Louisiana-Lafayette

Official Name: 
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Nickname: 
Ragin' Cajuns
Mailing Address: 

USL Athletic Complex
201 Reinhardt Drive
Lafayette, LA 70506-4297

Telephone: 
(318) 482-6331
Fax: 
(318) 482-6649
Enrollment: 
14,870
Arena: 

Cajundome
Capacity: 12,800
Year Opened: 1985

School Colors: 
Vermilion and White
Conference: 

Sun Belt (since 1992)/West Division
Former Member of Southland (1972-82) and American South (1988-91)

Final AP Top 10 Rankings: 

(2) 1972 and 1973

Final NCAA Division II Top 10 Rankings: 

(3) 1968, 1969, and 1971

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(9) 1972, 1973, 1982, 1983, 1992, 1994, 2000, 2004, and 2005
4-10 record (.286)

NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 

(1) 1971
4-1 record (.800)
Finished 3rd

NIT Appearances: 

(5) 1980, 1984, 1985, 2002, and 2003
6-6 record (.500)
Finished 4th in 1984

NAIA Tournament Appearances: 

(2) 1965 and 1967
3-2 record (.600)

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Beryl Shipley (16 years from 1958-73 when school was classified as a small college most of that span, 296-129 record, .696)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Dwight Bo Lamar (3,493 points from 1970-73)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Roy Ebron (1,064 from 1971-73)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Dwight Bo Lamar (51 points as junior vs. Louisiana Tech on 2/14/72 and Lamar on 2/17/72)

All-American Selections: 
NCAA Consensus First-Team All-Americans: 

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Bo Lamar* (51 at Louisiana Tech)
February 14, 1972 (junior/36.3 ppg)

1

2

Total

Southwestern Louisiana

55

56

111

Louisiana Tech

53

48

101

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Lamar

21-36

9-10

51

Greene

1-2

0-0

2

Bisbano

8-12

2-2

18

Saunders

2-6

0-1

4

Loftin

7-11

0-0

14

Ebron

5-11

2-2

12

Haney

1-2

1-2

3

Townsend

2-4

3-3

7

Totals

47-84

17-20

111

Percentages

.560

.850

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Knowles

10-28

7-11

27

Thornton

10-11

0-1

20

Green

6-10

7-8

19

Robertson

3-5

4-6

10

Jenkins

10-16

1-2

21

Bossard

0-4

2-2

2

Miller

0-1

0-1

0

Odom

1-2

0-0

2

Totals

40-77

21-31

101

Percentages

.519

.677

Box Score Notes: 

Bo Lamar* (51 at Lamar)
February 17, 1972 (junior/36.3 ppg)

1

2

Total

Southwestern Louisiana

52

67

119

Lamar

48

58

106

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Lamar

20-40

11-11

51

Greene

0-0

1-1

1

Bisbano

4-7

3-5

11

Haney

2-2

0-0

4

Herbert

0-0

0-1

0

Saunders

3-4

3-6

9

Wright

0-0

2-2

2

Townsend

3-6

0-0

6

Loftin

3-5

3-4

9

Ebron

12-18

2-8

26

Totals

47-82

25-38

119

Percentages

.573

.658

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Hill

8-16

3-4

19

Hughes

11-15

8-9

30

Jones

9-20

2-6

20

Griggie

0-0

0-0

0

Collins

5-14

2-3

12

Wade

6-10

9-11

21

Jackson

1-2

0-1

2

Page

0-0

2-4

2

Prien

0-0

0-0

0

Totals

40-77

26-38

106

Percentages

.519

.684

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

C.J. McNaspy

5

1912-16

23-19

.548

1912

4-1

T.R. Mobley

4

1922-25

57-37

.606

1924

18-5

R.L. Browne

2

1926-27

9-26

.257

1927

7-10

E.J. Pickell

3

1929-31

35-24

.593

1930

14-3

J.C. "Dutch" Reinhardt

26

1932-57

238-273

.466

1943

8-1

Beryl Shipley

16

1958-73

296-129

.696

1971, 1972

25-4

Jim Hatfield

3

1976-78

47-35

.573

1977

21-8

Bobby Paschal

8

1979-86

153-85

.643

1983

22-7

Marty Fletcher

11

1987-97

176-146

.547

1994

22-8

Jessie Evans

7

1998-2004

132-81

.620

2000

25-9

Robert Lee

6

2005-10

80-100

.444

2005

20-11

Bob Marlin

1

2011

14-15

.483

2011

14-15

  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,258-987 (.560) from 1912 through 2011.
  • NOTES: Southwestern Louisiana moved up to major-college status in 1972
  • USL vacated six NCAA Tournament games in 1972 (2-1 record) and 1973 (1-2) when it forfeited a total of 49 victories
  • USL was prohibited from fielding a formal team for two seasons (1973-74 and 1974-75) as part of an NCAA probation
  • Lee replaced Glynn Cyprien following Cyprien's firing shortly after he was hired because his resume listed a bachelor's degree he didn't earn
  • The Ragin' Cajuns vacated a total of 31 victories in 2004 (14 plus 0-1 record in NCAA playoffs) and 2005 (17 plus 0-1 record in NCAA playoffs)
  • Coach is unknown in 1916-17, 1919-20 and 1920-21 when school went a combined 32-22
  • Information is unavailable for 1917-18, 1918-19 and 1927-28.