AND NOTES

Immediate Impact For Frosh

Jordan Crawford had only one scholarship offer from a Division I college basketball program ... and that was the home town school of Louisiana Tech.

The true freshman who won four state championships at nearby Simsboro High School has made an immediate impact for the Bulldogs.

He has played in all 20 games while making 15 starts, and currently leads the team in total assists (79) and is third in total steals (25).

His 79 assists are tied for the seventh most of any freshman in the country and ranks as the fifth most of any player in C-USA.

BABY J NAMED C-USA FOW x2

Dec. 26, 2022

Jordan Crawford (aka Baby J) was named C-USA Freshman of the Week after recording a double-double with 13 points and a career-high 12 assists versus Jarvis Christian. He also tallied four rebounds and four steals in the win.

In doing so, he became just the fourth Bulldog in program history to receive C-USA FOW honors multiple times.

Nov. 14, 2022

After making a big splash in his Bulldog debut, Jordan Crawford was voted as the Conference USA Freshman of the Week in week one.

He saw 20 minutes of action in the season opener against Mississippi College, registering 15 points, three assists, and three steals.

He became the seventh Bulldog in program history to be named C-USA FOW and only the second to win the award in week one.

Bench Points

Scoring depth has been a plus for the Bulldogs this season as the bench is averaging 25.8 points per game, which ranks second in Conference USA and top 50 in the country.

This bench scoring average currently ranks as the third best in program history over the last 30 years (7 games of 30+ and 3 games of 40+ bench points)

2012-13 30.6 bench points per game 2013-14 28.2 bench points per game 2019-20 25.9 bench points per game 2022-23 25.8 bench points per game 2020-21 24.4 bench points per game

Mte Success

Practically every season, Louisiana Tech plays in a multi-team event. And practically every season, the Bulldogs go updated in said events.

LA Tech went 3-0 in the Samford MTE this season, winning road games at Alabama A&M and Samford plus a neutral site victory over UT Southern.

Over the last decade, the ‘Dogs are a combined 31-6 in multi-team events.

2012-13 CBE HOF Classic 3-0 2013-14 Gulf Coast Showcase 3-0 2014-15 Coaches vs. Cancer 3-1 2015-16 HOF Invitational 3-1 2016-17 California Bears Classic 3-1 2017-18 Cancun Challenge 4-0 New Orleans Shootout 2-0 2018-19 Delaware Invitational 0-2 2019-20 Indiana Challenge 3-1 2020-21 Louisiana Tech Classic 2-0 2021-22 Lanky Wells Classic 2-0 2022-23 Samford MTE 3-0 31-6

Hester Wins First Game As Hc

Talvin Hester picked up his first ever win as head coach in the season opener as the Bulldogs defeated the Choctaws of Mississippi College, 78-61.

He became the third straight LA Tech HC to win the season opener and the seventh straight to win their home opener.

williams preseason all-cusa

Cobe Williams was one of 10 players named to the Preseason All-Conference USA Team in a vote by the league head coaches.

The fourth-year guard was a C-USA Honorable Mention selection last season after starting in all 34 games, averaging 11.3 points per game to go along with a team-best 103 assists and 42 steals.

He is one of the most experienced Bulldogs on the roster, having played in 96 career games.

Coached In Many Leagues

With over 20 years of coaching experience, new head coach Talvin Hester has seen first hand the talent level of several college basketball conferences. In fact, he has coached in eight different Division I leagues.

Big 12 Texas Tech Conference USA Louisiana Tech Summit League Oral Roberts American Athletic Houston Sun Belt Texas State Southland Stephen F. Austin Western Athletic San Jose State SWAC Prairie View A&M

Wins And Sun In Puerto Rico

LA Tech got in some extra work this summer in preparation for the 2022-23 season under first-year head coach Talvin Hester as the Bulldogs went on a summer tour to Puerto Rico (in previous years the Bulldogs have gone to the Bahamas (2014) and Costa Rica (2018)).

The ‘Dogs spent six days on the island where they toured the capital city of San Juan, enjoyed paddle boarding, ziplining, down time at the pool and beach ... and three wins.

Def. LBP White Al-Stars 113-67

Def. LBP Blue All-Stars 87-80 Def. LBP Red All-Stars 108-91

LA Tech combined to shoot 45.8% from the field, 40.4% from three, and 81.4% from the foul line. Four players averaged double-digit scoring.

Keaston Willis 18.3 ppg Kaleb Stewart 18.0 ppg Cobe Williams 16.0 ppg Dravon Mangum 14.0 ppg

From Bulldog To Grizzlie

Kenneth Lofton, Jr. racked up several honors in his two seasons of playing Bully Ball with the Bulldogs prior to declaring for the NBA Draft.

• Two-time All-Conference USA

• Louisiana Major College Player of the Year

• NABC First Team All-District 11

• Naismith Trophy Midseason Team

• C-USA Freshman of the Year

Despite going undrafted, he ended up signing a two-way contract with the Memphis Grizzlies where he made the opening day roster.

Junior was one of just 17 undrafted rookies to make an NBA opening day roster and became the first Bulldog since Erik McCree (2018 with Utah Jazz) to play in an NBA game.