2022–23 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team

2022–23 Conference USA men's basketball standings
	† 2023 C-USA Tournament winner;

2022–23 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball
2022–23 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	0–0 (0–0 C-USA)
Head coach	Talvin Hester (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Winston Hines; Aaron Smith; Darshawn McClellan;
Home arena	Thomas Assembly Center
	Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team represented Louisiana Tech University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team are led by first-year head coach Talvin Hester, and played their home games at Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, Louisiana as a members of the West Division of Conference USA.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2021–22 season 24–10, 12–6 in C-USA play to finish third place in the West Division. They defeated Marshall, Western Kentucky, North Texas to advance to the championship game of the C-USA tournament where they lost to UAB. Despite having 24 wins, they were not invited to a postseason tournament.

Offseason

Konkol left Louisiana Tech on March 21, 2022 after seven seasons to accept the Tulsa head coaching job.^[1] Texas Tech assistant Hester, who was an assistant coach with the Bulldogs from 2018–2021, was hired on March 28.^[2]

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Kenneth Lofton Jr.	2	F	6'7"	275	Sophomore	Port Arthur, TX	Declare for 2022 NBA draft
Amorie Archibald	3	G	6'3"	185	GS Senior	Deltona, FL	Graduated
Stacey Thomas	13	F	6'8"	220	Senior	Houston, TX	Graduate transferred to LSU–Shreveport
Exavian Christon	21	G	6'4"	200	GS Senior	Hot Springs, AR	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Dravon Mangum	2	F	6'8"	200	RS Senior	Roxboro, NC	Radford
Quandre Bullock	3	F	6'6"	195	Junior	Franklinton, NC	Angelina College

Recruiting class of 2022

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jordan Crawford SG	Ruston, LA	Simsboro High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	May 30, 2022
Jordan Crawford SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Pierre Geneste, Jr. C	Los Angeles, CA	Ribet Academy	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	May 30, 2022
Pierre Geneste, Jr. C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2022–23 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Keaston Willis	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Jr	Sulphur Springs HS Incarnate Word	Sulphur Springs, TX
F	1	Kenny Hunter	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Huntington HS	Shreveport, LA
F	2	Dravon Mangum	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Sr	Person HS Radford	Roxboro, NC
G	3	Quandre Bullock	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Word of God Christian Academy Angelina College	Roxboro, NC
G	4	Kaleb Stewart	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Atascicuta HS	Atascocita, TX
G	5	Terran Williams	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Marianna Lee HS	Marianna, AR
G	10	Ben Ponder (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Calvary Baptist Academy	Shreveport, LA
G	11	LaDamien Bradford	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS So	Jonesboro-Hodge HS Texas A&M	Lincoln, NE
F	13	David Green	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS So	Ocoee HS Hofstra	Apopka, FL
F	14	Will Allen	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Fr	Akfred Bonnabel HS	New Orleans, LA
G	20	Jordan Crawford	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Simsboro HS	Ruston, LA
G	21	Exavian Christon	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Jr	Hot Springs HS	Hot Springs, AR
F	22	Isaiah Crawford	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Jr	North Crowley HS	Fort Worth, TX
G	24	Cobe Williams	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Kimball HS	Dallas, TX
F	34	Pierce Geneste Jr.	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Heritage Christian School	Los Angeles, CA

Head coach

Talvin Hester (Texas Wesleyan)

Assistant coach(es)

Winston Hines (Stillman)
Aaron Smith (Prairie View A&M)
Darshawn McClellan (Vanderbilt)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 7, 2022* TBA	Mississippi College	Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA
November 14, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Texas Tech	United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX
November 17, 2022* TBA	at Louisiana	Cajundome Lafayette, LA
November 21, 2022* TBA	Louisiana–Monroe	Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA
November 23, 2022* TBA	at Alabama A&M Alabama A&M/Samford Multi-Team Event	Elmore Gymnasium Huntsville, AL
November 25, 2022* TBA	at Samford Alabama A&M/Samford Multi-Team Event	Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL
November 26, 2022* TBA	vs. Tennessee Southern Alabama A&M/Samford Multi-Team Event	Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL
December 2, 2022* TBA	Southern	Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA
December 10, 2022* TBA	at Wyoming	Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
December 14, 2022* TBA	Stephen F. Austin	Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA
December 17, 2022 TBA	at UTEP	Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
December 21, 2022* TBA	Jarvis Christian	Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA
December 29, 2022 TBA	UTSA	Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA
December 31, 2022 TBA	at Charlotte	Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
January 5, 2023 TBA	at Rice	Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
January 7, 2023 TBA	UTEP	Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA
January 11, 2023 TBA	at North Texas	The Super Pit Denton, TX
January 14, 2023 TBA	UAB	Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA
January 19, 2023 TBA	Western Kentucky	Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA
January 21, 2023 TBA	Middle Tennessee	Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA
January 26, 2023 TBA	at UAB	Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
January 28, 2023 TBA	at UTSA	Convocation Center San Antonio, TX
February 2, 2023 TBA	Rice	Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA
February 9, 2023 TBA	at FIU	Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL
February 11, 2023 TBA	at Florida Atlantic	FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL
February 16, 2023 TBA	North Texas	Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA
February 18, 2023 TBA	Charlotte	Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA
February 23, 2023 TBA	at Western Kentucky	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
February 25, 2023 TBA	at Middle Tennessee	Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
March 2, 2023 TBA	FIU	Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA
March 4, 2023 TBA	Florida Atlantic	Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA
Conference USA tournament
March 8–11, 2023 TBA	vs.	Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source^[3]

References

^ "Tulsa Schedules Tuesday Welcome Party and News Conference to Introduce Eric Konkol as Head Basketball Coach" (Press release). Tulsa Golden Hurricane. March 21, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
^ "LA Tech to introduce Talvin Hester as men's basketball head coach". KTBS-TV. March 28, 2022. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
^ "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Louisiana Tech Athletics. Retrieved October 14, 2022.

[Konkol-1] "Tulsa Schedules Tuesday Welcome Party and News Conference to Introduce Eric Konkol as Head Basketball Coach" (Press release). Tulsa Golden Hurricane. March 21, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2022.

[2] "LA Tech to introduce Talvin Hester as men's basketball head coach". KTBS-TV. March 28, 2022. Retrieved March 28, 2022.

[3] "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Louisiana Tech Athletics. Retrieved October 14, 2022.

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2022–23 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team

Contents

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruiting class of 2022

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References

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2022–23 Conference USA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		PCT	W		L		PCT
Charlotte		0	–	0			0	–	0
Florida Atlantic		0	–	0			0	–	0
FIU		0	–	0			0	–	0
Louisiana Tech		0	–	0			0	–	0
Middle Tennessee		0	–	0			0	–	0
North Texas		0	–	0			0	–	0
Rice		0	–	0			0	–	0
UAB		0	–	0			0	–	0
UTEP		0	–	0			0	–	0
UTSA		0	–	0			0	–	0
Western Kentucky		0	–	0			0	–	0

† 2023 C-USA Tournament winner