UL’s men’s basketball team’s scheduled road game Saturday against UNC-Wilmington has been postponed because of the Cajuns’ depleted roster.
The game will be rescheduled at a later date this season. The Seahawks visited the Cajundome last season on Dec. 6, winning 70-63 over UL, and this was the return trip for that home-and-home.
The Wilmington, North Carolina, trip, though, was the beginning of a long road stretch for the Cajuns, who are scheduled to play in San Francisco, California, at 9 p.m. Central Time in War Memorial Gym on Nov. 18 and then at USC in Los Angeles, California, on Nov. 22.
UL’s depleted roster is a combination of injuries and illness.
For starters, the trio of Todd Jones, Deion Ware and Tyshawn Duncan haven’t played in a game all season. According to coach Quannas White, none of them are long-term injuries, but they aren’t expected back for at least two more weeks.
Trent Middleton and Josiah Harris are both in concussion protocol and aren’t yet available.
Forward Dani Pounds was out with an illness for Monday’s game and now multiple other UL players have been added to that list, leading to the decision to postpone the game.
The Cajuns are currently 1-2 on the season — losing to Akron 75-61 and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 67-60 before defeating Southern of New Orleans 56-39.
At the end of that win over SUNO on Monday, the Cajuns were down to eight players, including a walk-on and four true freshmen.
UNC-Wilmington improved to 3-0 Wednesday with a 91-73 win over Kent State after the Seahawks beat East Carolina 78-75 last week.
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