2015–16 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2015–16 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team represented Louisiana Tech University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Bulldogs, led by first year head coach Eric Konkol , played their home games at the Thomas Assembly Center and were members of Conference USA . They finished the season 23–10, 12–6 in C-USA play to finish in three-way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament to Old Dominion . They were invited to the inaugural Vegas 16 , which only had eight teams, where they lost in the quarterfinals to East Tennessee State .
Previous season
The Bulldogs finished the 2014–15 season 27–9, 15–3 in C-USA play to finish as regular season C-USA champions. They advanced to the semifinals of the C-USA tournament where they lost to UAB . As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Central Michigan in the first round and Texas A&M in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to Temple .
Departures
Incoming Transfers
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Notes
DaShawn Robinson
23
G
6'4"
190
Junior
Houston, Texas Junior college transferred from Navarro College
Recruiting class of 2015
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Derric Jean SG
Hollywood, FL
McArthur High School
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
Jun 16, 2015
Star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals :247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 78
Jy'Lan Washington SF
Smyrna, TN
Stewarts Creek School
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Jun 8, 2015
Star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 0
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:
Roster
2015–16 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G 0
Alex Hamilton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
Sr
Chipley, FL
G 1
Derric Jean 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg)
Fr
Miami, FL
F 2
Erik McCree 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg)
RS Jr
Orlando, FL
C 5
Joniah White 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 210 lb (95 kg)
So
Duck Hill, MS
G 10
Dayon Griffin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 188 lb (85 kg)
So
St. Petersburg, FL
G 13
Jacobi Boykins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 160 lb (73 kg)
So
St. Petersburg, FL
F 15
Branden Sheppard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg)
RS Fr
Shreveport, LA
F 21
Merrill Holden 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg)
Jr
Lincoln, NE
F 22
Jy'lan Washington 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
Smyrna, TN
G 23
Da'Shawn Robinson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
Jr
Houston, TX
G 25
Qiydar Davis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
Sr
Atlanta, GA
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule
[ 1]
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Exhibition
11/05/2015 *6:30 pm
Southwest Baptist W 87–53 Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015 *6:30 pm
Millsaps W 95–33 1–0
Thomas Assembly Center (3,513)Ruston, LA
11/17/2015 *6:30 pm
Texas–Arlington Hoophall Miami Invitational W 80–68 2–0
Thomas Assembly Center (3,012)Ruston, LA
11/21/2015 *7:00 pm
at Grambling State Hoophall Miami Invitational W 86–67 3–0
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center Grambling, LA
11/24/2015 *7:00 pm, BTN
at Ohio State Hoophall Miami Invitational W 82–74 4–0
Value City Arena Columbus, OH
11/27/2015 *6:30 pm
North Carolina Central W 71–50 5–0
Thomas Assembly Center (4,227)Ruston, LA
12/01/2015 *8:00 pm, CBSSN
at Memphis Hoophall Miami Invitational L 68–94 5–1
FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
12/04/2015 *6:30 pm
Jackson State W 95–88 2OT
6–1
Thomas Assembly Center (3,504)Ruston, LA
12/08/2015 *6:30 pm
LSU–Shreveport W 82–49 7–1
Thomas Assembly Center (3,612)Ruston, LA
12/12/2015 *12:00 pm, ASN
Louisiana–Lafayette W 91–79 8–1
Thomas Assembly Center (3,912)Ruston, LA
12/15/2015 *6:00 pm, SECN
at Ole Miss
L 80–99 8–2
Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS
12/18/2015 *6:30 pm
Southern W 83–76 9–2
Thomas Assembly Center (2,519)Ruston, LA
12/22/2015 *6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Florida Gulf Coast
W 66–63 10–2
Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL
12/28/2015 *6:00 pm
Prairie View A&M W 77–58 11–2
Thomas Assembly Center (2,528)Ruston, LA
Conference USA regular season
01/02/2016 6:00 pm
Southern Miss W 87–57 12–2
Thomas Assembly Center (3,302)Ruston, LA
01/07/2016 8:30 pm, CBSSN
Old Dominion L 53–56 12–3
Thomas Assembly Center (4,807)Ruston, LA
01/09/2016 6:00 pm
Charlotte W 93–90 OT
13–3
Thomas Assembly Center (4,209)Ruston, LA
01/14/2016 6:00 pm
at FIU
L 74–88 13–4
FIU Arena Miami, FL
01/16/2016 6:00 pm
at Florida Atlantic
L 61–63 13–5
FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL
01/23/2016 7:00 pm, ASN
at Southern Miss
W 70–59 14–5
Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
01/28/2016 6:30 pm
UTSA W 85–75 15–5
Thomas Assembly Center (3,428)Ruston, LA
01/31/2016 3:00 pm, FSN
UTEP W 78–70 16–5
Thomas Assembly Center (4,131)Ruston, LA
02/04/2016 7:00 pm
at Rice
W 90–78 17–5
Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
02/06/2016 3:00 pm, ASN
at North Texas
L 69–80 17–6
The Super Pit Denton, TX
02/11/2016 8:00 pm, ASN
Middle Tennessee W 73–63 18–6
Thomas Assembly Center (5,011)Ruston, LA
02/13/2016 1:00 pm, FSN
UAB W 85–76 19–6
Thomas Assembly Center (5,213)Ruston, LA
02/18/2016 7:00 pm
at UTSA
W 87–74 20–6
Convocation Center San Antonio, TX
02/20/2016 5:00 pm, CBSSN
at UTEP
L 80–91 20–7
Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
02/25/2016 6:30 pm
North Texas W 73–62 OT
21–7
Thomas Assembly Center (3,092)Ruston, LA
02/27/2016 6:00 pm
Rice W 88–69 22–7
Thomas Assembly Center (5,527)Ruston, LA
03/03/2016 6:00 pm, ASN
at Marshall
W 97–94 23–7
Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
03/05/2016 7:00 pm
at WKU
L 90–96 OT
23–8
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
Conference USA tournament
03/10/2016 2:30 pm, ASN
vs. Old Dominion Quarterfinals L 52–68 23–9
Legacy Arena Birmingham, AL
Vegas 16
03/28/2016 *8:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. East Tennessee State Quarterfinals L 83–88 23–10
Mandalay Bay Events Center Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central Time .
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