The Book: 2006-2007 Ragin' Cajuns Basketball

[CajunAmos]

I understood from Robert Lee's interview recently on Jays show was he was expecting Cooke to be the best player in the Sun Belt not to play in a league game yet.

Jay, help?

[BirdofParadise]

That certainly wasn't from a recent interview.

Cooke was not asked to come back.

[JamesTheJeweler]

what happened with cooke? do we know why he won't be back? man, i know we've never seen him suit up for the cajuns, but from everything we've heard its kinda disheartening to know he won't be back.

[RaginEsquire06]

That certainly wasn't from a recent interview.

Cooke was not asked to come back.

Could you please tell us more on this situation? What the heck is going on with some of the kid's with so much talent...mental illness?

[BirdofParadise]

Could you please tell us more on this situation? What the heck is going on with some of the kid's with so much talent...mental illness?

What's to tell?

The coaching staff made several decisions on players. They decided to not invite Cooke to return.

Coach's decision.

[studentfan]

The reason everyone is asking is that there was so much hype about this kid and now your saying he's not even going to step foot on the basketball court. Everyone is wondering why he's not coming back when he was talked about so much.

[paulpaul2]

marquis cooke was not asked back because of academic reasons, he had an altercation with a music teacher last semester that is very good friends with robert lee, he also left campus before finals and did not take any of them so he wouldnt be eligible to play anyways. thats the story

[RonMexico]

marquis cooke was not asked back because of academic reasons, he had an altercation with a music teacher last semester that is very good friends with robert lee, he also left campus before finals and did not take any of them so he wouldnt be eligible to play anyways. thats the story

Another classic case of having more talent than the law allows, but not being intelligent enough to keep your effing head screwed on straight.

unbelievable.

[DaddyCajun]

marquis cooke was not asked back because of academic reasons, he had an altercation with a music teacher last semester that is very good friends with robert lee, he also left campus before finals and did not take any of them so he wouldnt be eligible to play anyways. thats the story

Thanks for the info. It is another sad case of a kid not being a well rounded round baller. Life is much more than sports and some of these kids don't have this instilled in their upbringing.

DaddyCajun

[Jeaux]

Ron Briscoe just reported on the Delphi board that the Cajuns Signed Bradon Dison. Here's my list so far. Anyone with more info please help...



2006-07 Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns
Men's Basketball Roster

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp. Hometown (Previous School)

1 Ed Turner G/F 6-7 180 Sr.-JC Buffalo, N.Y. (Central Florida CC)
4 Maurice Barksdale G 5-11 176 Sr.-JC Baltimore, Md. (Blinn College)

22 Ross Mouton G/F 6-2 197 Sr.-2L Lafayette, La. (St. Thomas More HS)


34 Adam James F/C 6-9 255 Sr?.-1L Lafayette, La. (St. Thomas More HS)

45 Valentino Hart F 6-8 216 Sr.-JC Freeport, The Bahamas (Cowley County CC)

31 Rhett Hebert G 6-1 181 Jr.-RS Erath, La. (Erath HS)

Most of these return from last year. But that status of some are still uncertain. Add to these

David Dees G 6-5 ? Jr. trans. Dayton, Oh (Liberty)

Abray Milson F/C 6-9 235 Jr Lafayette, la (Southern Id.)


5 Damon Forest PG 6’3 Central HS Baton Rouge, LA

6 LaRyan Gary GF 6’6 Carencro HS,

13 Courtney Wallace PF 6’8 Woodlawn HS Baton Rouge, LA

15 Randall Daigle PG 6’0 Northside HS Lafayette, LA

18 Willie Lago 2G 6’3 West St. Johns HS LaPlace, LA

19 Tyren Johnson GF 6’6 West St. Johns HS LaPlace, LA

With Dison that gives us 15 for next year, correct?

[Clutch0364]

Ron Briscoe just reported on the Delphi board that the Cajuns Signed Bradon Dison. Here's my list so far. Anyone with more info please help...



2006-07 Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns
Men's Basketball Roster

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp. Hometown (Previous School)

1 Ed Turner G/F 6-7 180 Sr.-JC Buffalo, N.Y. (Central Florida CC)
4 Maurice Barksdale G 5-11 176 Sr.-JC Baltimore, Md. (Blinn College)

22 Ross Mouton G/F 6-2 197 Sr.-2L Lafayette, La. (St. Thomas More HS)


34 Adam James F/C 6-9 255 Sr?.-1L Lafayette, La. (St. Thomas More HS)

45 Valentino Hart F 6-8 216 Sr.-JC Freeport, The Bahamas (Cowley County CC)

31 Rhett Hebert G 6-1 181 Jr.-RS Erath, La. (Erath HS)

Most of these return from last year. But that status of some are still uncertain. Add to these

David Dees G 6-5 ? Jr. trans. Dayton, Oh (Liberty)

Abray Milson F/C 6-9 235 Jr Lafayette, la (Southern Id.)


5 Damon Forest PG 6’3 Central HS Baton Rouge, LA

6 LaRyan Gary GF 6’6 Carencro HS,

13 Courtney Wallace PF 6’8 Woodlawn HS Baton Rouge, LA

15 Randall Daigle PG 6’0 Northside HS Lafayette, LA

18 Willie Lago 2G 6’3 West St. Johns HS LaPlace, LA

19 Tyren Johnson GF 6’6 West St. Johns HS LaPlace, LA

With Dison that gives us 15 for next year, correct?

LaRyan Gary will be ineligible

[Cajun Express]

LaRyan Gary will be ineligible

Yep, but he will get better in the future, speaking of this year, UL has just signed a kid named Dison who I think every one will be happy with, note the schools after him, I doubt there will be an academic issue. Our point guard just got a lot better because of he has another weapon to pass to.

From our old friend Ron Brisco:

By Ron Briscoe, Southeast Regional Basketball Report & Scouting Service

Folks it took a while, but Robert Lee's Ragin Cajuns basketball staff led by assistant coach Rennie Bailey got it done... The Cajuns basketball team signed one of the best shooters from Louisiana and Texas in 6'5 guard-forward Brandon Dison.

Dison, a Louisiana native was forced to play his senior year of high school basketball in Texas, after hurricane Katrina ruin his family home outside of New Orleans.

Brandon was rated by Southeast Regional Basketball Report & Scouiting Service as the 30th best player from the Southern Region, and the 20th best player from the of state Texas. Brandon, was also rated the 15th best player in the Houston merto area, by SERRB.

Brandon played ball for three years at Archbishop Hannan HS in Meraux, LA, before moving to Spring, TX to play his senior year at Westfield HS, under one of the best high school basketball coaches in the state and nation, in Larry Brown.

Coach Brown, told me last December, that Brandon was the missing link in his basketball team. He, said "Brandon is the best player on our basketball team". "One reasons we had an outstanding season at Westfield HS, this season was because we added him to our basketball program".

Westfiled was rated last season as one of the nations top 25 high school basketball teams by USA-Today. Westfiled won its first 36 games before losing in Class 5A regional finals to Kingwood HS, which end their season with a 36-1 record.

Brandon had it down to Tulane, Texas A&M, and Baylor, before signing with the Cajuns.

Brandon was a silver lining for Westfield HS, and lets hope he will be a silver lining for the ragin cajuns basketball program.