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2022–23 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team

The 2022–23 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team represented Louisiana Tech University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by first-year head coach Talvin Hester, and played their home games at Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, Louisiana as a members of Conference USA.

2022–23 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record15–18 (7–13 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Winston Hines
  • Aaron Smith
  • Darshawn McClellan
Home arenaThomas Assembly Center
Seasons
2022–23 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 25 Florida Atlantic † 18 – 2   .900 35 – 4   .897
North Texas 16 – 4   .800 31 – 7   .816
UAB 14 – 6   .700 29 – 10   .744
Middle Tennessee 11 – 9   .550 19 – 14   .576
Charlotte 9 – 11   .450 22 – 14   .611
Rice 8 – 12   .400 19 – 16   .543
FIU 8 – 12   .400 14 – 18   .438
Western Kentucky 8 – 12   .400 17 – 16   .515
UTEP 7 – 13   .350 14 – 18   .438
Louisiana Tech 7 – 13   .350 15 – 18   .455
UTSA 4 – 16   .200 10 – 22   .313
† 2023 C-USA tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Bulldogs finished the 2021–22 season 24–10, 12–6 in C-USA play to finish third place in the West Division. They defeated Marshall, Western Kentucky, North Texas to advance to the championship game of the C-USA tournament where they lost to UAB. Despite having 24 wins, they were not invited to a postseason tournament.

On March 22, 2022, head coach Eric Konkol left the school to accept the head coaching position at Tulsa.[1][2] A week later, the school named Texas Tech assistant coach Talvin Hester the team's new head coach.[3][4]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Kenneth Lofton Jr. 2 F 6'7" 275 Sophomore Port Arthur, TX Declare for 2022 NBA draft
Amorie Archibald 3 G 6'3" 185 GS Senior Deltona, FL Graduated
Stacey Thomas 13 F 6'8" 220 Senior Houston, TX Graduate transferred to LSU–Shreveport
Exavian Christon 21 G 6'4" 200 GS Senior Hot Springs, AR Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Dravon Mangum 2 F 6'8" 200 RS Senior Roxboro, NC Radford
Quandre Bullock 3 F 6'6" 195 Junior Franklinton, NC Angelina College

2022 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jordan Crawford
SG 		Ruston, LA Simsboro High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) May 30, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Pierre Geneste, Jr.
C 		Los Angeles, CA Ribet Academy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 180 lb (82 kg) May 30, 2022 
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:

  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2022–23 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) RS 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 Dravon Mangum 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Person HS
Radford 		Roxboro, NC
G 3 Quandre Bullock 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Word of God Christian Academy
Angelina College 		Roxboro, NC
G 4 Kaleb Stewart 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Atascocita HS Atascocita, TX
G 5 Terran Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Marianna Lee HS Marianna, AR
G 10 Ben Ponder (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Calvary Baptist Academy Shreveport, LA
G 11 LaDamien Bradford 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Jonesboro-Hodge HS
Texas A&M 		Lincoln, NE
F 13 David Green 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Ocoee HS
Hofstra 		Apopka, FL
F 14 Will Allen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Alfred Bonnabel HS New Orleans, LA
G 20 Jordan Crawford 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Simsboro HS Ruston, LA
G 21 Exavian Christon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Hot Springs HS Hot Springs, AR
F 22 Isaiah Crawford 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr North Crowley HS Fort Worth, TX
G 24 Cobe Williams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Kimball HS Dallas, TX
F 34 Pierre Geneste Jr. 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Heritage Christian School Los Angeles, CA
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
Regular season
November 7, 2022*
8:00 p.m., CUSA.tv 		Mississippi College W 78–61  1–0
 Thomas Assembly Center (2,567)
Ruston, LA
November 14, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at No. 23 Texas Tech L 55–64  1–1
 United Supermarkets Arena (13,027)
Lubbock, TX
November 17, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Louisiana L 88–94  1–2
 Cajundome (3,181)
Lafayette, LA
November 21, 2022*
6:00 p.m., CUSA.tv 		Louisiana–Monroe W 79–58  2–2
 Thomas Assembly Center (2,214)
Ruston, LA
November 23, 2022*
7:00 p.m. 		at Alabama A&M
Alabama A&M/Samford Multi-Team Event 		W 80–75  3–2
 Alabama A&M Events Center (1,123)
Huntsville, AL
November 25, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Samford
Alabama A&M/Samford Multi-Team Event 		W 79–76  4–2
 Pete Hanna Center (1,731)
Homewood, AL
November 26, 2022*
3:00 p.m. 		vs. Tennessee Southern
Alabama A&M/Samford Multi-Team Event 		W 91–47  5–2
 Pete Hanna Center (133)
Homewood, AL
December 2, 2022*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Southern W 74–59  6–2
 Thomas Assembly Center (2,649)
Ruston, LA
December 10, 2022*
8:00 p.m., MW Network 		at Wyoming L 65–92  6–3
 Arena-Auditorium (4,604)
Laramie, WY
December 14, 2022*
6:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Stephen F. Austin L 79–80 OT 6–4
 Thomas Assembly Center (2,469)
Ruston, LA
December 17, 2022
7:00 p.m., CUSA.tv 		at UTEP L 55–60  6–5
(0–1) 		Don Haskins Center (4,768)
El Paso, TX
December 21, 2022*
12:00 p.m., CUSA.tv 		Jarvis Christian W 108–52  7–5
 Thomas Assembly Center (2,142)
Ruston, LA
December 29, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UTSA W 91–69  8–5
(1–1) 		Thomas Assembly Center (2,704)
Ruston, LA
December 31, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Charlotte L 66–68  8–6
(1–2) 		Dale F. Halton Arena (2,372)
Charlotte, NC
January 5, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Rice W 88–82 OT 9–6
(2–2) 		Tudor Fieldhouse (1,962)
Houston, TX
January 7, 2023
2:00 p.m., CUSA.tv 		UTEP W 60–58  10–6
(3–2) 		Thomas Assembly Center (2,435)
Ruston, LA
January 11, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at North Texas L 65–67  10–7
(3–3) 		The Super Pit (3,633)
Denton, TX
January 14, 2023
3:00 p.m., Stadium 		UAB L 74–81  10–8
(3–4) 		Thomas Assembly Center (3,490)
Ruston, LA
January 19, 2023
8:00 p.m., CBSSN 		Western Kentucky W 85–74 OT 11–8
(4–4) 		Thomas Assembly Center (2,497)
Ruston, LA
January 21, 2023
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Middle Tennessee L 51–68  11–9
(4–5) 		Thomas Assembly Center (2,709)
Ruston, LA
January 26, 2023
8:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at UAB L 59–65  11–10
(4–6) 		Bartow Arena (4,015)
Birmingham, AL
January 28, 2023
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UTSA W 66–55  12–10
(2–6) 		Convocation Center (1,568)
San Antonio, TX
February 2, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Rice W 80–72  13–10
(6–6) 		Thomas Assembly Center (2,356)
Ruston, LA
February 9, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at FIU L 62–66  13–11
(6–7) 		Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,170)
Miami, FL
February 11, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Florida Atlantic L 85–90 OT 13–12
(6–8) 		Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (2,982)
Boca Raton, FL
February 16, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		North Texas L 62–72  13–13
(6–9) 		Thomas Assembly Center (2,640)
Ruston, LA
February 18, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Charlotte L 67–74  13–14
(6–10) 		Thomas Assembly Center (2,326)
Ruston, LA
February 23, 2023
8:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at Western Kentucky L 66–76  13–15
(6–11) 		E. A. Diddle Arena (3,156)
Bowling Green, KY
February 25, 2023
3:00 p.m., Stadium 		at Middle Tennessee L 49–63  13–16
(6–12) 		Murphy Center (4,179)
Murfreesboro, TN
March 2, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		FIU W 77–76 OT 14–16
(7–12) 		Thomas Assembly Center (1,867)
Ruston, LA
March 4, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Florida Atlantic L 72–76  14–17
(7–13) 		Thomas Assembly Center (2,326)
Ruston, LA
Conference USA tournament
March 8, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(10) vs. (7) FIU
First round 		W 81–76 OT 15–17
 Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
March 9, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(10) vs. (2) North Texas
Quarterfinals 		L 46–74  15–18
 Ford Center at The Star (2,765)
Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Eric Konkol leaves Louisiana Tech basketball for Tulsa, says he is 'eternally grateful'". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  2. ^ "Tulsa Schedules Tuesday Welcome Party and News Conference to Introduce Eric Konkol as Head Basketball Coach" (Press release). Tulsa Golden Hurricane. March 21, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  3. ^ "Louisiana Tech to hire Texas Tech assistant Talvin Hester as men's basketball coach". KTALnews.com. March 28, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  4. ^ "LA Tech to introduce Talvin Hester as men's basketball head coach". KTBS-TV. March 28, 2022. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  5. ^ "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Louisiana Tech Athletics. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
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