2023–24 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team

2023–24 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball
2023–24 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	9–8 (2–3 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Bob Marlin (14th season);
Assistant coaches	Derrick Zimmerman; Casey Perrin; Neil Hardin; Phillip Shumpert;
Home arena	Cajundome

2023–24 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Troy	5	–	0	1.000	11	–	6	.647
Appalachian State	5	–	1	.833	14	–	4	.778
Marshall	4	–	1	.800	9	–	9	.500
Southern Miss	4	–	2	.667	10	–	8	.556
Georgia State	4	–	2	.667	9	–	8	.529
James Madison	3	–	2	.600	15	–	2	.882
Louisiana	3	–	3	.500	10	–	8	.556
Arkansas State	3	–	3	.500	7	–	11	.389
South Alabama	2	–	3	.400	9	–	8	.529
Coastal Carolina	2	–	3	.400	5	–	11	.313
Georgia Southern	2	–	3	.400	2	–	15	.118
Texas State	1	–	5	.167	7	–	11	.389
Louisiana–Monroe	0	–	5	.000	4	–	11	.267
Old Dominion	0	–	5	.000	4	–	13	.235

† 2024 Sun Belt tournament winner As of January 17, 2024

The 2023–24 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team represents the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ragin' Cajuns, led by 14th-year head coach Bob Marlin, play their home games at the Cajundome as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous season

The Ragin' Cajuns finished the 2021–22 season 26–8, 13–5 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for second place. As the No. 2 seed in the Sun Belt tournament, they defeated Georgia Southern, Texas State, and South Alabama to win the tournament championship.^[1] As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 13 seed in the East region.^[2] Then they lost to Tennessee in the first round.^[3]

Offseason

Preseason

Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll

The Ragin' Cajuns were picked to finish in fifth place in the conference's preseason poll.^[4] Redshirt junior Themus Fulks was named to the preseason All-SBC First Team.^[4]

Predicted finish	Team (1st place Votes)
Coaches poll
1	James Madison - 176 (7)
2	App State - 159 (2)
3	Old Dominion - 154 (1)
4	Southern Miss - 148
5	Louisiana - 136 (2)
6	South Alabama - 129 (2)
7	Marshall - 119
8	Troy - 91
9	Arkansas State - 84
10	Texas State - 72
11	Georgia State - 69
12	Coastal Carolina - 59
13	Georgia Southern - 42
14	ULM - 32

Roster

2023–24 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Themus Fulks	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Jr	North Davidson HS Dodge CC	Winston-Salem, North Carolina
F	1	Joe Charles	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Carencro HS	Carencro, Louisiana
G	2	Michael Thomas	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jr	Hamilton Christian	Lake Charles, Louisiana
G	3	Chancellor White	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Foster HS	Richmond, Texas
F	4	Kobe Julien	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Jr	Madison Preparatory	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G	5	London Fields	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Tupelo HS	Tupelo, Mississippi
G	10	Blake Butler	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Jeffersontown HS East Mississippi CC	Louisville, Kentucky
G	11	Isaiah Crawford (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Fr	Archbishop Shaw HS	New Orleans, Louisiana
G	12	Giovanni Nannucci	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	South Guilford HS	Greensboro, North Carolina
G	13	Brandon Hardy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Zachary HS	Zachary, Louisiana
G	20	Christian Landry	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	St. Thomas More HS	Lafayette, Louisiana
G	22	Kentrell Garnett	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	Catholic HS	Donaldsonville, Louisiana
F	23	Kyran Ratliff	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Fr	Booker T. Washington HS Shaun Dumas Academy	New Orleans, Louisiana
G	30	Vinny Sigona	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Prestonwood Christian Academy	Plano, Texas
F	34	Hosana Kitenge	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	Jr	Charnwood College Three Rivers CC	Crawley, England

Head coach

Bob Marlin (Mississippi State)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 17 November 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2023* 7:00 p.m.	UT Tyler	W 80–57		–	–	–	Cajundome Lafayette, LA
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	Youngstown State	W 72–62	1–0	20 – Fulks	10 – Charles	7 – Fulks	Cajundome (2,078) Lafayette, LA
November 11, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Toledo MAC-SBC Challenge	L 78–87	1–1	25 – Fulks	10 – Charles	5 – Fulks	Savage Arena (4,290) Toledo, OH
November 15, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Louisiana Christian	W 107–56	2–1	20 – Garnett	11 – Ratliff	7 – Fulks	Cajundome (1,849) Lafayette, LA
November 20, 2023* 4:00 p.m., FloHoops	vs. Wright State Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals	L 85–91	2–2	23 – Charles	9 – Charles	3 – Fulks	Hertz Arena (213) Estero, FL
November 21, 2023* 12:30 p.m., FloHoops	vs. Buffalo Gulf Coast Showcase Consolation 2nd round	W 68–60	3–2	30 – Julien	10 – Charles	3 – Thomas	Hertz Arena (231) Estero, FL
November 22, 2023* 12:30 p.m., FloHoops	vs. Long Beach State Gulf Coast Showcase 5th place game	W 92–82	4–2	20 – Butler	10 – Charles	5 – Thomas	Hertz Arena (176) Estero, FL
November 27, 2023* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	Loyola New Orleans	W 78–54	5–2	19 – Julien	7 – Kitenge	3 – Ratliff	Cajundome (1,565) Lafayette, LA
November 30, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Samford	L 65–88	5–3	29 – Julien	6 – Julien	4 – Fulks	Pete Hanna Center (1,471) Homewood, AL
December 9, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Louisiana Tech	L 67–72	5–4	26 – Julien	9 – Julien	6 – Fulks	Thomas Assembly Center (2,474) Ruston, LA
December 13, 2023* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	Eastern Kentucky	W 73–62	6–4	21 – Fulks	10 – Charles	4 – Fulks	Cajundome (1,417) Lafayette, LA
December 17, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at McNeese	L 72–74	6–5	19 – Garnett	8 – Charles	4 – Fulks	The Legacy Center (4,300) Lake Charles, LA
December 22, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Rice	W 84–67	7–5	19 – Julien	16 – Charles	5 – Fulks	Tudor Fieldhouse (2,232) Houston, TX
Sun Belt Conference regular season
December 30, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Marshall	L 61–75	7–6 (0–1)	11 – Tied	13 – Charles	2 – Fulks	Cam Henderson Center (4,248) Huntington, WV
January 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 19 James Madison	L 61–68	7–7 (0–2)	17 – Garnett	15 – Charles	3 – Fulks	Cajundome (2,349) Lafayette, LA
January 6, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Coastal Carolina	W 85–77	8–7 (1–2)	22 – Charles	14 – Charles	6 – Fulks	Cajundome (2,383) Lafayette, LA
January 10, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Troy	L 73–79	8–8 (1–3)	20 – Julien	9 – Kitenge	4 – Fulks	Trojan Arena (2,798) Troy, AL
January 13, 2024 2:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Arkansas State	W 84–77	9–8 (2–3)	25 – Kitenge	7 – Kitenge	7 – Fulks	First National Bank Arena (2,681) Jonesboro, AR
January 17, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Texas State						Strahan Arena San Marcos, TX
January 20, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at South Alabama						Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
January 25, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	Arkansas State						Cajundome Lafayette, LA
January 27, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Texas State						Cajundome Lafayette, LA
January 31, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Louisiana–Monroe						Cajundome Lafayette, LA
February 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	South Alabama						Cajundome Lafayette, LA
February 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Georgia State						Cajundome Lafayette, LA
February 11, 2024* TBA, ESPN+	TBD MAC-SBC Challenge						Cajundome Lafayette, LA
February 15, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Old Dominion						Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA
February 17, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Appalachian State						Holmes Center Boone, NC
February 22, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Louisiana–Monroe						Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA
February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Southern Miss						Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
February 28, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Troy						Cajundome Lafayette, LA
March 1, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	Southern Miss						Cajundome Lafayette, LA
Sun Belt tournament
March 5–11, 2024 TBA	vs. TBD						Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[5]^[6]

References

↑ "Sun Belt Men's Championship: Louisiana-Lafayette come up clutch late to take down South Alabama". Pensacola News Journal. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
↑ "Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns, a 13-seed in NCAA Tournament, will face Tennessee in March Madness". The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
↑ "Louisiana 55-58 Tennessee (Mar 16, 2023) Game Recap". ESPN. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
1 2 "James Madison Tops Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". sunbeltsports.org. October 16, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
↑ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Ragin' Cajuns Athletics. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
↑ "2023-24 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Men 's Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 17, 2023.

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[1] "Sun Belt Men's Championship: Louisiana-Lafayette come up clutch late to take down South Alabama". Pensacola News Journal. Retrieved October 20, 2023.

[2] "Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns, a 13-seed in NCAA Tournament, will face Tennessee in March Madness". The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved October 20, 2023.

[3] "Louisiana 55-58 Tennessee (Mar 16, 2023) Game Recap". ESPN. Retrieved October 20, 2023.

[:0-4] 1 2 "James Madison Tops Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". sunbeltsports.org. October 16, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023.

[5] "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Ragin' Cajuns Athletics. Retrieved November 17, 2023.

[6] "2023-24 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Men 's Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 17, 2023.

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