University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Saturday, January 29
Lafayette
7:00 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
vs
Georgia Southern
Louisiana Men's Basketball Closes Conference Homestand against Georgia Southern
1/28/2022 2:54:00 PM | Men's Basketball
LAFAYETTE – Louisiana Men's Basketball will wrap up its four-game homestand at 7 p.m. Saturday against Georgia State. The contest will be available to be streamed live on ESPN+.
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Louisiana is looking to bounce back from a narrow 68-64 loss to Georgia State on Thursday.
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Kentrell Garnett led the way with a career-high 17 points against the Panthers. The Carencro La. native is averaging 8.3 points and 1.5 rebounds this season. A former walk-on, Garnett was awarded a scholarship on Jan. 11 and has started 11 games this season.
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Sophomore forward Jordan Brown returned to the lineup on Thursday after a onegame absence and chipped in 12 points and six rebounds.
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With 38 rebounds against Georgia State, the Ragin' Cajuns rank second in the Sun Belt with 39.7 boards per game.
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Georgia Southern enters the weekend bout with a 9-9 overall record and is 2-5 in conference play following a victory over ULM on Thursday. The Eagles are led by senior guard Elijah McCadden who is averaging a team-high 11.8 points per game this season.
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Saturday's game will feature nationally-renowned halftime act Red Panda. Fans are encouraged to stay in their seats as the teams exit the floor to view the entertainment.
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SERIES NOTES
The weekend contest will mark the 16th meeting between the two programs. Louisiana trails the all-time series 7-8.
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Louisiana is looking to bounce back from a narrow 68-64 loss to Georgia State on Thursday.
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Kentrell Garnett led the way with a career-high 17 points against the Panthers. The Carencro La. native is averaging 8.3 points and 1.5 rebounds this season. A former walk-on, Garnett was awarded a scholarship on Jan. 11 and has started 11 games this season.
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Sophomore forward Jordan Brown returned to the lineup on Thursday after a onegame absence and chipped in 12 points and six rebounds.
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With 38 rebounds against Georgia State, the Ragin' Cajuns rank second in the Sun Belt with 39.7 boards per game.
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Georgia Southern enters the weekend bout with a 9-9 overall record and is 2-5 in conference play following a victory over ULM on Thursday. The Eagles are led by senior guard Elijah McCadden who is averaging a team-high 11.8 points per game this season.
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Saturday's game will feature nationally-renowned halftime act Red Panda. Fans are encouraged to stay in their seats as the teams exit the floor to view the entertainment.
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SERIES NOTES
The weekend contest will mark the 16th meeting between the two programs. Louisiana trails the all-time series 7-8.
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NATIONAL NAME
On Jan. 12, Brown was named to the Lou Henson Award Midseason Watch List that honors the country's top mid-major player.
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LOUISIANA LEGACY
Louisiana's 2021-22 roster features two second-generation talents in Julien and Brown. Julien's father Wayne was with the program from 1976-81 and was a member of 1977 Southland Conference championship team.
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Dion Brown lettered for the Ragin' Cajuns from 1980-84 and finished his career as one of the top scorers and rebounders in school history. Brown, a 1984 graduate of UL, earned All-Southland Conference honors in 1982 and was a two-time All-Louisiana selection.
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He finished his career with 1,412 points and 926 rebounds (then second in school history) and helped then-USL to the championship of the 1982 Great Alaskan Shootout where he was named to the All-Tournament team.
NATIONAL NAME
On Jan. 12, Brown was named to the Lou Henson Award Midseason Watch List that honors the country's top mid-major player.
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LOUISIANA LEGACY
Louisiana's 2021-22 roster features two second-generation talents in Julien and Brown. Julien's father Wayne was with the program from 1976-81 and was a member of 1977 Southland Conference championship team.
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Dion Brown lettered for the Ragin' Cajuns from 1980-84 and finished his career as one of the top scorers and rebounders in school history. Brown, a 1984 graduate of UL, earned All-Southland Conference honors in 1982 and was a two-time All-Louisiana selection.
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He finished his career with 1,412 points and 926 rebounds (then second in school history) and helped then-USL to the championship of the 1982 Great Alaskan Shootout where he was named to the All-Tournament team.
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