# 2011–12 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team

The 2011–12 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team represented Louisiana Tech University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by first year head coach Michael White, played their home games at the Thomas Assembly Center and were members of the Western Athletic Conference.

## Previous season

The Bulldogs were only able to win 12 games, finishing last in the Western Athletic Conference.

## Offseason

Louisiana Tech decided to fire head coach Kerry Rupp after four seasons, buying out the final year of his deal. Michael White, an assistant coach from Ole Miss, was hired as the new head coach.

### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| DeAndre Brown | 11 | G | 5'11" | 185 | Senior | Fort Worth, TX | Graduated |
| Olu Ashaolu | 5 | F | 6'7" | 228 | Redshirt junior | Toronto, Canada | Transferred to Oregon |
| Tevin Hall | 14 | G | 5'10" | 157 | Sophomore | Bossier City, LA | Transferred to Midwestern State |
| Justin Rake | 30 | G | 6'3" | 210 | Sophomore | Chicago, IL | Transferred to University of Minnesota Crookston |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Trevor Gaskins | 5 | G | 6'2" | 215 | Redshirt Senior | Alpharetta, GA | Ole Miss |
| Isaiah Massey | 10 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Redshirt Freshman | McDonough, GA | Ole Miss |
| Chris Johnson | 3 | G/F | 6'5" | 205 | Junior | North Preston, Nova Scotia | |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 6, 2011* 3:00 pm | | Texas A&M–Kingsville | W 72–71 | — | Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 13, 2011* 3:00 pm | | Mississippi College | W 92–70 | 1–0 | Thomas Assembly Center (2,056) Ruston, LA |
| November 19, 2011* 7:00 pm | | at Texas–Arlington | L 61–68 | 1–1 | Texas Hall (955) Arlington, TX |
| November 25, 2011* 5:30 pm | | vs. Maryland Eastern Shore Jim Thorpe Classic | W 73–54 | 2–1 | Arena-Auditorium (1,125) Laramie, WY |
| November 26, 2011* 5:30 pm | | vs. Portland State Jim Thorpe Classic | L 48–68 | 2–2 | Arena-Auditorium (496) Laramie, WY |
| November 27, 2011* 8:00 pm | | at Wyoming Jim Thorpe Classic | L 58–73 | 2–3 | Arena-Auditorium (4,083) Laramie, WY |
| November 30, 2011* 7:00 pm | | at Southeastern Louisiana | L 69–72 $^{OT}$ | 2–4 | University Center (1,065) Hammond, LA |
| December 3, 2011* 7:30 pm | | at Louisiana–Monroe | W 73–71 | 3–4 | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,013) Monroe, LA |
| December 6, 2011* 7:00 pm | | Northwestern State | W 94–93 $^{2OT}$ | 4–4 | Thomas Assembly Center (2,429) Ruston, LA |
| December 10, 2011* 7:00 pm | | at Southern Miss | L 62–78 | 4–5 | Reed Green Coliseum (2,714) Hattiesburg, MS |
| December 14, 2011* 7:00 pm | | McNeese State | W 60–58 | 5–5 | Thomas Assembly Center (2,426) Ruston, LA |
| December 17, 2011* 7:00 pm | | Arkansas–Little Rock | W 71–68 | 6–5 | Thomas Assembly Center (2,321) Ruston, LA |
| December 20, 2011* 7:00 pm | | Northeastern | W 56–53 | 7–5 | Thomas Assembly Center (2,183) Ruston, LA |
| December 22, 2011* 7:00 pm | | at Arkansas | L 63–77 | 7–6 | Bud Walton Arena (11,414) Fayetteville, AR |
| December 29, 2011* 5:00 pm | | Spring Hill | W 69–41 | 8–6 | Thomas Assembly Center (4,930) Ruston, LA |
| December 31, 2011* 1:00 pm | | at SMU | L 65–73 | 8–7 | Moody Coliseum (1,596) University Park, TX |
| January 7, 2012 7:00 pm | | New Mexico State | L 73–83 | 8–8 (0–1) | Thomas Assembly Center (2,263) Ruston, LA |
| January 12, 2012 6:00 pm, ALT2/BHSN/CST | | Idaho | L 88–90 $^{OT}$ | 8–9 (0–2) | Thomas Assembly Center (4,472) Ruston, LA |
| January 14, 2012 8:00 pm | | Utah State | L 65–69 | 8–10 (0–3) | Thomas Assembly Center (4,099) Ruston, LA |
| January 19, 2012 11:00 pm, OC16 | | at Hawaii | W 74–70 | 9–10 (1–3) | Stan Sheriff Center (6,016) Honolulu, HI |
| January 21, 2012 8:00 pm | | at San Jose State | W 71–67 | 10–10 (2–3) | Event Center Arena (1,497) San Jose, CA |
| January 26, 2012 6:00 pm, CSNC/ESPNFC/WSN | | Fresno State | W 59–58 | 11–10 (3–3) | Thomas Assembly Center (3,282) Ruston, LA |
| January 28, 2012 7:00 pm | | Nevada | L 63–65 | 11–11 (3–4) | Thomas Assembly Center (3,050) Ruston, LA |
| February 4, 2012 8:00 pm, AggieVision/ESPNFC/WSN | | at New Mexico State | L 72–83 | 11–12 (3–5) | Pan American Center (5,010) Las Cruces, NM |
| February 9, 2012 8:05 pm, ALT/CST/ESPNFC/MASN | | at Utah State | L 63–77 | 11–13 (3–6) | Smith Spectrum (9,643) Logan, UT |
| February 11, 2012 10:05 pm | | at Idaho | L 64–73 | 11–14 (3–7) | Cowan Spectrum (1,843) Moscow, ID |
| February 16, 2012* 8:00 pm | | North Dakota | W 58–53 | 12–14 | Thomas Assembly Center (4,071) Ruston, LA |
| February 18, 2012* 3:30 pm | | Central Arkansas BracketBusters | W 84–62 | 13–14 | Thomas Assembly Center (3,977) Ruston, LA |
| February 23, 2012 7:00 pm | | San Jose State | W 75–49 | 14–14 (4–7) | Thomas Assembly Center (1,760) Ruston, LA |
| February 25, 2012 3:00 pm, ALT2/CST/ESPNFC | | Hawaii | W 84–67 | 15–14 (5–7) | Thomas Assembly Center (4,158) Ruston, LA |
| March 1, 2012 10:00 pm | | at Fresno State | W 75–70 | 16–14 (6–7) | Save Mart Center (10,012) Fresno, CA |
| March 3, 2012 9:00 pm | | at Nevada | L 69–79 | 16–15 (6–8) | Lawlor Events Center (7,894) Reno, NV |
| WAC tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2012 10:30 pm | (5) | vs. (4) Utah State Quarterfinals | W 72–70 | 17–15 | Orleans Arena (1,823) Las Vegas, NV |
| March 9, 2012 10:30 pm, CSNC/ESPNFC/WSN | (5) | vs. (1) Nevada Semifinals | W 78–73 | 18–15 | Orleans Arena (2,352) Las Vegas, NV |
| March 10, 2012 11:00 pm, ESPN2 | (5) | vs. (2) New Mexico State Championship Game | L 57–82 | 18–16 | Orleans Arena (1,405) Las Vegas, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||