The 2009–10 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ragin' Cajuns, led by first-year head coach Bob Marlin, played their home games at the Cajundome and were members of the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 13–17, 10–8 in Sun Belt play to finish in a two-way tie for third place in the standings. They competed in the 2010 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament where they lost in the Quarterfinals to Louisiana–Monroe. They were not invited to any other post-season tournament.
| 2009–10 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
| West Division | |
| Record | 13–17 (10–8 Sun Belt) |
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| Home arena | Cajundome |
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| East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Troy | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Atlantic | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Alabama | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIU | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 7 | – | 25 | .219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| North Texas† | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana–Lafayette | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana–Monroe | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas–Little Rock | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 8 | – | 22 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Orleans | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 8 | – | 22 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2010 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Immediately following the loss in the conference tournament, the university announced that Robert Lee's contract had not been renewed. Lee's overall cumulative record was 80–100 at Louisiana–Lafayette, which would be highlighted by the best single-season record at 15–15 despite the 2004–05 record of 20–11 along with a Sun Belt Tournament championship and an NCAA Tournament appearance, which were all vacated due to academic ineligibility of Orien Greene.
Roster
| 2009–10 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Men's Basketball Roster | ||||||
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| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Colby Baptiste | Forward | 6–9 | 220 | Junior | Lafayette, Louisiana |
| 1 | Tyren Johnson | Forward | 6–8 | 204 | Senior | Edgard, Louisiana |
| 2 | Randell Daigle | Guard | 5–10 | 183 | Senior | Lafayette, Louisiana |
| 3 | Travis Bureau | Guard | 6–7 | 191 | Junior | St. Amant, Louisiana |
| 4 | Phillip Jones | Guard | 6–0 | 185 | Sophomore | Maurice, Louisiana |
| 4 | Lamar Roberson | Forward | 6–8 | 190 | Senior | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| 5 | Brandon Dison | Guard | 6–5 | 171 | Senior | Westfield, Texas |
| 11 | Corey Bloom | Guard | 6–5 | 215 | Senior | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 12 | Willie Lago | Guard | 6–1 | 186 | Senior | Reserve, Louisiana |
| 20 | Courtney Wallace | Forward/Center | 6–8 | 238 | Senior | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| 21 | Ryan McCoy | Guard | 6–0 | 167 | Senior | Houston, Texas |
| 22 | Raymone Andrews | Guard | 6–2 | 171 | Redshirt Freshman | Hammond, Louisiana |
| 23 | La'Ryan Gary | Guard/Forward | 6–7 | 230 | Senior | Carencro, Louisiana |
| 31 | Robert Vaughn | Guard | 5–11 | 165 | Redshirt Freshman | Grand Isle, Louisiana |
| 33 | Chris Gradnigo | Guard | 6–7 | 281 | Junior | Lake Charles, Louisiana |
| 44 | Javan Mitchell | Forward | 6–9 | 248 | Redshirt Freshman | Greensboro, North Carolina |
Schedule
| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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| 11/10/2009* 7:05 pm | West Alabama Exhibition Game | W 90–69 | Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana | ||||||||
| 11/14/2009* 7:15 pm | Southern Miss | L 72–79 | 0–1 | Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana | |||||||
| 11/16/2009* 7:15 pm | Louisiana College | W 90–68 | 1–1 | Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana | |||||||
| 11/24/2009* 7:05 pm | Mobile | L 64–68 | 1–2 | Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana | |||||||
| 11/28/2009* 7:00 pm | at McNeese State | L 58–60 | 1–3 | Burton Coliseum Lake Charles, Louisiana | |||||||
| 12/01/2009* 6:30 pm, CST | at LSU | L 58–66 | 1–4 | Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | |||||||
| 12/05/2009* 2:00 pm | at Sam Houston State | W 95–85 | 2–4 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, Texas | |||||||
| 12/12/2009 1:00 pm, Sun Belt Network | Florida Atlantic | W 81–74 | 3–4 (1–0) | Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana | |||||||
| 12/15/2009* 7:00 pm | at Southern Miss | L 53–71 | 3–5 | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi | |||||||
| 12/19/2009* 7:05 pm | at Lamar | W 68–60 | 4–5 | Montagne Center Beaumont, Texas | |||||||
| 12/21/2009* 7:05 pm | Tulane | L 70–73 | 4–6 | Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana | |||||||
| 12/23/2009* 6:00 pm, ESPN Full Court/ESPN360.com | at Louisville | L 69–84 | 4–7 | KFC Yum! Center Louisville, Kentucky | |||||||
| 12/28/2009* 7:05 pm | Centenary | L 68–73 | 4–8 | Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana | |||||||
| 12/31/2009 5:00 pm | at Western Kentucky | L 65–77 | 4–9 (1–1) | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky | |||||||
| 01/02/2010 7:00 pm | at Middle Tennessee | L 58–68 | 4–10 (1–2) | Murphy Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee | |||||||
| 01/07/2010 5:05 pm | North Texas | W 74–72 | 5–10 (2–2) | Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana | |||||||
| 01/14/2010 7:05 pm | Denver | W 55–49 | 6–10 (3-2) | Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana | |||||||
| 01/16/2010 7:00 pm | at Arkansas–Little Rock | L 69–76 | 6–11 (3–3) | Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, Arkansas | |||||||
| 01/21/2010 7:05 pm | New Orleans | W 70–53 | 7–11 (4-3) | Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana | |||||||
| 01/23/2010 7:05 pm | Troy | W 69–54 | 8–11 (5–3) | Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana | |||||||
| 01/28/2010 7:05 pm | at Arkansas State | L 60–62 | 8–12 (5–4) | Convocation Center Jonesboro, Arkansas | |||||||
| 01/30/2010 4:30 pm | at Louisiana–Monroe | W 72–67 | 9–12 (6–4) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, Louisiana | |||||||
| 02/04/2010 7:05 pm | FIU | W 83–63 | 10–12 (7–4) | Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana | |||||||
| 02/06/2010 7:05 pm | Arkansas–Little Rock | W 77–51 | 11–12 (8–4) | Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana | |||||||
| 02/11/2010 6:00 pm | at Florida Atlantic | L 72–76 | 11–13 (8–5) | FAU Arena Boca Raton, Florida | |||||||
| 02/13/2010 7:05 pm | at South Alabama | L 65–67 | 11–14 (8–6) | Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama | |||||||
| 02/18/2010 7:05 pm | Arkansas State | W 56–54 | 12–14 (9–6) | Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana | |||||||
| 02/20/2011 7:05 pm | Louisiana–Monroe | W 73–71 | 13–14 (10–6) | Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana | |||||||
| 02/25/2010 7:00 pm | at North Texas | L 57–65 | 13–15 (10–7) | UNT Coliseum Denton, Texas | |||||||
| 02/27/2010 6:00 pm, FSN Rocky Mountain | at Denver | L 47–63 | 13–16 (10–8) | Magness Arena Denver, Colorado | |||||||
| 2010 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament | |||||||||||
| 03/06/2010 9:00 pm | vs. Louisiana–Monroe First Round/Quarterfinals | L 75–76 | 13–17 | Convention Center Court Hot Springs, Arkansas | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||