# 2015–16 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ragin' Cajuns, led by sixth year head coach Bob Marlin, played their home games at the Cajundome and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 12–8 in Sun Belt play to finish in fourth place. They defeated South Alabama to advance to the semifinals of the Sun Belt tournament where they lost to Arkansas–Little Rock. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Texas A&M–Corpus Christi and Furman to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to UC Irvine.

## Roster

2015–16 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Men's Basketball Roster :
| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| -- | Kadavion Evans | Guard | 5–11 | 165 | Freshman | Shreveport, Louisiana |
| 0 | Devonta Walker | Forward | 6–7 | 220 | Senior | Salisbury, Maryland |
| 1 | Jay Wright | Guard | 6–1 | 180 | Junior | Rincon, Georgia |
| 3 | Tyrone Wooten | Guard | 6–4 | 180 | Junior | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 4 | Steven Wronkoski | Guard | 6–5 | 190 | Senior | Hammond, Louisiana |
| 5 | Kasey Shepherd | Guard | 6–3 | 178 | Senior | Houston, Texas |
| 11 | Matt Marlin | Guard | 6–0 | 170 | Senior | Huntsville, Texas |
| 13 | Hayward Register | Guard | 6–2 | 175 | Junior | Lafayette, Louisiana |
| 15 | Jay Hedgeman | Forward | 6–7 | 190 | Junior | Pearland, Texas |
| 21 | Shawn Long | Forward | 6–11 | 246 | Senior | Morgan City, Louisiana |
| 22 | Johnathan Stove | Guard | 6–4 | 215 | Sophomore | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| 23 | Tiremone Williams | Guard | 6–0 | 180 | Senior | Abbeville, Louisiana |
| 25 | Elijah McGuire | Guard | 5–11 | 205 | Sophomore | Houma, Louisiana |
| 31 | Frank Bartley | Guard | 6–3 | 200 | Junior | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| 32 | Bryce Washington | Forward | 6–6 | 255 | Sophomore | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 33 | Garrett Capps | Forward | 6–6 | 210 | Freshman | Flower Mound, Texas |
| 42 | Jacob Broussard | Guard | 5–10 | 160 | Sophomore | Lafayette, Louisiana |
| 44 | Jerekius Davis | Forward | 6–6 | 224 | Freshman | Jackson, Mississippi |
| 55 | Scott Plaisance | Forward | 6–9 | 280 | Freshman | New Orleans, Louisiana |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||||
| 11/09/2015* 7:15 pm | Mississippi College | W 104–72 | | 19 – Hedgeman | 6 – Wooten | 4 – Wooten | Cajundome Lafayette, LA |
| 12/30/2015* 7:00 pm | Spring Hill | W 74–54 | | 22 – Register | 7 – Wronkoski | 4 – Shephard | Cajundome (3,218) Lafayette, LA |
| Regular season ||||||||
| 11/13/2015* 7:00 pm | Louisiana College | W 108–68 | 1–0 | 17 – Walker | 11 – Walker | 2 – Wright | Cajundome (2,784) Lafayette, LA |
| 11/16/2015* 6:00 pm, FSFL | at Miami (FL) | L 77–93 | 1–1 | 21 – Long | 13 – Long | 8 – Wright | BankUnited Center (5,965) Coral Gables, FL |
| 11/20/2015* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | at Alabama | L 93–105 | 1–2 | 25 – Long | 14 – Long | 2 – Shephard | Coleman Coliseum (11,465) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 11/25/2015* 7:00 pm | Loyola (New Orleans) | W 106–62 | 2–2 | 25 – Long | 16 – Long | 4 – Wooten | Cajundome (3,513) Lafayette, LA |
| 12/03/2015 7:00 pm | at Louisiana–Monroe | L 70–81 | 2–3 (0–1) | 12 – Wooten | 8 – Long | 4 – Wright | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (3,310) Monroe, LA |
| 12/09/2015* 7:00 pm | McNeese State | W 97–64 | 3–3 | 24 – Long | 11 – Long | 5 – Shephard | Cajundome (3,571) Lafayette, LA |
| 12/12/2015* 12:00 pm, ASN | at Louisiana Tech | L 79–91 | 3–4 | 22 – Shephard | 14 – Long | 5 – Wright | Thomas Assembly Center (3,912) Ruston, LA |
| 12/15/2015* 8:00 pm, P12N | at No. 22 UCLA | L 80–89 | 3–5 | 26 – Long | 16 – Long | 5 – Wright | Pauley Pavilion (5,460) Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/18/2015* 9:00 pm | at Pepperdine | L 59–79 | 3–6 | 15 – Long | 14 – Long | 2 – Wright | Firestone Fieldhouse (1,022) Malibu, CA |
| 12/21/2015* 7:00 pm | New Orleans | W 79–69 | 4–6 | 16 – Stove | 10 – Washington | 3 – Washington | Cajundome (3,401) Lafayette, LA |
| 01/02/2016 7:15 pm | Appalachian State | W 79–58 | 5–6 (1–1) | 19 – Shephard | 15 – Long | 4 – Wright | Cajundome (4,131) Lafayette, LA |
| 01/07/2016 7:15 pm | at Arkansas–Little Rock | L 57–77 | 5–7 (1–2) | 16 – Long | 11 – Long | 3 – Wright | Jack Stephens Center (3,218) Little Rock, AR |
| 01/09/2016 7:00 pm | at Arkansas State | L 69–71 | 5–8 (1–3) | 25 – Long | 15 – Long | 5 – Wright | Convocation Center (2,019) Jonesboro, AR |
| 01/14/2016 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Georgia Southern | W 74–65 | 6–8 (2–3) | 23 – Long | 17 – Long | 5 – Stove | Hanner Fieldhouse (2,023) Statesboro, GA |
| 01/16/2016 1:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Georgia State | W 87–54 | 7–8 (3–3) | 23 – Long | 18 – Long | 4 – Wright | GSU Sports Arena (1,440) Atlanta, GA |
| 01/21/2016 7:15 pm | South Alabama | W 92–82 | 8–8 (4–3) | 27 – Shephard | 6 – Stove | 5 – Wright | Cajundome (4,050) Lafayette, LA |
| 01/23/2016 6:15 pm, ESPN3 | Troy | W 88–65 | 9–8 (5–3) | 20 – Long | 14 – Long | 7 – Wright | Cajundome (6,064) Lafayette, LA |
| 01/28/2016 7:15 pm | Texas State | W 80–54 | 10–8 (6–3) | 19 – Long | 14 – Long | 7 – Wright | Cajundome (4,460) Lafayette, LA |
| 01/30/2016 6:15 pm | UT Arlington | W 90–75 | 11–8 (7–3) | 22 – Long | 15 – Long | 6 – Stove | Cajundome (3,989) Lafayette, LA |
| 02/02/2016 7:15 pm | Louisiana–Monroe | W 72–65 $^{OT}$ | 12–8 (8–3) | 28 – Long | 17 – Long | 3 – Hedgeman | Cajundome (3,749) Lafayette, LA |
| 02/04/2016 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Appalachian State | W 87–76 | 13–8 (9–3) | 19 – Long | 10 – Long | 4 – Stove | Holmes Center (1,325) Boone, NC |
| 02/11/2016 7:15 pm | Arkansas State | W 83–73 | 14–8 (10–3) | 17 – Long | 15 – Long | 3 – Long | Cajundome (4,420) Lafayette, LA |
| 02/13/2016 4:15 pm | Arkansas–Little Rock | L 64–68 | 14–9 (10–4) | 18 – Stove | 12 – Long | 3 – Long | Cajundome (5,347) Lafayette, LA |
| 02/18/2016 7:15 pm, ESPN3 | at UT Arlington | L 83–84 $^{OT}$ | 14–10 (10–5) | 28 – Long | 18 – Long | 3 – Wright | College Park Center (2,010) Arlington, TX |
| 02/20/2015 7:30 pm | at Texas State | L 57–61 | 14–11 (10–6) | 14 – Stove | 13 – Washington | 3 – Wright | Strahan Coliseum (2,104) San Marcos, TX |
| 02/25/2016 7:30 pm | at Troy | W 73–63 | 15–11 (11–6) | 29 – Long | 20 – Long | 4 – Williams | Trojan Arena (1,333) Troy, AL |
| 02/27/2016 4:00 pm | at South Alabama | L 70–83 | 15–12 (11–7) | 25 – Long | 13 – Long | 3 – Williams | Mitchell Center (2,786) Mobile, AL |
| 03/03/2016 7:15 pm | Georgia State | L 69–72 | 15–13 (11–8) | 21 – Washington | 10 – Washington | 4 – Wright | Cajundome (3,743) Lafayette, LA |
| 03/05/2016 7:15 pm | Georgia Southern | W 87–78 | 16–13 (12–8) | 20 – Shephard | 16 – Walker | 3 – Long | Cajundome (4,474) Lafayette, LA |
| Sun Belt tournament ||||||||
| 03/11/2016 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. South Alabama Quarterfinals | W 90–68 | 17–13 | 34 – Long | 7 – Walker | 6 – Wright | Lakefront Arena (907) New Orleans, LA |
| 03/12/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Arkansas–Little Rock Semifinals | L 65–71 | 17–14 | 25 – Long | 12 – Washington | 4 – Wright | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA |
| CIT ||||||||
| 03/16/2016* 7:00 pm | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi First round | W 96–72 | 18–14 | 28 – Shephard | 10 – Long | 4 – Wright | Cajundome (1,205) Lafayette, LA |
| 03/19/2016* 1:00 pm | at Furman Second round | W 80–72 | 19–14 | 18 – Shephard | 12 – Walker | 4 – Shephard | Timmons Arena (1,308) Greenville, SC |
| 03/23/2016* 7:15 pm | UC Irvine Quarterfinals | L 66–67 | 19–15 | 13 – Walker | 11 – Long | 3 – Shephard | Cajundome (1,901) Lafayette, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||||