# 2018–19 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team

The 2018–19 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team represented Louisiana Tech University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fourth-year head coach Eric Konkol, played their home games at the Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, Louisiana as members of Conference USA.

## Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2017–18 season 17–16, 7–11 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for ninth place. As the No. 10 seed in the C-USA tournament, they defeated North Texas before losing to Old Dominion in the quarterfinals.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Jacobi Boykins | 0 | G | 6'6" | 175 | Senior | St. Petersburg, FL | Graduated |
| Jalen Harris | 3 | G | 6'4" | 195 | Sophomore | Duncanville, TX | Transferred to Nevada |
| Joniah White | 5 | C | 7'0" | 215 | RS Junior | Duck Hill, MS | Retired due to heart-related health issues |
| Jeremiah Taylor | 15 | G | 6'4" | 200 | Sophomore | Lewisville, TX | Walk-on; transferred |
| Jy'lan Washington | 22 | F | 6'9" | 195 | Junior | Smyrna, TN | Transferred to Tennessee State |
| Harrison Curry | 24 | F | 6'7" | 230 | Junior | Ann Arbor, MI | Transferred to Detroit |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Ra'Shawn Langston | 0 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Junior | Little Rock, AR | Junior college transferred from Connors State College |
| Kalob Ledoux | 2 | G | 6'3" | 215 | Junior | Port Barre, LA | Transferred from McNeese State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Ledoux will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
| Mubarak Muhammed | 23 | F | 6'8" | 225 | Junior | Dora, AL | Junior college transferred from Boosier Parish CC |

### Recruiting class of 2018

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Stacey Thomas PF | Houston, TX | Fort Bend Christian Homeschool | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Nov 14, 2017 |
| 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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 23, 2017. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 1, 2018* 6:30 pm | | Union (TN) | W 103–58 | | Thomas Assembly Center (1,738) Ruston, LA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, Cox YurView | | at Wichita State | W 71–58 | 1–0 | Charles Koch Arena (10,267) Wichita, KS |
| Nov 11, 2018* 4:00 pm | | Sam Houston State | W 76–69 | 2–0 | Thomas Assembly Center (2,349) Ruston, LA |
| Nov 13, 2018* 6:30 pm | | Harding Delaware Invitational | W 89–58 | 3–0 | Thomas Assembly Center (1,914) Ruston, LA |
| Nov 16, 2018* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | | at No. 22 LSU | L 67–74 | 3–1 | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,557) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Nov 20, 2018* 6:30 pm | | Tougaloo Delaware Invitational | W 87–68 | 4–1 | Thomas Assembly Center (1,433) Ruston, LA |
| Nov 24, 2018* 4:00 pm | | vs. UNC Greensboro Delaware Invitational | L 73–80 | 4–2 | Bob Carpenter Center (172) Dover, DE |
| Nov 26, 2018* 6:00 pm | | at Delaware Delaware Invitational | L 71–75 | 4–3 | Bob Carpenter Center (1,624) Dover, DE |
| Dec 1, 2018* 4:00 pm | | Houston Baptist | W 85–78 | 5–3 | Thomas Assembly Center (1,704) Ruston, LA |
| Dec 4, 2018* 6:30 pm | | Prairie View A&M | W 82–68 | 6–3 | Thomas Assembly Center (1,685) Ruston, LA |
| Dec 7, 2018* 6:30 pm | | at Stephen F. Austin | W 96–93 $^{OT}$ | 7–3 | William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,823) Nacogdoches, TX |
| Dec 11, 2018* 6:30 pm | | Mississippi Valley State | W 96–80 | 8–3 | Thomas Assembly Center (1,816) Ruston, LA |
| Dec 15, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Louisiana | W 83–62 | 9–3 | Cajundome (3,732) Lafayette, LA |
| Dec 22, 2018* 4:00 pm | | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 73–68 | 10–3 | Thomas Assembly Center (1,307) Ruston, LA |
| Conference USA regular season ||||||
| Dec 29, 2018 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Southern Miss | W 71–56 | 11–3 (1–0) | Thomas Assembly Center (1,571) Ruston, LA |
| Jan 3, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at North Texas | L 59–63 | 11–4 (1–1) | The Super Pit (4,238) Denton, TX |
| Jan 5, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Rice | L 66–78 | 11–5 (1–2) | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,430) Houston, TX |
| Jan 10, 2019 6:30 pm, beIN | | UAB | W 64–53 | 12–5 (2–2) | Thomas Assembly Center (3,081) Ruston, LA |
| Jan 12, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Middle Tennessee | W 73–56 | 13–5 (3–2) | Thomas Assembly Center (3,894) Ruston, LA |
| Jan 17, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Old Dominion | L 63–64 | 13–6 (3–3) | Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,654) Norfolk, VA |
| Jan 19, 2019 3:00 pm | | at Charlotte | L 40–55 | 13–7 (3–4) | Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC |
| Jan 24, 2019 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | Marshall | W 89–80 | 14–7 (4–4) | Thomas Assembly Center (3,745) Ruston, LA |
| Jan 26, 2019 4:00 pm, Stadium | | Western Kentucky | W 62–50 | 15–7 (5–4) | Thomas Assembly Center (3,917) Ruston, LA |
| Jan 31, 2019 6:00 pm | | at Florida Atlantic | L 61–69 | 15–8 (5–5) | FAU Arena (921) Boca Raton, FL |
| Feb 2, 2019 6:00 pm | | at FIU | L 69–75 | 15–9 (5–6) | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (2,254) Miami, FL |
| Feb 9, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Southern Miss | L 71–73 | 15–10 (5–7) | Reed Green Coliseum (4,587) Hattiesburg, MS |
| Feb 14, 2019 6:30 pm, beIN | | UTEP | W 71–57 | 16–10 (6–7) | Thomas Assembly Center (3,082) Ruston, LA |
| Feb 16, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UTSA | W 72–67 | 17–10 (7–7) | Thomas Assembly Center (3,368) Ruston, LA |
| Feb 23, 2019 7:00 pm | | North Texas | W 66–53 | 18–10 (8–7) | Thomas Assembly Center (2,936) Ruston, LA |
| Feb 28, 2019 6:30 pm | | Marshall | L 79–90 | 18–11 (8–8) | Thomas Assembly Center (3,217) Ruston, LA |
| Mar 3, 2019 11:00 am | | at FIU | L 76–83 | 18–12 (8–9) | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (519) Miami, FL |
| Mar 6, 2019 6:00 pm | | at Florida Atlantic | W 72–69 | 19–12 (9–9) | FAU Arena (842) Boca Raton, FL |
| Conference USA tournament ||||||
| Mar 13, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | (8) | vs. (9) Florida Atlantic C–USA tournament first round | W 57–56 | 20–12 | Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX |
| Mar 14, 2019 6:00 pm, Stadium | (8) | vs. (1) Old Dominion C–USA Tournament Quarterfinal | L 56–57 | 20–13 | Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX |
| *Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||
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