2018-19 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 2 Knoxville, Tenn. | Thompson-Boling Arena Date / Time: November 9, 2018 / 7 p.m. EST Site: Knoxville, Tenn. Arena: Thompson-Boling Arena (21,678) LOUISIANA RAGIN’ CAJUNS (1-0) Radio: KHXT 107.9 FM Head Coach: Bob Marlin (Mississippi State, 1981) Talent: Jay Walker (PxP); Ross Cook (color) Record at Louisiana: 156-111 (ninth season), Career Record: 504-277 (26th season) TV: SEC Network + Talent: Roger Hoover (PxP), Vincent Yarbrough (color) Live Stats: CajunStats.com No. 6 TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS (1-0) Social Updates: @RaginCajunsMBB | #GeauxCajuns Head Coach: Rick Barnes (Lenoir-Rhyne, 1977) Series: UT leads, 8-1 Record at UT: 58-44 (fourth season), Career Record: 662-358 (32nd season) In Lafayette: UT leads, 1-0 In Knoxville: UT leads, 5-0 Neutral: UT leads, 2-1 STORY LINES • Louisiana opens its 2018-19 road schedule with the first of back-to-back games against top-10 oppo- SCHEDULE / RESULTS nents. The Ragin’ Cajuns will travel to face top-ranked Kansas on Nov. 16. NOVEMBER (1-0) • Louisiana returns three starters - JaKeenan Gant, Malik Marquetti, and Marcus Stroman - along with 6 UNIV. OF VIRGIN ISLANDS W, 121-80 eight letterwinners from last season’s team. 9 at (6) Tennessee 6 p.m. • Louisiana comes off a record-setting year where it won 27 games and captured its first regular-season 16 at (1) Kansas 7 p.m. 19 vs. Colorado State # 4 p.m. Sun Belt Conference title since 2000. 20 vs. Florida Gulf Coast/Toledo # TBA • The Ragin’ Cajuns return 54.2 percent of its scoring from 2017-18, along with 48.1 percent of its re- 21 vs. TBA # TBA bounds and 55.4 percent of their made field goals. 28 at New Orleans 7 p.m. QUICK HITS DECEMBER (0-0) 1 SOUTHERN 7 p.m. • Louisiana’s 121 points scored against the University of the Virgin Islands were the most scored in a 5 LOYOLA (N.O.) 7 p.m. season-opener by the Cajuns since a 124-114 win over Oral Roberts in the 1970-71 season. 11 PRAIRIE VIEW 7 p.m. • Louisiana’s 121 points, 29 assists and 67.1 percent effort from the floor against UVI were the second-best 15 LOUISIANA TECH 7 p.m. marks among NCAA Division I schools on Opening Night. 18 at McNeese 6:30 p.m. • Louisiana led the Sun Belt Conference in scoring offense (83.2) for the sixth consecutive season while 29 at Southeastern Louisiana 4 p.m. leading the league in scoring margin (+12.4), free throw percentage (.761), field goal percentage (464), JANUARY (0-0) rebound margin (+6.6), assists (17.4), steals (7.5) and assist-turnover ratio (1.3). 3 ARKANSAS STATE * 7 p.m. • Louisiana’s 83.2 scoring average in 2017-18 was its best since the 1990-91 season (91.1) and was the 5 LITTLE ROCK * 7 p.m. highest by a Sun Belt Conference school since South Alabama (84.6) in 1994-95. 10 at Georgia State * 6 p.m. • JaKeenan Gant (second-team) and Marcus Stroman (third-team) were each named to the 2018-19 Sun 12 at Georgia Southern * 4 p.m. Belt Preseason All-Conference team. 19 at ULM * 2 p.m. • The Ragin’ Cajuns 297 3-pointers made in 2017-18 shattered the previous school record (251) set in 24 SOUTH ALABAMA * 7 p.m. 26 TROY * 7 p.m. 1989-90. 31 at Appalachian State * 6 p.m. • Marcus Stroman became the 28th player in school history to reach the 200-assist mark. His 213 career assists in 2017-18 were the fourth most in a single-season in school history. FEBRUARY (0-0) 2 at Coastal Carolina * 1 p.m. 6 GEORGIA SOUTHERN * 7 p.m. LOUISIANA PROBABLE STARTERS (2018-19 Stats; *Blocks; #Steals) 8 GEORGIA STATE * 8 p.m. No. Name Pos. Yr. Pts. Reb. Ast. Notes 16 ULM * 7 p.m. 0 Cedric Russell G So. 10.0 3.0 0.0 10 points vs. UVI in first career start 21 at UT Arlington * 7 p.m. 1 Malik Marquetti G Sr. 19.0 5.0 3.0 6-8 from floor in opener vs. UVI 23 at Texas State * 4 p.m. 23 JaKeenan Gant F Sr. 19.0 4.0 3.0* SBC Defensive Player/Newcomer of the Year 28 COASTAL CAROLINA * 7 p.m. 35 Marcus Stroman G Sr. 8.0 8.0 10.0 All eight points in second half vs. UVI 55 Justin Miller F Jr. 11.0 2.0 0.0 33 career starts in first two seasons MARCH (0-0) 3 APPALACHIAN STATE * TBA LOUISIANA RESERVES (2018-19 Stats; *Blocks; #Steals) 7 at Little Rock * 6:30 p.m. No. Name Pos. Yr. Pts. Reb. Ast. Notes 9 at Arkansas State * 7 p.m. 3 Jeremy Hayes G Jr. 16.0 2.0 0.0 First-team all-league pick at Howard College 12 SBC First Round (campus sites) TBA 5 Trajan Wesley G Fr. 7.0 0.0 5.0 7 points, 5 assists in debut vs. UVI 14-17 SBC Championships ^ TBA 11 Jerekius Davis F Jr. 14.0 0.0 1.0 57 career games/3 starts in first 2 years * - Sun Belt Conference game 13 Eli Mouton G Fr. 0.0 0.0 3.0 Three assists in five minutes in debut # - Cayman Islands Classic (Estero, Fla.) 15 P.J. Hardy G Jr. 2.0 4.0 1.0 60 career appearances in two years ^ - Sun Belt Conference Championships (New Orleans, La.) 31 Mason Aucoin G Jr. 7.0 1.0 1.0 Career-high 7 points vs. UVI Home games in BOLD CAPS | All times are listed as Central (CST) 33 Kristian Lafayette F Fr. 8.0 4.0 2.0 3-for-4 from floor in debut vs. UVI RaginCajunsMBB 2018-19 LOUISIANA MEN’S BASKETBALL RaginCajuns.com | @RaginCajunsMBB QUICK FACTS >>>GENERAL INFORMATION Location __________________________Lafayette, La. Founded ________________________________ 1898 Enrollment _____________________________19,387 Nickname ________________________ Ragin’ Cajuns Colors __________Vermilion (Pantone 186) and White Affiliation ______________________ NCAA Division I Conference __________________________ Sun Belt President _______Dr. E. Joseph Savoie (Louisiana, ‘76) AD ___________ Dr. Bryan Maggard (Kansas State, ‘89) Deputy AD/SWA ____Dr. Jessica Leger (Louisiana, ‘03) Deputy AD _________ Nico Yantko (Murray State, ‘09) Ticket Office _____________________ (337) 265-2357 University Site ____________________Louisiana.edu Web Site ______________________ RaginCajuns.com Athletics Twitter _______________ @ULRaginCajuns MBB Twitter __________________@RaginCajunsMBB >>>ARENA INFORMATION Name ____________________________ Cajundome Year Opened ____________________________ 1985 2018-19 LOUISIANA BASKETBALL ROSTER First Game _____ Nov. 22, 1985 (L, 75-78 vs. Georgia) # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown High School/Last School Capacity ______________________________12,362 0 Cedric Russell G 6-2 175 So. Alexandria, La. Peabody Magnet Seasons Played __________________ Entering 31st 1 Malik Marquetti G 6-6 200 Sr. Compton, Calif. Millikan/USC All-Time Record in Facility ________ 329-126* (.716) 3 Jeremy Hayes G 6-3 175 Jr. Roseland, La. John Muir [Calif.]/Howard College *Record reflects games later vacated due to NCAA 4 Kobe Julien F 6-6 215 Fr. Baton Rouge, La. Madison Prep sanctions. Actual on-court record at the 5 Trajan Wesley G 5-9 165 Fr. Navasota, Texas Cy Falls Cajundome is 340-126. 11 Jerekius Davis F 6-6 225 Jr. Jackson, Miss. Provine Record in Bob Marlin Era _____________94-28 (.765) 13 Eli Mouton G 5-9 150 Fr. Lafayette, La. Ascension Episcopal Winning Seasons __________________________ 30 15 P.J. Hardy G 6-1 175 Jr. Lake Charles, La. St. Louis Catholic Press Row Phone Number ________ (337) 265-2284 21 Jalen Johnson * F 6-7 200 Jr. Baton Rouge, La. University Lab/Saint Louis 23 JaKeenan Gant F 6-8 215 Sr. Springfield, Ga. Effingham Co./Missouri >>>COACHING STAFF 31 Mason Aucoin G 6-4 195 Jr. Luling, La. Hahnville Head Coach ________________________ Bob Marlin 32 R.J. Gladney F 6-7 180 Fr. DeRidder, La. DeRidder Alma Mater _____________ Mississippi State, 1981 33 Kristian Lafayette F 6-10 200 Fr. Detroit, Mich. Hazel Park/TaylorMade Academy Record at Louisiana ______ 156-111 (9th Season) 35 Marcus Stroman G 6-2 200 Sr. Columbia, S.C. Keenan/South Carolina Sun Belt Record ______________________ 91-55 55 Justin Miller F 6-6 250 Jr. Beaver Dam, Ky. Owensboro/22 Feet (S.C.) Academy Division I Record ________ 381-242 (21st Season) Overall Career Record ___ 504-277 (26th Season) Coaching Staff Winning Seasons ________________________ 18 Bob Marlin Head Coach (9th season at Louisiana) Twitter _______________________ @bobbymarlin Neil Hardin Assistant Coach (9th season at Louisiana) Assistant Coach ____________________ Neil Hardin Kevin Johnson Assistant Coach (9th season at Louisiana) Alma Mater ________________ West Florida, 1995 Josten Crow Assistant Coach (5th season at Louisiana) Assistant Coach _________________ Kevin Johnson Mike Murphy Director of Basketball Operations (6th season at Louisiana) Alma Mater ____________ UT Pan American, 1988 Kyle Carrigee Director of Student-Athlete Development (2nd season at Louisiana) Assistant Coach ___________________ Josten Crow B.J. Duplantis Associate Director of Athletic Training (12th season at Louisiana) Alma Mater ___________Sam Houston State, 2010 Director of Basketball Operations ___ Mike Murphy Alma Mater ______________Cardinal Stritch, 1985 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Malik Marquetti ___________________ Mar-KET-e Director of SA Development _______ Kyle Carrigee Mason Aucoin _____________________ OAK-wann Eli Mouton _______________________MOO-tawn Alma Mater ___________________Louisiana, 2013 Jerekius Davis ____________________ juh-REE-kus Trajan Wesley ______________________ TRAY-jun Basketball Office Number _________ (337) 262-3865 JaKeenan Gant __________________ juh-KEY-nun Best Time To Call ____________________Contact SID >>>ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS PLEASE CALL US “LOUISIANA” MBB Contact _____________________ Matt Sullivan • The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns is the nickname of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s athletic teams.