2012–13 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ragin' Cajuns, led by third year head coach Bob Marlin, played their home games at the Cajundome and were members of the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 13–20, 8–12 in Sun Belt play to finish in third place in the West Division. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt tournament to Middle Tennessee.[1]

2012–13 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record13–20 (8–12 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Neil Hardin
  • Kevin Johnson
  • Shawn Forrest
Home arenaCajundome
Seasons
2012–13 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Middle Tennessee 19 1   .950 28 6   .824
South Alabama 14 6   .700 17 13   .567
FIU 11 9   .550 18 14   .563
WKU 10 10   .500 20 16   .556
Florida Atlantic 9 11   .450 14 18   .438
Troy 6 14   .300 12 21   .364
West
Arkansas State 12 8   .600 19 12   .613
Arkansas–Little Rock 11 9   .550 17 15   .531
Louisiana–Lafayette 8 12   .400 13 20   .394
North Texas 7 13   .350 12 20   .375
Louisiana–Monroe 3 17   .150 4 23   .148
2013 Sun Belt Tournament winner
As of March 22, 2013
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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2012–13 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Men's Basketball Roster
Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Bryant Mbamulu Guard 6–2 185 Junior Houston, Texas
1 Cornell Barnett Forward 6–7 220 Freshman New Orleans, Louisiana
2 Elfrid Payton Guard 6–3 165 Sophomore Gretna, Louisiana
3 Josh Soto Guard 6–4 210 Freshman Gretna, Louisiana
4 Steven Wronkoski Guard 6–5 185 Freshman Hammond, Louisiana
5 Kasey Shepherd Guard 6–3 165 Freshman Houston, Texas
11 Donovan Williams Guard 6–0 180 Sophomore Cecilia, Louisiana
13 Alan-Michael Thompson Guard 6–1 170 Senior Florence, South Carolina
21 Shawn Long Forward 6–9 250 Freshman Morgan City, Louisiana
22 Elridge Moore Forward 6–5 195 Junior New Orleans, Louisiana
31 Kevin Brown Guard 6–0 200 Sophomore Houston, Texas
32 Aaron Leblanc Forward 6–5 185 Junior Baldwin, Louisiana
35 Braylon Lazare Forward 6–5 210 Junior Baton Rouge, Louisiana
44 Matthew Moss Forward 6–9 240 Freshman Anacoco, Louisiana

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2012*
7:00 pm
Loyola–New Orleans W 92–72 
 ---  ---   ---  ---   ---  ---  Cajundome (1,459)
Lafayette, LA
Regular season
11/11/2012*
4:00 pm
Oakland W 90–79  1–0
 15  Moore   6  Long   8  Payton  Cajundome (2,025)
Lafayette, LA
11/16/2012*
7:00 pm
at Texas Southern L 71–74 OT 1–1
 20  Long   13  Long   4  Payton  H&PE Arena (1,204)
Houston, TX
11/18/2012*
2:00 pm
at Boise State L 57–63  1–2
 12  Payton   6  Payton   5  Payton  Taco Bell Arena (2,882)
Boise, ID
11/21/2012*
7:00 pm
Southern–New Orleans W 76–66  2–2
 22  Long   12  Long   7  Payton  Cajundome (1,995)
Lafayette, LA
11/23/2012*
8:30 pm
at New Mexico State L 57–79  2–3
 16  Wronkoski   7  Mbamalu   5  Shephard  Pan American Center (5,291)
Las Cruces, NM
11/25/2012*
11:00 am, ESPN3
at No. 15 Michigan State L 60–63  2–4
 20  Payton   8  Long   2  Mbamalu  Breslin Student Events Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
11/29/2012
7:00 pm
Middle Tennessee L 58–72  2–5 (0–1)
 17  Long   13  Long   6  Payton  Cajundome (1,881)
Lafayette, LA
12/01/2012
7:00 pm
at North Texas W 80–76  3–5 (1–1)
 27  Long   11  Tied   9  Payton  The Super Pit (3,631)
Denton, TX
12/08/2012*
7:00 pm
at McNeese State L 72–77  3–6
 17  Payton   17  Long   7  Payton  Burton Coliseum (1,165)
Lake Charles, LA
12/11/2012*
7:00 pm
Lamar W 77–60  4–6
 18  Thompson   11  Long   3  Payton  Cajundome (2,059)
Lafayette, LA
12/15/2012*
7:00 pm
at Houston L 63–85  4–7
 20  Long   6  Payton   5  Mbamalu  Hofheinz Pavilion (3,268)
Houston, TX
12/18/2012*
7:00 pm
Robert Morris L 61–66  4–8
 21  Mbamalu   13  Long   3  Payton  Cajundome (1,856)
Lafayette, LA
12/22/2012*
7:00 pm
Duquesne W 91–79  5–8
 23  Long   14  Long   4  Payton  Cajundome (1,464)
Lafayette, LA
12/27/2012
7:05 pm
at Arkansas State L 70–87  5–9 (1–2)
 20  Payton   8  Long   5  Payton  Convocation Center (2,734)
Jonesboro, AR
12/29/2013
7:45 pm
Arkansas–Little Rock W 79–70  6–9 (2–2)
 26  Mbamalu   13  Long   6  Payton  Cajundome (2,436)
Lafayette, LA
01/03/2013
6:00 pm
at Florida Atlantic L 70–75  6–10 (2–3)
 23  Payton   9  Long   3  Payton  FAU Arena (1,063)
Boca Raton, FL
01/05/2013
6:30 pm
at FIU L 70–75  6–11 (2–4)
 23  Mbamalu   9  Payton   10  Payton  U.S. Century Bank Arena (855)
Miami, FL
01/10/2013
7:00 pm
South Alabama L 89–91 2OT 6–12 (2–5)
 26  Payton   14  Long   7  Payton  Cajundome (2,037)
Lafayette, LA
01/12/2013
7:15 pm
Arkansas State W 61–56  7–12 (3–5)
 17  Long   16  Long   4  Payton  Cajundome (3,040)
Lafayette, LA
01/17/2013
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Western Kentucky L 49–72  7–13 (3–6)
 14  Payton   14  Long   3  Payton  E. A. Diddle Arena (4,914)
Bowling Green, KY
01/19/2013
5:30 pm
at Middle Tennessee L 60–82  7–14 (3–7)
 21  Long   13  Long   3  Payton  Murphy Center (5,220)
Murfreesboro, TN
01/24/2013
7:00 pm
FIU L 75–80  7–15 (3–8)
 22  Payton   14  Long   7  Payton  Cajundome (2,173)
Lafayette, LA
01/31/2013
7:00 pm
North Texas W 105–74  8–15 (4–8)
 24  Payton   13  Long   9  Payton  Cajundome (2,294)
Lafayette, LA
02/02/2013
7:30 pm
at Troy L 52–71  8–16 (4–9)
 16  Mbamalu   11  Long   4  Payton  Trojan Arena (2,753)
Troy, AL
02/10/2013
7:45 pm
Louisiana–Monroe W 90–66  9–16 (5–9)
 24  Mbamalu   11  Long   7  Payton  Cajundome (2,131)
Lafayette, LA
02/14/2013
7:05 pm
at South Alabama L 64–88  9–17 (5–10)
 17  Payton   8  Long   7  Payton  Mitchell Center (1,726)
Mobile, AL
02/16/2013
7:15 pm
Florida Atlantic W 58–57  10–17 (6–10)
 16  Long   8  Payton   5  Payton  Cajundome (2,370)
Lafayette, LA
02/21/2013
7:00 pm
Troy W 76–66  11–17 (7–10)
 23  Payton   9  Long   5  Payton  Cajundome (1,919)
Lafayette, LA
02/23/2013
7:30 pm, ESPN3
Western Kentucky L 77–88  11–18 (7–11)
 31  Payton   13  Long   3  Payton  Cajundome (2,947)
Lafayette, LA
02/28/2013
7:30 pm
at Arkansas–Little Rock L 68–77  11–19 (7–12)
 19  Long   8  Long   8  Payton  Jack Stephens Center (3,577)
Little Rock, AR
03/02/2013
4:20 pm
at Louisiana–Monroe W 71–63  12–19 (8–12)
 17  Long   10  Long   8  Payton  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,281)
Monroe, LA
2013 Sun Belt tournament
03/08/2013
6:30 pm
vs. North Texas
First Round
W 74–55  13–19
 20  Payton   11  Long   7  Payton  Convention Center Court (N/A)
Hot Springs, AR
03/09/2013
6:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Middle Tennessee
Quarterfinals
L 66–81  13–20
 17  Thompson   7  Long   6  Payton  Summit Arena (N/A)
Hot Springs, AR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Middle Tennessee 81, Louisiana-Lafayette 66". ESPN. March 9, 2013. Archived from the original on February 20, 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2024.