Earl K. Long Gymnasium

University of Louisiana sports facility in Lafayette

30°12′40.9″N 92°1′7.9″W / 30.211361°N 92.018861°W / 30.211361; -92.018861OwnerUniversity of Louisiana at LafayetteOperatorUniversity of Louisiana at LafayetteCapacityOfficial: 1,121^[1]ConstructionOpened1939Renovated1994, 2005, 2008, 2009TenantsMen's basketball (NCAA) (1939–1950)
Women's basketball (NCAA) (1971–2016)(scheduled games) (2020–Present)(sporadic games)
Volleyball (NCAA) (1976–present)

Earl K. Long Gymnasium is a 1,121-seat multi-purpose sports venue on the campus of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in Lafayette, Louisiana. It is home of the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns volleyball team. It was built in 1939 and named for Earl K. Long, who served as governor of Louisiana at the time.^[2] The gym was home to the Ragin' Cajuns' men's program until 1950, when the teams moved to Blackham Coliseum.^[3]

Located on the main campus, E. K. Long Gym houses all of the women's athletic administrative offices, including women's basketball, women's soccer, softball, and volleyball.^[4]

In years past, Women's basketball doubleheaders with the men's basketball team are played at the Cajundome while single games were played at the Gymnasium. Since 2017, all Women's Basketball games have been played at the Cajundome. In 2020, the March 5th contest between the Cajuns and the UT Arlington is scheduled to be played at the Gymnasium, the first women's basketball game to be played there since the WBI Championship Game in 2016.

References

^ "Earl K. Long Gym". The University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
^ "Enrollment Services". University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
^ "Long Gym Improving". Louisiana's Ragin' Cajun Athletic Network. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
^ "Earl K. Long Gym". RaginCajuns.com. Retrieved 1 October 2014.

Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball

Venues

Earl K. Long Gymnasium (1939–1949)
Blackham Coliseum (1949–1985)
Cajundome (1985–present)

Culture & lore

Cayenne
"Ragin' Cajuns Fight Song"

People

Linda Nance (1971–1976)
Jill Kelly (1976–1978)
Mary Jo Castell (1978–1982)
Jim Izard (1982–1983)
Ross Cook (1983–1987)
Wilo Colon (1987–1988)
Mike Doucet (1988–1990)
Dwayne Searle (1990–1996)
Gay Nix (1996–2002)
J. Kelley Hall (2002–2007)
Meredith Hall (2006–2007)
Errol Rogers (2007–2012)
Garry Brodhead (2012– )

Seasons

1971–72
1972–73
1973–74
1974–75
1975–76
1976–77
1977–78
1978–79
1979–80
1980–81
1981–82
1982–83
1983–84
1984–85
1985–86
1986–87
1987–88
1988–89
1989–90
1990–91
1991–92
1992–93
1993–94
1994–95
1995–96
1996–97
1997–98
1998–99
1999–2000
2000–01
2001–02
2002–03
2003–04
2004–05
2005–06
2006–07
2007–08
2008–09
2009–10
2010–11
2011–12
2012–13
2013–14
2014–15
2015–16
2016–17
2017–18
2018–19
2019–20
2020–21
2021–22
2022–23
2023–24

v t e Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball
Venues	Earl K. Long Gymnasium (1939–1950) Blackham Coliseum (1950–1985) Cajundome (1985–present)
Culture & lore	Cayenne "Ragin' Cajuns Fight Song" NCAA sanctions
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Located in: Lafayette, Louisiana
Academics	College of the Arts B.I. Moody III College of Business Administration College of Education College of Engineering College of Liberal Arts College of Nursing & Allied Health Professions Ray P. Authement College of Sciences
Athletics	Sports: Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Baseball Men's basketball Women's basketball Football Softball Water skiing Sun Belt Conference Venues: Cajundome Cajun Field Earl K. Long Gymnasium M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park Rivalries: Battle on the Bayou Traditions: Cayenne Pride of Acadiana
Campus	Cypress Lake Museum on the Move Hilliard Art Museum
Media	KRVS
Research	Cecil J. Picard Center for Child Development and Lifelong Learning Center for Louisiana Studies Community Design Workshop Energy Institute of Louisiana Ernest Gaines Center Informatics Research Institute Louisiana Accelerator Center Louisiana Watershed Flood Center National Wetlands Research Center Regional Application Center
Student life	CAPE-1
People	Notable alumni and faculty University presidents
Founded: 1898 Students: 19,188 Endowment: 185.8 million

v t e Basketball arenas of the Sun Belt Conference
George M. Holmes Convocation Center (Appalachian State) First National Bank Arena (Arkansas State) HTC Center (Coastal Carolina) Hanner Fieldhouse (Georgia Southern) GSU Convocation Center (Georgia State) Atlantic Union Bank Center (James Madison) Cajundome (Louisiana men) Earl K. Long Gymnasium (Louisiana women) Fant–Ewing Coliseum (Louisiana–Monroe) Cam Henderson Center (Marshall) Chartway Arena (Old Dominion) Mitchell Center (South Alabama) Reed Green Coliseum (Southern Miss) Strahan Arena (Texas State) Trojan Arena (Troy)

Basketball arenas of the Sun Belt Conference