2011–12 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2011–12 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Louisiana Tech Athletics wordmark.svg 200 Western Athletic Conference WAC 18–16 6–8 Michael White 1st Isaac Brown Dusty May Derrick Jones Thomas Assembly Center 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. Previous season The Bulldogs were only able to win 12 games, finishing last in the Western Athletic Conference.2011-10-20 Season Preview: Bulldogs Basketball https://latechsports.com/news/2011/10/20/Season_Preview_Bulldogs_Basketball 2025-01-11 LA Tech Athletics en2011-03-23 Louisiana Tech fires Rupp after last-place finish https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=6251730 2025-01-11 ESPN.com en Offseason Louisiana Tech decided to fire head coach Kerry Rupp after four seasons, buying out the final year of his deal. Michael White, an assistant coach from Ole Miss, was hired as the new head coach. Departures NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for DepartureDeAndre Brown11G5'11"185SeniorFort Worth, TXGraduatedOlu Ashaolu5F6'7"228Redshirt juniorToronto, CanadaTransferred to OregonTevin Hall14G5'10"157SophomoreBossier City, LATransferred to Midwestern StateJustin Rake30G6'3"210SophomoreChicago, ILTransferred to University of Minnesota Crookston Incoming transfers NameNumPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious schoolTrevor Gaskins5G6'2"215Redshirt SeniorAlpharetta, GAOle MissIsaiah Massey10F6'8"220Redshirt FreshmanMcDonough, GAOle MissChris Johnson3G/F6'5"205JuniorNorth Preston, Nova Scotia Roster 2011 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs #002F8B #FF0000 white white Michale Kyser y 1 F 6 9 210 FR Lancaster, TX Brandon Gibson 2 G 6 5 225 JR yes Marianna, FL Raheem Appleby y 3 G 6 2 160 FR Jacksonville, AR Speedy Smith y 4 G 6 3 185 FR St. Petersburg, FL Trevor Gaskins 5 G 6 2 215 SR yes Alpharetta, GA Isaiah Massey 10 F 6 8 220 FR yes McDonough, GA Stojan Gjuroski y 11 F 6 7 195 FR yes Gostivar, Macedonia Cordarius Johnson 15 G 6 5 215 SO Coushatta, LA Lonnie Smith 20 G 6 5 185 SO Birmingham, AL Kenyon McNeail y 21 G 6 1 185 SO Conway, AR Alex Carr 24 G 6 2 190 FR Adamsville, AL J.L. Lewis 25 F/C 6 8 240 JR Gonzales, LA Robby Price 33 F 6 8 230 FR Anacoco, LA W Romario Souza 45 F/C 6 10 245 SR Minas Gerais, Brazil Michael White (Ole Miss) Isaac Brown (Northeast Louisiana) Dusty May (Indiana) Derrick Jones (Samford) http://www.latechsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/latc-m-baskbl-mtt.html 2013-02-08 Schedule 2011-12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2011 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Louisiana Tech Bulldogs white| Exhibition November 6, 2011 3:00 pm yes 2011 Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas Texas A&M–Kingsville Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA   72–71 — |- !colspan=9 style=Louisiana Tech Bulldogs white| Regular season November 13, 2011 3:00 pm yes 2011 Mississippi College Choctaws Mississippi College Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA 2,056 92–70 1–0 November 19, 2011 7:00 pm yes yes Texas–Arlington Texas Hall Arlington, TX 955 61–68 1–1 November 25, 2011 5:30 pm yes yes 2011 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks Maryland Eastern Shore Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY Jim Thorpe Classic 1,125 73–54 2–1 November 26, 2011 5:30 pm yes yes 2011 Portland State Vikings Portland State Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY Jim Thorpe Classic 496 48–68 2–2 November 27, 2011 8:00 pm yes yes Wyoming Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY Jim Thorpe Classic 4,083 58–73 2–3 November 30, 2011 7:00 pm yes yes 2011 none Southeastern Louisiana Lions Southeastern Louisiana University Center Hammond, LA 1,065 69–72 OT 2–4 December 3, 2011 7:30 pm yes yes Louisiana–Monroe Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA 2,013 73–71 3–4 December 6, 2011 7:00 pm yes 2011 none Northwestern State Demons Northwestern State Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA 2,429 94–93 2OT 4–4 December 10, 2011 7:00 pm yes yes Southern Miss Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS 2,714 62–78 4–5 December 14, 2011 7:00 pm yes McNeese State Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA 2,426 60–58 5–5 December 17, 2011 7:00 pm yes 2011 Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans Arkansas–Little Rock Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA 2,321 71–68 6–5 December 20, 2011 7:00 pm yes 2011 Northeastern Huskies Northeastern Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA 2,183 56–53 7–5 December 22, 2011 7:00 pm yes yes Arkansas Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR 11,414 63–77 7–6 December 29, 2011 5:00 pm yes 2011 Spring Hill Badgers Spring Hill Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA 4,930 69–41 8–6 December 31, 2011 1:00 pm yes yes 2011 SMU Mustangs SMU Moody Coliseum University Park, TX 1,596 65–73 8–7 January 7, 2012 7:00 pm New Mexico State Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA 2,263 73–83 8–8 0–1 January 12, 2012 6:00 pm Idaho Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA 4,472 ALT2/BHSN/CST 88–90 OT 8–9 0–2 January 14, 2012 8:00 pm Utah State Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA 4,099 65–69 8–10 0–3 January 19, 2012 11:00 pm yes 2011 none Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Hawaii Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI 6,016 OC16 74–70 9–10 1–3 January 21, 2012 8:00 pm yes 2011 San Jose State Spartans San Jose State Event Center Arena San Jose, CA 1,497 71–67 10–10 2–3 January 26, 2012 6:00 pm 2011 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA 3,282 CSNC/ESPNFC/WSN 59–58 11–10 3–3 January 28, 2012 7:00 pm Nevada Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA 3,050 63–65 11–11 3–4 February 4, 2012 8:00 pm yes New Mexico State Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM 5,010 AggieVision/ESPNFC/WSN 72–83 11–12 3–5 February 9, 2012 8:05 pm yes Utah State Smith Spectrum Logan, UT 9,643 ALT/CST/ESPNFC/MASN 63–77 11–13 3–6 February 11, 2012 10:05 pm yes Idaho Cowan Spectrum Moscow, ID 1,843 64–73 11–14 3–7 February 16, 2012 8:00 pm yes North Dakota Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA 4,071 58–53 12–14 February 18, 2012 3:30 pm yes 2011 none Central Arkansas Bears Central Arkansas Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA BracketBusters 3,977 84–62 13–14 February 23, 2012 7:00 pm San Jose State Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA 1,760 75–49 14–14 4–7 February 25, 2012 3:00 pm Hawaii Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA 4,158 ALT2/CST/ESPNFC 84–67 15–14 5–7 March 1, 2012 10:00 pm yes Fresno State Save Mart Center Fresno, CA 10,012 75–70 16–14 6–7 March 3, 2012 9:00 pm yes Nevada Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV 7,894 69–79 16–15 6–8 |- !colspan=9 style=Louisiana Tech Bulldogs white| WAC tournament March 8, 2012 10:30 pm yes 5 Utah State 4 Orleans Arena Las Vegas, NV Quarterfinals 1,823 72–70 17–15 March 9, 2012 10:30 pm yes 5 Nevada 1 Orleans Arena Las Vegas, NV Semifinals 2,352 CSNC/ESPNFC/WSN 78–73 18–15 March 10, 2012 11:00 pm yes 5 New Mexico State 2 Orleans Arena Las Vegas, NV Championship Game 1,405 ESPN2 57–82 18–16 AP Poll Central Time References External links 2011–12 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball media guide Category:Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball seasons Louisiana Tech Louis Louis