# 2016–17 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ragin' Cajuns were led by seventh-year head coach Bob Marlin and played their home games at the Cajundome, with four home games at Blackham Coliseum, as members in the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 10–8 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They defeated Little Rock before losing to Georgia State in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt tournament. Despite having 21 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

## Previous season

The Ragin' Cajuns finished the 2015–16 season 19–15, 12–8 in Sun Belt play to finish in fourth place. They beat South Alabama in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt tournament before losing to Little Rock in the semifinals. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Texas A&M–Corpus Christi and Furman before losing in the quarterfinals to UC Irvine.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| 11/03/2016* 7:00 pm | | West Florida | W 94–72 | | 25 – Washington | 12 – Washington | 5 – Bartley | Blackham Coliseum (1,242) Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Minnesota | L 74–86 | 0–1 | 21 – Miller | 10 – Washington | 3 – Bartley | Williams Arena (8,453) Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 11/14/2016* 8:00 pm | | at Montana State | L 83–84 | 0–2 | 29 – Bartley | 8 – Washington | 4 – Wright | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,395) Bozeman, Montana |
| 11/17/2016* 7:00 pm | | Panhandle State | W 117–47 | 1–2 | 20 – Washington | 13 – Washington | 5 – Evans | Blackham Coliseum (1,067) Lafayette, Louisiana |
| 11/21/2016* 7:00 pm | | Delaware State | W 83–82 | 2–2 | 25 – Bartley | 14 – Washington | 5 – Bartley | Blackham Coliseum (1,822) Lafayette, Louisiana |
| 11/23/2016* 3:00 pm | | at James Madison | W 82–70 | 3–2 | 28 – Bartley | 12 – Washington | 6 – Wright | JMU Convocation Center (2,200) Harrisonburg, Virginia |
| 11/27/2016* 4:00 pm | | Texas Southern | W 84–73 | 4–2 | 22 – Washington | 14 – Miller | 4 – Wright | Blackham Coliseum (3,027) Lafayette, Louisiana |
| 12/01/2016* 7:10 pm | | Nicholls State | W 101–69 | 5–2 | 19 – Bartley | 10 – Washington | 5 – Wright | Cajundome (4,982) Lafayette, Louisiana |
| 12/03/2016* 1:00 pm | | at McNeese State | W 92–72 | 6–2 | 28 – Wright | 15 – Washington | 5 – Wright | Burton Coliseum (1,500) Lake Charles, Louisiana |
| 12/07/2016* 7:00 pm | | Loyola | W 94–60 | 7–2 | 19 – Bartley | 10 – Washington | 5 – Wright | Cajundome (3,544) Lafayette, Louisiana |
| 12/10/2016* 7:15 pm | | Louisiana Tech | W 91–83 | 8–2 | 19 – Washington | 10 – Washington | 5 – Wright | Cajundome (4,491) Lafayette, Louisiana |
| 12/14/2016* 5:00 pm, SECN | | at Georgia | L 60–73 | 8–3 | 17 – Miller | 18 – Washington | 4 – Wright | Stegeman Coliseum (5,125) Athens, Georgia |
| 12/17/2016* 6:00 pm | | at New Orleans | W 76–71 | 9–3 | 27 – Wright | 14 – Washington | 4 – Wright | Lakefront Arena (1,411) New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 12/20/2016* 7:00 pm | | Pepperdine | W 90–64 | 10–3 | 19 – Washington | 10 – Washington | 4 – Stove | Cajundome (3,582) Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Sun Belt regular season |||||||||
| 12/31/2016 7:00 pm | | at Arkansas State | L 71–74 | 10–4 (0–1) | 16 – Miller | 11 – Washington | 4 – Wright | Convocation Center (2,056) Jonesboro, Arkansas |
| 01/02/2017 6:30 pm | | at Little Rock | W 69–52 | 11–4 (1–1) | 15 – Miller | 11 – Washington | 6 – Wright | Jack Stephens Center (3,739) Little Rock, Arkansas |
| 01/07/2017 7:15 pm | | Louisiana–Monroe | W 69–60 | 12–4 (2–1) | 16 – Wright | 21 – Washington | 4 – Wright | Cajundome (4,714) Lafayette, Louisiana |
| 01/14/2017 7:15 pm | | Georgia Southern | L 76–81 | 12–5 (2–2) | 21 – Wright | 12 – Washington | 3 – Bartley | Cajundome (5,464) Lafayette, Louisiana |
| 01/16/2017 8:00 pm | | Georgia State | L 86–101 | 12–6 (2–3) | 19 – Bartley | 10 – Washington | 2 – Miller | Cajundome (3,497) Lafayette, Louisiana |
| 01/21/2017 4:30 pm | | at Texas State | W 79–73 | 13–6 (3–3) | 23 – Wright | 10 – Washington | 3 – Wright | Strahan Coliseum (2,826) San Marcos, Texas |
| 01/23/2017 8:00 pm, ASN | | at Texas–Arlington | L 71–108 | 13–7 (3–4) | 17 – Washington | 10 – Washington | 4 – Wright | College Park Center (1,933) Arlington, Texas |
| 01/28/2017 7:15 pm | | Little Rock | W 88–82 | 14–7 (4–4) | 20 – Bartley | 9 – Miller | 7 – Miller | Cajundome (3,812) Lafayette, Louisiana |
| 01/30/2017 7:00 pm | | Arkansas State | L 69–88 | 14–8 (4–5) | 18 – Bartley | 9 – Davis | 8 – Bartley | Cajundome (3,230) Lafayette, Louisiana |
| 02/04/2017 1:15 pm, ESPN3 | | at Georgia State | L 82–85 | 14–9 (4–6) | 31 – Bartley | 11 – Washington | 7 – Wright | GSU Sports Arena (1,951) Atlanta, Georgia |
| 02/06/2017 6:00 pm | | at Georgia Southern | L 70–74 | 14–10 (4–7) | 18 – Miller | 15 – Washington | 5 – Stove | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,373) Statesboro, Georgia |
| 02/11/2017 7:15 pm, ESPN3 | | Troy | L 88–100 | 14–11 (4–8) | 26 – Wright | 8 – Washington | 6 – Wright | Cajundome (3,822) Lafayette, Louisiana |
| 02/13/2017 7:00 pm | | South Alabama | W 87–61 | 15–11 (5–8) | 25 – Washington | 13 – Washington | 6 – Wright | Cajundome (3,179) Lafayette, Louisiana |
| 02/18/2017 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Louisiana–Monroe | W 85–84 | 16–11 (6–8) | 28 – Wright | 7 – Miller | 4 – Bartley | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,451) Monroe, Louisiana |
| 02/25/2017 3:30 pm | | at Coastal Carolina | W 79 | 17–11 (7–8) | 19 – Bartley | 11 – Washington | 4 – Washington | HTC Center (1,512) Conway, South Carolina |
| 02/27/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Appalachian State | W 77–62 | 18–11 (8–8) | 21 – Bartley | 12 – Washington | 6 – Wright | Holmes Center (1,140) Boone, North Carolina |
| 03/02/2017 7:15 pm | | Texas State | W 94–84 $^{OT}$ | 19–11 (9–8) | 21 – Wright | 14 – Washington | 4 – Washington | Cajundome (3,427) Lafayette, Louisiana |
| 03/04/2017 7:15 pm, ESPN3 | | Texas–Arlington | W 83–81 | 20–11 (10–8) | 22 – Bartley | 15 – Washington | 5 – Wright | Cajundome (4,272) Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Sun Belt tournament |||||||||
| 03/08/2017 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | (7) | vs. (10) Little Rock First Round | W 78–71 | 21–11 | 24 – Wright | 9 – Washington | 3 – Miller | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 03/10/2017 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | (7) | vs. (2) Georgia State Quarterfinals | L 76–86 | 21–12 | 27 – Wright | 8 – Tied | 3 – Bartley | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||