# 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.

## Previous season

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. A week later, the school named Texas Tech assistant coach Talvin Hester the team's new head coach.

## Offseason
### Departures

| 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

| 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

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. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| 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. ||||||
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