Louisiana Men's Basketball 2023 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 

Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns

Sun Belt (26-7, 13-5)

 
 
Big Wins: 1/5 Southern Miss (75-61), 1/14 at South Alabama (79-76)
Bad Losses: 12/29 at Coastal Carolina (76-77), 2/18 at James Madison (68-74)
Coach: Bob Marlin
 
Probable Starters:
Terence Lewis II, Senior, Forward, 11.0 ppg, 7.5 rpg
Jordan Brown, Junior, Forward, 19.4 ppg, 8.7 rpg, 1.2 bpg
Themus Fulks, Sophomore, Guard, 9.4 ppg, 5.9 apg
Kentrell Garnett, Sophomore, Guard, 6.7 ppg
Greg Williams Jr., Senior, Guard, 13.1 ppg, 1.3 apg
 
Key Role Players:
Joe Charles, Sophomore, Forward, 5.5ppg, 4.2 rpg
Jalen Dalcourt, Senior, Guard, 5.8 ppg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 78.2 (39th in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 69.9 (171, 12)
Field-Goal Percentage: 48.4 (18, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 44.0 (200, 13)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.0 (218, 8)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 37.5 (28, 1)
Free-Throw Percentage: 68.2 (290, 11)
Rebound Margin: 6.5 (15, 1)
Assists Per Game: 14.6 (74, 3)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.2 (164, 10)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2018NITFirst Round loss to LSU
2016CITFirst Round win over Texas A&M
2016CITSecond Round win over Furman
2016CITQuarterfinal loss to UC Irvine
2016CITFirst Round loss to Furman
2015CITFirst Round win over Incarnate Word
2015CITSecond Round win over Sam Houston State
2015CITQuarterfinal loss to Evansville
2014NCAARound of 64 loss to Creighton
2012CITFirst Round loss to Rice
 
*all team stats through 3/5