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.

2012–13 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionWest Division
2012–13 record13–20 (8–12 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Neil Hardin
  • Kevin Johnson
  • Shawn Forrest
Home arenaCajundome
2012–13 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Middle Tennessee191 .950  286  .824
South Alabama146 .700  1713  .567
FIU119 .550  1814  .563
WKU1010 .500  2016  .556
Florida Atlantic911 .450  1418  .438
Troy614 .300  1221  .364
West
Arkansas State128 .600  1912  .613
Arkansas–Little Rock119 .550  1715  .531
Louisiana–Lafayette812 .400  1320  .394
North Texas713 .350  1220  .375
Louisiana–Monroe317 .150  423  .148
2013 Sun Belt Tournament winner
As of March 22, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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

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.

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