#67 Louisiana Men's Basketball 2023-2024 Preview

 
 
Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns
 
2023-2024 Overall Rank: #67
 
Conference Rank: #1 Sun Belt
 
 
2022-23 Record: 26-8, 13-5
2022-23 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Bob Marlin
Coach Record: 246-174 at Louisiana, 471-305 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Jordan Brown, Forward, 19.3 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 1.8 apg
Greg Williams Jr., Guard, 12.7 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 1.3 apg
Terence Lewis II, Forward, 10.9 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 1.0 apg
Jalen Dalcourt, Guard, 5.9 ppg, 1.3 rpg, 0.8 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Themus Fulks, Junior, Guard, 9.2 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 6.0 apg
Kentrell Garnett, Junior, Guard, 6.5 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 0.8 apg
Joe Charles, Junior, Forward, 5.4 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 0.6 apg
Kobe Julien, Junior, Forward, 4.1 ppg, 1.3 rpg, 0.6 apg
Michael Thomas, Junior, Guard, 3.1 ppg, 1.1 rpg, 1.9 apg
 
Key New Players:
Blake Butler, Junior, Guard, Transfer from JC
Isaiah Crawford, Freshman, Guard
London Fields, Freshman, Guard
Brandon Hardy, Freshman, Guard
Hosana Kitenge, Junior, Forward, Transfer from JC
Christian Landry, Freshman, Guard
Giovanni Nannucci, Freshman, Guard
Kyran Ratliff, Freshman, Forward
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 77.4 (48th in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 69.5 (154, 11)
Field-Goal Percentage: 48.2 (16, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 44.2 (206, 13)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.0 (214, 8)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 37.6 (24, 1)
Free-Throw Percentage: 68.2 (294, 11)
Rebound Margin: 6.1 (14, 1)
Assists Per Game: 14.4 (85, 3)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.2 (164, 8)