2019–20 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team
Appearance
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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 represent Louisiana Tech University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by 5th-year head coach Eric Konkol, play their home games at the Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, Louisiana as members of Conference USA.
Previous season
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
Departures
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Incoming Transfers
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Recruiting class of 2019
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Roster
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Schedule and results
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 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 | |||||||
Source[4]
References
- ^ "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.