Eric Konkol
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Louisiana Tech |
| Conference | C-USA |
| Record | 143–68 (.678) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | November 24, 1976 |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire |
| Playing career | |
| 1995–1997 | Wisconsin–Platteville |
| 1997–2000 | Wisconsin–Eau Claire |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2000–2001 | Tulsa (student asst.) |
| 2001–2002 | Tennessee (GA) |
| 2002–2005 | George Mason (assistant) |
| 2005–2007 | Hopkins HS (assistant) |
| 2007–2011 | George Mason (assistant) |
| 2011–2015 | Miami (FL) (assistant) |
| 2015–present | Louisiana Tech |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 143–68 (.678) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| C-USA Western Division (2021) | |
| Awards | |
| LSWA Coach of the Year (2020)
LABC Major College Coach of the Year (2020) Conference USA Coach of the Year (2021) NABC District 11 Coach of the Year (2021) LABC Major College Coach of the Year (2021) | |
Eric Konkol (born November 24, 1976) is an American college basketball coach and former player. He is the current head coach of the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball program.[1]
Coaching career[]
On May 18, 2015, Eric Konkol was named by Louisiana Tech as the 18th head coach of the Bulldogs basketball team. He replaced former head coach Michael White who accepted the head coaching position at the University of Florida. [2]
Through six seasons as head coach, Eric Konkol has five seasons of more than 20 wins which is the most in Louisiana Tech men's basketball history. He was the fastest to 50 wins in school history and is currently 4th on the all-time wins list.
Head coaching record[]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (Conference USA) (2015–present) | |||||||||
| 2015–16 | Louisiana Tech | 23–10 | 12–6 | T–3rd | Vegas 16 Quarterfinal | ||||
| 2016–17 | Louisiana Tech | 23–10 | 14–4 | 2nd | |||||
| 2017–18 | Louisiana Tech | 17–16 | 7–11 | T–9th | |||||
| 2018–19 | Louisiana Tech | 20–13 | 9–9 | 8th | |||||
| 2019–20 | Louisiana Tech | 22–8 | 13–5 | T-2nd | Cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic | ||||
| 2020–21 | Louisiana Tech | 24–8 | 12–4 | 1st (West) | NIT 3rd Place | ||||
| 2021–22 | Louisiana Tech | 14–3 | 5–0 | 1st (West) | |||||
| Louisiana Tech: | 143–68 (.678) | 72–39 (.649) | |||||||
| Total: | 143–68 (.678) | ||||||||
References[]
- ^ "Louisiana Tech to hire Eric Konkol - CBSSports.com". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2015-05-17.
- ^ Isabella, Sean (May 18, 2015). "Konkol wants to grow 'standard of excellence' at Tech". The News Star. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
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