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

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2013–14 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Georgia State	17	–	1		.944			25	–	9		.735
WKU	12	–	6		.667			21	–	11		.656
Louisiana–Lafayette †	11	–	7		.611			23	–	12		.657
Arkansas State	10	–	8		.556			19	–	13		.594
Arkansas–Little Rock	9	–	9		.500			15	–	17		.469
Texas–Arlington	9	–	9		.500			15	–	17		.469
Louisiana–Monroe	7	–	11		.389			10	–	17		.370
Troy	6	–	12		.333			11	–	20		.355
South Alabama	5	–	13		.278			11	–	20		.355
Texas State	4	–	14		.222			8	–	23		.258
† 2014 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner

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.

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

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