University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Friday, February 25
Atlanta, Ga.
6:00 p.m. (CST)
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
at
Georgia State
Louisiana Men’s Basketball Closes Regular Season at Georgia State
2/25/2022 11:51:00 AM | Men's Basketball
LAFAYETTE – Louisiana Men's Basketball will travel to Atlanta, Ga. to close the 2021-22 regular season against the Georgia State Panthers 6 p.m. (CT) Friday at GSU Sports Arena. The finale will be available to be streamed live on ESPN+.
Entering the contest, Louisiana has won three straight games after defeating Georgia Southern 82-69 on Wednesday.
The Ragin' Cajuns currently occupy the seventh slot in the conference standings. Seedings and tip times for the 2022 Sun Belt Tournament will be finalized following the conclusion of Troy vs. Texas State at 8 p.m. (CT).
Louisiana could jump to the No. 5 seed or fall to the No. 9 seed depending on the results of Friday's conference games.
Junior forward Theo Akwuba led Louisiana past the Eagles with a season-high 21 points and 10 rebounds. The performance marked Akwuba's fifth double-double this season.
Redshirt-freshman Kobe Julien scored 18 points to aid the winning effort. Julien has totaled 15+ in six consecutive games.
Against the Panthers, the Ragin' Cajuns will look to junior guard Jalen Dalcourt who totaled eight points on Wednesday after back to back season high performances last week.
Kentrell Garnett will also look to contribute to the effort with his 3-point shooting. The second-year guard tallied 12 points against the Eagles after scoring just eight over the three prior contests.
Led by Garnett, The Ragin' Cajuns have been efficient from 3-point range this season. Louisiana ranks 3rd in the Sun Belt in both percentage from beyond the arc (34.6) and makes per game (7.7).
Around the basket Louisiana is paced by sophomore Jordan Brown (8.8) and Akwuba (8.2), who rank third and fourth respectively in the Sun Belt in boards per game. As a team, the Ragin' Cajuns are second in the conference with 39.1 rebounds.
The two programs have nearly mirrored each other in play style this season, Georgia State ranks first in the Sun Belt averaging 80.3 points per game, while Louisiana comes in third with a 74.4 per game average.
The Panthers, who were selected to finish first in the conferences preseason poll, sit in fourth place in the current standings with an active six game win streak and are led by senior guard Corey Allen who averages 13.7 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.0 assists.
SERIES NOTES
Friday will mark the 22nd meeting between the two programs as Louisiana trails the all-time series 7-14.
BLOCK PARTY
Led by Akwuba (1.9) and Brown (1.1), Louisiana ranks third in the Sun Belt with 4.35 blocks per game.
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 the 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.
Entering the contest, Louisiana has won three straight games after defeating Georgia Southern 82-69 on Wednesday.
The Ragin' Cajuns currently occupy the seventh slot in the conference standings. Seedings and tip times for the 2022 Sun Belt Tournament will be finalized following the conclusion of Troy vs. Texas State at 8 p.m. (CT).
Louisiana could jump to the No. 5 seed or fall to the No. 9 seed depending on the results of Friday's conference games.
Junior forward Theo Akwuba led Louisiana past the Eagles with a season-high 21 points and 10 rebounds. The performance marked Akwuba's fifth double-double this season.
Redshirt-freshman Kobe Julien scored 18 points to aid the winning effort. Julien has totaled 15+ in six consecutive games.
Against the Panthers, the Ragin' Cajuns will look to junior guard Jalen Dalcourt who totaled eight points on Wednesday after back to back season high performances last week.
Kentrell Garnett will also look to contribute to the effort with his 3-point shooting. The second-year guard tallied 12 points against the Eagles after scoring just eight over the three prior contests.
Led by Garnett, The Ragin' Cajuns have been efficient from 3-point range this season. Louisiana ranks 3rd in the Sun Belt in both percentage from beyond the arc (34.6) and makes per game (7.7).
Around the basket Louisiana is paced by sophomore Jordan Brown (8.8) and Akwuba (8.2), who rank third and fourth respectively in the Sun Belt in boards per game. As a team, the Ragin' Cajuns are second in the conference with 39.1 rebounds.
The two programs have nearly mirrored each other in play style this season, Georgia State ranks first in the Sun Belt averaging 80.3 points per game, while Louisiana comes in third with a 74.4 per game average.
The Panthers, who were selected to finish first in the conferences preseason poll, sit in fourth place in the current standings with an active six game win streak and are led by senior guard Corey Allen who averages 13.7 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.0 assists.
SERIES NOTES
Friday will mark the 22nd meeting between the two programs as Louisiana trails the all-time series 7-14.
BLOCK PARTY
Led by Akwuba (1.9) and Brown (1.1), Louisiana ranks third in the Sun Belt with 4.35 blocks per game.
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 the 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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