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
2019–20 record22–8 (13–5 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThomas Assembly Center
2019–20 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North Texas14–4 .778  20–11  .645
Western Kentucky13–5 .722  20–10  .667
Louisiana Tech13–5 .722  22–8  .733
Charlotte10–8 .556  16–13  .552
FIU9–9 .500  19–13  .594
Marshall10–8 .556  17–15  .531
UAB9–9 .500  19–13  .594
Old Dominion9–9 .500  13–19  .406
Florida Atlantic8–10 .444  17–15  .531
UTSA7–11 .389  13–19  .406
UTEP8–10 .444  17–15  .531
Rice7–11 .389  15–17  .469
Southern Miss5–13 .278  9–22  .290
Middle Tennessee4–14 .222  8–23  .258
As of March 11, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll
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 6ft 7 in 220 lbs So Germantown, Maryland Transfer to Florida

Incoming Transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious school
Andrew Gordon 33 F 6ft 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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