NAIA DISTRICT TOURNAMENT TEAMS (1947-1993) |
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School |
School |
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Centenary |
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Loyola | ||||
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Dillard |
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McNeese St. | |||
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Grambling St. |
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Nicholls St. | |||
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UL-Lafayette |
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Northwestern St. | |||
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UL-Monroe |
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Southeastern La. | |||
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Louisiana Christian |
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Southern | |||
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LSU-Shreveport |
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Southern-New Orleans | |||
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Louisiana Tech |
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Xavier | |||
Centenary | |||||||
Year |
Head Coach |
Final Record |
District | Tournament Finish | Tournament Record | Tournament Games | |
1947 |
Jack Clayton |
16-7 |
18 |
District Finalist |
0-1 |
Northwestern St. 36-38 L |
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1948 |
A.B. Young |
11-21 |
18 |
District Quarterfinalist |
0-1 |
Northwestern St. 31-48 L |
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1950 |
F.H. “Buss” Delaney |
15-11 |
18 |
District Semifinalist |
0-1 |
UL-Lafayette 52-57 L |
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1951 |
F.H. “Buss” Delaney |
16-13 |
18 |
District Finalist |
1-1 |
UL-Lafayette 63-53 W Southeastern La. 72-81 L |
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1952 |
F.H. “Buss” Delaney |
17-17 |
18 |
District Champion |
2-0 |
Louisiana Tech 60-57 W Northwestern St. 54-53 (OT) W |
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1953 |
F.H. “Buss” Delaney |
21-10 |
18 |
District Finalist |
1-1 |
Northwestern St. 65-59 W Louisiana Tech 66-83 L |
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1956 |
Harold Mooty |
20-7 |
18 |
District Finalist |
0-2 |
McNeese St. 72-76 L McNeese St. 64-74 L (best of three) |
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Dillard | |||||||
Year |
Head Coach |
Final Record |
District | Tournament Finish | Tournament Record | Tournament Games | |
1959 |
Bill Martin |
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6 |
District 3rd Place |
1-1 |
Grambling St. 59-70 L Xavier 70-53 W |
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1960 |
Bill Martin |
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6 |
District 4th Place |
0-2 |
Southern 66-67 L Huston-Tillotson (Tex.) 65-77 L |
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1961 |
Bill Martin |
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6B |
District Finalist |
0-2 |
Grambling St. 60-61 L Grambling St. 75-81 (2 OT) L (best of three)
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1962 |
Bill Martin |
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6B |
District Finalist |
0-2 |
Prairie View 78-87 L Prairie View 71-85 L (best of three)
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1963 |
Bill Martin |
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6B |
District Finalist |
0-2 |
Grambling St. 74-81 L Grambling St. 69-82 L (best of three)
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1964 |
Bill Martin |
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6B |
District Finalist |
0-2 |
Grambling St. 74-90 L Grambling St. 89-106 L (best of three)
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1965 |
Bill Martin |
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30 |
District Finalist |
0-2 |
Southern 75-81 L Southern 67-87 L (best of three)
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1966 |
Jimmie Singleton |
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30 |
District Semifinalist |
0-1 |
Texas College 110-126 L |
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1967 |
Jimmie Singleton |
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30 |
District Finalist |
1-2 |
Alcorn St. 92-108 L Alcorn St. 101-86 W Alcorn St. 86-95 L (best of three)
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1968 |
John Brown |
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30 |
District Finalist |
0-2 |
Alcorn St. 85-109 L Alcorn St. 82-104 L (best of three)
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1970 |
John Brown |
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30 |
District Semifinalist |
0-1 |
UL-Monroe 96-112 L |
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1973 |
John Brown |
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30 |
District Finalist |
1-1 |
Nicholls St. 86-84 W Xavier 80-101 L |
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1975 |
John Brown |
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30 |
District Semifinalist |
0-1 |
Jackson St. 70-76 L |
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1976 |
John Brown |
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30 |
District Semifinalist |
0-1 |
Jackson St. 0-2 L (forfeit) |
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1979 |
John Brown |
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30 |
District Quarterfinalist |
0-1 |
William Carey (Miss.) 85-95 L |
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1980 |
John Brown |
30 |
District Champion |
2-0 |
Rust (Miss.) 59-51 W Louisiana Christian 56-53 W |
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1981 |
John Brown |
30 |
District Semifinalist |
1-1 |
Rust (Miss.) 46-40 W Xavier 74-89 L |
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1982 |
John Brown |
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30 |
District Semifinalist |
0-1 |
Rust (Miss.) 81-85 L |
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1984 |
John Brown |
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30 |
District Semifinalist |
0-1 |
William Carey (Miss.) 73-95 L |
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1988 |
Nathaniel Gillespie |
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30 |
District Quarterfinalist |
0-1 |
William Carey (Miss.) 88-93 L |
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1989 |
Nathaniel Gillespie |
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30 |
District Semifinalist |
1-1 |
Louisiana Christian 76-74 W Tougaloo (Miss.) 86-104 L |
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1990 |
Nathaniel Gillespie |
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30 |
District Finalist |
2-1 |
Mobile 82-76 W William Carey (Miss.) 99-96 W Louisiana Christian 81-97 L
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1991 |
Nathaniel Gillespie |
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30 |
District Semifinalist |
1-1 |
Mobile 63-59 W Louisiana Christian 69-75 L |
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1993 | Woodie Jackson | 30 | District Quarterfinalist | 0-1 | Xavier 82-86 (OT) L | ||
Grambling St. | |||||||
Year |
Head Coach |
Final Record |
District | Tournament Finish | Tournament Record | Tournament Games | |
1955 |
Eddie Robinson |
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29 |
District 4th Place |
1-2 |
North Carolina College 71-63 W Texas Southern 91-101 L Philander Smith (Ark.) 77-81 L
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1957 |
Fred Hobdy |
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29 |
District 3rd Place |
1-1 |
Winston-Salem St. 76-87 L North Carolina A&T 93-86 W |
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1959 |
Fred Hobdy |
28-1 |
6 |
District Champion |
2-0 |
Dillard 70-59 W Texas Southern 91-86 W |
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1960 |
Fred Hobdy |
26-5 |
6 |
District Champion |
2-0 |
Huston-Tillotson (Tex.) 108-66 W Southern 108-86 W |
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1961 |
Fred Hobdy |
32-4 |
6B |
District Champion |
2-0 |
Dillard 61-60 W Dillard 81-75 (2 OT) W (best of three)
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1963 |
Fred Hobdy |
30-3 |
6B |
District Champion |
2-0 |
Dillard 81-74 W Dillard 82-69 W (best of three)
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1964 |
Fred Hobdy |
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6B |
District Champion |
2-0 |
Dillard 90-74 W Dillard 106-89 W (best of three)
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1966 |
Fred Hobdy |
27-6 |
30 |
District Champion |
2-0 |
Alcorn St. 88-83 W Texas College 99-88 W |
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1969 |
Fred Hobdy |
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30 |
District Champion |
2-1 |
Northwestern St. 63-56 W Northwestern St. 62-68 L Northwestern St. 85-79 (OT) W (best of three)
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1971 |
Fred Hobdy |
20-9 |
30 |
District Champion |
2-0 |
Northwestern St. 69-57 W Louisiana Christian 73-59 W |
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1972 |
Fred Hobdy |
19-8 |
30 |
District Semifinalist |
0-1 |
Nicholls St. 72-75 L | |
UL-Lafayette | |||||||
Year |
Head Coach |
Final Record |
District | Tournament Finish | Tournament Record | Tournament Games | |
1948 |
J.C. "Dutch" Reinhardt |
13-7 |
18 |
District Semifinalist |
0-1 |
Louisiana Tech 34-36 L |
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1950 |
J.C. "Dutch" Reinhardt |
13-13 |
18 |
District Finalist |
1-1 |
Centenary 57-52 W Southeastern La. 54-60 L |
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1951 |
J.C. "Dutch" Reinhardt |
8-10 |
18 |
District Semifinalist |
0-1 |
Centenary 53-63 L |
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1965 |
Beryl Shipley |
20-10 |
27 |
District Champion |
2-0 |
Athens (Ala.) 71-58 W Huntingdon (Ala.) 78-69 W |
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1966 |
Beryl Shipley |
17-8 |
27 |
District Finalist |
0-1 |
Athens (Ala.) 86-92 (OT) L |
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1967 |
Beryl Shipley |
20-11 |
27 |
District Champion |
2-0 |
Samford (Ala.) 100-82 W Samford (Ala.) 102-99 W (best of three) |
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UL-Monroe | |||||||
Year |
Head Coach |
Final Record |
District | Tournament Finish | Tournament Record | Tournament Games | |
1970 |
Lenny Fant |
20-9 |
30 |
District Champion |
2-0 |
Dillard 112-96 W Louisiana Christian 80-54 W |
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1971 |
Lenny Fant |
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30 |
District Semifinalist |
0-1 |
Louisiana Christian 83-84 (OT) L |
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Louisiana Christian | |||||||
Year |
Head Coach |
Final Record |
District | Tournament Finish | Tournament Record | Tournament Games | |
1970 |
Billy Allgood |
20-10 |
30 |
District Finalist |
1-1 |
Northwestern St. 93-86 W UL-Monroe 54-80 L |
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1971 |
Billy Allgood |
8-15 |
30 |
District Finalist |
1-1 |
UL-Monroe 84-83 (OT) W Grambling St. 59-73 L |
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1972 |
Billy Allgood |
9-15 |
30 |
District Semifinalist |
0-1 |
Xavier 78-80 L |
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1977 |
Billy Allgood |
17-10 |
30 |
District Finalist |
1-1 |
Jackson St. 53-51 W Alcorn St. 76-80 L |
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1978 |
Billy Allgood |
13-16 |
30 |
District Semifinalist |
0-1 |
Mississippi Valley St. 55-57 L |
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1979 |
Billy Allgood |
22-6 |
30 |
District Champion |
2-0 |
William Carey (Miss.) 84-73 W Xavier 67-61 W |
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1980 |
Billy Allgood |
19-9 |
30 |
District Finalist |
1-1 |
Xavier 70-67 W Dillard 53-56 L |
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1983 |
Billy Allgood |
18-10 |
30 |
District Semifinalist |
0-1 |
William Carey (Miss.) 70-71 L |
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1984 |
Billy Allgood |
10-18 |
30 |
District Semifinalist |
0-1 |
Xavier 48-64 L |
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1986 |
Steve Rives |
15-13 |
30 |
District Semifinalist |
0-1 |
William Carey (Miss.) 69-73 L |
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1988 |
Gene Rushing |
22-9 |
30 |
District Finalist |
1-1 |
Spring Hill (Ala.) 65-60 W Mobile 60-61 L |
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1989 |
Gene Rushing |
19-12 |
30 |
District Quarterfinalist |
0-1 |
Dillard 74-76 L |
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1990 |
Gene Rushing |
22-7 |
30 |
District Champion |
2-0 |
Spring Hill (Ala.) 95-82 W Dillard 97-81 W |
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1991 |
Gene Rushing |
22-7 |
30 |
District Finalist |
1-1 |
Dillard 75-69 W Xavier 71-75 L |
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1992 |
Gene Rushing |
18-12 |
30 |
District Quarterfinalist |
0-1 |
Mobile 62-84 L | |
LSU-Shreveport | |||||||
Year |
Head Coach |
Final Record |
District | Tournament Finish | Tournament Record | Tournament Games | |
1993 |
Dave Geer |
8 (Division II) |
District Quarterfinalist |
0-1 |
Southwestern (Tex.) 64-77 L | ||
Louisiana Tech | |||||||
Year |
Head Coach |
Final Record |
District | Tournament Finish | Tournament Record | Tournament Games | |
1948 |
Cecil Crowley |
14-10 |
18 |
District Finalist |
1-1 |
UL-Lafayette 36-34 W Northwestern St. 33-57 L |
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1952 |
Cecil Crowley |
13-11 |
18 |
District Semifinalist |
0-1 |
Centenary 57-60 L |
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1953 |
Cecil Crowley |
17-10 |
18 |
District Champion |
2-0 |
McNeese St. 53-50 W Centenary 83-66 W |
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1955 |
Cecil Crowley |
20-10 |
18 |
District Champion |
2-1 |
Northwestern St. 91-93 L Northwestern St. 83-80 W Northwestern St. 95-92 W (best of three) |
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Loyola | |||||||
Year |
Head Coach |
Final Record |
District | Tournament Finish | Tournament Record | Tournament Games | |
1947 |
Jack Orsley |
16-9 |
18 |
District Semifinalist |
0-1 |
Northwestern St. 45-58 L | |
1993 |
Jerry Hernandez |
10-19 |
8 (Division II) |
District Finalist |
2-1 |
Howard Payne (Tex.) 77-70 W Huston-Tillotson (Tex.) 75-66 W Tarleton St. (Tex.) 56-85 L |
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McNeese St. | |||||||
Year |
Head Coach |
Final Record |
District | Tournament Finish | Tournament Record | Tournament Games | |
1953 |
Ralph Ward |
17-13 |
18 |
District Semifinalist |
0-1 |
Louisiana Tech 50-53 L | |
1956 |
Ralph Ward |
33-3 |
18 |
District Champion |
2-0 |
Centenary 76-72 W Centenary 74-64 W (best of three) |
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Nicholls St. | |||||||
Year |
Head Coach |
Final Record |
District | Tournament Finish | Tournament Record | Tournament Games | |
1972 |
Don Landry |
16-9 |
30 |
District Finalist |
1-1 |
Grambling St. 75-72 W Xavier 83-85 L |
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1973 |
Don Landry |
14-13 |
30 |
District Semifinalist |
0-1 |
Dillard 84-86 L | |
Northwestern St. | |||||||
Year |
Head Coach |
Final Record |
District | Tournament Finish | Tournament Record | Tournament Games | |
1947 |
Lee Prather |
15-5 |
18 |
District Champion |
2-0 |
Loyola 58-45 W Centenary 38-36 W |
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1948 |
Lee Prather |
19-6 |
18 |
District Champion |
3-0 |
Centenary 48-31 W Southeastern La. 62-37 W Louisiana Tech 57-33 W
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1950 |
Lee Prather |
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18 |
District Semifinalist |
0-1 |
Southeastern La. 53-58 L |
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1951 |
Charles “Red” Thomas |
15-12 |
18 |
District Semifinalist |
0-1 |
Southeastern La. 63-67 L |
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1952 |
Charles “Red” Thomas |
17-14 |
18 |
District Finalist |
1-1 |
Southeastern La. 66-48 W Centenary 53-54 (OT) L |
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1953 |
Charles “Red” Thomas |
22-10 |
18 |
District Semifinalist |
0-1 |
Centenary 59-65 L |
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1954 |
Charles “Red” Thomas |
23-9 |
18 |
District Finalist |
1-2 |
Southeastern La. 60-64 L Southeastern La. 67-64 W Southeastern La. 50-54 L (best of three)
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1955 |
Charles “Red” Thomas |
20-9 |
18 |
District Finalist |
1-2 |
Louisiana Tech 93-91 W Louisiana Tech 80-83 L Louisiana Tech 92-95 L (best of three)
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1968 |
Tynes Hildebrand |
12-13 |
27 |
District Semifinalist |
0-1 |
Athens (Ala.) 79-84 L |
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1969 |
Tynes Hildebrand |
16-13 |
30 |
District Finalist |
1-2 |
Grambling St. 56-63 L Grambling St. 68-62 W Grambling St. 79-85 (OT) L (best of three)
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1970 |
Tynes Hildebrand |
13-13 |
30 |
District Semifinalist |
0-1 |
Louisiana Christian 86-93 L |
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1971 |
Tynes Hildebrand |
14-11 |
30 |
District Semifinalist |
0-1 |
Grambling St. 57-69 L |
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1974 |
Tynes Hildebrand |
21-9 |
30 |
District Champion |
2-1 |
Xavier 64-79 L Xavier 90-76 W Xavier 78-69 W (best of three)
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1975 |
Tynes Hildebrand |
13-14 |
30 |
District Semifinalist |
0-1 |
Alcorn St. 74-87 L | |
Southeastern La. | |||||||
Year |
Head Coach |
Final Record |
District | Tournament Finish | Tournament Record | Tournament Games | |
1948 |
Luther Marlar |
5-15 |
18 |
District Semifinalist |
0-1 |
Northwestern St. 37-62 L |
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1950 |
Luther Marlar |
13-11 |
18 |
District Champion |
2-0 |
Northwestern St. 58-53 W UL-Lafayette 60-54 W |
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1951 |
Luther Marlar |
13-10 |
18 |
District Champion |
2-0 |
Northwestern St. 67-63 W Centenary 81-72 W |
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1952 |
Luther Marlar |
10-14 |
18 |
District Semifinalist |
0-1 |
Northwestern St. 48-66 L |
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1954 |
Luther Marlar |
22-10 |
18 |
District Champion |
2-1 |
Northwestern St. 64-60 W Northwestern St. 64-67 L Northwestern St. 54-50 W (best of three) |
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Southern | |||||||
Year |
Head Coach |
Final Record |
District | Tournament Finish | Tournament Record | Tournament Games | |
1953 |
Robert Henry Lee |
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29 |
District 3rd Place |
2-1 |
Lincoln (Mo.) 86-66 W Tennessee A&I 66-80 L Philander Smith (Ark.) 77-63 W
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1954 |
Robert Henry Lee |
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29 |
District 4th Place |
1-2 |
Florida A&M 79-75 W Tennessee St. 84-91 L Texas Southern 69-97 L
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1960 |
Ernie Fears |
18-10 |
6 |
District Finalist |
1-1 |
Dillard 67-66 W Grambling St. 86-108 L |
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1965 |
Richard Mack |
25-5 |
30 |
District Champion |
2-0 |
Dillard 81-75 W Dillard 87-67 W (best of three)
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1973 |
Carl Stewart |
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30 |
District Semifinalist |
0-1 |
Xavier 72-94 L | |
Southern-New Orleans | |||||||
Year |
Head Coach |
Final Record |
District | Tournament Finish | Tournament Record | Tournament Games | |
1982 |
Cirilo Manego |
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30 |
District Semifinalist |
0-1 |
Xavier 77-95 L |
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1983 |
Cirilo Manego |
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30 |
District Finalist |
1-1 |
Xavier 68-67 W William Carey (Miss.) 71-75 L |
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1986 |
Cirilo Manego |
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30 |
District Semifinalist |
0-1 |
Xavier 80-86 L | |
Xavier | |||||||
Year |
Head Coach |
Final Record |
District | Tournament Finish | Tournament Record | Tournament Games | |
1954 |
James Hawkins |
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29 |
District Quarterfinalist |
0-1 |
North Carolina College 68-85 L |
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1959 |
James Hawkins |
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6 |
District 4th Place |
0-2 |
Texas Southern 81-110 L Dillard 53-72 L |
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1972 |
Bob Hopkins |
22-5 |
30 |
District Champion |
2-0 |
Louisiana Christian 80-78 W Nicholls St. 85-83 W |
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1973 |
Bob Hopkins |
21-6 |
30 |
District Champion |
2-0 |
Southern 94-72 W Dillard 101-80 W |
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1974 |
Bob Hopkins |
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30 |
District Finalist |
1-2 |
Northwestern St. 79-64 W Northwestern St. 76-90 L Northwestern St. 69-78 L (best of three)
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1979 |
Denny Alexander |
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30 |
District Finalist |
2-1 |
Tougaloo (Miss.) 78-68 W Mississippi Valley St. 74-70 W Louisiana Christian 61-67 L
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1980 |
Denny Alexander |
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30 |
District Semifinalist |
1-1 |
Belhaven (Miss.) 65-60 W Louisiana Christian 67-70 L |
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1981 |
Denny Alexander |
21-8 |
30 |
District Champion |
2-0 |
Dillard 89-74 W Belhaven (Miss.) 73-70 W |
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1982 |
Denny Alexander |
29-2 |
30 |
District Champion |
2-0 |
Southern-New Orleans 95-77 W Rust (Miss.) 87-81 W |
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1983 |
Denny Alexander |
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30 |
District Semifinalist |
0-1 |
Southern-New Orleans 67-68 L |
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1984 |
Denny Alexander |
|
30 |
District Finalist |
1-1 |
Louisiana Christian 64-48 W William Carey (Miss.) 69-77 L |
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1985 |
Denny Alexander |
|
30 |
District Finalist |
1-1 |
Belhaven (Miss.) 72-58 W William Carey (Miss.) 65-69 L |
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1986 |
Denny Alexander |
|
30 |
District Finalist |
1-1 |
Southern-New Orleans 86-80 W William Carey (Miss.) 78-79 (2 OT) L |
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1987 |
Denny Alexander |
22-10 |
30 |
District Finalist |
1-1 |
Mobile 91-82 W William Carey (Miss.) 68-70 L |
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1988 |
Denny Alexander |
|
30 |
District Quarterfinalist |
0-1 |
Spring Hill (Ala.) 81-91 L |
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1990 |
Denny Alexander |
|
30 |
District Quarterfinalist |
0-1 |
Spring Hill (Ala.) 95-96 L |
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1991 |
Dale Valdery |
21-12 |
30 |
District Champion |
3-0 |
Belhaven (Miss.) 98-76 W William Carey (Miss.) 77-70 W Louisiana Christian 75-71 W
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1992 |
Dale Valdery |
|
30 |
District Finalist |
1-1 |
Mobile 82-79 W Spring Hill (Ala.) 70-80 L |
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1993 |
Dale Valdery |
|
30 |
District Finalist |
2-1 |
Dillard 86-82 (OT) W William Carey (Miss.) 78-74 W Spring Hill (Ala.) 61-68 L |
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