The Book: 2002-2003 Basketball (Ragin'Cajuns)

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Advertiser

DENTON, Texas — Louisiana's men’s basketball team opened Thursday’s game with a 10-0 run and never looked back in dominating North Texas’ Mean Green 89-58 in a Sun Belt Conference contest here Thursday night.

The win was the Cajuns’ third straight overall and fourth straight in SBC play, and kept UL Lafayette (13-6, 5-1) in sole possession of first place in the West Division. It also avenged a 78-59 loss to UNT last season and was the largest margin of victory in a Sun Belt game since a 112-66 win over Texas-Pan American in 1998. North Texas, meanwhile, dropped its sixth straight conference game and remained winless at home in Sun Belt play.

Six players scored in double figures for the Cajuns led by Anthony Johnson’s 18 points off the bench. Michael Southall had 15 points, Robert Jupiter 12, Brad Boyd and Laurie Bridges 11 and Cedric Williams 10. Southall also had eight rebounds and four blocks.

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[Turbine]

About to start.

I hope the Cajuns leave on a mile high.

[NOCajun]

Originally posted by Turbine
About to start.

I hope the Cajuns leave on a mile high.

WE GOT IT!!! CAJUNS win 95-80!!!!!!

[Cajun1997]

Originally posted by NOCajun
WE GOT IT!!! CAJUNS win 95-80!!!!!!

Great, I did'nt get to listen to the game.

GEAUX CAJUNS!!!!!!!

[Cajun Express]

Yes all is right in our little basketball universe. Denver, UNO, and NMSU all looking for lots of help to get back into the picture.
DENVER POST:

http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,...9%257E,00.html

LAS CRUCES SUN NEWS:

http://www.lcsun-news.com/Stories/0,...152849,00.html

TIMES PICAYUNNE:

http://www.nola.com/uno/t-p/basketba...y/uno02_2.html

Almost forgot USA of course falling out of the mix as well:

Mobile Register:

http://www.al.com/usabasketball/mobi...1813229710.xml

And for all of you that remember Privateers comments about how good we could be if we only had a coach, well their coach is a living cartoon:

Times Picayunne:

http://www.nola.com/uno/t-p/basketba...7557213292.xml

[Turbine]

Originally quote from a link posted by cajun express
"We didn't come out and give the effort we normally do, for whatever reason,"

Louisiana is the reason for the turn in your season.

[Pirogue]

Sun Belt Conf All
East
Western Kentucky 5-2 12-8

Middle Tennessee State 5-3 10-11

Arkansas-Little Rock 4-3 13-7

Arkansas State 2-5 9-11

Florida International 0-6 6-13

West
Louisiana-Lafayette 6-1 14-6

New Orleans 5-4 12-8

South Alabama 5-4 11-9

Denver 4-4 12-10

New Mexico State 4-4 13-6

North Texas 2-6 7-13

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Advertiser-Dan McDonald

LAFAYETTE — It’s an enviable position that Louisiana's men’s basketball squad finds itself at the halfway point of the Sun Belt Conference season.

The Ragin’ Cajuns have played more road games than home games through seven league outings, yet still find themselves three games ahead in the loss column on every team in the Sun Belt’s West Division.

And, the Cajuns open a home stretch in the Cajundome this week, one that will eventually include three games in a six-day period.

“You have to like the position we’re in,” Cajun coach Jessie Evans said. “But we’ve been in this position before. We have to keep taking care of business.”

Louisiana showed that it meant business in a weekend road trip to North Texas and Denver, winning those two games by a combined 46 points. A shockingly easy 89-58 win over UNT on Thursday came two days before the Cajuns led Denver by 23 points in the closing stages on the way to a 95-80 win.

dmcdonald@lafayette.gannett.com

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[Cajun Express]

Who is the MAN? Laurie Bridges is Sun Belt Player of the Week.

http://www.sunbeltsports.org/

[Turbine]

...sweet...

[NOCajun]

Micahel Southall comes up HUGE in the last 2-3 minutes to help the CAJUNS beat South Alabama 67-60 and go 15-6, 7-1 in the Conference.

WAY TO GEAUX CAJUNS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[RaginFan]

what a defensive effort by the entire cajun team!!!!!!