University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Sunday, December 29
Lafayette
5 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
vs
UC Santa Barbara
Louisiana Closes Out Non-Conference Schedule Against UC Santa Barbara
12/28/2019 6:50:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Ragin' Cajuns, Gauchos meet for second time in school history
LAFAYETTE – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Men's Basketball team closes out its non-conference schedule on Sunday when it plays host to Big West Conference member UC Santa Barbara at the Cajundome.
Tipoff is scheduled for 5 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 ESPN+ with live results available at CajunStats.com.
Fans can "Be A Student Again" and sit in the Ragin' Cajuns Student Section for Sunday's game against UCSB and upcoming games against South Alabama (Jan. 2) and Troy (Jan. 4) by purchasing tickets for just $6.
Louisiana (5-7) returns to action for the first time since an eight-day Christmas holiday break when it dropped a 69-66 decision to Little Rock on Dec. 21. The Ragin' Cajuns are playing the second of a season-high four-game swing at home.
UCSB (9-4), making its second trip to Lafayette in school history, has won eight of its last nine games after starting the season 1-3. The Gauchos have won three straight, earning wins over Idaho State, Southern University and Merrimack College.
The Gauchos have picked up wins over SWAC members Jackson State, Grambling and Southern, Sun Belt Conference member UT Arlington, along with Division I members Portland State, Merrimack College and Cal State Bakersfield.
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.
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 (5-7) vs. UC SANTA BARBARA (9-4)
Date / Time: December 29, 2019 / 5 p.m.
Site: Lafayette, La.
Arena: Cajundome (12,362)
RADIO/TV
Radio: KHXT 107.9 FM / ESPN 1420 AM
Talent: Jay Walker (PxP)
TV: 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, 1-0
In Lafayette: Louisiana leads, 1-0
In Santa Barbara: Never met
Streak: Louisiana +1
THE COACHES
LOUISIANA
Head Coach: Bob Marlin (Mississippi State, 1981)
Record at Louisiana: 179-131 (10th season), Career Record: 527-297 (27th season)
UC SANTA BARBARA
Head Coach: Joe Pasternack (Indiana, 1999)
Record at UCSB: 54-23 (third season), Career Record: 108-63 (sixth season)
STORY LINES
• Louisiana closes out the 2019 portion of its 2019-20 schedule on Sunday when it plays host to Big West Conference member UC Santa Barbara.
• The game marks the final non-conference game of the season for the Ragin' Cajuns.
• Sunday's game marks the final contest of the decade for Louisiana, which has posted a 188-139 record.
• Louisiana's current four-game losing skid equals its longest since the 2016-17 season (Arkansas State, at Georgia State, at Georgia Southern, Troy) and is the second-longest since dropping seven straight during the 2010-11 season.
• Louisiana is 12-10 overall against the current membership of the Big West Conference, with games against six of the current nine members (Cal State Fullerton, Hawai'i, Long Beach State, UC Irvine, UC Riverside and UC Santa Barbara).
• The Ragin' Cajuns have not played Cal Poly, Cal State Northridge and UC Davis.
QUICK HITS
• Bob Marlin's 101 victories in Sun Belt Conference play are the most by any active coach in the league and fifth in league history. He is two wins shy of tying former Arkansas State coach Dickie Nutt for fourth-place in SBC history.
• Louisana is 31st nationally in free throws attempted (283) and 36th in free throws made (200).
• Louisiana returns 26.7 percent of its scoring (700 points) and 15.8 percent of its rebounds (181) from the 2018-19 campaign.
• Mylik Wilson leads all Sun Belt Conference freshmen in steals per game (2.3) and minutes played per game (32.3).
• Louisiana is holding opponents to 31.6 percent (93-for-294) from behind the 3-point line - the second-lowest in the Sun Belt Conference.
• 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.
• 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.
• With 141 career 3-pointers, junior Cedric Russell is six shy of cracking into the top-10 in Ragin' Cajuns history.
• Junior Dou Gueye is the third player from Senegal in Ragin' Cajuns history - Vieux Kande (2013-15) and Khadim Kandji (2001-03).
Tipoff is scheduled for 5 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 ESPN+ with live results available at CajunStats.com.
Fans can "Be A Student Again" and sit in the Ragin' Cajuns Student Section for Sunday's game against UCSB and upcoming games against South Alabama (Jan. 2) and Troy (Jan. 4) by purchasing tickets for just $6.
Louisiana (5-7) returns to action for the first time since an eight-day Christmas holiday break when it dropped a 69-66 decision to Little Rock on Dec. 21. The Ragin' Cajuns are playing the second of a season-high four-game swing at home.
UCSB (9-4), making its second trip to Lafayette in school history, has won eight of its last nine games after starting the season 1-3. The Gauchos have won three straight, earning wins over Idaho State, Southern University and Merrimack College.
The Gauchos have picked up wins over SWAC members Jackson State, Grambling and Southern, Sun Belt Conference member UT Arlington, along with Division I members Portland State, Merrimack College and Cal State Bakersfield.
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.
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 (5-7) vs. UC SANTA BARBARA (9-4)
Date / Time: December 29, 2019 / 5 p.m.
Site: Lafayette, La.
Arena: Cajundome (12,362)
RADIO/TV
Radio: KHXT 107.9 FM / ESPN 1420 AM
Talent: Jay Walker (PxP)
TV: 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, 1-0
In Lafayette: Louisiana leads, 1-0
In Santa Barbara: Never met
Streak: Louisiana +1
THE COACHES
LOUISIANA
Head Coach: Bob Marlin (Mississippi State, 1981)
Record at Louisiana: 179-131 (10th season), Career Record: 527-297 (27th season)
UC SANTA BARBARA
Head Coach: Joe Pasternack (Indiana, 1999)
Record at UCSB: 54-23 (third season), Career Record: 108-63 (sixth season)
STORY LINES
• Louisiana closes out the 2019 portion of its 2019-20 schedule on Sunday when it plays host to Big West Conference member UC Santa Barbara.
• The game marks the final non-conference game of the season for the Ragin' Cajuns.
• Sunday's game marks the final contest of the decade for Louisiana, which has posted a 188-139 record.
• Louisiana's current four-game losing skid equals its longest since the 2016-17 season (Arkansas State, at Georgia State, at Georgia Southern, Troy) and is the second-longest since dropping seven straight during the 2010-11 season.
• Louisiana is 12-10 overall against the current membership of the Big West Conference, with games against six of the current nine members (Cal State Fullerton, Hawai'i, Long Beach State, UC Irvine, UC Riverside and UC Santa Barbara).
• The Ragin' Cajuns have not played Cal Poly, Cal State Northridge and UC Davis.
QUICK HITS
• Bob Marlin's 101 victories in Sun Belt Conference play are the most by any active coach in the league and fifth in league history. He is two wins shy of tying former Arkansas State coach Dickie Nutt for fourth-place in SBC history.
• Louisana is 31st nationally in free throws attempted (283) and 36th in free throws made (200).
• Louisiana returns 26.7 percent of its scoring (700 points) and 15.8 percent of its rebounds (181) from the 2018-19 campaign.
• Mylik Wilson leads all Sun Belt Conference freshmen in steals per game (2.3) and minutes played per game (32.3).
• Louisiana is holding opponents to 31.6 percent (93-for-294) from behind the 3-point line - the second-lowest in the Sun Belt Conference.
• 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.
• 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.
• With 141 career 3-pointers, junior Cedric Russell is six shy of cracking into the top-10 in Ragin' Cajuns history.
• 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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