1993–94 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team

The 1993–94 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team represented the University of Southwestern Louisiana as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ragin' Cajuns, led by 8th-year head coach Marty Fletcher, played their home games at Cajundome in Lafayette, Louisiana. The team finished second in the conference regular season standings, and won the Sun Belt tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 11 seed in the Southeast region, SW Louisiana lost to No. 6 seed Marquette in the opening round, 81–59.[1]

1993–94 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record22–8 (13–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Home arenaCajundome
Seasons
1993–94 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Western Kentucky 14 4   .778 20 11   .645
SW Louisiana 13 5   .722 22 8   .733
New Orleans 12 6   .667 20 10   .667
Jacksonville 11 7   .611 17 11   .607
Arkansas State 10 8   .556 15 12   .556
South Alabama 9 9   .500 13 14   .481
Texas-Pan American 9 9   .500 16 12   .571
Arkansas-Little Rock 6 12   .333 13 15   .464
Lamar 6 12   .333 10 17   .370
Louisiana Tech 0 18   .000 2 25   .074
1994 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1993–94 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 44 Byron Starks 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Dec 1, 1993*
Texas Wesleyan W 109–86  1–0
Cajundome 
Lafayette, Louisiana
Dec 4, 1993*
Boise State W 61–57  2–0
Cajundome 
Lafayette, Louisiana
Dec 15, 1993*
Sam Houston State W 100–66  3–0
Cajundome 
Lafayette, Louisiana
Dec 20, 1993*
at Baylor L 82–87  3–1
Ferrell Center 
Waco, Texas
Dec 23, 1993*
Memphis State W 82–79  4–1
Cajundome 
Lafayette, Louisiana
Dec 29, 1993*
vs. Alcorn State W 96–59  5–1
BSU Pavilion 
Boise, Idaho
Dec 30, 1993*
at Boise State W 83–80  6–1
BSU Pavilion 
Boise, Idaho
Jan 3, 1994
at Jacksonville W 89–78  7–1
(1–0)
Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum 
Jacksonville, Florida
Jan 5, 1994*
at Southern Miss L 83–90  7–2
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Sun Belt regular season
Sun Belt tournament
Mar 5, 1994*
vs. Texas-Rio Grande Valley
Quarterfinals
W 81–60  20–7
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Mar 6, 1994*
vs. New Orleans
Semifinals
W 59–55  21–7
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Mar 7, 1994*
at Western Kentucky
Championship game
W 78–72  22–7
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, Kentucky
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 1994*
(11 SE) vs. (6 SE) No. 21 Marquette
First round
L 59–81  22–8
Tropicana Field 
St. Petersburg, Florida
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Defense key for Marquette". The Tampa Bay Times. March 19, 1994. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  2. ^ "1993–94 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  3. ^ "Men's Basketball All-Time Records". University of Louisiana Athletics. Retrieved March 30, 2023.