The 2017–18 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team represented Louisiana Tech University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by third-year head coach Eric Konkol, played their home games at the Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, Louisiana as members of Conference USA. They finished the season 17–16, 7–11 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for ninth place. As the No. 10 seed in the C-USA tournament, they defeated North Texas before losing to Old Dominion in the quarterfinals.
Previous season The Bulldogs finished the 2016–17 season 23–10, 14–4 in C-USA play to finish in second place. They beat UAB in the quarterfinals of the C-USA Tournament before losing to Marshall in the semifinals. Despite finishing with 23 wins, the school declined to participate in a postseason tournament marking the first time since 2013 that they did not participate in a postseason tournament.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Erik McCree 2 F 6'8" 225 RS Senior Orlando, FL Graduated Da'Shawn Robinson 23 G 6'4" 210 Senior Houston, TX Graduate transferred to Lamar Omar Sherman 24 F 6'9" 255 Junior Duncanville, TX Transferred to William Penn Qiydar Davis 25 G 6'6" 220 RS Senior Atlanta, GA Graduate transferred to Indiana State Luke Walker 30 G 6'2" 185 Sophomore New Orleans, LA Walk-on; graduate transferred to William Jessup
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Harrison Curry 24 F 6'7" 230 Junior Ann Arbor, MI Junior college transferred from Pensacola State College Kyle McKinley 25 F/C 6'10" 220 RS Sophomore Stillwater, MN Junior college transferred from Northeast CC
Recruiting class of 2017
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=|Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style=| Conference USA regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Conference USA tournament
References