Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball

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Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs athletic logo

University Louisiana Tech University
First season 1925-1926
Conference WAC
Location Ruston, LA
Head coach Michael White (1st year)
Arena Thomas Assembly Center
(Capacity: 8,098)
Nickname Bulldogs
Colors Blue and Red

             


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
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1985
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
1984, 1985, 1989
NCAA Tournament appearances
1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991
Conference tournament champions
1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991
Conference regular season champions
1927, 1928, 1934, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1953, 1955, 1959, 1964, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1976, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1999

The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball program represents intercollegiate men's basketball at Louisiana Tech University. The school competes in the Western Athletic Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and play home games at the Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, Louisiana. Michael White will begin his first season as the Bulldogs' head coach in 2011.

Contents

[edit] History

[edit] Conference affiliations

[edit] Home venues

[edit] Thomas Assembly Center

Thomas Assembly Center

[edit] Memorial Gymnasium

In 1952, Memorial Gymnasium was constructed on the Louisiana Tech University campus in Ruston to serve as the home of the LA Tech Bulldogs basketball team.

[edit] Players

[edit] Basketball Hall of Fame

[edit] Retired Jerseys

Karl Malone

[edit] All-Americans

[edit] Conference Player of the Year

[edit] Bulldogs in the NBA

P.J. Brown

[edit] Coaches

Paul Millsap

[edit] Head coaching records

Coach Years Seasons Games Win Loss Pct.
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
Emmet 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 3 98 45 53 .459
Michael White 2011-
Total
82 2056 1148 908 .558
1942-1943, 1943-1944: Basketball discontinued due to World War II

[edit] Conference Coach of the Year

Tim Floyd

[edit] Bulldogs in Coaching

[edit] References


[edit] External links

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