2024–25 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team

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2024–25 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball

Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	4–11 (2–1 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Bob Marlin (15th season; first 12 games) Derrick Zimmerman (interim, rest of season)
Assistant coaches	Casey Perrin Neil Hardin Phillip Shumpert
Home arena	Cajundome
Seasons← 2023–242025–26 →

2024–25 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
South Alabama	3	–	0	1.000	11	–	4	.733
Troy	3	–	0	1.000	10	–	4	.714
Arkansas State	2	–	1	.667	11	–	4	.733
James Madison	2	–	1	.667	9	–	6	.600
Old Dominion	2	–	1	.667	6	–	9	.400
Louisiana	2	–	1	.667	4	–	11	.267
Coastal Carolina	1	–	2	.333	8	–	7	.533
Georgia Southern	1	–	2	.333	8	–	7	.533
Texas State	1	–	2	.333	8	–	7	.533
Marshall	1	–	2	.333	8	–	8	.500
Appalachian State	1	–	2	.333	7	–	7	.500
Southern Miss	1	–	2	.333	6	–	9	.400
Georgia State	1	–	2	.333	5	–	10	.333
Louisiana–Monroe	0	–	3	.000	4	–	12	.250

† 2025 Sun Belt tournament winner As of January 4, 2025

The 2024–25 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team represents the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ragin' Cajuns, led by 15th-year head coach Bob Marlin, play their home games at the Cajundome as members of the Sun Belt Conference. Marlin was relieved from his coaching duties after the twelfth game of the season. He finished his career at Louisiana with an overall record of 269–198, with two NCAA tournament appearances. Assistant coach Derrick Zimmerman was appointed interim head coach.

Previous season

The Ragin' Cajuns finished the 2023–24 season 18–13, 10–8 in Sun Belt play to finish in fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the Sun Belt tournament, they defeated Coastal Carolina in the second round before losing to Arkansas State in the quarterfinals.

Offseason

Preseason

Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll

The Ragin' Cajuns were picked to finish in fourth place in the conference's preseason poll. Senior forward Hosana Kitenge was named to the conference preseason first team.

Predicted finish	Team (1st place Votes)
Coaches poll
1	Arkansas State - 193 (12)
2	James Madison - 170 (1)
3	Troy - 155 (1)
4	Louisiana - 144
5	Southern Miss - 133
6	App State - 122
7	Texas State – 89
T8	Georgia Southern - 85
T8	Old Dominion - 85
10	Marshall - 79
11	South Alabama - 78
12	Georgia State - 75
13	Coastal Carolina - 34
14	ULM - 28

Roster

2024–25 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Jeremiah Evans	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Southwood HS	Shreveport, LA
G	1	Brandon Hardy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Zachary HS	Zachary, LA
G	2	Kentrell Garnett	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr	Catholic HS	Donaldsonville, LA
G	3	Chancellor White	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS So	Foster HS	Richmond, TX
G/F	4	Kyndall Davis	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Bogan HS Eastern Illinois	Chicago, IL
G	5	London Fields	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Tupelo HS	Tupelo, MS
G	7	Christian Landry	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS So	St. Thomas More HS	Lafayette, LA
G	8	Mostapha El Moutaouakkil	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Eaglecrest HS Indian River State	Rabat, Morocco
G	9	Isaiah Crawford	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS So	Archbishop Shaw HS	New Orleans, LA
F	10	Zeke Cook	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Starkville HS Jackson State	Pheba, MS
G	11	Koron Davis	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Bowman Academy Louisville	Gary, IN
G	12	Michael Mouton	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	St. Thomas More HS	Lafayette, LA
G	13	Christian Wright	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	The Skill Factory Oregon State	Alpharetta, GA
F	23	Kyran Ratliff	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS So	Booker T. Washington HS Shaun Dumas Academy	New Orleans, LA
F	34	Hosana Kitenge	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	Sr	Charnwood College Three Rivers CC	Crawley, England
G	52	Michael Thomas	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Sr	Hamilton Christian	Lake Charles, LA

Head coach

Derrick Zimmerman (Mississippi State)

Assistant coach(es)

Casey Perrin (Campbell)
Neil Hardin (West Florida)
Phillip Shumpert (US Sports Academy)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 19, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2024* 7:30 p.m.	Louisiana Christian	W 91–67		17 – Tied	11 – Evans	2 – Tied	Cajundome (1,392) Lafayette, LA
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Kent State MAC–SBC Challenge	L 66–70	0–1	14 – Garnett	8 – Cook	6 – Thomas	Cajundome (1,412) Lafayette, LA
November 7, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	UT Dallas	W 82–65	1–1	24 – Ko. Davis	9 – Cook	4 – Ky. Davis	Cajundome (1,233) Lafayette, LA
November 13, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at No. 8 Houston	L 45–91	1–2	8 – Wright	4 – Tied	3 – Wright	Fertitta Center (7,035) Houston, TX
November 19, 2024* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	Rice	L 61–83	1–3	17 – Thomas	5 – Tied	6 – Garnett	Cajundome (1,328) Lafayette, LA
November 22, 2024* 4:30 p.m., ESPN+	vs. Liberty Paradise Jam Quarterfinals	L 69–89	1–4	21 – Wright	4 – Ratliff	4 – Ky. Davis	Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI
November 23, 2024* 4:30 p.m., ESPN+	vs. George Washington Paradise Jam Consolation Semifinal	L 74–83	1–5	19 – El Moutaouakkil	7 – El Moutaouakkil	3 – Tied	Sports and Fitness Center (1,886) Saint Thomas, USVI
November 25, 2024* 11:30 a.m., ESPN+	vs. UAB Paradise Jam 7th place game	L 86–98	1–6	19 – El Moutaouakkil	7 – Ky. Davis	6 – Wright	Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI
November 30, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Nicholls	L 75–76	1–7	25 – Ratliff	13 – Ratliff	3 – El Moutaouakkil	Cajundome (1,296) Lafayette, LA
December 8, 2024* 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	Louisiana Tech	L 58–69	1–8	23 – Garnett	7 – Ky. Davis	3 – Wright	Cajundome (1,187) Lafayette, LA
December 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Southeastern Louisiana	W 68–61	2–8	15 – Ky. Davis	5 – Tied	5 – Thomas	Cajundome (1,165) Lafayette, LA
December 14, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	Lamar	L 45–74	2–9	11 – Ky. Davis	5 – Evans	3 – Thomas	Cajundome (1,113) Lafayette, LA
December 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Appalachian State	W 68–62	3–9 (1–0)	15 – El Moutaouakkil	10 – Ratliff	3 – Tied	Cajundome (1,391) Lafayette, LA
December 22, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	McNeese	L 56–64	3–10	14 – El Moutaouakkil	8 – El Moutaouakkil	3 – Thomas	Cajundome (2,407) Lafayette, LA
January 2, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Coastal Carolina	W 71–68	4–10 (2–0)	21 – El Moutaouakkil	7 – El Moutaouakkil	4 – Thomas	HTC Center (1,402) Conway, SC
January 4, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Georgia State	L 70–94	4–11 (2–1)	17 – El Moutaouakkil	9 – El Moutaouakkil	3 – Tied	GSU Convocation Center (1,508) Atlanta, GA
January 9, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Old Dominion						Cajundome Lafayette, LA
January 11, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Louisiana–Monroe						Cajundome Lafayette, LA
January 16, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Arkansas State						First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR
January 18, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Louisiana–Monroe						Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA
January 22, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Texas State						Cajundome Lafayette, LA
January 25, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Southen Miss						Cajundome Lafayette, LA
January 30, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Texas State						Strahan Arena San Marcos, TX
February 1, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	South Alabama						Cajundome Lafayette, LA
February 5, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Georgia Southern						Hill Convocation Center Statesboro, GA
February 8, 2025* TBA, ESPN+	TBA MAC–SBC Challenge
February 12, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	Troy						Cajundome Lafayette, LA
February 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Marshall						Cajundome Lafayette, LA
February 20, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Troy						Trojan Arena Troy, AL
February 22, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Southern Miss						Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
February 26, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	Arkansas State						Cajundome Lafayette, LA
February 28, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at South Alabama						Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
Sun Belt tournament
March 4–9, 2025 TBA, ESPN+	vs. TBA						Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Central Time.

Source

References

"Louisiana Announces Leadership Change In Men's Basketball Program".
"Louisiana Rolls Past Coastal Carolina, 80-66". University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics.
"Ragin' Cajuns Fall to Arkansas State at SBC Tournament". University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics.
^ "Arkansas State Tops 2024-25 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". sunbeltsports.org. October 14, 2024. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
"2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Ragin' Cajuns Athletics. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
"2024-25 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Men 's Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 4, 2024.

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