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General 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

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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

NUMERICAL ROSTER

# Player Ht. Wt. Pos. Cl. Exp. Hometown (Previous School) 0 Keaston Willis 6-3 190 G So. TR Sulphur Springs, Texas (Incarnate Word) 1 Kenny Hunter 6-10 235 F Fr. 1L Shreveport, La. (Huntington HS) 2 Kenneth Lofton, Jr. 6-7 275 F Fr. 1L Port Arthur, Texas (Port Arthur Memorial HS) 3 Amorie Archibald 6-3 185 G Sr. 4L Deltona, Fla. (Trinity Christian Academy) 4 Kaleb Stewart 6-3 180 G Fr. HS Atascocita, Texas (Atascocita HS) 5 Terran Williams 6-5 200 G Fr. HS Marianna, Ark. (Marianna Lee HS) 10 Ben Ponder 6-3 195 G Fr. HS Shreveport, La. (Calvary Baptist Academy) 11 LaDamien Bradford 6-5 215 G Fr. TR Jonesboro, La. (Texas A&M) 13 Stacey Thomas 6-8 225 F Jr. 3L Houston, Texas (Fortbend Christian) 14 Will Allen 6-7 210 F Fr. HS New Orleans, La. (Bonnabel HS) 21 Exavian Christon 6-4 200 G Sr. 3L Hot Springs, Ark. (Hot Springs HS) 22 Isaiah Crawford 6-6 220 F So. 2L Fort Worth, Texas (North Crowley HS) 23 David Green 6-7 215 F Fr. TR Apopka, Fla. (Hofstra) 24 Cobe Williams 6-0 180 G So. 2L Dallas, Texas (Kimball HS)

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

# Player Ht. Wt. Pos. Cl. Exp. Hometown (Previous School) 14 Will Allen 6-7 210 F Fr. HS New Orleans, La. (Bonnabel HS) 3 Amorie Archibald 6-3 185 G Sr. 4L Deltona, Fla. (Trinity Christian Academy) 11 LaDamien Bradford 6-5 215 G Fr. TR Jonesboro, La. (Texas A&M) 21 Exavian Christon 6-4 200 G Sr. 3L Hot Springs, Ark. (Hot Springs HS) 22 Isaiah Crawford 6-6 220 F So. 2L Fort Worth, Texas (North Crowley HS) 23 David Green 6-7 215 F Fr. TR Apopka, Fla. (Hofstra) 1 Kenny Hunter 6-10 235 F Fr. 1L Shreveport, La. (Huntington HS) 2 Kenneth Lofton, Jr. 6-7 275 F Fr. 1L Port Arthur, Texas (Port Arthur Memorial HS) 10 Ben Ponder 6-3 195 G Fr. HS Shreveport, La. (Calvary Baptist Academy) 4 Kaleb Stewart 6-3 180 G Fr. HS Atascocita, Texas (Atascocita HS) 13 Stacey Thomas 6-8 225 F Jr. 3L Houston, Texas (Fortbend Christian) 24 Cobe Williams 5-11 175 G So. 1L Dallas, Texas (Kimball HS) 5 Terran Williams 6-5 200 G Fr. HS Marianna, Ark. (Marianna Lee HS) 0 Keaston Willis 6-3 190 G So. TR Sulphur Springs, Texas (Incarnate Word)

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

Eric Konkol (Kahn-kul) Exavian Christian (Kris-chun) Amorie (Uh-mahr-EE) Archibald

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