LOUISIANA TECH 2024-25 BULLDOG BASKETBALL
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 first conference road sweep of the season. LA Tech lost its first five league games on the road but has won the last two. • Would give the Bulldogs their 10th win over the Hilltoppers since the two programs became CUSA foes. LA Tech owns a 10-7 advantage since 2015. • Would give the Bulldogs their eighth win over WKU in E.A. Diddle Arena.
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AP Poll: NR Coaches Poll: NR NET Ranking: 133
AT WKU HILLTOPPERS (14-12, 5-8 cusa) Head Coach: Hank Plona Record at WKU: 14-12 (1st year) Career Record: 239-47 (9th year) Record vs. LA Tech: 0-1
AP Poll: NR Coaches Poll: NR NET Ranking: 145
BULLDOG STORYLINES & PROJECTED STARTERS
4 SEAN NEWMAN JR.
• Louisiana Tech goes for a road sweep this Saturday as the Bulldogs face WKU in Bowling Green. LA Tech is alone in seventh in the league standings with four games remaining. • LA Tech got back into the win column on Thursday with an 8574 victory at Middle Tennessee. It marked the Bulldogs 18th win of the season, marking the 12th time in the last 14 seasons they have won 18+ games.
• Al Green scored the first eight points of the game at MTSU. He ended with 16 points, marking his 10th double-digit scoring game this season. He knocked down three triples and has nwo made at least three three-pointers in five of the last 10 games. The team’s leader in three-point percentage (41.0) has made 22 threes in the last 10 games and is shooting 51.2 percent from beyond the arc during that span. • Sean Newman Jr. scored a game-high 23 points against the Blue Raiders, his fourth 20+ scoring performance of the season. He went a perfect 11-of-11 from the foul line, becoming just the eighth Bulldog in program history to shoot 100 percent from the line (min. 10 attempts). He is currently shooting a league-best 93.8 percent in CUSA games only (45-of-48). He also registered six assists, giving him 223 for the season which ranks third in the country and is the third most in a single season in program history. His 8.3 assists per game is also third in the nation. • Despite foul trouble, Daniel Batcho tallied 10 points versus the Blue Raiders. He is now shooting 68.8 percent from the field, which ranks second in the country. He now has 900 career points as a Bulldog (played in 55 games). The power forward also has 57 blocks on the season, 15th most in the nation.
10.2 ppg | 2.3 rpg | 8.3 apg
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• LA Tech had one of its best performances in league play against Middle Tennessee. The Bulldogs hit 10 three-pointers, tallied nine steals, and committed just seven turnovers, all of which were the best statistics in a CUSA game this season.
AMAREE ABRAM
• While the Bulldogs have lost their last two home games, they have now won their last two road games (FIU and MTSU). In those two victories, LA Tech has trailed by a total of 23 seconds.
12.0 ppg | 4.7 rpg | 1.8 apg
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Overall: 18-9 | CUSA: 7-7 | H: 10-3 | A: 4-6 | N: 4-0 NOVEMBER MEDIA W/L SCORE 4 LSU-ALEXANDRIA ESPN+ W 77-50 9 at UT Arlington ESPN+ W 92-77 13 vs. UMass# MSG+ W 76-66 18 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE ESPN+ W 105-67 25 vs. Southern Illinois^ FloCollege W 85-79OT 26 vs. Richmond^ FloCollege W 65-62 27 vs. Eastern Kentucky^ FloCollege W 78-69 30 SOUTHERN ESPN+ L 70-73 DECEMBER 4 at #16 Memphis ESPN+ L 71-81 8 at UL-Lafayette ESPN+ W 69-58 13 GEORGIA SOUTHERN ESPN+ W 77-63 16 GRAND CANYON ESPN+ W 74-66 21 RUST COLLEGE ESPN+ W 108-60 JANUARY 2 at UTEP* ESPN+ L 60-70 4 at New Mexico State* ESPN+ L 48-78 9 FIU* ESPN+ W 81-64 11 LIBERTY* ESPNU W 79-74 16 at Jacksonville State* ESPN+ L 61-63 18 at Kennesaw State* ESPN+ L 76-78 23 WKU* CBS SN W 77-67 25 MIDDLE TENNESSEE* ESPNU W 75-69 FEBRUARY 1 SAM HOUSTON* ESPNU W 66-61OT 6 at Liberty* CBS SN L 53-77 8 at FIU* ESPN+ W 82-71 13 KENNESAW STATE* ESPN+ L 47-69 15 JACKSONVILLE STATE* ESPN+ L 68-70 20 at Middle Tennessee* CBS SN W 85-74 22 at WKU* ESPN+ 7 p.m. MARCH 1 at Sam Houston* ESPN+ 4:30 p.m. 6 NEW MEXICO STATE* ESPN+ 6:30 p.m. 8 UTEP* ESPN+ 2 p.m. 11 CUSA Championship$ ----- TBA
Head Coach: Talvin Hester Record at LA Tech: 55-37 (3rd year) Career Record: Same Record vs. WKU: 3-2
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2024-25 SCHEDULE
LOUISIANA TECH BULLDOGs (18-9, 7-7 cusa)
9.0 ppg | 1.8 rpg | 0.8 apg
KADEN 11 COOPER
DATE/TIME: Saturday, Feb. 22 | 7:00 p.m. CT LOCATION: E.A. Diddle Arena (Bowling Green, Ky.) SERIES HISTORY: LA Tech leads, 23-22 STREAK: LA Tech, 2 LAST MEETING: Jan. 23, 2025 | Ruston, La. LA Tech 77, WKU 67 MEDIA: ESPN+ TALENT: Tyler Eaton (pxp), Craig McCormick (analyst) RADIO: LA Tech Sports Network | LA Tech Athletics app STATS: LATechSports.com/Stats
GAME 28 MATCHUP
• Amaree Abram was a +23 against MTSU, recording 14 points and a career-high eight rebounds. He ranks second in the team in scoring at 12.0 points per game and leads the squad in made three-pointers with 56. He has hit multiple three-pointers in 19 of the 27 games played this season. • Kaden Cooper led the Bulldogs in rebounding for the 15th time this season with a game-high 11 boards at MTSU. It marked the 11th time this season with 10+ boards in a game. The guard ranks first in CUSA and 48th in the country in defensive rebounds per game (6.04).
9.8 ppg | 7.5 rpg | 1.4 spg
DANIEL 13 BATCHO
GAMEDAY INFO
• Talvin Hester is in 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. • LA Tech was picked to finish first in the Conference USA preseason poll. 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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17.6 ppg | 6.5 rpg | 2.1 bpg
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