First round: Lost to Tennessee, 63-58

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Louisiana won the Sun Belt Conference tournament in a slow-tempo game that favored its opponent, South Alabama. The Ragin' Cajuns would rather play fast, which is also what first-round opponent Tennessee will like to do. However, they are not as good as Tennessee, so a fast tempo will favor the Vols.

Head coach Jessie Evans has a national championship ring from Arizona, where he coached under Lute Olson for nine years and recruiting some of its best players. Oddly enough, the Ragin' Cajuns' leading scorer, Orlando Butler, comes off the bench. He and Blane Harmon, a 6-foot-3 guard, are carbon copies of one another. They average around 13 points a game, love shooting threes and do a lot of things off the dribble. They must ignite their perimeter game against Tennessee.

Inside, the Ragin' Cajuns will have difficulties with Tennessee's hops on the boards. Lonnie Thomas is their premier, inside, offensive player. But he has fouled out of eight games, which could spell disaster if he gets in foul trouble against Tennessee. Offensively, they have a brute named Brett Smith, a big, physical presence from Australia who leads the team in screens and bruises. Another front-line player, Reggie Degray, is a 6-6 transfer from Wofford who can score around the goal and hit mid-distance shots.

Evans will run players in and out of the game. Their best defensive player is Billy Jones, who starts instead of Brown, will be called on to guard Tony Harris, the Vols' speed point guard. It will be difficult for them to match the Vols' talent, but the Ragin' Cajuns are a very confident team. -- Bob Wenzel, ESPN

ROSTER

No	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Class	Rebounds	Assists	Points
-	Billy Jones	G	-	-	-	2.6	2.0	6.0
-	Blane Harmon	G	-	-	-	2.8	3.2	12.7
-	Brett Smith	FC	-	-	-	5.4	0.8	4.0
-	Darryl Robins	F	-	-	-	2.3	0.1	2.3
-	David Patrick	G	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	Demetrius Williams	F	-	-	-	0.9	0.0	0.6
-	Derrick Warren	F	-	-	-	0.9	0.2	1.1
-	Jarret Evans	G	-	-	-	1.0	1.0	2.7
-	Justin Stuckey	G	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	Kendall Regis	C	-	-	-	2.7	0.5	3.2
-	Kenneth Lawrence	G	-	-	-	2.0	3.2	2.9
-	Lonnie Thomas	F	-	-	-	7.3	0.5	11.2
-	Orlando Butler	G	-	-	-	2.8	1.1	13.2
-	Reggie Degray	F	-	-	-	4.8	2.1	8.4
-	Robert Jupiter	G	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	Shea Whiting	F	-	-	-	2.8	0.8	5.7