S (2009-10 STATS ) MBB Contact __________ Cade Sirmans No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp. PPG RPG APG FG% E-mail _______ [email protected] 1 Josh Brown G 6-3 190 Jr.-JC - - - - Office Phone _______ (337) 482-6330 2 Randell Daigle G 5-10 175 Sr.-3L 11.5 2.9 2.3 .421 3 Travis Bureau G 6-7 195 Sr.-3L 6.2 3.3 0.9 .459 Cell Phone ___________ (205) 451-9645 21 La’Ryan Gary G/F 6-7 220 Sr.-3L - - - - Office Fax ___________ (337) 482-6529 44 Javan Mitchell C 6-9 255 So.-1L 2.8 2.0 0.2 .431 Website ______ www.RaginCajuns.com OFF THE BENCH 4 Scottie Farrington F 6-7 195 Jr.-JC - - - - NMSU MEDIA RE L ATIONS 5 J.J. Thomas F 6-5 225 Fr.-HS - - - - MBB Contact _________Tiffany Franklin 11 Donovan Williams G 6-0 170 Fr.-HS - - - - E-mail [email protected] 12 Colby Batiste C 6-9 225 Sr.-2L 3.5 3.7 0.1 .580 15 David Perez G 6-3 195 Jr.-TR - - - - Office Phone _______ (575) 646-3929 20 Courtney Wallace F 6-8 245 Sr.-3L 7.2 2.0 0.0 .567 Cell Phone ___________ (575) 642-2168 22 Raymone Andrews G 6-2 180 So.-1L 3.2 1.9 1.4 .400 Office Fax ___________ (575) 646-2425 25 Bryant Mbamalu F 6-2 180 Fr.-HS - - - - Website ______www.NMStateSports.com 31 Phillip Jones G 6-0 180 Jr.-SQ - - - - Louisiana’s Men’s Basketball 2010-11 Game Notes UL’S LAST TIME OUT... University Information Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2010 | Louisiana 70, Montevallo 56 | Cajundome Name __________________ University of Louisiana A stronger effort in the second half allowed Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns men’s basketball team to Location ________________________ Lafayette, La. come out on top in a exhibition game against Montevallo on Tuesday night, 70-56. Founded _______________________________1898 The first half saw the Cajuns struggle to hold on to the ball, committing 14 turnovers. Despite the Enrollment __________________ 16,763 (Fall 2010) sloppy play, UL found itself leading 27-19 at the break. Nickname _______________________ Ragin’ Cajuns But in the second half, UL tightened up and limited itself to just six turnovers while shooting Colors ___________ Vermilion (PMS 193) and White nearly 50-percent from the floor (16-of-33). Affiliation _____________________ NCAA Division I The Cajuns controlled the start of the game before Montevallo grabbed a slim 12-11 advantage at the 7:47 mark. The lead was fleeting as UL closed out the first half on a 15-8 run. Conference ____________ Sun Belt (West Division) The Falcons took advantage of the first half turnovers, scoring 11 of their 19 points off the Cajuns’ Arena ____________________ Cajundome (11,550) miscues. But UL’s defense was stout, limiting Montevallo to just 25.9 percent shooting from the floor Press Row _____________________ (337) 265-2284 (7-27). President _________________ Dr. E. Joseph Savoie Louisiana came out firing on all cylinders to start the second half, hitting six of its first nine shots. Director of Athletics ______________ David Walker The shooting streak led to a 15-3 run, giving the Cajuns a 42-22 lead with 13:30 remaining. Sr. Associate Director of Athletics __ Scott Farmer The Falcons began to chip away at the lead, coming within 10 points of the Cajuns. But three- Ticket Office Phone ____________ (337) 265-2100 pointers from senior Randell Daigle and junior Josh Brown pushed the lead back to 59-43 with 3:56 Web Site ________________www.RaginCajuns.com remaining. Four more three-pointers from Daigle and Brown down the stretch sealed the 70-56 win for the Coaching Staff Cajuns. Head Coach _______________________Bob Marlin Brown led all Cajuns with 18 points and 10 boards. Three other Cajuns reached double-figures. Mississippi State, 1981 Daigle posted 11 points while La’Ryan Gary had 12 and Travis Bureau scored 11. The Cajuns shot 47.2 percent for the game (25-53) and held Montevallo to a paltry 30.5 percent Record at UL ____________________ First Season (18-59). Career Record (Div. I) ____ 225-131 (13th season) On the battle of the boards, UL prevailed 39-36, but the Falcons overpowered the Cajuns with a Career Record __________ 348-166 (18th season) 21-14 edge on the offensive glass. Assistant Coach ___________________ Neil Hardin West Florida, 1995 Assistant Coach _________________Kevin Johnson Statistical Texas-Pan American, 1988 Assistant Coach ________________ Nikita Johnson Comparison West Georgia, 1989 (2009 Stats) 2009-10 Review LouiSiaNA CATEGORY NMSU Overall Record ________________________ 13-17 68.1 SC O R I NG OFF E NS E 78.3 Sun Belt Record (Finish) _______ 10-8 (T-3rd, West) Sun Belt Tournament ______________ First Round 67.5 SC O R I NG DE F E NS E 77.6 L, 75-76 vs. La.-Monroe +0.6 SC O R I NG MA RG I N +0.7 Team Information .448 Fiel D Goal PE RC E N ta G E .460 Letterwinners Returning/Lost _____________ 7/7 .428 Fiel D Goal PE RC E N ta G E DE F E NS E .449 Starters Returning/Lost ___________________ 3/2 Newcomers _______________________________7 5.6 3-Poi N T FG MA D E PE R Game 8.4 .322 3-Poi N T Fiel D Goal PE RC E N ta G E .371 Basketball History .680 FR ee TH R O W PE RC E N ta G E .700 First Season _________________________ 1911-12 Seasons Played ___________ Entering 98th season 10.3 OFF E NS I V E Rebou NDS PE R Game 10.5 All-Time Record ______________ 1,266-953 (.571) *All-Time Record includes games later vacated due to NCAA Sanctions 21.6 DE F E NS I V E Rebou NDS PE R Game 25.1 following the 1971-72, 1972-73, 2003-04 and 2004-05 seasons.