2021–22 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team

{{short description|American college basketball season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

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|year=2021–22

|team=Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns

|sport=Basketball

|image=file:Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns wordmark.svg

|image_size=250

|conference=Sun Belt Conference

|division=West Division

|short_conf=Sun Belt

|record=16–15

|conf_record=8–9

|head_coach=Bob Marlin

|hc_year=12th

|asst_coach1=Neil Hardin

|asst_coach2=Brock Morris

|asst_coach3=Derrick Zimmerman

|stadium=Cajundome

|champion=

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{{2021–22 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings}}

The 2021–22 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ragin' Cajuns, led by twelfth-year head coach Bob Marlin, played their home games at the Cajundome as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

The Ragin' Cajuns finished the 2020–21 season 17–9,{{cite web |title=2020-21 Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Schedule |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/schedule/_/id/309/season/2021 |website=ESPN |accessdate=13 November 2021 |language=en}} 10–7 in Sun Belt play to finish second in the conference's Western Division.{{cite web |title=2020-21 Men's Basketball Standings |url=https://sunbeltsports.org/standings.aspx?standings=76 |website=sunbeltsports.org |access-date=14 November 2021 |language=en}} The Cajuns proceeded to the Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament. After receiving a first-round bye, they ultimately lost to the Georgia State Panthers.

Offseason

= Departures =

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! Name !! Number !! Pos. !! Height !! Weight !! Year !! Hometown !! class="wikitable" | Notes

Cedric Russell0G6'2"190SeniorAlexandria, LouisianaGraduated
Devin Butts1G6'6"180SophomoreMacon, GeorgiaReleased/Quit
Jacobi Gordon5F6'7"220JuniorHouston, TexasTransfer to Florida Memorial
Mylik Wilson13G6'3"175SophomoreRayville, LouisianaTransfer to Texas Tech
Chris Spenkuch25F6'7"195SophomorePembroke Pines, FloridaTransfer to Cowley

= Transfers =

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! Name !! Number !! Pos. !! Height !! Weight !! Year !! Hometown !! Old School

Jalen Dalcourt5G6'1"160JuniorLafayette, LouisianaSan Jose State
Greg Williams, Jr.13G6'3"205JuniorLafayette, LouisianaSt. John's
Jordan Brown21F6'11"225SophomoreRoseville, CaliforniaArizona
Antwann Jones25G6'6"220SophomoreOrlando, FloridaCreighton

=Recruiting=

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| recruit = Joe Charles

| position = Forward

| hometown = Carencro, LA

| highschool = Carencro HS

| feet = 6

| inches = 7

| weight = 195

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{{College athlete recruit entry

| recruit = Carter Domingue

| position = Guard

| hometown = Lafayette, LA

| highschool = St. Thomas More Catholic HS

| feet = 6

| inches = 2

| weight = 205

| 40 =

| commitdate = 07/14/2019

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| year = 2021-22

| rivals ref title = Louisiana 2021-22 Basketball Commits

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| accessdate = November 13, 2021

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Roster

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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Michael|last=Thomas|num=2|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|lbs=160|class=FR|rs=|home=Lake Charles, Louisiana|high_school=Hamilton Christian}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Trajan|last=Wesley|num=3|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|lbs=165|class=JR|rs=|home=Navasota, Texas|high_school=Cypress Falls HS}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Kobe|last=Julien|num=4|pos=F|ft=6|in=6|lbs=215|class=FR|rs=y|home=Baton Rouge, Louisiana|high_school=Madison Preparatory}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jalen|last=Dalcourt|num=5|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|lbs=160|class=JR|rs=|home=Lafayette, Louisiana|high_school=Lafayette HS
San Jose State}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Theo|last=Akwuba|num=10|pos=F|ft=6|in=11|lbs=225|class=JR|rs=|home=Montgomery, Alabama|high_school=Brewbaker Technology Magnet HS
Portland}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Durey|last=Cadwell|num=11|pos=G|ft=6|in=5|lbs=185|class=SO|rs=|home=Houston, Texas|high_school=Klein Forest HS
Daytona State College}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Greg|last=Williams, Jr.|num=13|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=205|class=JR|rs=|home=Lafayette, Louisiana|high_school=Lafayette Christian
St. John's}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jordan|last=Brown|dab=basketball|link=y|num=21|pos=F|ft=6|in=11|lbs=225|class=SO|rs=|home=Roseville, California|high_school=Prolific Preparatory
Arizona}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Kentrell|last=Garnett|num=22|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|lbs=165|class=FR|rs=|home=Donaldsonville, Louisiana|high_school=Catholic HS}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Dou|last=Gueye|num=23|pos=F|ft=6|in=9|lbs=220|class=SR|rs=|home=Dakar, Senegal|high_school=Hachioji
Daytona State College}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Antwann|last=Jones|num=25|pos=G|ft=6|in=6|lbs=220|class=SO|rs=y|home=Orlando, Florida|high_school=Oak Ridge HS
Creighton}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Isaiah|last=Richards|num=35|pos=F|ft=6|in=10|lbs=225|class=FR|rs=|home=Brooklyn, New York|high_school=South Shore HS
Springfield Commonwealth}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Carter|last=Domingue|num=40|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=205|class=FR|rs=|home=Lafayette, Louisiana|high_school=St. Thomas More Catholic HS}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Brayan|last=Au|num=41|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=190|class=JR|rs=|home=Nuevo Casas Grandes, Mexico|high_school=Anthony HS
Ranger College}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Ty|last=Harper|num=55|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=175|class=FR|rs=|home=Norcross, Georgia|high_school=Santa Clarita Christian}}

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Schedule and results

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|-

!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns}}| Exhibition

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 10/24/2021

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Alabama

| opprank = 14

| site_stadium = Coleman Coliseum

| site_cityst = Tuscaloosa, AL

| tv =

| score = 68–73

| highscorer = Julien

| points = 17

| highrebounder = Brown

| rebounds = 9

| highassister = Williams Jr.

| assists = 5

| gamename = Charity Exhibition

| attend = 2,157

| record =

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns}}| Non-conference regular season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/09/2021

| time = 7:30 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = West Florida

| site_stadium = Cajundome

| site_cityst = Lafayette, LA

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 81–47

| highscorer = Brown

| points = 14

| highrebounder = Richards

| rebounds = 9

| highassister = Brown

| assists = 4

| attend = 2,069

| record = 1–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/12/2021

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Southern Miss

| site_stadium = Reed Green Coliseum

| site_cityst = Hattiesburg, MS

| score = 66–45

| highscorer = Williams Jr.

| points = 18

| highrebounder = Brown

| rebounds = 9

| highassister = Williams Jr.

| assists = 7

| attend = 3,575

| record = 2–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/17/2021

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Xavier (LA)

| site_stadium = Cajundome

| site_cityst = Lafayette, LA

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 84–72

| highscorer = Brown

| points = 18

| highrebounder = Akwuba

| rebounds = 8

| highassister = Julien

| assists = 3

| attend = 2,696

| record = 3–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/21/2021

| time = 6:30 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Indiana

| site_stadium = Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall

| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN

| tv = BTN

| score = 44–76

| highscorer = Brown

| points = 10

| highrebounder = Akwuba

| rebounds = 10

| highassister = Brown

| assists = 2

| attend = 11,407

| record = 3–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/23/2021

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Marshall

| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center

| site_cityst = Huntington, WV

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 79–93

| highscorer = Williams Jr.

| points = 18

| highrebounder = Akwuba

| rebounds = 10

| highassister = Gueye

| assists = 3

| attend = 4,111

| record = 3–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/27/2021

| time = 11:00 a.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Jackson State

| site_stadium = Cajundome

| site_cityst = Lafayette, LA

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 70–75

| highscorer = Julien

| points = 15

| highrebounder = {{tooltip|Tied|Brown, Julien}}

| rebounds = 5

| highassister = Jones

| assists = 3

| attend = 2,756

| record = 3–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/03/2021

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = New Orleans

| site_stadium = Cajundome

| site_cityst = Lafayette, LA

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 80–67

| highscorer = Wesley

| points = 16

| highrebounder = Brown

| rebounds = 13

| highassister = Gueye

| assists = 4

| attend = 2,826

| record = 4–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/08/2021

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = McNeese State

| site_stadium = Cajundome

| site_cityst = Lafayette, LA

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 83–68

| highscorer = Julien

| points = 20

| highrebounder = Brown

| rebounds = 16

| highassister = {{tooltip|Tied|Wesley, Williams Jr.}}

| assists = 4

| attend = 2,524

| record = 5–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/11/2021

| time = 11:00 a.m.

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Louisiana Tech

| site_stadium = Thomas Assembly Center

| site_cityst = Ruston, LA

| tv = ESPNU

| score = 69-78

| highscorer = Brown

| points = 30

| highrebounder = Brown

| rebounds = 6

| highassister = {{tooltip|Tied|Wesley, Williams Jr.}}

| assists = 5

| attend = 2,603

| record = 5–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/14/2021

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = No. 14 Houston

| site_stadium = Fertitta Center

| site_cityst = Houston, TX

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 56–71

| highscorer = Brown

| points = 13

| highrebounder = Brown

| rebounds = 14

| highassister = Julien

| assists = 3

| attend = 6,955

| record = 5–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/20/2021

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Loyola (LA)

| site_stadium = Cajundome

| site_cityst = Lafayette, LA

| tv = ESPN+

| score =

| highscorer = Cancelled

| points =

| highrebounder = Cancelled

| rebounds =

| highassister =  

| assists =

| attend =

| record =

| status = c

| result_details = Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns}}| Conference regular season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/30/2021

| time = 5:30 p.m.

| opponent = Appalachian State

| site_stadium = Holmes Center

| site_cityst = Boone, NC

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 71–55

| highscorer = Brown

| points = 16

| highrebounder = Akwuba

| rebounds = 11

| highassister = Wesley

| assists = 7

| attend = 2,535

| record = 6–5

| conference = 1–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/01/2022

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = Coastal Carolina

| site_stadium = HTC Center

| site_cityst = Conway, SC

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 65–64

| highscorer = Brown

| points = 20

| highrebounder = Brown

| rebounds = 8

| highassister = Thomas

| assists = 5

| attend = 778

| record = 7–5

| conference = 2–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/06/2022

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| opponent = Arkansas State

| site_stadium = Cajundome

| site_cityst = Lafayette, LA

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 83–77

| overtime = OT

| highscorer = Julien

| points = 20

| highrebounder = Akwuba

| rebounds = 15

| highassister = Au

| assists = 5

| attend = 2,682

| record = 8–5

| conference = 3–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/08/2022

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| opponent = Little Rock

| site_stadium = Cajundome

| site_cityst = Lafayette, LA

| tv = ESPN+

| score =

| highscorer =  

| points =

| highrebounder =  

| rebounds =

| highassister =  

| assists =

| attend =

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| conference =

| status = c

| result_details = Canceled due to COVID-19 issues

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/13/2022

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = UT Arlington

| site_stadium = College Park Center

| site_cityst = Arlington, TX

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 73–83

| highscorer = Julien

| points = 20

| highrebounder = Brown

| rebounds = 6

| highassister = {{tooltip|3 Tied|Au, Gueye, Wesley}}

| assists = 4

| attend = 1,057

| record = 8–6

| conference = 3–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/15/2022

| time = 4:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = Texas State

| site_stadium = Strahan Arena

| site_cityst = San Marcos, TX

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 68–72

| highscorer = Brown

| points = 18

| highrebounder = Brown

| rebounds = 16

| highassister = {{tooltip|2 Tied|Wesley, Williams Jr.}}

| assists = 3

| attend = 1,163

| record = 8–7

| conference = 3–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/20/2022

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| opponent = South Alabama

| site_stadium = Cajundome

| site_cityst = Lafayette, LA

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 70–77

| highscorer = Brown

| points = 21

| highrebounder = Brown

| rebounds = 11

| highassister = {{tooltip|3 Tied|Garnett, Thomas, Wesley}}

| assists = 2

| attend = 2,853

| record = 8–8

| conference = 3–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/22/2022

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| opponent = Troy

| site_stadium = Cajundome

| site_cityst = Lafayette, LA

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 69–59

| highscorer = Julien

| points = 17

| highrebounder = Akwuba

| rebounds = 9

| highassister = Charles

| assists = 3

| attend = 3,150

| record = 9–8

| conference = 4–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/27/2022

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| opponent = Georgia State

| site_stadium = Cajundome

| site_cityst = Lafayette, LA

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 64–68

| highscorer = Garnett

| points = 17

| highrebounder = Akwuba

| rebounds = 7

| highassister = Thomas

| assists = 3

| attend = 2,580

| record = 9–9

| conference = 4–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/29/2022

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| opponent = Georgia Southern

| site_stadium = Cajundome

| site_cityst = Lafayette, LA

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 65–66

| highscorer = Julien

| points = 19

| highrebounder = Akwuba

| rebounds = 8

| highassister = Thomas

| assists = 6

| attend = 3,023

| record = 9–10

| conference = 4–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/03/2022

| time = 6:30 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = Little Rock

| site_stadium = Jack Stephens Center

| site_cityst = Little Rock, AR

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 75–51

| highscorer = Brown

| points = 20

| highrebounder = {{tooltip|2 Tied|Akwuba, Brown}}

| rebounds = 9

| highassister = Thomas

| assists = 5

| attend = 1,833

| record = 10–10

| conference = 5–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/05/2022

| time = 4:00 p.m.

| opponent = Arkansas State

| site_stadium = First National Bank Arena

| site_cityst = Jonesboro, AR

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 58–67

| highscorer = Brown

| points = 20

| highrebounder = Brown

| rebounds = 12

| highassister = Wesley

| assists = 3

| attend = 2,542

| record = 10–11

| conference = 5–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/10/2022

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| opponent = Texas State

| site_stadium = Cajundome

| site_cityst = Lafayette, LA

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 73–82

| highscorer = Julien

| points = 22

| highrebounder = Akwuba

| rebounds = 8

| highassister = Charles

| assists = 4

| attend = 2,609

| record = 10–12

| conference = 5–7

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/12/2022

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| opponent = UT Arlington

| site_stadium = Cajundome

| site_cityst = Lafayette, LA

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 77–80

| overtime = OT

| highscorer = Brown

| points = 21

| highrebounder = Brown

| rebounds = 12

| highassister = Williams Jr.

| assists = 4

| attend = 2,591

| record = 10–13

| conference = 5–8

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/17/2022

| time = 6:30 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = Louisiana–Monroe

| site_stadium = Fant–Ewing Coliseum

| site_cityst = Monroe, LA

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 78–77

| highscorer = Brown

| points = 26

| highrebounder = Brown

| rebounds = 7

| highassister = Brown

| assists = 4

| attend = 2,287

| record = 11–13

| conference = 6–8

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/19/2022

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| opponent = Louisiana–Monroe

| site_stadium = Cajundome

| site_cityst = Lafayette, LA

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 79–74

| highscorer = Julien

| points = 26

| highrebounder = Julien

| rebounds = 10

| highassister = Thomas

| assists = 4

| attend = 2,850

| record = 12–13

| conference = 7–8

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/23/2022

| time = 6:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Georgia Southern

| site_stadium = Hanner Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Statesboro, GA

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 82–69

| highscorer = Akwuba

| points = 21

| highrebounder = Akwuba

| rebounds = 10

| highassister = Julien

| assists = 4

| attend = 1,669

| record = 13–13

| conference = 8–8

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/25/2022

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = Georgia State

| site_stadium = GSU Sports Arena

| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 58–65

| highscorer = Williams Jr.

| points = 18

| highrebounder = Brown

| rebounds = 9

| highassister = Thomas

| assists = 3

| attend = 1,445

| record = 13–14

| conference = 8–9

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns}}| 2022 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/03/2022

| time = 11:30 am

| neutral = yes

| seed = 8

| oppseed = 9

| opponent = UT Arlington

| gamename = First round

| site_stadium = Pensacola Bay Center

| site_cityst = Pensacola, FL

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 67–64

| attend = 437

| record = 14–14

| highscorer = Dalcourt

| points = 16

| highrebounder= Williams Jr.

| rebounds = 7

| highassister = Au

| assists = 4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/05/2022

| time = 11:30 am

| neutral = yes

| seed = 8

| oppseed = 1

| opponent = Texas State

| gamename = Quarterfinals

| site_stadium = Pensacola Bay Center

| site_cityst = Pensacola, FL

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 79–72

| attend = 2,167

| record = 15–14

| highscorer = Brown

| points = 31

| highrebounder= Akwuba

| rebounds = 11

| highassister = Tied

| assists = 5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/06/2022

| time = 5:00 pm

| neutral = yes

| seed = 8

| oppseed = 4

| opponent = Troy

| gamename = Semifinals

| site_stadium = Pensacola Bay Center

| site_cityst = Pensacola, FL

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 66–57

| attend = 1,985

| record = 16–14

| highscorer = Williams Jr.

| points = 16

| highrebounder= Akwuba

| rebounds = 8

| highassister = Thomas

| assists = 3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/07/2022

| time = 6:00 pm

| neutral = yes

| seed = 8

| oppseed = 3

| opponent = Georgia State

| gamename = Championship

| site_stadium = Pensacola Bay Center

| site_cityst = Pensacola, FL

| tv = ESPN2

| score = 71–80

| attend =

| record = 16–15

| highscorer = Brown

| points = 24

| highrebounder= Brown

| rebounds = 8

| highassister = Brown

| assists = 3

}}

{{CBB schedule end

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See also

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