Louisiana Basketball Coach Snaps at Local Sports Reporter

The 2024-25 basketball season has not started well for the Louisiana Men's Basketball team, and fans and coaches are frustrated.

The Cajuns are 2-9 and at the moment things do not appear to be promising for this team, and when a sports local reporter from KATC TV-3 asked Coach Bob Marlin why fans should still have faith in his program, the coach clapped back at him.

Marlin explained that the fans of UL Basketball have always supported his team, and then he turned it on the reporter asking the question.

Coach Marlin accused Jamarcus Fitzpatrick of wanting to be negative at times, hinting that perhaps he was fanning the flames surrounding the program at UL. And yes, some fans on social media are saying that perhaps it is time for a coaching change at UL.

Marlin made the point though that things could turn around before they even start conference play, and those truly are the games that "count" as you move through the second half of the season.

Here's the exchange from the UL press conference.

In response to the accusation of being negative, KATC sports reporter Jamarcus Fitzpatrick posted the following statement on X.