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
Conference USA West Division champions
NIT, Third place
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record24–8 (12–4 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThomas Assembly Center
2020–21 Conference USA men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Western Kentucky113 .786218  .724
Old Dominion115 .688158  .652
Marshall95 .643157  .682
Florida Atlantic75 .5831310  .565
Charlotte511 .313915  .375
Middle Tennessee313 .188518  .217
FIU215 .118917  .346
West
Louisiana Tech124 .750248  .750
UAB135 .722227  .759
North Texas95 .6431810  .643
UTSA97 .5631511  .577
UTEP88 .5001212  .500
Rice610 .3751513  .536
Southern Miss413 .235817  .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

2020–21 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 1 Kenny Hunter 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) FrHuntington HS Shreveport, LA
F 2 Kenneth Lofton Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)275 lb (125 kg) FrMemorial HS Port Arthur, TX
G 3 Amorie Archibald 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrTrinity Christian Academy Deltona, FL
G 4 Lane Hartley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrWeston HS
Bossier Parish CC
Chataham, LA
G 5 Kalob Ledoux 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS SrLafayette Christian Academy
McNeese State
Port Barre, LA
G 10 Xaiver Armstead 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrMidway HS
McLennan CC
Waco, TX
G 11 JaColby Pemberton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS SrLancaster HS Dallas, TX
F 13 Stacey Thomas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrFortbend Christian Home School Houston, TX
G 21 Exavian Christon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrHot Springs HS Hot Springs, AR
F 22 Isaiah Crawford 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoNorth Crowley HS Fort Worth, TX
G 24 Cobe Williams 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoKimball HS Dallas, TX
G 25 Thailand Elder 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrAllen HS Chicago, IL
F 33 Andrew Gordon 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)260 lb (118 kg) RS SrDunedin HS
West Virginia
Clearwater, FL
F 40 Kale Walters (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrLindale HS Lindale, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: February 1, 2021

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
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
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

See also

Notes

  1. Game was canceled due to weather concerns.

References

  1. "Bulldogs Announce Updated 2020-21 Schedule". Louisiana Tech University Department of Athletics. October 28, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  2. "MTSU-Louisiana Tech basketball games canceled". Murfreesboro Post. February 19, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
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