2019–20 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team

2019–20 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball
2019–20 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	22–8 (13–5 C-USA)
Head coach	Eric Konkol (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Duffy Conroy; Talvin Hester; Desmond Haymon;
Home arena	Thomas Assembly Center
	Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

2019–20 Conference USA men's basketball standings
v t e	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[edit]

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[edit]

Departures[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	Height	Weight
		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[edit]

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

Eric Konkol (UW–Eau Claire)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 13, 2020

Schedule and results[edit]

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[edit]

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

[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.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

v t e Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball
Venues	Men's Gymnasium (1925–1952) Memorial Gymnasium (1952–1982) Thomas Assembly Center (1982–present)
Culture & lore	Tech
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1909–10 1910–11 1911–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24