2024–25 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team

2024–25 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record4–10 (2–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCajundome
Seasons
← 2023–24
2025–26 →
2024–25 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Arkansas State 2 – 0   1.000 11 – 3   .786
South Alabama 2 – 0   1.000 10 – 4   .714
Troy 2 – 0   1.000 9 – 4   .692
Louisiana 2 – 0   1.000 4 – 10   .286
Georgia Southern 1 – 1   .500 8 – 6   .571
James Madison 1 – 1   .500 8 – 6   .571
Texas State 1 – 1   .500 8 – 6   .571
Marshall 1 – 1   .500 8 – 7   .533
Southern Miss 1 – 1   .500 6 – 8   .429
Old Dominion 1 – 1   .500 5 – 9   .357
Coastal Carolina 0 – 2   .000 7 – 7   .500
Appalachian State 0 – 2   .000 6 – 7   .462
Georgia State 0 – 2   .000 4 – 10   .286
Louisiana–Monroe 0 – 2   .000 4 – 11   .267
† 2025 Sun Belt tournament winner
As of January 2, 2025

The 2024–25 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team represents the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ragin' Cajuns, led by 15th-year head coach Bob Marlin, play their home games at the Cajundome as members of the Sun Belt Conference. Marlin was relieved from his coaching duties after the twelfth game of the season. He finished his career at Louisiana with an overall record of 269–198, with two NCAA tournament appearances. Assistant coach Derrick Zimmerman was appointed interim head coach.[1]

Previous season

The Ragin' Cajuns finished the 2023–24 season 18–13, 10–8 in Sun Belt play to finish in fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the Sun Belt tournament, they defeated Coastal Carolina in the second round[2] before losing to Arkansas State in the quarterfinals.[3]

Offseason

Preseason

Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll

The Ragin' Cajuns were picked to finish in fourth place in the conference's preseason poll.[4] Senior forward Hosana Kitenge was named to the conference preseason first team.[4]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team (1st place Votes)
1 Arkansas State - 193 (12)
2 James Madison - 170 (1)
3 Troy - 155 (1)
4 Louisiana - 144
5 Southern Miss - 133
6 App State - 122
7 Texas State – 89
T8 Georgia Southern - 85
T8 Old Dominion - 85
10 Marshall - 79
11 South Alabama - 78
12 Georgia State - 75
13 Coastal Carolina - 34
14 ULM - 28

Roster

2024–25 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Jeremiah Evans 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Southwood HS Shreveport, LA
G 1 Brandon Hardy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Zachary HS Zachary, LA
G 2 Kentrell Garnett 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Catholic HS Donaldsonville, LA
G 3 Chancellor White 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Foster HS Richmond, TX
G/F 4 Kyndall Davis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Bogan HS
Eastern Illinois 		Chicago, IL
G 5 London Fields 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Tupelo HS Tupelo, MS
G 7 Christian Landry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So St. Thomas More HS Lafayette, LA
G 8 Mostapha El Moutaouakkil 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Eaglecrest HS
Indian River State 		Rabat, Morocco
G 9 Isaiah Crawford 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So Archbishop Shaw HS New Orleans, LA
F 10 Zeke Cook 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Starkville HS
Jackson State 		Pheba, MS
G 11 Koron Davis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Bowman Academy
Louisville 		Gary, IN
G 12 Michael Mouton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr St. Thomas More HS Lafayette, LA
G 13 Christian Wright 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr The Skill Factory
Oregon State 		Alpharetta, GA
F 23 Kyran Ratliff 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Booker T. Washington HS
Shaun Dumas Academy 		New Orleans, LA
F 34 Hosana Kitenge 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Sr Charnwood College
Three Rivers CC 		Crawley, England
G 52 Michael Thomas 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Hamilton Christian Lake Charles, LA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 19, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2024*
7:30 p.m. 		Louisiana Christian W 91–67 
 17 – Tied   11 – Evans   2 – Tied  Cajundome (1,392)
Lafayette, LA
Regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Kent State
MAC–SBC Challenge 		L 66–70  0–1
  14 – Garnett   8 – Cook   6 – Thomas  Cajundome (1,412)
Lafayette, LA
November 7, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UT Dallas W 82–65  1–1
  24 – Ko. Davis   9 – Cook   4 – Ky. Davis  Cajundome (1,233)
Lafayette, LA
November 13, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at No. 8 Houston L 45–91  1–2
  8 – Wright   4 – Tied   3 – Wright  Fertitta Center (7,035)
Houston, TX
November 19, 2024*
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Rice L 61–83  1–3
  17 – Thomas   5 – Tied   6 – Garnett  Cajundome (1,328)
Lafayette, LA
November 22, 2024*
4:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		vs. Liberty
Paradise Jam Quarterfinals 		L 69–89  1–4
  21 – Wright   4 – Ratliff   4 – Ky. Davis  Sports and Fitness Center 
Saint Thomas, USVI
November 23, 2024*
4:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		vs. George Washington
Paradise Jam Consolation Semifinal 		L 74–83  1–5
  19 – El Moutaouakkil   7 – El Moutaouakkil   3 – Tied  Sports and Fitness Center (1,886)
Saint Thomas, USVI
November 25, 2024*
11:30 a.m., ESPN+ 		vs. UAB
Paradise Jam 7th place game 		L 86–98  1–6
  19 – El Moutaouakkil   7 – Ky. Davis   6 – Wright  Sports and Fitness Center 
Saint Thomas, USVI
November 30, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Nicholls L 75–76  1–7
  25 – Ratliff   13 – Ratliff   3 – El Moutaouakkil  Cajundome (1,296)
Lafayette, LA
December 8, 2024*
3:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Louisiana Tech L 58–69  1–8
  23 – Garnett   7 – Ky. Davis   3 – Wright  Cajundome (1,187)
Lafayette, LA
December 11, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Southeastern Louisiana W 68–61  2–8
  15 – Ky. Davis   5 – Tied   5 – Thomas  Cajundome (1,165)
Lafayette, LA
December 14, 2024*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Lamar L 45–74  2–9
  11 – Ky. Davis   5 – Evans   3 – Thomas  Cajundome (1,113)
Lafayette, LA
December 18, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Appalachian State W 68–62  3–9
(1–0) 		 15 – El Moutaouakkil   10 – Ratliff   3 – Tied  Cajundome (1,391)
Lafayette, LA
December 22, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		McNeese L 56–64  3–10
  14 – El Moutaouakkil   8 – El Moutaouakkil   3 – Thomas  Cajundome (2,407)
Lafayette, LA
January 2, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Coastal Carolina W 71–68  4–10
(2–0) 		 21 – El Moutaouakkil   7 – El Moutaouakkil   4 – Thomas  HTC Center (1,402)
Conway, SC
January 4, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Georgia State       GSU Convocation Center 
Atlanta, GA
January 9, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Old Dominion       Cajundome 
Lafayette, LA
January 11, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Louisiana–Monroe       Cajundome 
Lafayette, LA
January 16, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Arkansas State       First National Bank Arena 
Jonesboro, AR
January 18, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Louisiana–Monroe       Fant–Ewing Coliseum 
Monroe, LA
January 22, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Texas State       Cajundome 
Lafayette, LA
January 25, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Southen Miss       Cajundome 
Lafayette, LA
January 30, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Texas State       Strahan Arena 
San Marcos, TX
February 1, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		South Alabama       Cajundome 
Lafayette, LA
February 5, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Georgia Southern       Hill Convocation Center 
Statesboro, GA
February 8, 2025*
TBA, ESPN+ 		TBA
MAC–SBC Challenge 		       
 
February 12, 2025
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Troy       Cajundome 
Lafayette, LA
February 15, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Marshall       Cajundome 
Lafayette, LA
February 20, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Troy       Trojan Arena 
Troy, AL
February 22, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Southern Miss       Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, MS
February 26, 2025
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Arkansas State       Cajundome 
Lafayette, LA
February 28, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at South Alabama       Mitchell Center 
Mobile, AL
Sun Belt tournament
March 4–9, 2025
TBA, ESPN+ 		vs. TBA       Pensacola Bay Center 
Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Louisiana Announces Leadership Change In Men's Basketball Program".
  2. ^ "Louisiana Rolls Past Coastal Carolina, 80-66". University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics.
  3. ^ "Ragin' Cajuns Fall to Arkansas State at SBC Tournament". University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics.
  4. ^ a b "Arkansas State Tops 2024-25 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". sunbeltsports.org. October 14, 2024. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  5. ^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Ragin' Cajuns Athletics. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  6. ^ "2024-25 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Men 's Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 4, 2024.