Louisiana Basketball Preview: at Ball State

MUNCIE, Ind. – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team officially tips off the Quannas White era on Monday (November 3) when it faces Ball State as part of the MAC-SBC Challenge at Worthen Arena.

Tipoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. CT. The game will be televised on ESPN+ with fans able to listen to the game on KPEL-FM (96.5) and worldwide on the Varsity Network app.

White, named the 15^th coach in program history in March, makes his head coaching debut after a successful tenure under Kelvin Sampson at the University of Houston. The New Orleans native and St. Augustine High product was part of a UH program that produced a 235-43 record.

In 2024-25, the Cougars set a school single-season record with 35 wins and advanced to the NCAA Tournament National Championship Game.

Louisiana welcomes 13 newcomers to the 2025-26 team and will open its home schedule on Friday (November 7) against in-state opponent Southeastern Louisiana.

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For the latest on Louisiana Men's Basketball, stay tuned to RaginCajuns.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (RaginCajunsMBB).

GAME 1 PREVIEW – Louisiana (12-21 in 2024-25) at Ball State (14-17 in 2024-25)
Date/Time: November 3, 2025 / 6 p.m. CST
Site: Muncie, Indiana
Arena: Worthen Arena (11,500)

RADIO/TV
TV: ESPN+
Talent: Mick Tidrow (pxp)
Radio: KPEL 96.5 FM / The Varsity Network
Talent: Jay Walker (pxp)

LIVE STATS/SOCIAL MEDIA
Live Stats: Cajunstats.StatBroadcast.com
Twitter Updates: @RaginCajunsMBB | #GeauxCajuns

SERIES HISTORY
Overall: First meeting

STORY LINES
• The first season of the Quannas White era officially begins on the road at Ball State in the MAC-SBC Challenge.
• The 2025-26 season opener marks the first all-time meeting on the hardwood between the schools.
• Louisiana is 2-2 all-time in the MAC-SBC Challenge, splitting both seasons.
• The Ragin' Cajuns have earned wins over Bowling Green and Northern Illinois.
• The Ragin' Cajuns are 0-2 in the challenge in the opening game of the challenge, but 2-0 in the second game.
• Louisiana dropped a 70-66 decision to Kent State in last year's opener in the Cajundome.
• Louisiana is 7-5 all-time against MAC schools.
• Last season, Louisiana had a winning record on the road, but a losing record at home for the first time in program history.
• Starting with J.C. Reinhardt in 1931-32, Louisiana's head coaches are 4-5 in their debuts.
• Reinhardt, Jim Hatfield, Jesse Evans, and Robert Lee all started their eras with a victory
Beryl Shipley, Bobby Pashchal, Marty Fletcher, and Bob Marlin all lost their debuts.
• Interim head coach Derrick Zimmerman fell in his debut game last season.
• No Louisiana head coach has ever started his career 2-0.

QUICK HITS
• Louisiana returns five players (Jeremiah Evans, Zeke Cook, Kyran Ratliff, Christian Landry, Michael Mouton) from the 2024-25 roster.
• Louisiana has 13 new players on the roster.
• Louisiana opens the season away from home for the first time since the 2020-21 season when it faced No. 2-ranked Baylor in Las Vegas, Nevada.
• The trip to Muncie marks the first trip to the "Hoosier State" for Louisiana since facing Indiana on Nov. 21, 2021.
• The Ragin' Cajuns are 60-55 overall in one-point games in school history.
• Louisiana is 45-35 in recorded season-openers.

Louisiana Basketball Preview: at Ball State

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Players Mentioned

Zeke Cook

Jeremiah Evans

Christian Landry

Michael Mouton

Kyran Ratliff

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