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Year

Head Coach

Final
Record

Tournament

Tournament
Record

Tournament Games

1952

F.H. "Buss" Delaney

17-17

NAIA Division I

First Round

0-1

Murray St. 46-72 L

1957

Harold Mooty

16-9

NCAA Division II

First Round

0-1

East Tennessee St. 61-62 (OT) L

1958

Harold Mooty

14-12

NCAA Division II

Regional 4th Place

0-2

Southwest Missouri St. 69-74 L

Arkansas St. 70-83 L

Louisiana’s U.S. Olympic Team Members

1959

Orvis Sigler

14-14

NCAA Division II

Regional Finalist

1-1

Western Illinois 84-76 W

Southwest Missouri St. 62-65 L

Louisiana’s Naismith Hall of Fame Members

Louisiana Collegians in Pro Basketball

Year

Head Coach

Final
Record

Tournament

Tournament
Record

Tournament Games

Sponsors

Links

Year

Head Coach

Final
Record

Tournament

Tournament
Record

Tournament Games

Year

Head Coach

Final
Record

Tournament

Tournament
Record

Tournament Games

1965

Beryl Shipley

20-10

NAIA Division I

Second Round

1-1

Southern Colorado 66-59 W

Oklahoma Baptist 82-95 L

1967

Beryl Shipley

20-11

NAIA Division I

National Quarterfinalist

2-1

Findlay (Oh.) 110-73 W

Central Michigan 70-62 W

Oklahoma Baptist 65-66 L

1971

Beryl Shipley

25-4

NCAA Division II

Final Four

National 3rd Place

4-1

New Orleans 113-107 W

Tennessee St. 86-82 W

Assumption (Mass.) 110-99 W

Evansville 74-93 L

Kentucky Wesleyan 105-83 W

1972

Beryl Shipley

25-4

NCAA Division I

Regional 3rd Place

2-1

Marshall 112-101 W

Louisville 84-88 L

Texas 100-70 W

1973

Beryl Shipley

24-5

NCAA Division I

Regional 4th Place

1-2

Houston 102-89 W

Kansas St. 63-66 L

South Carolina 85-90 L

1980

Bobby Paschal

21-9

NIT

National Quarterfinalist

2-1

Alabama-Birmingham 74-72 W

Texas 77-76 W

Minnesota 73-94 L

1982

Bobby Paschal

24-8

NCAA Division I

First Round

0-1

Tennessee 57-61 L

1983

Bobby Paschal

22-7

NCAA Division I

First Round

0-1

Rutgers 53-60 L

1984

Bobby Paschal

23-10

NIT

Final Four

National 4th Place

3-2

Utah St. 94-92 W

Weber St. 74-72 (2 OT) W

Santa Clara 97-76 W

Notre Dame 59-65 L

Virginia Tech 70-71 L

1985

Bobby Paschal

17-14

NIT

Second Round

1-1

Florida 65-64 W

Tennessee 72-73 L

1992

Marty Fletcher

21-11

NCAA Division I

Second Round

1-1

Oklahoma 87-83 W

New Mexico St. 73-81 L

1994

Marty Fletcher

22-8

NCAA Division I

First Round

0-1

Marquette 59-81 L

2000

Jessie Evans

25-9

NCAA Division I

First Round

0-1

Tennessee 58-63 L

2002

Jessie Evans

20-11

NIT

Opening Round

0-1

Louisiana Tech 63-83 L

2003

Jessie Evans

20-10

NIT

First Round

0-1

Alabama-Birmingham 80-82 L

2004

Jessie Evans

20-9

NCAA Division I

First Round

0-1

North Carolina St. 52-61 L

2005

Robert Lee

20-11

NCAA Division I

First Round

0-1

Louisville 62-68 L

16-16

First Round

0-1

Year

Head Coach

Final
Record

Tournament

Tournament
Record

Tournament Games

1970

Lenny Fant

20-9

NAIA Division I

Second Round

1-1

Linfield (Ore.) 78-72 W

Jackson St. 83-90 L

1979

Lenny Fant

23-6

NIT

First Round

0-1

Virginia 78-79 L

1982

Mike Vining

20-10

NCAA Division I

First Round

0-1

Iowa 63-70 L

1986

Mike Vining

20-10

NCAA Division I

First Round

0-1

UNLV 51-74 L

1988

Mike Vining

21-9

NIT

First Round

0-1

Arkansas St. 59-70 L

1990

Mike Vining

22-8

NCAA Division I

First Round

0-1

Purdue 63-75 L

1991

Mike Vining

25-8

NCAA Division I

First Round

1-1

Florida A&M 87-63 W (play-in)

Duke 73-102 L

1992

Mike Vining

19-10

NCAA Division I

First Round

0-1

USC 54-84 L

1993

Mike Vining

26-5

NCAA Division I

First Round

0-1

Iowa 69-82 L

1996

Mike Vining

16-14

NCAA Division I

First Round

0-1

Wake Forest 50-62 L

Year

Head Coach

Final
Record

Tournament

Tournament
Record

Tournament Games

Year

Head Coach

Final
Record

Tournament

Tournament
Record

Tournament Games

Year

Head Coach

Final
Record

Tournament

Tournament
Record

Tournament Games

2005

Chad McDowell

27-9

NAIA Division I

Second Round

1-1

Cumberland (Ky.) 79-75 (2 OT) W

John Brown (Ark.) 56-61 L

2006

Chad McDowell

28-4

NAIA Division I

First Round

0-1

Southern Polytechnic (Ga.) 90-104 L

Chad McDowell

25-8

NAIA Division I

Chad McDowell

31-3

NAIA Division I

Chad McDowell

22-12

NAIA Division I

Chad McDowell

27-6

NAIA Division I

Chad McDowell

30-4

NAIA Division I

Chad McDowell

27-8

NAIA Division I

27-7

Year

Head Coach

Final
Record

Tournament

Tournament
Record

Tournament Games

1942

Cecil Crowley

13-8

NAIA Division I

First Round

0-1

Texas Tech 47-59 L

1946

Cecil Crowley

16-8

NAIA Division I

First Round

0-1

Eastern Washington 44-66 L

1953

Cecil Crowley

17-10

NAIA Division I

First Round

0-1

Hamline (Minn.) 80-89 L

1955

Cecil Crowley

20-10

NAIA Division I

Second Round

1-1

Coe (Iowa) 94-65 W

Steubenville (Oh.) 65-90 L

1967

Scotty Robertson

20-8

NCAA Division II

Regional Finalist

1-1

North Dakota 86-77 W

Illinois St. 66-89 L

1971

Scotty Robertson

23-5

NCAA Division II

Regional 3rd Place

1-1

Tennessee St. 91-92 (OT) L

New Orleans 107-88 W

1984

Andy Russo

26-7

NCAA Division I

Second Round

1-1

Fresno St. 66-56 W

Houston 69-77 L

1985

Andy Russo

29-3

NCAA Division I

Regional Semifinalist

2-1

Pittsburgh 78-54 W

Ohio St. 79-67 W

Oklahoma 84-86 (OT) L

1986

Tommy Joe Eagles

20-14

NIT

Final Four

National 3rd Place

4-1

Northern Arizona 67-61 W

McNeese St. 77-61 W

Providence 64-63 W

Ohio St. 66-79 L

Florida 67-62 W

1987

Tommy Joe Eagles

22-8

NCAA Division I

First Round

0-1

DePaul 62-76 L

1988

Tommy Joe Eagles

22-9

NIT

Second Round

1-1

Arkansas-Little Rock 66-56 W

Connecticut  59-65  L

1989

Tommy Joe Eagles

24-9

NCAA Division I

Second Round

1-1

LaSalle 83-74 W

Oklahoma 81-124 L

1990

Jerry Loyd

21-8

NIT

First Round

0-1

Vanderbilt 90-98 (OT) L

1991

Jerry Loyd

21-10

NCAA Division I

First Round

0-1

Wake Forest 65-71 L

1992

Jerry Loyd

21-8

NIT

First Round

0-1

New Mexico 84-90 L

2002

Keith Richard

22-10

NIT

Second Round

2-1

UL-Lafayette 83-63 W

Vanderbilt 83-69 W

Villanova 64-67 L

2006

Keith Richard

20-13

NIT

First Round

0-1

Clemson 53-69 L

Year

Head Coach

Final
Record

Tournament

Tournament
Record

Tournament Games

1945

Jack Orsley

25-5

NAIA Division I

National Champion

4-0

Phillips (Ok.) 53-31 W

Canterbury (Ind.) 60-43 W

Southern Illinois 37-35 W

Pepperdine 49-36 W

1946

Jack Orsley

22-11

NAIA Division I

National 4th Place

3-2

Hastings (Neb.) 76-48 W

Arizona St.-Flagstaff 60-56 (OT) W

Drury (Mo.) 54-43 W

Southern Illinois 37-53 L

Pepperdine 55-82 L

1954

Jim McCafferty

15-9

NCAA Division I

First Round

0-1

Notre Dame 70-80 L

1957

Jim McCafferty

14-12

NCAA Division I

First Round

0-1

Oklahoma City 55-76 L

1958

Jim Harding

16-9

NCAA Division I

First Round

0-1

Oklahoma St. 42-59 L

1995

Jerry Hernandez

15-13

NAIA Division II

First Round

0-1

Concordia (Neb.) 69-90 L

Year

Head Coach

Final
Record

Tournament

Tournament
Record

Tournament Games

1956

Ralph Ward

33-3

NAIA Division I

National Champion

5-0

Georgetown (Ky.) 88-65 W

Central St. (Oh.) 87-74 W

Tennessee A&I 76-68 W

Pittsburg St. (Kan.) 78-72 W

Texas Southern 60-55 W

1968

Ralph Ward

20-5

NCAA Division II

Regional 4th Place

0-2

Trinity (Tex.) 78-95 L

Jackson St. 71-75 L

1986

Glenn Duhon

21-11

NIT

Second Round

1-1

Dayton 86-75 W

Louisiana Tech 61-77 L

1989

Steve Welch

16-14

NCAA Division I

First Round

0-1

Illinois 71-77 L

2001

Ron Everhart

22-9

NIT

First Round

0-1

UTEP 74-84 L

2002

George "Tic" Price

21-9

NCAA Division I

First Round

0-1

Mississippi St. 58-70 L

First Round

0-1

First Round

0-1

Year

Head Coach

Final
Record

Tournament

Tournament
Record

Tournament Games

1971

Ron Greene

23-3

NCAA Division II

Regional 4th Place

0-2

UL-Lafayette 107-113 L

Louisiana Tech 88-107 L

1972

Ron Greene

16-10

NCAA Division II

Regional 3rd Place

2-1

Alabama St. 80-72 W

Tennessee St. 79-80 L

Transylvania (Ky.) 110-74 W

1974

Ron Greene

21-9

NCAA Division II

Final Four

National 4th Place

3-2

Southern 85-80 W

Fisk (Tenn.) 78-63 W

UC-Riverside 83-78 W

Southwest Missouri St. 63-68 L

Assumption (Mass.) 103-115 L

1975

Ron Greene

23-7

NCAA Division II

Final Four

National Finalist

4-1

West Georgia 90-89 W

Lincoln (Mo.) 84-83 W

UC-Riverside 73-59 W

Assumption (Mass.) 84-73 (OT) W

Old Dominion 74-76 L

1983

Don Smith

21-7

NIT

Second Round

1-1

LSU 99-94 W

Oregon St. 71-88 L

1987

Benny Dees

26-4

NCAA Division I

Second Round

1-1

BYU 83-79 W

Alabama 76-101 L

1988

Art Tolis

20-11

NIT

First Round

0-1

Colorado St. 54-63 L

1989

Tim Floyd

19-11

NIT

First Round

0-1

Wisconsin 61-63 L

1990

Tim Floyd

21-11

NIT

2-1

James Madison 78-74 W

Mississippi St. 65-60 W

Vanderbilt 65-88 L

1991

Tim Floyd

23-8

NCAA Division I

First Round

0-1

Kansas 49-55 L

1993

Tim Floyd

26-4

NCAA Division I

First Round

0-1

Xavier (Oh.) 55-73 L

1994

Tim Floyd

20-10

NIT

Second Round

1-1

Texas A&M 79-73 (OT) W

Vanderbilt 59-78 L

1996

George "Tic" Price

21-9

NCAA Division I

First Round

0-1

North Carolina 62-83 L

1997

George "Tic" Price

22-7

NIT

First Round

0-1

Pittsburgh 63-82 L

Year

Head Coach

Final
Record

Tournament

Tournament
Record

Tournament Games

1976

Don Landry

22-4

NCAA Division II

National Quarterfinalist

2-1

Lincoln (Mo.) 97-79 W

Grambling St. 90-89 W

UT-Chattanooga 78-107 L

1979

Don Landry

21-7

NCAA Division II

National Quarterfinalist

2-1

Southeast Missouri St. 89-74 W

Rollins (Fla.) 100-87 W

North Alabama 97-103 L

1980

Jerry Sanders

18-8

NCAA Division II

Regional Finalist

1-1

Jacksonville St. 78-76 W

North Alabama 68-77 L

1995

Rickey Broussard

24-6

NCAA Division I

First Round

0-1

Virginia 72-96 L

1998

Rickey Broussard

19-10

NCAA Division I

First Round

0-1

Arizona 60-99 L

Year

Head Coach

Final
Record

Tournament

Tournament
Record

Tournament Games

Year

Head Coach

Final
Record

Tournament

Tournament
Record

Tournament Games

1950

Luther Marlar

13-11

NAIA Division I

First Round

0-1

Puget Sound (Wa.) 68-70 (OT) L

1951

Luther Marlar

13-10

NAIA Division I

First Round

0-1

Central Methodist (Mo.) 66-68 L

1954

Luther Marlar

22-10

NAIA Division I

National Quarterfinalist

2-1

Georgetown (Ky.) 77-76 W

Rio Grande (Oh.) 78-65 W

Western Illinois 79-84 (OT) W

1973

E.W. Foy

21-7

NCAA Division II

Regional Finalist

1-1

UT-Chattanooga 67-64 W

Tennessee St. 54-62 (OT) L

2005

Billy Kennedy

24-9

NCAA Division I

First Round

0-1

Oklahoma St. 50-63 L

Year

Head Coach

Final
Record

Tournament

Tournament
Record

Tournament Games

1965

Richard Mack

25-5

NAIA Division I

National Quarterfinalist

2-1

Indiana Tech 94-77 W

Eastern Montana 97-86 W

Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) 64-65 L

1974

Carl Stewart

17-13

NCAA Division II

Regional 4th Place

0-2

New Orleans 80-85 L

Tennessee St. 88-98 L

1975

Carl Stewart

19-8

NCAA Division II

Regional 3rd Place

1-1

Lincoln (Mo.) 87-93 L

West Georgia 103-98 W

1977

Carl Stewart

19-11

NCAA Division II

Regional 4th Place

0-2

North Alabama 88-105 L

Lincoln (Mo.) 87-103 L

1981

Carl Stewart

17-11

NCAA Division I

First Round

0-1

Wichita St. 70-95 L

1985

Bob Hopkins

19-11

NCAA Division I

First Round

0-1

St. John's 59-83 L

1987

Ben Jobe

19-12

NCAA Division I

First Round

0-1

Temple 56-75 L

1988

Ben Jobe

24-7

NCAA Division I

First Round

0-1

Kentucky 84-99 L

1989

Ben Jobe

20-11

NCAA Division I

First Round

0-1

North Carolina 79-93 L

1990

Ben Jobe

25-6

NIT

First Round

0-1

Fordham 80-106 L

1993

Ben Jobe

21-10

NCAA Division I

Second Round

1-1

Georgia Tech 93-78 W

George Washington 80-90 L

2006

Rob Spivery

19-13

NCAA Division I

First Round

0-1

Duke 54-70 L

23-10

NCAA Division I

Second Round

0-1

Year

Head Coach

Final
Record

Tournament

Tournament
Record

Tournament Games

Year

Head Coach

Final
Record

Tournament

Tournament
Record

Tournament Games

1982

Ned Fowler

19-8

NIT

National Quarterfinalist

2-1

LSU 83-72 W

UNLV 56-51 W

Bradley 61-77 L

1983

Ned Fowler

19-12

NIT

First Round

0-1

Nebraska 65-72 L

1992

Perry Clark

22-9

NCAA Division I

Second Round

1-1

St. John's 61-57 W

Oklahoma St. 71-87 L

1993

Perry Clark

22-9

NCAA Division I

Second Round

1-1

Kansas St. 55-53 W

Florida St. 63-94 L

1994

Perry Clark

18-11

NIT

Second Round

1-1

Evansville 76-63 W

Siena 79-89 L

1995

Perry Clark

23-10

NCAA Division I

Second Round

1-1

BYU 76-70 W

Kentucky 60-82 L

1996

Perry Clark

22-10

NIT

Final Four

National 3rd Place

4-1

Auburn 87-73 (OT) W

Minnesota 84-65 W

Illinois St. 83-72 W

Nebraska 78-90 L

Alabama 87-76 W

1997

Perry Clark

20-11

NIT

First Round

0-1

Oklahoma St. 72-79 L

2000

Perry Clark

20-11

NIT

First Round

0-1

North Carolina St. 60-64 L

20-15

Second Round

1-1

Year

Head Coach

Final
Record

Tournament

Tournament
Record

Tournament Games

1972

Bob Hopkins

22-5

NAIA Division I

Second Round

1-1

Maryland-Eastern Shore 102-80 W

Westmont (Ca.) 59-71 L

1973

Bob Hopkins

21-6

NAIA Division I

National Quarterfinalist

2-1

Marist (N.Y.) 81-65 W

Sam Houston St. (Tex.) 67-60 W

Maryland-Eastern Shore 80-87 L

1981

Denny Alexander

21-8

NAIA Division I

First Round

0-1

Oregon College 66-98 L

1982

Denny Alexander

29-2

NAIA Division I

First Round

0-1

St. Mary’s (Tex.) 57-73 L

1991

Dale Valdery

21-12

NAIA Division I

First Round

0-1

Minnesota-Duluth 68-76 L

1996

Dale Valdery

22-11

NAIA Division I

First Round

0-1

Life (Ga.) 72-79 L

2001

Dale Valdery

23-5

NAIA Division I

First Round

0-1

Oklahoma City 69-91 L

2004

Dannton Jackson

23-8

NAIA Division I

First Round

0-1

Oklahoma Baptist 67-75 L

2005

Dannton Jackson

24-10

NAIA Division I

First Round

0-1

Robert Morris (Ill.) 79-81 L

Dannton Jackson

NAIA Division I

Second Round

1-1

Dannton Jackson

NAIA Division I

First Round

0-1

Dannton Jackson

NAIA Division I

First Round

0-1

Dannton Jackson

NAIA Division I

First Round

0-1

Dannton Jackson

NAIA Division I

First Round

0-1