Basketball Reunion

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This reunion was organized through the hard work of the captains of the men's basketball network. The Athletic Network will assist any sports group or support group who is interested in planning events. Any individual part of the network is only as strong as its leadership. On the graduation of players- students academic records are private, and we do not have that information. The majority of our information comes from media guides, yearbooks, and game programs. The registrar's office could probably help you out more on that. Thanks for your interest in the Athletic Network.

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LAFAYETTE - Louisiana will hold a men's basketball reunion for former Ragin' Cajun players, coaches, managers, and athletic trainers on Saturday, Jan. 18, at the Cajundome, prior to the Cajuns' Sun Belt Conference contest against Florida International.

The group will hold a reception prior to the game, one expected to be attended by the current Cajun squad and coaching staff, and will also be recognized during halftime activities. A picture and autograph session will be held immediately after halftime in the front of the Cajundome.

The honorees include Sidney Naquin, a member of the 1931-32 teams who is believed to be the oldest surviving player in the program's history.

More details are available from Athletic Network coordinator Dr. Ed Dugas by e-mail at athleticnetwork@louisiana.edu or by phone at (337) 482-0999.

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LAFAYETTE - Any resemblance between the basketball that Sid Naquin played and the game that Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns played Saturday was merely coincidence.

"If we scored 20 or 25 points, we thought we were doing pretty good,' Naquin said. "Nobody remembers that very much.'

Saturday's reunion of former UL Lafayette men's basketball players, coaches and staff members was in great part designed to fix that oversight, and to remember past teams and past players who represented the university.

Nearly 50 ex-Bulldogs and Cajuns took part in a social prior to the Cajuns' game against Florida International, and the group was also introduced and honored at halftime.

Naquin, who played from 1930-32 and is the oldest-known surviving former player, was the most well-received of the group at both events.

"This is a wonderful thing,' he said. "I didn't know many of the guys, but I knew of them and I'm glad I got a chance to meet a lot of them.'

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