The Ragin' Cajuns, led by 14th-year head coach Bob Marlin, played their home games at the Cajundome as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

5 seed in the Sun Belt tournament, they defeated Coastal Carolina in the second round, before losing to Arkansas State in the quarterfinals.

[1] As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No.

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

[4] Redshirt junior Themus Fulks was named to the preseason All-SBC First Team.