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2011–12 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team

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2011–12 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record18–16 (6–8 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThomas Assembly Center
Seasons
2011–12 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Nevada 13 1   .929 28 7   .800
New Mexico State 10 4   .714 26 10   .722
Idaho 9 5   .643 19 14   .576
Utah State 8 6   .571 21 16   .568
Louisiana Tech 6 8   .429 18 16   .529
Hawaii 6 8   .429 16 16   .500
Fresno State 3 11   .214 13 20   .394
San Jose State 1 13   .071 9 22   .290
2012 WAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2011–12 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team represented Louisiana Tech University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by first year head coach Michael White, played their home games at the Thomas Assembly Center and were members of the Western Athletic Conference.

Roster

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2011–12 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 1 Michale Kyser 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Lancaster, TX
G 2 Brandon Gibson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Marianna, FL
G 3 Raheem Appleby 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Jacksonville, AR
G 4 Speedy Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr St. Petersburg, FL
G 5 Trevor Gaskins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Alpharetta, GA
F 10 Isaiah Massey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Fr McDonough, GA
F 11 Stojan Gjuroski 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Gostivar, Macedonia
G 15 Cordarius Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Coushatta, LA
G 20 Lonnie Smith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Birmingham, AL
G 21 Kenyon McNeail 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Conway, AR
G 24 Alex Carr 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Adamsville, AL
F/C 25 J.L. Lewis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Gonzales, LA
F 33 Robby Price (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Anacoco, LA
F/C 45 Romario Souza 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Minas Gerais, Brazil
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2013-02-08

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 6, 2011*
3:00 pm
Texas A&M–Kingsville W 72–71 
Thomas Assembly Center 
Ruston, LA
Regular season
November 13, 2011*
3:00 pm
Mississippi College W 92–70  1–0
Thomas Assembly Center (2,056)
Ruston, LA
November 19, 2011*
7:00 pm
at Texas–Arlington L 61–68  1–1
Texas Hall (955)
Arlington, TX
November 25, 2011*
5:30 pm
vs. Maryland Eastern Shore
Jim Thorpe Classic
W 73–54  2–1
Arena-Auditorium (1,125)
Laramie, WY
November 26, 2011*
5:30 pm
vs. Portland State
Jim Thorpe Classic
L 48–68  2–2
Arena-Auditorium (496)
Laramie, WY
November 27, 2011*
8:00 pm
at Wyoming
Jim Thorpe Classic
L 58–73  2–3
Arena-Auditorium (4,083)
Laramie, WY
November 30, 2011*
7:00 pm
at Southeastern Louisiana L 69–72 OT 2–4
University Center (1,065)
Hammond, LA
December 3, 2011*
7:30 pm
at Louisiana–Monroe W 73–71  3–4
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,013)
Monroe, LA
December 6, 2011*
7:00 pm
Northwestern State W 94–93 2OT 4–4
Thomas Assembly Center (2,429)
Ruston, LA
December 10, 2011*
7:00 pm
at Southern Miss L 62–78  4–5
Reed Green Coliseum (2,714)
Hattiesburg, MS
December 14, 2011*
7:00 pm
McNeese State W 60–58  5–5
Thomas Assembly Center (2,426)
Ruston, LA
December 17, 2011*
7:00 pm
Arkansas–Little Rock W 71–68  6–5
Thomas Assembly Center (2,321)
Ruston, LA
December 20, 2011*
7:00 pm
Northeastern W 56–53  7–5
Thomas Assembly Center (2,183)
Ruston, LA
December 22, 2011*
7:00 pm
at Arkansas L 63–77  7–6
Bud Walton Arena (11,414)
Fayetteville, AR
December 29, 2011*
5:00 pm
Spring Hill W 69–41  8–6
Thomas Assembly Center (4,930)
Ruston, LA
December 31, 2011*
1:00 pm
at SMU L 65–73  8–7
Moody Coliseum (1,596)
University Park, TX
January 7, 2012
7:00 pm
New Mexico State L 73–83  8–8
(0–1)
Thomas Assembly Center (2,263)
Ruston, LA
January 12, 2012
6:00 pm, ALT2/BHSN/CST
Idaho L 88–90 OT 8–9
(0–2)
Thomas Assembly Center (4,472)
Ruston, LA
January 14, 2012
8:00 pm
Utah State L 65–69  8–10
(0–3)
Thomas Assembly Center (4,099)
Ruston, LA
January 19, 2012
11:00 pm, OC16
at Hawaii W 74–70  9–10
(1–3)
Stan Sheriff Center (6,016)
Honolulu, HI
January 21, 2012
8:00 pm
at San Jose State W 71–67  10–10
(2–3)
Event Center Arena (1,497)
San Jose, CA
January 26, 2012
6:00 pm, CSNC/ESPNFC/WSN
Fresno State W 59–58  11–10
(3–3)
Thomas Assembly Center (3,282)
Ruston, LA
January 28, 2012
7:00 pm
Nevada L 63–65  11–11
(3–4)
Thomas Assembly Center (3,050)
Ruston, LA
February 4, 2012
8:00 pm, AggieVision/ESPNFC/WSN
at New Mexico State L 72–83  11–12
(3–5)
Pan American Center (5,010)
Las Cruces, NM
February 9, 2012
8:05 pm, ALT/CST/ESPNFC/MASN
at Utah State L 63–77  11–13
(3–6)
Smith Spectrum (9,643)
Logan, UT
February 11, 2012
10:05 pm
at Idaho L 64–73  11–14
(3–7)
Cowan Spectrum (1,843)
Moscow, ID
February 16, 2012*
8:00 pm
North Dakota W 58–53  12–14
Thomas Assembly Center (4,071)
Ruston, LA
February 18, 2012*
3:30 pm
Central Arkansas
BracketBusters
W 84–62  13–14
Thomas Assembly Center (3,977)
Ruston, LA
February 23, 2012
7:00 pm
San Jose State W 75–49  14–14
(4–7)
Thomas Assembly Center (1,760)
Ruston, LA
February 25, 2012
3:00 pm, ALT2/CST/ESPNFC
Hawaii W 84–67  15–14
(5–7)
Thomas Assembly Center (4,158)
Ruston, LA
March 1, 2012
10:00 pm
at Fresno State W 75–70  16–14
(6–7)
Save Mart Center (10,012)
Fresno, CA
March 3, 2012
9:00 pm
at Nevada L 69–79  16–15
(6–8)
Lawlor Events Center (7,894)
Reno, NV
WAC tournament
March 8, 2012
10:30 pm
(5) vs. (4) Utah State
Quarterfinals
W 72–70  17–15
Orleans Arena (1,823)
Las Vegas, NV
March 9, 2012
10:30 pm, CSNC/ESPNFC/WSN
(5) vs. (1) Nevada
Semifinals
W 78–73  18–15
Orleans Arena (2,352)
Las Vegas, NV
March 10, 2012
11:00 pm, ESPN2
(5) vs. (2) New Mexico State
Championship Game
L 57–82  18–16
Orleans Arena (1,405)
Las Vegas, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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