Louisiana Returns Home To Face In-State Opponent SLU

LAFAYETTE – After playing its last three games on the road, the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Men's Basketball team returns to the friendly confines of the Cajundome on Tuesday when it plays host to in-state opponent Southeastern Louisiana.

Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. The game can be heard in the Lafayette area on both KHXT 107.9 FM and ESPN 1420 AM. The game will also be available at ESPN+ with live results available at CajunStats.com.

Louisiana (4-3), which will head back out on the road for its next three games beginning on Saturday at PAC-12 opponent Arizona State, returns home for the first time since a 73-61 victory over Youngstown State on Nov. 15.

The Ragin' Cajuns opened the season with home wins against Loyola, McNeese and Youngstown State while earning a neutral-site victory over Detroit Mercy in the MGM Resorts Main Event.

The game against SLU (2-5) marks the third-straight year the schools have met after a 33-year hiatus. Louisiana is 38-20 overall against the Lions on the hardwood and claimed a 73-72 victory in last year's contest in Hammond.

Season tickets for the 2019-20 campaign are currently on sale at the Louisiana Athletics Box Office at the Cajundome, by phone at (337) 265-2357, or on-line at RaginCajuns.com/MBBTix.

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GAME INFORMATION
LOUISIANA (4-3) vs. SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA (2-5)
Date / Time: December 3, 2019 / 7 p.m.
Site: Lafayette, La.
Arena: Cajundome (12,362)

RADIO/TV
Radio: KHXT 107.9 FM / ESPN 1420 AM
Talent: Jay Walker (PxP)
Live Video: ESPN+
Talent: Dan McDonald (PxP), Eric Mouton (color)

LIVE STATS/SOCIAL MEDIA
Live Stats: CajunStats.com
Twitter Updates: @RaginCajunsMBB | #GeauxCajuns

SERIES HISTORY
Overall: Louisiana leads, 38-20
In Lafayette: Louisiana leads, 22-8
In Hammond: Louisiana leads, 13-11
Neutral: Louisiana leads, 1-0
Unknown: Louisiana leads, 2-1
Streak: Louisiana +2

THE COACHES
LOUISIANA
Head Coach: Bob Marlin (Mississippi State, 1981)
Record at Louisiana: 178-127 (10^th season), Career Record: 526-293 (27th season)

SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA
Head Coach: David Kiefer (Kansas State, 2007)
Record at SLU: 2-5 (first season), Career Record: Same

STORY LINES
• Louisiana and in-state opponent Southeastern Louisiana meet for the third consecutive season on Tuesday at the Cajundome.
• The game against SLU is the lone home contest for the Ragin' Cajuns in a seven-game span.
• Louisiana will travel for its next three games facing Arizona State (Dec. 7), Louisiana Tech (Dec. 14) and the Sun Belt Conference opener at Arkansas State (Dec. 18).
• The series with SLU dates back to Jan. 15, 1937 with the Ragin' Cajuns earning a 40-28 victory.
• The Ragin' Cajuns have won 14 of the last 15 meetings in the series dating back to 1966.
• Louisiana has won the past two games in the series, including a 73-72 decision in last year's contest in Hammond.
• The Ragin' Cajuns earned an 82-74 victory in the previous meeting in the Cajundome on Dec. 19, 2017.

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 is 38-25 overall in games during the month of December under head coach Bob Marlin.
• Cedric Russell's scoreless game against UC Irvine snapped a string of 13 straight games scoring in double figures and was his first scoreless game since going 0-for-3 in 12 minutes at SLU on Dec. 29, 2018.
• 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.
• Seven newcomers (Dou Gueye, Jalen Johnson, Kobe Julien Javonne Lowery, Chris Spenkuch, Calvin Temple and Mylik Wilson) saw their first action in a Louisiana uniform.
• Junior Dou Gueye is the third player from Senegal in Ragin' Cajuns history - Vieux Kande (2013-15) and Khadim Kandji (2001-03).

Louisiana Returns Home To Face In-State Opponent SLU

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Players Mentioned

Dou Gueye

Jalen Johnson

Kobe Julien

Vieux Kande

Javonne Lowery

Cedric Russell

Chris Spenkuch

Calvin Temple

Mylik Wilson

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