2024–25 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team

2024–25 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball
2024–25 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	12–21 (8–10 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Bob Marlin (15th season; first 12 games); Derrick Zimmerman (interim, rest of season);
Assistant coaches	Casey Perrin; Neil Hardin; Phillip Shumpert;
Home arena	Cajundome
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
South Alabama	13	–	5	.722	21	–	11	.656
James Madison	13	–	5	.722	20	–	12	.625
Troy †	13	–	5	.722	23	–	11	.676
Arkansas State	13	–	5	.722	25	–	11	.694
Marshall	12	–	6	.667	20	–	13	.606
Appalachian State	10	–	8	.556	17	–	14	.548
Texas State	9	–	9	.500	16	–	16	.500
Georgia State	8	–	10	.444	14	–	19	.424
Georgia Southern	8	–	10	.444	17	–	16	.515
Old Dominion	8	–	10	.444	15	–	20	.429
Louisiana	8	–	10	.444	12	–	21	.364
Southern Miss	5	–	13	.278	11	–	22	.333
Coastal Carolina	3	–	15	.167	10	–	22	.313
Louisiana–Monroe	3	–	15	.167	7	–	25	.219

† 2025 Sun Belt tournament winner

The 2024–25 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ragin' Cajuns, led by 15th-year head coach Bob Marlin, played their home games at the Cajundome as members of the Sun Belt Conference. Marlin was relieved from his coaching duties after the twelfth game of the season. He finished his career at Louisiana with an overall record of 269–198, with two NCAA tournament appearances. Assistant coach Derrick Zimmerman was appointed interim head coach.^[1]

Previous season

The Ragin' Cajuns finished the 2023–24 season 18–13, 10–8 in Sun Belt play to finish in fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the Sun Belt tournament, they defeated Coastal Carolina in the second round^[2] before losing to Arkansas State in the quarterfinals.^[3]

Offseason

Preseason

Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll

The Ragin' Cajuns were picked to finish in fourth place in the conference's preseason poll.^[4] Senior forward Hosana Kitenge was named to the conference preseason first team.^[4]

Predicted finish	Team (1st place Votes)
Coaches poll
1	Arkansas State - 193 (12)
2	James Madison - 170 (1)
3	Troy - 155 (1)
4	Louisiana - 144
5	Southern Miss - 133
6	App State - 122
7	Texas State – 89
T8	Georgia Southern - 85
T8	Old Dominion - 85
10	Marshall - 79
11	South Alabama - 78
12	Georgia State - 75
13	Coastal Carolina - 34
14	ULM - 28

Roster

2024–25 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Jeremiah Evans	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Southwood HS	Shreveport, LA
G	1	Brandon Hardy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Zachary HS	Zachary, LA
G	2	Kentrell Garnett	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr	Catholic HS	Donaldsonville, LA
G	3	Chancellor White	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS So	Foster HS	Richmond, TX
G/F	4	Kyndall Davis	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Bogan HS Eastern Illinois	Chicago, IL
G	5	London Fields	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Tupelo HS	Tupelo, MS
G	7	Christian Landry	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS So	St. Thomas More HS	Lafayette, LA
G	8	Mostapha El Moutaouakkil	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Eaglecrest HS Indian River State	Rabat, Morocco
G	9	Isaiah Crawford	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS So	Archbishop Shaw HS	New Orleans, LA
F	10	Zeke Cook	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Starkville HS Jackson State	Pheba, MS
G	11	Koron Davis	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Bowman Academy Louisville	Gary, IN
G	12	Michael Mouton	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	St. Thomas More HS	Lafayette, LA
G	13	Christian Wright	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	The Skill Factory Oregon State	Alpharetta, GA
F	23	Kyran Ratliff	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS So	Booker T. Washington HS Shaun Dumas Academy	New Orleans, LA
F	34	Hosana Kitenge	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	Sr	Charnwood College Three Rivers CC	Crawley, England
G	52	Michael Thomas	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Sr	Hamilton Christian	Lake Charles, LA

Head coach

Derrick Zimmerman (Mississippi State)

Assistant coach(es)

Casey Perrin (Campbell)
Neil Hardin (West Florida)
Phillip Shumpert (US Sports Academy)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 19, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2024* 7:30 p.m.		Louisiana Christian	W 91–67		17 – Tied	11 – Evans	2 – Tied	Cajundome (1,392) Lafayette, LA
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Kent State MAC–SBC Challenge	L 66–70	0–1	14 – Garnett	8 – Cook	6 – Thomas	Cajundome (1,412) Lafayette, LA
November 7, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UT Dallas	W 82–65	1–1	24 – Ko. Davis	9 – Cook	4 – Ky. Davis	Cajundome (1,233) Lafayette, LA
November 13, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at No. 8 Houston	L 45–91	1–2	8 – Wright	4 – Tied	3 – Wright	Fertitta Center (7,035) Houston, TX
November 19, 2024* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		Rice	L 61–83	1–3	17 – Thomas	5 – Tied	6 – Garnett	Cajundome (1,328) Lafayette, LA
November 22, 2024* 4:30 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Liberty U. S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam Quarterfinal	L 69–89	1–4	21 – Wright	4 – Ratliff	4 – Ky. Davis	Elridge Wilburn Blake Sports and Fitness Center (2,125) Saint Thomas, USVI
November 23, 2024* 4:30 p.m., ESPN+		vs. George Washington U. S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam Consolation Semifinal	L 74–83	1–5	19 – El Moutaouakkil	7 – El Moutaouakkil	3 – Tied	Elridge Wilburn Blake Sports and Fitness Center (1,886) Saint Thomas, USVI
November 25, 2024* 11:30 a.m., ESPN+		vs. UAB U. S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam Seventh Place	L 86–98	1–6	19 – El Moutaouakkil	7 – Ky. Davis	6 – Wright	Elridge Wilburn Blake Sports and Fitness Center (1,986) Saint Thomas, USVI
November 30, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Nicholls	L 75–76	1–7	25 – Ratliff	13 – Ratliff	3 – El Moutaouakkil	Cajundome (1,296) Lafayette, LA
December 8, 2024* 3:30 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana Tech	L 58–69	1–8	23 – Garnett	7 – Ky. Davis	3 – Wright	Cajundome (1,187) Lafayette, LA
December 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Southeastern Louisiana	W 68–61	2–8	15 – Ky. Davis	5 – Tied	5 – Thomas	Cajundome (1,165) Lafayette, LA
December 14, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		Lamar	L 45–74	2–9	11 – Ky. Davis	5 – Evans	3 – Thomas	Cajundome (1,113) Lafayette, LA
December 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Appalachian State	W 68–62	3–9 (1–0)	15 – El Moutaouakkil	10 – Ratliff	3 – Tied	Cajundome (1,391) Lafayette, LA
December 22, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		McNeese	L 56–64	3–10	14 – El Moutaouakkil	8 – El Moutaouakkil	3 – Thomas	Cajundome (2,407) Lafayette, LA
January 2, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Coastal Carolina	W 71–68	4–10 (2–0)	21 – El Moutaouakkil	7 – El Moutaouakkil	4 – Thomas	HTC Center (1,402) Conway, SC
January 4, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Georgia State	L 70–94	4–11 (2–1)	17 – El Moutaouakkil	9 – El Moutaouakkil	3 – Tied	GSU Convocation Center (1,508) Atlanta, GA
January 9, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Old Dominion	L 60–71	4–12 (2–2)	19 – Evans	7 – Tied	5 – Thomas	Cajundome (1,235) Lafayette, LA
January 11, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana–Monroe	W 71–68	5–12 (3–2)	15 – Garnett	5 – Tied	5 – Garnett	Cajundome (2,005) Lafayette, LA
January 16, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Arkansas State	L 63–83	5–13 (3–3)	18 – El Moutaouakkil	8 – El Moutaouakkil	3 – Wright	First National Bank Arena (5,248) Jonesboro, AR
January 18, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Louisiana–Monroe	W 65–60	6–13 (4–3)	18 – Garnett	9 – El Moutaouakkil	3 – Tied	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,514) Monroe, LA
January 23, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Texas State	L 74–89	6–14 (4–4)	15 – Hardy	4 – Davis	3 – Garnett	Cajundome (867) Lafayette, LA
January 25, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Southern Miss	L 59–67	6–15 (4–5)	23 – El Moutaouakkil	10 – Ratliff	3 – Tied	Cajundome (1,996) Lafayette, LA
January 30, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Texas State	W 70–61	7–15 (5–5)	15 – Garnett	6 – Davis	3 – Tied	Strahan Arena (1,709) San Marcos, TX
February 1, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		South Alabama	L 58–62 ^OT	7–16 (5–6)	17 – El Moutaouakkil	11 – El Moutaouakkil	5 – Garnett	Cajundome (2,112) Lafayette, LA
February 5, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Georgia Southern	L 82–83	7–17 (5–7)	24 – El Moutaouakkil	7 – El Moutaouakkil	5 – Wright	Hill Convocation Center (1,756) Statesboro, GA
February 8, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Northern Illinois MAC–SBC Challenge	W 66–64	8–17	12 – Garnett	6 – Cook	3 – Tied	Convocation Center (1,278) DeKalb, IL
February 12, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		Troy	L 56–74	8–18 (5–8)	19 – El Moutaouakkil	4 – Cook	2 – Hardy	Cajundome (1,128) Lafayette, LA
February 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Marshall	W 79–68	9–18 (6–8)	23 – El Moutaouakkil	8 – El Moutaouakkil	2 – El Moutaouakkil	Cajundome (1,484) Lafayette, LA
February 20, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Troy	W 72–69	10–18 (7–8)	25 – El Moutaouakkil	11 – Cook	3 – Garnett	Trojan Arena (3,978) Troy, AL
February 22, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Southern Miss	W 62–60	11–18 (8–8)	10 – El Moutaouakkil	5 – Cook	4 – Wright	Reed Green Coliseum (3,738) Hattiesburg, MS
February 26, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		Arkansas State	L 64–83	11–19 (8–9)	15 – El Moutaouakkil	6 – Garnett	3 – Thomas	Cajundome (1,635) Lafayette, LA
February 28, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at South Alabama	L 42–65	11–20 (8–10)	9 – Tied	7 – Evans	3 – Tied	Mitchell Center (1,500) Mobile, AL
Sun Belt tournament
March 4, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	(11)	vs. (14) Louisiana–Monroe First round	W 73–69 ^OT	12–20	28 – El Moutaouakkil	9 – Cook	5 – Wright	Pensacola Bay Center (868) Pensacola, FL
March 5, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	(11)	vs. (10) Old Dominion Second round	L 49–67	12–21	22 – El Moutaouakkil	6 – Thomas	1 – Tied	Pensacola Bay Center (838) Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Central Time.