LAFAYETTE – Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball coach Bob Marlin announced that Cedric Russell (Alexandria, La.), one of the top-rated players in the state of Louisiana, has signed a National Letter-of-Intent to play for the Ragin' Cajuns beginning in the 2017-18 season.
Russell, a three-star prospect and rated No. 5 in the state of Louisiana by ESPN.com, averaged 23.1 points per game as a junior at perennial Class 3A power Peabody Magnet High School. The 6-foot-2, 185 pound combo guard shot 52 percent from the floor last season while helping the Warhorses back the Louisiana Boy's Top 28 for the first time in three seasons.