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... • LA Tech would improve to 6-0, winning the first six games for the first time since 1984. • Would give the Bulldogs their fourth victory this season away from home. LA Tech has won nine of its last 11 games that were played on the road or at a neutral site. • Would give the Bulldogs a 1-0 advantage in the series against the Spiders. Richmond is one of five first-time opponents this season for LA Tech (LSUA, UMass, Rust, and Kennesaw State).
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AP Poll: NR USA Today Poll: NR NET Ranking: N/A
VS RICHMOND SPIDERS (3-3)
Head Coach: Chris Mooney AP Poll: NR Record at Richmond: 353-271 (20th year) USA Today Poll: NR Career Record: 369-283 (21st year) NET Ranking: N/A Record vs. LA Tech: 0-0
BULLDOG STORYLINES & PROJECTED STARTERS
8.4 ppg | 3.2 rpg | 10.0 apg
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• Down eight with 3:30 to go in regulation, LA Tech would force overtime and then win it in the extra frame, 85-79, over Southern Illinois to open the Gulf Coast Showcase. The Bulldogs, still undefeated and off to their best start since 2017, made nine of their last 12 field goal attempts and 10 of their last 12 free throws to complete the comeback. The team improved to 6-3 all-time in OT games under head coach Talvin Hester.
4 SEAN NEWMAN JR.
• Louisiana Tech heads to the state of Florida to take part in the 2024 Gulf Coast Showcase, a three-day event that starts with a matchup against Southern Illinois. The Bulldogs return to Estero, Florida where they were the inaugural 2013 GSC champions after defeating UNC Greensboro, UIC, and then St. Bonaventure in the finals.
• Defensively, LA Tech was able to register 14 steals against Southern Illinois, bringing its season average to 10.6 steals per game which ranks 20th in the nation. Amaree Abram and Kaden Cooper combined for 10 steals, bringing their combined season total to 29 (both rank in the top 35 in steals per game).
AMAREE ABRAM
• The Bulldogs have been highly efficient from the foul line, going 26-of-30 from the charity stripe in the win over the Salukis. It marked the third time this season LA Tech has made 20+ free throws in a game. The team is averaging 17.6 made free throws per game and ranks 32nd in the country at 77.9 percent shooting.
16.6 ppg | 3.8 rpg | 3.2 spg
KADEN 11 COOPER
Overall: 5-0 | CUSA: 0-0 | H: 2-0 | A: 1-0 | N: 2-0 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 2 p.m. 27 vs. Eastern Kentucky^ FloCollege 11 a.m. 30 SOUTHERN ESPN+ 10:30 a.m. DECEMBER 4 at Memphis ESPN+ 7 p.m. 7 at UL-Lafayette ESPN+ 7 p.m. 13 GEORGIA SOUTHERN ESPN+ 6:30 p.m. 16 GRAND CANYON ESPN+ 6:30 p.m. 21 RUST COLLEGE ESPN+ 3 p.m. JANUARY 2 at UTEP* ESPN+ 8 p.m. 4 at New Mexico State* ESPN+ 8 p.m. 9 FIU* ESPN+ 6:30 p.m. 11 LIBERTY* ESPNU 7 p.m. 16 at Jacksonville State* ESPN+ 6 p.m. 18 at Kennesaw State* ESPN+ 4 p.m. 23 WKU* CBS SN 6 p.m. 25 MIDDLE TENNESSEE* ESPNU 5:30 p.m. FEBRUARY 1 SAM HOUSTON* ESPNU 3 p.m. 6 at Liberty* CBS SN 7 p.m. 8 at FIU* ESPN+ 1 p.m. 13 KENNESAW STATE* ESPN+ 6:30 p.m. 15 JACKSONVILLE STATE* ESPN+ 3 p.m. 20 at Middle Tennessee* CBS SN 8 p.m. 22 at WKU* ESPN+ 7 p.m. MARCH 1 at Sam Houston* ESPN+ 2:30 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: 42-28 (3rd year) Career Record: Same Record vs. Richmond: 0-0
• Sean Newman Jr. had his streak of 10+ assists broken, but the point guard still managed five dimes (24th time in 33 career games at LA Tech with 5+ assists) against SIU, giving him 50 for the season (second most in the country). He continues to lead the nation in assists per game with an average of 10.0. • Al Green came off the bench to score a season-high 19 points against SIU, his second game in double figures as a Bulldog. He went a perfect 7-of-7 from the foul line, extending his streak of made free throws to 10.
14.0 ppg | 8.4 rpg | 2.6 spg
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LOUISIANA TECH BULLDOGs (5-0)
• Daniel Batcho was held in check offensively by SIU but the CUSA Preseason Player of the Year still managed 16 points to go along with nine rebounds and a season-high four blocks. His field goal percentage dropped to 75.0 percent (missed eight field goals after missing just four the previous four games combined), which ranks fifth in the nation. He is averaging a team-best 21.4 points per game, 17th most in the country. • 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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DEVIN REE
DATE/TIME: Tuesday, Nov. 26 | 2 p.m. CT LOCATION: Hertz Arena (Estero, Fla.) SERIES HISTORY: First Meeting STREAK: N/A LAST MEETING: N/A MEDIA: FloCollege TALENT: Jack DeLongchamps (pxp), John Vittas (analyst) RADIO: LA Tech Sports Network | LA Tech Athletics app STATS: LATechSports.com/Stats
GAME 6 MATCHUP
4.8 ppg | 1.0 rpg | 0.4 apg
DANIEL 13 BATCHO
GAMEDAY INFO
21.4 ppg | 7.0 rpg | 2.4 bpg
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