| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2022–23 |
| Team: | Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns |
| Conference: | Sun Belt Conference |
| Short Conf: | Sun Belt |
| Record: | 26–8 |
| Conf Record: | 13–5 |
| Head Coach: | Bob Marlin |
| Hc Year: | 13th |
| Asst Coach1: | Derrick Zimmerman |
| Asst Coach2: | Donovan Kates |
| Asst Coach3: | Casey Perrin |
| Stadium: | Cajundome |
| Champion: | Sun Belt tournament champions Asheville Championship champions |
| Bowl: | NCAA tournament |
| Bowl Result: | First Round |
The 2022–23 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ragin' Cajuns, led by 13th-year head coach Bob Marlin, played their home games at the Cajundome as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 26–8, 13–5 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for second place. As the No. 2 seed in the Sun Belt tournament, they defeated Georgia Southern, Texas State, and South Alabama to win the tournament championship.[1] As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 13 seed in the East region.[2] Then they lost to Tennessee in the first round.[3]
The Ragin' Cajuns finished the 2021–22 season 16–15, 8–9 in Sun Belt play to finish in eighth place. They defeated UT Arlington, Texas State, and Troy to advance to the Sun Belt tournament championship where they lost to Georgia State.[4]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trajan Wesley | 3 | G | 5'9" | 165 | Junior | Transferred to Prairie View A&M | ||
| Theo Akwuba | 10 | F | 6'11" | 225 | Junior | Transferred to Ole Miss | ||
| Durey Cadwell | 11 | G | 6'5" | 185 | Sophomore | Left the team for personal reasons | ||
| Dou Gueye | 23 | F | 6'9" | 220 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Antwann Jones | 25 | G | 6'6" | 220 | RS Sophomore | Left the team for personal reasons | ||
| Carter Domingue | 40 | G | 6'2" | 205 | Freshman | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons | ||
| Brayan Au | 41 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Junior | Left the team for personal reasons | ||
| Ty Harper | 55 | G | 6'3" | 175 | Freshman | Transferred to Eastern Washington |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Themus Fulks | 0 | G | 6'1" | 175 | RS Sophomore | Dodge City CC | ||
| Terence Lewis II | 34 | G | 6'6" | 205 | Senior | Jackson State |
The Ragin' Cajuns were picked to win the conference in the conference's preseason poll; they received 10 of 14 first-place votes.[5] [6] Junior forward Jordan Brown was named the preseason player of the year. Sophomore forward Kobe Julien was named to the preseason All-SBC Second Team.
| Coaches poll | ||
| 1 | Louisiana - 190 (10) | |
| 2 | Texas State - 162 (1) | |
| 3 | South Alabama - 150 (1) | |
| 4 | James Madison - 149 (1) | |
| 5 | Georgia State - 127 (1) | |
| 6 | Marshall - 122 | |
| 7 | App State - 120 | |
| 8 | Coastal Carolina - 100 | |
| 9 | Old Dominion - 93 | |
| 10 | Troy - 76 | |
| 11 | Georgia Southern - 69 | |
| 12 | Arkansas State - 48 | |
| 13 | Southern Miss - 34 | |
| 14 | ULM - 30 | |
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