2020–21 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team

The 2020–2021 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team represented Louisiana Tech University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by sixth-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.[1] The Bulldogs finished first in the West Division, but lost in the tournament 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 to win third place.

2020–21 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball
Conference USA West Division champions
NIT, Third place
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record24–8 (12–4 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThomas Assembly Center
Seasons
2020–21 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Western Kentucky 11 3   .786 21 8   .724
Old Dominion 11 5   .688 15 8   .652
Marshall 9 5   .643 15 7   .682
Florida Atlantic 7 5   .583 13 10   .565
Charlotte 5 11   .313 9 15   .375
Middle Tennessee 3 13   .188 5 18   .217
FIU 2 15   .118 9 17   .346
West
Louisiana Tech 12 4   .750 24 8   .750
UAB 13 5   .722 22 7   .759
North Texas 9 5   .643 18 10   .643
UTSA 9 7   .563 15 11   .577
UTEP 8 8   .500 12 12   .500
Rice 6 10   .375 15 13   .536
Southern Miss 4 13   .235 8 17   .320
2021 C-USA Tournament winner

Previous season

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The Bulldogs finished the 2019–20 season 22–8, 13–5 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for second place. They were set to be the No. 3 seed in the C-USA tournament. However, they C-USA Tournament was canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Roster

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2020–21 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Kenny Hunter 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Huntington HS Shreveport, LA
F 2 Kenneth Lofton Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Fr Memorial HS Port Arthur, TX
G 3 Amorie Archibald 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Trinity Christian Academy Deltona, FL
G 4 Lane Hartley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Weston HS
Bossier Parish CC
Chataham, LA
G 5 Kalob Ledoux 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Lafayette Christian Academy
McNeese State
Port Barre, LA
G 10 Xaiver Armstead 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Midway HS
McLennan CC
Waco, TX
G 11 JaColby Pemberton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Lancaster HS Dallas, TX
F 13 Stacey Thomas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Fortbend Christian Home School Houston, TX
G 21 Exavian Christon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Hot Springs HS Hot Springs, AR
F 22 Isaiah Crawford 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So North Crowley HS Fort Worth, TX
G 24 Cobe Williams 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Kimball HS Dallas, TX
G 25 Thailand Elder 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Allen HS Chicago, IL
F 33 Andrew Gordon 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) RS Sr Dunedin HS
West Virginia
Clearwater, FL
F 40 Kale Walters (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Lindale HS Lindale, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: February 1, 2021

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 27, 2020*
6:30 p.m.
UT Arlington
Louisiana Tech Classic
W 76–71  1–0
Thomas Assembly Center (1,200)
Ruston, LA
November 29, 2020*
1:00 p.m.
Northwestern State
Louisiana Tech Classic
W 91–77  2–0
Thomas Assembly Center (1,200)
Ruston, LA
December 3, 2020*
6:30 p.m.
Louisiana–Monroe W 78–62  3–0
Thomas Assembly Center (1,200)
Ruston, LA
December 6, 2020*
5:00 p.m.
at LSU L 55–86  3–1
Pete Maravich Assembly Center (2,505)
Baton Rouge, LA
December 9, 2020*
6:30 p.m.
Southeastern Louisiana W 78–69  4–1
Thomas Assembly Center (1,200)
Ruston, LA
December 12, 2020*
6:00 p.m.
at Louisiana L 56–61  4–2
Cajundome (1,459)
Lafayette, LA
December 15, 2020*
6:30 p.m.
Jackson State W 85–58  5–2
Thomas Assembly Center (1,200)
Ruston, LA
December 19, 2020*
1:00 p.m.
Lamar W 86–57  6–2
Thomas Assembly Center (1,200)
Ruston, LA
December 22, 2020*
6:30 p.m.
at Louisiana–Monroe W 68–57  7–2
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,122)
Monroe, LA
January 1, 2021
6:30 p.m.
Marshall W 75–68  8–2
(1–0)
Thomas Assembly Center (1,200)
Ruston, LA
January 2, 2021
6:00 p.m.
Marshall L 73–80  8–3
(1–1)
Thomas Assembly Center (1,200)
Ruston, LA
January 8, 2021
7:00 p.m.
at Western Kentucky L 64–66  8–4
(1–2)
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,102)
Bowling Green, KY
January 9, 2021
6:00 p.m.
at Western Kentucky W 63–58  9–4
(2–2)
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,123)
Bowling Green, KY
January 15, 2021
6:30 p.m.
UTSA W 77–66  10–4
(3–2)
Thomas Assembly Center (1,200)
Ruston, LA
January 16, 2021
6:00 p.m.
UTSA W 82–66  11–4
(4–2)
Thomas Assembly Center (1,200)
Ruston, LA
January 22, 2021
8:00 p.m.
at UTEP L 74–82  11–5
(4–3)
Don Haskins Center (533)
El Paso, TX
January 23, 2021
7:00 p.m.
at UTEP W 73–55  12–5
(5–3)
Don Haskins Center (515)
El Paso, TX
January 28, 2021
6:00 p.m.
at Southern Miss W 76–63  13–5
(6–3)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,200)
Hattiesburg, MS
January 30, 2021
2:00 p.m.
Southern Miss W 65–62  14–5
(7–3)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,200)
Hattiesburg, MS
February 5, 2021
7:00 p.m.
at North Texas W 68–63  15–5
(8–3)
UNT Coliseum (1,535)
Denton, TX
February 6, 2021
1:00 p.m.
at North Texas L 55–57  15–6
(8–4)
UNT Coliseum (1,532)
Denton, TX
February 12, 2021
6:30 p.m.
UAB W 70–58  16–6
(9–4)
Thomas Assembly Center (1,200)
Ruston, LA
February 13, 2021
3:00 p.m.
UAB W 69–64  17–6
(10–4)
Thomas Assembly Center (1,200)
Ruston, LA
February 20, 2021
4:00 p.m.
at Middle Tennessee Canceled [a][2] Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, TN
February 21, 2021
2:00 p.m.
at Middle Tennessee Canceled [a][2] Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, TN
February 26, 2021
6:30 p.m.
Rice W 101–57  18–6
(11–4)
Thomas Assembly Center (1,200)
Ruston, LA
February 27, 2021
6:00 p.m.
Rice W 79–58  19–6
(12–4)
Thomas Assembly Center (1,200)
Ruston, LA
March 3, 2021*
7:00 p.m.
Our Lady of the Lake W 99–66  20–6
Thomas Assembly Center (1,200)
Ruston, LA
Conference USA tournament
March 11, 2021
8:30 p.m., Stadium
(W1) vs. (E4) Florida Atlantic
Quarterfinals
W 75–69  21–6
Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
March 12, 2021
3:00 p.m., CBSSN
(W1) vs. (W3) North Texas
Semifinals
L 48–54  21–7
Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
NIT
March 19, 2021
8:00 pm, ESPN2
(4) vs. (1) Ole Miss
First round – Ole Miss bracket
W 70–61  22–7
Comerica Center (543)
Frisco, TX
March 25, 2021
9:00 pm, ESPN2
(4) vs. (3) Western Kentucky
Quarterfinals– Ole Miss bracket
W 72–65  23–7
Comerica Center 
Frisco, TX
March 27, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN
(4) vs. (4) Mississippi State
Semifinals
L 62–84  23–8
Comerica Center 
Frisco, TX
March 28, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN
(4) vs. (1) Colorado State
Third-place game
W 76–74  24–8
Comerica Center 
Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Game was canceled due to weather concerns.

References

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  1. ^ "Bulldogs Announce Updated 2020-21 Schedule". Louisiana Tech University Department of Athletics. October 28, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "MTSU-Louisiana Tech basketball games canceled". Murfreesboro Post. February 19, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2021.