Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs | ||||
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University | Louisiana Tech | |||
First season | 1909–10 | |||
Head coach | Eric Konkol (4th season) | |||
Conference | C-USA | |||
Location | Ruston, Louisiana | |||
Arena | Thomas Assembly Center (Capacity: 8,000) | |||
Nickname | Dunkin' Dawgs | |||
Colors | Blue and Red[1] | |||
Uniforms | ||||
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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
Season | Conference | Record | Head Coach |
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1909–10 | Louisiana State Intercollegiate Athletic Association | N/A | Percy S. Prince |
1926–27 | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | Robert S. Wynn | |
1927–28 | |||
1933–34 | Hal Lee | ||
1941–42 | Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference | Cecil Crowley | |
1945–46 | |||
1946–47 | |||
1947–48 | |||
1952–53 | Gulf States Conference | ||
1954–55 | |||
1958–59 | |||
1963–64 | |||
1966–67 | 11–1 | Scotty Robertson | |
1969–70 | 9–3 | ||
1970–71 | 10–0 | ||
1975–76 | Southland Conference | 9–1 | Emmett Hendricks |
1984–85 | 11–1 | Andy Russo | |
1986–87 | 9–1 | Tommy Joe Eagles | |
1987–88 | American South Conference | 7–3 | |
1989–90 | 8–2 | Jerry Loyd | |
1991–92 | Sun Belt Conference | 13–3 | |
1998–99 | 10–4 | Keith Richard | |
2012–13 | Western Athletic Conference | 16–2 | Michael White |
2013–14 | Conference USA | 13–3 | |
2014–15 | Conference USA | 15–3 |
Conference Tournament Championships
Year | Conference | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Most Valuable Player | Site |
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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 |
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1984 | #10 | Round of 48 Round of 32 | #7 Fresno State #2 Houston | W 66–56 L 69–77 |
1985 | #5 | Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen | #12 Pittsburgh #4 Ohio State #1 Oklahoma | W 78–54 W 79–67 L 84–86 |
1987 | #14 | Round of 64 | #3 DePaul | L 62–76 |
1989 | #9 | Round of 64 Round of 32 | #8 La Salle #1 Oklahoma | W 83–74 L 81–124 |
1991 | #12 | Round of 64 | #5 Wake Forest | L 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 |
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1967 | Regional Semifinals Regional Final | North Dakota Illinois State | W 86–77 L 66–89 |
1971 | Regional 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 |
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1986 | First 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 |
1988 | First Round Second Round | Arkansas–Little Rock Connecticut | W 66–56 L 59–65 |
1990 | First Round | Vanderbilt | L 90–98OT |
1992 | First Round | New Mexico | L 84–90 |
2002 | Opening Round First Round Second Round | Louisiana–Lafayette Vanderbilt Villanova | W 83–63 W 83–68 L 64–67 |
2006 | First Round | Clemson | L 53–69 |
2013 | First Round Second Round | Florida State Southern Miss | W 71–66 L 52–63 |
2014 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals | Iona Georgia Florida State | W 89–88 W 79–71 L 75–78 |
2015 | First 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 |
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2016 | Quarterfinals | East Tennessee State | L 83–88 |
CIT results
Louisiana Tech has appeared in one CollegeInsider.com Tournament. Their combined record is 1–1.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2010 | First 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 |
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1942 | First Round | Texas Tech | L 47–59 |
1946 | First Round | Eastern Washington State | L 44–66 |
1953 | First Round | Hamline | L 80–89 |
1955 | First 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)
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
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 – 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
Head coaching records
Coach | Years | Seasons | Games | Win | Loss | Pct. | |
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Percy S. Prince | 1909–1911 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | .556 | |
R. C. Kenney | 1925–1926 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | .500 | |
Robert S. Wynn | 1926–1931 | 5 | 116 | 61 | 55 | .526 | |
Hal Lee | 1931–1934 | 3 | 43 | 24 | 19 | .558 | |
Eddie McLane | 1934–1936 | 2 | 38 | 26 | 12 | .684 | |
Herb Duggins | 1936–1940 | 4 | 73 | 27 | 46 | .370 | |
Cecil Crowley | 1940–1942, 1945–1964 | 21 | 490 | 269 | 221 | .549 | |
Joe Aillet | 1944–1945 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 12 | .294 | |
Scotty Robertson | 1964–1974 | 10 | 247 | 161 | 86 | .652 | |
Emmett Hendricks | 1974–1977 | 3 | 77 | 40 | 37 | .519 | |
J.D. Barnett | 1977–1979 | 2 | 52 | 23 | 29 | .442 | |
Andy Russo | 1979–1985 | 6 | 177 | 122 | 55 | .689 | |
Tommy Joe Eagles | 1985–1989 | 4 | 127 | 87 | 40 | .685 | |
Jerry Loyd | 1989–1994 | 5 | 145 | 73 | 72 | .503 | |
Jim Wooldridge | 1994–1998 | 4 | 111 | 52 | 59 | .468 | |
Keith Richard | 1998–2007 | 9 | 267 | 150 | 117 | .562 | |
Kerry Rupp | 2007–2011 | 4 | 130 | 57 | 73 | .438 | |
Michael White | 2011–2015 | 4 | 141 | 101 | 40 | .716 | |
Eric Konkol | 2015–present | 3 | 66 | 63 | 36 | .636 | |
Total | 89 | 2,373 | 1,353 | 1,057 | .561 | ||
1942–1943, 1943–1944: Basketball discontinued due to World War II |
Conference Coach of the Year
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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External links
Official website