MBB: Wesley and Lafayette Sign

[CajunRebel]

And I just looked it up. The Mc Donald’s All-American game nominated 283 boys.

[CajunRebel]

Still a kick as recruiting class though. Marlin is firing on all cylinders now and the future of this program looks really damn bright. I’m pumped.

[sportsfanatic21]

The Manuel, Price, Snowden class also featured Reggie Poole.

But you are way off on that 2000 team. Brett Smith and Lonnie Thomas were seniors. Degray was a junior transfer from Wofford. Neither Harmon nor Butler were eligible as freshmen. They were both props and therefore sophomores in 2000.
My guess is you got that from the website, which is wayyyyyyyyyy off.

I did indeed get that from ragincajuns.com. And thought it was a bit crazy. Thanks for the correction.

The Snowden, Manuel, Price and Poole group is really strong

[talktomewillis]

It was Marty's best recruiting class.

Price, of course, left after two seasons.

Poole was hurt and did not play in Jessie's first year when Manuel and Snowden were seniors. If he plays, we probably win the conference tournament that year.

[TonaldDrump]

I have to assume our odds of signing him are EXTREMELY low.

Then you would be wrong. Of course I have know way of proving unless he signs. But I know for a fact you are wrong.

[Jeaux]

No offense, but that’s like saying the odds of hitting green on roulette is 33% because there are only 3 colors on the wheel.

I have to assume our odds of signing him are EXTREMELY low. He is a top prospect getting offers from top programs that happen to be much closer to home. But heck, sometimes you spin the roulette wheel and it lands on zero so who knows?

Cajuns just need to find the right dealer. One that can steer the ball. Dion might be able to guide him to the right spot

[Cajunfanatico]

Best class in school history would be quite a feat considering the players who have come through the program. Guys like Bo Lamar, Roy Ebron, and Fred Saunders had the program ranked in the Top 10 in the early 70's. Andrew Toney was an NBA All Star and a starter on a team which got the ring. Marty Fletcher had a team which went to two NCAA tourneys and pulled several upsets against name teams. Jessie Evans had teams which went to post season play several times. Some of you younger guys may not care but for an old timer like me I appreciate the way the current staff embraces the tradition of the program and the reunion this weekend is an example of that.

We were ranked No. 4 in the country at one point with that team of Lamar, Ebron, Saunders and Peyton Townsend.

Shipley went up to Ohio to recruit a fellow named Ed Ratliff but Jerry Tarkanian grabbed him first and took him out to Long Beach State. Lamar was a team mate of Ratliff's and Shipley was plenty impressed. Imagine a high school team with Ratliff and Lamar on the same squad. LOL

[HoustonCajun]

We were ranked No. 4 in the country at one point with that team of Lamar, Ebron, Saunders and Peyton Townsend.

Shipley went up to Ohio to recruit a fellow named Ed Ratliff but Jerry Tarkanian grabbed him first and took him out to Long Beach State. Lamar was a team mate of Ratliff's and Shipley was plenty impressed. Imagine a high school team with Ratliff and Lamar on the same squad. LOL

Do you remember the Bayou Classic when USL played Long Beach State at Blackham, Lamar vs. Ratliff; Shipley vs. Tarkanian? USL won. I remember Sports Illustrated there covering the game and the tournament. It was a big thing back then. USL also shared the cover of Sports Illustrated. The article said that USL had the only big man, Roy Ebron, who could play with Bill Walton.

[Cajunsmike]

Do you remember the Bayou Classic when USL played Long Beach State at Blackham, Lamar vs. Ratliff; Shipley vs. Tarkanian? USL won. I remember Sports Illustrated there covering the game and the tournament. It was a big thing back then. USL also shared the cover of Sports Illustrated. The article said that USL had the only big man, Roy Ebron, who could play with Bill Walton.

That was the first Cajuns game I ever attended. We may still have been Bulldogs at that time.

[Cajunfanatico]

Do you remember the Bayou Classic when USL played Long Beach State at Blackham, Lamar vs. Ratliff; Shipley vs. Tarkanian? USL won. I remember Sports Illustrated there covering the game and the tournament. It was a big thing back then. USL also shared the cover of Sports Illustrated. The article said that USL had the only big man, Roy Ebron, who could play with Bill Walton.

You bet!!! My skinny butt was there on that hard-as-rock bleacher for the entire tournament. I was a basketball fanatic.

And speaking of Bill Walton, I recall before we were raped by the refs against Louisville, that Wooten said one team he did not wish to play was the Ragin Cajuns. I never saw any explanation as to why he felt that way, but I do recall the quote. Perhaps he felt we matched up too well with them. Had we gotten past Louisville, UCLA was next up. Oh what could have been.