Men's Hoops Opens Northeast Road Trip at Duquesne on Saturday

Louisiana at Duquesne Game Notes

GAME CENTER
Date: Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011
Location: Pittsburgh, Pa.
Opponent: Duquesne (3-2)
Site: A.J. Palumbo Center (4,406)
Game Time: 6:00 p.m. (CST)
Radio: SportsRadio ESPN 1420 AM (KPEL), 107.9 FM (KXHT)
Live Stats: www.RaginCajuns.com

LOUISIANA
11-12 Record____________________     3-3
11-12 Sun Belt Record____________       0-0
Last Game______________________     Nov. 20, 2011
           vs. Nicholls St. (Beryl Shipley Classic) W, 84-57
Head Coach_____________________     Bob Marlin
   UL Record____________________       17-18 (2^nd Season)
   Career Record_________________      365-184 (19^th Season)
Web Site________________________    www.RaginCajuns.com

DUQUESNE
11-12 Record____________________     3-2
11-12 A-10 Record________________     0-0
Last Game______________________     Nov. 20, 2011
                    at Valparaiso (2K Sports Classic) L, 68-84
Head Coach_____________________     Ron Everhart
   Duquesne Record______________       86-76 (6^th Season)
   Career Record_________________      260-248 (18^th Season)
Web Site________________________    www.GoDuquesne.com

Game Night Story Lines
>>>The Ragin' Cajuns make their first of two appearances in Pittsburgh this season on Saturday when they face Duquesne at the A.J. Palumbo Center.
>>>Louisiana returns to Pittsburgh on Saturday, Dec. 17 to face Robert Morris in nearby Moon Township.
>>>The Ragin' Cajuns and Dukes are meeting for the first time. It's the first matchup against an Atlantic 10 school since visiting Charlotte on Feb. 13, 2007.
>>>Last weekend, Louisiana opened the home portion of the 2011-12 schedule hosting the Beryl Shipley Classic. UL finished 2-1 in the event, posting victories over Houston Baptist and Nicholls State.
>>>All three of the Ragin' Cajuns wins this season have come when holding the opposition below 40 percent shooting.
>>>The Duquesne matchup marks UL's second “true” road game of the season. The Cajuns are 0-1 on the opposition's home floor falling at San Francisco (L, 70-71) on the final day of the Hilltop Challenge.
>>>UL has held opponents below 80 points each game this season. After six games, the Cajuns defense has allowed only 67.5 points per game and limited the opposition to 38.4 percent shooting.
>>>The Cajuns enter the Duquesne game at the .500 mark with a 3-3 record. A win would mark the first time above .500 in the Bob Marlin era. It would also mark the best start since the 2003-04 season.
>>>Duquesne is the fourth opponent this season that Louisiana meets for the first time. At the Hilltop Challenge in San Francisco, UL had first-time meetings with Northern Arizona, North Dakota State and San Francisco.

COLEBY IN CONTROL
>>>Kadeem Coleby led all Cajuns in the Beryl Shipley Classic shooting 63 percent (17-of-27) and averaging 13.7 points per game.
>>>The Nassau, Bahamas, native registered double figures in points all three games of the tournament.
>>> He's scored double digits in four of the Cajuns six games this season.

COLEBY ON THE BLOCK
>>>Kadeem Coleby tops the Cajuns with 14 blocked shots (2.3 blocks per game).
>>>As a team, Louisiana averages 5.3 blocks per game (32 through six games).

McCLELLAN SOLID OFF THE BENCH
>>>Darshawn McClellan continued his solid play coming off the bench for Louisiana, as he averaged 9.0 points and 5.3 rebounds during the Shipley Classic.
>>>Through six games this season, McCellan is averaging 9.5 points, 4.7 rebounds and 21.5 minutes per game as the squad's “sixth man”.
>>>McClellan has scored at least eight points in each game this season.

PLENTY OF DEPTH
>>>Through two weekends of the 2011-12 season, the Cajuns have played 10-12 deep on the court each game.
>>>After six contests, Louisiana has 10 players averaging double figure minutes per game.
>>>The highest averages are J.J. Thomas (24.7 mpg) and Raymone Andrews (24.5 mpg).

PLENTY OF DEPTH, PART TWO
>>>The Cajuns continue to receive strong play from their bench. After averaging 35.3 points per game at the Hilltop Challenge, the UL bench averaged 30 points per game during the Shipley Classic.
>>>The bench provided 41 points vs. Nicholls State, the second time this season scoring above 40 (42 at San Francisco).

DID YOU KNOW???
>>>This is the first meeting between Louisiana and Duquesne on the basketball court, but for Duquesne head coach Ron Everhart it's not the first time he's faced the Cajuns.
>>>Everhart coached at McNeese State from 1994-95 through 2000-01.
>>>He faced the Cajuns three times with meetings taking place during the 1998-99, 1999-2000 and 2000-01 seasons.
>>>Everhart is 0-3 vs. Louisiana

DEFENSE STEPS UP AGAINST SHIPLEY CLASSIC OPPONENTS
>>>The Cajuns defense held opponents at the Beryl Shipley Classic to a meager 34.4 percent shooting (56-of-163).
>>>Louisiana limited Houston Baptist to 29 percent (18-of-62) and Nicholls State to 32 percent (16-of-49).
>>>All three Cajuns wins this season have come when holding the opposition below 40 percent shooting.

UNDER 70 IS A LOCK
>>>Louisiana is 3-1 so far this season when holding the opponent below 70 points.
>>>The Cajuns are 0-2 when the opponent reaches 70 or higher.

A SPECIAL WEAPON
>>>The Cajuns bench has outscored the opponents bench in all six games this season.
>>>Through six games, the UL bench is averaging 32.7 points per game.

YOU DON'T SEE THIS OFTEN IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL
>>>For the first three weeks of the season, Louisiana does not play a midweek contest.
>>>The opening week of the season, the Cajuns played three games in three days at the Hilltop Challenge in San Francisco.
>>>Last week, UL did not have any contests leading up to the Beryl Shipley Classic.
>>>This week the Cajuns were off until Saturday's contest at Duquesne.
>>>The Cajuns first midweek contest occurs on Monday, Nov. 28 at Kent State.

UP NEXT FOR LOUISIANA
>>>The Ragin' Cajuns play their first mid-week game of the 2011-12 season on Monday, Nov. 28 in Kent, Ohio. UL and Kent State tip off at 6 p.m. (CDT).
>>>It's another contest where Louisiana meets the opposition for the first time in school history. Kent State will be the fifth different opponent the Cajuns square off for the first time against in 2011-12.
>>>The Kent State game opens a busy week for UL – the first of three games scheduled. The Cajuns return home on Tuesday to prepare for a home game against McNeese State on Thursday, Dec. 1. Then on Saturday, Dec. 3, UL travels west on Interstate 10 for a meeting with Lamar.

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