2018–19 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team

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.

2018–19 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record20–13 (9–9 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThomas Assembly Center
Seasons
2018–19 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
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

Previous season

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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.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
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

Incoming Transfers

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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

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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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/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:

  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 23, 2017.

Roster

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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

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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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