# 2010–11 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team

The 2010–11 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team represented Louisiana Tech University during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fourth year head coach Kerry Rupp, played their home games at the Thomas Assembly Center and were members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 12–20, 2–14 in WAC play to finish in last place and did not qualify for the WAC tournament. Notable staff members are Dusty May, Cody Fueger, and Tyler Warren.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 2, 2010* 8:00 pm | Champion Baptist | W 84–45 | — | Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 10, 2010* 8:00 pm, ESPNU | at Texas 2K Sports Classic | L 58–89 | 0–1 | Frank Erwin Center (5,619) Austin, TX |
| November 13, 2010* 8:00 pm | Austin College | W 90–58 | 1–1 | Thomas Assembly Center (1,502) Ruston, LA |
| November 17, 2010* 7:00 pm | Houston | W 60–54 | 2–1 | Thomas Assembly Center (1,840) Ruston, LA |
| November 19, 2010* 7:00 pm | vs. Seattle 2K Sports Classic | W 85–72 | 3–1 | Bren Events Center (1,169) Irvine, CA |
| November 20, 2010* 7:00 pm | vs. Navy 2K Sports Classic | W 80–65 | 4–1 | Bren Events Center (1,245) Irvine, CA |
| November 21, 2010* 7:30 pm | at UC Irvine 2K Sports Classic | W 76–72 | 5–1 | Bren Events Center (911) Irvine, CA |
| November 26, 2010* 2:00 pm | at Arkansas–Little Rock | L 65–74 | 5–2 | Jack Stephens Center (2,336) Little Rock, AR |
| December 1, 2010* 7:00 pm | SMU | W 69–64 | 6–2 | Thomas Assembly Center (2,191) Ruston, LA |
| December 4, 2010* 7:00 pm | Louisiana–Monroe | W 67–58 | 7–2 | Thomas Assembly Center (4,123) Ruston, LA |
| December 7, 2010* 7:00 pm | at Northwestern State | L 78–85 | 7–3 | Prather Coliseum (2,211) Natchitoches, LA |
| December 11, 2010* 3:00 pm | at McNeese State | L 70–80 | 7–4 | Burton Coliseum (619) Lake Charles, LA |
| December 14, 2010* 7:35 pm | at Houston Baptist | W 80–57 | 8–4 | Sharp Gymnasium (524) Houston, TX |
| December 18, 2010* 7:00 pm | Texas–Arlington | W 62–61 | 9–4 | Thomas Assembly Center (1,633) Ruston, LA |
| December 21, 2010* 7:05 pm | at Iowa | L 58–77 | 9–5 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,334) Iowa City, IA |
| December 29, 2010 9:00 pm | at Boise State | L 60–71 | 9–6 (0–1) | Taco Bell Arena (4,084) Boise, ID |
| December 31, 2010 9:05 pm | at Idaho | L 47–77 | 9–7 (0–2) | Cowan Spectrum (511) Moscow, ID |
| January 6, 2011 7:00 pm | Fresno State | L 56–63 | 9–8 (0–3) | Thomas Assembly Center (1,905) Ruston, LA |
| January 13, 2011 7:00 pm | San Jose State | L 74–79 | 9–9 (0–4) | Thomas Assembly Center (1,905) Ruston, LA |
| January 15, 2011 7:00 pm | Hawaii | L 48–56 | 9–10 (0–5) | Thomas Assembly Center (1,719) Ruston, LA |
| January 20, 2011 8:05 pm | at Utah State | L 57–74 | 9–11 (0–6) | Smith Spectrum (9,768) Logan, UT |
| January 22, 2011 9:30 pm | at Nevada | L 58–66 | 9–12 (0–7) | Lawlor Events Center (5,511) Reno, NV |
| January 27, 2011 7:00 pm, ERT | Idaho | W 71–56 | 10–12 (1–7) | Thomas Assembly Center (1,830) Ruston, LA |
| January 29, 2011 7:00 pm | Boise State | W 70–60 | 11–12 (2–7) | Thomas Assembly Center (1,856) Ruston, LA |
| February 5, 2011 10:00 pm, ESPNU | at Fresno State | L 64–72 | 11–13 (2–8) | Save Mart Center (9,059) Fresno, CA |
| February 7, 2011 8:00 pm | at New Mexico State | L 57–75 | 11–14 (2–9) | Pan American Center (5,084) Las Cruces, NM |
| February 12, 2011 3:00 pm, ERT | New Mexico State | L 49–50 | 11–15 (2–10) | Thomas Assembly Center (2,399) Ruston, LA |
| February 16, 2011* 7:00 pm | at North Dakota | L 73–76 | 11–16 | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,709) Grand Forks, ND |
| February 19, 2011* 3:00 pm | Georgia State ESPN BracketBusters | W 51–45 | 12–16 | Thomas Assembly Center (3,162) Ruston, LA |
| February 24, 2011 11:30 pm | at Hawaii | L 58–71 | 12–17 (2–11) | Stan Sheriff Center (6,105) Honolulu, HI |
| February 26, 2011 8:00 pm | at San Jose State | L 60–72 | 12–18 (2–12) | Event Center Arena (1,879) San Jose, CA |
| March 3, 2011 8:00 pm | Nevada | L 70–73 | 12–19 (2–13) | Thomas Assembly Center (2,145) Ruston, LA |
| March 5, 2011 6:00 pm, ERT | No. 25 Utah State | L 30–72 | 12–20 (2–14) | Thomas Assembly Center (2,141) Ruston, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||