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

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

2011–12 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Men's Basketball 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 ||||||
| November 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 |
| November 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 |
| November 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 |
| November 18, 2011* 7:30 pm | | Houston Baptist Beryl Shipley Classic | W 73–64 | 2–2 | Cajundome (3,743) Lafayette, LA |
| November 19, 2011* 7:30 pm | | Cal State Fullerton Beryl Shipley Classic | L 63–69 | 2–3 | Cajundome (3,670) Lafayette, LA |
| November 20, 2011* 3:30 pm | | Nicholls State Beryl Shipley Classic | W 84–57 | 3–3 | Cajundome (3,460) Lafayette, LA |
| November 26, 2011* 6:00 pm | | at Duquesne | L 65–84 | 3–4 | Palumbo Center (2,393) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 28, 2011* 6:00 pm | | at Kent State | L 67–76 | 3–5 | M.A.C. Center (2,638) Kent, OH |
| December 1, 2011* 7:00 pm | | McNeese State | W 78–56 | 4–5 | Cajundome (3,409) Lafayette, LA |
| December 3, 2011* 8:30 pm | | at Lamar | L 63–80 | 4–6 | Montagne Center (2,827) Beaumont, TX |
| December 12, 2011* 7:00 pm | | Dillard | W 102–38 | 5–6 | Cajundome (2,969) Lafayette, LA |
| December 14, 2011* 6:00 pm, CSS | | at Ole Miss | L 54–66 | 5–7 | Tad Smith Coliseum (4,857) Oxford, MS |
| December 17, 2011* 6:00 pm | | at Robert Morris | L 64–72 | 5–8 | Charles L. Sewall Center (1,103) Moon Township, PA |
| December 21, 2011* 7:00 pm | | UCF | W 61–60 | 6–8 | Cajundome (3,132) Lafayette, LA |
| December 31, 2011 4:15 pm | | Florida Atlantic | W 67–55 | 7–8 (1–0) | Cajundome (3,379) Lafayette, LA |
| January 5, 2012 7:00 pm, FCS | | at Western Kentucky | W 72–70 $^{OT}$ | 8–8 (2–0) | E. A. Diddle Arena (2,137) Bowling Green, KY |
| January 7, 2012 5:30 pm | | at Middle Tennessee | L 53–65 | 8–9 (2–1) | Murphy Center (4,028) Murfreesboro, TN |
| January 12, 2012 7:00 pm | | South Alabama | L 65–70 | 8–10 (2–2) | Cajundome (3,583) Lafayette, LA |
| January 14, 2012 7:15 pm | | FIU | W 87–81 $^{OT}$ | 9–10 (3–2) | Cajundome (3,707) Lafayette, LA |
| January 19, 2012 7:00 pm | | at Arkansas–Little Rock | W 68–49 | 10–10 (4–2) | Jack Stephens Center (3,775) Little Rock, AR |
| January 21, 2012 7:00 pm | | at Arkansas State | L 74–79 | 10–11 (4–3) | Convocation Center (3,711) Jonesboro, AR |
| January 25, 2012 7:15 pm | | North Texas | W 64–62 | 11–11 (5–3) | Cajundome (3,673) Lafayette, LA |
| January 28, 2012 4:00 pm | | at Louisiana–Monroe | W 67–60 | 12–11 (6–3) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,419) Monroe, LA |
| February 2, 2012 7:00 pm | | Denver | W 72–71 $^{OT}$ | 13–11 (7–3) | Cajundome (3,611) Lafayette, LA |
| February 4, 2012 7:30 pm | | at Troy | W 83–78 | 14–11 (8–3) | Trojan Arena (2,168) Troy, AL |
| February 9, 2012 7:00 pm | | Arkansas–Little Rock | L 70–72 $^{OT}$ | 14–12 (8–4) | Cajundome (4,125) Lafayette, LA |
| February 11, 2012 7:15 pm | | Arkansas State | W 68–65 $^{OT}$ | 15–12 (9–4) | Cajundome (3,918) Lafayette, LA |
| February 16, 2012 6:00 pm | | at Denver | L 52–77 | 15–13 (9–5) | Magness Arena (5,870) Denver, CO |
| February 18, 2012 3:30 pm | | at North Texas | W 57–53 | 16–13 (10–5) | The Super Pit (6,921) Denton, TX |
| February 25, 2012 7:15 pm | | Louisiana–Monroe | L 60–78 | 16–14 (10–6) | Cajundome (5,075) Lafayette, LA |
| Sun Belt tournament ||||||
| March 4, 2012 6:15 pm | (4) | vs. (5) North Texas Quarterfinals | L 62–65 | 16–15 | Convention Center Court (4,365) Hot Springs, AR |
| CollegeInsider.com tournament ||||||
| March 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. ||||||