University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Saturday, December 14
Ruston, La.
4 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
at
Louisiana Tech
Louisiana Set To Renew Hardwood Rivalry With Bulldogs
12/13/2019 10:28:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Ragin' Cajuns have won four of six meetings since series resumed in 2013
LAFAYETTE – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Men's Basketball team makes it final tuneup before opening Sun Belt Conference play next week when it travels to face in-state rival Louisiana Tech on Saturday at the Thomas Assembly Center.
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Tipoff is scheduled for 4 p.m. The game can be heard in the Lafayette area on KHXT 107.9 FM, ESPN 1420 AM and the ESPN 1420 app. The game will also be available on a pay-per-view basis on CUSA.tv with live results available at RaginCajuns.com.
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Louisiana (5-4) returns to action after concluding final exams on Friday and makes its first appearance on the court since facing Arizona State last Saturday. The Ragin' Cajuns, who will be playing the fifth of six road contests in a seven-game span, close out its road trip on Wednesday when it opens Sun Belt Conference play at Arkansas State.
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Jalen Johnson (16.7) and Cedric Russell (14.0) are Louisiana's top two scorers with Johnson pulling down a team-high 6.7 rebounds per contest.
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The meeting with Louisiana Tech (6-3) will be the 131st between the schools on the hardwood since 1930. The Bulldogs claimed last year's contest in the Cajundome, 83-62, with Louisiana claiming four of six meetings since the series was resumed in 2013.
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Follow the Ragin' Cajuns on Twitter (@RaginCajunsMBB), Facebook (RaginCajunsMBB) or Instagram (@RaginCajunsMBB) to stay up-to-date on all that is happening with Louisiana Men's Basketball.
GAME INFORMATION
LOUISIANA (5-4) at LOUISIANA TECH (6-3)
Date / Time: December 14, 2019 / 4 p.m. Â
Site: Ruston, La.
Arena: Thomas Assembly Center (8,000)
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RADIO/TV
Radio: KHXT 107.9 FM / ESPN 1420 AM
Talent: Jay Walker (PxP)
Live Video ($): CUSA.tv
LIVE STATS/SOCIAL MEDIA
Live Stats: RaginCajuns.com
Twitter Updates: @RaginCajunsMBB | #GeauxCajuns
SERIES HISTORY
Overall: Louisiana Tech leads, 70-60
In Lafayette: Louisiana leads, 37-23
In Ruston: Louisiana Tech leads, 42-16
Neutral: Louisiana leads, 4-0
Unknown Sites: Louisiana Tech leads, 5-3
Streak: Louisiana Tech +1
THE COACHES
LOUISIANA
Head Coach: Bob Marlin (Mississippi State, 1981)
Record at Louisiana: 179-128 (10th season), Career Record: 527-294 (27th season)
LOUISIANA TECH
Head Coach: Eric Konkol (Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 2000)
Record at LTU: 89-52 (fifth season), Career Record: Same
STORY LINES
• Louisiana returns from final exams as it travels to face in-state rival Louisiana Tech in its final game before opening Sun Belt Conference play next week.
• The meeting against the Bulldogs will be the 131st on the hardwood dating back to 1930.
• The Louisiana-Louisiana Tech series is the oldest rivalry in Ragin' Cajuns basketball history.
• Since the series with the Bulldogs was resumed in 2013, Louisiana has won four of the last six contests, including two of the previous three meetings in Ruston.Â
• Saturday's game is the fifth of six road contests for Louisiana in a seven-game span that began on Nov. 21 at Wyoming.
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QUICK HITS
• Louisiana returns 26.7 percent of its scoring (700 points) and 15.8 percent of its rebounds (181) from the 2018-19 campaign.
• With his 400th win as a Division I coach on Nov. 5 against Loyola, Marlin became the 35th active NCAA Division I coach - and 224th overall in NCAA Division I history - to reach that mark.
• The 73-61 victory over Youngstown State on Nov. 15 was the 177th for head coach Bob Marlin at Louisiana, moving him past Marty Fletcher (1987-97) into sole possession of third place on the school's all-time list.
• Louisiana's Trajan Wesley leads the Sun Belt Conference and is 38th nationally in assist/turnover ratio (2.7).
• Louisiana's 98-81 victory over Southeastern Louisiana on Dec. 3 marked the second time this season - and 21st time in Bob Marlin's tenure - that Louisiana has won a game after trailing by double digits.
• The 14-point deficit to SLU marked the second-largest comeback for the Ragin' Cajuns in the Marlin era.
• The Ragin' Cajuns established a new school-record for consecutive free throws made (25) converting on all 22 attempts in the second half against Youngstown State on Nov. 15 and their first three attempts against Wyoming.
• The record of 25 consecutive made free throws broke the previous mark (21) set against Southeastern Louisiana on Feb. 24, 1968.
• Since the 2013-14 season, Louisiana has reached the 80-point mark in 112 games to rank fifth among all Division I schools.
• Eight newcomers (Dou Gueye, Jalen Johnson, Kobe Julien Javonne Lowery, Tirus Smith, Chris Spenkuch, Calvin Temple and Mylik Wilson) have seen their first action in a Louisiana uniform during the 2019-20 season.
• Junior Dou Gueye is the third player from Senegal in Ragin' Cajuns history - Vieux Kande (2013-15) and Khadim Kandji (2001-03).
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Tipoff is scheduled for 4 p.m. The game can be heard in the Lafayette area on KHXT 107.9 FM, ESPN 1420 AM and the ESPN 1420 app. The game will also be available on a pay-per-view basis on CUSA.tv with live results available at RaginCajuns.com.
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Louisiana (5-4) returns to action after concluding final exams on Friday and makes its first appearance on the court since facing Arizona State last Saturday. The Ragin' Cajuns, who will be playing the fifth of six road contests in a seven-game span, close out its road trip on Wednesday when it opens Sun Belt Conference play at Arkansas State.
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Jalen Johnson (16.7) and Cedric Russell (14.0) are Louisiana's top two scorers with Johnson pulling down a team-high 6.7 rebounds per contest.
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The meeting with Louisiana Tech (6-3) will be the 131st between the schools on the hardwood since 1930. The Bulldogs claimed last year's contest in the Cajundome, 83-62, with Louisiana claiming four of six meetings since the series was resumed in 2013.
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Follow the Ragin' Cajuns on Twitter (@RaginCajunsMBB), Facebook (RaginCajunsMBB) or Instagram (@RaginCajunsMBB) to stay up-to-date on all that is happening with Louisiana Men's Basketball.
GAME INFORMATION
LOUISIANA (5-4) at LOUISIANA TECH (6-3)
Date / Time: December 14, 2019 / 4 p.m. Â
Site: Ruston, La.
Arena: Thomas Assembly Center (8,000)
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RADIO/TV
Radio: KHXT 107.9 FM / ESPN 1420 AM
Talent: Jay Walker (PxP)
Live Video ($): CUSA.tv
LIVE STATS/SOCIAL MEDIA
Live Stats: RaginCajuns.com
Twitter Updates: @RaginCajunsMBB | #GeauxCajuns
SERIES HISTORY
Overall: Louisiana Tech leads, 70-60
In Lafayette: Louisiana leads, 37-23
In Ruston: Louisiana Tech leads, 42-16
Neutral: Louisiana leads, 4-0
Unknown Sites: Louisiana Tech leads, 5-3
Streak: Louisiana Tech +1
THE COACHES
LOUISIANA
Head Coach: Bob Marlin (Mississippi State, 1981)
Record at Louisiana: 179-128 (10th season), Career Record: 527-294 (27th season)
LOUISIANA TECH
Head Coach: Eric Konkol (Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 2000)
Record at LTU: 89-52 (fifth season), Career Record: Same
STORY LINES
• Louisiana returns from final exams as it travels to face in-state rival Louisiana Tech in its final game before opening Sun Belt Conference play next week.
• The meeting against the Bulldogs will be the 131st on the hardwood dating back to 1930.
• The Louisiana-Louisiana Tech series is the oldest rivalry in Ragin' Cajuns basketball history.
• Since the series with the Bulldogs was resumed in 2013, Louisiana has won four of the last six contests, including two of the previous three meetings in Ruston.Â
• Saturday's game is the fifth of six road contests for Louisiana in a seven-game span that began on Nov. 21 at Wyoming.
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QUICK HITS
• Louisiana returns 26.7 percent of its scoring (700 points) and 15.8 percent of its rebounds (181) from the 2018-19 campaign.
• With his 400th win as a Division I coach on Nov. 5 against Loyola, Marlin became the 35th active NCAA Division I coach - and 224th overall in NCAA Division I history - to reach that mark.
• The 73-61 victory over Youngstown State on Nov. 15 was the 177th for head coach Bob Marlin at Louisiana, moving him past Marty Fletcher (1987-97) into sole possession of third place on the school's all-time list.
• Louisiana's Trajan Wesley leads the Sun Belt Conference and is 38th nationally in assist/turnover ratio (2.7).
• Louisiana's 98-81 victory over Southeastern Louisiana on Dec. 3 marked the second time this season - and 21st time in Bob Marlin's tenure - that Louisiana has won a game after trailing by double digits.
• The 14-point deficit to SLU marked the second-largest comeback for the Ragin' Cajuns in the Marlin era.
• The Ragin' Cajuns established a new school-record for consecutive free throws made (25) converting on all 22 attempts in the second half against Youngstown State on Nov. 15 and their first three attempts against Wyoming.
• The record of 25 consecutive made free throws broke the previous mark (21) set against Southeastern Louisiana on Feb. 24, 1968.
• Since the 2013-14 season, Louisiana has reached the 80-point mark in 112 games to rank fifth among all Division I schools.
• Eight newcomers (Dou Gueye, Jalen Johnson, Kobe Julien Javonne Lowery, Tirus Smith, Chris Spenkuch, Calvin Temple and Mylik Wilson) have seen their first action in a Louisiana uniform during the 2019-20 season.
• Junior Dou Gueye is the third player from Senegal in Ragin' Cajuns history - Vieux Kande (2013-15) and Khadim Kandji (2001-03).
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