# 2019–20 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team

The 2019–20 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team represented Louisiana Tech University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fifth-year head coach Eric Konkol, played their home games at the Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, Louisiana as members of Conference USA. They finished the season 22–8, 13–5 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for second place. They were set to be the No. 3 seed in the C-USA tournament. However, they C-USA Tournament was canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2018–19 season 20–13 overall, 9–9 in C-USA play to finish in 8th place. In the C-USA tournament, they defeated Florida Atlantic in the first round, before falling to top-seeded Old Dominion in the quarterfinals.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Anthony Duruji | 4 | F | 6 ft 7 in | 220 lbs | So | Germantown, Maryland | Transfer to Florida |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Andrew Gordon | 33 | F | 6 ft 10 in | 250 lbs | RS Jr | Clearwater, Florida | West Virginia |

### Recruiting class of 2019

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Height | Weight |
| | N/A | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: 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: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 2, 2019* 4:00 pm | | No. 22 LSU Hoops 4 Disaster Relief | L 70–83 | | Thomas Assembly Center (6,832) Ruston, LA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2019* 7:00 pm, KDF | | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 82–49 | 1–0 | American Bank Center (1,027) Corpus Christi, TX |
| November 12, 2019* 6:30 pm, CUSA.tv | | Wiley | W 98–52 | 2–0 | Thomas Assembly Center (1,528) Ruston, LA |
| November 16, 2019* 5:00 pm, FS2 | | at Creighton | L 72–82 | 2–1 | CHI Health Center Omaha (16,919) Omaha, NE |
| November 19, 2019* 6:30 pm, CUSA.tv | | Mississippi Valley State | W 76–43 | 3–1 | Thomas Assembly Center (1,483) Ruston, LA |
| November 22, 2019* 6:30 pm, CUSA.tv | | North Alabama | W 82–61 | 4–1 | Thomas Assembly Center (1,622) Ruston, LA |
| November 25, 2019* 7:30 pm, BTN | | at Indiana | L 75–88 | 4–2 | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (11,930) Bloomington, IN |
| November 30, 2019* 8:00 pm, CUSA.tv | | Samford | W 78–57 | 5–2 | Thomas Assembly Center (2,033) Ruston, LA |
| December 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | | at Mississippi State | W 74–67 | 6–2 | Humphrey Coliseum (6,375) Starkville, MS |
| December 8, 2019* 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Sam Houston State | L 68–71 | 6–3 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (731) Huntsville, TX |
| December 14, 2019* 4:00 pm, CUSA.tv | | Louisiana | W 77–59 | 7–3 | Thomas Assembly Center (4,032) Ruston, LA |
| December 17, 2019* 6:30 pm, CUSA.tv | | North Carolina Central | W 69–60 | 8–3 | Thomas Assembly Center (2,156) Ruston, LA |
| December 21, 2019* 4:00 pm, CUSA.tv | | SUNO | W 87–47 | 9–3 | Thomas Assembly Center (1,530) Ruston, LA |
| Conference USA regular season ||||||
| December 30, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Southern Miss | W 80–49 | 10–3 (1–0) | Reed Green Coliseum (3,005) Hattiesburg, MS |
| January 4, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Southern Miss | W 78–50 | 11–3 (2–0) | Thomas Assembly Center (2,341) Ruston, LA |
| January 9, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | at UTSA | L 73–89 | 11–4 (2–1) | Convocation Center (922) San Antonio, TX |
| January 11, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UTEP | W 64–61 | 12–4 (3–1) | Don Haskins Center (5,731) El Paso, TX |
| January 16, 2020 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Rice | W 72–56 | 13–4 (4–1) | Thomas Assembly Center (2,467) Ruston, LA |
| January 18, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | North Texas | L 50–51 | 13–5 (4–2) | Thomas Assembly Center (3,213) Ruston, LA |
| January 23, 2020 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Middle Tennessee | W 80–73 | 14–5 (5–2) | Murphy Center (3,047) Murfreesboro, TN |
| January 25, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UAB | W 72–58 | 15–5 (6–2) | Bartow Arena (2,732) Birmingham, AL |
| January 30, 2020 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Charlotte | W 72–59 | 16–5 (7–2) | Thomas Assembly Center (2,930) Ruston, LA |
| February 1, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Old Dominion | W 76–73 | 17–5 (8–2) | Thomas Assembly Center (3,763) Ruston, LA |
| February 6, 2020 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Western Kentucky | L 54–65 | 17–6 (8–3) | E. A. Diddle Arena (5,769) Bowling Green, KY |
| February 8, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Marshall | L 79–83 $^{OT}$ | 17–7 (8–4) | Cam Henderson Center (6,531) Huntington, WV |
| February 13, 2020 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | FIU | W 60–57 | 18–7 (9–4) | Thomas Assembly Center (2,951) Ruston, LA |
| February 15, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Florida Atlantic | W 81–68 | 19–7 (10–4) | Thomas Assembly Center (4,186) Ruston, LA |
| February 22, 2020 3:00 pm, Stadium | | at North Texas | W 73–71 | 20–7 (11–4) | The Super Pit (4,277) Denton, TX |
| February 27, 2020 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Western Kentucky | L 91–95 $^{OT}$ | 20–8 (11–5) | E. A. Diddle Arena (5,030) Bowling Green, KY |
| March 4, 2020 6:30 pm, C-USA.tv | | FIU | W 76–73 | 21–8 (12–5) | Thomas Assembly Center (2,631) Ruston, LA |
| March 7, 2020 6:00 pm, C-USA.tv | | Charlotte | W 66–43 | 22–8 (13–5) | Thomas Assembly Center (3,359) Ruston, LA |
| Conference USA tournament ||||||
| March 12, 2020 9:00 pm, Facebook | (3) | vs. (6) Marshall Quarterfinals | C-USA Tournament Canceled | C-USA Tournament Canceled | 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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