2015–16 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team
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UAB | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 26 | – | 7 | .788 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee † | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 25 | – | 13 | .658 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIU | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 8 | – | 25 | .242 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss* | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 8 | – | 21 | .276 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTSA | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 5 | – | 27 | .156 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
*Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2016 C-USA Tournament winner |
The 2015–16 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team represents Louisiana Tech University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by first year head coach Eric Konkol, play their home games at the Thomas Assembly Center and are members of Conference USA.
Previous Season
The Bulldogs finished the season 27–9, 15–3 in C-USA play to finish as regular season C-USA champions. They advanced to the semifinals of the C-USA Tournament where they lost to UAB. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Central Michigan in the first round and Texas A&M in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to Temple.
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Michale Kyser | 1 | F | 6'10" | 205 | Senior | Lancaster, TX | Graduated |
Raheem Appleby | 3 | G | 6'4" | 160 | Senior | Jacksonville, AR | Graduated |
Speedy Smith | 4 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Senior | St. Petersburg, FL | Graduated |
Xavian Stapleton | 11 | G | 6'6" | 190 | Freshman | Flora, MS | Transferred to Mississippi State |
Leo Edwards | 33 | F | 6'8" | 225 | RS Freshman | Detroit, MI | Transferred to IPFW |
Incoming Transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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DaShawn Robinson | 23 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Junior | Houston, Texas | Junior college transferred from Navarro College |
Recruiting class of 2015
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Derric Jean SG |
Hollywood, FL | McArthur High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Jun 16, 2015 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78 | ||||||
Jy'Lan Washington SF |
Smyrna, TN | Stewarts Creek School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Jun 8, 2015 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/05/2015* 6:30 PM |
Southwest Baptist | W 87–53 | Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/13/2015* 6:30 PM |
Millsaps | W 95–33 | 1–0 |
Thomas Assembly Center (3,513) Ruston, LA | |||||||
11/17/2015* 6:30 PM |
Texas–Arlington Hoophall Miami Invitational |
W 80–68 | 2–0 |
Thomas Assembly Center (3,012) Ruston, LA | |||||||
11/21/2015* 7:00 PM |
at Grambling State Hoophall Miami Invitational |
W 86–67 | 3–0 |
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,504) Grambling, LA | |||||||
11/24/2015* 7:00 PM, BTN |
at Ohio State Hoophall Miami Invitational |
W 82–74 | 4–0 |
Value City Arena (11,572) Columbus, OH | |||||||
11/27/2015* 6:30 PM |
North Carolina Central | W 71–50 | 5–0 |
Thomas Assembly Center (4,227) Ruston, LA | |||||||
12/01/2015* 8:00 PM, CBSSN |
at Memphis Hoophall Miami Invitational |
L 68–94 | 5–1 |
FedEx Forum (11,114) Memphis, TN | |||||||
12/04/2015* 6:30 PM |
Jackson State | W 95–88 2OT | 6–1 |
Thomas Assembly Center (3,504) Ruston, LA | |||||||
12/08/2015* 6:30 PM |
LSU–Shreveport | W 82–49 | 7–1 |
Thomas Assembly Center (3,612) Ruston, LA | |||||||
12/12/2015* 12:00 PM, ASN |
Louisiana–Lafayette | W 91–79 | 8–1 |
Thomas Assembly Center (3,912) Ruston, LA | |||||||
12/15/2015* 6:00 PM, SECN |
at Ole Miss | L 80–99 | 8–2 |
Tad Smith Coliseum (5,606) Oxford, MS | |||||||
12/18/2015* 6:30 PM |
Southern | W 83–76 | 9–2 |
Thomas Assembly Center (2,519) Ruston, LA | |||||||
12/22/2015* 6:00 PM, ESPN3 |
at Florida Gulf Coast | W 66–63 | 10–2 |
Alico Arena (3,514) Fort Myers, FL | |||||||
12/28/2015* 6:00 PM |
Prairie View A&M | W 77–58 | 11–2 |
Thomas Assembly Center (2,528) Ruston, LA | |||||||
Conference USA regular season | |||||||||||
01/02/2016 6:00 PM |
Southern Miss | W 87–57 | 12–2 (1–0) |
Thomas Assembly Center (3,302) Ruston, LA | |||||||
01/07/2016 8:30 PM, CBSSN |
Old Dominion | L 53–56 | 12–3 (1–1) |
Thomas Assembly Center (4,807) Ruston, LA | |||||||
01/09/2016 6:00 PM |
Charlotte | W 93–90 OT | 13–3 (2–1) |
Thomas Assembly Center (4,209) Ruston, LA | |||||||
01/14/2016 6:00 PM |
at FIU | L 74–88 | 13–4 (2–2) |
FIU Arena (1,240) Miami, FL | |||||||
01/16/2016 6:00 PM |
at Florida Atlantic | L 61–63 | 13–5 (2–3) |
FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL | |||||||
01/23/2016 7:00 PM, ASN |
at Southern Miss | W 70–59 | 14–5 (3–3) |
Reed Green Coliseum (3,334) Hattiesburg, MS | |||||||
01/28/2016 6:30 PM |
UTSA | W 85–75 | 15–5 (4–3) |
Thomas Assembly Center (3,428) Ruston, LA | |||||||
01/31/2016 3:00 PM, FSN |
UTEP | W 78–70 | 16–5 (5–3) |
Thomas Assembly Center (4,131) Ruston, LA | |||||||
02/04/2016 7:00 PM |
at Rice | W 90-78 | 17-5 (6-3) |
Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX | |||||||
02/06/2016 3:00 PM, ASN |
at North Texas | L 69-80 | 17-6 (6-4) |
The Super Pit Denton, TX | |||||||
02/11/2016 8:00 PM, ASN |
Middle Tennessee | W 73-63 | 18-6 (7-4) |
Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA | |||||||
02/13/2016 1:00 PM, FSN |
UAB | W 85-76 | 19-6 (8-4) |
Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA | |||||||
02/18/2016 7:00 PM |
at UTSA | Convocation Center San Antonio, TX | |||||||||
02/20/2016 5:00 PM, CBSSN |
at UTEP | Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX | |||||||||
02/25/2016 6:30 PM |
North Texas | Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA | |||||||||
02/27/2016 6:00 PM |
Rice | Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA | |||||||||
03/03/2016 6:00 PM, ASN |
at Marshall | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV | |||||||||
03/05/2016 7:00 PM |
at WKU | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||||
Conference USA Tournament | |||||||||||
03/08–12/2016 |
vs. | Legacy Arena Birmingham, AL | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. |
References
- ^ "LA Tech Official Athletic Site". latechsports.com.