# 2021–22 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team

The 2021–22 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team represented Louisiana Tech University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team were led by seventh-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.

## Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2020–21 season 24–8, 12–4 in C-USA play to win the West Division. They defeated Florida Atlantic in the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament before losing 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.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Lane Hartley | 4 | G | 6'2" | 200 | Senior | Chatham, LA | Left the team for personal reasons |
| Kalob Ledoux | 5 | G | 6'4" | 190 | RS Senior | Port Barre, LA | Graduated |
| Xaiver Armstead | 10 | G | 6'5" | 200 | Senior | Waco, TX | Graduate transferred to Texas A&M–Kingsville |
| JaColby Pemberton | 11 | G | 6'5" | 195 | RS Senor | Dallas, TX | Graduated |
| Thailand Elder | 25 | G | 6'2" | 170 | Freshman | Chicago, IL | Transferred to Collin College |
| Andrew Gordon | 33 | F | 6'10" | 260 | RS Senior | Clearwater, FL | Graduated |
| Kale Walters | 40 | F | 6'7" | 200 | Junior | Lindale, TX | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Keaston Willis | 0 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Junior | Sulphur Springs, TX | Incarnate Word |
| LaDamien Bradford | 11 | G | 6'5" | 215 | Sophomore | Lincoln, NE | Texas A&M |
| David Green | 23 | F | 6'7" | 215 | Sophomore | Apopka, FL | Hofstra |

### Recruiting class of 2021

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Kaleb Stewart PG | Humble, TX | Atascocita High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 4, 2020 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ||||||
| Terran Williams SF | Marianna, AR | Lee High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Sep 17, 2020 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ||||||
| Will Allen PF | Kenner, LA | Alfred Bonnabel High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Aug 22, 2020 |
| 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: "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

### Recruiting class of 2022

US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| BB Knight SG | Humble, TX | Atascocita High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Aug 16, 2021 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A |||||||
| Jesaiah McWright SF | Cypress, TX | Cypress Falls High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 18, 2021 |
| 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. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 4, 2021* 6:30 p.m. | | Mississippi College | W 86–50 | – | Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA |
| Non-confrerence regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 8:00 p.m., SECN | | at No. 14 Alabama | L 64–93 | 0–1 | Coleman Coliseum (12,613) Tucaloosa, AL |
| November 12, 2021* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Jackson State | W 70–68 | 1–1 | Thomas Assembly Center (2,449) Ruston, LA |
| November 15, 2021* 6:30 p.m., CUSA.tv | | Jarvis Christian | W 91–61 | 2–1 | Thomas Assembly Center (2,134) Ruston, LA |
| November 19, 2021* 7:30 p.m., NSU tv | | at Northwestern State Lanky Wells Classic | W 83–64 | 3–1 | Prather Coliseum (1,378) Natchitoches, LA |
| November 24, 2021* 6:30 p.m., CUSA.tv | | Louisiana–Monroe Lanky Wells Classic | W 96–74 | 4–1 | Thomas Assembly Center (2,233) Ruston, LA |
| November 27, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at NC State | L 81–90 | 4–2 | PNC Arena (10,919) Raleigh, NC |
| December 1, 2021* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Texas Southern | W 87–60 | 5–2 | Thomas Assembly Center (2,286) Ruston, LA |
| December 4, 2021* 4:00 p.m., WCC Network | | at Santa Clara | W 78–75 | 6–2 | Leavey Center (821) Santa Clara, CA |
| December 11, 2021* 11:00 a.m., ESPNU | | Louisiana | W 78–69 | 7–2 | Thomas Assembly Center (2,603) Ruston, LA |
| December 14, 2021* 6:30 p.m., CUSA.tv | | LSU–Shreveport | W 84–70 | 8–2 | Thomas Assembly Center (2,078) Ruston, LA |
| December 18, 2021* 6:00 p.m., CBSSN | | vs. No. 19 LSU Bossier City Showcase | L 57–66 | 8–3 | Brookshire Grocery Arena Bossier City, LA |
| December 22, 2022* 4:00 p.m., CUSA.tv | | Crowley's Ridge | W 99–56 | 9–3 | Thomas Assembly Center (1,898) Ruston, LA |
| Conference USA regular season ||||||
| December 30, 2021 8:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU | | Marshall | W 79–56 | 10–3 (1–0) | Thomas Assembly Center (2,778) Ruston, LA |
| January 1, 2022 1:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Western Kentucky | W 74–73 | 11–3 (2–0) | Thomas Assembly Center (2,348) Ruston, LA |
| January 6, 2022 9:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at UTEP | W 64–52 | 12–3 (3–0) | Don Haskins Center (3,701) El Paso, TX |
| January 8, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UTSA | W 79–63 | 13–3 (4–0) | Convocation Center (773) San Antonio, TX |
| January 13, 2022 6:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Southern Miss | W 80–57 | 14–3 (5–0) | Thomas Assembly Center (2,731) Ruston, LA |
| January 16, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southern Miss | W 76–62 | 15–3 (6–0) | Reed Green Coliseum (3,110) Hattesburg, MS |
| January 22, 2022 3:00 p.m., Stadium | | UAB | L 76–83 | 15–4 (6–1) | Thomas Assembly Center (4,071) Ruston, LA |
| January 27, 2022 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Rice | W 80–63 | 16–4 (7–1) | Thomas Assembly Center (2,634) Ruston, LA |
| January 29, 2022 3:00 p.m., Stadium | | North Texas | L 62–63 | 16–5 (7–2) | Thomas Assembly Center (4,002) Ruston, LA |
| February 3, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Florida Atlantic | L 73–83 | 16–6 (7–3) | FAU Arena (1,683) Boca Raton, FL |
| February 5, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at FIU | W 86–82 | 17–6 (8–3) | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (4,276) Miami, FL |
| February 10, 2022 6:00 p.m., Stadium | | at Charlotte | W 82–77 | 18–6 (9–3) | Dale F. Halton Arena (2,770) Charlotte, NC |
| February 17, 2022 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | UTEP | L 60–63 | 18–7 (9–4) | Thomas Assembly Center (2,777) Ruston, LA |
| February 19, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UTSA | W 95–71 | 19–7 (10–4) | Thomas Assembly Center (3,553) Ruston, LA |
| February 24, 2022 7:00 p.m., Stadium | | at Rice | W 83–79 | 20–7 (11–4) | Tudor Fieldhouse (2,226) Houston, TX |
| February 26, 2022 3:00 p.m., Stadium | | at North Texas | L 49–56 | 20–8 (11–5) | The Super Pit (8,522) Denton, TX |
| March 2, 2022 6:00 p.m., CUSA.tv | | Old Dominion | W 67–54 | 21–8 (12–5) | Thomas Assembly Center (2,681) Ruston, LA |
| March 5, 2021 2:00 p.m., Stadium | | at UAB | L 74–87 | 21–9 (12–6) | Bartow Arena (4,547) Birmingham, AL |
| Conference USA tournament ||||||
| March 9, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (W3) | vs. (E7) Marshall Second round | W 77–67 | 22–9 | Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX |
| March 10, 2022 6:00 p.m., Stadium | (W3) | vs. (E2) Western Kentucky Quarterfinals | W 59–57 | 23–9 | Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX |
| March 11, 2022 11:30 a.m., CBSSN | (W3) | vs. (W1) North Texas Semifinals | W 42–36 | 24–9 | Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX |
| March 12, 2022 7:30 p.m., CBSSN | (W3) | vs. (W2) UAB Championship | L 73–82 | 24–10 | Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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