GENERAL SCHOOL INFORMATION
School: Louisiana Tech Location: Ruston, La. Founded: 1894 Enrollment: 11,173 (as of Fall 2021) Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Blue and Red Arena: Thomas Assembly Center (8,000) Affiliation: Division I Conference: C-USA (since 2013-14) President: Dr. Les Guice (Louisiana Tech, ‘76) AD: Dr. Eric A. Wood (Sacred Heart, ‘98) SWA: Mary Kay Hungate Faculty Rep: Dr. Donna Thomas
STAFF INFORMATION
Head Coach: Eric Konkol (UWEC, ’00) Record at School: 129-65 (7th Year) Career Record: Same Career C-USA Record: 67-39 Assistant Coaches: Duffy Conroy (St. Ambrose (Iowa), ‘00) Desmond Haymon (Stephen F. Austin, ‘14) Josten Crow (Sam Houston, ‘10) Dir. of Basketball Operations: Josh Wolfe GA Managers: Rico Sylvester, Kyle Smith, Zach Schonfarber Academic Advisor: Ryan Amodei Sports Performance Coach: Blake Talos Athletic Trainer: TJ Thurmond Jr. Radio Play-by-Play: Malcolm Butler Radio Analyst: Jack Thigpen
BULLDOG INFORMATION
2020-21 Record: 24-8 Conference Record/Finish: 12-4 (1st West) Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 7/6 Newcomers: 7 First Year of Basketball: 1926 All-Time Record: 1,416-1,045 (94 seasons) First Year of C-USA Basketball: 2013-14 All-Time C-USA Record: 95-45 (8 seasons) C-USA Tournament Appearances: 8 C-USA Tournament Record: 7-7 Last Postseason Appearance: 2020-21 NIT Final Four vs. Colorado State Result: W, 76-74 Last NCAA Tourney Appearance: 1990-91 SE Region 1st round Result: L, 71-65
STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS
Assistant A.D./Communications (MBB Contact): Kane McGuire Office Phone: 318-257-5314 Cell Phone: 318-548-2161 Email: kmcguire@latech.edu Website: LATechSports.com Twitter: @LATechHoops Instagram: @LATechHoops Facebook: LATechMBB
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NUMERICAL ROSTER # 0 1 2 3 4 5 10 11 13 14 21 22 23 24
Player Keaston Willis Kenny Hunter Kenneth Lofton, Jr. Amorie Archibald Kaleb Stewart Terran Williams Ben Ponder LaDamien Bradford Stacey Thomas Will Allen Exavian Christon Isaiah Crawford David Green Cobe Williams
Ht. 6-3 6-10 6-7 6-3 6-3 6-5 6-3 6-5 6-8 6-7 6-4 6-6 6-7 6-0
Wt. 190 235 275 185 180 200 195 215 225 210 200 220 215 180
Pos. Cl. G So. F Fr. F Fr. G Sr. G Fr. G Fr. G Fr. G Fr. F Jr. F Fr. G Sr. F So. F Fr. G So.
Exp. TR 1L 1L 4L HS HS HS TR 3L HS 3L 2L TR 2L
Hometown (Previous School) Sulphur Springs, Texas (Incarnate Word) Shreveport, La. (Huntington HS) Port Arthur, Texas (Port Arthur Memorial HS) Deltona, Fla. (Trinity Christian Academy) Atascocita, Texas (Atascocita HS) Marianna, Ark. (Marianna Lee HS) Shreveport, La. (Calvary Baptist Academy) Jonesboro, La. (Texas A&M) Houston, Texas (Fortbend Christian) New Orleans, La. (Bonnabel HS) Hot Springs, Ark. (Hot Springs HS) Fort Worth, Texas (North Crowley HS) Apopka, Fla. (Hofstra) Dallas, Texas (Kimball HS)
ALPHABETICAL ROSTER # 14 3 11 21 22 23 1 2 10 4 13 24 5 0
Player Will Allen Amorie Archibald LaDamien Bradford Exavian Christon Isaiah Crawford David Green Kenny Hunter Kenneth Lofton, Jr. Ben Ponder Kaleb Stewart Stacey Thomas Cobe Williams Terran Williams Keaston Willis
Ht. 6-7 6-3 6-5 6-4 6-6 6-7 6-10 6-7 6-3 6-3 6-8 5-11 6-5 6-3
Wt. 210 185 215 200 220 215 235 275 195 180 225 175 200 190
Pos. Cl. F Fr. G Sr. G Fr. G Sr. F So. F Fr. F Fr. F Fr. G Fr. G Fr. F Jr. G So. G Fr. G So.
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
Eric Konkol (Kahn-kul) Exavian Christian (Kris-chun) Amorie (Uh-mahr-EE) Archibald
|2021-22 BULLDOG basketball RECORD BOOK|
Exp. HS 4L TR 3L 2L TR 1L 1L HS HS 3L 1L HS TR
Hometown (Previous School) New Orleans, La. (Bonnabel HS) Deltona, Fla. (Trinity Christian Academy) Jonesboro, La. (Texas A&M) Hot Springs, Ark. (Hot Springs HS) Fort Worth, Texas (North Crowley HS) Apopka, Fla. (Hofstra) Shreveport, La. (Huntington HS) Port Arthur, Texas (Port Arthur Memorial HS) Shreveport, La. (Calvary Baptist Academy) Atascocita, Texas (Atascocita HS) Houston, Texas (Fortbend Christian) Dallas, Texas (Kimball HS) Marianna, Ark. (Marianna Lee HS) Sulphur Springs, Texas (Incarnate Word)
