University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Louisiana Draws Central Michigan For MAC-SBC Challenge
1/6/2026 11:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Matchup on February 7 will be first between UL, CMU since 1967
LAFAYETTE – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team will host Central Michigan in the second round of the 2025-26 MAC-SBC Challenge, in a joint announcement released on Tuesday by the Sun Belt Conference and Mid-American Conference.
The game, the second all-time meeting between Louisiana and CMU on the hardwood, is scheduled for February 7 at the Cajundome with tipoff scheduled for 3 p.m. 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.
Single-game tickets for all Louisiana home games are available at RaginCajuns.com.
Louisiana, which is 2-3 all-time in the MAC-SBC Challenge, opened the season on November 3 falling at Ball State, 75-64. Since the inception of the event in 2023, the Ragin' Cajuns have faced Toledo, Bowling Green, Kent State, Northern Illinois and Ball State.
Central Michigan, which opened the season with an 82-66 win over App State in the opening round of the MAC-SBC Challenge, is currently 4-11 on the season heading into its MAC contest on Tuesday at Akron.
Louisiana and CMU last met in the 1967 NAIA National Tournament in Kansas City, Mo., with the Ragin' Cajuns claiming a 70-62 second-round victory.
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).
MAC-SBC Challenge Men's Basketball Matchups
Saturday, February 7
Eastern Michigan at App State
Bowling Green at Arkansas State
UMass at Coastal Carolina
Northern Illinois at Georgia State
Toledo at James Madison
Central Michigan at Louisiana, 3 p.m.
Ball State at ULM
Miami (Ohio) at Marshall
Ohio at Old Dominion
Buffalo at South Alabama
Kent State at Southern Miss
Western Michigan at Texas State
Akron at Troy
The game, the second all-time meeting between Louisiana and CMU on the hardwood, is scheduled for February 7 at the Cajundome with tipoff scheduled for 3 p.m. 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.
Single-game tickets for all Louisiana home games are available at RaginCajuns.com.
Louisiana, which is 2-3 all-time in the MAC-SBC Challenge, opened the season on November 3 falling at Ball State, 75-64. Since the inception of the event in 2023, the Ragin' Cajuns have faced Toledo, Bowling Green, Kent State, Northern Illinois and Ball State.
Central Michigan, which opened the season with an 82-66 win over App State in the opening round of the MAC-SBC Challenge, is currently 4-11 on the season heading into its MAC contest on Tuesday at Akron.
Louisiana and CMU last met in the 1967 NAIA National Tournament in Kansas City, Mo., with the Ragin' Cajuns claiming a 70-62 second-round victory.
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).
MAC-SBC Challenge Men's Basketball Matchups
Saturday, February 7
Eastern Michigan at App State
Bowling Green at Arkansas State
UMass at Coastal Carolina
Northern Illinois at Georgia State
Toledo at James Madison
Central Michigan at Louisiana, 3 p.m.
Ball State at ULM
Miami (Ohio) at Marshall
Ohio at Old Dominion
Buffalo at South Alabama
Kent State at Southern Miss
Western Michigan at Texas State
Akron at Troy
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