Sonja Hogg (born ca. 1946) is the former head woman's basketball coach at Louisiana Tech University and at Baylor University.
Hogg had never played basketball at any level before she came to Louisiana tech. Her job interview with the school president, Dr. F. Jay Taylor, was for a physical education teaching position. The president remarked that several students had approached him about starting a basketball team. He asked her if she would be interested, and she agreed.[1] She started the Louisiana Tech women’s basketball program in 1974 and nicknamed the team the "Lady Techsters", preferring not to use the school's less feminine "Bulldogs".[2] She won the 1981 Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women title, beating Tennessee to finsih the season undeated at 34–0.[3] Hogg's team went on to win the first NCAA women's title in 1982. From 1982 to 1985, she was co-head coach with her former top assistant, Leon Barmore, completely turning over the reins to Barmore in 1985.[4]
Hogg came out of retirement in 1994, and coached at Baylor for six years.[1]
She received the 2004 Women's Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball Award.[5]
In 2009, Hogg was elected to the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, located in Knoxville, Tennessee.[6] In June of 2009, Hogg was inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.[1][7]
Notes
- ^ a b c "LA Sports Hall of Fame - Sonja Hogg". Louisiana Tech Athletics Department. http://www.latechsports.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/062909aab.html. Retrieved 2009-08-02.
- ^ "Belles Of The Ball". Sports Illustrated. http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1065541/1/index.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-02.
- ^ "It Was A Tech-book Year". Sports Illustrated. http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1124354/2/index.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-02.
- ^ "Belles Of The Ball". Sports Illustrated. http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1065541/2/index.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-02.
- ^ "Sonja Hogg Honored By Atlanta Tipoff Club". http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/031104aaa.html. Retrieved 2009-08-02.
- ^ "WBHOF Inductees". WBHOF. http://www.wbhof.com/inductees.html. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
- ^ "Bio". Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. http://www.lasportshall.com/pageBios.asp#sh. Retrieved 2009-08-02.
| Preceded by First coach |
Louisiana Tech Women's Basketball Coach 1974-1985 (co-coach with Leon Barmore 1982-1985) |
Succeeded by Leon Barmore |
| Preceded by Pam Bowers |
Baylor Women's Basketball Coach 1994–2000 |
Succeeded by Kim Mulkey-Robertson |
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