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

1993–94 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball
1993–94 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball
Sun Belt tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	22–8 (13–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Marty Fletcher (8th season);
Home arena	Cajundome

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
†	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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	44	Byron Starks	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Sr

Head coach

Marty Fletcher (Maryland)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

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

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

[ncaa-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.

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