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The Lady Cajuns have struggled since J. Kelley Hall left for the head job at Cincinnati after winning a single-season team record 25 games in 2006-07 and leading the program to its first NCAA Tournament berth. UL is 11-49 in two years under Rogers, who previously spent four years as an assistant at Mississippi State. The .183 winning percentage is the lowest in the Sun Belt in the past two years.
This season, UL went 3-27 with one of the nation's youngest rosters. That included the team's first 0-18 record in Sun Belt play.
After guards Whitney Dunlap and Bronson Rodgers quit at midseason, UL finished the year with only three players who had previously earned a varsity letter with the team. At the end of the year, the Cajuns had only two upperclassmen - no seniors and two juniors - in addition to five sophomores and seven freshmen.
"I've said all year long that we're not going to make excuses," Rogers said in an interview with the Advertiser. "But sometimes it's going to take some time.
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jparrott@theadvertiser.com • March 21, 2009
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"We want it to happen now, but sometimes you've got to wait for it to cook, kind of like boiling crawfish."
Rogers has two years left on his current contract. His total compensation is $98,800 per year.
"When coach Rogers accepted the position two years ago, he understood that he would be required to build a program that would continue our earlier success," Walker said. "When hired, coach Rogers was given a four-year contract to bring the program back to a competitive level, and it would be unfair to expect these results after only two years.
"However, he fully understands that while we know the process will take time, we will require significant improvements next season."
Savoie agrees.
"The university will fully support our athletic programs," he said. "But with that support comes expectations for success."
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