2021–22 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team

The 2021–22 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team represented Louisiana Tech University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team were led by seventh-year head coach Eric Konkol, and played their home games at Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, Louisiana as a members of the West Division of Conference USA.

2021–22 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record24–10 (12–6 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThomas Assembly Center
Seasons
2021–22 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Middle Tennessee 13 5   .722 26 11   .703
Western Kentucky 11 7   .611 19 13   .594
Florida Atlantic 11 7   .611 19 15   .559
Charlotte 10 8   .556 17 14   .548
Old Dominion 8 10   .444 13 19   .406
FIU 5 13   .278 15 17   .469
Marshall 4 14   .222 12 21   .364
West
North Texas 16 2   .889 25 7   .781
UAB 14 4   .778 27 8   .771
Louisiana Tech 12 6   .667 24 10   .706
UTEP 11 7   .611 20 14   .588
Rice 7 11   .389 16 17   .485
UTSA 3 15   .167 10 22   .313
Southern Miss 1 17   .056 7 26   .212
2022 C-USA Tournament winner

Previous season

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The Bulldogs finished the 2020–21 season 24–8, 12–4 in C-USA play to win the West Division. They defeated Florida Atlantic in the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament before losing to North Texas. They received a bid to the National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to Mississippi State, but then defeated Colorado State in the third place game.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Lane Hartley 4 G 6'2" 200 Senior Chatham, LA Left the team for personal reasons
Kalob Ledoux 5 G 6'4" 190 RS Senior Port Barre, LA Graduated
Xaiver Armstead 10 G 6'5" 200 Senior Waco, TX Graduate transferred to Texas A&M–Kingsville
JaColby Pemberton 11 G 6'5" 195 RS Senor Dallas, TX Graduated
Thailand Elder 25 G 6'2" 170 Freshman Chicago, IL Transferred to Collin College
Andrew Gordon 33 F 6'10" 260 RS Senior Clearwater, FL Graduated
Kale Walters 40 F 6'7" 200 Junior Lindale, TX Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Keaston Willis 0 G 6'3" 190 Junior Sulphur Springs, TX Incarnate Word
LaDamien Bradford 11 G 6'5" 215 Sophomore Lincoln, NE Texas A&M
David Green 23 F 6'7" 215 Sophomore Apopka, FL Hofstra

Recruiting class of 2021

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kaleb Stewart
PG
Humble, TX Atascocita High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 4, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPNN/A
Terran Williams
SF
Marianna, AR Lee High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sep 17, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A
Will Allen
PF
Kenner, LA Alfred Bonnabel High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Aug 22, 2020 
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:

  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Recruiting class of 2022

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US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
BB Knight
SG
Humble, TX Atascocita High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Aug 16, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A
Jesaiah McWright
SF
Cypress, TX Cypress Falls High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 18, 2021 
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:

Roster

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2021–22 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Keaston Willis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Sulphur Springs HS
Incarnate Word
Sulphur Springs, TX
F 1 Kenny Hunter 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Huntington HS Shreveport, LA
F 2 Kenneth Lofton Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 275 lb (125 kg) So Memorial HS Port Arthur, TX
G 3 Amorie Archibald 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) GS Trinity Christian Academy Deltona, FL
G 4 Kaleb Stewart 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Atascicuta HS Atascocita, TX
G 5 Terran Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Marianna Lee HS Marianna, AR
G 10 Ben Ponder (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Calvary Baptist Academy Shreveport, LA
G 11 LaDamien Bradford 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Jonesboro-Hodge HS
Texas A&M
Lincoln, NE
F 13 Stacey Thomas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Fortbend Christian Home School Houston, TX
F 14 Will Allen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Akfred Bonnabel HS New Orleans, LA
G 21 Exavian Christon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Hot Springs HS Hot Springs, AR
F 22 Isaiah Crawford   6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr North Crowley HS Fort Worth, TX
F 23 David Green 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Ocoee HS
Hofstra
Apopka, FL
G 24 Cobe Williams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Kimball HS Dallas, TX
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
November 4, 2021*
6:30 p.m.
Mississippi College W 86–50 
Thomas Assembly Center 
Ruston, LA
Non-confrerence regular season
November 9, 2021*
8:00 p.m., SECN
at No. 14 Alabama L 64–93  0–1
Coleman Coliseum (12,613)
Tucaloosa, AL
November 12, 2021*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Jackson State W 70–68  1–1
Thomas Assembly Center (2,449)
Ruston, LA
November 15, 2021*
6:30 p.m., CUSA.tv
Jarvis Christian W 91–61  2–1
Thomas Assembly Center (2,134)
Ruston, LA
November 19, 2021*
7:30 p.m., NSU tv
at Northwestern State
Lanky Wells Classic
W 83–64  3–1
Prather Coliseum (1,378)
Natchitoches, LA
November 24, 2021*
6:30 p.m., CUSA.tv
Louisiana–Monroe
Lanky Wells Classic
W 96–74  4–1
Thomas Assembly Center (2,233)
Ruston, LA
November 27, 2021*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
at NC State L 81–90  4–2
PNC Arena (10,919)
Raleigh, NC
December 1, 2021*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Texas Southern W 87–60  5–2
Thomas Assembly Center (2,286)
Ruston, LA
December 4, 2021*
4:00 p.m., WCC Network
at Santa Clara W 78–75  6–2
Leavey Center (821)
Santa Clara, CA
December 11, 2021*
11:00 a.m., ESPNU
Louisiana W 78–69  7–2
Thomas Assembly Center (2,603)
Ruston, LA
December 14, 2021*
6:30 p.m., CUSA.tv
LSU–Shreveport W 84–70  8–2
Thomas Assembly Center (2,078)
Ruston, LA
December 18, 2021*
6:00 p.m., CBSSN
vs. No. 19 LSU
Bossier City Showcase
L 57–66  8–3
Brookshire Grocery Arena 
Bossier City, LA
December 22, 2022*
4:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
Crowley's Ridge W 99–56  9–3
Thomas Assembly Center (1,898)
Ruston, LA
Conference USA regular season
December 30, 2021
8:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU
Marshall W 79–56  10–3
(1–0)
Thomas Assembly Center (2,778)
Ruston, LA
January 1, 2022
1:00 p.m., CBSSN
Western Kentucky W 74–73  11–3
(2–0)
Thomas Assembly Center (2,348)
Ruston, LA
January 6, 2022
9:00 p.m., CBSSN
at UTEP W 64–52  12–3
(3–0)
Don Haskins Center (3,701)
El Paso, TX
January 8, 2022
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UTSA W 79–63  13–3
(4–0)
Convocation Center (773)
San Antonio, TX
January 13, 2022
6:00 p.m., CBSSN
Southern Miss W 80–57  14–3
(5–0)
Thomas Assembly Center (2,731)
Ruston, LA
January 16, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Southern Miss W 76–62  15–3
(6–0)
Reed Green Coliseum (3,110)
Hattesburg, MS
January 22, 2022
3:00 p.m., Stadium
UAB L 76–83  15–4
(6–1)
Thomas Assembly Center (4,071)
Ruston, LA
January 27, 2022
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Rice W 80–63  16–4
(7–1)
Thomas Assembly Center (2,634)
Ruston, LA
January 29, 2022
3:00 p.m., Stadium
North Texas L 62–63  16–5
(7–2)
Thomas Assembly Center (4,002)
Ruston, LA
February 3, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Florida Atlantic L 73–83  16–6
(7–3)
FAU Arena (1,683)
Boca Raton, FL
February 5, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at FIU W 86–82  17–6
(8–3)
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (4,276)
Miami, FL
February 10, 2022
6:00 p.m., Stadium
at Charlotte W 82–77  18–6
(9–3)
Dale F. Halton Arena (2,770)
Charlotte, NC
February 17, 2022
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
UTEP L 60–63  18–7
(9–4)
Thomas Assembly Center (2,777)
Ruston, LA
February 19, 2022
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
UTSA W 95–71  19–7
(10–4)
Thomas Assembly Center (3,553)
Ruston, LA
February 24, 2022
7:00 p.m., Stadium
at Rice W 83–79  20–7
(11–4)
Tudor Fieldhouse (2,226)
Houston, TX
February 26, 2022
3:00 p.m., Stadium
at North Texas L 49–56  20–8
(11–5)
The Super Pit (8,522)
Denton, TX
March 2, 2022
6:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
Old Dominion W 67–54  21–8
(12–5)
Thomas Assembly Center (2,681)
Ruston, LA
March 5, 2021
2:00 p.m., Stadium
at UAB L 74–87  21–9
(12–6)
Bartow Arena (4,547)
Birmingham, AL
Conference USA tournament
March 9, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
(W3) vs. (E7) Marshall
Second round
W 77–67  22–9
Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
March 10, 2022
6:00 p.m., Stadium
(W3) vs. (E2) Western Kentucky
Quarterfinals
W 59–57  23–9
Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
March 11, 2022
11:30 a.m., CBSSN
(W3) vs. (W1) North Texas
Semifinals
W 42–36  24–9
Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
March 12, 2022
7:30 p.m., CBSSN
(W3) vs. (W2) UAB
Championship
L 73–82  24–10
Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Louisiana Tech Athletics. Retrieved October 30, 2021.