2008–09 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team

The 2008–09 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ragin' Cajuns, led by fifth-year head coach Robert Lee, played their home games at the Cajundome and were members of the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 10–20, 7–11 in Sun Belt play to finish in fourth place in the Western Divisional standings. They competed in the 2009 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament where they lost in the Quarterfinals to FIU. They were not invited to any other post-season tournament.

2008–09 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionWest Division
2008–09 record13–17 (10–8 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Byron Starks Jr.
  • Jai Steadman
  • Rick LeBato
Home arenaCajundome
2008–09 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Western Kentucky153 .833  259  .735
Troy144 .778  1913  .594
Middle Tennessee108 .556  1814  .563
South Alabama108 .556  2013  .606
Florida International711 .389  1320  .394
Florida Atlantic216 .111  626  .188
West
Arkansas-Little Rock153 .833  238  .742
North Texas117 .611  2012  .625
Denver99 .500  1516  .484
Louisiana–Lafayette711 .389  1020  .333
Louisiana–Monroe612 .333  1020  .333
New Orleans612 .333  1119  .367
Arkansas State513 .278  1317  .433
2009 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2008–09 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Men's Basketball Roster
Number Name Position Height Year Hometown Previous School
0 Colby Baptiste Forward 6–9 Sophomore Lafayette, Louisiana Teurlings Catholic HS
1 Tyren Johnson Forward 6–8 Junior Edgard, Louisiana West St. John HS
2 Randell Daigle Guard 5–10 Junior Lafayette, Louisiana Northside HS
3 Lamar Roberson Forward 6–8 Junior Baton Rouge, Louisiana Southern Lab
4 Phillip Jones Guard 6–0 Redshirt Freshman Maurice, Louisiana North Vermilion HS
5 Brandon Dison Guard 6–6 Junior Westfield, Texas Westfield HS
11 Corey Bloom Guard 6–6 Junior New Orleans, Louisiana Brother Martin HS
12 Willie Lago Guard 6–1 Junior Reserve, Louisiana East St. John HS
13 Sutton Yanosky Guard 6–0 Redshirt Freshman Mandeville, Louisiana Fontainebleau HS
15 David Tanner Forward 6–5 Sophomore Athens, Georgia Westminster Christian
20 Damon Forest Guard 6–3 Junior Central, Louisiana Central HS
21 Emmanuel Adeife Forward 6–10 Senior Miami, Florida Dillard
22 Travis Bureau Guard 6–7 Sophomore St. Amant, Louisiana St. Amant HS
23 La'Ryan Gary Guard/Forward 6–7 Junior Carencro, Louisiana Carencro HS
25 Stephen Dees Guard 6–1 Junior Dayton, Ohio Chaminade Julienne HS
33 Chris Gradnigo Guard 6–7 Sophomore Lake Charles, Louisiana LaGrange HS
41 Jeremy Barr Forward 6–9 Junior Andros, Bahamas Westbury Christian
42 Courtney Wallace Forward/Center 6–8 Junior Baton Rouge, Louisiana Woodlawn HS
55 Ryan McCoy Guard 6–0 Junior Houston, Texas Madison HS

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References

  1. "2008-09 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  2. "2008 Men's Basketball Roster". Louisiana Athletics. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
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