2019–20 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team
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Conference | Conference USA |
Record | 22–8 (13–5 C-USA) |
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Home arena | Thomas Assembly Center |
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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
[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 |
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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 |
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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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Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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 | |||||||
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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.