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Ragin' Cajuns Basketball: March Madness (Elite 8)
3/26/2020 12:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
It's on to the Elite Eight in Ragin' Cajuns Madness as fans can vote for their favorite Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Men's Basketball players by participating in the following poll.
Voting for the Elite Eight will continue here and on Twitter at @RaginCajunsMBB through Sunday, March 29 at Noon CT, with four players moving on to the Final Four (April 4-5).
The Final Four of voting will take place April 4-5 with the final vote set for Monday, April 6.
The Elite Eight matchups in the bracket are (with applicable information):
Bracket One
1. Bo Lamar (1970-73) - 3,493 points, 520 assists; 3x All-American; played in both ABA and NBA; No. 1 overall pick in 1973 ABA Draft
8. Roy Ebron (1970-73) - 1,683 points, 1,064 points; 19.3 ppg., 12.2 rpg.; fourth-round pick (NY Knicks) in 1974 NBA Draft
4. Elfrid Payton (2011-14) - 1,425 points, 486 assists, 197 steals; No. 10 overall pick in 2014 NBA Draft; 2x All-Sun Belt Conference
5. Marvin Winkler (1966-70) - 2,128 points, 580 assists, 3x All-Gulf States Conference pick; 3rd-round pick in 1970 NBA Draft
Bracket Two
2. Andrew Toney (1977-80) - 2,526 points; 4x All-Southland Conference; No. 8 overall pick in 1980 NBA Draft; 2x NBA All-Star
7. Sydney Grider (1988-90) - 1,419 points, 24.5 ppg., 253 3-pointers; 2x All-American South Conference
3. Shawn Long (2012-16) - 2,342 points, 1,447 rebounds, 273 blocks; 4x All-Sun Belt; 2015 Pan Am Games; all-time SBC leader in rebounds
11. Byron Starks (1990-94) - 1,582 points, 255 assists, 1994 All-Sun Belt Conference
