2016–17 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team
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Conference | Conference USA |
Record | 23–10 (14–4 C-USA) |
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Home arena | Thomas Assembly Center |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee † | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 31 | – | 5 | .861 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 15 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTSA | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIU | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 7 | – | 24 | .226 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 8 | – | 22 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2017 C-USA Tournament winner |
The 2016–17 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Basketball Team represented Louisiana Tech University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Season. The Bulldogs, led by second-year head coach Eric Konkol, played their home games at the Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, Louisiana and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 23–10, 14–4 in C-USA play to finish in second place. They beat UAB in the quarterfinals of the C-USA Tournament before losing to Marshall in the semifinals. Despite finishing with 23 wins, the school declined to participate in a postseason tournament marking the first time since 2013 that they did not participate in a postseason tournament.[1]
Previous season
The Bulldogs finished the 2015–16 season 23–10, 12–6 in C-USA play to finish in three-way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament to Old Dominion. They received an invitation to the inaugural Vegas 16 where they lost in the quarterfinals to East Tennessee State.
Preseason
The Bulldogs were picked to finish in seventh place in the preseason Conference USA poll.[2] Erik McCree was selected to the preseason All-Conference USA team.[2]
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Alex Hamilton | 0 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Senior | Chipley, FL | Graduated |
Dayon Griffin | 10 | G | 6'5" | 188 | Sophomore | St. Petersburg, FL | Transferred to Central Florida |
Branden Sheppard | 15 | F | 6'7" | 225 | RS Freshman | Shreveport, LA | Transferred to Pearl River CC |
Merrill Holden | 21 | F | 6'8" | 215 | Junior | Lincoln, NE | Graduate transferred to Iowa State |
Incoming Transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Omar Sherman | 24 | F | 6'8" | 225 | Junior | Duncanville, Texas | Junior college transferred from Paris Junior College |
Recruiting class of 2016
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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DaQuan Bracey PG | Baltimore, MD | St. Frances Academy | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Nov 17, 2015 | |
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Jalen Harris SG | Duncanville, TX | Duncanville High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Sep 22, 2015 | |
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JaColby Pemberton SG | Lancaster, TX | Lancaster High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | N/A | Oct 17, 2015 | |
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Oliver Powell PF | Rowlett, TX | Rowlett High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Sep 24, 2015 | |
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Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports: #127 | ||||||
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Recruiting class of 2017
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Amorie Archibald SG | Deltona, FL | Trinity Christian Academy | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 30, 2016 | |
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Exavian Christon SG | Hot Springs, AR | Hot Springs High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Sep 21, 2016 | |
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Anthony Duruji F | Potomac, MD | St. Andrews Episcopal School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | May 17, 2016 | |
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Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/03/2016* 6:30 pm | Southern Arkansas | W 86–69 | Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/11/2016* 5:30 pm | at South Carolina | L 76–85 | 0–1 | Colonial Life Arena (13,344) Columbia, SC | |||||||
11/16/2016* 6:30 pm | Alabama State | W 87–56 | 1–1 | Thomas Assembly Center (3,016) Ruston, LA | |||||||
11/19/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Nebraska | L 54–65 | 1–2 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,824) Lincoln, NE | |||||||
11/23/2016* 6:30 pm | Oklahoma Baptist | W 79–63 | 2–2 | Thomas Assembly Center (2,017) Ruston, LA | |||||||
11/27/2016* 4:00 pm | Maryland Eastern Shore California Bears Classic | W 74–53 | 3–2 | Thomas Assembly Center (2,027) Ruston, LA | |||||||
11/30/2016* 8:00 pm, P12N | at California California Bears Classic | L 59–68 OT | 3–3 | Haas Pavilion (8,129) Berkeley, CA | |||||||
12/03/2016* 6:00 pm | Southeastern Louisiana California Bears Classic | W 88–59 | 4–3 | Thomas Assembly Center (2,764) Ruston, LA | |||||||
12/05/2016* 6:30 pm | Alcorn State California Bears Classic | W 98–65 | 5–3 | Thomas Assembly Center (2,424) Ruston, LA | |||||||
12/10/2016* 7:15 pm | at Louisiana–Lafayette | L 83–91 | 5–4 | Cajundome (4,491) Lafayette, LA | |||||||
12/13/2016* 6:30 pm | Prairie View A&M | W 65–52 | 6–4 | Thomas Assembly Center (2,213) Ruston, LA | |||||||
12/17/2016* 7:00 pm | vs. Grambling State Shreveport-Bossier Holiday Classic | W 89–55 | 7–4 | Hirsch Memorial Coliseum (877) Shreveport, LA | |||||||
12/20/2016* 6:30 pm | Florida Gulf Coast | L 78–79 | 7–5 | Thomas Assembly Center (2,277) Ruston, LA | |||||||
12/22/2016* 6:30 pm | LSU–Shreveport | W 95–53 | 8–5 | Thomas Assembly Center (2,044) Ruston, LA | |||||||
Conference USA regular season | |||||||||||
01/01/2017 2:00 pm | at Southern Miss | W 79–55 | 9–5 (1–0) | Reed Green Coliseum (2,761) Hattiesburg, MS | |||||||
01/05/2017 6:30 pm | UTEP | W 64–44 | 10–5 (2–0) | Thomas Assembly Center (3,205) Ruston, LA | |||||||
01/07/2017 6:00 pm | UTSA | L 68–69 | 10–6 (2–1) | Thomas Assembly Center (3,513) Ruston, LA | |||||||
01/12/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Charlotte | W 79–73 | 11–6 (3–1) | Dale F. Halton Arena (4,319) Charlotte, NC | |||||||
01/14/2017 5:00 pm | at Old Dominion | W 75–63 | 12–6 (4–1) | Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,564) Norfolk, VA | |||||||
01/19/2017 6:30 pm | Rice | W 74–64 | 13–6 (5–1) | Thomas Assembly Center (3,313) Ruston, LA | |||||||
01/21/2017 6:00 pm | North Texas | W 81–57 | 14–6 (6–1) | Thomas Assembly Center (3,066) Ruston, LA | |||||||
01/26/2017 8:00 pm, ASN | at UAB | L 70–79 | 14–7 (6–2) | Bartow Arena (3,642) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
01/28/2017 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Middle Tennessee | L 61–71 | 14–8 (6–3) | Murphy Center (7,805) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
02/02/2017 7:00 pm, beIN | WKU | W 76–67 | 15–8 (7–3) | Thomas Assembly Center (3,802) Ruston, LA | |||||||
02/04/2017 6:00 pm | Marshall | W 94–90 | 16–8 (8–3) | Thomas Assembly Center (4,804) Ruston, LA | |||||||
02/09/2017 8:00 pm | at UTEP | W 62–61 | 17–8 (9–3) | Don Haskins Center (6,698) El Paso, TX | |||||||
02/11/2017 3:00 pm | at UTSA | W 72–66 | 18–8 (10–3) | Convocation Center (1,212) San Antonio, TX | |||||||
02/16/2017 6:30 pm | Florida Atlantic | W 95–69 | 19–8 (11–3) | Thomas Assembly Center (3,012) Ruston, LA | |||||||
02/18/2017 6:00 pm | FIU | W 77–61 | 20–8 (12–3) | Thomas Assembly Center (3,418) Ruston, LA | |||||||
02/23/2017 7:00 pm | at North Texas | W 85–67 | 21–8 (13–3) | The Super Pit (2,217) Denton, TX | |||||||
02/25/2017 7:00 pm | at Rice | L 81–88 | 21–9 (13–4) | Tudor Fieldhouse (3,302) Houston, TX | |||||||
03/04/2017 1:00 pm, ASN | Southern Miss | W 93–65 | 22–9 (14–4) | Thomas Assembly Center (3,102) Ruston, LA | |||||||
Conference USA tournament | |||||||||||
03/09/2017 5:30 pm, ASN | (2) | vs. (7) UAB Quarterfinals | W 69–57 | 23–9 | Legacy Arena (4,005) Birmingham, AL | ||||||
03/10/2017 2:00 pm, CBSSN | (2) | vs. (6) Marshall Semifinals | L 77–93 | 23–10 | Legacy Arena (3,299) Birmingham, AL | ||||||
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time Source[3]. |
References
- ^ "Why Tech chose not to participate in pay-for-play postseason tournament". thenewsstar.com. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
- ^ a b "MBK: UAB Voted C-USA Preseason Favorite". Conference USA. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- ^ "LA Tech Official Athletic Site". latechsports.com. Archived from the original on November 10, 2009. Retrieved August 7, 2016.