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 .
Previous season
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.
Offseason
Departures
Incoming Transfers
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Previous school
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
Recruiting class of 2018
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
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
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:
Roster
2018–19 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Ra'Shawn Langston
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Jr
Connors State College
Little Rock, Arkansas
G
1
Derric Jean
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Sr
McArthur High School
Miami, Florida
G
2
Kalob Ledoux
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
McNeese State
Port Barre, Louisiana
G
3
Amorie Archibald
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
So
Trinity Christian Academy
Deltona, Florida
G
4
DaQuan Bracey
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Jr
St. Frances Academy
Baltimore, Maryland
F
10
Anthony Duruji
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
So
St. Andrew's Episcopal School
Germantown, Maryland
G
11
JaColby Pemberton
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
RS So
Lancaster High School
Dallas, Texas
F
13
Stacey Thomas
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Fr
Fort Bend Christian Homeschool
Houston, Texas
G
21
Exavian Christon
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
So
Hot Springs High School
Hot Springs, Arkansas
F
23
Mubarak Muhammed
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Jr
Bossier Parish Community College
Dora, Alabama
C
25
Kyle McKinley
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
RS Jr
Northeast Community College
Stillwater, Minnesota
F
35
Oliver Powell
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
Jr
Rowlett High School
Rowlett, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
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
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central Time .
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References