2019–20 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team

American college basketball season

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

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| Conf |  |  | Overall

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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

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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

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### Departures

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Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure

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Anthony Duruji | 4  | F  | 6 ft 7 in  | 220 lbs  | So  | Germantown, Maryland | Transfer to Florida

### Incoming Transfers

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Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school

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Andrew Gordon  | 33  | F  | 6 ft 10 in  | 250 lbs  | RS Jr  | Clearwater, Florida | West Virginia

### Recruiting class of 2019

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College recruiting information  Name  | Hometown  | High school / college  | Height  | Weight  | Commit date

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Star ratings: 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

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2019–20 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players | Coaches
| Pos. | # | Name | Height | Weight | Year | Previous school | Hometown

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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)

* Duffy Conroy (St. Ambrose)
* Talvin Hester (Texas Wesleyan)
* Desmond Haymon (Stephen F. Austin)

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Legend

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

* Injured
* Current redshirt

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Roster
Last update: January 13, 2020

## Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV  | Rank# | Opponent# | Result  | Record  | Site (attendance)
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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

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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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