Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

School Name:	Louisiana Tech University
Location:	Ruston, Louisiana
Arena:	Thomas Assembly Center
Capacity:	8,098
Conference:	WAC
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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. The current coach is Kerry Rupp, who is serving in his 3rd year.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Conference affiliations 2 Home venues 2.1 Thomas Assembly Center 2.2 Memorial Gymnasium 3 Players 3.1 Basketball Hall of Fame 3.2 Retired Jerseys 3.3 All-Americans 3.4 Conference Player of the Year 3.5 Bulldogs in the NBA 4 Coaches 4.1 Head coaching records 4.2 Conference Coach of the Year 4.3 Bulldogs in Coaching 5 References 6 External Links

HistoryEdit

Conference affiliationsEdit

• 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–present: Western Athletic Conference

Home venuesEdit

Thomas Assembly CenterEdit

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Memorial GymnasiumEdit

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.

PlayersEdit

Basketball Hall of FameEdit

• Leon Barmore, 2003
• Karl Malone, 2010

Retired JerseysEdit

• Leon Barmore, #12
• Karl Malone, #32
• Jackie Moreland, #44

All-AmericansEdit

• 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 YearEdit

• Jackie Moreland - 1960
• Mike Green - 1973
• Mike McConathy - 1976
• Karl Malone - 1983
• Randy White - 1988, 1989
• Ron Ellis - 1992
• Gerrod Henderson - 2000

Bulldogs in the NBAEdit

• P.J. Brown - New Jersey Nets, Miami Heat, Charlotte/New Orleans Hornets, Chicago Bulls, Boston Celtics (played 1992-2008)
• 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 (played 1985-2004)
• Paul Millsap - Utah Jazz
• Jackie Moreland - Detroit Pistons, New Orleans Buccaneers
• Richard Peek - Dallas Chaparrals
• Magnum Rolle - Indiana Pacers
• Kendrick Spruel - Toronto Raptors
• Randy White - Dallas Mavericks

CoachesEdit

Head coaching recordsEdit

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-present	3	98	45	53	.459
Total</div>		82	2056	1148	908	.558
1942-1943, 1943-1944: Basketball discontinued due to World War II</div>

Conference Coach of the YearEdit

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• 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

Bulldogs in CoachingEdit

• Leon Barmore - Baylor
• Tim Floyd - UTEP
• Mike McConathy - Northwestern State
• Dave Simmons - McNeese State
• Jim Wooldridge - UC Riverside

ReferencesEdit

External LinksEdit

• Official athletics site