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	1–9 (0–0 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
Arkansas State	2	–	0	1.000	9	–	4	.692
Georgia Southern	2	–	0	1.000	10	–	5	.667
Troy	1	–	0	1.000	8	–	5	.615
South Alabama	1	–	1	.500	9	–	4	.692
Appalachian State	1	–	1	.500	8	–	6	.571
Texas State	1	–	1	.500	8	–	6	.571
Coastal Carolina	1	–	1	.500	7	–	6	.538
Southern Miss	1	–	1	.500	7	–	6	.538
Old Dominion	1	–	1	.500	4	–	9	.308
Georgia State	1	–	1	.500	3	–	9	.250
Louisiana	1	–	1	.500	2	–	11	.154
Marshall	0	–	1	.000	7	–	5	.583
James Madison	0	–	2	.000	7	–	8	.467
Louisiana–Monroe	0	–	2	.000	3	–	10	.231

† 2026 Sun Belt tournament winner As of December 18, 2025

The 2025–26 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team represents 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, play 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	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						Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA
December 18, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Southern Miss						Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
December 20, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Louisiana–Monroe						Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA
December 28, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Norfolk State						Cajundome Lafayette, LA
December 31, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+	South Alabama						Cajundome Lafayette, LA
January 3, 2026 12:00 pm, ESPN+	Southern Miss						Cajundome Lafayette, LA
January 8, 2026 7:30 pm, ESPN+	Louisiana–Monroe						Cajundome Lafayette, LA
January 10, 2026 12:00 pm, ESPN+	Troy						Cajundome Lafayette, LA
January 14, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Texas State						Strahan Arena San Marcos, TX
January 17, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at South Alabama						Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
January 22, 2026 5:30 pm, ESPN+	at Appalachian State						Holmes Center Boone, NC
January 24, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Old Dominion						Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA
January 29, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Georgia State						Cajundome Lafayette, LA
January 31, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPN+	Georgia Southern						Cajundome Lafayette, LA
February 4, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at James Madison						Atlantic Union Bank Center Harrisonburg, VA
February 12, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Coastal Carolina						Cajundome Lafayette, LA
February 19, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Arkansas State						Cajundome Lafayette, LA
February 21, 2026 12:00 pm, ESPN+	Texas State						Cajundome Lafayette, LA
February 24, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Troy						Trojan Arena Troy, AL
February 27, 2026 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Arkansas State						First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR
Sun Belt tournament
March 3–8, 2026	vs.						Pensacola Bay Center 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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