RUSTON – Louisiana Tech Basketball will be showcased on Monday, Oct. 14 as part of the 2024 Conference USA Basketball Tipoff.
 
Men's basketball head coach Talvin Hester and forward Daniel Batcho will represent the Bulldogs while women's basketball head coach Brooke Stoehr and guard Jianna Morris will represent the Lady Techsters.
 
Hester enters his third season at the helm, having recently led the Bulldogs to a 22-win season.  Batcho returns as the reigning CUSA Newcomer of the Year and First Team All-CUSA selection.
 
Stoehr is entering her ninth year as head coach of the Lady Techsters.  Morris returns after being a CUSA All-Freshman Team honoree in 2023-24.   
 
The show will be hosted by ESPN's Noah Frary and Matt Warner, while Kelly Deyo and Paul Nazigian will serve as the show's analysts as CUSA Commissioner Judy MacLeod, as well as head coaches and student-athletes from each program, will preview the upcoming 2024-25 men's and women's basketball seasons.
 
The CUSA Basketball Tipoff will air at Noon CT on ESPN+.
 
The 2024-25 CUSA basketball campaign tips off Monday, Nov. 4, and the 2025 CUSA Basketball Championships will return to Huntsville, Alabama on March 11-15.