Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball

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.

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
2020–21 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team
UniversityLouisiana Tech
First season1909–10
Head coachEric Konkol (6th season)
ConferenceC-USA
LocationRuston, Louisiana
ArenaThomas Assembly Center
(Capacity: 8,000)
NicknameDunkin' Dawgs
ColorsBlue and Red[1]
         
Uniforms
Home
Away
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

History

Conference affiliations

Conference Regular Season Championships

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

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

Retired numbers

Karl Malone

All-Americans

Conference Player of the Year

Bulldogs in the NBA

P.J. Brown

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

Bulldogs in coaching

See also

References

  1. Louisiana Tech University Quick Reference Logo Slick (PDF). August 10, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  2. "Louisiana Tech Bulldogs men's basketball". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
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