2025–26 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team

2025–26 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball
2025–26 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	11–22 (7–11 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Quannas White (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Brandon Espinosa; Donald Reyes; Josh White; Giovonne Woods;
Home arena	Cajundome

2025–26 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Troy †	12	–	6	.667	22	–	12	.647
Marshall	11	–	7	.611	19	–	13	.594
Coastal Carolina	11	–	7	.611	19	–	13	.594
Appalachian State	11	–	7	.611	19	–	13	.594
Texas State	11	–	7	.611	19	–	13	.594
South Alabama	11	–	7	.611	21	–	12	.636
Arkansas State	11	–	7	.611	20	–	12	.625
Southern Miss	9	–	9	.500	19	–	16	.543
James Madison	9	–	9	.500	18	–	15	.545
Georgia Southern	8	–	10	.444	21	–	16	.568
Old Dominion	7	–	11	.389	12	–	21	.364
Louisiana	7	–	11	.389	11	–	22	.333
Georgia State	7	–	11	.389	10	–	22	.313
Louisiana–Monroe	1	–	17	.056	4	–	28	.125

† 2026 Sun Belt tournament winner

The 2025–26 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ragin' Cajuns, led by first year head coach Quannas White, played their home games at the Cajundome as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous season

The Ragin' Cajuns finished the 2024–25 season 12–21, 8–10 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the No. 11 seed in the Sun Belt tournament, they defeated Louisiana–Monroe in the first round, before losing to Old Dominion in the second round.^[1]^[2]

Offseason

Preseason

Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll

The Ragin' Cajuns were picked to finish in ninth place in the conference's preseason poll.^[3]

Predicted finish	Team (1st place Votes)
Coaches poll
1	James Madison - 175 (1)
2	Arkansas State - 154 (3)
3	South Alabama - 152 (4)
4	Troy - 148 (1)
5	Old Dominion - 145 (2)
6	Marshall - 128 (1)
7	App State - 123 (1)
8	Texas State - 106
9	Louisiana - 95 (1)
10	Georgia Southern - 66
11	Georgia State - 59
12	Southern Miss - 57
13	Coastal Carolina - 43
14	ULM - 19

Roster

2025–26 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Jeremiah Evans	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Southwood HS	Shreveport, LA
F	1	Zeke Cook	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	GS	Starkville HS Jackson State	Pheba, MS
F	2	Todd Jones	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Isidore Newman HS Portland	New Orleans, LA
G	3	Dorian Finister	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Carver HS Sam Houston	New Orleans, LA
F	4	Dariyus Woodson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Goose Creek Memorial HS North Dakota	Baytown, TX
F	5	Joshua Lewis	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Howard W. Blake HS	Tampa, FL
G	6	De'Vion Lavergne	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS So	North Central HS Purdue Fort Wayne	Melville, LA
G	7	Michael Collins	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Shadow Creek HS	Pearland, TX
G	8	Karris Bilal	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Fr	Riverwood International Charter Vanderbilt	Atlanta, GA
G	10	Jaxon Olvera	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Golden State Prep Pepperdine	Houston, TX
G	12	Michael Mouton	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	St. Thomas More HS	Lafayette, LA
G	13	Christian Landry	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Jr	St. Thomas More HS LSU Eunice	Lafayette, LA
G	14	Jamyron Keller	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Ellison HS	St. Matthews, SC
G	22	Logan Myers	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Teurlings Catholic HS	Lafayette, LA
F	23	Kyran Ratliff	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Jr	Booker T. Washington HS Shaun Dumas Academy	New Orleans, LA
G	24	Milan Mejia (5Y)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Louisiana State University Laboratory School Loyola (New Orleans)	Baton Rouge, LA
F	33	Sean Elkinton	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Crosby HS Louisiana Tech	Crosby, TX
F		Rahman Olajuwon	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS So	Clements HS Tyler JC	Houston, TX

Head coach

Quannas White (Oklahoma)

Assistant coach(es)

Brandon Espinosa (Dallas Christian)
Donald Reyes (LSU)
Josh White (North Texas)
Giovonne Woods (Central Washington)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 6, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 3, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Ball State MAC-SBC Challenge	L 64–75	0–1	21 – Keller	6 – Olvera	4 – Tied	Worthen Arena (2,582) Muncie, IN
November 7, 2025* 7:30 pm, ESPN+		Southeastern Louisiana	W 58–52	1–1	20 – Olvera	6 – Lavergne	2 – Tied	Cajundome (3,304) Lafayette, LA
November 11, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Tulane	L 62–66	1–2	19 – Olvera	7 – Lavergne	3 – Tied	Cajundome (3,047) Lafayette, LA
November 14, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at McNeese	L 62–88	1–3	25 – Finister	7 – Olvera	2 – Tied	Townsley Law Arena (4,333) Lake Charles, LA
November 18, 2025* 9:00 pm, ACCNX		at Stanford Acrisure Series campus-site game	L 66–93	1–4	16 – Lewis	6 – Finister	2 – Woodson	Maples Pavilion (2,266) Stanford, CA
November 21, 2025* 9:00 pm, ESPN+		at Santa Clara Acrisure Series campus-site game	L 43–80	1–5	16 – Finister	5 – Tied	2 – Tied	Leavey Center (1,331) Santa Clara, CA
November 24, 2025* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at UC Davis Acrisure Series campus-site game	L 56–77	1–6	11 – Lewis	5 – Tied	4 – Olvera	University Credit Union Center (1,316) Davis, CA
November 28, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Jackson State	L 45–51	1–7	13 – Woodson	10 – Lewis	2 – Tied	Cajundome (2,704) Lafayette, LA
December 3, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lamar	L 55–65	1–8	11 – Olvera	6 – Tied	3 – Collins	Montagne Center (1,499) Beaumont, TX
December 6, 2025* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		UNC Wilmington	L 63–70	1–9	21 – Olvera	6 – Jones Jr.	4 – Olvera	Cajundome (2,382) Lafayette, LA
December 13, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Louisiana Tech	L 44–65	1–10	14 – Finister	8 – Jones Jr.	3 – Tied	Thomas Assembly Center (2,320) Ruston, LA
December 18, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Southern Miss	L 54–62	1–11 (0–1)	20 – Finister	7 – Tied	1 – Tied	Reed Green Coliseum (2,606) Hattiesburg, MS
December 20, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Louisiana–Monroe	W 76–62	2–11 (1–1)	17 – Olvera	8 – Tied	7 – Finister	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,347) Monroe, LA
December 28, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Norfolk State	W 63–54	3–11	15 – Finister	9 – Finister	8 – Lavergne	Cajundome (2,454) Lafayette, LA
December 31, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+		South Alabama	L 58–63	3–12 (1–2)	18 – Olvera	6 – Tied	7 – Olvera	Cajundome (2,337) Lafayette, LA
January 3, 2026 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Southern Miss	L 67–74	3–13 (1–3)	18 – Lavergne	6 – Finister	3 – Lavergne	Cajundome (2,434) Lafayette, LA
January 8, 2026 7:30 pm, ESPN+		Louisiana–Monroe	W 85–79	4–13 (2–3)	26 – Lewis	9 – Lewis	4 – Finister	Cajundome (2,341) Lafayette, LA
January 10, 2026 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Troy	L 70–90	4–14 (2–4)	25 – Finister	3 – Woodson	3 – Lavergne	Cajundome (2,318) Lafayette, LA
January 14, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Texas State	L 54–59	4–15 (2–5)	18 – Finister	6 – Jones Jr.	2 – Tied	Strahan Arena (1,103) San Marcos, TX
January 17, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at South Alabama	W 59–56	5–15 (3–5)	14 – Olvera	9 – Jones Jr.	5 – Tied	Mitchell Center (2,617) Mobile, AL
January 22, 2026 5:30 pm, ESPN+		at Appalachian State	L 58–72	5–16 (3–6)	16 – Finister	7 – Jones Jr.	7 – Lavergne	Holmes Center (791) Boone, NC
January 29, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Georgia State	W 82–72	6–16 (4–6)	23 – Lavergne	7 – Olvera	7 – Lavergne	Cajundome (2,436) Lafayette, LA
January 31, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Georgia Southern	W 69–60	7–16 (5–6)	17 – Lavergne	7 – Olvera	3 – Tied	Cajundome (2,423) Lafayette, LA
February 4, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at James Madison	W 64–61	8–16 (6–6)	18 – Finister	8 – Jones Jr.	4 – Olvera	Atlantic Union Bank Center (4,140) Harrisonburg, VA
February 7, 2026* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Central Michigan MAC-SBC Challenge	W 85–80	9–16	19 – Lavergne	7 – Jones Jr.	8 – Finister	Cajundome (3,148) Lafayette, LA
February 12, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Coastal Carolina	L 65–69	9–17 (6–7)	19 – Tied	7 – Finister	3 – Lavergne	Cajundome (2,516) Lafayette, LA
February 16, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Old Dominion	L 72–83	9–18 (6–8)	23 – Olvera	7 – Lavergne	3 – Lavergne	Chartway Arena (6,058) Norfolk, VA
February 19, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Arkansas State	L 62–79	9–19 (6–9)	18 – Tied	6 – Bilal	3 – Lavergne	Cajundome (2,552) Lafayette, LA
February 21, 2026 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Texas State	W 67–54	10–19 (7–9)	20 – Olvera	8 – Jones Jr.	5 – Finister	Cajundome (2,484) Lafayette, LA
February 24, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Troy	L 59–78	10–20 (7–10)	19 – Olvera	5 – Olvera	6 – Collins	Trojan Arena (3,035) Troy, AL
February 27, 2026 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Arkansas State	L 58–81	10–21 (7–11)	15 – Bilal	14 – Olvera	4 – Lavergne	First National Bank Arena (5,074) Jonesboro, AR
Sun Belt tournament
March 3, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+	(12)	vs. (13) Georgia State First round	W 84–75	11–21	29 – Olvera	9 – Olvera	5 – Lavergne	Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL
March 4, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+	(12)	vs. (9) James Madison Second round	L 72–87	11–22	28 – Olvera	8 – Olvera	1 – Tied	Pensacola Bay Center (824) Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Ragin' Cajuns. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
^ "Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
^ "James Madison Tabbed 2025-26 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Favorite & ODU's Davis Named Preseason Player of the Year". sunbeltsports.org. October 20, 2025. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
^ "2025–26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
^ "Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 9, 2025.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Ragin' Cajuns. Retrieved November 4, 2025.

[2] "Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved November 4, 2025.

[:0-3] "James Madison Tabbed 2025-26 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Favorite & ODU's Davis Named Preseason Player of the Year". sunbeltsports.org. October 20, 2025. Retrieved October 20, 2025.

[4] "2025–26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns. Retrieved November 9, 2025.

[5] "Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 9, 2025.

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