2019–20 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team

2019–20 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record22–8 (13–5 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThomas Assembly Center
Seasons
2019–20 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Texas 14 – 4   .778 20 – 11   .645
Western Kentucky 13 – 5   .722 20 – 10   .667
Louisiana Tech 13 – 5   .722 22 – 8   .733
Charlotte 10 – 8   .556 16 – 13   .552
FIU 9 – 9   .500 19 – 13   .594
Marshall 10 – 8   .556 17 – 15   .531
UAB 9 – 9   .500 19 – 13   .594
Old Dominion 9 – 9   .500 13 – 19   .406
Florida Atlantic 8 – 10   .444 17 – 15   .531
UTSA 7 – 11   .389 13 – 19   .406
UTEP 8 – 10   .444 17 – 15   .531
Rice 7 – 11   .389 15 – 17   .469
Southern Miss 5 – 13   .278 9 – 22   .290
Middle Tennessee 4 – 14   .222 8 – 23   .258
Note: The 2020 C-USA Tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 2019–20 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team represented Louisiana Tech University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fifth-year head coach Eric Konkol, played their home games at the Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, Louisiana as members of Conference USA. They finished the season 22–8, 13–5 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for second place. They were set to be the No. 3 seed in the C-USA tournament. However, they C-USA Tournament was canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2018–19 season 20–13 overall, 9–9 in C-USA play to finish in 8th place. In the C-USA tournament, they defeated Florida Atlantic in the first round,[1] before falling to top-seeded Old Dominion in the quarterfinals.[2]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Anthony Duruji 4 F 6 ft 7 in 220 lbs So Germantown, Maryland Transfer to Florida

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Andrew Gordon 33 F 6 ft 10 in 250 lbs RS Jr Clearwater, Florida West Virginia

Recruiting class of 2019

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date

N/A N/A  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2019–20 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Lane Hartley (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Bossier Parish CC Chatham, Louisiana
G 1 Derric Jean 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr McArthur HS Miami, Florida
G 3 Amorie Archibald 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Trinity Christian Academy Deltona, Florida
G 5 Kalob Ledoux 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) RS Jr McNeese State Port Barre, Louisiana
G 10 Xaiver Armstead 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr McLennan CC Waco, Texas
G 11 JaColby Pemberton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Lancaster HS Dallas, Texas
F 13 Stacey Thomas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Fortbend Christian Home School Houston, Texas
G 21 Exavian Christon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Hot Springs HS Hot Springs, Arkansas
F 22 Isaiah Crawford 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr North Crowley HS Fort Worth, Texas
F 23 Mubarak Muhammed 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Bossier Parish CC Suleja, Nigeria
G 24 Cobe Williams 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Kimball HS Dallas, Texas
G 25 DaQuan Bracey 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr St. Frances Academy Baltimore, Maryland
F 33 Andrew Gordon 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Jr West Virginia Clearwater, Florida
F 35 Oliver Powell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Rowlett HS Rowlett, Texas
F 40 Kale Walters (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Lindale HS Lindale, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 13, 2020

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2019*
4:00 pm 		No. 22 LSU
Hoops 4 Disaster Relief 		L 70–83 
Thomas Assembly Center (6,832)
Ruston, LA
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2019*
7:00 pm, KDF 		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 82–49  1–0
 American Bank Center (1,027)
Corpus Christi, TX
November 12, 2019*
6:30 pm, CUSA.tv 		Wiley W 98–52  2–0
 Thomas Assembly Center (1,528)
Ruston, LA
November 16, 2019*
5:00 pm, FS2 		at Creighton L 72–82  2–1
 CHI Health Center Omaha (16,919)
Omaha, NE
November 19, 2019*
6:30 pm, CUSA.tv 		Mississippi Valley State W 76–43  3–1
 Thomas Assembly Center (1,483)
Ruston, LA
November 22, 2019*
6:30 pm, CUSA.tv 		North Alabama W 82–61  4–1
 Thomas Assembly Center (1,622)
Ruston, LA
November 25, 2019*
7:30 pm, BTN 		at Indiana L 75–88  4–2
 Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (11,930)
Bloomington, IN
November 30, 2019*
8:00 pm, CUSA.tv 		Samford W 78–57  5–2
 Thomas Assembly Center (2,033)
Ruston, LA
December 5, 2019*
7:00 pm, SECN+ 		at Mississippi State W 74–67  6–2
 Humphrey Coliseum (6,375)
Starkville, MS
December 8, 2019*
4:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Sam Houston State L 68–71  6–3
 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (731)
Huntsville, TX
December 14, 2019*
4:00 pm, CUSA.tv 		Louisiana W 77–59  7–3
 Thomas Assembly Center (4,032)
Ruston, LA
December 17, 2019*
6:30 pm, CUSA.tv 		North Carolina Central W 69–60  8–3
 Thomas Assembly Center (2,156)
Ruston, LA
December 21, 2019*
4:00 pm, CUSA.tv 		SUNO W 87–47  9–3
 Thomas Assembly Center (1,530)
Ruston, LA
Conference USA regular season
December 30, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Southern Miss W 80–49  10–3
(1–0) 		Reed Green Coliseum (3,005)
Hattiesburg, MS
January 4, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Southern Miss W 78–50  11–3
(2–0) 		Thomas Assembly Center (2,341)
Ruston, LA
January 9, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		at UTSA L 73–89  11–4
(2–1) 		Convocation Center (922)
San Antonio, TX
January 11, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UTEP W 64–61  12–4
(3–1) 		Don Haskins Center (5,731)
El Paso, TX
January 16, 2020
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Rice W 72–56  13–4
(4–1) 		Thomas Assembly Center (2,467)
Ruston, LA
January 18, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		North Texas L 50–51  13–5
(4–2) 		Thomas Assembly Center (3,213)
Ruston, LA
January 23, 2020
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Middle Tennessee W 80–73  14–5
(5–2) 		Murphy Center (3,047)
Murfreesboro, TN
January 25, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UAB W 72–58  15–5
(6–2) 		Bartow Arena (2,732)
Birmingham, AL
January 30, 2020
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Charlotte W 72–59  16–5
(7–2) 		Thomas Assembly Center (2,930)
Ruston, LA
February 1, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Old Dominion W 76–73  17–5
(8–2) 		Thomas Assembly Center (3,763)
Ruston, LA
February 6, 2020
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Western Kentucky L 54–65  17–6
(8–3) 		E. A. Diddle Arena (5,769)
Bowling Green, KY
February 8, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Marshall L 79–83 OT 17–7
(8–4) 		Cam Henderson Center (6,531)
Huntington, WV
February 13, 2020
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		FIU W 60–57  18–7
(9–4) 		Thomas Assembly Center (2,951)
Ruston, LA
February 15, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Florida Atlantic W 81–68  19–7
(10–4) 		Thomas Assembly Center (4,186)
Ruston, LA
February 22, 2020
3:00 pm, Stadium 		at North Texas W 73–71  20–7
(11–4) 		The Super Pit (4,277)
Denton, TX
February 27, 2020
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Western Kentucky L 91–95 OT 20–8
(11–5) 		E. A. Diddle Arena (5,030)
Bowling Green, KY
March 4, 2020
6:30 pm, C-USA.tv 		FIU W 76–73  21–8
(12–5) 		Thomas Assembly Center (2,631)
Ruston, LA
March 7, 2020
6:00 pm, C-USA.tv 		Charlotte W 66–43  22–8
(13–5) 		Thomas Assembly Center (3,359)
Ruston, LA
Conference USA tournament
March 12, 2020
9:00 pm, Facebook 		(3) vs. (6) Marshall
Quarterfinals 		C-USA Tournament Canceled[3] Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source[4]

References

  1. ^ "Bulldogs Survive and Advance to Quarterfinals". LA Tech Athletics. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  2. ^ "MBB: Quarterfinals Coverage". Conference USA. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  3. ^ "Canceled: 2020 C-USA Basketball Championships". conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  4. ^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". LA Tech Athletics. Retrieved January 13, 2020.