2019–20 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team

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.

2019–20 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record22–8 (13–5 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThomas Assembly Center
2019–20 Conference USA men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North Texas144 .7782011  .645
Western Kentucky135 .7222010  .667
Louisiana Tech135 .722228  .733
Charlotte108 .5561613  .552
FIU99 .5001913  .594
Marshall108 .5561715  .531
UAB99 .5001913  .594
Old Dominion99 .5001319  .406
Florida Atlantic810 .4441715  .531
UTSA711 .3891319  .406
UTEP810 .4441715  .531
Rice711 .3891517  .469
Southern Miss513 .278922  .290
Middle Tennessee414 .222823  .258
Note: The 2020 C-USA Tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to 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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Anthony Duruji 4 F 6 ft 7 in 220 lbs So Germantown, Maryland Transfer to Florida

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious school
Andrew Gordon 33 F 6 ft 10 in 250 lbs RS Jr Clearwater, Florida West Virginia

Recruiting class of 2019

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date

N/A N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Lane Hartley (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrBossier Parish CC Chatham, Louisiana
G 1 Derric Jean 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS SrMcArthur HS Miami, Florida
G 3 Amorie Archibald 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrTrinity Christian Academy Deltona, Florida
G 5 Kalob Ledoux 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)198 lb (90 kg) RS JrMcNeese State Port Barre, Louisiana
G 10 Xaiver Armstead 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrMcLennan CC Waco, Texas
G 11 JaColby Pemberton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS JrLancaster HS Dallas, Texas
F 13 Stacey Thomas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoFortbend Christian Home School Houston, Texas
G 21 Exavian Christon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrHot Springs HS Hot Springs, Arkansas
F 22 Isaiah Crawford 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrNorth Crowley HS Fort Worth, Texas
F 23 Mubarak Muhammed 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrBossier Parish CC Suleja, Nigeria
G 24 Cobe Williams 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrKimball HS Dallas, Texas
G 25 DaQuan Bracey 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrSt. Frances Academy Baltimore, Maryland
F 33 Andrew Gordon 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)250 lb (113 kg) RS JrWest Virginia Clearwater, Florida
F 35 Oliver Powell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg) SrRowlett HS Rowlett, Texas
F 40 Kale Walters (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoLindale 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.
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