University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Saturday, February 12
Lafayette
2:00 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
vs
UT Arlington
Louisiana Men’s Basketball Prepped for Saturday Clash With UT Arlington
2/12/2022 10:22:00 AM | Men's Basketball
LAFAYETTE – Louisiana Men's Basketball will welcome UT Arlington to the Cajundome at 2 p.m. Saturday in the final game of their weekly Sun Belt Conference slate.
The two programs last met on Jan. 13 with Louisiana narrowly falling by an 83-73 margin.
The Ragin' Cajuns are looking to bounce back from an 82-73 loss on Thursday to Texas State.
Redshirt-freshman guard Kobe Julien led the way with a season-high 22 points against the Bobcats. Julien has totaled 15+ in three of the last four contests and has now tallied 20+ points five times in his career. On the season, the Baton Rouge, La. native is second on the team in scoring at 11.8 points per game.
Junior guard Brayan Au played a season most 20 minutes on Thursday and turned in a season-high 10 points. Au has spent most of the season recovering from injury.
With a 2-5 performance from beyond the arc, Kentrell Garnett continues to lead the Sun Belt Conference in 3-point percentage at 51.2.
Around the basket, the pairing of Brown and reigning defensive player of the year Theo Akwuba have propelled Louisiana to second in the conference in blocks per game at 4.32. Akwuba ranks third in the conference with 1.8 swatted shots per game while Brown ranks seventh with 1.2 blocks per contest.
UT Arlington enters the contest with a 9-14 record including a 5-7 mark against conference opponents. The Mavericks are led by senior guard David Azore who leads the Sun Belt in scoring at 19.7 points per game. Azore was named a preseason all-conference second-team selection before the season.
SERIES NOTES
Saturday will mark the 37th meeting between the two programs as Louisiana leads the all-time series 24-12. The Ragin' Cajuns fell 83-73 in Arlington on Jan. 13.
NATIONAL NAME
On Jan. 12, Brown was named to the Lou Henson Award Midseason Watch List honoring the country's top mid-major player.
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.
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.
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.
The two programs last met on Jan. 13 with Louisiana narrowly falling by an 83-73 margin.
The Ragin' Cajuns are looking to bounce back from an 82-73 loss on Thursday to Texas State.
Redshirt-freshman guard Kobe Julien led the way with a season-high 22 points against the Bobcats. Julien has totaled 15+ in three of the last four contests and has now tallied 20+ points five times in his career. On the season, the Baton Rouge, La. native is second on the team in scoring at 11.8 points per game.
Junior guard Brayan Au played a season most 20 minutes on Thursday and turned in a season-high 10 points. Au has spent most of the season recovering from injury.
With a 2-5 performance from beyond the arc, Kentrell Garnett continues to lead the Sun Belt Conference in 3-point percentage at 51.2.
Around the basket, the pairing of Brown and reigning defensive player of the year Theo Akwuba have propelled Louisiana to second in the conference in blocks per game at 4.32. Akwuba ranks third in the conference with 1.8 swatted shots per game while Brown ranks seventh with 1.2 blocks per contest.
UT Arlington enters the contest with a 9-14 record including a 5-7 mark against conference opponents. The Mavericks are led by senior guard David Azore who leads the Sun Belt in scoring at 19.7 points per game. Azore was named a preseason all-conference second-team selection before the season.
SERIES NOTES
Saturday will mark the 37th meeting between the two programs as Louisiana leads the all-time series 24-12. The Ragin' Cajuns fell 83-73 in Arlington on Jan. 13.
NATIONAL NAME
On Jan. 12, Brown was named to the Lou Henson Award Midseason Watch List honoring the country's top mid-major player.
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.
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.
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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