University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Thursday, February 10
Lafayette
7:00 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
vs
Texas State
Louisiana Men’s Basketball Set for Thursday Night Showdown Against Texas State
2/9/2022 4:23:00 PM | Men's Basketball
LAFAYETTE – Louisiana Men's Basketball will welcome Texas State to the Cajundome at 7 p.m. Thursday night for the first matchup in the weekly Sun Belt Slate.
The two programs last met on Jan. 15 with Louisiana narrowly falling by a 72-68 margin.
The Ragin' Cajuns are returning home after splitting the conference series against Little Rock and Arkansas State.
Redshirt-freshman guard Kobe Julien, who ranks second in scoring behind sophomore forward Jordan Brown, recorded his first career-double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds against the Red Wolves on Saturday.
Brown kept up his offensive dominance as the Roseville, Calif. native averaged 20 points and 10.5 rebounds in last week's series.
Second-year guard Kentrell Garnett continues to lead the Sun Belt in 3-point percentage. Garnett went 3-5 from beyond the arc in Thursday's contest against Little Rock and is shooting 51.9 percent on the season.
On the defensive side, Louisiana has been excellent guarding the 3-point line this season. The Ragin' Cajuns are holding opponents to just 29.8 percent from deep, a mark that ranks 32nd nationally second in the conference.
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. Akwuba ranks third in the conference with 1.9 swatted shots per game while Brown ranks third with 1.3 blocks per contest.
Texas State enters the home contest with a 15-6 record including a 6-3 mark against conference opponents. The Bobcats are led by senior guards Caleb Asberry and Mason Harrell who are averaging 13.9 and 13.2 points, respectfully. Harrell was named to the conference's preseason first-team while Asberry was honored on the second team.
SERIES NOTES
Thursday will mark the 22nd meeting between the two programs as Louisiana leads the all-time series 15-6. The teams first faced off on Dec. 8, 1959.
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. 15 with Louisiana narrowly falling by a 72-68 margin.
The Ragin' Cajuns are returning home after splitting the conference series against Little Rock and Arkansas State.
Redshirt-freshman guard Kobe Julien, who ranks second in scoring behind sophomore forward Jordan Brown, recorded his first career-double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds against the Red Wolves on Saturday.
Brown kept up his offensive dominance as the Roseville, Calif. native averaged 20 points and 10.5 rebounds in last week's series.
Second-year guard Kentrell Garnett continues to lead the Sun Belt in 3-point percentage. Garnett went 3-5 from beyond the arc in Thursday's contest against Little Rock and is shooting 51.9 percent on the season.
On the defensive side, Louisiana has been excellent guarding the 3-point line this season. The Ragin' Cajuns are holding opponents to just 29.8 percent from deep, a mark that ranks 32nd nationally second in the conference.
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. Akwuba ranks third in the conference with 1.9 swatted shots per game while Brown ranks third with 1.3 blocks per contest.
Texas State enters the home contest with a 15-6 record including a 6-3 mark against conference opponents. The Bobcats are led by senior guards Caleb Asberry and Mason Harrell who are averaging 13.9 and 13.2 points, respectfully. Harrell was named to the conference's preseason first-team while Asberry was honored on the second team.
SERIES NOTES
Thursday will mark the 22nd meeting between the two programs as Louisiana leads the all-time series 15-6. The teams first faced off on Dec. 8, 1959.
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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