RAGIN’ CAJUNS MEN’S BASKETBALL ƫ Į #%*&1*/ƫ 333ċ#%*&1*/ċ+)ƫ ĥ#%*&1*/0$(!0%/ JAN. 6ČƫĂĀāăƫđƫContact: B.%*ƫ **ƫđƫþ!čƫăăĈċąĉĂċćăăāƫđƫ!((čƫĂāćċĈĊĉċćăĈćƫđƫ)%(čƫ.%*ċ)**Į(+1%/%*ċ! 1 SETTING THE SCENE: Game 15 UT Arlington (6-9, 0-2) at Louisiana (9-5, 0-1) Date: Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014 Time: 1:00 p.m. CST Promo: Take A Kid To A Game Children 12 & Under free with an adult First 400 children get full-sized Ragin’ Cajuns Basketball Site: Cajundome (11,550) LOUISIANA PROBABLE STARTERS 2013-14 Statistics Lafayette, Louisiana Radio: KPEL (1420 AM) KHXT (107.9 FM) (Jay Walker) TV: None Live, Streaming available on the internet via RaginCajuns.com. PREVIEWING LOUISIANA: Series: Louisiana Leads, 10-7 Last M’tg: Louisiana 81, UT Arlington 75 (3/5/82, Lafayette, La.) THE COACHES: LOUISIANA Cajuns By The Numbers (Mississippi State ’81) _______________________________ 52-56 (4th year) 400 277-187 (16th year) - _______________________________ 400-222 (21st year) 1,043 15-8 _______________________________ UT ARLINGTON 35 - _______________________________ (UT Arlington ’98) 122-97 (9th year) .588 _______________________________ 122-97 (9th year) 0-0 26 Bob Marlin Show On KPEL The one-hour show originates from Walk-On’s in Lafayette (2336 Kaliste Saloom). The next installment of the show is from 6:30-7:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 6. Ragin’ Cajuns Sports All-Access The weekly 30-minute television show on Louisiana Athletics airs every Wednesday night at 9:00 p.m. on KATC CW, COX cable channel 10 in Lafayette (LUS channel 20, Direct TV channel 4 and digital channel 3.2). The show is hosted by Travis Webb with Bob Marlin and includes highlights, player interviews and features. ƫ Į&1*/'!0((ƫ 1 ƫ #%*ƫ&1*ƫ++,/ ĂĀāăġāą MEN’S BASKETBALL SERIES NOTES vs. LOUISIANA IN THE NCAA STATS: UT ARLINGTON Saturday’s game will be the 18th all-time meeting between UT Arlington and the Ragin’ Cajuns with Louisiana owning a 12-5 series lead with two of the wins later being forfeited. The two teams have not met since 1981-82 with all 17 MAKING THE GRADE: games being played in the 10-year period starting in 1972-73 when both teams were members of the Southland Conference. Louisiana won nine of the last seevn. The Cajuns are 7-2 in games played in Lafayette with each being played in Blackham Coliseum. - Series Meetings Date ............Site .....UL -UTA Winner SHIPLEY TO BE INDUCTED INTO LOUISIANA SPORTS HALL OF FAME:- - MARLIN CLAIMS 400TH VICTORY: Louisiana 81 LAST MEETING UT Arlington 75 March 6, 1982 Southland Conference Championship Lafayette, La. Final: Five Cajuns scored in double figures, helping Louisiana (then Southwestern Louisiana) rally from a five-point halftime deficit to take Overall: control in the second half and pull away for a 81-75 win over UT Arlington In Lafayette: in front of a crowd of 8,135 in the championship game of the Southland Conference Championship. The game, which was played in Blackham In Cajundome: Coliseum, earned the Cajuns the league’s automatic berth into the NCAA In Blackham: tourney, falling to Tennessee, 61-57, in an opening round game of the - NCAA Mideast Regional in Indianapolis, Ind. in Arlington: Defining Moment: After the Mavericks led for the entire first half, including a 35-30 lead at the intermission, Graylen Warner keyed a 10-0 Cajuns run to start the second half and a subsequent 13-5 spurt allowed the Cajuns to take control, opening a 59-48 lead with 9:18 left. Key Stats: The Cajuns outscored the Mavericks, 27-13, at the foul line, shooting .794 (27-34) for the game. Performance Leaders: Alford Turner led the Cajuns with 19 points, seven rebounds and seven assists, setting a tournament record by going11-for-15 from the foul line, while Richard Crooks added a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds. UT ARLINGTON ......min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts Danny Johnson ........29 4-12 0-0 2 5 3 0 2 3 8 Ralph McPherson ....30 5-13 1-1 8 1 2 0 1 5 11 20-POINT PARTNERS: Alert Culton .............37 8-9 6-8 9 1 5 1 2 3 22 Jeffrey Stewart ........35 7-13 0-0 1 5 1 0 0 4 14 Robert Jenkins .........32 0-1 2-2 2 4 2 0 1 0 2 Charles Harris .........17 4-6 0-0 1 1 2 0 2 4 8 Don Williams .............2 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 Andre Langford .......17 3-8 4-6 2 0 1 0 0 5 10 Dennis Kwiecinski .....1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Team ........................ 6 Totals ....................200 31-62 13-17 33 18 16 1 8 25 75 - LOUISIANA ............min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts Alford Turner ...........35 4-10 11-15 7 7 4 0 3 3 19 Johnny Collins .........40 1-4 3-3 1 6 3 0 4 3 5 Dion Brown ..............28 4-8 2-2 2 1 4 0 2 5 10 Graylen Warner ........39 7-16 2-5 9 1 1 1 1 1 16 Dan Gay ..................36 6-12 3-3 10 1 0 0 1 4 15 Richard Crooks ..........1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alonza Allen ............20 5-6 4-4 3 0 4 2 0 5 14 Roy McGrew ...............1 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Team ........................ 3 Totals ....................200 27-56 27-34 35 16 16 3 11 21 81 Halftime: UT Arlington 35, Louisiana 30. Dead Ball Rebounds: UT Arlington 0, Louisiana 3. Technicals: McPherson (UTA). Officials: Jim McDaniel, Jim Harvey & Sonny Holmes. Attendance: 8,135. ƫ Į&1*/'!0((ƫ 2 ƫ #%*ƫ&1*ƫ++,/ ƫ Į&1*/'!0((ƫ ƫ #%*ƫ&1*ƫ++,/ ĂĀāăġāą MEN’SBASKETBALL Louisiana Projected Starters Ragin’ Cajuns Bench 4 Steven Wronkoski 0 Bryant Mbamalu - 1 Luka Kamber 21 Shawn Long 5 Kasey Shepherd 2 Elfrid Payton - 22 Elridge Moore 3 Xavian Rimmer 31 Kevin Brown 23 Hayward Register - 33 Vieux Kande 44 J.J. Davenport ƫ Į&1*/'!0((ƫ ƫ #%*ƫ&1*ƫ++,/ ƫ Į&1*/'!0((ƫ 3 ƫ #%*ƫ&1*ƫ++,/ ĂĀāăġāą MEN’S BASKETBALL A TRIPLE-DOUBLE FOR PAYTON: Louisiana's Record When... Out-rebound their opponent ....................7-0 Out-score opponents' bench ...................7-0 Lead at halftime .......................................7-0 Trail at halftime ........................................2-5 Tied at halftime ........................................0-0 Shoot better FG pct .................................8-0 Shoot worse FG pct. ................................1-5 Shoot 50% or better.................................5-0 Shoot less than 50%................................4-5 Opp. shoots 50% or better.......................1-3 Opp. shoots less than 50%......................8-2 Shoot more free throws ...........................6-1 Commit fewer turnovers ..........................5-2 Commit more turnovers ...........................4-3 Commit same no. of turnovers ................0-0 RIMMER COMES THROUGH IN THE CLUTCH: CAJUNS RECORD BY DAY & MONTH On Monday ..............................................1-0 On Tuesday .............................................2-0 On Wednesday ........................................2-0 On Thursday ............................................0-1 On Friday .................................................0-1 On Saturday ............................................3-2 On Sunday...............................................1-1 In November ............................................5-2 In December ............................................4-2 In January ................................................0-1 FREE THROWS IN THE LAST 5:00 SEASON CAREER FTM -FTA Pct. FTM -FTA Pct. Shepherd 6 -6 1.000 10 -12 .833 SHEPHERD & RIMMER ARE A ONE-TWO PUNCH: Moore 2 -2 1.000 9 -12 .750 Davenport 2 -2 1.000 2 -2 1.000 - Rimmer 11 -13 .846 11 -13 .846 Payton 28 -42 .667 113 -183 .617 Long 10 -21 .476 31 -49 .633 Wronkoski 0 -1 .000 14 -20 .700 Mbamalu 0 -0 ---- 45 -58 .776 Lazare 0 -0 ---- 3 -4 .750 Brown 0 -0 ---- 1 -2 .500 Williams 0 -0 ---- 3 -4 .750 Louisiana 59 -87 .678 Opponents 62 -83 .747 COMPARATIVE STATISTICS Wins Losses Home Away MBAMALU BACK: Offense 90.7 74.6 95.0 77.4 Defense 70.5 90.4 68.3 84.5 Offense FG % .515 .395 .525 .428 Defense FG % .396 .522 .391 .474 3-Pt. FG % .394 .314 .366 .358 Opp. 3-Pt FG % .311 .257 .327 .268 FT % .663 .689 .669 .673 Opp. FT % .657 .727 .687 .690 Reb. Margin +6.2 -5.6 +9.8 -3.9 Turnover Mar. +1.8 -2.0 +5.0 -3.