Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball

Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters
Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters
	2021–22 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team
University	Louisiana Tech University
First season	1974–75
All-time record	1073–295
Head coach	Brooke Stoehr (5th season)
Conference	C-USA; West Division
Location	Ruston, Louisiana
Arena	Thomas Assembly Center ; (Capacity: 8,000)
Nickname	Lady Techsters
Colors	Columbia blue and red;
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
NCAA Tournament Champions
	1982, 1988
NCAA Tournament Runner-up
	1983, 1987, 1994, 1998
NCAA Tournament Final Four
	1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1998, 1999
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
	1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004
NCAA Tournament Appearances
	1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011
AIAW Tournament Champions
	1981
AIAW Tournament Runner-up
	1979
AIAW Tournament Final Four
	1979, 1980, 1981
AIAW Tournament Elite Eight
	1979, 1980, 1981
AIAW Tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1979, 1980, 1981
AIAW Tournament Appearances
	1979, 1980, 1981
Conference tournament champions
	American South: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991; Sun Belt: 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001; WAC: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2010
Conference regular season champions
	American South: 1988, 1989, 1990; Sun Belt: 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001; WAC: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011
Conference division season champions
	CUSA: 2022

The Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team represents Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana. The team currently competes in Conference USA. The current head coach of the Lady Techsters is Brooke Stoehr.^[2] Louisiana Tech has won three National Championships and has competed in 13 Final Fours, 23 Sweet Sixteens, and 27 NCAA tournaments. The Lady Techsters basketball program boasts three Wade Trophy winners, five Olympic medalists, eight members of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, 16 All-Americans, and 21 WNBA players. The Lady Techsters have an all-time record of 1043–264 with a .798 winning percentage, the third-best all-time winning percentage of any NCAA Division I program. Louisiana Tech, Connecticut, Tennessee, and Texas are the only women's basketball programs to win at least 1,000 games. The Lady Techsters have made 27 appearances in the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, which is the fourth most NCAA appearances in the nation.

History[]

Conference affiliations[]

1974–1987: Independent
1987–1991: American South Conference
1991–2001: Sun Belt Conference
2001–2013: Western Athletic Conference
2013–present: Conference USA

NCAA Tournament history & seeds[]

Years →	'82	'83	'84	'85	'86	'87	'88	'89	'90	'91	'92	'93	'94	'95	'96	'97	'98	'99	'00	'01	'02	'03	'04	'05	'06	'10	'11
Seeds →	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	10	6	6	4	2	1	2	3	1	1	3	5	5	5	11	11	14	10

Seasons[]

1982 Louisiana Tech women's basketball team

National champions*	Conference champions^†	Conference tournament champions^‡	Postseason bid^{^}

Season	Head coach	Conference	Season results					Tournament results		Final poll
			Overall		Conference			Conference	Postseason	AP	Coaches'
			Wins	Losses	Wins	Losses	Finish	Conference	Postseason	AP	Coaches'
	Sonja Hogg	Independent	13	9	—	—	—	—	AIAW State	—	—
		Independent	19	10	—	—	—	—	AIAW State	—	—
		Independent	22	9	—	—	—	—	AIAW Region 4	NR	—
		Independent	20	8	—	—	—	—	AIAW Region 4	NR	—
		Independent	34	4	—	—	—	—	AIAW Finalists	2	—
		Independent	40	5	—	—	—	—	AIAW Final Four	3	—
		Independent	34	0	—	—	—	—	AIAW Champions	1	—
		Independent	35	1	—	—	—	—	NCAA Champions	1	—
	Sonja Hogg Leon Barmore	Independent	31	2	—	—	—	—	NCAA Finalists	2	—
		Independent	30	3	—	—	—	—	NCAA Final Four	2	—
		Independent	29	4	—	—	—	—	NCAA Elite Eight	4	—
	Leon Barmore	Independent	27	5	—	—	—	—	NCAA Elite Eight	4	7
		Independent	30	3	—	—	—	—	NCAA Finalists	3	2
		American South	32	2	9	0	1st	Champions	NCAA Champions	5	1
		American South	32	4	10	0	1st	Champions	NCAA Final Four	3	4
		American South	32	1	10	0	1st	Champions	NCAA Final Four	1	4
		American South	18	12	9	3	2nd	Champions	NCAA First Round	NR	NR
		Sun Belt	20	10	12	4	T-3rd	Semifinals	NCAA First Round	NR	NR
		Sun Belt	26	6	13	1	T-1st	Finals	NCAA Elite Eight	14	8
		Sun Belt	31	4	14	0	1st	Champions	NCAA Finalists	6	2
		Sun Belt	28	5	13	1	1st	Finals	NCAA Sweet Sixteen	8	10
		Sun Belt	31	2	14	0	1st	Champions	NCAA Elite Eight	1	5
		Sun Belt	31	4	12	2	T-1st	Champions	NCAA Sweet Sixteen	5	8
		Sun Belt	31	4	13	1	1st	Champions	NCAA Finalists	4	2
		Sun Belt	30	3	12	0	1st	Champions	NCAA Final Four	3	3
		Sun Belt	31	3	16	0	1st	Champions	NCAA Elite Eight	3	6
		Sun Belt	31	5	16	0	1st	Champions	NCAA Elite Eight	6	6
		WAC	25	5	17	1	1st	Champions	NCAA First Round	8	19
	Kurt Budke	WAC	31	3	18	0	1st	Champions	NCAA Sweet Sixteen	6	9
		WAC	29	3	17	1	1st	Champions	NCAA Sweet Sixteen	7	12
		WAC	20	10	14	4	T-1st	Finals	NCAA First Round	RV	NR
	Chris Long	WAC	26	5	15	1	1st	Champions	NCAA First Round	17	24
		WAC	17	13	12	4	T-1st	Quarterfinals	Declined WNIT bid	NR	NR
		WAC	16	15	9	7	T-4th	Semifinals	—	NR	NR
		WAC	21	13	12	4	T-1st	Semifinals	WNIT Second Round	NR	NR
	Teresa Weatherspoon	WAC	21	13	12	4	T-1st	Semifinals	WNIT Second Round	NR	NR
		WAC	23	9	11	5	2nd	Champions	NCAA First Round	NR	NR
		WAC	24	8	15	1	1st	Finals	NCAA First Round	RV	RV
		WAC	17	15	8	6	3rd	Finals	—	NR	NR
		WAC	14	17	9	9	5th	Semifinals	—	NR	NR
		C-USA	12	20	5	11	14th	Quarterfinals	—	NR	NR
2014–15	Tyler Summitt	C-USA	16	15	10	8	T-7th	Quarterfinals	—	NR	NR
2015–16	Tyler Summitt	C-USA	14	16	9	9	7th	Second Round	—	NR	NR
2016–17	Brooke Stoehr	C-USA	18	14	12	6	T-4th	Semifinals	WNIT First Round	NR	NR
2017–18		C-USA	19	12	10	6	T-3rd	Quarterfinals	WNIT First Round	NR	NR
2018–19		C-USA	14	16	6	10	10th	First Round	–	NR	NR
		C-USA	15	15	6	12	T-11th	Quarterfinals	–	NR	NR
2020–21		C-USA	14	10	8	8	4th West	Quarterfinals	–	NR	NR

NCAA Tournament results[]

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1982	#1	First Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Title Game	#8 Tennessee Tech #4 Arizona State #2 Kentucky #2 Tennessee #2 Cheyney	W 114-53 W 92-54 W 82-60 W 69-46 W 76-62
1983	#1	First Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Title Game	#8 Middle Tenn #5 Auburn #2 Texas #2 Old Dominion #1 Southern Cal	W 91-59 W 81-54 W 72-58 W 71-55 L 67-69
1984	#1	First Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four	#8 Texas Tech #5 LSU #2 Texas #1 Southern Cal	W 94-68 W 92-67 W 85-60 L 57-62
1985	#1	First Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#8 Illinois State #5 San Diego State #2 NE Louisiana	W 81-57 W 94-64 L 76-85
1986	#2	Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#7 Washington #3 Long Beach State #1 Southern Cal	W 79-54 W 71-69 L 64-80
1987	#1	Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Title Game	#8 Northwestern #5 Southern Illinois #3 Iowa #1 Texas #2 Tennessee	W 82-60 W 66-53 W 66-65 W 79-75 L 44-67
1988	#2	Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Title Game	#7 Kansas #3 Ole Miss #1 Texas #1 Tennessee #1 Auburn	W 89-50 W 80-60 W 83-80 W 68-59 W 56-54
1989	#1	Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four	#9 Oklahoma State #4 LSU #2 Stanford #1 Auburn	W 103-78 W 85-68 W 85-75 L 71-76
1990	#1	Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four	#8 Southern Miss #4 Purdue #3 Texas #2 Auburn	W 89-70 W 91-47 W 71-57 L 69-81
1991	#10	First Round	#7 Cal State Fullerton	L 80-84
1992	#6	First Round	#11 Southern Illinois	L 71-77 (OT)
1993	#6	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#11 DePaul #3 Texas #7 SW Missouri State #1 Vanderbilt	W 70-59 W 82-78 W 59-43 L 53-58
1994	#4	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Title Game	#13 SMU #6 Ole Miss #1 Tennessee #2 Southern Cal #6 Alabama #3 North Carolina	W 96-62 W 82-67 W 71-68 W 75-66 W 69-66 L 59-60
1995	#2	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#15 Furman #7 Oklahoma #3 Virginia	W 90-52 W 48-36 L 62-63
1996	#1	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#16 UCF #9 Southern Miss #4 Texas Tech #2 Georgia	W 98-41 W 84-46 W 66-55 L 76-90
1997	#2	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#15 Saint Peter's #7 Auburn #3 Florida	W 94-50 W 74-48 L 57-71
1998	#3	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Title Game	#14 Holy Cross #6 Clemson #2 Alabama #4 Purdue #4 NC State #1 Tennessee	W 86-58 W 74-52 W 71-57 W 72-65 W 84-65 L 75-93
1999	#1	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four	#16 UCF #8 Penn State #4 LSU #3 UCLA #1 Purdue	W 90-48 W 79-62 W 73-52 W 88-62 L 63-77
2000	#1	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#16 Alcorn State #9 Vanderbilt #4 Old Dominion #2 Penn State	W 95-53 W 66-65 W 86-74 L 65-86
2001	#3	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#14 Georgia State #11 TCU #10 Missouri #1 Connecticut	W 84-48 W 80-59 W 78-67 L 48-67
2002	#5	First Round	#12 UC Santa Barbara	L 56-57
2003	#5	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#12 Pepperdine #4 Ohio State #1 LSU	W 94-60 W 74-61 L 63-69
2004	#5	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#12 Montana #4 Texas Tech #1 Duke	W 81-77 W 81-64 L 49-63
2005	#11	First Round	#6 Temple	L 61-66
2006	#11	First Round	#6 Florida State	L 71-80
2010	#14	First Round	#3 Florida State	L 61-75
2011	#10	First Round	#7 Rutgers	L 51-76

Rivalries[]

Tennessee Lady Vols[]

**Louisiana Tech–Tennessee: All-Time Record**
Games played	First meeting	Last meeting	La Tech wins	La Tech losses	Win %
41	December 16, 1978 (won 64–56)	November 23, 2008 (lost 59–94)	17	24	41.5%

WKU Lady Toppers[]

**Louisiana Tech–WKU: All-Time Record**
Games played	First meeting	Last meeting	La Tech wins	La Tech losses	Win %
50	December 3, 1983 (won 82–50)	January 9, 2021 (won 58–52)	27	23	54.0%

LSU Lady Tigers[]

**Louisiana Tech–LSU: All-Time Record**
Games played	First meeting	Last meeting	La Tech wins	La Tech losses	Win %
29	January 24, 1975 (won 97–83)	November 23, 2013 (lost 69–81)	14	15	48.3%

Fresno State Bulldogs[]

**Louisiana Tech–Fresno State: All-Time Record**
Games played	First meeting	Last meeting	La Tech wins	La Tech losses	Win %
29	November 24, 1995 (won 77–59)	March 10, 2012 (lost 61–89)	17	12	58.6%

Home venues[]

Thomas Assembly Center[]

Thomas Assembly Center

The Thomas Assembly Center (TAC) has been home to the Lady Techsters basketball team since the 8,000-seat facility opened in November 1982. Constructed at a cost of $17.5 million, the TAC is a cylindrical arena with a concrete finish and bronze glass at the entrance level. In 2007 a new state-of-the-art maple wood floor was installed in the TAC and named "Karl Malone Court."

In the Lady Techsters' first game at the TAC, Louisiana Tech lost to USC, led by Cheryl Miller and Cynthia Cooper, 64–58 in front of 8,700 fans on December 4, 1982. However, the Lady Techsters picked up their first win at the TAC in their next game by defeating Alabama 83–56 on December 9, 1982.

On January 22, 1985, Louisiana Tech set an attendance record of 8,975 at the TAC in a women's/men's doubleheader in which the Lady Techsters defeated Northeast Louisiana 79–77 in overtime. The Lady Techsters have hosted 15 crowds of more than 7,000 and eight capacity crowds of more than 8,000. The Lady Techsters regularly rank in the Top 40 in NCAA women's basketball average attendance, including a program record average of 5,330 in 1983–84.

The Lady Techsters have been almost unbeatable at the TAC. Entering the 2010–11 season, the Lady Techsters boast a 390–39 record at the TAC. The Lady Techsters' 90.9% winning percentage at the TAC ranks third best among active arenas only trailing Tennessee at Thompson–Boling Arena (94.2%) and Connecticut at Gampel Pavilion (93.7%). The Lady Techsters have recorded thirteen undefeated seasons at the TAC. Louisiana Tech is a perfect 36-0 all-time in NCAA Tournament games at the TAC. The Lady Techsters won 161 consecutive games against unranked opponents at home from 1992 to 2004, and the Lady Techsters won 114 consecutive regular season home conference games between 1992 and 2007. The Lady Techsters are 158-11 all-time against conference opponents in regular season games at the TAC. The Lady Techsters have posted home winning streaks of 49, 52 and 62 games, all of which rank in the Top 15 in Division I history.

Memorial Gymnasium[]

In 1952, Memorial Gymnasium, now Scotty Robertson Memorial Gymnasium, was constructed on the Louisiana Tech University campus in Ruston to serve as the home of the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball. After the inception of the Lady Techsters basketball team in 1974, Memorial Gymnasium was home to Lady Techster basketball through the 1981–82 season. In the first game in program history, the Lady Techsters lost to Southeastern Louisiana 55–59 in Memorial Gym on January 7, 1975. However, in their next game, the Lady Techsters rebounded to defeat LSU 97–83 to christen Memorial Gym with the first victory in Louisiana Tech women's basketball history on January 24, 1975.

During the 1979–80 season, more than 5,000 fans routinely packed inside Memorial Gym to watch the Lady Techsters play, and Louisiana Tech's attendance peaked at 6,220 for UCLA and 6,314 for Stephen F. Austin. After that season, the Louisiana State Fire Marshal ordered Louisiana Tech to not allow more than 5,200 spectators into Memorial Gym again. If Louisiana Tech did not comply, the fire marshal vowed to personally count the crowd and not let more than 4,800 enter Memorial Gym again. As a result, Louisiana Tech President initiated the construction of the 8,098 capacity Thomas Assembly Center.

In the Lady Techsters' final game played in Memorial Gym, Louisiana Tech defeated Kentucky 82–60 on March 20, 1982 in the Midwest regional final of the first NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. Throughout the eight seasons the Lady Techsters played in Memorial Gymnasium, Louisiana Tech amassed 84 wins and only 6 losses at home. The Lady Techsters' 93.3% winning percentage at Memorial Gym ranks third best all-time only trailing Tennessee at Thompson–Boling Arena (94.2%) and Connecticut at Gampel Pavilion (93.7%).

Traditions[]

Lady Techsters[]

I just didn't want us to be the Lady Bulldogs. I could hear people saying, "There comes Coach Hogg and all of her little b!+¢#ə$."
— Former head coach Sonja Hogg on the Lady Techsters nickname in 2009^[3]

In 1974, Louisiana Tech President established the university's first women's athletic program, a women's basketball team. He hired a 28-year-old P.E. teacher at Ruston High School, Sonja Hogg, as the program's first head coach. However, Hogg refused to call her team the Lady Bulldogs after the Louisiana Tech men's nickname. She asserted that bulldogs were "unfeminine" and that "a lady dog is a b!+¢#." For that reason, her first initiative as head coach was to nix the nickname Bulldogs from any connection with her team. Thus, Hogg decided to change her team's nickname to the Lady Techsters.

Hogg would not allow her Lady Techsters to wear knee or elbow pads because they were unladylike. A 1986 Sports Illustrated article stated, "A Lady Techster is likely to be a good student and a devout Christian, probably favors needlepoint over Madonna tapes on airplanes and fears a drug test about as much as she does an airport metal detector." The same article stated that Hogg's insistence that her players act like ladies gave the team an "almost antebellum image" that was well-suited to a conservative town like Ruston.^[4]

Columbia blue[]

Columbia blue Lady Techster jersey with sleeves

In 1896, Col. A.T. Prescott, president of what was then Louisiana Polytechnic Institute, announced the selection of red and blue as the institution's colors. Red was chosen to represent courage, and blue was selected to embody loyalty. In the 1960s, Columbia blue was introduced to Louisiana Tech in various applications. In 1974, Sonja Hogg, along with the head of the university's art department, Raymond Nichols, presented various shades of blue to the athletics council, and Hogg's preference of Columbia blue was adopted as the primary color of the Lady Techsters. Prior to 2003, the university's teams, departments, and organizations used various shades of blue ranging from light blue to dark blue. Yet in 2003, Louisiana Tech standardized its shade of blue by adopting reflex blue as the official hue. However, due to Louisiana Tech's rich tradition in women's basketball, the Lady Techsters basketball team was granted the only exemption to not adopt reflex blue and was allowed to continue to use the traditional Columbia blue.

Jersey sleeves[]

In 1974, Sonja Hogg designed the Lady Techster jerseys with modest sleeves to avoid her players showing sports bra straps (or before their invention, regular bra straps) or underarms. As Lady Techster basketball rose to national prominence, the jersey sleeves became recognized as part of the Lady Techster brand. Sleeves remained a staple of the Lady Techsters jerseys throughout Leon Barmore's tenure as head coach. After Barmore retired in 2002, new head coach Kurt Budke introduced the first Lady Techsters sleeveless jerseys at the behest of the players.

Hoop Troop[]

The Hoop Troop is the basketball pep band at Louisiana Tech. The band has been under the direction of Jim Robken since 1991. The Hoop Troop travels to all postseason games including conference tournaments and NCAA tournaments. In 2005, the Hoop Troop was featured in a Sports Illustrated article entitled "Top 65 Things We Want to See During March Madness" which stated, "30) The Louisiana Tech pep band, a.k.a. the Hoop Troop, the funniest band in the land."^[5]

Players[]

Pam Kelly

Honors[]

Wade Trophy

Three Lady Techsters have been awarded the Wade Trophy, the award presented annually to the best women's basketball player in the NCAA. Connecticut is the only program to have more than three players awarded the Wade Trophy.

Pam Kelly, 1982
Janice Lawrence Braxton, 1984
Teresa Weatherspoon, 1988

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

Teresa Weatherspoon, inducted in 2019

Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

Pam Kelly, 2007
Janice Lawrence Braxton, 2006
Kim Mulkey, 2000
Teresa Weatherspoon, 2010
Mickie DeMoss, 2018

All-Americans

Eleven Lady Techsters have been awarded 16 Kodak First Team All-America honors.

Pam Kelly, 1980-1981-1982
, 1982
Janice Lawrence Braxton, 1983–1984
, 1985
Teresa Weatherspoon, 1987–1988
, 1989
Venus Lacy, 1990
Vickie Johnson, 1995–1996
Debra Williams, 1996
, 1999
Tamicha Jackson, 2000

Conference player of the year

Fourteen Lady Techsters have garnered 19 conference player of the year honors.

Teresa Weatherspoon, 1988
Venus Lacy, 1989–1990
, 1992
, 1994
Vickie Johnson, 1995–1996
Alisa Burras, 1997
, 1998–1999
Betty Lennox, 2000
Cheryl Ford, 2002–2003
, 2004
, 2005
, 2007
Shanavia Dowdell, 2009–2010
, 2011

Olympic medalists[]

Lady Techsters have won five Olympic Games medals.

Name	Country	Olympiad	Event	Result
Venus Lacy	United States	Atlanta 1996	Women's basketball	1st
Janice Lawrence	United States	Los Angeles 1984	Women's basketball	1st
Kim Mulkey	United States	Los Angeles 1984	Women's basketball	1st
Teresa Weatherspoon	United States	Seoul 1988	Women's basketball	1st
Teresa Weatherspoon	United States	Barcelona 1992	Women's basketball	3rd

Lady Techsters in the WNBA[]

Twenty-one former Lady Techsters have been drafted or played in the WNBA. Numerous Lady Techsters have played professional basketball overseas.

Year	Rnd	Pick	Overall	Player name	Position	WNBA team	Notes
1997	Initial Player Allocation			Janice Lawrence Braxton	C	Cleveland Rockers	—
1997	Initial Player Allocation			Teresa Weatherspoon	G	New York Liberty	WNBA All-Star (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002) WNBA Defensive Player of the Year (1997, 1998)
1997	2	4	12	Vickie Johnson	G	New York Liberty	WNBA All-Star (1999, 2001) Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award (2008)
1997	3	1	17		C	Houston Comets	—
1997	3	7	23	Debra Williams	G	Charlotte Sting	—
1998	Undrafted				C	Washington Mystics	—
1999	4	10	46		F	Phoenix Mercury	—
1999	Undrafted			Alisa Burras	C	Cleveland Rockers	—
1999	Undrafted			Monica Maxwell	F	Sacramento Monarchs	—
1999	Undrafted			Venus Lacy	C	New York Liberty	—
2000	1	6	6	Betty Lennox	G	Minnesota Lynx	WNBA Champion (2004) WNBA All-Star (2000) WNBA Rookie of the Year (2000) WNBA Finals MVP (2004)
2000	1	8	8	Tamicha Jackson	G	Detroit Shock	—
2000	4	11	59		C	Charlotte Sting	—
2002	2	4	20	Ayana Walker	F	Detroit Shock	WNBA Champion (2003)
2002	3	3	35		F	Seattle Storm	—
2003	1	3	3	Cheryl Ford	F	Detroit Shock	WNBA Champion (2003, 2006, 2008) WNBA All-Star (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007) WNBA All-Star Game MVP (2007) WNBA Rookie of the Year (2003)
2004	2	4	17		C	New York Liberty	—
2004	2	6	19	Trina Frierson	F	Seattle Storm	WNBA Champion (2004)
2005	2	6	19		G	Washington Mystics	—
2010	2	6	18	Shanavia Dowdell	F	Washington Mystics	—
2011	3	4	28		F	Connecticut Sun	—

Coaches[]

Head coaching records[]

General
#	Number of coaches
GC	Games coached

Overall
OW	Wins
OL	Losses
O%	Winning percentage

Conference
CW	Wins
CL	Losses
C%	Winning percentage
RCs	Regular Season Championships
TCs	Tournament Championships

Postseason
PW	Wins
PL	Losses
NCs	National Championships

#	Name	Years	Seasons	GC	OW	OL	O%	CW	CL	C%	PW	PL	RCs	TCs	NCs
1	Sonja Hogg	1974–1985	11	362	307	55	.848	—	—	—	56	16	—	—	2
2	Leon Barmore	1982–2002	20	663	576	87	.869	190	13	.936	56	19	13	12	1
3	Kurt Budke	2002–2005	3	96	80	16	.833	49	5	.907	4	3	3	2	0
4	Chris Long	2005–2009	3.7	115	71	44	.617	40	16	.714	0	1	2	1	0
5	Teresa Weatherspoon	2009–2014	5.3	170	99	71	.582	56	32	.636	1	3	2	1	0
6	Tyler Summitt	2014–2016	2	61	30	31	.492	19	17	.528	0	0	0	0	0
7	Brooke Stoehr	2016–present	2	63	37	26	.587	22	12	.647	0	2	0	0	0

Honors[]

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

Lady Techsters championship banner

Leon Barmore, inducted in 2003

Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

Leon Barmore, inducted in 2003
Sonja Hogg, inducted in 2009
Kurt Budke, inducted in 2014

Naismith Women's College Coach of the Year

Leon Barmore: 1988

USBWA Women's National Coach of the Year

Leon Barmore: 1996

Maggie Dixon Award

Teresa Weatherspoon: 2010

Conference coach of the year

Leon Barmore: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
Kurt Budke: 2003, 2004
Chris Long: 2006

Leon Barmore coaching tree[]

Kim Mulkey

Eight former assistant coaches under head coach Leon Barmore have become head women's basketball coaches.

Gary Blair: Stephen F. Austin, Arkansas, Texas A&M
Kurt Budke: Louisiana Tech, Oklahoma State
Kristy Curry: Purdue, Texas Tech, Alabama
Nell Fortner: Purdue, Team USA, Indiana Fever, Auburn
: Fresno State
Chris Long: Louisiana Tech
Kim Mulkey: Baylor, LSU
Jennifer White: St. Edward's

Lady Techsters in coaching[]

Six former Lady Techsters have become NCAA head women's basketball coaches.

: Tennessee Tech
Mickie DeMoss: Florida, Kentucky
Angela Lawson: Incarnate Word
Kim Mulkey: Baylor, LSU
Brooke Lassiter Stoehr: Northwestern State, Louisiana Tech (current)
Teresa Weatherspoon: Louisiana Tech
Jennifer White: St. Edward's

References[]

^ Louisiana Tech University Quick Reference Logo Slick (PDF). August 10, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
^ "Louisiana Tech hires Brooke Stoehr to be new head coach". Hoopfeed.com. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
^ Jim Rapier (June 24, 2009), Sonja Hogg built the Louisiana Tech women's basketball program into a powerhouse, The Times-Picayune^{[dead link]}
^ "Belles Of The Ball". Sports Illustrated. 1986-11-19. Retrieved 2009-08-02.
^ "65 Things We Want to See During March Madness". CNN.

External links[]

Official website

[1] Louisiana Tech University Quick Reference Logo Slick (PDF). August 10, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2018.

[2] "Louisiana Tech hires Brooke Stoehr to be new head coach". Hoopfeed.com. Retrieved 2016-04-19.

[3] Jim Rapier (June 24, 2009), Sonja Hogg built the Louisiana Tech women's basketball program into a powerhouse, The Times-Picayune^{[dead link]}

[4] "Belles Of The Ball". Sports Illustrated. 1986-11-19. Retrieved 2009-08-02.

[5] "65 Things We Want to See During March Madness". CNN.

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Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball

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History[]

Conference affiliations[]

NCAA Tournament history & seeds[]

Seasons[]

NCAA Tournament results[]

Rivalries[]

Tennessee Lady Vols[]

WKU Lady Toppers[]

LSU Lady Tigers[]

Fresno State Bulldogs[]

Home venues[]

Thomas Assembly Center[]

Memorial Gymnasium[]

Traditions[]

Lady Techsters[]

Columbia blue[]

Jersey sleeves[]

Hoop Troop[]

Players[]

Honors[]

Olympic medalists[]

Lady Techsters in the WNBA[]

Coaches[]

Head coaching records[]

Honors[]

Leon Barmore coaching tree[]

Lady Techsters in coaching[]

See also[]

References[]

External links[]