University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Friday, December 29
Little Rock, Ark.
7 p.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
at
Little Rock
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12/28/2017 5:17:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Louisiana set to open SBC play against longtime rival Trojans
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team officially opens its 18-game Sun Belt Conference schedule on Friday when it visits Little Rock at Jack Stephens Center.
Tipoff, which will follow the Louisiana-Little Rock women's game, is set for approximately 7:15 p.m. The game can be heard in the Lafayette area on KHXT 107.9 FM and ESPN 1420 AM, and is also available worldwide on the ESPN 1420 app. The game will also be streamed on-line, courtesy of Little Rock All-Access, at RaginCajuns.com.
Louisiana (10-3, 0-0 SBC) returns to the court for the first time since closing out its non-conference schedule on Dec. 22 at Clemson. During the non-conference schedule, the Ragin' Cajuns posted the league's best record and enter the SBC opener against Little Rock (3-10, 0-0 SBC) ranked 20th in the nation in scoring offense (86.4) and 19th in assists per game (18.2).
GAME 14: Louisiana (10-3, 0-0 SBC) at Little Rock (3-10, 0-0 SBC)
Date / Time: December 29, 2017 / 7 p.m.
Site: Little Rock, Ark.
Arena: Jack Stephens Center (5,600)
Radio: KHXT 107.9 FM / ESPN 1420 AM
Talent: Jay Walker (pxp)
TV/Internet: LRTrojans.com
Live Stats: CajunStats.com
Twitter Updates: @RaginCajunsMBB
Series: Louisiana leads, 28-20
At Lafayette: Louisiana leads, 16-6
At Little Rock: Little Rock leads, 13-9
At Neutral Sites: Louisiana leads, 3-1
Streak: Louisiana +3
THE COACHES
LOUISIANA
Head Coach: Bob Marlin (Mississippi State, 1981)
Record at Louisiana: 138-107 (eighth season), Career Record: 486-273 (25th season)
LITTLE ROCK
Head Coach: Wes Flanigan (Auburn, 1997)
Career Record: 18-27 (second season), Record at Little Rock: Same
STORY LINES
• Louisiana opens its 27th season of Sun Belt Conference play tonight against long-time rival Little Rock.
• The Ragin' Cajuns are 16-10 overall in Sun Belt Conference openers.
• The Ragin' Cajuns open SBC play on the road for the fifth straight season.
• Louisiana opens its SBC schedule for the second consecutive year in the state of Arkansas after opening the 2016-17 slate at Arkansas State.
• Louisiana is 2-5 in SBC openers under Bob Marlin with the Ragin' Cajuns last win coming at Little Rock (83-79, ot) on Dec. 30, 2014.
• Louisiana's 10-3 start during non-conference play equaled last year's record.
• The Cajuns 10 wins before the Christmas holiday marked the second consecutive year to reach double-digit wins before the holidays.
• Louisiana is 11-3 overall in games in the month of December during the past two seasons.
• Bryce Washington continues his climb up the Louisiana scoring charts with 1,094 points. He is 14 points shy of tying former Ragin' Cajuns standout Cedric Hill (1981-86) for 35th-place on the school's all-time list.
• Washington is fourth among active Division I players in total rebounds (871) and ninth in career double-doubles (30).
QUICK HITS
• Louisiana has surpassed the 100-point mark three times in 2017-18 - its best total since recording four 100-point games during the 2013-14 season.
• With two games remaining during the month of December, Louisiana has a chance to reach the seven-win mark during the month for the first time since 1989-90. The Ragin' Cajuns have won seven or more games during the month of December five times in school history (8 in 1970-71, 1982-83; 7 in 1967-68, 1983-84, 1989-90).
• The Ragin' Cajuns 105 points at Nicholls was the first 100-point game on the road for Louisiana since Jan. 29, 2004 at Western Kentucky (W, 110-102).
• Louisiana has won 20 or more games in three of the past four seasons.
SCOUTING LITTLE ROCK
• Little Rock, the 2016 Sun Belt Conference Tournament champions, have dropped five of its last six games and returns to the floor for the first time since a 64-48 setback at Mississippi State on Dec. 20.
• The Trojans have been on the short end of a pair of two-point losses during the 2017-18 season - an 81-79 season-opening loss to Ouachita Baptist and a 57-55 loss at Sam Houston State.
• Andre Jones has averaged a team-best 11.3 points for Little Rock with Ryan Pippins averaging 10.5 points in the Trojans' last two games. Oliver Black leads Little Rock on the boards, averaging 7.8 per contest.
• The Trojans have won all three games this season within the Jack Stephens Center, recording victories over Norfolk State, in-state rival Central Arkansas and the University of the Ozarks.
UP NEXT
• Louisiana closes out the 2017 portion of its schedule on Sunday when it visits Arkansas State in Jonesboro. Tipoff is set for 3:30 p.m. at the First National Bank Arena.
Tipoff, which will follow the Louisiana-Little Rock women's game, is set for approximately 7:15 p.m. The game can be heard in the Lafayette area on KHXT 107.9 FM and ESPN 1420 AM, and is also available worldwide on the ESPN 1420 app. The game will also be streamed on-line, courtesy of Little Rock All-Access, at RaginCajuns.com.
Louisiana (10-3, 0-0 SBC) returns to the court for the first time since closing out its non-conference schedule on Dec. 22 at Clemson. During the non-conference schedule, the Ragin' Cajuns posted the league's best record and enter the SBC opener against Little Rock (3-10, 0-0 SBC) ranked 20th in the nation in scoring offense (86.4) and 19th in assists per game (18.2).
GAME 14: Louisiana (10-3, 0-0 SBC) at Little Rock (3-10, 0-0 SBC)
Date / Time: December 29, 2017 / 7 p.m.
Site: Little Rock, Ark.
Arena: Jack Stephens Center (5,600)
Radio: KHXT 107.9 FM / ESPN 1420 AM
Talent: Jay Walker (pxp)
TV/Internet: LRTrojans.com
Live Stats: CajunStats.com
Twitter Updates: @RaginCajunsMBB
Series: Louisiana leads, 28-20
At Lafayette: Louisiana leads, 16-6
At Little Rock: Little Rock leads, 13-9
At Neutral Sites: Louisiana leads, 3-1
Streak: Louisiana +3
THE COACHES
LOUISIANA
Head Coach: Bob Marlin (Mississippi State, 1981)
Record at Louisiana: 138-107 (eighth season), Career Record: 486-273 (25th season)
LITTLE ROCK
Head Coach: Wes Flanigan (Auburn, 1997)
Career Record: 18-27 (second season), Record at Little Rock: Same
STORY LINES
• Louisiana opens its 27th season of Sun Belt Conference play tonight against long-time rival Little Rock.
• The Ragin' Cajuns are 16-10 overall in Sun Belt Conference openers.
• The Ragin' Cajuns open SBC play on the road for the fifth straight season.
• Louisiana opens its SBC schedule for the second consecutive year in the state of Arkansas after opening the 2016-17 slate at Arkansas State.
• Louisiana is 2-5 in SBC openers under Bob Marlin with the Ragin' Cajuns last win coming at Little Rock (83-79, ot) on Dec. 30, 2014.
• Louisiana's 10-3 start during non-conference play equaled last year's record.
• The Cajuns 10 wins before the Christmas holiday marked the second consecutive year to reach double-digit wins before the holidays.
• Louisiana is 11-3 overall in games in the month of December during the past two seasons.
• Bryce Washington continues his climb up the Louisiana scoring charts with 1,094 points. He is 14 points shy of tying former Ragin' Cajuns standout Cedric Hill (1981-86) for 35th-place on the school's all-time list.
• Washington is fourth among active Division I players in total rebounds (871) and ninth in career double-doubles (30).
QUICK HITS
• Louisiana has surpassed the 100-point mark three times in 2017-18 - its best total since recording four 100-point games during the 2013-14 season.
• With two games remaining during the month of December, Louisiana has a chance to reach the seven-win mark during the month for the first time since 1989-90. The Ragin' Cajuns have won seven or more games during the month of December five times in school history (8 in 1970-71, 1982-83; 7 in 1967-68, 1983-84, 1989-90).
• The Ragin' Cajuns 105 points at Nicholls was the first 100-point game on the road for Louisiana since Jan. 29, 2004 at Western Kentucky (W, 110-102).
• Louisiana has won 20 or more games in three of the past four seasons.
SCOUTING LITTLE ROCK
• Little Rock, the 2016 Sun Belt Conference Tournament champions, have dropped five of its last six games and returns to the floor for the first time since a 64-48 setback at Mississippi State on Dec. 20.
• The Trojans have been on the short end of a pair of two-point losses during the 2017-18 season - an 81-79 season-opening loss to Ouachita Baptist and a 57-55 loss at Sam Houston State.
• Andre Jones has averaged a team-best 11.3 points for Little Rock with Ryan Pippins averaging 10.5 points in the Trojans' last two games. Oliver Black leads Little Rock on the boards, averaging 7.8 per contest.
• The Trojans have won all three games this season within the Jack Stephens Center, recording victories over Norfolk State, in-state rival Central Arkansas and the University of the Ozarks.
UP NEXT
• Louisiana closes out the 2017 portion of its schedule on Sunday when it visits Arkansas State in Jonesboro. Tipoff is set for 3:30 p.m. at the First National Bank Arena.
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