2021–22 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team

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2021–22 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record16–15 (8–9 Sun Belt)
Head coach
  • Bob Marlin (12th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Neil Hardin
  • Brock Morris
  • Derrick Zimmerman
Home arenaCajundome
Seasons
2021–22 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas State 12 – 3   .800 21 – 8   .724
Appalachian State 12 – 6   .667 19 – 15   .559
Georgia State † 9 – 5   .643 18 – 11   .621
Troy 10 – 6   .625 20 – 12   .625
South Alabama 9 – 7   .563 21 – 12   .636
Arkansas State 8 – 7   .533 18 – 11   .621
Coastal Carolina 8 – 8   .500 19 – 14   .576
Louisiana 8 – 9   .471 16 – 15   .516
UT Arlington 7 – 10   .412 11 – 18   .379
Georgia Southern 5 – 11   .313 13 – 16   .448
Louisiana–Monroe 5 – 13   .278 13 – 18   .419
Little Rock 3 – 11   .214 9 – 19   .321
† 2022 Sun Belt Tournament winner

The 2021–22 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ragin' Cajuns, led by twelfth-year head coach Bob Marlin, played their home games at the Cajundome as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

The Ragin' Cajuns finished the 2020–21 season 17–9,[1] 10–7 in Sun Belt play to finish second in the conference's Western Division.[2] The Cajuns proceeded to the Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament. After receiving a first-round bye, they ultimately lost to the Georgia State Panthers.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Cedric Russell 0 G 6'2" 190 Senior Alexandria, Louisiana Graduated
Devin Butts 1 G 6'6" 180 Sophomore Macon, Georgia Released/Quit
Jacobi Gordon 5 F 6'7" 220 Junior Houston, Texas Transfer to Florida Memorial
Mylik Wilson 13 G 6'3" 175 Sophomore Rayville, Louisiana Transfer to Texas Tech
Chris Spenkuch 25 F 6'7" 195 Sophomore Pembroke Pines, Florida Transfer to Cowley

Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Old School
Jalen Dalcourt 5 G 6'1" 160 Junior Lafayette, Louisiana San Jose State
Greg Williams, Jr. 13 G 6'3" 205 Junior Lafayette, Louisiana St. John's
Jordan Brown 21 F 6'11" 225 Sophomore Roseville, California Arizona
Antwann Jones 25 G 6'6" 220 Sophomore Orlando, Florida Creighton

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Joe Charles
Forward 		Carencro, LA Carencro HS 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Nov 11, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Carter Domingue
Guard 		Lafayette, LA St. Thomas More Catholic HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jul 14, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Louisiana 2021-22 Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  • "2021-22 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 13, 2021.

Roster

2021–22 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Joe Charles 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Carencro HS Carencro, Louisiana
G 2 Michael Thomas 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Hamilton Christian Lake Charles, Louisiana
G 3 Trajan Wesley 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Cypress Falls HS Navasota, Texas
F 4 Kobe Julien 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Madison Preparatory Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G 5 Jalen Dalcourt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Lafayette HS
San Jose State 		Lafayette, Louisiana
F 10 Theo Akwuba 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Brewbaker Technology Magnet HS
Portland 		Montgomery, Alabama
G 11 Durey Cadwell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Klein Forest HS
Daytona State College 		Houston, Texas
G 13 Greg Williams, Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Lafayette Christian
St. John's 		Lafayette, Louisiana
F 21 Jordan Brown 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Prolific Preparatory
Arizona 		Roseville, California
G 22 Kentrell Garnett 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Catholic HS Donaldsonville, Louisiana
F 23 Dou Gueye 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Hachioji
Daytona State College 		Dakar, Senegal
G 25 Antwann Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Oak Ridge HS
Creighton 		Orlando, Florida
F 35 Isaiah Richards 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr South Shore HS
Springfield Commonwealth 		Brooklyn, New York
G 40 Carter Domingue 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr St. Thomas More Catholic HS Lafayette, Louisiana
G 41 Brayan Au 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Anthony HS
Ranger College 		Nuevo Casas Grandes, Mexico
G 55 Ty Harper 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Santa Clarita Christian Norcross, Georgia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 13 November 2021

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/24/2021*
2:00 p.m. 		at No. 14 Alabama
Charity Exhibition 		L 68–73 
 17 – Julien   9 – Brown   5 – Williams Jr.  Coleman Coliseum (2,157)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Non-conference regular season
11/09/2021*
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		West Florida W 81–47  1–0
  14 – Brown   9 – Richards   4 – Brown  Cajundome (2,069)
Lafayette, LA
11/12/2021*
7:00 p.m. 		at Southern Miss W 66–45  2–0
  18 – Williams Jr.   9 – Brown   7 – Williams Jr.  Reed Green Coliseum (3,575)
Hattiesburg, MS
11/17/2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Xavier (LA) W 84–72  3–0
  18 – Brown   8 – Akwuba   3 – Julien  Cajundome (2,696)
Lafayette, LA
11/21/2021*
6:30 p.m., BTN 		at Indiana L 44–76  3–1
  10 – Brown   10 – Akwuba   2 – Brown  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (11,407)
Bloomington, IN
11/23/2021*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Marshall L 79–93  3–2
  18 – Williams Jr.   10 – Akwuba   3 – Gueye  Cam Henderson Center (4,111)
Huntington, WV
11/27/2021*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		Jackson State L 70–75  3–3
  15 – Julien   5 – Tied   3 – Jones  Cajundome (2,756)
Lafayette, LA
12/03/2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		New Orleans W 80–67  4–3
  16 – Wesley   13 – Brown   4 – Gueye  Cajundome (2,826)
Lafayette, LA
12/08/2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		McNeese State W 83–68  5–3
  20 – Julien   16 – Brown   4 – Tied  Cajundome (2,524)
Lafayette, LA
12/11/2021*
11:00 a.m., ESPNU 		at Louisiana Tech L 69-78  5–4
  30 – Brown   6 – Brown   5 – Tied  Thomas Assembly Center (2,603)
Ruston, LA
12/14/2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at No. 14 Houston L 56–71  5–5
  13 – Brown   14 – Brown   3 – Julien  Fertitta Center (6,955)
Houston, TX
12/20/2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Loyola (LA) Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols Cajundome 
Lafayette, LA
Conference regular season
12/30/2021
5:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Appalachian State W 71–55  6–5
(1–0) 		 16 – Brown   11 – Akwuba   7 – Wesley  Holmes Center (2,535)
Boone, NC
01/01/2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Coastal Carolina W 65–64  7–5
(2–0) 		 20 – Brown   8 – Brown   5 – Thomas  HTC Center (778)
Conway, SC
01/06/2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Arkansas State W 83–77 OT 8–5
(3–0) 		 20 – Julien   15 – Akwuba   5 – Au  Cajundome (2,682)
Lafayette, LA
01/08/2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Little Rock Canceled due to COVID-19 issues Cajundome 
Lafayette, LA
01/13/2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UT Arlington L 73–83  8–6
(3–1) 		 20 – Julien   6 – Brown   4 – 3 Tied  College Park Center (1,057)
Arlington, TX
01/15/2022
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Texas State L 68–72  8–7
(3–2) 		 18 – Brown   16 – Brown   3 – 2 Tied  Strahan Arena (1,163)
San Marcos, TX
01/20/2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		South Alabama L 70–77  8–8
(3–3) 		 21 – Brown   11 – Brown   2 – 3 Tied  Cajundome (2,853)
Lafayette, LA
01/22/2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Troy W 69–59  9–8
(4–3) 		 17 – Julien   9 – Akwuba   3 – Charles  Cajundome (3,150)
Lafayette, LA
01/27/2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Georgia State L 64–68  9–9
(4–4) 		 17 – Garnett   7 – Akwuba   3 – Thomas  Cajundome (2,580)
Lafayette, LA
01/29/2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Georgia Southern L 65–66  9–10
(4–5) 		 19 – Julien   8 – Akwuba   6 – Thomas  Cajundome (3,023)
Lafayette, LA
02/03/2022
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Little Rock W 75–51  10–10
(5–5) 		 20 – Brown   9 – 2 Tied   5 – Thomas  Jack Stephens Center (1,833)
Little Rock, AR
02/05/2022
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Arkansas State L 58–67  10–11
(5–6) 		 20 – Brown   12 – Brown   3 – Wesley  First National Bank Arena (2,542)
Jonesboro, AR
02/10/2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Texas State L 73–82  10–12
(5–7) 		 22 – Julien   8 – Akwuba   4 – Charles  Cajundome (2,609)
Lafayette, LA
02/12/2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UT Arlington L 77–80 OT 10–13
(5–8) 		 21 – Brown   12 – Brown   4 – Williams Jr.  Cajundome (2,591)
Lafayette, LA
02/17/2022
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Louisiana–Monroe W 78–77  11–13
(6–8) 		 26 – Brown   7 – Brown   4 – Brown  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,287)
Monroe, LA
02/19/2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Louisiana–Monroe W 79–74  12–13
(7–8) 		 26 – Julien   10 – Julien   4 – Thomas  Cajundome (2,850)
Lafayette, LA
02/23/2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Georgia Southern W 82–69  13–13
(8–8) 		 21 – Akwuba   10 – Akwuba   4 – Julien  Hanner Fieldhouse (1,669)
Statesboro, GA
02/25/2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Georgia State L 58–65  13–14
(8–9) 		 18 – Williams Jr.   9 – Brown   3 – Thomas  GSU Sports Arena (1,445)
Atlanta, GA
Sun Belt tournament
03/03/2022
11:30 am, ESPN+ 		(8) vs. (9) UT Arlington
First round 		W 67–64  14–14
  16 – Dalcourt   7 – Williams Jr.   4 – Au  Pensacola Bay Center (437)
Pensacola, FL
03/05/2022
11:30 am, ESPN+ 		(8) vs. (1) Texas State
Quarterfinals 		W 79–72  15–14
  31 – Brown   11 – Akwuba   5 – Tied  Pensacola Bay Center (2,167)
Pensacola, FL
03/06/2022
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(8) vs. (4) Troy
Semifinals 		W 66–57  16–14
  16 – Williams Jr.   8 – Akwuba   3 – Thomas  Pensacola Bay Center (1,985)
Pensacola, FL
03/07/2022
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		(8) vs. (3) Georgia State
Championship 		L 71–80  16–15
  24 – Brown   8 – Brown   3 – Brown  Pensacola Bay Center 
Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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See also

References

  1. ^ "2020-21 Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  2. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Standings". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  3. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Ragin' Cajuns Athletics. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
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