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1993–94 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team

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1993–94 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record22–8 (13–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Home arenaCajundome
Seasons
← 1992–93
1994–95 →
1993–94 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Western Kentucky 14 4   .778 20 11   .645
SW Louisiana 13 5   .722 22 8   .733
New Orleans 12 6   .667 20 10   .667
Jacksonville 11 7   .611 17 11   .607
Arkansas State 10 8   .556 15 12   .556
South Alabama 9 9   .500 13 14   .481
Texas-Pan American 9 9   .500 16 12   .571
Arkansas-Little Rock 6 12   .333 13 15   .464
Lamar 6 12   .333 10 17   .370
Louisiana Tech 0 18   .000 2 25   .074
1994 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1993–94 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team represented the University of Southwestern Louisiana as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ragin' Cajuns, led by 8th-year head coach Marty Fletcher, played their home games at Cajundome in Lafayette, Louisiana. The team finished second in the conference regular season standings, and won the Sun Belt tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 11 seed in the Southeast region, SW Louisiana lost to No. 6 seed Marquette in the opening round, 81–59.[1]

Roster

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1993–94 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 44 Byron Starks 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Dec 1, 1993*
Texas Wesleyan W 109–86  1–0
Cajundome 
Lafayette, Louisiana
Dec 4, 1993*
Boise State W 61–57  2–0
Cajundome 
Lafayette, Louisiana
Dec 15, 1993*
Sam Houston State W 100–66  3–0
Cajundome 
Lafayette, Louisiana
Dec 20, 1993*
at Baylor L 82–87  3–1
Ferrell Center 
Waco, Texas
Dec 23, 1993*
Memphis State W 82–79  4–1
Cajundome 
Lafayette, Louisiana
Dec 29, 1993*
vs. Alcorn State
Albertson's Holiday Classic
W 96–59  5–1
BSU Pavilion 
Boise, Idaho
Dec 30, 1993*
at Boise State
Albertson's Holiday Classic
W 83–80  6–1
BSU Pavilion 
Boise, Idaho
Sun Belt regular season
Jan 3, 1994
at Jacksonville W 89–78  7–1
(1–0)
Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum 
Jacksonville, Florida
Jan 5, 1994*
at Southern Miss L 83–90  7–2
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Jan 8, 1994
at South Alabama W 61–59  8–2
(2–0)
Jaguar Gym 
Mobile, Alabama
Jan 10, 1994
Lamar W 78–59  9–2
(3–0)
Cajundome 
Lafayette, Louisiana
Jan 13, 1994
at Arkansas–Little Rock W 86–75  10–2
(4–0)
Barton Coliseum 
Little Rock, Arkansas
Jan 15, 1994
Texas–Pan American W 90–75  11–2
(5–0)
Cajundome 
Lafayette, Louisiana
Jan 20, 1994
at Arkansas State L 68–73  11–3
(5–1)
Convocation Center 
Jonesboro, Arkansas
Jan 22, 1994
Louisiana Tech W 83–76  12–3
(6–1)
Cajundome 
Lafayette, Louisiana
Jan 24, 1994
at Western Kentucky L 87–91  12–4
(6–2)
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Jan 27, 1994
Arkansas State W 72–69  13–4
(7–2)
Cajundome 
Lafayette, Louisiana
Jan 29, 1994
at New Orleans L 74–85  13–5
(7–3)
Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, Louisiana
Feb 2, 1994
Arkansas–Little Rock W 81–67  14–5
(8–3)
Cajundome 
Lafayette, Louisiana
Feb 5, 1994
Western Kentucky L 62–78  14–6
(8–4)
Cajundome 
Lafayette, Louisiana
Feb 10, 1994
South Alabama W 86–77  15–6
(9–4)
Cajundome 
Lafayette, Louisiana
Feb 12, 1994
at Lamar W 86–80  16–6
(10–4)
Montagne Center 
Beaumont, Texas
Feb 14, 1994
at Texas–Pan American W 57–53  17–6
(11–4)
UTPA Fieldhouse 
Edinburg, Texas
Feb 19, 1994
Jacksonville L 68–70  17–7
(11–5)
Cajundome 
Lafayette, Louisiana
Feb 23, 1994
New Orleans W 73–69  18–7
(12–5)
Cajundome 
Lafayette, Louisiana
Feb 26, 1994
at Louisiana Tech W 91–51  19–7
(13–5)
Thomas Assembly Center 
Ruston, Louisiana
Sun Belt tournament
Mar 5, 1994*
(2) vs. (7) Texas-Pan American
Quarterfinals
W 81–60  20–7
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Mar 6, 1994*
(2) vs. (3) New Orleans
Semifinals
W 59–55  21–7
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Mar 7, 1994*
(2) at (1) Western Kentucky
Championship game
W 78–72  22–7
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, Kentucky
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 1994*
(11 SE) vs. (6 SE) No. 21 Marquette
First round
L 59–81  22–8
Tropicana Field 
St. Petersburg, Florida
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Defense key for Marquette". The Tampa Bay Times. March 19, 1994. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  2. ^ "1993–94 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  3. ^ "Men's Basketball All-Time Records". University of Louisiana Athletics. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  4. ^ "1993-94 Men's Basketball Schedule". ragincajuns.com. Retrieved April 12, 2025.