LOUISIANA TECH 2025-26 BULLDOG BASKETBALL
All home games CAPS | All times CST and subject to change ^ LA Tech MTE * Conference USA game | $ Huntsville, Ala.
A LA TECH WIN... • Would give the Bulldogs their first road win. LA Tech is 0-2 so far away from home. The last time the team did not win at least one of their first three true road games in a season was 2017. • Would give the Bulldogs their sixth all-time win in the state of Georgia. LA Tech has played in the Peach State only four times in the last 45 years. • Would give the Bulldogs their 1,499th win in program history.
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AT GEORGIA SOUTHERN EAGLES (4-5) Head Coach: Charlie Henry Record at GS: 30-45 (3rd year) Career Record: Same Record vs. LA Tech: 0-1
AP Poll: NR Coaches Poll: NR NET Ranking: 237
AP Poll: NR Coaches Poll: NR NET Ranking: 239
BULLDOG STORYLINES & PROJECTED STARTERS
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• Louisiana Tech hits the road to battle Georgia Southern on Wednesday night. This matchup is part of a home-and-home series as the Eagles visited Ruston last season.
• AJ Bates had his best game as a Bulldog, registering a career-high 26 points to go along with six assists and three boards (and zero turnovers for the point guard). The sophomore was extremely efficient from the field, going 10-of-14 while sinking a career-best four three-pointers. It was his second career 20+ scoring performance. He has scored 15+ points in three of the last four contests and is currently pacing the team in scoring at 12.0 points per game.
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12.0 ppg | 3.2 rpg | 4.7 apg
JAYLEN FENNER
• The defense was stout again for the Bulldogs, holding their fourth opponent to under 40 percent shooting from the field (all four were held to 60 or less points). LA Tech ranks 15th in the nation in scoring defense, allowing just 59.0 points per contest. Opponents are shooting just 36.7 percent from the field and 26.8 percent from three-point range. No opponent this season has shot over 30 percent from beyond the arc against the Bulldogs.
AJ BATES
• After holding a slim 7-point advantage at halftime, LA Tech exploded for 46 second-half points, making 20 of its 33 field goal attempts in the stanza to route Alcorn State, 83-58, and go a perfect 2-0 in its home multi-team event. The Bulldogs never trailed in the contest, improving to 4-0 all-time versus the Braves while remaining unbeaten at the Thomas Assembly Center this season.
5.2 ppg | 1.5 rpg | 1.5 spg
AVERY 5 THOMAS II
Overall: 4-2 | CUSA: 0-0 | H: 4-0 | A: 0-2 | N: 0-0 NOVEMBER MEDIA W/L SCORE 4 at Nevada MWN L 50-77 9 LYON COLLEGE ESPN+ W 93-35 15 JACKSON STATE ESPN+ W 68-51 19 at Indiana State ESPN+ L 51-60 26 INDIANA STATE^ ESPN+ W 75-73 29 ALCORN STATE^ ESPN+ W 83-58 DECEMBER 3 at Georgia Southern ESPN+ 6 p.m. 7 ECCLESIA COLLEGE ESPN+ 2 p.m. 13 UL-LAFAYETTE ESPN+ 2 p.m. 17 at Tulane ESPN+ 6:30 p.m. 22 DALLAS CHRISTIAN ESPN+ 6:30 p.m. 29 UTEP* ESPN+ 6:30 p.m. JANUARY 2 at Middle Tennessee* ESPN+ 6:30 p.m. 4 at WKU* ESPN+ 2 p.m. 8 LIBERTY* CBS SN 6 p.m. 10 DELAWARE* ESPN+ 2 p.m. 14 MIDDLE TENNESSEE* ESPN+ 6:30 p.m. 17 at Jacksonville State* ESPN+ 4 p.m. 24 KENNESAW STATE* ESPN+ 2 p.m. 28 at UTEP* ESPN+ 8 p.m. 31 at Sam Houston* ESPN2 9 p.m. FEBRUARY 4 NEW MEXICO STATE* ESPN+ 6:30 p.m. 7 SAM HOUSTON* ESPN+ 2 p.m. 12 at Missouri State* CBS SN 7:30 p.m. 14 at FIU* ESPN+ 1 p.m. 18 JACKSONVILLE STATE* ESPN+ 6:30 p.m. 21 at Kennesaw State* ESPN+ 4 p.m. 26 MISSOURI STATE* ESPN+ 6:30 p.m. 28 FIU* ESPN+ 2 p.m. MARCH 5 at Liberty* ESPN+ 6 p.m. 7 at Delaware* ESPN+ 11 a.m. 10 at CUSA Championship$ ----- TBD
Head Coach: Talvin Hester Record at LA Tech: 61-42 (4th year) Career Record: Same Record vs. GS: 1-0
• DJ Dudley, Sir Issac Herron, and Kaden Cooper each came off the bench to score in double figures in both MTE contests against Indiana State and Alcorn State. The trio combined for 69 points for an average of 34.5 points per game. Bench scoring has been critical for the Bulldogs this season, averaging 37.83 points per contest which ranks 19th in the country. They have outscored their opponents bench 227-101 through six games this season. • Sir Issac Herron was a key Bulldog in the two MTE contests, reaching double-digit points in both games (first time doing so since Nov. 12-18, 2021 when he was at Oral Roberts). The graduate senior came off the bench to average 11.0 points and 5.0 rebounds totaling 45 minutes of action (only played 24 minutes through the first four games).
7.8 ppg | 5.3 rpg | 0.8 spg
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LOUISIANA TECH BULLDOGs (4-2)
• LA Tech’s length has shown in its rebounding and rim protection. The Bulldogs have outrebounded their last five opponents, including a +9 advantage against Alcorn. In four of those games, the ‘Dogs have pulled down 15+ offensive boards. They also tied their season high with eight rejections versus the Braves and are now averaging 6.0 blocks per game, ranking 12th nationally. • It is practically a brand new roster for LA Tech as 10 newcomers joined the squad, including eight transfers and two high school signees. It has become the new norm in college basketball and the Bulldogs are no different, having averaged 8.7 newcomers per season over the last three years. The 10 years before that, LA Tech averaged just 5.1 newcomers per season. • Talvin Hester enters his fourth season at the helm at LA Tech. In his third year, Hester guided the Bulldogs to a 20-win season, marking the 30th time in program history the team has reached 20+ victories. This was the second straight season Hester led the team to 20 wins, going 22-10 in 2013-14. As a result, he became the seventh head coach in program history to register back-toback 20-win seasons.
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WILLL ALLEN
DATE/TIME: Wednesday, Dec. 3 | 6 p.m. CT LOCATION: Jack and Ruth Ann Hill Convocation Center (Statesboro, Ga.) SERIES HISTORY: LA Tech leads, 4-1 STREAK: LA Tech, 1 LAST MEETING: Dec. 13, 2024 | Ruston, La. LA Tech 77, Georgia Southern 63 MEDIA: ESPN+ TALENT: Danny Wough (pxp), Cody Tran (analyst) RADIO: LA Tech Sports Network | LA Tech Athletics app TALENT: Kyle Schassburger (pxp)
GAME 7 MATCHUP
1.8 ppg | 3.0 rpg | 0.7 spg
MELIAN 21 MARTINEZ
GAMEDAY INFO
3.2 ppg | 2.0 rpg | 1.4 bpg
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