2013–14 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ragin' Cajuns, led by fourth year head coach Bob Marlin, played their home games at the Cajundome and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 23–12, 11–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in third place. They were champions of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the second round to Creighton.

2013–14 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball
Sun Belt Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2013–14 record23–12 (11–7 Sun Belt)
Head coachBob Marlin (4th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Neil Hardin
  • Kevin Johnson
  • Gus Hauser
Home arenaCajundome
2013–14 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Georgia State171 .944  259  .735
WKU126 .667  2111  .656
Louisiana–Lafayette117 .611  2312  .657
Arkansas State108 .556  1913  .594
Arkansas–Little Rock99 .500  1517  .469
Texas–Arlington99 .500  1517  .469
Louisiana–Monroe711 .389  1017  .370
Troy612 .333  1120  .355
South Alabama513 .278  1120  .355
Texas State414 .222  823  .258
2014 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner

Roster

2013–14 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Men's Basketball Roster
Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Bryant Mbamulu Guard 6–2 194 Senior Houston, Texas
1 Luka Kamber Forward 6–7 208 Freshman Berlin, Germany
2 Elfrid Payton Guard 6–3 190 Junior Gretna, Louisiana
3 Xavian Rimmer Guard 6–2 225 Junior Piney Woods, Mississippi
4 Steven Wronkoski Guard 6–5 190 Sophomore Hammond, Louisiana
5 Kasey Shepherd Guard 6–3 178 Sophomore Houston, Texas
11 Donovan Williams Guard 6–0 189 Junior Cecilia, Louisiana
21 Shawn Long Forward 6–9 245 Sophomore Morgan City, Louisiana
22 Elridge Moore Forward 6–5 205 Senior New Orleans, Louisiana
23 Hayward Register Guard 6–2 170 Freshman Lafayette, Louisiana
31 Kevin Brown Guard 6–1 200 Junior Houston, Texas
32 Aaron LeBlanc Forward 6–5 195 Junior Charenton, Louisiana
33 Vieux Kande Center 6–8 240 Freshman Dakar, Senegal
35 Braylon Lazare Forward 6–5 220 Senior Baton Rouge, Louisiana
44 J.J. Davenport Center 6–6 325 Junior Abbeville, Louisiana

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2013*
7:15 pm
William Carey W 75–60 
 –––  –––  –––  –––  –––  –––  Cajundome (N/A)
Lafayette, Louisiana
Regular season
11/09/2013*
2:00 pm
Louisiana College W 101–67  1–0
 23  Long  14  Long  10  Payton  Cajundome (2,787)
Lafayette, Louisiana
11/12/2013*
7:05 pm
McNeese State W 92–66  2–0
 29  Long  15  Long  4  Rimmer  Cajundome (3,071)
Lafayette, Louisiana
11/15/2013*
7:05 pm
at Arkansas
Maui Invitational
L 63–76  2–1
 27  Payton  8  Moore  3  Wronkoski  Bud Walton Arena (12,780)
Fayetteville, Arkansas
11/17/2013*
4:00 pm
at No. 23 Baylor
Maui Invitational
L 68–87  2–2
 20  Patyon  9  Payton  7  Payton  Ferrell Center (5,290)
Waco, Texas
11/23/2013*
5:30 pm
vs. Oakland
Maui Invitational
W 84–75  3–2
 32  Patyon  17  Long  6  Brown  HTC Center (1,550)
Conway, South Carolina
11/24/2013*
11:30 am
vs. Coastal Carolina
Maui Invitational
W 73–69  4–2
 21  Rimmer  8  Payton  9  Payton  HTC Center (1,413)
Conway, South Carolina
11/27/2013*
7:05 pm
Northwestern State W 105–74  5–2
 22  Long  15  Long  6  Shephard  Cajundome (3,153)
Lafayette, Louisiana
12/04/2013*
6:30 pm
at Louisiana Tech W 89–80  6–2
 22  Shephard  12  Long  3  Rimmer  Thomas Assembly Center (4,085)
Ruston, Louisiana
12/07/2013*
12:00 pm
at No. 6 Louisville L 74–113  6–3
 25  Long  5  Payton  10  Payton  KFC Yum! Center (20,141)
Louisville, Kentucky
12/14/2013*
7:05 pm
Houston W 79–76 OT 7–3
 31  Payton  12  Long  5  Payton  Cajundome (3,069)
Lafayette, Louisiana
12/17/2013*
7:05 pm
Centenary W 103–69  8–3
 30  Long  7  Long  7  Payton  Cajundome (3,382)
Lafayette, Louisiana
12/19/2013*
7:30 pm
at Jackson State L 70–73  8–4
 22  Payton  19  Long  4  Payton  Williams Assembly Center (891)
Jackson, Mississippi
12/30/2013*
7:05 pm
Central Methodist W 90–58  9–4
 26  Long  12  Long  7  Payton  Cajundome (2,625)
Lafayette, Louisiana
01/04/2014
4:00 pm
at Louisiana–Monroe L 98–103 2OT 9–5 (0–1)
 34  Payton  11  Payton  11  Payton  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,482)
Monroe, Louisiana
01/11/2014
2:00 pm
Texas–Arlington L 70–90  10–5 (1–1)
 22  Long  9  Long  7  Payton  Cajundome (2,731)
Lafayette, Louisiana
01/13/2014
6:00 pm
Texas State W 81–58  11–5 (2–1)
 21  Payton  9  Long  7  Payton  Cajundome (2,039)
Lafayette, Louisiana
01/16/2014
7:05 pm
at South Alabama L 73–81  11–6 (2–2)
 18  Payton  10  Long  6  Payton  Mitchell Center (2,193)
Mobile, Alabama
01/18/2014
7:30 pm
at Troy W 72–59  12–6 (3–2)
 18  Long  7  Long  8  Payton  Trojan Arena (1,738)
Troy, Alabama
01/23/2014
7:15 pm
Georgia State L 70–77  12–7 (3–3)
 21  Payton  15  Long  4  Payton  Cajundome (3,729)
Lafayette, Louisiana
01/25/2014
4:15 pm
WKU L 70–79  12–8 (3–4)
 16  Payton  11  Long  6  Payton  Cajundome (4,998)
Lafayette, Louisiana
01/30/2014
7:00 pm
at Arkansas–Little Rock L 69–80  12–9 (3–5)
 20  Payton  11  Davenport  5  Payton  Jack Stephens Center (3,412)
Little Rock, Arkansas
02/01/2014
7:15 pm
Louisiana–Monroe W 66–50  13–9 (4–5)
 28  Payton  12  Long  2  Mbamalu  Cajundome (4,685)
Lafayette, Louisiana
02/06/2014
7:30 pm
at Texas–Arlington W 92–89  14–9 (5–5)
 31  Long  10  Payton  7  Payton  College Park Center (1,208)
Arlington, Texas
02/08/2014
4:30 pm
at Texas State W 67–66  15–9 (6–5)
 20  Long  13  Long  4  Payton  Strahan Coliseum (2,963)
San Marcos, Texas
02/13/2014
7:05 pm
Arkansas–Little Rock W 93–87 2OT 16–9 (7–5)
 23  Payton  10  Payton  6  Payton  Cajundome (3,624)
Lafayette, Louisiana
02/15/2014
7:15 pm
Arkansas State W 85–67  17–9 (8–5)
 22  Payton  11  Long  7  Payton  Cajundome (4,223)
Lafayette, Louisiana
02/20/2014
7:05 pm
Troy W 78–63  18–9 (9–5)
 21  Mbamalu  9  Long  7  Payton  Cajundome (3,466)
Lafayette, Louisiana
02/22/2014
7:30 pm
at Georgia State L 77–80  18–10 (9–6)
 22  Long  8  Long  8  Payton  GSU Sports Arena (2,890)
Atlanta, Georgia
03/02/2014
3:00 pm
South Alabama W 102–74  19–10 (10–6)
 31  Mbamalu  11  Mbamalu  7  Payton  Cajundome (3,487)
Lafayette, Louisiana
03/06/2014
7:00 pm
at WKU L 72–75  19–11 (10–7)
 31  Payton  13  Payton  3  Payton  E. A. Diddle Arena (4,810)
Bowling Green, Kentucky
03/08/2014
7:15 pm
Arkansas State W 77–76  20–11 (11–7)
 25  Long  11  Long  6  Payton  Convocation Center (3,275)
Jonesboro, Arkansas
Sun Belt Tournament
03/14/2014
8:30 pm, Sun Belt Network
(3) vs. (6) Texas–Arlington
Quarterfinals
W 91–85  21–11
 24  Rimmer  17  Long  6  Payton  Lakefront Arena (N/A)
New Orleans, Louisiana
03/15/2014
4:30 pm, Sun Belt Network
(3) vs. (2) Western Kentucky
Semifinals
W 73–72  22–11
 23  Mbamalu  7  Payton  9  Payton  Lakefront Arena (N/A)
New Orleans, Louisiana
03/16/2014
12:00 pm, ESPN2
(3) vs. (1) Georgia State
Championship
W 82–81 OT 23–11
 27  Rimmer  14  Long  6  Payton  Lakefront Arena (2,378)
New Orleans, Louisiana
NCAA Tournament
03/21/2014*
2:10 pm, truTV
(14 W) vs. (3 W) No. 16 Creighton
Second round
L 66–76  23–12
 24  Payton  8  Payton  3  Payton  AT&T Center (12,663)
San Antonio, Texas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, (#) denotes seed within region W=West. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

  1. "2013-14 Men's Basketball Schedule". Ragin Cajuns. University of Louisiana at Lafayette. 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
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