2017–18 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2017–18 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team represented Louisiana Tech University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Bulldogs, led by third-year head coach Eric Konkol , played their home games at the Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, Louisiana as members of Conference USA . They finished the 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.
Previous season
The Bulldogs finished the 2016–17 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]
Offseason
Departures
Incoming Transfers
Recruiting class of 2017
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Anthony Duruji #80 PF
Potomac, MD
St. Andrews Episcopal School
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
May 17, 2016
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN : N/A
Exavian Christon SG
Hot Springs, AR
Hot Springs High School
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Sep 21, 2016
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN : N/A
Amorie Archibald SG
Deltona, FL
Trinity Christian Academy
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Sep 30, 2016
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
2017–18 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Jacobi Boykins
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Sr
Lakewood High School
St. Petersburg, Florida
G
1
Derric Jean
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
McArthur High School
Miami, Florida
G
3
Jalen Harris
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
So
Duncanville High School
Duncanville, Texas
G
4
DaQuan Bracey
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
174 lb (79 kg)
So
St. Frances Academy
Baltimore, Maryland
C
5
Joniah White
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
RS Jr
Grenada High School
Duck Hill, Mississippi
F
10
Anthony Duruji
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
198 lb (90 kg)
Fr
St. Andrew's Episcopal School
Germantown, Maryland
G
11
JaColby Pemberton
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
RS Fr
Lancaster High School
Dallas, Texas
G
15
Jeremiah Taylor (W)
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
So
Lewisville High School
Lewisville, Texas
G
21
Exavian Christon
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
197 lb (89 kg)
Fr
Hot Springs High School
Hot Springs, Arkansas
F
22
Jy'lan Washington
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Jr
Stewarts Creek High School
Smyrna, Tennessee
F
24
Harrison Curry
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Jr
Pensacola State College
Ann Arbor, Michigan
C
25
Kyle McKinley
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
RS So
Northeast Community College
Stillwater, Minnesota
F
35
Oliver Powell
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
So
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
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017 *6:30 pm
UT Tyler
W 112–71
1–0
Thomas Assembly Center (3,271)Ruston, LA
Nov 13, 2017 *6:30 pm
Southeast Missouri State Cancún Challenge
W 96–95 OT
2–0
Thomas Assembly Center (2,456)Ruston, LA
Nov 18, 2017 *7:00 pm
Montana State Cancún Challenge
W 71–58
3–0
Thomas Assembly Center (2,378)Ruston, LA
Nov 21, 2017 *5:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. George Mason Cancún Challenge Riviera Division semifinals
W 77–64
4–0
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Convention Center (842)Cancún, Mexico
Nov 22, 2017 *7:30 pm, CBSSN
vs. Evansville Cancún Challenge Riviera Division championship
W 63–61
5–0
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Convention Center (982)Cancún, Mexico
Nov 29, 2017 *7:00 pm, SECN+
at No. 24 Alabama
L 74–77
5–1
Coleman Coliseum (12,062)Tuscaloosa, AL
Dec 2, 2017 *6:00 pm
Miles
W 106–55
6–1
Thomas Assembly Center (2,665)Ruston, LA
Dec 6, 2017 *6:30 pm
Stephen F. Austin
L 83–85
6–2
Thomas Assembly Center (3,041)Ruston, LA
Dec 9, 2017 *6:00 pm
Jackson State
W 91–62
7–2
Thomas Assembly Center (2,668)Ruston, LA
Dec 12, 2017 *6:30 pm
Louisiana
L 71–75
7–3
Thomas Assembly Center (3,438)Ruston, LA
Dec 16, 2017 *1:00 pm, LHN
at Texas
L 60–75
7–4
Frank Erwin Center (8,828)Austin, TX
Dec 21, 2017 *2:30 pm
vs. Alabama State New Orleans Shootout semifinals
W 74–62
8–4
Convocation Center (300)New Orleans, LA
Dec 22, 2017 *2:30 pm
vs. Fort Wayne New Orleans Shootout championship
W 85–76
9–4
Convocation Center (250)New Orleans, LA
Conference USA regular season
Dec 28, 2017 7:00 pm, beIN
at Western Kentucky
L 68–69
9–5 (0–1)
E. A. Diddle Arena (4,897)Bowling Green, KY
Dec 30, 2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Marshall
L 65–78
9–6 (0–2)
Cam Henderson Center (5,683)Huntington, WV
Jan 4, 2018 6:30 pm, Stadium
UTSA
L 76–78
9–7 (0–3)
Thomas Assembly Center (3,159)Ruston, LA
Jan 6, 2018 6:00 pm
UTEP
W 97–88
10–7 (1–3)
Thomas Assembly Center (3,654)Ruston, LA
Jan 11, 2018 8:00 pm, CBSSN
at Middle Tennessee
L 57–72
10–8 (1–4)
Murphy Center (4,418)Murfreesboro, TN
Jan 13, 2018 4:00 pm, Stadium
at UAB
L 62–74
10–9 (1–5)
Bartow Arena (3,743)Birmingham, AL
Jan 18, 2018 6:30 pm, Stadium
North Texas
W 66–65
11–9 (2–5)
Thomas Assembly Center (4,236)Ruston, LA
Jan 20, 2018 6:00 pm
Rice
W 69–54
12–9 (3–5)
Thomas Assembly Center (3,836)Ruston, LA
Jan 27, 2018 6:00 pm
Southern Miss
W 89–66
13–9 (4–5)
Thomas Assembly Center (4,269)Ruston, LA
Feb 1, 2018 6:00 pm, Stadium
at Florida Atlantic
W 67–62
14–9 (5–5)
FAU Arena (1,472)Boca Raton, FL
Feb 3, 2018 6:00 pm
at FIU
L 68–71
14–10 (5–6)
FIU Arena (2,463)Miami, FL
Feb 8, 2018 7:00 pm, beIN
Charlotte
W 83–65
15–10 (6–6)
Thomas Assembly Center (3,657)Ruston, LA
Feb 10, 2018 6:00 pm, Stadium
Old Dominion
L 69–82
15–11 (6–7)
Thomas Assembly Center (4,031)Ruston, LA
Feb 15, 2018 8:00 pm, CBSSN
UAB
W 73–60
16–11 (7–7)
Thomas Assembly Center (3,562)Ruston, LA
Feb 17, 2018 6:00 pm, Stadium
Middle Tennessee
L 70–87
16–12 (7–8)
Thomas Assembly Center (4,847)Ruston, LA
Feb 22, 2018 6:00 pm, Stadium
at UTEP
L 72–74
16–13 (7–9)
Don Haskins Center (5,386)El Paso, TX
Feb 24, 2018 7:30 pm
at UTSA
L 64–74
16–14 (7–10)
Convocation Center (1,624)San Antonio, TX
Mar 3, 2018 4:00 pm
at Southern Miss
L 64–72
16–15 (7–11)
Reed Green Coliseum (2,687)Hattiesburg, MS
Conference USA tournament
Mar 7, 2018 8:30 pm, Stadium
(10)
vs. (7) North Texas First round
W 68–62
17–15
The Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX
Mar 8, 2018 8:30 pm, Stadium
(10)
vs. (2) Old Dominion Quarterfinals
L 58–62
17–16
The Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central Time .
References