University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Saturday, December 20
Monroe, La.
2:00 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
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ULM
Louisiana Basketball Preview: at ULM
12/19/2025 9:34:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Ragin' Cajuns wrap up opening weekend of SBC play with second trip to North Louisiana
MONROE – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team closes out the opening weekend of its 2025-26 Sun Belt Conference schedule on Saturday when it visits ULM at Fant-Ewing Coliseum.
Tipoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. The game will be available on ESPN+ with fans able to listen to the game in the Lafayette area on KPEL-FM (96.5) and worldwide on the Varsity Network app.
Making its second trip to North Louisiana in a span of seven days, Louisiana (1-11, 0-1 Sun Belt) returns to action after opening league play with a 62-54 setback at Southern Miss on Thursday. Dorian Finister scored a game-high 20 points – his second 20-point game of the season – to lead the Ragin' Cajuns with Jaxon Olvera adding 12 points.
Finister, the lone player to start in all 12 games for Louisiana, joins Olvera as the team leader in both points (12.3) and rebounds (4.8). Freshman Joshua Lewis (6.3) and De'Vion Lavergne (6.1) are next in scoring for Louisiana.
ULM (3-9, 0-1 Sun Belt) opened league play on Wednesday with a 96-92 double overtime loss to South Alabama. MJ Russell leads the Warhawks in scoring at 17.6 points per game with Krystian Lewis adding 15.6 points, highlighted by a 29-point performance against South Alabama with eight 3-pointers.
Louisiana leads the all-time series that dates back to the 1953-54 season, 65-25, and has won nine of the last 10 meetings. The teams last met in the opening round of the 2025 Sun Belt Conference Championships with Louisiana claiming a 73-69 overtime victory.
Season tickets for the 2025-26 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Men's Basketball season are available now at RaginCajuns.com/tickets or by calling the Louisiana Athletics Ticket Office at (337) 482-GoUL (4685).
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 13 PREVIEW – Louisiana (1-11, 0-1 SBC) at ULM (3-9, 0-1 SBC)
Date/Time: December 20, 2025 / 2 p.m.
Site: Monroe, La.
Arena: Fant-Ewing Coliseum (7,000)
RADIO/TV
TV: ESPN+
Talent: TBA
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: Louisiana leads, 65-25
In Lafayette: Louisiana leads, 39-5
In Monroe: Louisiana leads, 24-20
Neutral Sites: Series tied, 2-2
Last 10: Louisiana, 9-1
Streak: Louisiana +3
STORY LINES
• Louisiana closes out its opening week of Sun Belt Conference play on Saturday when it visits ULM in a 2 p.m., contest at Fant-Ewing Coliseum
• Saturday's meeting with ULM will be Louisiana's ninth road game in 13 contests this season.
• Louisiana's current 10-game losing streak equals the school-record set in the 1953-54 season.
• Louisiana has dropped its last eight road games dating back to a 62-60 win at Southern Miss on Feb. 22, 2025.
• The teams will meet for the 91st time in a series that dates back to the 1953-54 season.
• Louisiana has won nine of the last 10 meetings in the series, including a 65-60 victory in last year's contest in Monroe.
• The teams will face off for the second time at the Cajundome in 19 days (January 8, 2026)
QUICK HITS
• Louisiana is averaging 55.5 points in eight road games in the 2025-26 season.
• Louisiana's 66 points scored against Stanford was a season-high.
• Louisiana's 43 points at Santa Clara was the fewest scored by the Ragin' Cajuns against a non-conference opponent since scoring 44 at Indiana in 2021.
• Jaxon Olvera, a transfer from WCC member Pepperdine, leads the Ragin' Cajuns in field goal attempts (152) with Dorian Finister next at 119.
• Olvera's 21-point performance against UNCW was the third 20-point game of his collegiate career.
• Dorian Finister is ninth in the league in minutes played (31.3).
• Joshua Lewis' 16 points against Stanford were a season-high.
• Starting point guard Jamyron Keller (Oklahoma State transfer) has missed the last 10 games due to injury after averaging 17.0 points in games against Ball State and SLU.
• Working to find the right mix with both point guards Keller and Karris Bilal (Vanderbilt transfer) out to injury, Louisiana has used 11 different lineups in the first 12 games.
• Louisiana has 13 new players on the roster.
• Nine players hail from the state of Louisiana.
UP NEXT
• Louisiana will return to action on December 28 at 2 p.m., against Norfolk State in the Cajundome before resuming SBC action with a New Year's Eve battle against South Alabama at noon.
Tipoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. The game will be available on ESPN+ with fans able to listen to the game in the Lafayette area on KPEL-FM (96.5) and worldwide on the Varsity Network app.
Making its second trip to North Louisiana in a span of seven days, Louisiana (1-11, 0-1 Sun Belt) returns to action after opening league play with a 62-54 setback at Southern Miss on Thursday. Dorian Finister scored a game-high 20 points – his second 20-point game of the season – to lead the Ragin' Cajuns with Jaxon Olvera adding 12 points.
Finister, the lone player to start in all 12 games for Louisiana, joins Olvera as the team leader in both points (12.3) and rebounds (4.8). Freshman Joshua Lewis (6.3) and De'Vion Lavergne (6.1) are next in scoring for Louisiana.
ULM (3-9, 0-1 Sun Belt) opened league play on Wednesday with a 96-92 double overtime loss to South Alabama. MJ Russell leads the Warhawks in scoring at 17.6 points per game with Krystian Lewis adding 15.6 points, highlighted by a 29-point performance against South Alabama with eight 3-pointers.
Louisiana leads the all-time series that dates back to the 1953-54 season, 65-25, and has won nine of the last 10 meetings. The teams last met in the opening round of the 2025 Sun Belt Conference Championships with Louisiana claiming a 73-69 overtime victory.
Season tickets for the 2025-26 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Men's Basketball season are available now at RaginCajuns.com/tickets or by calling the Louisiana Athletics Ticket Office at (337) 482-GoUL (4685).
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 13 PREVIEW – Louisiana (1-11, 0-1 SBC) at ULM (3-9, 0-1 SBC)
Date/Time: December 20, 2025 / 2 p.m.
Site: Monroe, La.
Arena: Fant-Ewing Coliseum (7,000)
RADIO/TV
TV: ESPN+
Talent: TBA
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: Louisiana leads, 65-25
In Lafayette: Louisiana leads, 39-5
In Monroe: Louisiana leads, 24-20
Neutral Sites: Series tied, 2-2
Last 10: Louisiana, 9-1
Streak: Louisiana +3
STORY LINES
• Louisiana closes out its opening week of Sun Belt Conference play on Saturday when it visits ULM in a 2 p.m., contest at Fant-Ewing Coliseum
• Saturday's meeting with ULM will be Louisiana's ninth road game in 13 contests this season.
• Louisiana's current 10-game losing streak equals the school-record set in the 1953-54 season.
• Louisiana has dropped its last eight road games dating back to a 62-60 win at Southern Miss on Feb. 22, 2025.
• The teams will meet for the 91st time in a series that dates back to the 1953-54 season.
• Louisiana has won nine of the last 10 meetings in the series, including a 65-60 victory in last year's contest in Monroe.
• The teams will face off for the second time at the Cajundome in 19 days (January 8, 2026)
QUICK HITS
• Louisiana is averaging 55.5 points in eight road games in the 2025-26 season.
• Louisiana's 66 points scored against Stanford was a season-high.
• Louisiana's 43 points at Santa Clara was the fewest scored by the Ragin' Cajuns against a non-conference opponent since scoring 44 at Indiana in 2021.
• Jaxon Olvera, a transfer from WCC member Pepperdine, leads the Ragin' Cajuns in field goal attempts (152) with Dorian Finister next at 119.
• Olvera's 21-point performance against UNCW was the third 20-point game of his collegiate career.
• Dorian Finister is ninth in the league in minutes played (31.3).
• Joshua Lewis' 16 points against Stanford were a season-high.
• Starting point guard Jamyron Keller (Oklahoma State transfer) has missed the last 10 games due to injury after averaging 17.0 points in games against Ball State and SLU.
• Working to find the right mix with both point guards Keller and Karris Bilal (Vanderbilt transfer) out to injury, Louisiana has used 11 different lineups in the first 12 games.
• Louisiana has 13 new players on the roster.
• Nine players hail from the state of Louisiana.
UP NEXT
• Louisiana will return to action on December 28 at 2 p.m., against Norfolk State in the Cajundome before resuming SBC action with a New Year's Eve battle against South Alabama at noon.
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