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 20th win of the season, a milestone the program has accomplished 29 times in their history and in 10 of the last 12 seasons. • Would give the Bulldogs their third straight victory over the Aggies inside the Thomas Assembly Center. • Would prevent a three-game home losing streak by the Bulldogs. LA Tech has not lost three straight home games since 2012.
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AP Poll: NR Coaches Poll: NR NET Ranking: 122
VS NEW MEXICO STATE AGGIES (16-13, 9-7 cusa) Head Coach: Jason Hooten Record at NM State: 29-32 (2nd year) Career Record: 263-201 (15th year) Record vs. LA Tech: 2-3
AP Poll: NR Coaches Poll: NR NET Ranking: 142
BULLDOG STORYLINES & PROJECTED STARTERS
• The Bulldogs continue to be money from the foul line, making 18 of their 21 free throw attempts versus the Bearkats. Over its last three games, LA Tech has made 60 of its last 67 attempts from the charity stripe (89.6 percent). The team currently ranks second in CUSA and 46th in the country in free throw percentage at 76.0, which would set a new LA Tech program record for a single season (record us 74.2 percent set back in 1976-77).
AJ BATES 4.6 ppg | 1.8 rpg | 1.8 apg
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• Not to sound like a broken record, but it was another second-half blitz that led LA Tech to victory. The Bulldogs put up 54 points in the stanza, scoring on 24 of their 32 offensive possessions while shooting 71.4 percent from the field including a stretch of 10 straight made field goals. They have now scored 40+ points in the second half 15 times this season as opposed to doing so just six times in the first half. LA Tech is shooting 50.4 percent from the field in the second half as well.
AMAREE ABRAM
• LA Tech had arguably its best game of the season this past Saturday, overpowering Sam Houston in a 90-66 victory in Huntsville. After dropping their first five conference road games, the Bulldogs have won three of the last four. It was the fourth largest margin of victory by the ‘Dogs in a CUSA road game and was the biggest home loss for the Bearkats since 1994.
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• Louisiana Tech wraps up the regular season with two home games this week, starting on Thursday night against New Mexico State inside the Thomas Assembly Center on Karl Malone Court. The Bulldogs are in sixth place in the league standings and could finish anywhere between fourth and eighth.
12.4 ppg | 4.6 rpg | 1.8 apg
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Overall: 19-10 | CUSA: 8-8 | H: 10-3 | A: 5-7 | 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+ L 63-64 MARCH 1 at Sam Houston* ESPN+ W 90-66 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: 56-38 (3rd year) Career Record: Same Record vs. NM State: 2-1
• AJ Bates was named CUSA Freshman of the Year after having his best game as a Bulldog against the Bearkats, recording career highs in points (20), assists (nine), and steals (four) while playing all 40 minutes. The nine assists were the most by a CUSA freshman this season while the four steals tied for the most by a CUSA freshman. He is averaging 10.0 points over the last six games. • Amaree Abram scored all 14 of his points in the second half at Sam Houston. He hit two three-pointers, giving him a team-high 62 made triples on the season which ranks ninth in CUSA. Over his last eight games, he is averaging 14.1 points while shooting 47.6 percent from the field and 41.3 percent from three. Abram is also averaging 3.9 rebounds and 1.5 steals during this stretch.
AL GREEN
2024-25 SCHEDULE
LOUISIANA TECH BULLDOGs (19-10, 8-8 cusa)
9.1 ppg | 1.9 rpg | 0.9 apg
KADEN 11 COOPER
DATE/TIME: Thursday, March 6 | 6:30 p.m. CT LOCATION: Thomas Assembly Center (Ruston, La.) SERIES HISTORY: NM State leads, 17-6 STREAK: NM State, 1 LAST MEETING: Jan. 4, 2025 | Las Cruces, N.M. NM State 78, LA Tech 48 MEDIA: ESPN+ TALENT: Lyn Rollins (pxp), Spencer Pattison (analyst) RADIO: LA Tech Sports Network | LA Tech Athletics app STATS: LATechSports.com/Stats
GAME 30 MATCHUP
• After starting the first 28 games of the season, Sean Newman Jr. missed the Sam Houston game due to an ankle injury. Even so, he continues to rank third in the country in both total assists (228) and assists per game (8.1). • Al Green scored 19 points versus the Bearkats, making four of his seven three-point attempts. During CUSA play, he is shooting 46.6 percent (27-of-58) from three-point range, which is the second best percentage in the league.
9.6 ppg | 7.3 rpg | 1.4 spg
• Daniel Batcho reached double-digit points for the 26th time this season, registering 18 points (5-of-6 from the field) at Sam Houston. He continues to rank second in the country in field goal percentage (68.6), a mark that would currently set a new program record and be the third best in CUSA history. He also has 59 total blocks this season, which ranks 24th in the nation. • 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.
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DANIEL 13 BATCHO
GAMEDAY INFO
17.3 ppg | 6.6 rpg | 2.0 bpg
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