The Book: 2007-08 Ragin' Cajuns Basketball

[J-Town Cajun]

_ Who do the Cajuns play on Wednesday night? _

Troy

[bradyson]

So... If I heard Jay correctly:

WED, 05 Mar 2008
Baseball - SLU @ 5:30
Basketball - Troy @ 8:00

[Big Buds]

Lets hope Troy doesn't get hot from 3pont land. If the Cajuns can bring that lock down defense it will be great. We beat them pretty good up in Troy this year question is can we do it at home. If the Cajun fans can repeat tonights vibe we should be in good hands.

[bradyson]

_ Lets hope Troy doesn't get hot from 3pont land. If the Cajuns can bring that lock down defense it will be great. We beat them pretty good up in Troy this year question is can we do it at home. If the Cajun fans can repeat tonights vibe we should be in good hands. _

Yes the 3 has definitely kept them in (and out) of games this year. Its always a concern playing Troy that they will hit 3's, eat into a big lead and come back on you. Troy lost to WKU 94-90 and 92-57; I did not look up stats, but I have a feeling that 3's had something to do with it.

Cajun fans need to bring the 6th man again.

[RaginCajun2010]

the 6th man will be there. Il be sure to make sure the first 2 rows of the student section will be there. Most of us are baseball fans so we will also be at the tigue before. and if i read correctly, the games at 5:30? I know it used to be 6:30, but it will be good to be able to see the end of the baseball game if that holds true. Nothing like a day at the tigue followed by a night at a rockin cajundome.

[Big Buds]

My 6th man T fits great! perfect around the neck and will be throne in my rotation. Should make those hot summer days a little "cooler".

[jllanclos]

Yes, the baseball is at 5:30. Robe agreed to move it up 1 hour because of the basketball home game. Anyone know if the Sun Belt tourney games (in Mobile) are going to be part of the video package we pay for on ragincajuns.com? Or do we also have to pay for the Sun Belt tourney package on the SBC website?

[NewsCopy]

UL – With the Sun Belt Conference West Division championship on the line, Louisiana avenged one of its worst losses last month with a 58-51 victory over the Denver Pioneers Saturday night in front of 5,174 raucous fans at the CAJUNDOME. Louisiana’s (15-14, 11-7 Sun Belt West) victory guarantees the Cajuns a share of the Sun Belt West Division crown. With UALR’s 59-54 win at ULM, Louisiana is the No. 5 seed and will play the Troy Trojans on Wednesday, March 5 at 8:05 p.m. in the CAJUNDOME. On Senior Night, it was freshman forward Chris Gradnigo (Lake Charles, La.) who stole the show, scoring a game-high 24 points, falling one point shy of his career high. Gradnigo connected on 9-of-13 shots and 4-of-6 from three-point range. Randell Daigle (Lafayette, La.) added 11 points in 26 minutes. Gradnigo and Tyren Johnson (Edgard, La.) each pulled down a team-high six boards. Rob Lewis led the Pioneers with 16 points and nine rebounds, while Joe Jackson added 10 points. Denver (11-18, 7-11 Sun Belt West) shot 51.3 percent as a team. Trailing by one at the start of the second half, Louisiana quickly fell behind by five, 32-27, after successive Lewis jump shots. The Cajuns responded with an 11-2 run to take a 38-32 lead at the 14:41 mark. Denver and Louisiana exchanged baskets for the next nine minutes as Jackson drilled a 15-footer to tie the game for the eighth time. Nate Rohnert’s jumper at the 2:25 mark cut the Cajuns lead to 53-51 and would be the Pioneers’ last basket. The Cajuns iced the game down the stretch. Courtney Wallace (New Orleans, La.) gave Louisiana a 55-51 lead with 1:59 left in the game. Elijah Millsap (Grambling, La.) and La’Ryan Gary (Lafayette, La.) combined for three free throws in the final 24 seconds to seal the seven-point win. Louisiana opened with a 7-0 run in the first half with four of those points coming from Gradnigo. Denver responded with an 11-2 spurt, quieting the CAJUNDOME crowd after taking an 11-9 lead. The Cajuns eventually regained a five-point cushion at the 6:16 mark, 21-16, after a jumper by Abray Milson (Lafayette, La.). However, Denver would conclude the first half on a 12-6 run to take a slim 28-27 lead at the break. As a team, Denver shot an impressive 58.8 percent from the floor on 12-of-21 shooting, while the Cajuns produced at a 47.6 clip (10-of-21). Gradnigo led all scorers with nine points on 3-of-4 shooting in the first half. Millsap added six points and three assists in 10 minutes. Jackson paced the Pioneers with eight points, while Adam Tanned chipped in seven. With the victory, Louisiana will host one of five Sun Belt Conference Championship first round games on Wednesday, March 5. The Cajuns, which enter the tournament as the No. 5 seed, will host No. 12 Troy for an 8:05 p.m. tip at the CAJUNDOME. For fans interested in purchasing tickets for Wednesday’s game, the CAJUNDOME Ticket Office will be open on Sunday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. RaginCajuns.com Chris Yandle

[NewsCopy]

Going into its regular-season finale, UL needed some help to finish as outright Sun Belt Conference West Division champions and earn a first-round bye in the league's postseason tournament. First, the Ragin' Cajuns took care of what they could control with a 58-51 win Saturday night over Denver at the Cajundome. Then came the hard part after the win on Senior Night: Playing the waiting game. The rest of the story Joshua Parrott jparrott@theadvertiser.com

[RaisingCajun08]

_ Yes, the baseball is at 5:30. Robe agreed to move it up 1 hour because of the basketball home game.

I saw that yesterday on the video board at the Tigue. It is going to be a tough one for me. I will be in Houston Saturday night and at the UL vs Houston game. I was hoping to leave my work meeting in Houston early enough to make it back for the baseball game. Now if I can make it, it could be 3 UL games in 2 nights. Let see if I can pull it off. My wife might be the determining factor ...

[CajunCherokee]

_ Yes, the baseball is at 5:30. Robe agreed to move it up 1 hour because of the basketball home game. Anyone know if the Sun Belt tourney games (in Mobile) are going to be part of the video package we pay for on ragincajuns.com? Or do we also have to pay for the Sun Belt tourney package on the SBC website? _

I had that same question too. But if I had to guess, I would say that we have to buy a separate package from sunbeltsports.org. But if anyone knows for sure, please post up!

[Bankruptcyman]

Congrats to the Cajuns. I know the West was weak, we lost a lot of close games we woulda, coulda, shoulda won and we were a very young team but somebody had to win the West and the guys pulled it together and did it! Way to go!