2016–17 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team
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Conference | Conference USA |
Record | 23–10 (14–4 C-USA) |
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Home arena | Thomas Assembly Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee † | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 31 | – | 5 | .861 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 15 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTSA | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIU | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 7 | – | 24 | .226 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 8 | – | 22 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2017 C-USA Tournament winner |
The 2016–17 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Basketball Team represented Louisiana Tech University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Season. The Bulldogs, led by second-year head coach Eric Konkol, played their home games at the Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, Louisiana and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 23–10, 14–4 in C-USA play to finish in second place. They beat UAB in the quarterfinals of the C-USA Tournament before losing to Marshall in the semifinals. Despite finishing with 23 wins, the school declined to participate in a postseason tournament marking the first time since 2013 that they did not participate in a postseason tournament.[1]
Previous season
[edit]The Bulldogs finished the 2015–16 season 23–10, 12–6 in C-USA play to finish in three-way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament to Old Dominion. They received an invitation to the inaugural Vegas 16 where they lost in the quarterfinals to East Tennessee State.
Preseason
[edit]The Bulldogs were picked to finish in seventh place in the preseason Conference USA poll.[2] Erik McCree was selected to the preseason All-Conference USA team.[2]
Departures
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Alex Hamilton | 0 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Senior | Chipley, FL | Graduated |
Dayon Griffin | 10 | G | 6'5" | 188 | Sophomore | St. Petersburg, FL | Transferred to Central Florida |
Branden Sheppard | 15 | F | 6'7" | 225 | RS Freshman | Shreveport, LA | Transferred to Pearl River CC |
Merrill Holden | 21 | F | 6'8" | 215 | Junior | Lincoln, NE | Graduate transferred to Iowa State |
Incoming Transfers
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Omar Sherman | 24 | F | 6'8" | 225 | Junior | Duncanville, Texas | Junior college transferred from Paris Junior College |
Recruiting class of 2016
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DaQuan Bracey PG |
Baltimore, MD | St. Frances Academy | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Nov 17, 2015 | |
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Jalen Harris SG |
Duncanville, TX | Duncanville High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Sep 22, 2015 | |
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JaColby Pemberton SG |
Lancaster, TX | Lancaster High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | N/A | Oct 17, 2015 | |
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Oliver Powell PF |
Rowlett, TX | Rowlett High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Sep 24, 2015 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals:![]() ![]() | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports: #127 | ||||||
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Recruiting class of 2017
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Amorie Archibald SG |
Deltona, FL | Trinity Christian Academy | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 30, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A | ||||||
Exavian Christon SG |
Hot Springs, AR | Hot Springs High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Sep 21, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A | ||||||
Anthony Duruji F |
Potomac, MD | St. Andrews Episcopal School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | May 17, 2016 | |
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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 | |||||||||||
11/03/2016* 6:30 pm |
Southern Arkansas | W 86–69 | Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/11/2016* 5:30 pm |
at South Carolina | L 76–85 | 0–1 |
Colonial Life Arena (13,344) Columbia, SC | |||||||
11/16/2016* 6:30 pm |
Alabama State | W 87–56 | 1–1 |
Thomas Assembly Center (3,016) Ruston, LA | |||||||
11/19/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Nebraska | L 54–65 | 1–2 |
Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,824) Lincoln, NE | |||||||
11/23/2016* 6:30 pm |
Oklahoma Baptist | W 79–63 | 2–2 |
Thomas Assembly Center (2,017) Ruston, LA | |||||||
11/27/2016* 4:00 pm |
Maryland Eastern Shore California Bears Classic |
W 74–53 | 3–2 |
Thomas Assembly Center (2,027) Ruston, LA | |||||||
11/30/2016* 8:00 pm, P12N |
at California California Bears Classic |
L 59–68 OT | 3–3 |
Haas Pavilion (8,129) Berkeley, CA | |||||||
12/03/2016* 6:00 pm |
Southeastern Louisiana California Bears Classic |
W 88–59 | 4–3 |
Thomas Assembly Center (2,764) Ruston, LA | |||||||
12/05/2016* 6:30 pm |
Alcorn State California Bears Classic |
W 98–65 | 5–3 |
Thomas Assembly Center (2,424) Ruston, LA | |||||||
12/10/2016* 7:15 pm |
at Louisiana–Lafayette | L 83–91 | 5–4 |
Cajundome (4,491) Lafayette, LA | |||||||
12/13/2016* 6:30 pm |
Prairie View A&M | W 65–52 | 6–4 |
Thomas Assembly Center (2,213) Ruston, LA | |||||||
12/17/2016* 7:00 pm |
vs. Grambling State Shreveport-Bossier Holiday Classic |
W 89–55 | 7–4 |
Hirsch Memorial Coliseum (877) Shreveport, LA | |||||||
12/20/2016* 6:30 pm |
Florida Gulf Coast | L 78–79 | 7–5 |
Thomas Assembly Center (2,277) Ruston, LA | |||||||
12/22/2016* 6:30 pm |
LSU–Shreveport | W 95–53 | 8–5 |
Thomas Assembly Center (2,044) Ruston, LA | |||||||
Conference USA regular season | |||||||||||
01/01/2017 2:00 pm |
at Southern Miss | W 79–55 | 9–5 (1–0) |
Reed Green Coliseum (2,761) Hattiesburg, MS | |||||||
01/05/2017 6:30 pm |
UTEP | W 64–44 | 10–5 (2–0) |
Thomas Assembly Center (3,205) Ruston, LA | |||||||
01/07/2017 6:00 pm |
UTSA | L 68–69 | 10–6 (2–1) |
Thomas Assembly Center (3,513) Ruston, LA | |||||||
01/12/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Charlotte | W 79–73 | 11–6 (3–1) |
Dale F. Halton Arena (4,319) Charlotte, NC | |||||||
01/14/2017 5:00 pm |
at Old Dominion | W 75–63 | 12–6 (4–1) |
Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,564) Norfolk, VA | |||||||
01/19/2017 6:30 pm |
Rice | W 74–64 | 13–6 (5–1) |
Thomas Assembly Center (3,313) Ruston, LA | |||||||
01/21/2017 6:00 pm |
North Texas | W 81–57 | 14–6 (6–1) |
Thomas Assembly Center (3,066) Ruston, LA | |||||||
01/26/2017 8:00 pm, ASN |
at UAB | L 70–79 | 14–7 (6–2) |
Bartow Arena (3,642) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
01/28/2017 5:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Middle Tennessee | L 61–71 | 14–8 (6–3) |
Murphy Center (7,805) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
02/02/2017 7:00 pm, beIN |
WKU | W 76–67 | 15–8 (7–3) |
Thomas Assembly Center (3,802) Ruston, LA | |||||||
02/04/2017 6:00 pm |
Marshall | W 94–90 | 16–8 (8–3) |
Thomas Assembly Center (4,804) Ruston, LA | |||||||
02/09/2017 8:00 pm |
at UTEP | W 62–61 | 17–8 (9–3) |
Don Haskins Center (6,698) El Paso, TX | |||||||
02/11/2017 3:00 pm |
at UTSA | W 72–66 | 18–8 (10–3) |
Convocation Center (1,212) San Antonio, TX | |||||||
02/16/2017 6:30 pm |
Florida Atlantic | W 95–69 | 19–8 (11–3) |
Thomas Assembly Center (3,012) Ruston, LA | |||||||
02/18/2017 6:00 pm |
FIU | W 77–61 | 20–8 (12–3) |
Thomas Assembly Center (3,418) Ruston, LA | |||||||
02/23/2017 7:00 pm |
at North Texas | W 85–67 | 21–8 (13–3) |
The Super Pit (2,217) Denton, TX | |||||||
02/25/2017 7:00 pm |
at Rice | L 81–88 | 21–9 (13–4) |
Tudor Fieldhouse (3,302) Houston, TX | |||||||
03/04/2017 1:00 pm, ASN |
Southern Miss | W 93–65 | 22–9 (14–4) |
Thomas Assembly Center (3,102) Ruston, LA | |||||||
Conference USA tournament | |||||||||||
03/09/2017 5:30 pm, ASN |
(2) | vs. (7) UAB Quarterfinals |
W 69–57 | 23–9 |
Legacy Arena (4,005) Birmingham, AL | ||||||
03/10/2017 2:00 pm, CBSSN |
(2) | vs. (6) Marshall Semifinals |
L 77–93 | 23–10 |
Legacy Arena (3,299) Birmingham, AL | ||||||
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time Source[3]. |
References
[edit]- ^ "Why Tech chose not to participate in pay-for-play postseason tournament". thenewsstar.com. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
- ^ a b "MBK: UAB Voted C-USA Preseason Favorite". Conference USA. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- ^ "LA Tech Official Athletic Site". latechsports.com. Archived from the original on November 10, 2009. Retrieved August 7, 2016.