| Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters | |||
| University | Louisiana Tech University | ||
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| First season | 1974-1975 | ||
| Conference | WAC | ||
| Location | Ruston, LA | ||
| Head coach | Teresa Weatherspoon (1st year) | ||
| Arena | Thomas Assembly Center (Capacity: 8,098) |
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| Nickname | Lady Techsters | ||
| Colors | Columbia blue and Red
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| NCAA/AIAW Tournament champions | |||
| 1981, 1982, 1988 | |||
| NCAA/AIAW Tournament runner up | |||
| 1979, 1983, 1987, 1994, 1998 | |||
| NCAA/AIAW Tournament Final Four | |||
| 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1998, 1999 | |||
| NCAA/AIAW Tournament Elite Eight | |||
| 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 | |||
| NCAA/AIAW Tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
| 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004 | |||
| NCAA/AIAW 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 | |||
| Conference tournament champions | |||
| 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006 | |||
| Conference regular season champions | |||
| 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009 | |||
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History
Coaching records
| Coach | Years | Seasons | Games | Win | Loss | Pct. |
| Sonja Hogg | 1974-1985 | 11 | 362 | 307 | 55 | .848 |
| Leon Barmore | 1982-2002 | 20 | 663 | 576 | 87 | .869 |
| Kurt Budke | 2002-2005 | 3 | 96 | 80 | 16 | .833 |
| Chris Long | 2005-2009 | 4 | 115 | 71 | 44 | .617 |
| Teresa Weatherspoon | 2009-present | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
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Total
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35 | 1148 | 953 | 195 | .830 | |
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 | '07 | '08 | '09 |
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| 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 | - | - | - |
Honors
Retired jerseys
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Wade Trophy
- Pam Kelly, 1982
- Janice Lawrence Braxton, 1984
- Teresa Weatherspoon, 1988
Naismith College Coach of the Year
- Leon Barmore, 1988
Kodak All-Americans
- Pam Kelly, 1980-1981-1982
- Angela Turner, 1982
- Janice Lawrence Braxton, 1983-1984
- Pam Gant, 1985
- Teresa Weatherspoon, 1987-1988
- Nora Lewis, 1989
- Venus Lacy, 1990
- Vickie Johnson, 1995-1996
- Debra Williams, 1996
- Amanda Wilson, 1999
- Tamicha Jackson, 2000
Conference player of the year
- Teresa Weatherspoon, 1988
- Venus Lacy, 1989-1990
- Shantel Hardison, 1992
- Pam Thomas, 1994
- Vickie Johnson, 1995-1996
- Alisa Burras, 1997
- Amanda Wilson, 1998-1999
- Betty Lennox, 2000
- Cheryl Ford, 2002-2003
- Amisha Carter, 2004
- Tasha Williams, 2005
- Shan Moore, 2007
- Shanavia Dowdell, 2009
Conference coach of the year
- Leon Barmore, 1988-1989-1990-1991-1993-1994-1996-1997-1998-1999
- Kurt Budke, 2003-2004
- Chris Long, 2006
Lady Techsters in the WNBA
- La'Shawn Brown (C), Washington Mystics
- Alisa Burras (C), Cleveland Rockers, Portland Fire, Seattle Storm
- Amisha Carter (F), New York Liberty, Detroit Shock
- Cheryl Ford (F), Detroit Shock
- Trina Frierson (F), Seattle Storm
- Tamicha Jackson (G), Detroit Shock, Portland Fire, Phoenix Mercury, Washington Mystics
- Vickie Johnson (G), New York Liberty
- Venus Lacy (C), New York Liberty
- Janice Lawrence Braxton (C), Cleveland Rockers
- Betty Lennox (G), Minnesota Lynx, Miami Sol, Cleveland Rockers, Seattle Storm
- Takeisha Lewis (F), Seattle Storm
- Monica Maxwell (F), Washington Mystics, Indiana Fever
- Racquel Spurlock (C), Houston Comets
- Erica Taylor (G), Washington Mystics
- Ayana Walker (F), Detroit Shock
- Teresa Weatherspoon (G), New York Liberty, Los Angeles Sparks
- Amanda Wilson (F), Phoenix Mercury
Lady Techsters in coaching
- Mickie DeMoss - Texas
- Trina Frierson - Northwestern State
- Angela Lawson - Incarnate Word
- Kim Mulkey - Baylor
- Christie Sides - Spartak Moscow
- Brooke Lassiter Stoehr - Southern Miss
- Teresa Weatherspoon - Louisiana Tech
- Jennifer White - St. Edward's
References
External links
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