2011–12 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team

2011–12 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs men's basketball

Conference	Western Athletic Conference
2011–12 record	18–16 (6–8 WAC)
Head coach	Michael White (1st year)
Assistant coach	Isaac Brown
Assistant coach	Dusty May
Assistant coach	Derrick Jones
Home arena	Thomas Assembly Center

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 As of March 28, 2012/FINAL 2011–12 STANDINGS; 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

2011–12 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
3.5 !F	1	Kyser, MichaleMichale Kyser	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Lancaster, TX
1.5 !G	2	Gibson, BrandonBrandon Gibson	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Marianna, FL
1.5 !G	3	Appleby, RaheemRaheem Appleby	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Jacksonville, AR
1.5 !G	4	Smith, SpeedySpeedy Smith	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	St. Petersburg, FL
1.5 !G	5	Gaskins, TrevorTrevor Gaskins	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Alpharetta, GA
3.5 !F	10	Massey, IsaiahIsaiah Massey	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	McDonough, GA
3.5 !F	11	Gjuroski, StojanStojan Gjuroski	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Gostivar, Macedonia
1.5 !G	15	Johnson, CordariusCordarius Johnson	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2.0 !So	Coushatta, LA
1.5 !G	20	Smith, LonnieLonnie Smith	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	Birmingham, AL
1.5 !G	21	McNeail, KenyonKenyon McNeail	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	Conway, AR
1.5 !G	24	Carr, AlexAlex Carr	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Adamsville, AL
4.5 !F/C	25	Lewis, J.L.J.L. Lewis	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Gonzales, LA
3.5 !F	33	Price, RobbyRobby Price (W)	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Anacoco, LA
4.5 !F/C	45	Souza, RomarioRomario Souza	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Minas Gerais, Brazil

Head coach

Michael White (Mississippi)

Assistant coach(es)

Isaac Brown (Northeast Louisiana)
Dusty May (Indiana)
Derrick Jones (Samford)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2013-02-08

Schedule

Date Time, TV	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	vs. Utah State Quarterfinals	W 72–70	17–15	Orleans Arena (1,823) Las Vegas, NV
March 9, 2012 10:30 PM, CSNC/ESPNFC/WSN	vs. Nevada Semifinals	W 78–73	18–15	Orleans Arena (2,352) Las Vegas, NV
March 10, 2012 11:00 PM, ESPN2	vs. New Mexico State Championship Game	L 82–57	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.

References

External links

2011–12 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball media guide

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball

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