LOUISIANA TECH 2025-26 BULLDOG BASKETBALL
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A LA TECH WIN... • Would improve the Bulldogs home record to 5-0. LA Tech has won its first five home games in 12 of the last 16 seasons. • Would give the Bulldogs a 1-0 series lead over Ecclesia College. The Royals are the only team this season LA Tech will face for the first time in program history. • Would give the Bulldogs their 1,499th win in program history.
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VS ECCLESIA COLLEGE ROYALS (0-12) Head Coach: Cary Shelton Record at Ecclesia: 1-36 (2nd year) Career Record: Same Record vs. LA Tech: 0-0
AP Poll: NR Coaches Poll: NR NET Ranking: 249
AP Poll: NR Coaches Poll: NR NET Ranking: N/A
BULLDOG STORYLINES & PROJECTED STARTERS
AJ BATES
• LA Tech was unable to pick up its first road win this past Wednesday, falling 77-69 to Georgia Southern. The Bulldogs got to within one early in the second half, but chased the Eagles the rest of the game without being able to take the lead. LA Tech got outrebounded for just the second time this season, getting beat 32-29 on the glass with Georgia Southern collecting 12 second-chance points.
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• Louisiana Tech looks to bounce back Sunday when the Bulldogs host Ecclesia College inside the Thomas Assembly Center on Karl Malone Court. Four of the next five games for LA Tech will come at home where they are undefeated this season.
12.3 ppg | 2.9 rpg | 5.3 apg
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• Desite a five-minute scoreless stretch in the first half, LA Tech still shot 50.0 percent from the field (27-of-54). Through the first four games, the Bulldogs shot 39.6 percent while in the last three contests they are shooting 51.4 percent.
• The LA Tech bench registered a season-high 57 points against the Eagles. They have now scored 50+ points in three of the seven games this season and are averaging 40.57 points per contest, which ranks 10th in the country.
JAYLEN FENNER
• LA Tech held Georgia Southern to 27.3 percent shooting from three-point range. Not a single opponent this season has shot over 30 percent from beyond the arc this season on the Bulldogs (longest streak since 2003). LA Tech ranks 23rd in the nation in three-point percentage defense (26.9).
4.6 ppg | 1.4 rpg | 1.3 spg
AVERY 5 THOMAS II
Overall: 4-3 | CUSA: 0-0 | H: 4-0 | A: 0-3 | 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+ L 69-77 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: 61-43 (4th year) Career Record: Same Record vs. Ecclesia: 0-0
• DJ Dudley was exceptional against the Eagles, scoring a season-high 26 points on 10-of-17 shooting from the field and 4-of-8 from beyond the arc. Through his first four games as a Bulldog, the junior averaged just 4.5 points per game (18 total points). Over the last three contests, he is averaging 17.7 points while shooting 48.8 percent. He is also averaging 3.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists during this stretch. • AJ Bates continues to pace the team in scoring with an average of 11.3 points per game. The sophomore was limited to seven points at Georgia Southern, but did tie his career high with nine assists. The point guard is now averaging 5.3 dimes her game, which ranks third in CUSA and 59th in the country.
7.0 ppg | 5.0 rpg | 0.7 spg
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• Sir Issac Herron had another strong performance, posting 10 points and four boards at Georgia Southern. Over the last three games, the graduate senior is averaging 10.7 points while shooting 84.2 percent from the field. He has shot over 80 percent in all three games (tied for second most in the country with at least six field goal attempts in each contest). • 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: Sunday, Dec. 7 | 2 p.m. CT LOCATION: Thomas Assembly Center (Ruston, La.) SERIES HISTORY: First Meeting STREAK: N/A LAST MEETING: N/A MEDIA: ESPN+ TALENT: Malcolm Butler (pxp), Teddy Allen (analyst) RADIO: LA Tech Sports Network | LA Tech Athletics app TALENT: Kyle Schassburger (pxp) STATS: LATechSports.com/Stats
GAME 8 MATCHUP
1.6 ppg | 2.6 rpg | 0.6 spg
MELIAN 21 MARTINEZ
GAMEDAY INFO
3.0 ppg | 2.2 rpg | 1.2 bpg
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