Cajuns Open Season Against Louisiana College
Louisiana's Ragin' Cajun men's basketball team begins their 2014-2015 regular season schedule on Friday night, when they play host to the Louisiana College Wildcats at the Cajundome.
Louisiana returns three players who started at least 15 games off a team that went 23-12 last season, while qualifying for the NCAA Tournament.
Among the returnees is junior forward Shawn Long, who averaged 18.6 points-per-game, while pulling down 10.4 rebounds a contest last season.
The Cajuns averaged 81.0 points, while allowing 75.2 in the 2013-2014 season. They shot 46.5% from the floor, while holding opponents to 44.6% per outing.
UL outrebounded the opposition a season ago, 38.1/34.7.
Louisiana College, a Division III school, returns their top three scorers from a season ago, including juniors Anthony Gaines (15.6), Kevin Cottonham (13.8), and Northside High School product Kevin Lewis (13.8).
The Wildcats averaged 75.7 points, while allowing 78.3 in the 2013-2014 season. They shot 42.9% from the floor, while holding opponents to 45.4% per outing.
Louisiana College was outrebounded by the opposition, 41.1/37.3, last season.
Louisiana leads to all-time series, 51-20, and defeated the Wildcats, 101-67, last season in Lafayette.
Tip-off time is slated for 7 o'clock.
You can hear all the play-by-play action on our sister-station, Hot 107.9, and on-line at 1079ishot.com, beginning with the pre-game show at 6:30.