The Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team represents

Louisiana Tech University Louisiana Tech University (Louisiana Tech, La. Tech, or simply Tech) is a public research university in Ruston, Louisiana. It is part of the University of Louisiana System and classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research act ...

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. The team currently competes in

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. The current head coach of the Lady Techsters is

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. 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

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winners, five Olympic medalists, eight members of the

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, 16 All-Americans, and 21 WNBA players. The Lady Techsters have an all-time record of 1181–378 with a .758 winning percentage, the fourth-best all-time winning percentage of any NCAA Division I program. The Lady Techsters have made 27 appearances in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, which is the ninth most NCAA appearances in the nation.

History

Sonja Hogg Era (1974–1982)

In 1974, Louisiana Tech President F. Jay Taylor established the university's first women's athletic program, a women's basketball team. He hired a 28-year-old P.E. teacher at

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Sonja Hogg Sonia, Sonja or Sonya, a name of Greek origin meaning wisdom, may refer to: People * Sonia (name), a feminine given name (lists people named, Sonia, Sonja and Sonya) :* Sonia (actress), Indian film actress in Malayalam and Tamil films :* Sonia ...

, as the program's first head coach. Following 13- and 19-win seasons in 1974 and 1975, she failed to win less than 20 games in a season for the rest of her time at Louisiana Tech. The late 70s and early 80s saw much success, with Hogg leading the Lady Techsters to 4 straight Final Four appearances from 1978 to 1981, including 2 national championships in 1980 and 1981.

Hogg-Barmore Era (1982–1985)

Leon Barmore joined the Lady Techster staff in 1977 as an assistant, quickly moving up the ranks. After becoming Associate Head Coach in 1980, he was named co-head coach in 1982. With this duo leading, Tech saw continued dominance, including 3 straight trips to the NCAA tournament, 2 Final Four appearances, and 1 appearance in the final match. Following the 1985 season, Hogg left to coach at Deer Park High School, leaving Barmore solely in charge of the program.

Leon Barmore Era (1985–2002)

Following Sonja Hogg’s departure, Leon Barmore once again continued the dominance of previous years. During 16 years as the sole head coach, Barmore coached the Techsters to the NCAA tournament every season, 7 Final Four appearances, 4 more trips to the final round, and 1 additional national title during the 1987–1988 season. He also successfully navigated the Techsters through conference moves to the

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, and WAC; winning 13 regular-season conference titles. Retiring after the 2001 season, Barmore had earned a coaching record of 576 wins and 87 losses, good for a win percentage of .869 and the 2nd best in basketball history. He has been inducted into both the

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and the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame.

Kurt Budke Era (2002–2005)

After Barmore’s retirement,

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was named as head coach of the Lady Techsters. Budke had served as an associate head coach under Barmore since 2000 and had previously coached successfully in the NJCAA. In his 3 years as head coach, the Techsters earned 3 regular season conference titles, 2 conference tournament titles, 3 NCAA tournament appearances, and 2 Sweet Sixteen appearances. Following the 2004–2005 season, Budke was hired by

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to fill the same position. He left Ruston with an 80–16 record.

Chris Long Era (2005–2009)

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, another assistant who had been on staff under Barmore, was named as the 4th Lady Techsters head coach in 2005. While he started his tenure continuing the dominance of previous coaches, including 2 regular season conference titles and 1 NCAA tournament appearance, he was fired halfway into the 2008–2009 season after a 12–11 start. This followed a 16–15 season in 2007–2008 where Tech failed to play in the postseason for the second season in a row. He left the Techsters with a 71–44 record.

Teresa Weatherspoon Era (2009–2014)

After Chris Long was fired midway into the 2008–2009 season,

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was named Interim head coach, later becoming the 5th head coach of the Lady Techsters. Previously, she had played under Sonja Hogg and Leon Barmore from 1984–1988 and had been an associate head coach at Louisiana Tech since 2008. As head coach, she led the Techsters to 2 regular season conference titles, 1 conference tournament title in 2009–2010, and 2 NCAA tournament appearances. Following Louisiana Tech’s move from the WAC to

in 2013, Weatherspoon was fired after a 12–20 season where the Lady Techsters finished last in the conference.

Tyler Summitt Era (2014–2016)

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was hired in 2014 following Teresa Weatherspoon’s firing. Previously he served as an assistant coach at Marquette from 2012–2014. Summitt gathered a 30–31 record during his tenure in Ruston. His time as head coach was marked by scandal, however, as news broke that he was involved in an extramarital affair with Brooke Pumroy, a player who had transferred from Marquette along with Summitt. After this affair was leaked, Summitt resigned on April 7, 2016.

Brooke Stoehr Era (2016–Present)

was hired to be the next head coach of the Lady Techsters following Tyler Summitt’s resignation in April 2016. Previously, she coached for 4 seasons at

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. Before that, she played at Tech for 4 seasons from 1998–2002 under Leon Barmore. Currently, in her seventh season as head coach, she has led the Techsters to 3 WNIT bids, and 1 division regular season conference title.

Conference affiliations

*1974–1987: Independent *1987–1991:

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*1991–2001:

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*2001–2013:

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*2013–present:

Seasons

Postseason results

1982 Louisiana Tech women's basketball team

AIAW Division I

The Lady Techsters made three appearances in the

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, with a combined record of 9–3.

NCAA Division I

Rivalries

Fresno State Bulldogs

LSU Lady Tigers

Tennessee Lady Vols

WKU Lady Toppers

Home venues

Thomas Assembly Center

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Court." In the Lady Techsters' first game at the TAC, Louisiana Tech lost to

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, led by

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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

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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. As of the 2022-23 season, the Lady Techsters boast a 507-97 record at the TAC, a 83.9% winning percentage. The Lady Techsters have recorded thirteen undefeated seasons at the TAC, and is a perfect 36–0 all-time in NCAA tournament games there. 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; and 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

campus in Ruston to serve as the home of the

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. 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

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and 6,314 for

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. After that season, the Louisiana State Fire Marshall 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 F. Jay Taylor initiated the construction of the 8,000 capacity

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. In the Lady Techsters' final game played in Memorial Gym, Louisiana Tech defeated

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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

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(94.2%) and

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at Gampel Pavilion (93.7%).

Traditions

Lady Techsters

When

was hired in 1974 as the first women's basketball coach, she refused to call her team the Lady Bulldogs after the Louisiana Tech men's nickname. She asserted that

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article stated, "A Lady Techster is likely to be a good student and a devout Christian, probably favors needlepoint over

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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.

Columbia Blue

In 1896, Col. A.T. Prescott, president of what was then

Louisiana Polytechnic Institute Louisiana Tech University (Louisiana Tech, La. Tech, or simply Tech) is a public research university in Ruston, Louisiana. It is part of the University of Louisiana System and classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activi ...

, announced the selection of red and

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as the institution's colors. Red was chosen to represent

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, and blue was selected to embody

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. In the 1960s, Columbia blue was introduced to Louisiana Tech in various applications. In 1974,

, 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. While other teams have since used Columbia blue in limited capacity, the shade is still mostly synonymous with the women's basketball team.

Jersey Sleeves

In 1974,

designed the Lady Techster jerseys with modest sleeves to avoid her players showing

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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

introduced the first Lady Techsters sleeveless jerseys at the behest of the players.

Hoop Troop

Hoop Troop is the official basketball

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at Louisiana Tech University. The ''Hoop Troop'' performs at most women's basketball home games and travels to select road basketball games. The band also usually travels to all post-season games played by the Lady Techsters, and is known nationally as one of the best basketball bands in college basketball. In the 2005 post-season, the ''Hoop Troop'' was featured in a ''

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's College Edition'' article, "65 Things We Want to See During March Madness" in which states, "30) The Louisiana Tech pep band, a.k.a. the Hoop Troop, the funniest band in the land." The ''Hoop Troop'' was the only basketball band to be listed.

Players

Honors

Wade Trophy Three Lady Techsters have been awarded the

, the award presented annually to the best women's basketball player in the NCAA.

is the only program to have more than three players awarded the Wade Trophy. * Pam Kelly, 1982 *

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, 1984 *

, 1988 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame *

, inducted in 2019 Women's Basketball Hall of Fame * Pam Kelly, 2007 *

, 2006 *

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, 2000 *

, 2010 *

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, 2018 All-Americans Eleven Lady Techsters have been awarded 16 Kodak First Team All-America honors. * Pam Kelly, 1980-1981-1982 *Angela Turner, 1982 *

, 1983–1984 *Pam Gant, 1985 *

, 1987–1988 *Nora Lewis, 1989 *

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, 1990 *

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, 1995–1996 * Debra Williams, 1996 *Amanda Wilson, 1999 * Tamicha Jackson, 2000 Conference player of the year Fourteen Lady Techsters have garnered 19 conference player of the year honors. *

, 1988 *

, 1989–1990 *Shantel Hardison, 1992 *Pam Thomas, 1994 *

, 1995–1996 * Alisa Burras, 1997 *Amanda Wilson, 1998–1999 *

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, 2000 *

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, 2002–2003 *Amisha Carter, 2004 *Tasha Williams, 2005 *Shan Moore, 2007 *

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, 2009–2010 *Adrienne Johnson, 2011

Olympic medalists

Lady Techsters have won five

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medals.

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.

Coaches

Head coaching records

Honors

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame * Leon Barmore, inducted in 2003 Women's Basketball Hall of Fame * Leon Barmore, inducted in 2003 *

, inducted in 2009 *

, 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 *

: 2010 Conference coach of the year * Leon Barmore: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 *

: 2003, 2004 *

: 2006

Leon Barmore coaching tree

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

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: Louisiana Tech,

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, Auburn *Stacy Johnson-Klein:

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: Louisiana Tech *

: Baylor, LSU * Christie Sides:

* Jennifer White: St. Edward's

Lady Techsters in coaching

Nine former Lady Techsters have become head women's basketball coaches. *Amy Brown: Tennessee Tech *

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Angela Lawson Angela Lawson (born January 19, 1966) is the senior associate director of athletics at the University of the Incarnate Word. She played college basketball at Louisiana Tech University where she was a three-year starter for Leon Barmore and the L ...

: Incarnate Word *

: Baylor, LSU * Christie Sides:

* Brooke Lassiter Stoehr:

, Louisiana Tech (current) *

: Louisiana Tech * Jennifer White: St. Edward's

References

External links

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History

Sonja Hogg Era (1974–1982)

Hogg-Barmore Era (1982–1985)

Leon Barmore Era (1985–2002)

Kurt Budke Era (2002–2005)

Chris Long Era (2005–2009)

Teresa Weatherspoon Era (2009–2014)

Tyler Summitt Era (2014–2016)

Brooke Stoehr Era (2016–Present)

Conference affiliations

Seasons

Postseason results

AIAW Division I

NCAA Division I

Rivalries

Fresno State Bulldogs

LSU Lady Tigers

Tennessee Lady Vols

WKU Lady Toppers

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