LOUISIANA 2008-09 Men’s Basketball ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Game 8 | Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns (3-4, 0-0 Sun Belt) vs. ULM Warhawks (2-6, 0-0 Sun Belt) Monday, Dec. 15, 2008 ● 7:05 p.m. ● CAJUNDOME (11,550) ● Lafayette, La. TV: None ● Radio: KPEL 1420 AM/KRKA 107.9 FM ● Live Stats/Video: www.RaginCajuns.com 2008-09 Schedule LOUISIANA ULM Date Opponent Time (CT) 08-09 Record ________________________ 3-4 08-09 Record________________________ 2-6 N4 MILLSAPS (Exhibition) W, 87-57 08-09 Sun Belt Record ________________ 0-0 08-09 Sun Belt Record________________ 0-0 N11 TEXAS-TYLER (Exhibition) W, 84-55 Last Game _________________ Dec. 13, 2008 Last Game__________________Dec. 13, 2008 N15 LOUISIANA TECH L, 59-61 vs. Louisiana College W, 85-58 at McNeese State L, 57-66 Head Coach ___________________ Robert Lee Head Coach ________________ Orlando Early N18 LAMAR L, 68-78 UL Record_____________ 43-59 (5th Season) ULM Record ___________ 40-59 (4th Season) N22 at Utah Valley L, 41-71 Career Record ___________________ Same Career Record ___________________ Same N25 ORAL ROBERTS W, 79-75 (OT) Lee vs. ULM _______________________ 3-1 Early vs. UL _______________________ 1-3 D2 MCNEESE STATE (DH) W, 73-64 Web Site____________ www.RaginCajuns.com Web Site ___________ www.ULMAthletics.com D7 at Alabama L, 44-61 D13 LOUISIANA COLLEGE W, 85-58 D15 ULM* 7:05 p.m. Game Night Story Lines D18 NORTH TEXAS* (DH) 7:15 p.m. ● Louisiana continues its current homestand and begins its 18th season of competition D21 SAM HOUSTON STATE (DH) 5:15 p.m. in the Sun Belt Conference by hosting ULM on Monday, Dec. 15 at 7:05 p.m. D29 at Tennessee 6:30 p.m. D31 at LSU {CST} 1:30 p.m. ● The Ragin’ Cajuns and Warhawks meet in the Sun Belt opener for the second J3 DENVER* (DH) {CST} 5 p.m. straight season. UL won 68-67 in Monroe in the 2007-08 league opener. J8 at New Orleans* 7 p.m. J10 at Troy* (DH) 7:30 p.m. ● Since Louisiana’s first year of NCAA competition in 1970-71, the Cajuns are J15 UALR* 7:05 p.m. 17-4 against the Warhawks. J19 at UAB 7 p.m. J22 at Western Kentucky* 7 p.m. ● The Cajuns begin Sun Belt play at home for the first time since the 2004-05 season. J24 SOUTH ALABAMA* (DH) 7:15 p.m. J29 at Middle Tennessee* 7 p.m. ● Louisiana has won three straight games in the CAJUNDOME. J31 at Florida Atlantic* (DH) 6 p.m. F5 FIU* 7:05 p.m. F7 at North Texas* (DH) 7 p.m. ● The Cajuns received additional help for the rotation in the last outing. Emmanuel F12 at ULM* 7 p.m. Adeife and Lamar Roberson were cleared to begin competing after Fall 2008 F14 ARKANSAS STATE* (DH) 7:15 p.m. semester final exam grades were posted. The duo took the floor for the first time in a F19 at Denver* 8 p.m. UL uniform in Saturday’s Louisiana College game. F22 NEW ORLEANS* (DH) 7:15 p.m. F26 TROY* 7:05 p.m. ● The Ragin’ Cajuns are 2-0 vs. ULM in Sun Belt games held in the CAJUNDOME. F28 at UALR* (DH) 7 p.m. M4 SBC Tourn. 1st Round (Campus Sites) ● The home team has dominated in the series, winning 38 of the 54 games played on M8-10 SBC Tournament (Hot Springs, Ark.) one of the school’s home courts. UL has won 23 straight in Lafayette vs. ULM. * Denotes Sun Belt Conference Game ● UL has made 25-plus field goals in each of the last four games in the CAJUNDOME. Home games (BOLD) played at the CAJUNDOME All Times are CENTRAL & SUBJECT TO CHANGE Tonight’s Tentative Starters No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp. PPG RPG APG FG% Louisiana Media Relations 1 Tyren Johnson F 6-8 195 Jr.-2L 9.4 6.3 1.0 47.1% MBB Contact______________________ Matt Hebert 33 Chris Gradnigo F 6-7 215 So.-1L 11.0 2.7 0.3 48.1% [email protected] 0 Colby Batiste C 6-9 220 So.-TR 5.5 2.7 0.3 45.8% Office Phone ___________________ (337) 482-6330 22 Travis Bureau G 6-7 180 So.-1L 17.0 3.9 0.9 50.0% Cell Phone_____________________ (337) 288-6023 55 Ryan McCoy G 6-0 175 Jr.-TR 6.7 1.3 2.7 34.9% Office Fax _____________________ (337) 482-6529 Off the Bench ULM Media Relations No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp. PPG RPG APG FG% MBB Contact______________________ Jeff Hendrix 3 Lamar Roberson F 6-8 190 Jr.-TR 8.0 3.0 2.0 60.0% E-mail_______________________ [email protected] 12 Willie Lago G 6-1 182 Jr.-2L 4.0 1.6 2.0 33.3% Office Phone ___________________ (318) 342-5462 23 La’Ryan Gary G 6-7 207 Jr.-1L 8.7 4.7 0.4 38.2% Cell Phone_____________________ (318) 450-8317 21 Emmanuel Adeife F 6-10 235 Sr.-TR 6.0 9.0 1.0 33.3% 41 Jeremy Barr C 6-9 260 Jr.-TR 6.0 2.4 0.3 48.4% Office Fax _____________________ (318) 342-5464 Notes and Trends 08-09 Louisiana Trends SUN BELT PLAY STARTS Leading at the half: ______________________3-1 ● UL begins its 18th season of competition in the Sun Belt Conference. The Cajuns’ Trailing at the half: ______________________0-3 all-time Sun Belt record is 149-104. Tied at half: ____________________________0-0 ● The Cajuns meet the Warhawks in the SBC opener for the second straight season. Leading with 5:00 left: ____________________2-1 ● Louisiana is 12-5 in Sun Belt openers. Last season, UL clipped ULM 68-67 in Trailing with 5:00 left: ____________________1-3 Monroe to end a three-game losing streak in SBC openers. Tied with 5:00 left: _______________________0-0 ● Louisiana is 4-3 when opening its Sun Belt slate at the CAJUNDOME. This is the In Overtime: ___________________________1-0 Double Overtime: _______________________0-0 first time the Cajuns start league play at home since 2004-05 (Jan. 8 vs. Denver). Better FG% than opponent ________________3-0 Worse FG% than opponent ________________0-4 MID-DECEMBER HOMESTAND CONTINUES ● The Ragin’ Cajuns opened their longest homestand of the season Saturday with the Shooting better than 40% _________________3-1 Shooting less than 40%___________________0-3 Louisiana College game. It was the first of four home games over a span of eight days. The Cajuns remain at home through Sunday, Dec. 21. Opponent shoots better than 40%___________1-3 ● The homestand includes a second Sun Belt game in addition to tonight’s opener with Opponent shoots less than 40% ____________2-1 ULM. UL hosts North Texas on Thursday, Dec. 18 at 7:15 p.m. Shooting 70% FT or higher ________________1-1 ● The homestand ends Sunday, Dec. 21 with a non-conference game vs. Sam Houston. Shooting 60-69% FT _____________________2-0 ● The Cajuns are currently on a three-game winning streak in the CAJUNDOME. Shooting less than 60% FT ________________0-3 Opponent shoots 70% FT or higher__________3-3 LSU GAME TIME CHANGED Opponent shoots 60-69% FT_______________0-0 ● The University of Louisiana and LSU men’s basketball programs agreed to change the Opponent shoots less than 60% FT _________0-1 game time of their New Year’s Eve matchup in Baton Rouge to 1:30 p.m. The game was UL has more rebounds ___________________2-0 originally scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. Opponent has more rebounds______________1-4 ● LSU requested the move to allow the radio broadcast of the football team’s appearance Rebounds are equal _____________________0-0 in the Peach Bowl to be aired on the full network and not the Baton Rouge affiliate only. UL has more turnovers ___________________2-2 ● CST will still televise the contest live from LSU’s Pete Maravich Assembly Center. Opponent has more turnovers______________1-2 Turnovers are equal______________________0-0 HOME, SWEET DOME Scoring less than 60 _____________________0-3 ● The 2008-09 campaign marks the 24th season of Ragin’ Cajuns men’s basketball at the Scoring 60-69 __________________________0-1 11,550-seat CAJUNDOME. Louisiana is 222-89 (.714) all-time at the facility. Scoring 70-79 __________________________2-0 ● In the past 10-plus seasons, Louisiana has posted a 82-28 record in the CAJUNDOME Scoring 80-89 __________________________1-0 (.745 winning percentage). Scoring 90-99 __________________________0-0 Scoring 100+ ___________________________0-0 LOUISIANA IN SUN BELT CONFERENCE HOME GAMES Allowing less than 60_____________________1-0 ● Louisiana is 94-32 (74.6 percent) all-time in Sun Belt Conference games at the Allowing 60-69 __________________________1-2 CAJUNDOME. In 17 previous seasons, Louisiana has won six or more SBC home Allowing 70-79 __________________________1-2 games 12 times. Allowing 80-89 __________________________0-0 Allowing 90-99 __________________________0-0 Allowing 100+ __________________________0-0 WELCOME TO LOUISIANA ● Emmanuel Adeife and Lamar Roberson, both transfers from UNLV, saw action for the UL bench outscores opponent______________1-2 first time in a Cajuns uniform Saturday against Louisiana College. Opponent bench outscores UL _____________1-2 ● The pair had to sit out the season’s first six games because they transferred between 3 score in double figures: _________________0-0 semesters last season and weren’t eligible to play until grades were posted for Fall 2008 4 score in double figures: _________________1-0 5+ in double figures: _____________________0-1 semester final exams. Exams ended Friday, Dec. 12. Months of the Year SHORTHANDED In November: __________________________1-3 ● The Cajuns remain without returning starter Randell Daigle (hand) who is out with In December: __________________________2-1 injury and has missed the season’s first seven games.