The Ragin' Cajuns were led by eighth-year head coach Bob Marlin and played their home games at the Cajundome as members in the Sun Belt Conference.

[2] They defeated Texas State in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt tournament[3] before losing in the semifinals to Texas–Arlington.

[5] Head coach Bob Marlin sparked controversy after it was announced that the Cajuns would play in-state rival LSU in the NIT, believing the Cajuns were the better team and should have been given home-court advantage.

[6] He also said of LSU, "Sometimes, a team that tied for ninth in their league isn’t interested in playing.

They defeated Little Rock in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament[9] before losing to Georgia State in the quarterfinals.