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2011–12 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team

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2011–12 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball
CIT, First Round
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record16–16 (10–6 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Neil Hardin
  • Kevin Johnson
  • Nikita Johnson
  • Brock Morris
Home arenaCajundome
Seasons
2011–12 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Middle Tennessee 14 2   .875 27 7   .794
South Alabama 8 8   .500 17 12   .586
Florida Atlantic 7 9   .438 11 19   .367
Western Kentucky 7 9   .438 16 19   .457
Troy 5 11   .313 10 18   .357
Florida International 5 11   .313 8 21   .276
West
Arkansas–Little Rock 12 4   .750 15 16   .484
Denver 11 5   .688 22 9   .710
Louisiana–Lafayette 10 6   .625 16 16   .500
North Texas 9 7   .563 18 14   .563
Arkansas State 6 10   .375 14 20   .412
*Louisiana–Monroe 2 14   .125 3 26   .103
2012 Sun Belt Tournament winner
As of March 21, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for conference tournament

The 2011–12 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ragin' Cajuns, led by second year head coach Bob Marlin, played their home games at the Cajundome and are members of the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 16–16, 10–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in third place in the West Division. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Basketball tournament to North Texas.[1] They were invited to the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Rice.

Roster

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2011–12 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Men's Basketball Roster
Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Bryant Mbamulu Guard 6–2 185 Sophomore Houston, Texas
1 Josh Brown Guard 6–4 200 Senior Ruston, Louisiana
2 Elfrid Payton Guard 6–3 165 Freshman Gretna, Louisiana
3 Darnell Jackson Guard 6–3 215 Junior Savannah, Georgia
4 Scottie Farrington Forward 6–7 195 Senior Nassau, Bahamas
5 J.J. Thomas Forward 6–5 220 Sophomore Opelousas, Louisiana
11 Donovan Williams Guard 6–0 180 Freshman Cecilia, Louisiana
13 Alan-Michael Thompson Guard 6–1 170 Junior Florence, South Carolina
15 David Perez Guard 6–3 200 Senior New Iberia, Louisiana
20 Kentwan Smith Forward 6–8 200 Freshman Piney Woods, Mississippi
21 Darshawn McClellan Forward 6–7 240 Senior Fresno, California
22 Raymone Andrews Guard 6–2 180 Junior Hammond, Louisiana
23 Kadeem Coleby Forward/Center 6–9 250 Junior Nassau, Bahamas
31 Kevin Brown Guard 6–0 200 Sophomore Houston, Texas

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 11, 2011*
10:30 pm
vs. Northern Arizona
San Francisco Hilltop Challenge
W 83–66  1–0
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,175)
San Francisco, CA
November 12, 2011*
10:30 pm
vs. North Dakota State
San Francisco Hilltop Challenge
L 58–78  1–1
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,119)
San Francisco, CA
November 13, 2011*
5:30 pm
at San Francisco
San Francisco Hilltop Challenge
L 70–71  1–2
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,165)
San Francisco, CA
November 18, 2011*
7:30 pm
Houston Baptist
Beryl Shipley Classic
W 73–64  2–2
Cajundome (3,743)
Lafayette, LA
November 19, 2011*
7:30 pm
Cal State Fullerton
Beryl Shipley Classic
L 63–69  2–3
Cajundome (3,670)
Lafayette, LA
November 20, 2011*
3:30 pm
Nicholls State
Beryl Shipley Classic
W 84–57  3–3
Cajundome (3,460)
Lafayette, LA
November 26, 2011*
6:00 pm
at Duquesne L 65–84  3–4
Palumbo Center (2,393)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 28, 2011*
6:00 pm
at Kent State L 67–76  3–5
M.A.C. Center (2,638)
Kent, OH
December 1, 2011*
7:00 pm
McNeese State W 78–56  4–5
Cajundome (3,409)
Lafayette, LA
December 3, 2011*
8:30 pm
at Lamar L 63–80  4–6
Montagne Center (2,827)
Beaumont, TX
December 12, 2011*
7:00 pm
Dillard W 102–38  5–6
Cajundome (2,969)
Lafayette, LA
December 14, 2011*
6:00 pm, CSS
at Ole Miss L 54–66  5–7
Tad Smith Coliseum (4,857)
Oxford, MS
December 17, 2011*
6:00 pm
at Robert Morris L 64–72  5–8
Charles L. Sewall Center (1,103)
Moon Township, PA
December 21, 2011*
7:00 pm
UCF W 61–60  6–8
Cajundome (3,132)
Lafayette, LA
December 31, 2011
4:15 pm
Florida Atlantic W 67–55  7–8
(1–0)
Cajundome (3,379)
Lafayette, LA
January 5, 2012
7:00 pm, FCS
at Western Kentucky W 72–70 OT 8–8
(2–0)
E. A. Diddle Arena (2,137)
Bowling Green, KY
January 7, 2012
5:30 pm
at Middle Tennessee L 53–65  8–9
(2–1)
Murphy Center (4,028)
Murfreesboro, TN
January 12, 2012
7:00 pm
South Alabama L 65–70  8–10
(2–2)
Cajundome (3,583)
Lafayette, LA
January 14, 2012
7:15 pm
FIU W 87–81 OT 9–10
(3–2)
Cajundome (3,707)
Lafayette, LA
January 19, 2012
7:00 pm
at Arkansas–Little Rock W 68–49  10–10
(4–2)
Jack Stephens Center (3,775)
Little Rock, AR
January 21, 2012
7:00 pm
at Arkansas State L 74–79  10–11
(4–3)
Convocation Center (3,711)
Jonesboro, AR
January 25, 2012
7:15 pm
North Texas W 64–62  11–11
(5–3)
Cajundome (3,673)
Lafayette, LA
January 28, 2012
4:00 pm
at Louisiana–Monroe W 67–60  12–11
(6–3)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,419)
Monroe, LA
February 2, 2012
7:00 pm
Denver W 72–71 OT 13–11
(7–3)
Cajundome (3,611)
Lafayette, LA
February 4, 2012
7:30 pm
at Troy W 83–78  14–11
(8–3)
Trojan Arena (2,168)
Troy, AL
February 9, 2012
7:00 pm
Arkansas–Little Rock L 70–72 OT 14–12
(8–4)
Cajundome (4,125)
Lafayette, LA
February 11, 2012
7:15 pm
Arkansas State W 68–65 OT 15–12
(9–4)
Cajundome (3,918)
Lafayette, LA
February 16, 2012
6:00 pm
at Denver L 52–77  15–13
(9–5)
Magness Arena (5,870)
Denver, CO
February 18, 2012
3:30 pm
at North Texas W 57–53  16–13
(10–5)
The Super Pit (6,921)
Denton, TX
February 25, 2012
7:15 pm
Louisiana–Monroe L 60–78  16–14
(10–6)
Cajundome (5,075)
Lafayette, LA
Sun Belt tournament
March 4, 2012
6:15 pm
(4) vs. (5) North Texas
Quarterfinals
L 62–65  16–15
Convention Center Court (4,365)
Hot Springs, AR
CollegeInsider.com tournament
March 14, 2012*
7:00 pm
Rice
First Round
L 63–68  16–16
Cajundome (2,037)
Lafayette, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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  1. ^ "North Texas 65, Louisiana-Lafayette 62". ESPN. March 4, 2012. Retrieved February 20, 2024.[dead link]