With the 22nd pick in the 3rd round of the 2012 NFL draft, 85th overall, the Detroit Lions selected Dwight "Bill" Bentley , a 5'10", 185 pound cornerback from Louisiana-Lafayette. A 3 year starter for the Ragin Cajuns, Bentley was Sun Belt all-conference as a senior with 71 tackles, 3 interceptions and 6 passes defended. My first thought when the Lions picked Bentley? "He'... read more...

Shawn Long scored 27 points and Bryant Mbamalu added 19 on Saturday night and Louisiana Lafayette defeated North Texas 80-76. Elfrid Payton scored 14 points to go with nine assists and three steals for Louisiana-Lafayette (3-5, 1-1 Sun Belt). North Texas (3-5, 0-1) got 23 points from Chris Jones and 11 points from Jordan Williams. Mbamalu connected on five 3-point shots... read more...

Junior-college transfer Kadeem Coleby made an instant impact in his debut for Louisiana-Lafayette, scoring 16 points and blocking eight shots in an 83-66 win against Northern Arizona on Friday night at the Hilltop Challenge. Coleby, a 6-9 center from Daytona College, took advantage of an undersized Lumberjacks (0-1) roster to score 12 points in the second half, when the R... read more...

 The game was tied at 70 in overtime between Louisiana-Lafayette and Western Kentucky with 21 seconds left then one of the teams cheated without being caught. Louisiana Lafayette was taking the ball out of bounds and they 6 guys on the court, but no one notice not the officials not the Western Kentucky staff. So with 6 guys on the court Louisiana Lafayette’s Elfrid Payton’... read more...

In what certainly isn't a match-up of NFL powerhouses, this year's New Orleans Bowl features the still very young East Carolina and a UDFA-talent filled Louisiana Lafayette. With Melvin White of ULL being the star of the game, he'll be the one to focus on scouting-wise. But there are three other prospects to keep you eyes on.   Melvin White, CB, Louisiana Lafaye... read more...

Elfrid Payton scored 20 points, leading four Louisiana-Lafayette players in double figures, and the Ragin' Cajuns pulled away in the second half for a 74-55 victory over North Texas Friday night in the opening round of the Sun Belt tournament. Bryant Mbamalu scored 16 points - 14 in the second half - and Alan-Michael Thompson also scored 16. Shawn Long had 12 points and 1... read more...

Shawn Long scored a season-high 22 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as Louisiana-Lafayette overpowered Southern University at New Orleans in the second half to win 76-66 Wednesday night. The Ragin' Cajuns (2-2) trailed 26-24 at intermission after a back-and-forth first half in which the NAIA Knights (2-1) led by five. The lead changed hands five more times before Bryant Mb... read more...

Dec 12, 8:05 PM | Cajundome Dillard Blue Devils vs Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns Odds 0-0TEAM RECORD4-6 Many eyes in the college basketball world will be on Cajundome Monday as host Louisiana-Lafayette looks to handle the Dillard Blue Devils in NCAAB action. Louisiana-Lafayette battles the Blue Devils, currently sitting with a 3-6 mark (1-1 ATS). The OVER/UND... read more...

Scoring on a power play is no longer merely a hockey phenomenon. Louisiana-Lafayette's basketball team parlayed a man advantage into a key Sun Belt League victory Thursday night. With Louisiana-Lafayette and Western Kentucky tied at 70 and 21 seconds remaining in the first overtime, the Ragin' Cajuns inbounded the ball with six men on the floor instead of five. Neither the... read more...

Blaine Gautier threw two touchdowns and Louisiana-Lafayette's defense forced three turnovers as the Ragin' Cajuns shut out Lamar 40-0 on Saturday night in both teams' season opener. Gautier was 7-of-18 passing and threw two touchdowns from two yards out. Louisiana-Lafayette's Effrem Reed and Alonzo Harris each recorded 55 yards and a touchdown while kicker Brett Baer con... read more...

Josh Brown scored 17 points and Kadeem Coleby added 16 to lead Louisiana-Lafayette to a 73-64 victory over Houston Baptist on Friday night. Coleby scored seven of his points during a 10-3 first-half run by the Ragin' Cajuns (2-2) that opened a 35-25 lead with 1:21 left in the first half. He also grabbed nine rebounds and blocked three shots in the game. The lead never dr... read more...

Freshman Alonzo Harris rushed for a career-high 189 yards and two touchdowns as Louisiana-Lafayette romped to a 45-20 win over Middle Tennessee on Saturday night. Quarterback Blaine Gautier added two scores for the Ragin' Cajuns (7-2, 5-1 Sun Belt Conference), who were coming off a 42-23 loss to Western Kentucky that snapped their six-game winning streak. Gautier ran 80 ... read more...

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Elfrid Payton/ragincajuns.comBy Paul Seaver (TheArenaPulse) On Thursday night, Middle Tennessee State improved to 14-2 overall and 3-0 within the Sun Belt Conference.The hot start has made headlines for the conference, as the Blue Raiders have been one of the more impressive teams at the mid-major level.The league made additional headlines on Thursday, and just two nights ... read more...

Elfrid Payton's layup with three seconds remaining in overtime lifted Louisiana-Lafayette to a 72-70 Sun Belt Conference victory over Western Kentucky on Thursday night. J.J. Thomas scored 19 points and Raymone Andrews 16 for the Ragin' Cajuns (8-8, 2-0), who won their 12th straight regular-season conference game. The Hilltoppers (5-11, 1-2), who beat Louisiana-Lafayette... read more...

Elridge Moore made all six of his shots and tallied five steals in Louisiana-Lafayette's 90-79 win over Oakland on Sunday. Bryant Mbamalu also had 15 points, while Shawn Long and Elfrid Payton chipped in 14 points apiece for the Ragin' Cajuns. Oakland (1-1) led 42-37 at the half, but Louisiana-Lafayette opened the second half on a 14-7 run to help the Ragin' Cajuns take ... read more...

No, this isn't a basketball story.It's the story of the University of Lousiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns who won their 1st bowl game since 1944 when Brett Baer barely pushed a 50-yard field goal through the uprights as the clock struck zero in the New Orleans Bowl Saturday night. That sealed the Cajuns 32-30 win over San Diego State.The win moved the Cajuns to 9-4 on the seas... read more...

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Kerry Hammonds scored 27 points, making 10 of 11 shots, to lead Sun Belt Conference front-runner Middle Tennessee over Louisiana-Lafayette 82-60 Saturday night. The junior guard, who was averaging 4.8 points this season, bettered his previous season high by 16 points and fell one short of his career best, set against South Alabama in his freshman year. He made 6 of 7 3-po... read more...

Darshawn McClellan scored 13 points and Kadeem Coleby had eight blocks as Louisiana-Lafayette clinched a winning record for the first time in seven years with a 57-53 victory over North Texas on Saturday. Coleby also had 10 points for the Ragin Cajuns (16-13, 10-5 Sun Belt), who close out the regular season at home next Saturday against Louisiana-Monroe before the confere... read more...