2015–16 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ragin' Cajuns, led by sixth year head coach Bob Marlin, played their home games at the Cajundome and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 12–8 in Sun Belt play to finish in fourth place. They defeated South Alabama to advance to the semifinals of the Sun Belt tournament where they lost to Arkansas–Little Rock. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Texas A&M–Corpus Christi and Furman to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to UC Irvine.

2015–16 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball
CIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record19–15 (12–8 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Neil Hardin
  • Kevin Johnson
  • Gus Hauser
Home arenaCajundome
Seasons
2015–16 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Little Rock 17 3   .850 30 5   .857
Louisiana–Monroe 15 5   .750 20 14   .588
Texas–Arlington 13 7   .650 24 11   .686
Louisiana–Lafayette 12 8   .600 19 15   .559
Georgia Southern 10 10   .500 14 17   .452
Georgia State 9 11   .450 16 14   .533
Texas State 8 12   .400 15 16   .484
South Alabama 8 12   .400 14 19   .424
Arkansas State 7 13   .350 11 20   .355
Appalachian State 7 13   .350 9 22   .290
Troy 4 16   .200 9 22   .290
2016 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner

Roster

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2015–16 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Men's Basketball Roster
Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
-- Kadavion Evans Guard 5–11 165 Freshman Shreveport, Louisiana
0 Devonta Walker Forward 6–7 220 Senior Salisbury, Maryland
1 Jay Wright Guard 6–1 180 Junior Rincon, Georgia
3 Tyrone Wooten Guard 6–4 180 Junior Memphis, Tennessee
4 Steven Wronkoski Guard 6–5 190 Senior Hammond, Louisiana
5 Kasey Shepherd Guard 6–3 178 Senior Houston, Texas
11 Matt Marlin Guard 6–0 170 Senior Huntsville, Texas
13 Hayward Register Guard 6–2 175 Junior Lafayette, Louisiana
15 Jay Hedgeman Forward 6–7 190 Junior Pearland, Texas
21 Shawn Long Forward 6–11 246 Senior Morgan City, Louisiana
22 Johnathan Stove Guard 6–4 215 Sophomore Baton Rouge, Louisiana
23 Tiremone Williams Guard 6–0 180 Senior Abbeville, Louisiana
25 Elijah McGuire Guard 5–11 205 Sophomore Houma, Louisiana
31 Frank Bartley Guard 6–3 200 Junior Baton Rouge, Louisiana
32 Bryce Washington Forward 6–6 255 Sophomore New Orleans, Louisiana
33 Garrett Capps Forward 6–6 210 Freshman Flower Mound, Texas
42 Jacob Broussard Guard 5–10 160 Sophomore Lafayette, Louisiana
44 Jerekius Davis Forward 6–6 224 Freshman Jackson, Mississippi
55 Scott Plaisance Forward 6–9 280 Freshman New Orleans, Louisiana

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/09/2015*
7:15 pm
Mississippi College W 104–72 
 19  Hedgeman   6  Wooten   4  Wooten  Cajundome 
Lafayette, LA
12/30/2015*
7:00 pm
Spring Hill W 74–54 
 22  Register   7  Wronkoski   4  Shephard  Cajundome (3,218)
Lafayette, LA
Regular season
11/13/2015*
7:00 pm
Louisiana College W 108–68  1–0
 17  Walker   11  Walker   2  Wright  Cajundome (2,784)
Lafayette, LA
11/16/2015*
6:00 pm, FSFL
at Miami (FL) L 77–93  1–1
 21  Long   13  Long   8  Wright  BankUnited Center (5,965)
Coral Gables, FL
11/20/2015*
7:00 pm, SECN+
at Alabama L 93–105  1–2
 25  Long   14  Long   2  Shephard  Coleman Coliseum (11,465)
Tuscaloosa, AL
11/25/2015*
7:00 pm
Loyola (New Orleans) W 106–62  2–2
 25  Long   16  Long   4  Wooten  Cajundome (3,513)
Lafayette, LA
12/03/2015
7:00 pm
at Louisiana–Monroe L 70–81  2–3 (0–1)
 12  Wooten   8  Long   4  Wright  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (3,310)
Monroe, LA
12/09/2015*
7:00 pm
McNeese State W 97–64  3–3
 24  Long   11  Long   5  Shephard  Cajundome (3,571)
Lafayette, LA
12/12/2015*
12:00 pm, ASN
at Louisiana Tech L 79–91  3–4
 22  Shephard   14  Long   5  Wright  Thomas Assembly Center (3,912)
Ruston, LA
12/15/2015*
8:00 pm, P12N
at No. 22 UCLA L 80–89  3–5
 26  Long   16  Long   5  Wright  Pauley Pavilion (5,460)
Los Angeles, CA
12/18/2015*
9:00 pm
at Pepperdine L 59–79  3–6
 15  Long   14  Long   2  Wright  Firestone Fieldhouse (1,022)
Malibu, CA
12/21/2015*
7:00 pm
New Orleans W 79–69  4–6
 16  Stove   10  Washington   3  Washington  Cajundome (3,401)
Lafayette, LA
01/02/2016
7:15 pm
Appalachian State W 79–58  5–6
(1–1)
 19  Shephard   15  Long   4  Wright  Cajundome (4,131)
Lafayette, LA
01/07/2016
7:15 pm
at Arkansas–Little Rock L 57–77  5–7
(1–2)
 16  Long   11  Long   3  Wright  Jack Stephens Center (3,218)
Little Rock, AR
01/09/2016
7:00 pm
at Arkansas State L 69–71  5–8
(1–3)
 25  Long   15  Long   5  Wright  Convocation Center (2,019)
Jonesboro, AR
01/14/2016
6:30 pm, ESPN3
at Georgia Southern W 74–65  6–8
(2–3)
 23  Long   17  Long   5  Stove  Hanner Fieldhouse (2,023)
Statesboro, GA
01/16/2016
1:30 pm, ESPN3
at Georgia State W 87–54  7–8
(3–3)
 23  Long   18  Long   4  Wright  GSU Sports Arena (1,440)
Atlanta, GA
01/21/2016
7:15 pm
South Alabama W 92–82  8–8
(4–3)
 27  Shephard   6  Stove   5  Wright  Cajundome (4,050)
Lafayette, LA
01/23/2016
6:15 pm, ESPN3
Troy W 88–65  9–8
(5–3)
 20  Long   14  Long   7  Wright  Cajundome (6,064)
Lafayette, LA
01/28/2016
7:15 pm
Texas State W 80–54  10–8
(6–3)
 19  Long   14  Long   7  Wright  Cajundome (4,460)
Lafayette, LA
01/30/2016
6:15 pm
UT Arlington W 90–75  11–8
(7–3)
 22  Long   15  Long   6  Stove  Cajundome (3,989)
Lafayette, LA
02/02/2016
7:15 pm
Louisiana–Monroe W 72–65 OT 12–8
(8–3)
 28  Long   17  Long   3  Hedgeman  Cajundome (3,749)
Lafayette, LA
02/04/2016
6:30 pm, ESPN3
at Appalachian State W 87–76  13–8
(9–3)
 19  Long   10  Long   4  Stove  Holmes Center (1,325)
Boone, NC
02/11/2016
7:15 pm
Arkansas State W 83–73  14–8
(10–3)
 17  Long   15  Long   3  Long  Cajundome (4,420)
Lafayette, LA
02/13/2016
4:15 pm
Arkansas–Little Rock L 64–68  14–9
(10–4)
 18  Stove   12  Long   3  Long  Cajundome (5,347)
Lafayette, LA
02/18/2016
7:15 pm, ESPN3
at UT Arlington L 83–84 OT 14–10
(10–5)
 28  Long   18  Long   3  Wright  College Park Center (2,010)
Arlington, TX
02/20/2015
7:30 pm
at Texas State L 57–61  14–11
(10–6)
 14  Stove   13  Washington   3  Wright  Strahan Coliseum (2,104)
San Marcos, TX
02/25/2016
7:30 pm
at Troy W 73–63  15–11
(11–6)
 29  Long   20  Long   4  Williams  Trojan Arena (1,333)
Troy, AL
02/27/2016
4:00 pm
at South Alabama L 70–83  15–12
(11–7)
 25  Long   13  Long   3  Williams  Mitchell Center (2,786)
Mobile, AL
03/03/2016
7:15 pm
Georgia State L 69–72  15–13
(11–8)
 21  Washington   10  Washington   4  Wright  Cajundome (3,743)
Lafayette, LA
03/05/2016
7:15 pm
Georgia Southern W 87–78  16–13
(12–8)
 20  Shephard   16  Walker   3  Long  Cajundome (4,474)
Lafayette, LA
Sun Belt tournament
03/11/2016
5:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. South Alabama
Quarterfinals
W 90–68  17–13
 34  Long   7  Walker   6  Wright  Lakefront Arena (907)
New Orleans, LA
03/12/2016
1:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Arkansas–Little Rock
Semifinals
L 65–71  17–14
 25  Long   12  Washington   4  Wright  Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
CIT
03/16/2016*
7:00 pm
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
First round
W 96–72  18–14
 28  Shephard   10  Long   4  Wright  Cajundome (1,205)
Lafayette, LA
03/19/2016*
1:00 pm
at Furman
Second round
W 80–72  19–14
 18  Shephard   12  Walker   4  Shephard  Timmons Arena (1,308)
Greenville, SC
03/23/2016*
7:15 pm
UC Irvine
Quarterfinals
L 66–67  19–15
 13  Walker   11  Long   3  Shephard  Cajundome (1,901)
Lafayette, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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  1. ^ "2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule".