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2018–19 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2018–19 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team represented Louisiana Tech University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fourth-year head coach Eric Konkol, played their home games at the Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, Louisiana as members of Conference USA.
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Conference | Conference USA |
Record | 20–13 (9–9 C-USA) |
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Home arena | Thomas Assembly Center |
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Old Dominion † | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTSA | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 15 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 23 | – | 14 | .622 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIU | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 8 | – | 21 | .276 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 8 | – | 21 | .276 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2019 C-USA tournament winner |
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The Bulldogs finished the 2017–18 season 17–16, 7–11 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for ninth place. As the No. 10 seed in the C-USA tournament, they defeated North Texas before losing to Old Dominion in the quarterfinals.
Departures
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Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Jacobi Boykins | 0 | G | 6'6" | 175 | Senior | St. Petersburg, FL | Graduated |
Jalen Harris | 3 | G | 6'4" | 195 | Sophomore | Duncanville, TX | Transferred to Nevada |
Joniah White | 5 | C | 7'0" | 215 | RS Junior | Duck Hill, MS | Retired due to heart-related health issues |
Jeremiah Taylor | 15 | G | 6'4" | 200 | Sophomore | Lewisville, TX | Walk-on; transferred |
Jy'lan Washington | 22 | F | 6'9" | 195 | Junior | Smyrna, TN | Transferred to Tennessee State |
Harrison Curry | 24 | F | 6'7" | 230 | Junior | Ann Arbor, MI | Transferred to Detroit |
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Incoming Transfers
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Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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Ra'Shawn Langston | 0 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Junior | Little Rock, AR | Junior college transferred from Connors State College |
Kalob Ledoux | 2 | G | 6'3" | 215 | Junior | Port Barre, LA | Transferred from McNeese State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Ledoux will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
Mubarak Muhammed | 23 | F | 6'8" | 225 | Junior | Dora, AL | Junior college transferred from Boosier Parish CC |
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Recruiting class of 2018
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Stacey Thomas PF |
Houston, TX | Fort Bend Christian Homeschool | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Nov 14, 2017 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A | ||||||
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More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
Nov 1, 2018* 6:30 pm |
Union (TN) | W 103–58 | Thomas Assembly Center (1,738) Ruston, LA | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, Cox YurView |
at Wichita State | W 71–58 | 1–0 |
Charles Koch Arena (10,267) Wichita, KS | |||||||
Nov 11, 2018* 4:00 pm |
Sam Houston State | W 76–69 | 2–0 |
Thomas Assembly Center (2,349) Ruston, LA | |||||||
Nov 13, 2018* 6:30 pm |
Harding Delaware Invitational |
W 89–58 | 3–0 |
Thomas Assembly Center (1,914) Ruston, LA | |||||||
Nov 16, 2018* 7:00 pm, SECN+ |
at No. 22 LSU | L 67–74 | 3–1 |
Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,557) Baton Rouge, LA | |||||||
Nov 20, 2018* 6:30 pm |
Tougaloo Delaware Invitational |
W 87–68 | 4–1 |
Thomas Assembly Center (1,433) Ruston, LA | |||||||
Nov 24, 2018* 4:00 pm |
vs. UNC Greensboro Delaware Invitational |
L 73–80 | 4–2 |
Bob Carpenter Center (172) Dover, DE | |||||||
Nov 26, 2018* 6:00 pm |
at Delaware Delaware Invitational |
L 71–75 | 4–3 |
Bob Carpenter Center (1,624) Dover, DE | |||||||
Dec 1, 2018* 4:00 pm |
Houston Baptist | W 85–78 | 5–3 |
Thomas Assembly Center (1,704) Ruston, LA | |||||||
Dec 4, 2018* 6:30 pm |
Prairie View A&M | W 82–68 | 6–3 |
Thomas Assembly Center (1,685) Ruston, LA | |||||||
Dec 7, 2018* 6:30 pm |
at Stephen F. Austin | W 96–93 OT | 7–3 |
William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,823) Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||
Dec 11, 2018* 6:30 pm |
Mississippi Valley State | W 96–80 | 8–3 |
Thomas Assembly Center (1,816) Ruston, LA | |||||||
Dec 15, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Louisiana | W 83–62 | 9–3 |
Cajundome (3,732) Lafayette, LA | |||||||
Dec 22, 2018* 4:00 pm |
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 73–68 | 10–3 |
Thomas Assembly Center (1,307) Ruston, LA | |||||||
Conference USA regular season | |||||||||||
Dec 29, 2018 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Southern Miss | W 71–56 | 11–3 (1–0) |
Thomas Assembly Center (1,571) Ruston, LA | |||||||
Jan 3, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at North Texas | L 59–63 | 11–4 (1–1) |
The Super Pit (4,238) Denton, TX | |||||||
Jan 5, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Rice | L 66–78 | 11–5 (1–2) |
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,430) Houston, TX | |||||||
Jan 10, 2019 6:30 pm, beIN |
UAB | W 64–53 | 12–5 (2–2) |
Thomas Assembly Center (3,081) Ruston, LA | |||||||
Jan 12, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Middle Tennessee | W 73–56 | 13–5 (3–2) |
Thomas Assembly Center (3,894) Ruston, LA | |||||||
Jan 17, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Old Dominion | L 63–64 | 13–6 (3–3) |
Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,654) Norfolk, VA | |||||||
Jan 19, 2019 3:00 pm |
at Charlotte | L 40–55 | 13–7 (3–4) |
Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC | |||||||
Jan 24, 2019 8:00 pm, CBSSN |
Marshall | W 89–80 | 14–7 (4–4) |
Thomas Assembly Center (3,745) Ruston, LA | |||||||
Jan 26, 2019 4:00 pm, Stadium |
Western Kentucky | W 62–50 | 15–7 (5–4) |
Thomas Assembly Center (3,917) Ruston, LA | |||||||
Jan 31, 2019 6:00 pm |
at Florida Atlantic | L 61–69 | 15–8 (5–5) |
FAU Arena (921) Boca Raton, FL | |||||||
Feb 2, 2019 6:00 pm |
at FIU | L 69–75 | 15–9 (5–6) |
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (2,254) Miami, FL | |||||||
Feb 9, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Southern Miss | L 71–73 | 15–10 (5–7) |
Reed Green Coliseum (4,587) Hattiesburg, MS | |||||||
Feb 14, 2019 6:30 pm, beIN |
UTEP | W 71–57 | 16–10 (6–7) |
Thomas Assembly Center (3,082) Ruston, LA | |||||||
Feb 16, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
UTSA | W 72–67 | 17–10 (7–7) |
Thomas Assembly Center (3,368) Ruston, LA | |||||||
Feb 23, 2019 7:00 pm |
North Texas | W 66–53 | 18–10 (8–7) |
Thomas Assembly Center (2,936) Ruston, LA | |||||||
Feb 28, 2019 6:30 pm |
Marshall | L 79–90 | 18–11 (8–8) |
Thomas Assembly Center (3,217) Ruston, LA | |||||||
Mar 3, 2019 11:00 am |
at FIU | L 76–83 | 18–12 (8–9) |
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (519) Miami, FL | |||||||
Mar 6, 2019 6:00 pm |
at Florida Atlantic | W 72–69 | 19–12 (9–9) |
FAU Arena (842) Boca Raton, FL | |||||||
Conference USA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 13, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(8) | vs. (9) Florida Atlantic C–USA tournament first round |
W 57–56 | 20–12 |
Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX | ||||||
Mar 14, 2019 6:00 pm, Stadium |
(8) | vs. (1) Old Dominion C–USA Tournament Quarterfinal |
L 56–57 | 20–13 |
Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX | ||||||
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