LOUISIANA TECH 2022-23 BULLDOG BASKETBALL

Game 25 Matchup Gameday Info

DATE/TIME: Saturday, Feb. 11 | 1 p.m. CT

LOCATION: Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (Boca Raton, Fla.)

SERIES HISTORY: LA Tech leads, 8-3

STREAK: Florida Atlantic, 1

LAST MEETING: Florida Atlantic 83, Louisiana Tech 73 Feb. 3, 2022 | Boca Raton, Fla.

MEDIA: ESPN+

TALENT: N/A

RADIO: LA Tech Sports Network | LA Tech Athletics app

TALENT: Malcolm Butler (pxp), Jack Thigpen (analyst)

STATS: LATechSports.com/Stats

2022-23 SCHEDULE

All home games CAPS | All times CST and subject to change * C-USA game

^ Samford MTE

$ Frisco, Texas (The Star)

LOUISIANA TECH BULLDOGS (13-11, 6-7 c-usa)

Head Coach: Talvin Hester

Record at LA Tech: 13-11 (1st year)

Career Record: Same

Record vs. FAU: 0-0

At

(rv) florida atlantic owls (23-2, 13-1 c-usa)

Head Coach: Dusty May

Record at FAU: 89-59 (5th year)

Career Record: Same

Record vs. LA Tech: 2-4

Bulldog Storylines

• Louisiana Tech closes out its Florida road swing on Saturday when they take on league-leader Florida Atlantic at 1 p.m. CT inside Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena. The Owls are the lone conference team the Bulldogs have yet to face this season.

• LA Tech committed a season-tying 23 turnovers and put FIU on the free throw line 28 times, a combination that resulted in a 66-62 loss on Thursday. The Bulldogs were up 30-19, but then suffered a streak of 19 straight missed field goals. Despite the cold shooting, they retook the lead with less than four minutes to go, but the Panthers managed to put the game away at the charity stripe.

• Kaleb Stewart continued his resurgence for the Bulldogs, playing a career-high 31 minutes on Thursday while scoring 13 points off the bench. After seeing very limited action through the first 21 games, he is averaging 29.0 minutes over the last three games while also averaging 13.0 points, knocking down 10 combined three-pointers in the process.

• Cobe Williams has scored 20+ points in five of his last seven games. He continued his streak of games with at least 16 points in Miami, extending that to 14 straight games which is the longest streak of anyone in C-USA this season and tied for the second longest streak of any Bulldog in the last 20 years.

• The offensive side of the ball has been a little bit of a struggle for the Bulldogs as of late. They have only cracked 70 points once in their last five games, a stretch where they shot below 40 percent from the field three times (had only done that twice in the first 19 games).

• With seven conference games remaining, LA Tech is in a tie with Rice for sixth place (just one and a half games back of third). The top five teams will receive a bye in the Conference USA Tournament. The Bulldogs will play the Owls of Florida Atlantic twice over their last seven league contests.

• LA Tech played yet another close game in C-USA play against FIU. Ten of the team’s 13 conference games have been decided by single digits or have gone to overtime this season. The Bulldogs are 4-6 in those games.

A LOUISIANA TECH WIN WOULD...

• Be snap Florida Atlantic’s 15-game home winning streak, which is tied for the third longest in the country. The Owls have yet to be beaten at home this season, going a perfect 14-0.

• Stop the Bulldogs from losing both games of a weekend road swing in conference, something they have not done since 2020.

• Stop Florida Atlantic from winning back-to-back games in the series, something the Owls have not done since the series began in 2014. The Bulldogs have managed to defeat the Owls twice in Boca Raton (2018 and 2019). Six of the last seven meetings have been in either Boca Raton or Frisco, Texas at the C-USA Tournament.

6-3 • 190 • Sulphur Springs, Texas

KENNY HUNTER • So. • F • 6-10 • 235 • Shreveport, La.

• His streak of 53 straight starts ended this past Thursday at Rice (2/2), foot injury

• Reached 1,000 points in his collegiate career last season (took only 70 games)

• Has scored 20+ points in 19 career games (including at UIW); six times at LA Tech

• Connected on 93 made 3-pointers last season, second most in program history

• Has made 272 3-pointers during his collegiate career (LA Tech and UIW)

• Has recorded five double-digit scoring games (career-high 18 points at Rice)

• Reached 100 career offensive rebounds in game against FIU (2/9)

• Averaging 24.0 minutes over last 10 games, has started in 6 straight

• Anchored the team in FG% last season at 62.1 percent (54-of-87 shooting)

• Has a wing span of 7’4”

• Has only missed 4 free throws all season, going 26-of-30 from the foul line

• Registered a career-high 22 points vs. Jarvis Christian (12/21), making fourth start

• Made 36 starts at Radford, averaging 8.2 points per game

• Made 13 starts at Charlotte while averaging 4.8 points and 2.7 boards per game

• One of just four Bulldogs to be from the state of North Carolina (along with Bullock)

• Has four double-digit scoring games this season

• Tied season high with 12 points vs. UTEP (1/7), went 6-of-8 from the field

• Saw first action as Bulldog vs. ULM (11/21), scored 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting

• First Team All-Region selection at Angelina College this past season

• One of just four Bulldogs to be from the state of North Carolina (along with Mangum)

• Scored a career-high 17 points vs. Rice (2/2)

• Played a career-high 27 minutes at UTSA (1/28), scoring a season-high 9 points

• Made his first career start as a Bulldog in season opener vs. MC (11/7)

• One of five players named to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team in 2021-22

• Father played basketball and mother played volleyball at Wiley College

• Posted a career-high 20 points at Alabama A&M (11/23), went 6-of-7 from three

• Became the 12th Bulldog in the last decade to make at least 6 threes in a game

• Scored 10 points vs. ULM (11/21), played a season-high 23 minutes

• Saw limited action in 16 games as a true freshman last season

• As a senior, led Marianna Lee HS to Arkansas 2A state title, program’s first in 38 years

• Matched career high with 5 points vs. Jarvis Christian (12/21)

• Played a career-high 13 minutes vs. UT Southern (11/26), scored career-high 5 points

• Saw limited action in eight games as a true freshman last season

• C-USA Academic Medalist and Commissioner’s Honor Roll recipient in 2021-22

• State champion in 200IM in swimming as a sophomore in high school

• Pulled down a season-high 9 rebounds vs. UT Southern (11/26)

• Made Bulldog debut in the season opener vs. MC (11/7), has started all 7 games

• Redshirted last season after suffering a season-ending shoulder injury in preseason

• While sitting out last season, added 15 pounds to his frame

• Named LSWA Class 5A Most Outstanding Player and LABC 5A Player of the Year

• Recorded a career-high 12 assists vs. JCU (12/21), most by a Bulldog since 2017

• Has been named C-USA Freshman of the Week twice this season

• His 85 assists ranks sixth in C-USA and is the 15th most of any freshman in country

• Won four Class B state championships at nearby Simsboro High School

• Is first Bulldog on the roster from Ruston since 2008

• Scored season-high 25 points at North Texas (1/11), two shy of career high

• Saw first action in 357 days, scoring 12 points in his return from knee injury

• Has suffered two season-ending knee injuries (1st year and 3rd year)

• Earned Third Team All-Conference USA honors as a sophomore

• Has a 7’1” wing span and a 8’8” standing reach

• Has scored double-digit points in 41 of his last 48 games (CH 27 points vs UAB 1/14)

• Became 44th member of 1,000-point club at LA Tech

• One of 10 players voted to the 2022-23 Preseason All-Conference USA Team

• 2021-22 All-Conference USA Honorable Mention, 2-time C-USA All-Defensive Team

• Named after Kobe Bryant (wears No. 24 in honor of him as well)

• Has missed last 15 games due to a knee injury

• Scored first career points as a Bulldog at Alabama A&M (11/23)

• Saw first career action as a Bulldog in season opener vs. MC (11/7)

• Played prep basketball in Los Angeles at Ribet Academy and Prolific Prep

• Just the 12th internationl player to ever play for the Bulldogs

Numerical Roster By Location

ARKANSAS (1)

Terran Williams

LOUISIANA (4)

Will Allen

Jordan Crawford

Kenny Hunter

Ben Ponder

NORTH CAROLINA (2)

Isaiah Crawford

Kaleb Stewart

COACHING & SUPPORT STAFF

TEXAS (4)

Isaiah Crawford

Kaleb Stewart

Cobe Williams

Keaston Willis

OUTSIDE

By Class

SENIORS (1)

SOPHOMORES (4)

FRESHMEN

By Name

Quandre

Dravon