2013–14 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team

2013–14 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs men's basketball
Gulf Coast Showcase Champions
Conference USA Regular Season Co-champions
NIT Quarterfinals vs. Florida State, L 75–78
Conference Conference USA
2013–14 record 29–8 (13–3 C-USA)
Head coach Michael White (3rd year)
Assistant coach Isaac Brown
Assistant coach Dusty May
Assistant coach Derrick Jones
Home arena Thomas Assembly Center
2013–14 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Louisiana Tech 13 3   .813     29 8   .784
Tulsa 13 3   .813     21 13   .618
Middle Tennessee 13 3   .813     24 9   .727
Southern Miss 13 3   .813     29 7   .806
UTEP 12 4   .750     23 11   .676
Old Dominion 9 7   .563     18 18   .500
Tulane 8 8   .500     17 17   .500
UAB 7 9   .438     18 13   .581
Charlotte 7 9   .438     17 14   .548
FIU* 7 9   .438     15 16   .484
North Texas 6 10   .375     16 16   .500
Florida Atlantic 5 11   .313     10 22   .313
East Carolina 5 11   .313     17 17   .500
UTSA 4 12   .250     8 22   .267
Marshall 4 12   .250     11 22   .333
Rice 2 14   .125     7 23   .233
2014 C-USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties

The 2013–14 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team represented Louisiana Tech University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by third year head coach Michael White, played their home games at the Thomas Assembly Center and were first year members of the Conference USA. They finished the season 29–8, 13–3 in C-USA play to finish in a four way tie for the C-USA regular season championship. They advanced to the championship game of the C-USA Tournament where they lost to Tulsa. After tiebreakers, they were the #1 seed in the C-USA Tournament, and as a regular season conference champion and overall #1 seed in their conference tournament who failed to win their conference tournament, they received at automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Iona and Georgia to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Florida State.

Roster

2013–14 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Hamilton, AlexAlex Hamilton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Chipley, FL
F 1 Kyser, MichaleMichale Kyser 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Lancaster, TX
F 2 McCree, ErikErik McCree (I) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Orlando, FL
G 3 Appleby, RaheemRaheem Appleby 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Jacksonville, AR
G 4 Smith, SpeedySpeedy Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr St. Petersburg, FL
F 5 Anderson, ChrisChris Anderson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Muskegon, MI
F 10 Massey, IsaiahIsaiah Massey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr McDonough, GA
F 11 Gjuroski, StojanStojan Gjuroski 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Gostivar, Macedonia
G 15 Johnson, CordariusCordarius Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Coushatta, LA
G 21 McNeail, KenyonKenyon McNeail 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Conway, AR
F 22 Butler, JoshJosh Butler (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Los Angeles, CA
G 23 Johnson, JaronJaron Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Tyler, TX
F 33 Edwards, LeoLeo Edwards 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Detroit, MI
F/C 40 Talbot, GilbertGilbert Talbot 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 290 lb (132 kg) So Houma, LA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2013-10-10

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
October 31, 2013*
6:30 pm
Arkansas–Monticello W 85–64 
Scotty Robertson Memorial Gymnasium (N/A)
Ruston, LA
November 4, 2013*
6:30 pm
Southern Arkansas W 100–49 
Thomas Assembly Center (N/A)
Ruston, LA
Regular season
November 8, 2013*
10:30 pm
at Saint Mary's L 70–83  0–1
McKeon Pavilion (2,825)
Moraga, CA
November 13, 2013*
6:30 pm
Centenary
Gulf Coast Showcase Opening Round
W 106–59  1–1
Thomas Assembly Center (3,942)
Ruston, LA
November 20, 2013*
7:00 pm
at Central Arkansas W 94–57  2–1
Farris Center (1,547)
Conway, AR
November 25, 2013*
11:00 am
vs. UNC Greensboro
Gulf Coast Showcase Quarterfinals
W 99–62  3–1
Germain Arena (N/A)
Estero, FL
November 26, 2013*
5:00 pm
vs. UIC
Gulf Coast Showcase Semifinals
W 103–78  4–1
Germain Arena (N/A)
Estero, FL
November 27, 2013*
7:30 pm
vs. St. Bonaventure
Gulf Coast Showcase Finals
W 76–72  5–1
Germain Arena (N/A)
Estero, FL
December 1, 2013*
5:00 pm
at Jackson State W 72–61  6–1
Williams Assembly Center (608)
Jackson, MS
December 4, 2013*
6:30 pm
Louisiana–Lafayette L 80–89  6–2
Thomas Assembly Center (4,085)
Ruston, LA
December 7, 2013*
7:00 pm
Southern W 69–50  7–2
Thomas Assembly Center (3,629)
Ruston, LA
December 11, 2013*
8:30 pm
Northwestern State W 93–71  8–2
Thomas Assembly Center (3,547)
Ruston, LA
December 14, 2013*
1:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. #7 Oklahoma State
All-College Basketball Classic
L 55–70  8–3
Chesapeake Energy Arena (7,047)
Oklahoma City, OK
December 17, 2013*
6:30 pm
McNeese State W 64–50  9–3
Thomas Assembly Center (2,962)
Ruston, LA
December 22, 2013*
5:00 pm
at Louisiana–Monroe W 83–61  10–3
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (4,107)
Monroe, LA
December 30, 2013*
7:00 pm, SSTV
at Oklahoma W 102–98 OT 11–3
Lloyd Noble Center (10,903)
Norman, OK
January 4, 2014*
4:00 pm
Longwood W 126–52  12–3
Thomas Assembly Center (2,502)
Ruston, LA
January 9, 2014
6:30 pm
Florida Atlantic W 84–64  13–3 (1–0)
Thomas Assembly Center (2,678)
Ruston, LA
January 11, 2014
7:40 pm
FIU W 85–51  14–3 (2–0)
Thomas Assembly Center (4,236)
Ruston, LA
January 16, 2014
8:00 pm, CST
at Tulane W 73–45  15–3 (3–0)
Devlin Fieldhouse (2,006)
New Orleans, LA
January 19, 2014
12:00 pm, FS1
at Southern Miss L 71–80  15–4 (3–1)
Reed Green Coliseum (5,110)
Hattiesburg, MS
January 23, 2014
6:30 pm
Charlotte W 80–60  16–4 (4–1)
Thomas Assembly Center (3,250)
Ruston, LA
January 25, 2014
7:00 pm, CBSSN
Marshall W 98–77  17–4 (5–1)
Thomas Assembly Center (7,355)
Ruston, LA
January 30, 2014
8:05 pm
at UTEP L 79–89  17–5 (5–2)
Don Haskins Center (8,361)
El Paso, TX
February 1, 2014
3:00 pm, TWCSCT
at UTSA W 87–72  18–5 (6–2)
Convocation Center (1,104)
San Antonio, TX
February 6, 2014
8:00 pm, CBSSN
Tulsa W 66–61  19–5 (7–2)
Thomas Assembly Center (4,935)
Ruston, LA
February 8, 2014
6:00 pm
North Texas W 90–75  20–5 (8–2)
Thomas Assembly Center (5,123)
Ruston, LA
February 15, 2014
7:35 pm
Rice W 85–46  21–5 (9–2)
Thomas Assembly Center (4,561)
Ruston, LA
February 20, 2014
6:00 pm
at East Carolina L 68–75  21–6 (9–3)
Williams Arena (3,798)
Greenville, NC
February 22, 2014
6:00 pm
at Old Dominion W 71–66  22–6 (10–3)
Constant Center (6,940)
Norfolk, VA
February 27, 2014
6:30 pm
Middle Tennessee W 55–39  23–6 (11–3)
Thomas Assembly Center (5,349)
Ruston, LA
March 2, 2014
3:00 pm
at UAB W 67–58  24–6 (12–3)
Bartow Arena (5,133)
Birmingham, AL
March 6, 2014
7:00 pm
at Rice W 70–48  25–6 (13–3)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,380)
Houston, TX
Conference USA Tournament
March 13, 2014
9:30 pm
vs. Charlotte
Quarterfinals
W 86–65  26–6
Don Haskins Center (8,252)
El Paso, TX
March 14, 2014
6:05 pm, CBSSN
vs. Southern Miss
Semifinals
W 88–70  27–6
Don Haskins Center (5,611)
El Paso, TX
March 15, 2014
10:35 am, CBS
vs. Tulsa
Championship
L 60–69  27–7
Don Haskins Center (4,870)
El Paso, TX
NIT
March 19, 2014*
6:30 pm, ESPN3
#(3) (6) Iona
First round
W 89–88  28–7
Thomas Assembly Center (4,643)
Ruston, LA
March 22, 2014*
10:00 am, ESPN
#(3) at (2) Georgia
Second round
W 79–71  29–7
Stegeman Coliseum (3,692)
Athens, GA
March 26, 2014*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
#(3) at (1) Florida State
Quarterfinals
L 75–78  29–8
Donald L. Tucker Center (4,470)
Tallahassee, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NIT is seed within region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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