Team Effort Helps Louisiana Pull Away From UT Arlington, 90-75

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Shawn Long recorded his 14th double-double of the season as he posted game-highs with 22 points and 14 rebounds and the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns pulled away in the second half to claim a 90-75 victory over UT Arlington in a Sun Belt Conference men's basketball game on Saturday at the Cajundome.

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[IberiaCajun]

NCAA Double-Double Leaders:

1 Pascal Siakam New Mexico St. So. 6-9 F 22 19
- Joel Bolomboy Weber St. Sr. 6-9 F 21 19
3 Chris Horton Austin Peay Sr. 6-8 C 24 17
- Egidijus Mockevicius Evansville Sr. 6-10 C 22 17
5 Ben Simmons LSU Fr. 6-10 F 21 15
- Josh Hawkinson Washington St. Jr. 6-10 F 20 15
7 Jameel Warney Stony Brook Sr. 6-8 F 21 14
- Shawn Long La.-Lafayette Sr. 6-9 F 19 14

Not too shabby! Shawn is tied for 7th place in double-doubles. There are only about 30 players that have 10 or more. If you figure there are about 4,500 kids playing college basketball that is an amazing accomplishment to be ranked in the top ten in the nation.
Congratulations Shawn! Keep up the good work.

[Cajunsmike]

NCAA Double-Double Leaders:

1 Pascal Siakam New Mexico St. So. 6-9 F 22 19
- Joel Bolomboy Weber St. Sr. 6-9 F 21 19
3 Chris Horton Austin Peay Sr. 6-8 C 24 17
- Egidijus Mockevicius Evansville Sr. 6-10 C 22 17
5 Ben Simmons LSU Fr. 6-10 F 21 15
- Josh Hawkinson Washington St. Jr. 6-10 F 20 15
7 Jameel Warney Stony Brook Sr. 6-8 F 21 14
- Shawn Long La.-Lafayette Sr. 6-9 F 19 14
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Not too shabby! Shawn is tied for 7th place in double-doubles. There are only about 30 players that have 10 or more. If you figure there are about 4,500 kids playing college basketball that is an amazing accomplishment to be ranked in the top ten in the nation.
Congratulations Shawn! Keep up the good work.

Shawn has gArnered more double doubles than ANY active player in all of college basketball. I wonder how he will stack up NCAA career wise in that category.

[MelRock]

Unfortunately the NCAA started keeping the "Double Double" stat 2009-10

Rank Player CL Pos G DD* Year
1 Shawn Long , Louisiana Sr. F 120 66 2015-16
2 Arsalan Kazemi , Oregon Sr. F 130 56 2012-13
Chris Gaston , Fordham Sr. F 101 56 2012-13
4 Augustine Rubit , South Ala. Sr. C 118 54 2013-14
Kenneth Faried , Morehead St. Sr. C 136 54 2010-11
6 Jameel Warney , Stony Brook Sr. F 123 53 2015-16
7 Shawn Long , Louisiana Jr. F 101 52 2014-15
Chris Horton , Austin Peay Sr. C 115 52 2015-16
Chris Gaston , Fordham Jr. F 84 52 2011-12
10 Alan Williams , UC Santa Barbara Sr. C 112 50 2014-15
T.J. Robinson , Long Beach St. Sr. F 131 50 2011-12
12 Jalen Cannon , St. Francis Brooklyn Sr. F 127 48 2014-15
Kyle O'Quinn , Norfolk St. Sr. C 129 48 2011-12
14 Joel Bolomboy , Weber St. Sr. F 118 47 2015-16
Egidijus Mockevicius , Evansville Sr. C 124 47 2015-16
Ryan Rossiter , Siena Sr. F 133 47 2010-11
17 Mike Muscala , Bucknell Sr. F 133 46 2012-13
O.D. Anosike , Siena Sr. F 128 46 2012-13
18 Arsalan Kazemi , Rice Jr. F 95 45 2011-12
19 Ousmane Drame , Quinnipiac Sr. F 123 44 2014-15
Ike Azotam , Quinnipiac Sr. F 126 44 2013-14

[Big Buds]

Now that my oldest son wrapped up his basketball season over the weekend maybe I can start using my season tickets more often...it seemed like every home game this year coincided with a practice or game of his.

[IberiaCajun]

Unfortunately the NCAA started keeping the "Double Double" stat 2009-10

Rank Player CL Pos G DD* Year
1 Shawn Long , Louisiana Sr. F 120 66 2015-16

Thanks, MelRock. I couldn't find this info.
Just incredible! So Shawn Long is the NCAA career leader in double-doubles and with each new one he breaks his own record. I love it. If he adds about 10 more that will put him at 76. He already is the career leader by 10 games. So, this would place him 20 games ahead of the second ranked player. This record may last a long, (Long), long time! Furthermore, it will be set by a Ragin' Cajun!
I hope more fans become aware of this and get a chance to watch history in the making.
Next chance, Tuesday night at the Cajundome!

[IberiaCajun]

Scratch my previous post! Upon further research I found this:

MEN career double-doubles
→1. Tim Duncan, Wake Forest (1994-97): 87

→2. Ralph Sampson, Virginia (1980-83): 84

→3. Derrick Coleman, Syracuse (1987-90): 83

→4. Malik Rose, Drexel (1993-96): 80

→5. Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati (1958-60): 79

http://newsok.com/article/3343059
So, if Shawn gets about 10 more he will be at 76 and presumably in 6th place - all time!
That's pretty good company he would be keeping.

[MelRock]

http://newsok.com/article/3343059

Thanks, this is what I was looking for, but couldn't find it. Shawn being in the top 10 in any career statistic is impressive.