RUSTON – Louisiana Tech forwards Isaiah Crawford and Kenneth Lofton, Jr. were among 11 players voted by the league head coaches as 2021-22 Preseason All-Conference USA Honorees, as announced by the league office on Thursday.
 
LA Tech, who was also tabbed second in the preseason poll, was the only program with multiple players named as preseason honorees (first time since 2015 multiple Bulldogs received this accolade).
 
Crawford, a Third Team All-Conference USA selection, enters his third season with the 'Dogs and is coming off a campaign that saw him average 11.8 points per contest, second most on the squad.  He led the team in C-USA games only with an average of 13.3 points per game. 
 
The versatile forward from Fort Worth, Texas also averaged 5.1 rebounds per game and tied for the most blocks last season with 23, all after recovering from a knee injury that cut short his freshman year.
 
Lofton, Jr., also a Third Team All-Conference USA selection as well as C-USA Freshman of the Year, anchored the Bulldogs in scoring and rebounding with an average of 12.1 points and 7.5 boards per game.
 
The Port Arthur, Texas native became the first Bulldog since Paul Millsap (2003-04) to lead the team in both categories.  He registered nine double-doubles, ranking second in C-USA and 27th in the country.  He also tied for the team lead with 23 blocks and tied for second with 33 steals. 
 
LA Tech received 184 points, along with six first place votes, while being picked second behind UAB.
 
Crawford and Lofton, Jr. are two of the four starters returning off last season's roster that won 24 games, claimed a C-USA West Division title and reached the Final Four of the National Invitation Tournament.
 
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MBB Preseason Poll (first place votes) 
1. UAB (8) – 190 points
2. Louisiana Tech (6) – 184 points
3. WKU – 162 points
4. Marshall – 147 points
5. Old Dominion – 130 points
6. North Texas – 124 points
7. Charlotte – 110 points
8. Rice – 104 points
9. Florida Atlantic – 84 points
10. UTEP – 82 points
11. UTSA – 48 points
12. Southern Miss – 42 points
13. FIU – 36 points
14. Middle Tennessee – 28 points
 
MBB Preseason All-Conference Honorees
Jahmir Young, Charlotte
Tavion Kinsey, Marshall
Kenneth Lofton, Jr., Louisiana Tech
Josh Anderson, WKU
Quincy Olivari, Rice
Tyler Stevenson, Southern Miss
Tavin Lovan, UAB
Souley Boum, UTEP
Thomas Bell, North Texas
Kalu Ezikpe, Old Dominion
Isaiah Crawford, Louisiana Tech