2011–12 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team

2011–12 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball
CIT, First Round
Conference Sun Belt Conference
Division West Division
2011–12 record 16–16 (10–6 Sun Belt)
Head coach Bob Marlin (2nd year)
Assistant coach Neil Hardin
Assistant coach Kevin Johnson
Assistant coach Nikita Johnson
Home arena Cajundome
2011–12 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
East
Middle Tennessee 14 2   .875     27 7   .794
South Alabama 8 8   .500     17 12   .586
Florida Atlantic 7 9   .438     11 19   .367
WKU 7 9   .438     16 19   .457
Troy 5 11   .313     10 18   .357
Florida International 5 11   .313     8 21   .276
West
Arkansas–Little Rock 12 4   .750     15 16   .484
Denver 11 5   .688     22 9   .710
Louisiana–Lafayette 10 6   .625     16 16   .500
North Texas 9 7   .563     18 14   .563
Arkansas State 6 10   .375     14 20   .412
*Louisiana–Monroe 2 14   .125     3 26   .103
2012 Sun Belt Tournament winner
As of March 21, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for conference tournament

The 2011–12 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ragin' Cajuns, led by second year head coach Bob Marlin, played their home games at the Cajundome and are members of the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 16–16, 10–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in third place in the West Division. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Basketball Tournament to North Texas. They were invited to the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Rice.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Bryant Mbamulu Guard 6–2 185 Sophomore Houston, Texas
1 Josh Brown Guard 6–4 200 Senior Ruston, Louisiana
2 Elfrid Payton Guard 6–3 165 Freshman Gretna, Louisiana
3 Darnell Jackson Guard 6–3 215 Junior Savannah, Georgia
4 Scottie Farrington Forward 6–7 195 Senior Nassau, Bahamas
5 J.J. Thomas Forward 6–5 220 Sophomore Opelousas, Louisiana
11 Donovan Williams Guard 6–0 180 Freshman Cecilia, Louisiana
13 Alan-Michael Thompson Guard 6–1 170 Junior Florence, South Carolina
15 David Perez Guard 6–3 200 Senior New Iberia, Louisiana
20 Kentwan Smith Forward 6–8 200 Freshman Piney Woods, Mississippi
21 Darshawn McClellan Forward 6–7 240 Senior Fresno, California
22 Raymone Andrews Guard 6–2 180 Junior Hammond, Louisiana
23 Kadeem Coleby Forward/Center 6–9 250 Junior Nassau, Bahamas
31 Kevin Brown Guard 6–0 200 Sophomore Houston, Texas

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Regular Season

11/11/2011*
10:30 PM
vs. Northern Arizona
San Francisco Hilltop Challenge
W 83–66  1–0
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,175)
San Francisco, CA

11/12/2011*
10:30 PM
vs. North Dakota State
San Francisco Hilltop Challenge
L 58–78  1–1
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,119)
San Francisco, CA

11/13/2011*
5:30 PM
at San Francisco
San Francisco Hilltop Challenge
L 70–71  1–2
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,165)
San Francisco, CA

11/18/2011*
7:30 PM
Houston Baptist
Beryl Shipley Classic
W 73–64  2–2
Cajundome (3,743)
Lafayette, LA

11/19/2011*
7:30 PM
Cal State Fullerton
Beryl Shipley Classic
L 63–69  2–3
Cajundome (3,670)
Lafayette, LA

11/20/2011*
3:30 PM
Nicholls State
Beryl Shipley Classic
W 84–57  3–3
Cajundome (3,460)
Lafayette, LA

11/26/2011*
6:00 PM
at Duquesne L 65–84  3–4
Palumbo Center (2,393)
Pittsburgh, PA

11/28/2011*
6:00 PM
at Kent State L 67–76  3–5
M.A.C. Center (2,638)
Kent, OH

12/01/2011*
7:00 PM
McNeese State W 78–56  4–5
Cajundome (3,409)
Lafayette, LA

12/03/2011*
8:30 PM
at Lamar L 63–80  4–6
Montagne Center (2,827)
Beaumont, TX

12/12/2011*
7:00 PM
Dillard W 102–38  5–6
Cajundome (2,969)
Lafayette, LA

12/14/2011*
6:00 PM, CSS
at Ole Miss L 54–66  5–7
Tad Smith Coliseum (4,857)
Oxford, MS

12/17/2011*
6:00 PM
at Robert Morris L 64–72  5–8
Charles L. Sewall Center (1,103)
Moon Township, PA

12/21/2011*
7:00 PM
UCF W 61–60  6–8
Cajundome (3,132)
Lafayette, LA

12/31/2011
4:15 PM
Florida Atlantic W 67–55  7–8 (1–0)
Cajundome (3,379)
Lafayette, LA

01/05/2012
7:00 PM, FCS
at WKU W 72–70 OT 8–8 (2–0)
E. A. Diddle Arena (2,137)
Bowling Green, KY

01/07/2012
5:30 PM
at Middle Tennessee L 53–65  8–9 (2–1)
Murphy Center (4,028)
Murfreesboro, TN

01/12/2012
7:00 PM
South Alabama L 65–70  8–10 (2–2)
Cajundome (3,583)
Lafayette, LA

01/14/2012
7:15 PM
FIU W 87–81 OT 9–10 (3–2)
Cajundome (3,707)
Lafayette, LA

01/19/2012
7:00 PM
at Arkansas–Little Rock W 68–49  10–10 (4–2)
Jack Stephens Center (3,775)
Little Rock, AR

01/21/2012
7:00 PM
at Arkansas State L 74–79  10–11 (4–3)
Convocation Center (3,711)
Jonesboro, AR

01/25/2012
7:15 PM
North Texas W 64–62  11–11 (5–3)
Cajundome (3,673)
Lafayette, LA

01/28/2012
4:00 PM
at Louisiana–Monroe W 67–60  12–11 (6–3)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,419)
Monroe, LA

02/02/2012
7:00 PM
Denver W 72–71 OT 13–11 (7–3)
Cajundome (3,611)
Lafayette, LA

02/04/2012
7:30 PM
at Troy W 83–78  14–11 (8–3)
Trojan Arena (2,168)
Troy, AL

02/09/2012
7:00 PM
Arkansas–Little Rock L 70–72 OT 14–12 (8–4)
Cajundome (4,125)
Lafayette, LA

02/11/2012
7:15 PM
Arkansas State W 68–65 OT 15–12 (9–4)
Cajundome (3,918)
Lafayette, LA

02/16/2012
6:00 PM
at Denver L 52–77  15–13 (9–5)
Magness Arena (5,870)
Denver, CO

02/18/2012
3:30 PM
at North Texas W 57–53  16–13 (10–5)
The Super Pit (6,921)
Denton, TX

02/25/2012
7:15 PM
Louisiana–Monroe L 60–78  16–14 (10–6)
Cajundome (5,075)
Lafayette, LA
2012 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

03/04/2012
6:15 PM
vs. North Texas
Quarterfinals
L 62–65  16–15
Convention Center Court (4,365)
Hot Springs, AR
2012 CIT

03/14/2012*
7:00 PM
Rice
First Round
L 63–68  16–16
Cajundome (2,037)
Lafayette, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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