LOUISIANA TECH 2024-25 BULLDOG BASKETBALL GAME 12 MATCHUP
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71-81 69-58 77-63 6:30 p.m. 3 p.m.
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8 p.m. 8 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 6 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. 5:30 p.m.
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3 p.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 3 p.m. 8 p.m. 7 p.m.
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2:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 2 p.m. TBA
All home games CAPS | All times CST and subject to change # Icons of the Game (Long Island, N.Y.) ^ Gulf Coast Showcase (Estero, Fla.) * Conference USA game | $ Huntsville, Ala.
A LA TECH WIN... • Would give the Bulldogs their 10th win of the season. LA Tech last won at least 10 of its first 12 games in the 2015-16 season. • Would give the Bulldogs their 176th home victory in their last 200 games in the Thomas Assembly Center. LA Tech is 175-24 during this stretch. • Would give the Bulldogs their second win over a WAC program this season. LA Tech has already defeated UT Arlington, 92-77, this season as part of the CUSA/WAC Challenge.
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BULLDOG STORYLINES & PROJECTED STARTERS • Louisiana Tech continues its home stand on Monday as the Bulldogs play host to Grand Canyon inside the Thomas Assembly Center on Karl Malone Court. This is one of two nonconference games remaining for LA Tech before its 18-game Conference USA slate gets underway.
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SCORE 77-50 92-77 76-66 105-67 85-79OT 65-62 78-69 70-73
AP Poll: NR Coaches Poll: NR NET Ranking: 105
• Trailing much of the game, LA Tech went on a 29-11 run over the last 12 minutes to come away with a 77-63 victory over Georgia Southern. The Bulldogs shot a blistering 65.5 percent in the second half, including a stretch of making nine of 10 field goals. • The Bulldogs were highly efficient on offense again, shooting 53.9 percent from the field versus the Eagles. It marked their sixth game this season shooting over 50 percent and the fourth time in their last five contests (shooting 51.1 percent during this span). The team currently ranks 24th in the nation in effective field goal percentage at 57.3 percent. • Daniel Batcho was near perfect from the field, going 9-of-10 for 22 points versus Georgia Southern, his fourth game of 20+ points this season. He is currently averaging 19.5 points per game, which ranks 28th in the country while shooting 74.5 percent from the field, best in the nation. Batcho has shot at least 80 percent seven times in 11 games. The CUSA Preseason Player of the Year also extended his streak of consecutive games with a block to 15, bringing his season total to 31 (third most in the country). He needs two more blocks to become the eighth Bulldog in program history with 100 rejections.
8.5 ppg | 2.6 rpg | 9.0 apg
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Head Coach: Bryce Drew Record at GCU: 100-35 (5th year) Career Record: 264-143 (13th year) Record vs. LA Tech: 1-0
AMAREE ABRAM
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VS GRAND CANYON LOPES (6-3)
AP Poll: NR Coaches Poll: NR NET Ranking: 96
13.3 ppg | 4.6 rpg | 2.3 spg
KADEN 11 COOPER
Overall: 9-2 | CUSA: 0-0 | H: 3-1 | A: 2-1 | N: 4-0 NOVEMBER 4 LSU-ALEXANDRIA 9 at UT Arlington 13 vs. UMass# 18 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 25 vs. Southern Illinois^ 26 vs. Richmond^ 27 vs. Eastern Kentucky^ 30 SOUTHERN DECEMBER 4 at #16 Memphis 8 at UL-Lafayette 13 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 16 GRAND CANYON 21 RUST COLLEGE JANUARY 2 at UTEP* 4 at New Mexico State* 9 FIU* 11 LIBERTY* 16 at Jacksonville State* 18 at Kennesaw State* 23 WKU* 25 MIDDLE TENNESSEE* FEBRUARY 1 SAM HOUSTON* 6 at Liberty* 8 at FIU* 13 KENNESAW STATE* 15 JACKSONVILLE STATE* 20 at Middle Tennessee* 22 at WKU* MARCH 1 at Sam Houston* 6 NEW MEXICO STATE* 8 UTEP* 11 CUSA Championship$
Head Coach: Talvin Hester Record at LA Tech: 46-30 (3rd year) Career Record: Same Record vs. GCU: 0-1
• Kaden Cooper had his best game as a Bulldog, posting a career-high 25 points to go along with eight rebounds and three steals versus the Eagles. He scored 14 of LA Tech’s last 18 points during their late run to defeat Georgia Southern. Meanwhile, his 26 steals ranks 13th in the country and he also is averaging a team-best 8.0 rebounds per game, having led the team in boards seven times this season. • Sean Newman Jr. continues to be one of the top passers in college basketball. He had 11 against Georgia Southern, his fifth game this season with 10+ dimes (tied for third most in program history). He now has 99 total assists for an average of 9.0 assists per game, both ranking second in the nation.
12.8 ppg | 8.0 rpg | 2.4 spg
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• With a short bench due to injuries, freshman AJ Bates has stepped up as a key contributor for the Bulldogs. After playing a total of 54 minutes in seven of LA Tech’s first nine games, Bates has averaged 20.5 minutes off the bench in the last two contests versus UL-Lafayette and Georgia Southern, averaging 8.5 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 1.5 assists in those games. • Talvin Hester enters his third season at the helm at LA Tech. In his second year, Hester was able to blend in seven newcomers in route to a 22-win season and a second-place finish in CUSA. He will be tasked with the same thing as seven newcomers join the 2024-25 squad, mixed in with six returners (five of which made a combined 67 starts last season). • LA Tech was picked to finish first in the Conference USA preseason poll, as voted on by the league head coaches. It was definitely not unanimous as five of the 10 conference teams picked up at least one first-place vote and the top three were separated by only four points. This marks the first time since 2014 that the Bulldogs are preseason league favorites.
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DATE/TIME: Monday, Dec. 16 | 6:30 p.m. CT LOCATION: Thomas Assembly Center (Ruston, La.) SERIES HISTORY: Grand Canyon leads, 1-0 STREAK: Grand Canyon, 1 LAST MEETING: Dec. 30, 2023 | Phoenix, Ariz. Grand Canyon 73, LA Tech 70 MEDIA: ESPN+ TALENT: Lyn Rollins (pxp), Victor Howell (analyst) RADIO: LA Tech Sports Network | LA Tech Athletics app STATS: LATechSports.com/Stats
9.3 ppg | 2.1 rpg | 1.0 spg
DANIEL 13 BATCHO
GAMEDAY INFO
19.5 ppg | 6.5 rpg | 2.8 bpg
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