Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns basketball
Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns basketball history
University of Louisiana at Lafayatte (Lafayette, LA)
Cajundome
Sun Belt Conference
Current head coach: Bob Marlin (2010-)
- Asst: Derrick Zimmerman (2021-)
- Asst: Casey Perrin (2022-)
- Asst: Neil Hardin (2010-)
- Asst: Phillip Shumpert (2023-)
- DBO: Michael Murphy (2015-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0
- Final Four Appearances: 0
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 0 **
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 7 (1982, 1983, 1992, 1994, 2000, 2014, 2023) **
- NCAAT Overall Record: 1-7
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 6 (1980, 1984, 1985, 2002, 2003, 2018)
- NIT Overall Record: 6-7
- CIT Appearances: 3 (2012, 2015, 2016)
- CIT Overall Record: 4-3
- NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 0 **
- NCAA Division II Tournament Final Four: 0 **
- NCAA Division II Tournament Overall Record: 0-0 **
- NAIA Tournament Appearances: 2 (1965, 1967)
- NAIA Tournament Overall Record: 3-2
Conference Titles (LIAA, SIAA, LIC, Gulf South, Southland, American South, Sun Belt):
- Sun Belt Regular Season Championships: 7 (1992, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2011, 2018) **
- Southland Regular Season Championships: 2 (1977, 1982)
- Gulf States (Div II) Regular Season Championships: 5 (1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969)
- Sun Belt Tournament Championships: 5 (1992, 1994, 2000, 2014, 2023) **
- Southland Tournament Championships: 1 (1982)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 2 (Bo Lamar, 1972 & 1973)
- Sun Belt Player of the Year: 3 (last = Shawn Long, 2016)
- Southland Player of the Year: 3 (last = Andrew Toney, 1980)
Louisiana head coaches:
| Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
| Bob Marlin | 2010-Pres | 266-189 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Robert Lee ** | 2004-10 | 63-99 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jessie Evans ** | 1997-2004 | 118-80 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Marty Fletcher | 1986-97 | 176-146 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Bobby Paschal | 1978-86 | 153-85 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Hatfield | 1975-78 | 47-35 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| no team | 1973-75 | – | – | – | – |
| Beryl Shipley ** | 1957-73 | 293-126 | 5^ | 2^ | 0 |
| J.C. Reinhardt | 1931-57 | 238-273 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E.J. Pickell | 1928-31 | 35-24 | – | – | – |
| R.L. Browne | 1925-28 | 9-26 | – | – | – |
| T.R. Mobley | 1921-25 | 57-37 | – | – | – |
| unknown | 1916-21 | 32-22 | – | – | – |
| C.J. McNaspy | 1911-16 | 23-19 | – | – | – |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
^ These tournament appearances and conference titles came with the Louisiana program was at either the NAIA or NCAA Division II level; Louisiana moved up to Division I prior to the 1971-72 season
OTHER NAMES: Southwestern Louisiana (prior to 1999), Louisiana-Lafayette (1999-2017)
** Listed records and accomplishments do not include wins or appearances later vacated by the NCAA