Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball



















Louisiana Tech Bulldogs


2018–19 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team
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UniversityLouisiana Tech
First season1909–10
Head coach
Eric Konkol (4th season)
ConferenceC-USA
LocationRuston, Louisiana
Arena
Thomas Assembly Center
(Capacity: 8,000)
NicknameDunkin' Dawgs
ColorsBlue and Red[1]
         
Uniforms







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Home jersey

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Team colours


Home





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Away jersey

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Team colours


Away





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Alternate jersey

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Team colours


Alternate


NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1985
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
1984, 1985, 1989
NCAA Tournament appearances
NAIA: 1942, 1946, 1953, 1955
Division II: 1967, 1971
Division I: 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991
Conference tournament champions
Southland: 1984, 1985, 1987
American South: 1988, 1989, 1991
Conference regular season champions
LSIAA: 1910
SIAA: 1927, 1928, 1934
Louisiana Intercollegiate: 1942, 1946, 1947, 1948
Gulf States: 1953, 1955, 1959, 1964, 1967, 1970, 1971
Southland: 1976, 1985, 1987
American South: 1988, 1990
Sun Belt: 1992, 1999
WAC: 2013
C-USA: 2014, 2015

The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball program, nicknamed the Dunkin' Dawgs, represents intercollegiate men's basketball at Louisiana Tech University.[2] The program competes in Conference USA in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and plays home games at the Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, Louisiana. Eric Konkol is in his fourth season as the Bulldogs' head coach.




Contents





  • 1 History

    • 1.1 Conference affiliations


    • 1.2 Championships

      • 1.2.1 Conference Regular Season Championships


      • 1.2.2 Conference Tournament Championships



    • 1.3 Postseason

      • 1.3.1 NCAA Division I Tournament results


      • 1.3.2 NCAA Division II Tournament results


      • 1.3.3 NIT results


      • 1.3.4 Vegas 16 results


      • 1.3.5 CIT results


      • 1.3.6 NAIA tournament results




  • 2 Home venues

    • 2.1 Memorial Gymnasium (1952–1982)


    • 2.2 Thomas Assembly Center (1982–present)



  • 3 Traditions

    • 3.1 Dunkin' Dawgs



  • 4 Players

    • 4.1 Basketball Hall of Fame


    • 4.2 Retired numbers


    • 4.3 All-Americans


    • 4.4 Conference Player of the Year


    • 4.5 Bulldogs in the NBA



  • 5 Coaches

    • 5.1 Head coaching records


    • 5.2 Conference Coach of the Year


    • 5.3 Bulldogs in coaching



  • 6 See also


  • 7 References


  • 8 External links




History




Conference affiliations


  • 1925–1939: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association

  • 1939–1948: Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference

  • 1948–1971: Gulf States Conference

  • 1971–1987: Southland Conference

  • 1987–1991: American South Conference

  • 1991–2001: Sun Belt Conference

  • 2001–2013: Western Athletic Conference

  • 2013–present: Conference USA


Championships



Conference Regular Season Championships



























































SeasonConferenceRecordHead Coach
1909–10Louisiana State Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationN/A
Percy S. Prince
1926–27Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Robert S. Wynn
1927–28
1933–34
Hal Lee
1941–42Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference
Cecil Crowley
1945–46
1946–47
1947–48
1952–53Gulf States Conference
1954–55
1958–59
1963–64
1966–6711–1
Scotty Robertson
1969–709–3
1970–7110–0
1975–76Southland Conference9–1
Emmett Hendricks
1984–8511–1
Andy Russo
1986–879–1
Tommy Joe Eagles
1987–88American South Conference7–3
1989–908–2
Jerry Loyd
1991–92Sun Belt Conference13–3
1998–9910–4
Keith Richard
2012–13Western Athletic Conference16–2
Michael White
2013–14Conference USA13–3
2014–15Conference USA15–3


Conference Tournament Championships



















































Year
Conference
Champion
Score
Runner-up
Most Valuable Player
Site
1984
Southland

Louisiana Tech
68–65
Lamar
Willie Simmons

Beaumont Civic Center; Beaumont, Texas
1985
Southland

Louisiana Tech
70–69
Lamar
Jerry Everett

Thomas Assembly Center; Ruston, Louisiana
1987
Southland

Louisiana Tech
58–51
Arkansas State
Robert Godbolt
Thomas Assembly Center; Ruston, Louisiana
1988

American South

Louisiana Tech
69–66
New Orleans


Montagne Center; Beaumont, Texas
1989
American South

Louisiana Tech
84–62
New Orleans


Cajundome; Lafayette, Louisiana
1991
American South

Louisiana Tech
61–56
New Orleans


Lakefront Arena; New Orleans, Louisiana


Postseason



NCAA Division I Tournament results


The Bulldogs have appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament five times. Their combined record is 4–5.
































Year
Seed
Round
Opponent
Result
1984#10Round of 48
Round of 32
#7 Fresno State
#2 Houston

W 66–56
L 69–77
1985#5Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen
#12 Pittsburgh
#4 Ohio State
#1 Oklahoma

W 78–54
W 79–67
L 84–86
1987#14Round of 64#3 DePaulL 62–76
1989#9Round of 64
Round of 32
#8 La Salle
#1 Oklahoma

W 83–74
L 81–124
1991#12Round of 64#5 Wake ForestL 65–71


NCAA Division II Tournament results


The Bulldogs have appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament two times. Their combined record is 2–2.














Year
Round
Opponent
Result
1967Regional Semifinals
Regional Final
North Dakota
Illinois State

W 86–77
L 66–89
1971Regional Semifinals
Regional Third Place
Tennessee State
New Orleans
L 90–91
W 107–88


NIT results


Louisiana Tech has appeared in nine National Invitation Tournaments. Their combined record is 12–9.










































Year
Round
Opponent
Result
1986First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Third Place
Northern Arizona
McNeese State
Providence
Ohio State
Florida

W 67–61
W 77–61
W 64–63
L 66–79
W 67–62
1988First Round
Second Round
Arkansas–Little Rock
Connecticut

W 66–56
L 59–65
1990First RoundVanderbiltL 90–98OT
1992First RoundNew MexicoL 84–90
2002Opening Round
First Round
Second Round
Louisiana–Lafayette
Vanderbilt
Villanova

W 83–63
W 83–68
L 64–67
2006First RoundClemsonL 53–69
2013First Round
Second Round

Florida State
Southern Miss

W 71–66
L 52–63
2014First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals

Iona
Georgia
Florida State

W 89–88
W 79–71
L 75–78
2015First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals

Central Michigan
Texas A&M
Temple

W 89–79
W 84–72
L 59–77


Vegas 16 results


The Bulldogs have appeared in one Vegas 16. Their record is 0–1.










Year
Round
Opponent
Result
2016QuarterfinalsEast Tennessee StateL 83–88


CIT results


Louisiana Tech has appeared in one CollegeInsider.com Tournament. Their combined record is 1–1.










Year
Round
Opponent
Result
2010First Round
Quarterfinals
Southern Miss
Missouri State

W 66–57
L 40–69


NAIA tournament results


The Bulldogs have appeared in the NAIA Tournament four times. Their combined record is 1–4.






















Year
Round
Opponent
Result
1942First RoundTexas TechL 47–59
1946First RoundEastern Washington StateL 44–66
1953First RoundHamlineL 80–89
1955First Round
Second Round
Coe
Steubenville

W 94–65
L 65–90


Home venues



Memorial Gymnasium (1952–1982)



In 1952, Memorial Gymnasium was constructed on the Louisiana Tech University campus in Ruston to serve as the home of the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team. Today Memorial Gym serves as a practice facility for the basketball team.



Thomas Assembly Center (1982–present)




Thomas Assembly Center



The Thomas Assembly Center is an 8,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Ruston, Louisiana. The arena, named for its benefactor and businessman Samuel M. Thomas, is home to the Division I NCAA Louisiana Tech University Bulldogs men's basketball team.



Traditions



Dunkin' Dawgs


The Dunkin' Dawgs nickname emerged during the 1982–83 season led by Karl Malone and Willie Simmons making highlight reel dunks. The tradition has continued through time as the current Dunkin' Dawgs led by Raheem Appleby, Michale Kyser, and Alex Hamilton have made several dunks featured nationally on ESPN's SportsCenter Top Plays and Fox Sports Live's The 1.



Players



Basketball Hall of Fame



  • Leon Barmore, 2003


  • Karl Malone, 2010


Retired numbers




Karl Malone



  • Leon Barmore, #12


  • Karl Malone, #32


  • Jackie Moreland, #44


All-Americans



  • Jackie Moreland – 1958, 1959, 1960


  • Ray Germany – 1959, 1960


  • Mike Green – 1971, 1972, 1973


  • Mike McConathy – 1976


  • Karl Malone – 1983, 1984, 1985


  • Randy White – 1989


Conference Player of the Year



  • Jackie Moreland – 1960


  • Mike Green – 1973


  • Mike McConathy – 1976


  • Karl Malone – 1983


  • Randy White – 1988, 1989


  • Ron Ellis – 1992


  • Gerrod Henderson – 2000


  • Speedy Smith – 2015


  • Alex Hamilton – 2016


Bulldogs in the NBA




P.J. Brown



  • P.J. Brown – New Jersey Nets, Miami Heat, Charlotte/New Orleans Hornets, Chicago Bulls, Boston Celtics


  • Ron Ellis – Phoenix Suns


  • Mike Green – Denver Rockets, Virginia Squires, Seattle SuperSonics, San Antonio Spurs, Kansas City Kings


  • Karl Malone – Utah Jazz, Los Angeles Lakers


  • Erik McCree - Utah Jazz


  • Paul Millsap – Utah Jazz, Atlanta Hawks, Denver Nuggets


  • Jackie Moreland – Detroit Pistons, New Orleans Buccaneers


  • C. T. Parker – Washington Capitols


  • Richard Peek – Dallas Chaparrals


  • Magnum Rolle – Indiana Pacers, Atlanta Hawks


  • Kendrick Spruel – Toronto Raptors


  • Randy White – Dallas Mavericks


Coaches




Paul Millsap



Head coaching records




















































































































































Coach
Years
Seasons
Games
Win
Loss
Pct.
Percy S. Prince1909–19112954.556
R. C. Kenney1925–192611477.500
Robert S. Wynn1926–193151166155.526
Hal Lee1931–19343432419.558
Eddie McLane1934–19362382612.684
Herb Duggins1936–19404732746.370
Cecil Crowley1940–1942, 1945–196421490269221.549
Joe Aillet1944–1945117512.294
Scotty Robertson1964–19741024716186.652
Emmett Hendricks1974–19773774037.519
J.D. Barnett1977–19792522329.442
Andy Russo1979–1985617712255.689
Tommy Joe Eagles1985–198941278740.685
Jerry Loyd1989–199451457372.503
Jim Wooldridge1994–199841115259.468
Keith Richard1998–20079267150117.562
Kerry Rupp2007–201141305773.438
Michael White2011–2015414110140.716
Eric Konkol2015–present3666336.636
Total892,3731,3531,057.561

1942–1943, 1943–1944: Basketball discontinued due to World War II


Conference Coach of the Year




Tim Floyd



  • Cecil Crowley – 1953, 1955, 1964


  • Scotty Robertson – 1967, 1971


  • Emmett Hendricks – 1975, 1976


  • J.D. Barnett – 1979


  • Andy Russo – 1983, 1985


  • Tommy Joe Eagles – 1987, 1988


  • Keith Richard – 1999


  • Michael White – 2013, 2015


Bulldogs in coaching



  • Kyle Keller – Stephen F. Austin


  • Mike McConathy – Northwestern State


See also


  • List of NCAA Division I men's basketball programs


References




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