2020–21 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team
The 2020–21 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team represented Louisiana Tech University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Eric Konkol, and played their home games at Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, Louisiana as a members of the West Division of Conference USA.[1] The Bulldogs finished first in the West Division, but lost in the tournament to North Texas. They received a bid to the National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to Mississippi State, but then defeated Colorado State in the third-place game to win third place.
2020–21 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball | |
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Conference USA West Division champions | |
NIT, Third place | |
Conference | Conference USA |
West Division | |
Record | 24–8 (12–4 C-USA) |
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Home arena | Thomas Assembly Center |
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Western Kentucky | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 21 | – | 8 | .724 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 15 | – | 8 | .652 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 15 | – | 7 | .682 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 13 | – | 10 | .565 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 9 | – | 15 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 5 | – | 18 | .217 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIU | 2 | – | 15 | .118 | 9 | – | 17 | .346 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 24 | – | 8 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 22 | – | 7 | .759 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas † | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 18 | – | 10 | .643 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTSA | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 15 | – | 11 | .577 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 12 | – | 12 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 4 | – | 13 | .235 | 8 | – | 17 | .320 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2021 C-USA Tournament winner |
Previous season
The Bulldogs finished the 2019–20 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.
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
November 27, 2020* 6:30 p.m. |
UT Arlington Louisiana Tech Classic |
W 76–71 | 1–0 |
Thomas Assembly Center (1,200) Ruston, LA | |||||||
November 29, 2020* 1:00 p.m. |
Northwestern State Louisiana Tech Classic |
W 91–77 | 2–0 |
Thomas Assembly Center (1,200) Ruston, LA | |||||||
December 3, 2020* 6:30 p.m. |
Louisiana–Monroe | W 78–62 | 3–0 |
Thomas Assembly Center (1,200) Ruston, LA | |||||||
December 6, 2020* 5:00 p.m. |
at LSU | L 55–86 | 3–1 |
Pete Maravich Assembly Center (2,505) Baton Rouge, LA | |||||||
December 9, 2020* 6:30 p.m. |
Southeastern Louisiana | W 78–69 | 4–1 |
Thomas Assembly Center (1,200) Ruston, LA | |||||||
December 12, 2020* 6:00 p.m. |
at Louisiana | L 56–61 | 4–2 |
Cajundome (1,459) Lafayette, LA | |||||||
December 15, 2020* 6:30 p.m. |
Jackson State | W 85–58 | 5–2 |
Thomas Assembly Center (1,200) Ruston, LA | |||||||
December 19, 2020* 1:00 p.m. |
Lamar | W 86–57 | 6–2 |
Thomas Assembly Center (1,200) Ruston, LA | |||||||
December 22, 2020* 6:30 p.m. |
at Louisiana–Monroe | W 68–57 | 7–2 |
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,122) Monroe, LA | |||||||
January 1, 2021 6:30 p.m. |
Marshall | W 75–68 | 8–2 (1–0) |
Thomas Assembly Center (1,200) Ruston, LA | |||||||
January 2, 2021 6:00 p.m. |
Marshall | L 73–80 | 8–3 (1–1) |
Thomas Assembly Center (1,200) Ruston, LA | |||||||
January 8, 2021 7:00 p.m. |
at Western Kentucky | L 64–66 | 8–4 (1–2) |
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,102) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
January 9, 2021 6:00 p.m. |
at Western Kentucky | W 63–58 | 9–4 (2–2) |
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,123) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
January 15, 2021 6:30 p.m. |
UTSA | W 77–66 | 10–4 (3–2) |
Thomas Assembly Center (1,200) Ruston, LA | |||||||
January 16, 2021 6:00 p.m. |
UTSA | W 82–66 | 11–4 (4–2) |
Thomas Assembly Center (1,200) Ruston, LA | |||||||
January 22, 2021 8:00 p.m. |
at UTEP | L 74–82 | 11–5 (4–3) |
Don Haskins Center (533) El Paso, TX | |||||||
January 23, 2021 7:00 p.m. |
at UTEP | W 73–55 | 12–5 (5–3) |
Don Haskins Center (515) El Paso, TX | |||||||
January 28, 2021 6:00 p.m. |
at Southern Miss | W 76–63 | 13–5 (6–3) |
Reed Green Coliseum (1,200) Hattiesburg, MS | |||||||
January 30, 2021 2:00 p.m. |
Southern Miss | W 65–62 | 14–5 (7–3) |
Reed Green Coliseum (1,200) Hattiesburg, MS | |||||||
February 5, 2021 7:00 p.m. |
at North Texas | W 68–63 | 15–5 (8–3) |
UNT Coliseum (1,535) Denton, TX | |||||||
February 6, 2021 1:00 p.m. |
at North Texas | L 55–57 | 15–6 (8–4) |
UNT Coliseum (1,532) Denton, TX | |||||||
February 12, 2021 6:30 p.m. |
UAB | W 70–58 | 16–6 (9–4) |
Thomas Assembly Center (1,200) Ruston, LA | |||||||
February 13, 2021 3:00 p.m. |
UAB | W 69–64 | 17–6 (10–4) |
Thomas Assembly Center (1,200) Ruston, LA | |||||||
February 20, 2021 4:00 p.m. |
at Middle Tennessee | Canceled [lower-alpha 1][2] | Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN | ||||||||
February 21, 2021 2:00 p.m. |
at Middle Tennessee | Canceled [lower-alpha 1][2] | Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN | ||||||||
February 26, 2021 6:30 p.m. |
Rice | W 101–57 | 18–6 (11–4) |
Thomas Assembly Center (1,200) Ruston, LA | |||||||
February 27, 2021 6:00 p.m. |
Rice | W 79–58 | 19–6 (12–4) |
Thomas Assembly Center (1,200) Ruston, LA | |||||||
March 3, 2021* 7:00 p.m. |
Our Lady of the Lake | W 99–66 | 20–6 |
Thomas Assembly Center (1,200) Ruston, LA | |||||||
Conference USA tournament | |||||||||||
March 11, 2021 8:30 p.m., Stadium |
(W1) | vs. (E4) Florida Atlantic Quarterfinals |
W 75–69 | 21–6 |
Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX | ||||||
March 12, 2021 3:00 p.m., CBSSN |
(W1) | vs. (W3) North Texas Semifinals |
L 48–54 | 21–7 |
Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX | ||||||
NIT | |||||||||||
March 19, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN2 |
(4) | vs. (1) Ole Miss First round – Ole Miss bracket |
W 70–61 | 22–7 |
Comerica Center (543) Frisco, TX | ||||||
March 25, 2021 9:00 pm, ESPN2 |
(4) | vs. (3) Western Kentucky Quarterfinals– Ole Miss bracket |
W 72–65 | 23–7 |
Comerica Center Frisco, TX | ||||||
March 27, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN |
(4) | vs. (4) Mississippi State Semifinals |
L 62–84 | 23–8 |
Comerica Center Frisco, TX | ||||||
March 28, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN |
(4) | vs. (1) Colorado State Third-place game |
W 76–74 | 24–8 |
Comerica Center Frisco, TX | ||||||
Notes
- Game was canceled due to weather concerns.
References
- "Bulldogs Announce Updated 2020-21 Schedule". Louisiana Tech University Department of Athletics. October 28, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- "MTSU-Louisiana Tech basketball games canceled". Murfreesboro Post. February 19, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2021.