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GAME 2

GAME INFORMATION

Date / Time: Nov. 16, 2015 / 6:00 p.m. CT

Site: Coral Gables, Fla.

Arena: BankUnited Center (7,972)

TV: RSN Web: WatchESPN

Radio: KHXT 107.9 FM

Talent: Steve Peloquin (PBP)

Video:

Live Stats:

Twitter Updates: @Cajunbasketball

Series: UL leads, 1-0

First Meeting: UL 66, UM 60 - 12-20-99

Marlin vs UM: 0-0

SCHEDULE / RESULTS

November (0-0)

Nov. 13

LOUISIANA COLLEGE

Nov. 16

at Miami (Fla.) RSN/ESPN3

Nov. 20

at Alabama SEC Digital +

Nov. 25

LOYOLA

December (0-0)

Dec. 3

at ULM *

Dec. 9

McNEESE STATE

Dec. 12

at Louisiana Tech ASN

Dec. 15

at UCLA PAC 12 Network

Dec. 18

at Pepperdine

Dec. 21

NEW ORLEANS

Dec. 30

SPRING HILL COLLEGE (Ex.)

W, 108-68

6 p.m.

7 p.m.

7 p.m.

7 p.m.

7 p.m.

12 p.m.

8 p.m.

9 p.m.

7 p.m.

7 p.m.

January (0-0)

Jan. 2

APPALACHIAN STATE *

Jan. 7

at Little Rock *

Jan. 9

at Arkansas State *

Jan. 14

at Georgia Southern * ESPN3

Jan. 16

at Georgia State * ESPN3

Jan. 21

SOUTH ALABAMA *

Jan. 23

TROY * ESPN3

Jan. 28

TEXAS STATE *

Jan. 30

UT ARLINGTON *

7:15 p.m.

7:15 p.m.

7:05 p.m.

6:30 p.m.

1:30 p.m.

7:15 p.m.

6:15 p.m.

7:15 p.m.

6:15 p.m.

February (0-0)

Feb. 2

ULM *

Feb. 4

at Applachian State * ESPN3

Feb. 11

ARKANSAS STATE *

Feb. 13

LITTLE ROCK *

Feb. 18

at UT Arlington *

Feb. 20

at Texas State *

Feb. 25

at Troy *

Feb. 27

at South Alabama *

7:15 p.m.

6:30 p.m.

7:15 p.m.

4:15 p.m.

7:15 p.m.

4:30 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

4:05 p.m..

March (0-0)

March 3

GEORGIA STATE *

March 5

GEORGIA SOUTHERN *

March 9-13 at Sun Belt Tournament

(New Orleans, La.)

LOUISIANA RAGIN¡¯ CAJUNS (1-0, 0-0 SBC)

Head Coach: Bob Marlin (Mississippi State, 1981)

Career Record: 437-243 (23rd season), Record at UL: 89-77 (6th season)

MIAMI HURRICANES (1-0, 0-0 ACC)

Head Coach: Jim Larranaga (Providence, 1971)

Career Record: 562-383 (32nd season) Record at UM: 92-49 (5th season)

STORY LINES

? Louisiana hits the road for the first time this season as it opens a two-game trip beginning

tonight against ACC opponent Miami. The Ragin¡¯ Cajuns, opened the season on Friday with a

108-68 win over Division III Louisiana College on Friday, will end the road swing on Friday (Nov.

20) when it visits Alabama at Coleman Coliseum.

? The game against Miami is the first of three non-conference games this season for the Ragin¡¯

Cajuns against schools from the Power 5. Louisiana will also face Alabama (Nov. 20) and UCLA

(Dec. 15).

THE SERIES

? The schools have played once on the hardwood with Louisiana claiming a 66-60 victory over the

Hurricanes on Dec. 20, 1999 at the San Juan Shootout in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

THE SEASON PREVIEW

? Louisiana returns all five starters and nine letterwinners from the 2014-15 squad that posted a

22-14 overall record and 13-7 mark in the Sun Belt Conference. The Ragin¡¯ Cajuns earned a berth in

the Tournament, falling to eventual champion Evansville, in the quarterfinals at

Blackham Coliseum.

THE OPPONENT

Miami (1-0) opened its season on Friday with an 86-59 win over UT Rio Grande Valley (formerly UT

Pan American). Sheldon McClellan (18 points) and Ivan Cruz Uceda (16 points) led five players in

double figures for the Hurricanes.

UP NEXT

? Louisiana will wrap up its initial road trip on Friday (Nov. 20) when it visits Alabama in a 7

p.m. at Coleman Coliseum. The game will be televised on SEC Network +.

LOUISIANA PROBABLE STARTERS (2015-16 Stats; *Blocks; #Steals)

No.

1

13

21

22

32

Name

Jay Wright

Hayward Register

Shawn Long*

Johnathan Stove

Bryce Washington

Pos.

G

G

F

G

F

Yr.

Jr.

Jr.

Sr.

So.

So.

Pts.

7.0

5.0

14.0

12.0

5.0

Reb.

2.0

2.0

5.0

4.0

9.0

Ast.

2.0

0.0

2.0

2.0

1.0

Notes

3-for-4 from floor vs. LC

40% from 3-FG in 14-15

NCAA active leader in DD (52)

5-for-6 from floor vs. LC

1 block vs. LC in opener

LOUISIANA PRIMARY RESERVES (2015-16 Stats; *Blocks; #Steals)

7:15 p.m.

7:15 p.m.

TBA

* - Sun Belt Conference Game

Home games (Bold) played at the Cajundome (11,550)

All Times Listed are Central

Coral Gables, Fla. (BankUnited Center)

No.

0

3

4

5

11

15

23

55

Name

Devonta Walker

Tyrone Wooten

Steven Wronkoski

Kasey Shepherd

Matt Marlin

Jay Hedgeman

Tiremone Williams

Scott Plaisance

Pos.

F

G

G

G

G

F

G

F

Yr.

Sr.

Jr.

Sr.

Sr.

Sr.

Jr.

Sr.

R-Fr.

Pts.

17.0

7.0

5.0

16.0

0.0

10.0

6.0

4.0

Reb.

11.0

2.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

4.0

3.0

2.0

Ast.

0.0

2.0

0.0

2.0

1.0

2.0

0.0

0.0

Notes

2nd car.double-double vs. LC

13 minutes in season debut

18 minutes in season opener

5-10 FG vs. Louisiana College

Son of head coach Bob Marlin

2 steals, 1 block in opener

3-for-3 from floor vs. LC

2-for-2 in college debut

All dates/times are subject to change

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QUICK FACTS

GENERAL INFORMATION

Location:

Lafayette, La.

Founded:

1898

President:

Dr. Joseph Savoie

Faculty Representative: Dr. Anita Hazelwood

Director of Athletics:

Scott Farmer

Associate AD - Internal Ops:

John Dugas

Associate A.D./SWA:

Dr. Jessica Leger

Enrollment:

19,033

Nickname:

Ragin¡¯ Cajuns

School Colors:

Vermilion & White

Conference:

Sun Belt Conference

Arena/Capacity:

Cajundome (11,550)

Website:



Athletics Twitter:

@ULRaginCajuns

MBB Twitter:

@Cajunbasketball

STAFF

Head Coach: Bob Marlin (Mississippi St. ¡®81)

Record at Louisiana (Yrs):

89-77 (6th yr.)

Division I Record (Years): 314-208 (18th yr.)

Career Record:

437-243 (23rd yr.)

Assistant Coaches:

Neil Hardin (6th yr.)

Kevin Johnson (6th yr.)

Gus Hauser (3rd yr.)

Dir. of BKB Ops

Mike Murphy (3rd yr.)

Dir. of Player Personnel Joston Crow (1st yr.)

Athletic Trainer:

B.J. Duplantis

HISTORY

First Season:

1911-12

All-Time Record: 1,355-1,030 (103rd Season)

NCAA Appearances:

Six (1-6 Record)

(1982, 1983, 1992, 1993, 2000, 2014)

(1972, 1973, 2004, 2005 appearances vacated)

3-5 record in vacated appearances

TEAM INFORMATION

2014-15 Overall Record:

22-14

Home Record:

12-4

Away Record:

8-8

Neutral Record:

2-2

Sun Belt Record:

13-7 (4th)

Sun Belt Championship:

1-1

Postseason:

2-1 ()

Starters Returning/Lost:

5/0

Letterwinners Returning/Lost:

9/6

Newcomers:

8

Roster by Class (Fr./So./Jr./Sr.):

3/2/6/5

SPORTS INFORMATION

SID (MBB Contact):

Matt Sullivan

Office Phone:

(337) 482-6331

Cell Phone:

(985) 981-0009

Fax:

(337) 482-6529

E-mail Address: matt.sullivan@louisiana.edu

Asst. SID (Secondary):

Matt Hebert

Office Phone:

(337) 482-6330

Cell Phone:

(337) 288-6023

E-Mail Address:

matth@louisiana.edu

Press Row Phone:

(337) 265-2284

QUICK HITS

? Louisiana¡¯s 108 points against Louisiana College marked the 10th time in school history (since

1970-71) the Ragin¡¯ Cajuns eclipsed the 100-point mark in a season opener.

? Shawn Long (1,041 rebounds) needs six rebounds to pass Marcus Stokes for second-place in

school history. Long is 25 rebounds shy of becoming the school¡¯s all-time leader (Roy Ebron - 1,064

rebounds).

? The Ragin¡¯ Cajuns averaged 77.5 points per game in 2014-15 to rank 16th overall among NCAA

Division I schools.

? Shawn Long is the NCAA Division I active leader in double-doubles (52) and is second in rebound

average (10.3.).

SERIES vs MIAMI (Fla.)

Series vs. MIAMI: UL Lafayette leads,1-0

Date

Opponent

W/L

1999-2000

MIAMI (Fla.)

W

Score

66-60

Location

San Juan, P.R.

Last Meeting

Playing its first game outside of the United States for the first time in school history, the

Ragin¡¯ Cajuns make 18 of 23 free throws in a 66-60 victory over the then BIG EAST Hurricanes in the first round of San Juan Shootout ... three players - Reggie DeGray, Blane

Harmon and Lonnie Thomas - all score 15 points to lead Louisiana ... Harmon hits four

3-pointers as the Ragin¡¯ Cajuns rally from a 38-31 deficit at halftime.

Series Notes

The Ragin¡¯ Cajuns lead the all-time series vs. Miami, 1-0, with the lone meeting (Dec. 20,

1999) coming in the first round of the 1999 San Juan Shootout.

2015-16 LOUISIANA BASKETBALL ROSTER

No.

0

1

3

4

5

11

13

15

21

22

23

25

31

32

33

42

44

55

NAME

Devonta Walker

Jay Wright

Tyrone Wooten

Steven Wronkoski

Kasey Shepherd

Matt Marlin

Hayward Register

Jay Hedgeman

Shawn Long

Johnathan Stove

Tiremone Williams

Kadavion Evans

Frank Bartley IV

Bryce Washington

Garrett Capps

Jacob Broussard

Jerekius Davis

Scott Plaisance

HT/WT CL/EXP POS

HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL

6-7/220 Sr./1L

F Salisbury, Md. / Parkside HS (Western Texas Coll.)

6-1/180

Jr./1L

G

Rincon, Ga. / Effingham Co. HS (Casper College)

6-4/180

Jr./JC

G

Memphis, Tenn. / Trezevant HS (Itawamba CC)

6-5/190 Sr./3L

G

Hammond, La./St. Thomas Aquinas HS

6-3/180 Sr./3L

G

Houston, Texas/Spring Dekaney HS

6-0/170 Sr./HS

G

Huntsville, Texas / College Park HS

6-2/170

Jr./2L

G

Lafayette, La./Comeaux HS

6-7/190

Jr./JC

F

Houston, Texas /Pearland HS (San Jacinto JC)

6-9/245 Sr./3L F/C

Morgan City, La./Morgan City HS

6-4/215 So./1L

G

Baton Rouge, La./Christian Life Academy

6-0/180 Sr./1L

G Abbeville, La. / Abbeville HS (Western Texas Coll.)

5-11/165 Fr./HS

G

Shreveport, La. / North Caddo HS

6-3/200 Jr./Tr/

G

Baton Rouge, La. / Christian Life Academy (BYU)

6-6/255 So./1L

F

New Orleans, La./ St. Augustine HS

6-6/210 Fr./HS

F

Flower Mound, Texas / Flower Mound HS

5-10/160 So./Tr.

G

Lafayette, La. / Lafayette Christian (Centenary)

6-6/224 Fr./HS

F

Jackson, Miss./ Provine HS

6-9/210 Fr./RS

F

New Orleans, La./ Country Day HS

Head Coach: Bob Marlin ? 6th season ? Mississippi State (1981)

Assistant Coaches: Neil Hardin (6th yr): Kevin Johnson (6th yr): Gus Hauser (3rd yr)

Director of Basketball Operations: Mike Murphy (3rd year)

Director of Player Personnel: Josten Crow (1st year)

Managers: Ryan Welty, Jacob Lemeunier, Kelvin Jackson, Kamari Figaro

Athletic Trainer: B.J. Duplantis

Strength & Conditioning: Dominick Walker

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TEAM SBC RANKINGS

Category

Scoring Offense

Scoring Defense

Scoring Margin

FT%

FG %

FG% Defense

3pt FG%

3pt FG% Defense

Rebounding Margin

Blocked Shots

Assists

Steals

TO Margin

Assist/TO Ratio

Total

---------------

Rank

---------------

INDIV. SBC RANKINGS

DOUBLE-DOUBLE MACHINE: Cajun big man Shawn Long has been a double-double

machine in his first three seasons, totaling 52 double-doubles in 101 games. That number makes him the NCAA leader in double-doubles among active players entering the

2015-16 season. Here is a list of the top 10 active leaders in double-doubles in the nation

through the 2014-15 season:

Rk.

1.

2.

3

4

5

6

7

9

10

Name

Shawn Long

Alan Williams

Jalen Cannon

Ousmane Drame

Stephen Maxwell

Jameel Warney

David Laury

Javonte Green

Chris Horton

Earl Brown

Ladontae Henton

School

Louisiana

UC Santa Barbara

St. Francis Brooklyn

Quinnipiac

CSUN

Stony Brook

Iona

Radford

Austin Peay

Saint Francis (PA)

Providence

Class

Jr.

Sr.

Sr.

Sr.

Sr.

Jr.

Sr.

Sr.

Jr.

Sr.

Sr.

Games

101

112

127

123

122

102

92

133

91

115

135

Double-Doubles

52

50

48

44

42

39

36

36

35

33

33

HIGH-OCTANE CAJUNS: Louisiana basketball has a history of high scoring, aver-

Individual

Category Total Rank

aging at least 80 points per game 10 times from 1971 to 1992; however, since then the

---Cajuns had scored better than 75 points per game just six times entering the 2013-14

campaign. But the last two Ragin¡¯ Cajuns squads have ramped off the offense, scoring

81.0 points per game in 2013-14 (the highest since 1990-91 - 91.1 ppg.) and 77.5 points

per game last season to rank 16th nationally.

TEAMS PLAY FAST UNDER MARLIN: During Bob Marlin¡¯s 22-year tenure as a head

coach, that includes three trips to the NCAA Tournament, his teams have employed an

fast-paced style of basketball that has averaged 78.3 points per game during that span.

His teams have averaged over 70 points per game 21 of the 22 years.

GLASS CLEANERS: The 2014-15 Ragin¡¯ Cajuns finished as the top-rebounding team

in the Sun Belt Conference with a +6.4 rebounding margin - also ranked 18th among all

Division I teams. Louisiana outrebounded its opponents in 29 of 36 games, including a

stretch of 24 of 25 games from early December through mid-February.

MID-MAJOR TOP 25

Rk.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

Team

Wichita State (21)

Gonzaga (9)

Valparaiso (1)

Stephen F. Austin

BYU

Iona

Northern Iowa

Belmont

Evansville

Central Michigan

Yale

Louisiana

North Florida

Oakland

Illinois State

Akron

Montana

UC Irvine

Harvard

Pepperdine

Western Michigan

Hofstra

Saint Mary¡¯s

NJIT

Bucknell

Record

0-0

0-0

0-0

0-0

0-0

0-0

0-0

0-0

0-0

0-0

0-0

0-0

0-0

0-0

0-0

0-0

0-0

0-0

0-0

0-0

0-0

0-0

0-0

0-0

0-0

Pts

764

751

638

579

561

549

537

504

388

369

254

242

239

238

236

222

221

219

201

187

180

160

149

148

116

*The Mid-Major Top 25 is published at and is voted on by a panel of midmajor coaches around the country, including UL

head coach Bob Marlin.

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CALIFORNIA DREAMING: Following a summer trip to Spain prior to the 2013-14

season and a trip to Las Vegas in 2014-15, this year¡¯s version of the Ragin¡¯ Cajuns will

spend a week on the West Coast with games at UCLA (Dec. 15) and Pepperdine (Dec.

18.). The Ragin¡¯ Cajuns will make their first-ever visit to historic Pauley Pavilion to face

the Bruins before concluding their week-long road trip against Pepperdine in Malibu.

KEEPING IT IN THE BAYOU STATE: The Ragin¡¯ Cajuns roster is loaded with in-state

players, with 10 players coming from within the state of Louisiana. Six players - Hayward Register (Lafayette), Shawn Long (Morgan City), Johnathan Stove (Baton Rouge),

Tiremone Williams (Abbeville), Frank Bartley IV (Baton Rouge) and Jacob Broussard

(Lafayette) are from cities within an 1-hour drive from Lafayette with Steven Wronkoski

(Hammond), Bryce Washington (New Orleans) and Scott Plaisance (New Orleans)

within a 2-hour trek.

CLOSE WAS ENOUGH: After posting a 3-8 record in games decided by five points

or less in 2012-13, the Ragin¡¯ Cajuns reversed course in 2013-14 en route to their first

20-win season in over a decade, going 7-3. The 2014-15 edition of the Ragin¡¯ Cajuns

finished 4-4 in games decided by five points of less with three wins (Little Rock, Troy,

Sam Houston State) coming on the road.

TROPHY MARLIN: Head coach Bob Marlin enters his sixth season at the helm of the

Ragin¡¯ Cajuns with the past two seasons equaling the most wins (45) since a period

from 1982-84 which saw then-USL post records of 22-10 (1982-83) and 23-10 (1983-84).

Under Marlin¡¯s guidance, the Ragin¡¯ Cajuns have made three postseason appearances

in the past four years, including a berth in the 2014 NCAA Championships. He is 89-77

in his career at Louisiana and has taken two teams - Louisiana (2014) and Sam Houston

State (2003, 2010) to the NCAA Championships.

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LONG REPEATS ON LIST: After being ranked as the Preseason

No. 79 player in the country by in 2014-15, senior Shawn Long moved

up on the list, coming in at No. 60. Matt Norlander of wrote the following on Long: ¡°Making his second straight appearance on our list. Long was No.

79 last season, and his 16.4-points and 10.2 rebounds per game while being The Guy

(remember, he previously played with now-in-the-NBA Elfrid Payton) only enhanced

our respect for his skill. Could play for any team in the country. -- MN¡±

HOW WAS YOUR SUMMER, SHAWN LONG?: After announcing that he would be

bypassing the 2015 NBA Draft, Shawn Long went back to work in getting ready for

his final season in a Ragin¡¯ Cajuns uniform. The three-year starter participated in the

NIKE Skills Camp in California before being named as one of only seven collegians to

play for the U.S. men¡¯s basketball team that claimed the bronze medal at the 2015 Pan

American Games. Long made his debut for the U.S. Men¡¯s Basketball Pan American

team on July 23 as he came off the bench to score five points with a rebound in a 102-70

rout of Puerto Rico.

100-POINT GAMES: The Ragin¡¯ Cajuns enter the season having scored 100 points

in 130 games in its 103rd season of basketball. Four of those came in 2013-14 against

Northwestern State, South Alabama, Centenary and Louisiana College. In all, UL is 1273 in games in which it has scored 100 points, while the four 100-point games was the

most in a single season since the 1989-90 team had nine games over 100 points.

SHEPHERD¡¯S RETURN: Kasey Shepherd was having a solid sophomore campaign

in 2013-14 before it was cut short midway through the season due to a knee injury

against Western Kentucky, causing him to miss the final 15 games of the season. The

Houston, Texas native returned in 2014-15 as he played in all 36 games (with 11 starts)

and posted a career-best 9.7 points per game. Shepherd averaged 36 percent (53-for147) from behind the 3-point line in 2014-15, tying a single-game scoring mark with 22

points in a win over Oral Roberts.

FRESH FISH: Bob Marlin and his staff reeled in arguably his most heralded freshman

class of his tenure in 2014-15 with Johnathan Stove, Scott Plaisance and Bryce Washington. Stove and Washington each played in all 36 games for the Ragin¡¯ Cajuns with a

combined 32 starts on the season. Washington was named the LSWA Co-Freshman of

the Year after averaging 6.4 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game for the year

PRESEASON ACCOLADES: Senior Shawn Long, who has averaged a double-double

throughout his entire career and was the only player in the SBC to rank in the top

five in both scoring and rebounding a year ago, was tabbed as the 2015-16 Preseason

Student-Athlete of the Year and first team choice. Teammates Jay Wright and Devonta

Walker join Long on the preseason All-SBC squad, both garnering third team accolades.

CAJUNS PICKED TO WIN SUN BELT CONFERENCE: The Sun Belt Conference released its preseason poll prior to the start of the season with the league¡¯s coaches picking the Ragin¡¯ Cajuns to claim the regular-season title. Louisiana received nine of the 11

first-place votes and scored 119 points to finish ahead of defending champion Georgia

State. Louisiana will be in search of its first official league regular season title since the

1999-2000 season.

HOME SECURITY: In each of the past six seasons, the Ragin¡¯ Cajuns have posted

double-digit win totals in the friendly confines of the Cajundome. During the 2014-15

season, the Cajuns posted a 12-4 record, one season after a posting a 13-2 mark - their

best win total in the Dome since going 13-4 in 1990-91. The 13 wins marked the third

time that has occurred (1989-90, 1990-91). The Ragin¡¯ Cajuns record for single-season

wins in the Cajundome is 14, set in 1988-89. Louisiana is 282-114 overall in the Cajundome and 56-19 under head coach Bob Marlin.

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SUN BELT STANDINGS

Louisiana

Arkansas St.

Georgia State

Ga. Southern

Louisiana

ULM

South Alabama

Troy

Appalachian St.

Little Rock

UT Arlington

Texas State

Overall

0-0

.000

1-0 1.000

1-0 1.000

1-0 1.000

1-0 1.000

1-0 1.000

1-0 1.000

1-0 1.000

0-0

.000

0-0

.000

0-0

.000

0-0

.000

SBC

0-0 .000

0-0 .000

0-0 .000

0-0 .000

0-0 .000

0-0 .000

0-0 .000

0-0 .000

0-0 .000

0-0 .000

0-0 .000

0-0 .000

LOUISIANA HONOR ROLL

SHAWN LONG

- Preseason SBC Player of the Year

- Preseason all-SBC First Team

- Lou Henson Award Watch List

(Top Mid-Major Player)

- Preseason No. 60 player in the country

()

JAY WRIGHT

- Preseason all-SBC Third Team

DEVONTA WALKER

- Preseason all-SBC Third Team

UL vs 2015-16 OPPONENTS

Louisiana College

Miami (Fla.)

Alabama

Loyola (N.O.)

McNeese State

Louisiana Tech

UCLA

Pepperdine

New Orleans

UALR

Troy

Appalachian State

Georgia State

Georgia Southern

South Alabama

ULM

Arkansas State

Texas State

UT Arlington

53-20

1-0

0-3

14-16

55-35

58-68

First meeting

2-1

37-30

25-17

12-5

4-0

4-6

3-2

25-26

49-22

47-23

6-0

16-6

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SPECIALITY STATS

(POT - Points off turnovers; PP - Points in the paint;

2nd - Second chance points; FAST - Fast-break points;

BP - Points off the bench)

(Louisiana-Opponent)

Opponent

PP

POT 2nd

Louisiana Coll.

68

25

17

Miami

---Alabama

---Loyola

---ULM

---McNeese State

---Louisiana Tech

---UCLA

---Pepperdine

---New Orleans

---Appalachian St.

---Little Rock

---Arkansas State

---Georgia Southern ---Georgia State

---South Alabama

---Troy

---Texas State

---UT Arlington

---ULM

---Appalachian St.

---Arkansas State

---Little Rock

---UT Arlington

---Texas State

---Troy

---South Alabama

---Georgia State

---Ga. Southern

---UL TOTAL

68

25

17

UL AVG

68.0

25.0

17.0

OPP TOTAL

34

14

3

OPP AVG

34.0

14.0

3.0

FAST BP

20

65

--------------------------------------------------------20

65

20.0 65.0

6

41

6.0

41.0

CLUTCH FREE THROWS

(Final 3 Minutes + Regulation & OT)

Player

Devonta Walker

Total

FT-FTA

1-2

1-2

Pct.

.500

.500

SITTIN¡¯ ON 20s: Louisiana¡¯s 22-14 record last season was the second straight 20-win

season for the program - marking the fifth time in school history the Ragin¡¯ Cajuns

posted back-to-back 20-win seasons. The Ragin¡¯ Cajuns 45 wins from 2013-15 equaled

the best two-year record since 1982-84 when Louisiana went 22-7 (1982-83) and 23-10

(1983-84) under head coach Bobby Paschal. Louisiana has officially procuced 23 seasons

with 20 or more victories, with a school-record 25 coming twice (1970-71 and 19992000).

CAJUNS IN MID-MAJOR TOP 25: Entering the season the Ragin¡¯ Cajuns check in at

No. 12 in the initial Mid Major Top 25, sponsored by . The Ragin¡¯

Cajuns received 242 points in the poll, checking in between Yale and North Florida. No

other team from the Sun Belt Conference were ranked in the top 25 with one non-conference opponent - Pepperdine - checking in at No. 20.

LIVING ON THE LINE: Since records on free throw attempts were first kept in

1971-72, the Ragin¡¯ Cajuns have posted two of the top three marks during the past two

seasons under Bob Marlin. The Ragin¡¯ Cajuns went to the line a school-record 913 times

in 2013-14 before posting the second-best mark in 2014-15 with 848 attempts. Louisiana converted nearly 71 percent (70.6) of its free throws in 2014-15, the best mark in a

season since finishing with a 71.6 from the charity stripe in 1993-94.

FATHER-SON COMBO: For the first time in his career, Ragin¡¯ Cajuns head coach

will have a very familiar face on the bench for the 2015-16 season - his son, Matt. Matt

Marlin joined the team as a walk-on this season and will have one year remaining after

completing his undergraduate studies at the University of Texas. The younger Marlin

played his high school ball at College Park (Texas) High School, including his senior

season in 2010-11 when his father was spending his first year in Lafayette. The Marlin

duo is the third current father/son-daughter combo for Ragin¡¯ Cajuns athletics in 201415 joining head football coach Mark Hudspeth (son, Gunner - Fr., QB) and head softball

coach Michael Lotief (daughter, Chelsea - Fr., OF).

FROM BATON ROUGE TO PROVO TO LAFAYETTE: Junior Frank Bartley IV joins

the Ragin¡¯ Cajuns after spending two seasons at BYU. Bartley, the son of former Ragin¡¯

Cajuns linebacker Frank Bartley (1974-78), transferred to UL during the summer of 2015

and will sit out the 2015-16 season to fulfill the NCAA Transfer Rule. Bartley will have

two years of eligibility remaining beginning in the 2016-17 season. He played in 67

games in his two year career in Provo after a prep career at Baton Rouge¡¯s Christian Life

Academy, where he was the 2012 Class 1A State MVP.

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARDS: Shawn Long has been a rebounding machine

during his first three seasons in a Ragin¡¯ Cajuns uniform, averaging 10.3 rebounds per

game for his career. With 1,041 career rebounds, Long is 25 boards shy of becoming the

school¡¯s all-time leader. Last season, he joined Roy Ebron (1,064) and Marcus Stokes

(1,046) as the only players in Ragin¡¯ Cajuns history to pull in 1,000 rebounds at Louisiana.

CAJUNS TURN IT ON BEFORE THE MADNESS: Since his arrival at UL, Bob Marlin

has led Louisiana to a 43-16 record in games played in the months of February and

March, including a 20-5 mark in the past two seasons. In 2013-14, the Ragin¡¯ Cajuns

were 3-5 in Sun Belt Conference games at the end of January before winning six straight

games and 11 of their final 14 in reaching the NCAA Championships.

RAGIN¡¯ CAJUNS LAND MARLIN FOR FIVE MORE YEARS: Louisiana Ragin¡¯

Cajuns head men¡¯s basketball coach Bob Marlin has signed a new five-year contract

that will see him remain at the University through March 31, 2020, Director of Athletics

Scott Farmer announced this summer. Marlin, who is 436-243 in 22 seasons as a head

coach, including an 88-77 mark at UL, has been the architect of a resurgence of the

Ragin¡¯ Cajuns as he has led the team to three postseason appearances in the past four

years. With a combined total of 45 wins in the past two seasons, Marlin has helped the

Ragin¡¯ Cajuns equal the win total set from 1982-84 and was capped by a Final Four appearance in the National Invitational Tournament.

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