Louisiana Tech Bulldogs men's basketball
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| University | Louisiana Tech | |||
| First season | 1909–10 | |||
| Head coach | Eric Konkol (2nd year) | |||
| Conference | C-USA | |||
| Location | Ruston, LA | |||
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Thomas Assembly Center (Capacity: 8,000) |
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| Nickname | Dunkin' Dawgs | |||
| Colors | Blue and Red |
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| NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 1985 | ||||
| NCAA Tournament Round of 32 | ||||
| 1984, 1985, 1989 | ||||
| NCAA Tournament appearances | ||||
| NAIA: 1942, 1946, 1953, 1955 Division II: 1967, 1971 Division I: 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991 |
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| Conference tournament champions | ||||
| Southland: 1984, 1985, 1987 American South: 1988, 1989, 1991 |
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| Conference regular season champions | ||||
| LSIAA: 1910 SIAA: 1927, 1928, 1934 Louisiana Intercollegiate: 1942, 1946, 1947, 1948 Gulf States: 1953, 1955, 1959, 1964, 1967, 1970, 1971 Southland: 1976, 1985, 1987 American South: 1988, 1990 Sun Belt: 1992, 1999 WAC: 2013 C-USA: 2014, 2015 |
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The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball program, colloquially referred to as the Dunkin' Dawgs, represents intercollegiate men's basketball at Louisiana Tech University. The school competes in Conference USA in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and play home games at the Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, Louisiana. Eric Konkol is in his second season as the Bulldogs' head coach.
The Bulldogs have appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament five times. Their combined record is 4–5.
The Bulldogs have appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament two times. Their combined record is 2–2.
Louisiana Tech has appeared in nine National Invitation Tournaments. Their combined record is 12–9.
The Bulldogs have appeared in one Vegas 16. Their record is 0–1.
Louisiana Tech has appeared in one CollegeInsider.com Tournament. Their combined record is 1–1.
The Bulldogs have appeared in the NAIA Tournament four times. Their combined record is 1–4.
In 1952, Memorial Gymnasium was constructed on the Louisiana Tech University campus in Ruston to serve as the home of the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team. Today Memorial Gym serves as a practice facility for the basketball team.
The Dunkin' Dawgs nickname emerged during the 1982–83 season led by Karl Malone and Willie Simmons making highlight reel dunks. The tradition has continued through time as the current Dunkin' Dawgs led by Raheem Appleby, Michale Kyser, and Alex Hamilton have made several dunks featured nationally on ESPN's SportsCenter Top Plays and Fox Sports Live's The 1.
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