UL Basketball To Face Ex-Cajun Justin Miller

Former Louisiana Ragin' Cajun basketball player Justin Miller will get an opportunity to play against his old school on Monday afternoon.

A 6-foot-6 forward, Miller transferred from Louisiana to Detroit Mercy, who the Cajuns will be facing on Monday night in the Middleweight Bracket of the MGM Resorts Main Event in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Louisiana is currently 3-2 on the season, while Detroit Mercy will enter the contest will an overall record of 1-3.

Tipoff time is set for 3 pm (CDT).

You can hear all the play-by-play action on ESPN 1420, espn1420.com, and the ESPN 1420 mobile app, as well as Hot 107.9, 1079ishot.com, and the Hot 107.9 mobile app beginning with the pregame show at 2:30 pm.

The Cajuns will face UC Irvine in the event on Tuesday afternoon, also at 3 pm.

Miller, who has one year of eligibility remaining at Detroit Mercy, appeared in 97 games with the Cajuns over a three-year period, including 59 games as a starter, while scoring 879 points.

A native of Beaver Dam, Kentucky, Miller averaged nine points and 7.4 rebounds for the Cajuns last season, after scoring eleven points with 5.2 rebounds as a freshman and 7.1 points and 3.7 rebounds as a sophomore.

This season, Miller is averaging 9.0 points and 5.8 rebounds for the Titans.