LOUISIANA TECH
2011-12 BULLDOG BASKETBALL
UNIVERSITY LA TECH
General School Information
Name of School: Louisiana Tech University Location: Ruston, La. Founded: 1894 Enrollment: 11,500 Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Blue and Red Arena: Thomas Assembly Center (8,000) Affiliation: Division I Conference: Western Athletic President: Dr. Dan Reneau (Louisiana Tech, 1963) Athletic Director: Bruce Van De Velde (Iowa State, 1982) Senior Woman Administator: Mary Kay Hungate Faculty Rep: Dr. James Liberatos Athletic Department Phone: 318-257-4111 1 2 Staff Information 3 Head Coach: Michael White (Ole Miss,’00) 4 Record at School: 0-0 (First Year) 5 Career Record: 0-0 (First Year) 10 Basketball Office Phone: 318-257-5196 11 Assistant Coaches: Isaac Brown (Louisiana 15 Monroe, 1995); Dusty May (Indiana, 2000), 20 Derrick Jones (Samford, 2001) 21 Dir. of Basketball Operations: Justin 24 Argenal (CSU-Chico, 2009) 25 Graduate Assistants: Kyle Church, 33 Ryan Geary 45 Manager: Austin Deeks Office Coordinator: Renee Puckett Athletic Trainer: Brad Crowe
Bulldog Information
2010-11 Record: 12-20 Conference Record/Finish: 2-14 (9th) Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 6/5 Newcomers: 8 (1 Redshirt) First Year of Basketball: 1925-26 (83 seasons) Overall All-Time Record: 1,186-940 Last Postseason Appearance: 2009-10 CIT vs. Missouri State, 2nd round Result: L, 69-40 Last NCAA Appearance: 1990-91 Wake Forest, 1st round Result: L, 71-65
Numerical Roster Michale Kyser 6-9 Brandon Gibson 6-5 Raheem Appleby 6-2 Kenneth Smith 6-3 Trevor Gaskins 6-2 Isaiah Massey 6-8 Stojan Gjuroski 6-7 Cordarius Johnson 6-5 Lonnie Smith 6-5 Kenyon McNeail 6-1 Alex Carr 6-2 J.L. Lewis 6-8 Robby Price 6-8 Romario Souza 6-10
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Raheem Appleby 6-2 Alex Carr 6-2 Trevor Gaskins 6-2 Brandon Gibson 6-5 Stojan Gjuroski 6-7 Cordarius Johnson 6-5 Michale Kyser 6-9 J.L. Lewis 6-8 Isaiah Massey 6-8 Kenyon McNeail 6-1 Robby Price 6-8 Kenneth Smith 6-3 Lonnie Smith 6-5 Romario Souza 6-10
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Media Relations
Director: Malcolm Butler Office Phone: 318-257-3144 Cell Phone: 318-614-4513 Email: mbutler@latech.edu Assistant Director/MBB Contact: Phillip Pongratz Office Phone: 318-257-5071 Cell Phone: 931-446-4001 Email: pongratz@latech.edu Fax: 318-257-3757 Press Row: 318-257-3144 Website: www.LaTechSports.com
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