University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Saturday, January 21
San Marcos, Texas
4:00 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
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Texas State
Almost Home: Louisiana Wraps Up Road Trip on Saturday at Texas State
1/20/2023 2:36:00 PM | Men's Basketball
SAN MARCOS, Texas – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Men's Basketball team wraps up a 10-game stint, where it played eight games away from the friendly confines of the Cajundome, on Saturday when it faces Texas State in a Sun Belt Conference game at Strahan Arena.
Tipoff is scheduled for 4 p.m. The game will be streamed live on ESPN+ with Brant Freeman (pxp) and Suzanne Fox (color) providing the commentary. Fans can listen to the game on KPEL-FM (96.5) and the Varsity Network with Jay Walker calling the action.
Louisiana (15-4, 5-2 Sun Belt), currently in a four-way tie for first place in the SBC standings, extended its win streak to five games after a wire-to-wire 80-71 victory at Arkansas State on Thursday.
Jordan Brown and Themus Fulks each posted double-doubles for Louisiana with Brown leading all players with 31 points and 13 rebounds. Fulks added 13 points and 11 assists for the Ragin' Cajuns, who enter Saturday's game ranked fifth nationally in 3-point field goal percentage (.401) and ninth in field goal percentage (.498).
Brown has paced Louisiana in scoring during the 2022-23 season averaging 19.8 points per game to rank second among SBC players. The junior has pulled down 7.8 rebounds per contest while leading the league in both free throw attempts (128) and free throws made (90).
Greg Williams, Jr., (12.9), Terence Lewis II (11.8), Fulks (8.6) and Kentrell Garnett (8.1) are next in scoring for Louisiana, which averages 81.1 points to rank third in the SBC and 22nd among Division I programs. Lewis leads the Ragin' Cajuns in rebounds (8.1) and is 13th nationally in field goal percentage (.642) while Fulks paces the league and is fifth in both total assists (124) and assists per game (6.5).
The meeting against Texas State (10-10, 3-4 Sun Belt) is the 24th all-time between the schools in a series which dates back to the 1959-60 season. Louisiana has won six of the 10 meetings between the schools in San Marcos and avoided a season-sweep last season after claiming a 79-72 victory over the Bobcats in the 2022 Sun Belt Conference Championships in Pensacola, Fla.
Louisiana, which is 6-3 overall and 4-3 in road games during the 10-game stretch, will return home on Thursday (Jan. 26) when it faces Troy in a 7 p.m. game at the Cajundome.
The game will mark the first of seven of the final 10 regular-season games at home for the Ragin' Cajuns, who will also face Georgia Southern (Jan. 28), Texas State (Feb. 2), Marshall (Feb. 4), ULM (Feb. 16), Arkansas State (Feb. 22) and the regular-season finale against South Alabama (Feb. 24).
Single-game tickets are available by visiting the Louisiana Athletics Box Office at the Cajundome, purchasing by visiting Account Manager. For more information call the Louisiana Athletics Box Office at the Cajundome at (337) 265-2104.
Fans are encouraged to stay engaged with the Ragin' Cajuns by downloading the #GeauxCajuns app. Click here for iOS/Apple platforms and here for Android platforms.
For the latest on Louisiana Men's Basketball, stay tuned to RaginCajuns.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (RaginCajunsMBB).
GAME 20 PREVIEW – Louisiana (15-4, 5-2 SBC) at Texas State (10-10, 3-4 SBC)
Date / Time: January 21, 2023 / 4 p.m.
Site: San Marcos, Texas
Arena: Strahan Arena (10,000)
RADIO/TV
TV: ESPN+
Talent: Brant Freeman (pxp), Suzanne Fox (color)
Radio: KPEL-FM 96.5 / The Varsity Network
Talent: Jay Walker (pxp)
LIVE STATS/SOCIAL MEDIA
Live Stats: CajunStats.com
Twitter Updates: @RaginCajunsMBB | #GeauxCajuns
SERIES HISTORY
Overall: Louisiana leads, 16-7
In Lafayette: Louisiana leads, 7-3
In San Marcos: Louisiana leads, 6-4
At Neutral Sites: Louisiana leads, 3-0
Streak: Louisiana +1
Last meeting: Louisiana, 79-72 (3/5/22 at Pensacola, Fla.)
THE COACHES
LOUISIANA
Head Coach: Bob Marlin (Mississippi State, 1981)
Record at Louisiana: 236-171 (13th season); Division I Record: 461-302 (25th season);
Career Record: 584-337 (30th season)
TEXAS STATE
Head Coach: Terrence Johnson (Southern University, 2001)
Record at Texas State: 49-25 (third season), Career Record: Same
STORY LINES
• Louisiana concludes a 10-game stretch where it has played eight games away from home when it faces Texas State on Saturday at Strahan Arena.
• Louisiana is currently 6-3 overall during the 10-game stint and 4-3 away from the Cajundome.
• The meeting with Texas State is the 24th overall in a series which dates back to the 1959-60 season.
• The last three meetings in San Marcos have been settled by a combined seven points with the previous five games at Strahan decided by a combined 14 points.
• Louisiana head coach Bob Marlin faces Texas State for the 45th time in his 25-year Division I head coaching career - the most against any opponent - and sports a 28-16 record.
• Louisiana has used the same starting lineup – Themus Fulks, Kentrell Garnett, Greg Williams, Jr., Terence Lewis II and Jordan Brown – in all 19 games during the 2022-23 season.
• Louisiana enters Saturday's game ranked fifth nationally in 3-point field goal percentage (.401) and ninth in field goal percentage (.498).
• The Ragin' Cajuns are also ranked in the top-25 nationally in effective field goal percentage (11th, .565), rebound margin (22nd, +6.7) and scoring offense (22nd, 81.1).
• Kentrell Garnett enters the game as the NCAA active career leader in 3-point field goal percentage (.464).
QUICK HITS
• Jordan Brown has scored 790 points in a Louisiana uniform and 1,134 in his collegiate career between Nevada, Arizona and Louisiana.
• Brown was named to the Oscar Robertson Trophy Watch List on Thursday.
• Brown is 12th nationally in free throw attempts (128) and 24th in free throws made (90).
• Brown is one of four players to average 19 points, seven rebounds, two assists and a block per game, joining Drew Timme (Gonzaga), Jake Stephens (Chattanooga) and Drew Pember (UNC Asheville).
• With 461 wins at the Division I level, head coach Bob Marlin is 31st among active coaches.
• Among active coaches who have spent their entire career at the Division I level, Marlin's 461 wins is 21st overall.
• With 236 career wins at Louisiana, Marlin is two victories shy of tying J.C. "Dutch" Reinhardt (1932-57) for second on the school's all-time list.
• Louisiana's 32-for-52 (.615) performance from the floor at ULM on Jan. 12 was its third game during the 2022-23 season shooting above the 60-percent mark and its best outing against a Sun Belt team since shooting .617 (29-for-47) against Little Rock in 2017.
• Louisiana's Themus Fulks is fifth among Division I players in total assists (124) and assists per game (6.5).
• Terence Lewis II is second in the Sun Belt Conference and 12th among NCAA Division I players in field goal percentage (.642).
• In a 94-88 win over in-state rival Louisiana Tech on Nov. 17, Marlin earned his 450th career win at the Division I level in 25 seasons.
• Marlin was 123-35 in five seasons (1990-95) at Pensacola Junior College, leading the team to the 1993 NJCAA National Championship.
• Marlin is the all-time leader in Sun Belt Conference victories with a 132-93 record.
• The Ragin' Cajuns are 16-8 overall in one-point games under head coach Bob Marlin and 60-53 overall in school history.
• Eight of Louisiana's 14 players on the 2022-23 roster are in-state products.
• Six of the 14 players on the 2022-23 roster are first-year players.
THE FABULOUS CAJUN CHICKEN IS BACK ON FEB. 4
• The fowlest of the fowl is back, for a one-night roost at the Cajundome.
• For nearly two decades, the Fabulous Cajun Chicken delighted Ragin' Cajun athletic audiences with his unique brand of comedy, his never-ending list of characters and the level of zaniness he brought to his sideline and on-court antics.
• On Saturday, Feb. 4, when UL's basketball squad takes on Marshall at 7 p.m. in a key Sun Belt Conference game, the Chicken will make a one-night return to the court. It's a good bet that mayhem will result.
• That night is also Senior Night, when UL coach Bob Marlin and the Cajun program honors the senior members of the 2022-23 basketball squad. For the Fabulous Cajun Chicken, that's almost fitting.
• In addition to the festivities of Senior Night, UL will also have special ticket deals in place for the Feb. 4 game. Visit RaginCajuns.com/chicken for ticket information.
CLOSING IN ON 300 SBC WINS
• Louisiana enters Saturday's game against Texas State two victories shy of officially reaching the 300-win mark.
• The Ragin' Cajuns are 298-217 in league games in school history and have won 10 or more league games 19 times dating back to the 1991-92 season.
UP NEXT
• After playing eight of 10 on the road, Louisiana will return home for seven of its final 10 regular-season games beginning on Thursday (Jan. 26) against Troy before hosting Georgia Southern on Jan. 28.
• Louisiana will wrap up its four-game homestand on Feb. 2 against Texas State before hosting Marshall for Senior Day on Feb. 4.
Tipoff is scheduled for 4 p.m. The game will be streamed live on ESPN+ with Brant Freeman (pxp) and Suzanne Fox (color) providing the commentary. Fans can listen to the game on KPEL-FM (96.5) and the Varsity Network with Jay Walker calling the action.
Louisiana (15-4, 5-2 Sun Belt), currently in a four-way tie for first place in the SBC standings, extended its win streak to five games after a wire-to-wire 80-71 victory at Arkansas State on Thursday.
Jordan Brown and Themus Fulks each posted double-doubles for Louisiana with Brown leading all players with 31 points and 13 rebounds. Fulks added 13 points and 11 assists for the Ragin' Cajuns, who enter Saturday's game ranked fifth nationally in 3-point field goal percentage (.401) and ninth in field goal percentage (.498).
Brown has paced Louisiana in scoring during the 2022-23 season averaging 19.8 points per game to rank second among SBC players. The junior has pulled down 7.8 rebounds per contest while leading the league in both free throw attempts (128) and free throws made (90).
Greg Williams, Jr., (12.9), Terence Lewis II (11.8), Fulks (8.6) and Kentrell Garnett (8.1) are next in scoring for Louisiana, which averages 81.1 points to rank third in the SBC and 22nd among Division I programs. Lewis leads the Ragin' Cajuns in rebounds (8.1) and is 13th nationally in field goal percentage (.642) while Fulks paces the league and is fifth in both total assists (124) and assists per game (6.5).
The meeting against Texas State (10-10, 3-4 Sun Belt) is the 24th all-time between the schools in a series which dates back to the 1959-60 season. Louisiana has won six of the 10 meetings between the schools in San Marcos and avoided a season-sweep last season after claiming a 79-72 victory over the Bobcats in the 2022 Sun Belt Conference Championships in Pensacola, Fla.
Louisiana, which is 6-3 overall and 4-3 in road games during the 10-game stretch, will return home on Thursday (Jan. 26) when it faces Troy in a 7 p.m. game at the Cajundome.
The game will mark the first of seven of the final 10 regular-season games at home for the Ragin' Cajuns, who will also face Georgia Southern (Jan. 28), Texas State (Feb. 2), Marshall (Feb. 4), ULM (Feb. 16), Arkansas State (Feb. 22) and the regular-season finale against South Alabama (Feb. 24).
Single-game tickets are available by visiting the Louisiana Athletics Box Office at the Cajundome, purchasing by visiting Account Manager. For more information call the Louisiana Athletics Box Office at the Cajundome at (337) 265-2104.
Fans are encouraged to stay engaged with the Ragin' Cajuns by downloading the #GeauxCajuns app. Click here for iOS/Apple platforms and here for Android platforms.
For the latest on Louisiana Men's Basketball, stay tuned to RaginCajuns.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (RaginCajunsMBB).
GAME 20 PREVIEW – Louisiana (15-4, 5-2 SBC) at Texas State (10-10, 3-4 SBC)
Date / Time: January 21, 2023 / 4 p.m.
Site: San Marcos, Texas
Arena: Strahan Arena (10,000)
RADIO/TV
TV: ESPN+
Talent: Brant Freeman (pxp), Suzanne Fox (color)
Radio: KPEL-FM 96.5 / The Varsity Network
Talent: Jay Walker (pxp)
LIVE STATS/SOCIAL MEDIA
Live Stats: CajunStats.com
Twitter Updates: @RaginCajunsMBB | #GeauxCajuns
SERIES HISTORY
Overall: Louisiana leads, 16-7
In Lafayette: Louisiana leads, 7-3
In San Marcos: Louisiana leads, 6-4
At Neutral Sites: Louisiana leads, 3-0
Streak: Louisiana +1
Last meeting: Louisiana, 79-72 (3/5/22 at Pensacola, Fla.)
THE COACHES
LOUISIANA
Head Coach: Bob Marlin (Mississippi State, 1981)
Record at Louisiana: 236-171 (13th season); Division I Record: 461-302 (25th season);
Career Record: 584-337 (30th season)
TEXAS STATE
Head Coach: Terrence Johnson (Southern University, 2001)
Record at Texas State: 49-25 (third season), Career Record: Same
STORY LINES
• Louisiana concludes a 10-game stretch where it has played eight games away from home when it faces Texas State on Saturday at Strahan Arena.
• Louisiana is currently 6-3 overall during the 10-game stint and 4-3 away from the Cajundome.
• The meeting with Texas State is the 24th overall in a series which dates back to the 1959-60 season.
• The last three meetings in San Marcos have been settled by a combined seven points with the previous five games at Strahan decided by a combined 14 points.
• Louisiana head coach Bob Marlin faces Texas State for the 45th time in his 25-year Division I head coaching career - the most against any opponent - and sports a 28-16 record.
• Louisiana has used the same starting lineup – Themus Fulks, Kentrell Garnett, Greg Williams, Jr., Terence Lewis II and Jordan Brown – in all 19 games during the 2022-23 season.
• Louisiana enters Saturday's game ranked fifth nationally in 3-point field goal percentage (.401) and ninth in field goal percentage (.498).
• The Ragin' Cajuns are also ranked in the top-25 nationally in effective field goal percentage (11th, .565), rebound margin (22nd, +6.7) and scoring offense (22nd, 81.1).
• Kentrell Garnett enters the game as the NCAA active career leader in 3-point field goal percentage (.464).
QUICK HITS
• Jordan Brown has scored 790 points in a Louisiana uniform and 1,134 in his collegiate career between Nevada, Arizona and Louisiana.
• Brown was named to the Oscar Robertson Trophy Watch List on Thursday.
• Brown is 12th nationally in free throw attempts (128) and 24th in free throws made (90).
• Brown is one of four players to average 19 points, seven rebounds, two assists and a block per game, joining Drew Timme (Gonzaga), Jake Stephens (Chattanooga) and Drew Pember (UNC Asheville).
• With 461 wins at the Division I level, head coach Bob Marlin is 31st among active coaches.
• Among active coaches who have spent their entire career at the Division I level, Marlin's 461 wins is 21st overall.
• With 236 career wins at Louisiana, Marlin is two victories shy of tying J.C. "Dutch" Reinhardt (1932-57) for second on the school's all-time list.
• Louisiana's 32-for-52 (.615) performance from the floor at ULM on Jan. 12 was its third game during the 2022-23 season shooting above the 60-percent mark and its best outing against a Sun Belt team since shooting .617 (29-for-47) against Little Rock in 2017.
• Louisiana's Themus Fulks is fifth among Division I players in total assists (124) and assists per game (6.5).
• Terence Lewis II is second in the Sun Belt Conference and 12th among NCAA Division I players in field goal percentage (.642).
• In a 94-88 win over in-state rival Louisiana Tech on Nov. 17, Marlin earned his 450th career win at the Division I level in 25 seasons.
• Marlin was 123-35 in five seasons (1990-95) at Pensacola Junior College, leading the team to the 1993 NJCAA National Championship.
• Marlin is the all-time leader in Sun Belt Conference victories with a 132-93 record.
• The Ragin' Cajuns are 16-8 overall in one-point games under head coach Bob Marlin and 60-53 overall in school history.
• Eight of Louisiana's 14 players on the 2022-23 roster are in-state products.
• Six of the 14 players on the 2022-23 roster are first-year players.
THE FABULOUS CAJUN CHICKEN IS BACK ON FEB. 4
• The fowlest of the fowl is back, for a one-night roost at the Cajundome.
• For nearly two decades, the Fabulous Cajun Chicken delighted Ragin' Cajun athletic audiences with his unique brand of comedy, his never-ending list of characters and the level of zaniness he brought to his sideline and on-court antics.
• On Saturday, Feb. 4, when UL's basketball squad takes on Marshall at 7 p.m. in a key Sun Belt Conference game, the Chicken will make a one-night return to the court. It's a good bet that mayhem will result.
• That night is also Senior Night, when UL coach Bob Marlin and the Cajun program honors the senior members of the 2022-23 basketball squad. For the Fabulous Cajun Chicken, that's almost fitting.
• In addition to the festivities of Senior Night, UL will also have special ticket deals in place for the Feb. 4 game. Visit RaginCajuns.com/chicken for ticket information.
CLOSING IN ON 300 SBC WINS
• Louisiana enters Saturday's game against Texas State two victories shy of officially reaching the 300-win mark.
• The Ragin' Cajuns are 298-217 in league games in school history and have won 10 or more league games 19 times dating back to the 1991-92 season.
UP NEXT
• After playing eight of 10 on the road, Louisiana will return home for seven of its final 10 regular-season games beginning on Thursday (Jan. 26) against Troy before hosting Georgia Southern on Jan. 28.
• Louisiana will wrap up its four-game homestand on Feb. 2 against Texas State before hosting Marshall for Senior Day on Feb. 4.
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