Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Basketball Tickets

Coach Keith Richard knows exactly what he has in forward Paul Millsap. "We have a great player returning in Paul Millsap. As long as he's here we're always a recruiting class away from having a really good team," Richard says.
The Bulldogs, a team that has hovered around the .500 mark in each of the past three seasons, added six players, including four junior college transfers, in hopes of being able to take the next step.
Millsap, a 6'8" forward who is the most prolific rebounder in the nation, is back for his junior year, but three seniors who contributed heavily — Corey Dean, Donell Allick and Wayne Powell — are gone.
That means the Bulldogs will rely heavily on returning starters Millsap and point guard Daevon Haskins until die newcomers find their way. No other returning player averaged more than four points per game a. year ago.
Guards Trey McDowell and Jerome Richardson, both junior college transfers, will have to fill immediate roles in the backcourt while forwards Harry Disy and Chad McKenzie must provide support inside to complement Millsap.
While the newcomers are important for Louisiana Tech to battle for the WAC crown, the Bulldogs aren't doing anything without the production they have become accustomed to from Millsap. The junior has scored in double figures in 33 straight games and has 42 double-doubles in his career. He has averaged 12.5 rebounds per game in his career and is the first player since Kermit Washington in the early 1970s to lead the country in rebounding for two straight years.