2022–23 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team
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Conference | Conference USA |
Record | 15–18 (7–13 C-USA) |
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Home arena | Thomas Assembly Center |
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No. 25 Florida Atlantic † | 18 | – | 2 | .900 | 35 | – | 4 | .897 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 16 | – | 4 | .800 | 31 | – | 7 | .816 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 29 | – | 10 | .744 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 22 | – | 14 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 19 | – | 16 | .543 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIU | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTSA | 4 | – | 16 | .200 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2023 C-USA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 2022–23 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team represented Louisiana Tech University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by first-year head coach Talvin Hester, and played their home games at Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, Louisiana as a members of Conference USA.
Previous season
[edit]The Bulldogs finished the 2021–22 season 24–10, 12–6 in C-USA play to finish third place in the West Division. They defeated Marshall, Western Kentucky, North Texas to advance to the championship game of the C-USA tournament where they lost to UAB. Despite having 24 wins, they were not invited to a postseason tournament.
On March 22, 2022, head coach Eric Konkol left the school to accept the head coaching position at Tulsa.[1][2] A week later, the school named Texas Tech assistant coach Talvin Hester the team's new head coach.[3][4]
Offseason
[edit]Departures
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Kenneth Lofton Jr. | 2 | F | 6'7" | 275 | Sophomore | Port Arthur, TX | Declare for 2022 NBA draft |
Amorie Archibald | 3 | G | 6'3" | 185 | GS Senior | Deltona, FL | Graduated |
Stacey Thomas | 13 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Senior | Houston, TX | Graduate transferred to LSU–Shreveport |
Exavian Christon | 21 | G | 6'4" | 200 | GS Senior | Hot Springs, AR | Graduated |
Incoming transfers
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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Dravon Mangum | 2 | F | 6'8" | 200 | RS Senior | Roxboro, NC | Radford |
Quandre Bullock | 3 | F | 6'6" | 195 | Junior | Franklinton, NC | Angelina College |
2022 recruiting class
[edit]Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Jordan Crawford SG |
Ruston, LA | Simsboro High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | May 30, 2022 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A | ||||||
Pierre Geneste, Jr. C |
Los Angeles, CA | Ribet Academy | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | May 30, 2022 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: 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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November 7, 2022* 8:00 p.m., CUSA.tv |
Mississippi College | W 78–61 | 1–0 |
Thomas Assembly Center (2,567) Ruston, LA | |||||||
November 14, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at No. 23 Texas Tech | L 55–64 | 1–1 |
United Supermarkets Arena (13,027) Lubbock, TX | |||||||
November 17, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Louisiana | L 88–94 | 1–2 |
Cajundome (3,181) Lafayette, LA | |||||||
November 21, 2022* 6:00 p.m., CUSA.tv |
Louisiana–Monroe | W 79–58 | 2–2 |
Thomas Assembly Center (2,214) Ruston, LA | |||||||
November 23, 2022* 7:00 p.m. |
at Alabama A&M Alabama A&M/Samford Multi-Team Event |
W 80–75 | 3–2 |
Alabama A&M Events Center (1,123) Huntsville, AL | |||||||
November 25, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Samford Alabama A&M/Samford Multi-Team Event |
W 79–76 | 4–2 |
Pete Hanna Center (1,731) Homewood, AL | |||||||
November 26, 2022* 3:00 p.m. |
vs. Tennessee Southern Alabama A&M/Samford Multi-Team Event |
W 91–47 | 5–2 |
Pete Hanna Center (133) Homewood, AL | |||||||
December 2, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Southern | W 74–59 | 6–2 |
Thomas Assembly Center (2,649) Ruston, LA | |||||||
December 10, 2022* 8:00 p.m., MW Network |
at Wyoming | L 65–92 | 6–3 |
Arena-Auditorium (4,604) Laramie, WY | |||||||
December 14, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPNU |
Stephen F. Austin | L 79–80 OT | 6–4 |
Thomas Assembly Center (2,469) Ruston, LA | |||||||
December 17, 2022 7:00 p.m., CUSA.tv |
at UTEP | L 55–60 | 6–5 (0–1) |
Don Haskins Center (4,768) El Paso, TX | |||||||
December 21, 2022* 12:00 p.m., CUSA.tv |
Jarvis Christian | W 108–52 | 7–5 |
Thomas Assembly Center (2,142) Ruston, LA | |||||||
December 29, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UTSA | W 91–69 | 8–5 (1–1) |
Thomas Assembly Center (2,704) Ruston, LA | |||||||
December 31, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Charlotte | L 66–68 | 8–6 (1–2) |
Dale F. Halton Arena (2,372) Charlotte, NC | |||||||
January 5, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Rice | W 88–82 OT | 9–6 (2–2) |
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,962) Houston, TX | |||||||
January 7, 2023 2:00 p.m., CUSA.tv |
UTEP | W 60–58 | 10–6 (3–2) |
Thomas Assembly Center (2,435) Ruston, LA | |||||||
January 11, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at North Texas | L 65–67 | 10–7 (3–3) |
The Super Pit (3,633) Denton, TX | |||||||
January 14, 2023 3:00 p.m., Stadium |
UAB | L 74–81 | 10–8 (3–4) |
Thomas Assembly Center (3,490) Ruston, LA | |||||||
January 19, 2023 8:00 p.m., CBSSN |
Western Kentucky | W 85–74 OT | 11–8 (4–4) |
Thomas Assembly Center (2,497) Ruston, LA | |||||||
January 21, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Middle Tennessee | L 51–68 | 11–9 (4–5) |
Thomas Assembly Center (2,709) Ruston, LA | |||||||
January 26, 2023 8:00 p.m., CBSSN |
at UAB | L 59–65 | 11–10 (4–6) |
Bartow Arena (4,015) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
January 28, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UTSA | W 66–55 | 12–10 (2–6) |
Convocation Center (1,568) San Antonio, TX | |||||||
February 2, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Rice | W 80–72 | 13–10 (6–6) |
Thomas Assembly Center (2,356) Ruston, LA | |||||||
February 9, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at FIU | L 62–66 | 13–11 (6–7) |
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,170) Miami, FL | |||||||
February 11, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Florida Atlantic | L 85–90 OT | 13–12 (6–8) |
Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (2,982) Boca Raton, FL | |||||||
February 16, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
North Texas | L 62–72 | 13–13 (6–9) |
Thomas Assembly Center (2,640) Ruston, LA | |||||||
February 18, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Charlotte | L 67–74 | 13–14 (6–10) |
Thomas Assembly Center (2,326) Ruston, LA | |||||||
February 23, 2023 8:00 p.m., CBSSN |
at Western Kentucky | L 66–76 | 13–15 (6–11) |
E. A. Diddle Arena (3,156) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
February 25, 2023 3:00 p.m., Stadium |
at Middle Tennessee | L 49–63 | 13–16 (6–12) |
Murphy Center (4,179) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
March 2, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
FIU | W 77–76 OT | 14–16 (7–12) |
Thomas Assembly Center (1,867) Ruston, LA | |||||||
March 4, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Florida Atlantic | L 72–76 | 14–17 (7–13) |
Thomas Assembly Center (2,326) Ruston, LA | |||||||
Conference USA tournament | |||||||||||
March 8, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
(10) | vs. (7) FIU First round |
W 81–76 OT | 15–17 |
Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX | ||||||
March 9, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
(10) | vs. (2) North Texas Quarterfinals |
L 46–74 | 15–18 |
Ford Center at The Star (2,765) Frisco, TX | ||||||
Source[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Eric Konkol leaves Louisiana Tech basketball for Tulsa, says he is 'eternally grateful'". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ "Tulsa Schedules Tuesday Welcome Party and News Conference to Introduce Eric Konkol as Head Basketball Coach" (Press release). Tulsa Golden Hurricane. March 21, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
- ^ "Louisiana Tech to hire Texas Tech assistant Talvin Hester as men's basketball coach". KTALnews.com. March 28, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ "LA Tech to introduce Talvin Hester as men's basketball head coach". KTBS-TV. March 28, 2022. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
- ^ "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Louisiana Tech Athletics. Retrieved October 14, 2022.