2015–16 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ragin' Cajuns, led by sixth year head coach Bob Marlin, played their home games at the Cajundome and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 12–8 in Sun Belt play to finish in fourth place. They defeated South Alabama to advance to the semifinals of the Sun Belt tournament where they lost to Arkansas–Little Rock. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Texas A&M–Corpus Christi and Furman to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to UC Irvine.

2015–16 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball
CIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record19–15 (12–8 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Neil Hardin
  • Kevin Johnson
  • Gus Hauser
Home arenaCajundome
2015–16 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Little Rock173 .850305  .857
Louisiana–Monroe155 .7502014  .588
Texas–Arlington137 .6502411  .686
Louisiana–Lafayette128 .6001915  .559
Georgia Southern1010 .5001417  .452
Georgia State911 .4501614  .533
Texas State812 .4001516  .484
South Alabama812 .4001419  .424
Arkansas State713 .3501120  .355
Appalachian State713 .350922  .290
Troy416 .200922  .290
2016 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner

Roster

2015–16 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Men's Basketball Roster
Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
-- Kadavion Evans Guard 5–11 165 Freshman Shreveport, Louisiana
0 Devonta Walker Forward 6–7 220 Senior Salisbury, Maryland
1 Jay Wright Guard 6–1 180 Junior Rincon, Georgia
3 Tyrone Wooten Guard 6–4 180 Junior Memphis, Tennessee
4 Steven Wronkoski Guard 6–5 190 Senior Hammond, Louisiana
5 Kasey Shepherd Guard 6–3 178 Senior Houston, Texas
11 Matt Marlin Guard 6–0 170 Senior Huntsville, Texas
13 Hayward Register Guard 6–2 175 Junior Lafayette, Louisiana
15 Jay Hedgeman Forward 6–7 190 Junior Pearland, Texas
21 Shawn Long Forward 6–11 246 Senior Morgan City, Louisiana
22 Johnathan Stove Guard 6–4 215 Sophomore Baton Rouge, Louisiana
23 Tiremone Williams Guard 6–0 180 Senior Abbeville, Louisiana
25 Elijah McGuire Guard 5–11 205 Sophomore Houma, Louisiana
31 Frank Bartley Guard 6–3 200 Junior Baton Rouge, Louisiana
32 Bryce Washington Forward 6–6 255 Sophomore New Orleans, Louisiana
33 Garrett Capps Forward 6–6 210 Freshman Flower Mound, Texas
42 Jacob Broussard Guard 5–10 160 Sophomore Lafayette, Louisiana
44 Jerekius Davis Forward 6–6 224 Freshman Jackson, Mississippi
55 Scott Plaisance Forward 6–9 280 Freshman New Orleans, Louisiana

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/09/2015*
7:15 pm
Mississippi College W 104–72 
 19  Hedgeman  6  Wooten  4  Wooten  Cajundome 
Lafayette, LA
12/30/2015*
7:00 pm
Spring Hill W 74–54 
 22  Register  7  Wronkoski  4  Shephard  Cajundome (3,218)
Lafayette, LA
Regular season
11/13/2015*
7:00 pm
Louisiana College W 108–68  1–0
 17  Walker  11  Walker  2  Wright  Cajundome (2,784)
Lafayette, LA
11/16/2015*
6:00 pm, FSFL
at Miami (FL) L 77–93  1–1
 21  Long  13  Long  8  Wright  BankUnited Center (5,965)
Coral Gables, FL
11/20/2015*
7:00 pm, SECN+
at Alabama L 93–105  1–2
 25  Long  14  Long  2  Shephard  Coleman Coliseum (11,465)
Tuscaloosa, AL
11/25/2015*
7:00 pm
Loyola (New Orleans) W 106–62  2–2
 25  Long  16  Long  4  Wooten  Cajundome (3,513)
Lafayette, LA
12/03/2015
7:00 pm
at Louisiana–Monroe L 70–81  2–3 (0–1)
 12  Wooten  8  Long  4  Wright  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (3,310)
Monroe, LA
12/09/2015*
7:00 pm
McNeese State W 97–64  3–3
 24  Long  11  Long  5  Shephard  Cajundome (3,571)
Lafayette, LA
12/12/2015*
12:00 pm, ASN
at Louisiana Tech L 79–91  3–4
 22  Shephard  14  Long  5  Wright  Thomas Assembly Center (3,912)
Ruston, LA
12/15/2015*
8:00 pm, P12N
at No. 22 UCLA L 80–89  3–5
 26  Long  16  Long  5  Wright  Pauley Pavilion (5,460)
Los Angeles, CA
12/18/2015*
9:00 pm
at Pepperdine L 59–79  3–6
 15  Long  14  Long  2  Wright  Firestone Fieldhouse (1,022)
Malibu, CA
12/21/2015*
7:00 pm
New Orleans W 79–69  4–6
 16  Stove  10  Washington  3  Washington  Cajundome (3,401)
Lafayette, LA
01/02/2016
7:15 pm
Appalachian State W 79–58  5–6
(1–1)
 19  Shephard  15  Long  4  Wright  Cajundome (4,131)
Lafayette, LA
01/07/2016
7:15 pm
at Arkansas–Little Rock L 57–77  5–7
(1–2)
 16  Long  11  Long  3  Wright  Jack Stephens Center (3,218)
Little Rock, AR
01/09/2016
7:00 pm
at Arkansas State L 69–71  5–8
(1–3)
 25  Long  15  Long  5  Wright  Convocation Center (2,019)
Jonesboro, AR
01/14/2016
6:30 pm, ESPN3
at Georgia Southern W 74–65  6–8
(2–3)
 23  Long  17  Long  5  Stove  Hanner Fieldhouse (2,023)
Statesboro, GA
01/16/2016
1:30 pm, ESPN3
at Georgia State W 87–54  7–8
(3–3)
 23  Long  18  Long  4  Wright  GSU Sports Arena (1,440)
Atlanta, GA
01/21/2016
7:15 pm
South Alabama W 92–82  8–8
(4–3)
 27  Shephard  6  Stove  5  Wright  Cajundome (4,050)
Lafayette, LA
01/23/2016
6:15 pm, ESPN3
Troy W 88–65  9–8
(5–3)
 20  Long  14  Long  7  Wright  Cajundome (6,064)
Lafayette, LA
01/28/2016
7:15 pm
Texas State W 80–54  10–8
(6–3)
 19  Long  14  Long  7  Wright  Cajundome (4,460)
Lafayette, LA
01/30/2016
6:15 pm
UT Arlington W 90–75  11–8
(7–3)
 22  Long  15  Long  6  Stove  Cajundome (3,989)
Lafayette, LA
02/02/2016
7:15 pm
Louisiana–Monroe W 72–65 OT 12–8
(8–3)
 28  Long  17  Long  3  Hedgeman  Cajundome (3,749)
Lafayette, LA
02/04/2016
6:30 pm, ESPN3
at Appalachian State W 87–76  13–8
(9–3)
 19  Long  10  Long  4  Stove  Holmes Center (1,325)
Boone, NC
02/11/2016
7:15 pm
Arkansas State W 83–73  14–8
(10–3)
 17  Long  15  Long  3  Long  Cajundome (4,420)
Lafayette, LA
02/13/2016
4:15 pm
Arkansas–Little Rock L 64–68  14–9
(10–4)
 18  Stove  12  Long  3  Long  Cajundome (5,347)
Lafayette, LA
02/18/2016
7:15 pm, ESPN3
at UT Arlington L 83–84 OT 14–10
(10–5)
 28  Long  18  Long  3  Wright  College Park Center (2,010)
Arlington, TX
02/20/2015
7:30 pm
at Texas State L 57–61  14–11
(10–6)
 14  Stove  13  Washington  3  Wright  Strahan Coliseum (2,104)
San Marcos, TX
02/25/2016
7:30 pm
at Troy W 73–63  15–11
(11–6)
 29  Long  20  Long  4  Williams  Trojan Arena (1,333)
Troy, AL
02/27/2016
4:00 pm
at South Alabama L 70–83  15–12
(11–7)
 25  Long  13  Long  3  Williams  Mitchell Center (2,786)
Mobile, AL
03/03/2016
7:15 pm
Georgia State L 69–72  15–13
(11–8)
 21  Washington  10  Washington  4  Wright  Cajundome (3,743)
Lafayette, LA
03/05/2016
7:15 pm
Georgia Southern W 87–78  16–13
(12–8)
 20  Shephard  16  Walker  3  Long  Cajundome (4,474)
Lafayette, LA
Sun Belt tournament
03/11/2016
5:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. South Alabama
Quarterfinals
W 90–68  17–13
 34  Long  7  Walker  6  Wright  Lakefront Arena (907)
New Orleans, LA
03/12/2016
1:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Arkansas–Little Rock
Semifinals
L 65–71  17–14
 25  Long  12  Washington  4  Wright  Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
CIT
03/16/2016*
7:00 pm
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
First round
W 96–72  18–14
 28  Shephard  10  Long  4  Wright  Cajundome (1,205)
Lafayette, LA
03/19/2016*
1:00 pm
at Furman
Second round
W 80–72  19–14
 18  Shephard  12  Walker  4  Shephard  Timmons Arena (1,308)
Greenville, SC
03/23/2016*
7:15 pm
UC Irvine
Quarterfinals
L 66–67  19–15
 13  Walker  11  Long  3  Shephard  Cajundome (1,901)
Lafayette, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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