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

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Season	Average Attendance
1985-86	6885
1993-94	6066
1992-93	5991
1991-92	5813
2002-03	5670
1989-90	5668
1994-95	5596
1997-98	5427
1998-99	5248
1999-00	5248
1990-91	4835
1995-96	4673
1987-88	4668
2000-01	4448
1988-89	4188
1986-87	4151
2001-02	3836
1996-97	2925
1996-97	2925

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LAFAYETTE — It’s kind of like being on the short end of the score in the Super Bowl. All of a sudden, everyone asks if it’s possible to bounce back.

When Louisiana lost its season finale to Western Kentucky, 69-66, last Wednesday before a national audience on ESPN2, it decided the regular season champion in the Sun Belt Conference.

It also snapped a 21-game home win streak for the Ragin’ Cajuns and obscured a season of achievement as they head into this week’s Sun Belt Tournament.

“We beat a Top 10 team at Mississippi State, we won 20 games and we repeated as champions of the Sun Belt West Division,” coach Jessie Evans said. “That’s pretty good.

“I always see the glass as half-full, not half-empty. I accentuate the positive. If we give 40 minutes, playing the best that we can possibly play, we’ve proven we can get the job done.”

The Cajuns, who won 10 of their last 12 games, were looking for plusses after the disappointing loss to WKU, which is the heavy favorite as host of the Sun Belt Tournament.

“The only positive is that we go back to the drawing board and work on the things we need to improve,” Evans said.

The rest of the story

Bruce Brown
bbrown@theadvertiser.com

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Game time only. Louisiana basketball on the Internet

For the last few weeks Trigger74 has been lobbying for Louisiana's basketball tournament games to be broadcast instead of baseball.

Seems he was successful. I am sure many out of towners thank you.

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Den.-82

UNT-73

Den.-72

ALR-61

ASU-76

ALR-74

Den.-59

NMSU-59

UL-68

NMSU-78

MT-52

WKU-64

USA-69

WKU-71

MT-83

WKU-78

FIU-62

MT-72

FIU-60

UNO-45

[RaginRash]

Trig has some stroke!! Look out!

This is good news indeed.

I'm sure the sub par baseball seson so far had NOTHING to do with it....

[NOCajun]

WAY TO GEAUX TRIGGER!!!!!!

[NewsCopy]

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Louisiana hopes to play the percentages this week in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament.

The Ragin’ Cajuns are 8-4 in the event under coach Jessie Evans, and have the top winning percentage in tournament history of .680 (17-8) since joining the Sun Belt in 1991-92.

Marty Fletcher coached the Cajuns to a pair of SBC titles in 1992 and 1994, and Evans brought the program back to the top in 2000 — all three earning the Sun Belt’s automatic NCAA Tournament bid.

The Cajuns won more games away from home (10) than any team in the league this season, including 8 on enemy floors and a pair of wins on neutral courts, so they seem well-equipped for the task at hand.

Their quest begins at 5:30 p.m. today against Denver at Western Kentucky’s E.A. Diddle Arena.

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South Louisiana Publishing
Bruce Brown
bbrown@theadvertiser.com

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Thanks Trigger 74

[PWHebert]

Thanks Trigger

[RaginFan]

why am i not surprised the cajuns are out of the conference. ousted by denver no less. typical.

[LatvianCajun]

I Guess we wont be going to the NCAA tourny. But stay strong Cajuns, stay strong.

[NOCajun]

Originally posted by LativanCajun
I Guess we wont be going to the NCAA tourny. But stay strong Cajuns, stay strong.

They're not going anywhere else, either!! WHAT AN EMBARASSMENT THIS TEAM TURNED OUT TO BE!!!