Ragin' Cajuns Open Second Half Of Sun Belt Slate At UTA

ARLINGTON, Texas – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Men's Basketball team opens the second half of its 2019-20 Sun Belt Conference slate on Thursday when it visits league rival UT Arlington in a 7 p.m. contest at College Park Center.

The game can be heard in the Lafayette area on KHXT 107.9 FM, ESPN 1420 AM and the ESPN 1420 app with Jay Walker on the call. The game will also be available on ESPN+ with John Nelson (PxP) and Mike Petersen (Color) providing commentary. Live results will available at CajunStats.com.

Louisiana (8-13, 3-7 Sun Belt) wrapped up the first half of the league schedule last Saturday with an 81-60 win over ULM at the Cajundome. The Ragin' Cajuns, who were aided by the return of guards Cedric Russell and Mylik Wilson, dropped an 81-65 decision to UTA (9-12, 5-5 Sun Belt) two weeks ago at the Cajundome.

Jalen Johnson, the Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week, leads Louisiana in both scoring (15.4) and rebounds (6.7) while shooting 82 percent from the free throw line. Russell (12.6 points), Wilson (11.6), Dou Gueye (9.3), Tirus Smith (7.6) and P.J. Hardy (7.6) are next in scoring for Louisiana, which has battled the injury bug all season.

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GAME INFORMATION
LOUISIANA (8-13, 3-7 Sun Belt) at UT Arlington (9-12, 5-5 Sun Belt)
Date / Time: January 29, 2020 / 7 p.m.
Site: Arlington, Texas
Arena: College Park Center (7,500)

RADIO/TV
Radio: KHXT FM 107.9 / ESPN 1420 AM
Talent: Jay Walker (PxP)
TV: ESPN+
Talent: John Nelson (PxP), Mike Petersen (Color)

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

SERIES HISTORY
Overall: Louisiana leads, 21-10
In Lafayette: Louisiana leads, 11-4
In Arlington: Louisiana leads, 9-5
Neutral: Tied, 1-1
Streak: UT Arlington +1

THE COACHES
LOUISIANA
Head Coach: Bob Marlin (Mississippi State, 1981)
Record at Louisiana: 182-137 (10th season), Career Record: 530-303 (27th season)

UT ARLINGTON
Head Coach: Chris Ogden (Texas, 2004)
Record at UTA: 26-28 (second season), Career Record: Same

STORY LINES
• Louisiana opens the second half of the 2019-20 Sun Belt Conference schedule with its second trip this season to the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.
• Louisiana opened its road schedule on Nov. 12 at TCU.
• The meeting with UT Arlington is the 22nd between the schools dating back to 1973.
• With 104 career wins in Sun Belt Conference play, head coach Bob Marlin is in sole possession of fourth-place in league history after passing former Arkansas State coach Dickey Nutt during Louisiana's 81-60 win over ULM on Jan. 25.
• Louisiana's injury-riddled roster has used 10 different starting lineups in its first 21 games of the 2019-20 season.
• On the season, injuries have cost players on the 2019-20 roster a combined total of 59 games.
• Louisiana is 8-1 overall when scoring 70 points or more this season.

QUICK HITS
• Louisiana has lost three scholarship players (Kobe Julien, Durey Cadwell and Javonne Lowery) for the season to knee injuries.
• Mylik Wilson is the only freshman at the Division I level averaging 11 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals per game.
• Louisiana ranked 41st among Division I schools in free throws made (325) and is 52nd nationally in free throw attempts (446).
• Louisiana's injury list against Texas State on Jan. 18 saw the absence of a combined 49.9 points from its 2019-20 scoring output.
• Louisiana returns 26.7 percent of its scoring (700 points) and 15.8 percent of its rebounds (181) from the 2018-19 campaign.
• Louisiana is 8-2 overall on the season when shooting above 41 percent from the floor.
• Louisiana has earned wins this season over McNeese (11/9), Southeastern Louisiana (12/3), Troy (1/4) and Appalachian State (1/6) after trailing by double-digits.
• Cedric Russell's 161 career 3-pointers is one behind former Ragin' Cajuns standout Kasey Shepherd (2012-16) for sixth place on the school's career list.
• 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.

Ragin' Cajuns Open Second Half Of Sun Belt Slate At UTA

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Players Mentioned

Durey Cadwell

Dou Gueye

P.J. Hardy

Jalen Johnson

Kobe Julien

Javonne Lowery

Cedric Russell

Kasey Shepherd

Tirus Smith

Mylik Wilson

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