2022-23 men’s schedule 11.7 Vs. Mississippi College 11.14 @ Texas Tech 11.17 @ UL-Lafayette 11.21 Vs. ULM 11.23 @ Alabama A&M 11.25 @ Samford 11.26 Vs. Tennessee Southern1 12.2 Vs. Southern 12.10 @ Wyoming 12.14 Vs. Stephen F. Austin 12.17 @ UTEP* 12.21 Vs. Jarvis Christian 12.29 Vs. UTSA* 12.31 @Charlotte* 1.5 @ Rice* 1.7 Vs. UTEP* 1.11 @ North Texas* 1.14 Vs. UAB* 1.19 Vs. WKU* 1.21 Vs. Middle Tennessee* 1.26 @ UAB* 1.28 @ UTSA* 2.2 Vs. Rice* 2.9 @ FIU* 2.11 @ Florida Atlantic* 2.16 Vs. North Texas* 2.18 Vs. Charlotte* 2.23 @ WKU* 2.25 @ Middle Tennessee* 3.2 Vs. FIU* 3.4 Vs. Florida Atlantic* 3.8 -11 C-USA Tournament# birmingham, al * conference game # Frisco, TX 1
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PLAYER SPOTLIGHTS men’s basketball 24| g cobe
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•W as one of 10 players voted to the Men’s Basketball Preseason All-Conference USA Team • Was All-Conference USA Honorable Mention and a C-USA All-Defensive Team selection in 2021-22 • S tarted in all 34 games last season, totaling 385 points for a scoring average of 11.3 points per game • A nchored the Bulldogs last season in total assists with 103 and total steals with 42
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• T otaled 413 points for a scoring average of 12.1 points per game in his first season with the Bulldogs last year • Connected on 93 three-pointers in 2021-22, the second most in a single season in program history • R anked in the top 50 in the country in total three-pointers made (93) and three-point field goal percentage (39.2) • A veraged a team-high 35.5 minutes per game in C-USA Tournament, helping the Bulldogs to the title game
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hester HEAD COACH @coachthester Louisiana Tech President Dr. Les Guice and Vice President/Director of Athletics Dr. Eric A. Wood introduced Talvin Hester as the 19th head men’s basketball coach in program history in a press conference Tuesday in the Davison Athletics Complex. Hester, who has 20 years of coaching experience, is no stranger to Ruston after spending three seasons (2018-21) as an assistant coach with the Bulldogs. Most recently, he spent one season as an assistant coach at Texas Tech where he helped the third-seeded Red Raiders reach the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. “We are fired up that Coach Hester is coming back to Ruston to lead our Dunkin’ Dogs!,” said Wood. “He has been preparing for this opportunity over the last 20 years, learning the X’s and O’s from some of the best in the game. He also builds authentic relationships that will continue the great culture in the program and push our guys to play at their best and win championships!” While in Lubbock this past season working under new head coach and Associated Press Big 12 Coach of the Year Mark Adams, Texas Tech put together a 27-win season including victories over Montana State and Notre Dame to help the program make its fifth Sweet 16 appearance in program history. TTU, which had five All-Big 12 selections, was ranked as high as No. 9 in the country and reached the Big 12 championship final for just the second time in program history. The Red Raiders had the No. 1 ranked defense in the country (per Kenpom.com) while limiting opponents to only 60.2 points per game, holding teams to 38.2 percent shooting and forcing 15.9 turnovers per contest. “We are ecstatic to welcome back Coach Hester to the Tech Family,” said Guice. “He has a great vision and the ability to motivate students to their highest levels of performance. He made a positive impact during his tenure as Coach Konkol’s assistant by creating authentic relationships with our studentathletes and setting a strong example of our Tenets in action.” During his three successful years at LA Tech under Eric Konkol, Hester helped the Bulldogs register three winning seasons of 20-plus victories. The 2020-21 season saw the ‘Dogs register a 24-8 overall record while claiming a Conference USA West Division title and a third place finish in the National Invitation Tournament. The team received an atlarge berth to play in the NIT for the first time since 2015 and became just the second team in program history to make the Final Four. LA Tech, which had the highest-rated defense in C-USA ranking top 30 in the country in field goal percentage defense and three-point field goal percentage defense, upset Ole Miss in the first round, defeated league foe Western Kentucky in the quarterfinals and won a 76-74 thriller over No. 1 overall seed Colorado State in the Final Four consolation game. “I am so excited about this new journey and the opportunity given to me by Dr. Guice and Dr. Wood to lead the men’s basketball program here at Louisiana Tech University,” said Hester. “I would like to give a special thank you to Mark Adams for believing in me to help him build his program in his first season as head coach at Texas Tech. In saying that, I am ready to get to work and build a team that will make this community proud. Dreams do come true and I am living proof.”
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In his second season in 2019-20, the Bulldogs registered a 22-8 overall record during the regular slate, but the team did not have a chance at postseason play with the Conference USA and NCAA/NIT Tournaments being canceled due to the public health threat of COVID-19. The 22 wins ended up being the most victories of any Conference USA team and of any Louisiana Division I team. The Bulldogs also recorded a 13-5 league record, finishing in a tie for second place. In his first year with the ‘Dogs, Hester helped the team to 20 victories. Eight of the 20 victories came against teams who also produced 20-win seasons, the most in program history. One of those came in the season opener at Wichita State as the Bulldogs shocked the Shockers, handing them only their fourth loss in their last 76 games at home. Hester helped coach All-Conference USA selections DaQuan Bracey (First Team), Kenneth Lofton, Jr. (Third Team and C-USA Freshman of the Year) and Isaiah Crawford (Third Team) as well as Cobe Williams who was a member of the C-USA All-Defensive Team. Along with stops at Texas Tech and Louisiana Tech, Hester spent the majority of his coaching career in the south, especially in the Lone Star State. He spent time at Oral Roberts, Houston, Texas State, Stephen F. Austin, San Jose State, Prairie View A&M, Texas College, Texas Wesleyan and North Lake College during his career. Prior to his time at LA Tech, Hester coached at Oral Roberts (2017-18) with head coach Paul Mills where Hester was instrumental in the recruitment of Kevin Obanor who would help lead the team to the 2021 Sweet 16. Hester also worked for Kelvin Sampson at Houston from 2014-17, helping turnaround the Cougars program which reached the 2020 Final Four. In his first season at UH, the Cougars recorded a nine-win improvement from the previous season, earning 22 victories for the first time in eight years. The Cougars finished second in the American Athletic Conference and earned an NIT appearance, which was their first postseason action since 2013. In his second season as an UH assistant, the program boasted a 21-win season in 2016-17, a third-place finish in the AAC and another trip to the NIT. While at Houston, Hester
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coached four All-AAC selections including Rob Gray and Damyean Dotson who became the first duo in the program’s history to be selected first team in the same season since 1990. Hester spent one season as an assistant coach at Texas State (2013-14) and Stephen F. Austin (2012-13). While with the Lumberjacks, the team posted a 27-5 overall record and claimed the Southland Conference regular season title. His first coaching experience outside the Lone Star State came at San Jose State from 2010-12. In his first year with the Spartans, they earned the program’s first postseason bid since 1996 (CBI) and a 17-16, the most wins since the 198081 season. He spent five seasons at Prairie View A&M (2005-10) where he was promoted to associate head coach. He helped the Panthers to winning records in both the 2008-09 and 200910 season, the first time the program registered back-to-back winning seasons in decades. Hester began his coaching career in 2002 at North Lake College in Irving, Texas before he spent one year at his alma mater Texas Wesleyan and one at Texas College. His coaching resume also includes a stop with the Texas Rim Rockers of the United States Basketball League as an assistant coaching intern and the Dallas Mustangs AAU team for one season. He was an assistant coach at Texas College in Tyler, Texas for the 2004-05 season before going to Prairie View A&M. As a student-athlete, Hester played at Dallas Christian College during the 1996-97 season. He received his bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies from Texas Wesleyan in 2003. Hester is married to the former Jamieka Jackson and they are the parents of a daughter, Rhyan.
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assistant COACHES Winston Hines begins his first season with the Bulldog Basketball coaching staff as an assistant coach. Hines brings 13 years of collegiate coaching experience to Ruston, having recently spent five seasons as an assistant coach at nearby Grambling State. “Winston Hines is unique for this job in that he has been in the state of Louisiana for a lot of years,” said head coach Talvin Hester. “He is ASSISTANT COACH from Florida so that helps keep the connection to that state that LA Tech has had for a while. We want to continue to recruit great in our region @hinesLaTechBall and in places we have always been great like Florida. He will be a great addition to our Bulldog Family.” While with the Tigers, Hines helped the program to four top-four finishes in the Southwestern Athletic Conference including their first SWAC regular season title in 30 years. Hines helped in the development of Ivy Smith who was selected as a BOXTOROW HBCU All-American. Smith was also a two-time All-SWAC honoree and an NABC First Team All-District selection. Prior to coaching in Grambling, Hines spent one season as the associate head coach at Stillman College during the 2016-17 season. In his lone season with the Lady Tigers, the team compiled a 19-4 record after totaling just 24 wins in the previous three seasons combined. This opportunity came after spending eight seasons with the men’s program at Stillman College as an assistant coach where he helped the Tigers receive their first ever Top 25 ranking in the NCAA Division II polls.
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Aaron Smith enters first season as an assistant coach with the Bulldog Basketball team. Smith, a two-time TexasJucoBasketball.com Coach of the Year, has spent the past seven seasons with head coaching stops at Jacksonville College and Panola College. “I have known Aaron since his freshman year in college,” said head coach Talvin Hester. “He is a really good basketball coach, but more importantly he is an outstanding human being. He is a great addition to our staff and am thrilled to have him be part of our Bulldog Family.” During his time at both institutions, he won two Region XIV South Zone championships, coached two All-Americans and had 10 First or
Second Team All-Region performers. Smith spent the past three seasons at the helm at Panola College in Carthage, Texas, leading the Ponies in 2021-22 to a 22-10 overall record while advancing to the Region XIV semifinals. Smith took over as the head coach at Panola College in May of 2019, producing a 19-12 record including three victories over nationally-ranked programs in Odessa, South Plains and Clarendon. Those wins helped the Ponies earn a national ranking as high as No. 11, the highest for the program in several years. The team finished the season ranked No. 2 in the country for made three-point field goals per game. Prior to joining Panola College, he spent four seasons as the head coach at Jacksonville College in Jacksonville, Texas where he put together three 20-win seasons while totaling 78 victories.
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Darshawn McClellan begins his first season as assistant coach as part of the Bulldog Basketball coaching staff. This past season, McClellan was at Texas Tech as the Director of Scouting and Recruiting for the Red Raiders who put together a 27-win season including victories over Montana State and Notre Dame to help the program make its fifth Sweet 16 appearance in program history. “Darshawn has an unbelievable ability to connect and work with players,” said head coach Talvin Hester. “He has worked two jobs in the state of Texas and has played in Tennessee and Louisiana, which all plays into us being able to recruit this region really well. He is another
great addition to our Bulldog Family.” As Director of Scouting, McClellan was responsible for preparing individual workouts and practices, scouting reports and video edits and helping coordinate and devise player development. Prior to spending one season in Lubbock, he spent two seasons (2019-21) as Director of Player Development at UTEP in El Paso and three seasons (2016-19) as Video Coordinator at Illinois State. Prior to his stop at Illinois State, McClellan worked as a player development assistant with the Vanderbilt Commodores during the 2015-16 season following a three-year playing career overseas in Iceland, Japan and Luxembourg and work in the private sector. He also served as an assistant coach at Thomas Edison High School, his alma mater, in Fresno, California during the offseason.
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BASKETBALL? Conference USA returns to Frisco, Texas with its premier basketball event at Ford Center at The Star, headquarters of the Dallas Cowboys. The 2023 C-USA Basketball Championships take place March 8-11, featuring 22 men's and women's basketball teams playing 20 games with C-USA titles and NCAA automatic bids on the line. We are looking forward to four days of exciting hoops at this world-class facility. The road to Frisco begins in November for C-USA teams. Follow all the action, including schedules, standings, stats, where to watch live games, recaps, players of the week, latest team information and much more on our official website:
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Keaston Willis
Kenny Hunter
Dravon Mangum
Quandre Bullock
Kaleb Stewart
6-3 / 190 / Jr. Sulphur Springs, Texas
6-10 / 235 / so. Shreveport, La.
6-8 / 205 / R-sr. Roxboro, N.C.
6-6 / 195 / jr. Franklinton, N.C.
6-3 / 185 / so. Houston, Texas
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Terran Williams
Ben Ponder
LaDamien Bradford
David Green
Will Allen
6-5 / 195 / so. Marianna, Ark.
6-3 / 200 / so. Shreveport, La.
6-5 / 205 / so. Jonesboro, La.
6-7 / 215 / So. Apopka, Fla.
6-7 / 225 / R-Fr. New Orleans, La.
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Jordan Crawford
Isaiah Crawford
Cobe Williams
Pierre Geneste Jr.
6-3 / 175 / Fr. Ruston, La.
6-6 / 220 / jr. Fort Worth, Texas
6-0 / 180 / jr. Dallas, Texas
6-11 / 215 / fr. Port-au-Prince, Haiti
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ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE
24-10 12-6 12-4
Team Box Score No. Player 2 LOFTON, JR., Kenneth 3 ARCHIBALD, Amorie 0 WILLIS, Keaston
22 CRAWFORD, Isaiah 24 WILLIAMS, Cobe 23 GREEN, David
1 HUNTER, Kenny
21 CHRISTON, Exavian
11 BRADFORD, LaDamien 4 STEWART, Kaleb
5 WILLIAMS, Terran
13 THOMAS, Stacey 10 PONDER, Ben
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Score by Periods Team Louisiana Tech Opponents
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Team Statistics Scoring Points per game Scoring margin Field goals-att Field goal pct
3 point fg-att 3-point FG pct 3-pt FG made per game
Free throws-att Free throw pct F-Throws made per game Rebounds Rebounds per game Rebounding margin Assists Assists per game
Turnovers Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio Steals Steals per game
Blocks Blocks per game
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Attendance Home games-Avg/Game Neutral site-Avg/Game
LATECH 2558 75.2 +7.2
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392-536 .731 11.5
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1215 35.7 420 12.4 463 13.6 0.9 218 6.4 103 3.0 -
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at Alabama Jackson St. Jarvis Christian at Northwestern St. ULM at NC State Texas Southern at Santa Clara Louisiana LSU-Shreveport vs LSU Crowley's Ridge Marshall Western Ky. at UTEP at UTSA Southern Miss. at Southern Miss. UAB Rice North Texas at Fla. Atlantic at FIU at Charlotte UTEP UTSA at Rice at North Texas Old Dominion at UAB vs Marshall vs Western Ky. vs North Texas vs UAB
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The Thomas Assembly Center recently experienced its 40th season of basketball as it has been home to the Louisiana Tech Bulldog and Lady Techster basketball teams since it opened in November of 1982. It has also served as the home arena for the Lady Techster volleyball program since the program’s inception in 1987. The 8,000-seat Thomas Assembly Center received a new state-of-the-art Maplewood floor in the summer of 2007 thanks to the generous donation of Bulldog legend Karl Malone. Aptly named Karl Malone Court, the hardwood is made of the same material that all NBA practice facilities boast. In the summer of 2021, the court was given a new design (the fifth one in the TAC’s history and the first since 2013). Some of the details of the one-tone, light-colored floor include Bulldogs and Lady Techsters wording along the baselines, as well as implementation of website and social media handles on the sideline. In a continuing effort to improve the game-day atmosphere, a high definition video display board -- known as Paul Millsap Vision presented by Origin Bank -- was installed by Daktronics in the fall of 2013. The $1.2 million project also included four LED center hung video displays (7.3 by 11.4), two LED ribbon board displays (2 x 45.8 and 2 x 61.4), four new corner courtside displays (2 video displays, 2 standard scoreboard displays with messaging centers), a customized sound system and a video board control room which is utilized for both basketball and football. Prior to the 2020-21 season, LED lighting was installed inside and outside the arena as well as several renovation updates to locker rooms and coach’s offices. For 40 years, the Thomas Assembly Center has continually proven to be one of the toughest arenas in the country for opposing collegiate basketball teams to play in on both the men’s and women’s sides. The nationally-renowned Lady Techster basketball program has dominated their opposition for three-plus decades in the TAC, winning an amazing 84 percent of their games while posting a mark of 504-96 (500th win came on Feb. 5, 2022 versus FIU). The win-loss record is ranked in the top five in all of Division I women’s basketball. It has been home to 25 NCAA Tournament teams, the 1988 National Champion, 16 Kodak All-Americans and the winningest coach in the history of the game in Hall of Famer Leon Barmore. During the course of the program’s history in the TAC, the Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters have put together some incredible winning streaks including: - winning 161 straight games vs. unranked opponents (starting with a 79-66 win over Western Kentucky in 1991-92 and ending with a 71-65 overtime loss to Illinois in 2004-05) - winning 114 straight regular season conference games (starting with a 79-66 win over Western Kentucky in 1991-92 and ending with a 68-47 loss to Boise State in 2006-07) The Lady Techsters have also boasted some of the top attendance numbers in the nation during their times, including 15 crowds of more than 7,000 and eight crowds of more than 8,000. On numerous occasions the Lady Techsters have ranked among the nation’s Top 40 in home attendance, including a program record 5,330 in 1982-83.
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Both the Lady Techsters and Bulldogs played before a Thomas Assembly Center record 8,975 fans in a double header sweep of I-20 rival ULM (formerly Northeast Louisiana) on Jan. 22, 1985. The Lady Techsters have posted 13 perfect seasons in the Thomas Assembly Center, and won a program record 19 home games in 1988-89. Tech is 36-0 all-time at the TAC in NCAA Tournament games. The Lady Techsters aren’t the only program to have dominated in the Assembly Center as the Bulldog basketball team has had its share of winning tradition at home. Since 1982, numerous Bulldog basketball teams have seen success on the hardwood from Andy Russo’s early-1980s Dunkin’ Dogs featuring NBA Hall of Famer Karl Malone all the way through the new millennium under Michael White, Eric Konkol and now new head coach Talvin Hester. Tech has posted a remarkable 425-107 mark (500th game came on March 7, 2020 versus Charlotte) in the Thomas Assembly Center for an impressive winning percentage of 80 after posting a 13-3 mark this past season. LA Tech has now recorded 11+ home wins in each of the last 11 seasons, one of only 15 teams in the country to do so. NBA greats such as Malone, P.J. Brown, Randy White and Paul Millsap have all called the Thomas Assembly Center home during their collegiate careers. The Mailman led Louisiana Tech to a Top 10 national ranking in 1984-85 when the Bulldogs posted a 29-3 mark, including a perfect 14-0 at the Thomas Assembly Center, and a spot in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16. After losing their first ever home game at the Assembly Center, Tech reeled off a program-record 40 straight wins covering three seasons as Malone and Co. dominated the Southland Conference on its way to three straight league titles. Malone, White and Brown all took their turn leading the Bulldogs to eight straight 20-plus win seasons (1983-1992) and national postseason appearances including five NCAA Tournaments and three NIT appearances. A decade later Bulldog fans were privileged enough to watch Paul Millsap win three straight NCAA rebounding titles, the first player in Division I history to accomplish this feat. And in the past nine+ seasons behind the play of Speedy Smith, Raheem Appleby, Alex Hamilton, Erik McCree, DaQuan Bracey, Kenneth Lofton, Jr. and more, the arena has been one of the toughest place in the country for opponents to win. Since February of 2012, the ‘Dogs are 149-15 in the TAC which is the sixth highest winning percentage (90.9) of any team in the country during that span. The Bulldogs have also won 90 of the last 94 non-conference home games dating back to the start of the 2008-09 season and have now swept all non-conference home games in 11 of the last 14 seasons. Since joining Conference USA in 2013-14, the Bulldogs are 67-11 versus league foes and are also a perfect 5-0 in national postseason games at the Thomas Assembly Center after defeating Central Michigan, 89-79, in the first round of the NIT in 2015.
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INFORMATION ADA ACCESSIBLE SEATING
ADA Accessible seating is available in the following sections: 102, 103, 110, 113, 118 and 119. ADA Seating can be accessed through the main concourse.
GATES
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
• Fans may park in the east lot of the Thomas Assembly Center if they are a season ticket holder or LTAC member that has a hang-tag parking pass. • ADA parking is located on the west side of the Thomas Assembly Center and is available on a first-come, first-serve basis. • Student and free parking is located on the north side of Joe Aillet Stadium.
Policies pertaining to alcohol are in place so that all guests can enjoy the event in a safe and comfortable environment. • It is prohibited to bring alcohol into the Thomas Assembly Center. Violators will be subject to ejection and applicable legal action. • State law requires that all persons consuming alcohol be at least 21 years of age. • Intoxicated or alcohol impaired guests may be refused admission to the Thomas Assembly Center. • Only two (2) alcoholic beverages may be purchased at one time. • All alcohol sales will end with 15 minutes remaining in the second half of men’s games and with 5 minutes remaining in the 3rd quarter of women’s games.
BAGS & BAG SEARCH
Guests will be able to carry the following style and size bag, package or container into the venue: • Bags that are clear plastic, vinyl or PVC and do not exceed 12” x 6” x 12.” (Official LA Tech team logo clear plastic tote bags will be available through LA Tech Barns and Noble Store) • One-gallon clear plastic freezer bag (Ziploc bag or similar). • Small clutch bags, no larger than 4.5” x 6.5”, with or without a handle or strap can be taken into the venue with one of the clear plastic bags. • An exception will be made for medically necessary items after proper inspection. Prohibited items include, but are not limited to: purses larger than a clutch bag, coolers, briefcases, backpacks, fanny packs, cinch bags, non-approved seat cushions and chairbacks*, luggage of any kind, computer bags and camera bags or any bag larger than the permissible size. *Non-approved seat cushions and chairbacks include large traditional seat cushions that have pockets, zippers, compartments, or covers. Seat cushions and chairbacks must be 18” or less in width.
BANNERS AND SIGNS
Banners and pep signs are allowed provided they are handheld of reasonable size, can be stored beneath the seat and do not block the view of other patrons. Any banner or sign containing profanity or objectionable material will be confiscated.
CONCESSIONS
There are 3 Concession stands on the main concourse of the Thomas Assembly Center. Concessions open 60 minutes prior to tip-off. They can be found between sections 103-104 and 108-109. No other food may be brought into the arena.
CONDUCT/EJECTIONS
Fans are encouraged to treat visitors, players, coaches and officials with courtesy and respect. Abusive language or disorderly conduct is unacceptable and unwelcome in the Thomas Assembly Center and may result in ejection. Anyone who interferes with the game by coming onto the field or by throwing objects will be ejected and possibly arrested. LA Tech Athletics reserve the right to eject any patron whose behavior is against policy, unruly or illegal in nature. Event tickets will be forfeited without refund. Revocation of season tickets or arrest is possible.
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All gates will open 60 minutes prior to tip-off.
PARKING
PROHIBITED ITEMS AND ACTIVITIES
• Alcoholic beverages or controlled substances • Cans, glass, bottles, ice chests, coolers, picnic baskets and insulated beverage containers (see Containers and Coolers) • Large bags (see Bags and Bag Search) • Possession or use of firearms, explosives (including fireworks) or other weapons • Food and/or beverages (see Bottles/Cans) • Noisemakers (this is includes banging cups, bottles or cans on hard surfaces on seats) • Portable chairback seats exceeding 18” in width • Large flags, flagpoles and items obstructing sight lines • Large strollers • Live animals (except Guide and Service Dogs) • Resale of tickets (see Solicitation) • Throwing of any objects • Laser Pointers of any type • Banners, placards and leaflets not pre-approved by the Athletics Department • Standing in aisles and behind seating areas/aisles on concourse
RESTROOMS
Men’s and women’s restrooms can be found on either side of the main concourse at Thomas Assembly Center. Restrooms are located between sections 105-107 and 115-117.
SMOKING
Louisiana Tech University policy prohibits the smoking of cigarettes, cigars, pipes or burning tobacco in any other form or device, as well as the use of electronic cigarettes, vaporizers, hookah or other water pipe devices and all other related devices on university property, except inside personal vehicles.
TICKETS
General Information: All person’s ages 2 and older must present a ticket to enter the Thomas Assembly Center. Tickets may be purchased at the TAC Ticket Office near the main gate. The ticket booth opens one hour prior to tip-off. Will Call/Player Guest: Pre-purchased tickets may be picked up at the Thomas Assembly Center Ticket Office beginning an hour prior to tip-off. Only the person whose name is on the ticket order may pick up the tickets. A photo ID is required for all willcall orders. Lost/Misplaced Tickets: For lost or misplaced season tickets, the Athletics Ticket Ofice may re-issue tickets to the ticket holder of record only. A service fee is charged for each replacement ticket. For season tickets that have been lost in the mail or stolen, contact the Athletics Ticket Office at 318.257.3631 for replacement information.
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PLAYER SPOTLIGHTS women’s basketball 2| g keiunna
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• N amed 2022 Conference USA Preseason Player of the Year • Became the 43rd member of the 1,000 point club & sits at No. 27 on the all-time scoring list with 1,403 points • R egistered the fourth triple-double in program history with 27 points, 15 rebounds, and 10 assists in a 90-80 2OT win over Rice • N amed First-Team All-Conference USA and to the All-Tournament Team in 2021-22
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• R egistered the fifth-highest single-game scoring night in program history with 44 points in the 90-80 2OT win over Rice • H er 20 made field goals against Rice tied a program record from 1975 • N amed Second Team All-Conference USA and to the All-Tournament Team in 2021-22 • H as 16 career double-doubles and is only 72 points away from joining the 1,000-point club
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• Started all 33 games at point guard in her first season at LA Tech • Had a team-high 101 assists and led the team in assists in 14 contests during 2021-22 • S cored a season-high 17 points in a win at North Texas • E arned the nickname “Buzzer Beater Bates” hitting five shots at the buzzer including a game-winner over Boise State
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stoehr HEAD COACH @brookestoehr Brooke Stoehr knows the storied tradition of Lady Techster basketball. She was a big part of that history as a player under legendary Hall of Fame head coach Leon Barmore during her four years in Ruston. This fact combined with her already established track record of winning on the hardwood as a head coach led Louisiana Tech Athletics Director Tommy McClelland to name Stoehr the seventh head coach in Lady Techster basketball history in April of 2016. Stoehr came back to her alma mater after four tremendously successful years at Northwestern State, where she guided the Lady Demons to three postseason tournaments, including a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances. “I have a deep passion for this program and have a personal investment in it from my time here as a student athlete,” said Stoehr. “I take great pride and responsibility in leading this group of young women and helping move the Lady Techster program forward.” Stoehr surpassed the 150-win milestone with a road win at UAB during the 2020-21 season and surpassed 100 wins at Tech in a C-USA tournament semifinal win over UAB this past March. Stoehr now sits third all-time in program wins behind Leon Barmore and Sonja Hogg and enters the 2022-23 season with an overall record of 172-137, including a 101-79 mark in Ruston. “Brooke was the last point guard I ever coached at Louisiana Tech,” Barmore said. “When things were tough and the game was on the line, I wanted Brooke to have the ball. To be honest with you, I’m glad she has the ball now. I love her, and I’m glad she is in charge of this program.” During the 2021-22 season, Stoehr led the Techsters to a 21-12 record on their way to winning the Conference USA West Division crown and earning an automatic birth in the WNIT. The Techsters also reached the C-USA finals for the first time since joining the conference after beating UAB and completing an 11-point fourth quarter comeback over Middle Tennessee in the tournament semifinals. Stoehr led the Lady Techsters to a 14-10 record in 202021, including an overtime win on the road at Marshall to open up Conference USA play, as well as a first round win over the Thundering Herd in the Conference USA tournament. She has also seen some impressive wins the past few years, including wins over P5 programs in Alabama and Ole Miss. Other impressive wins include a road win over a 14-1 UAB in 2018-19 as well as a victory over the Blazers in the first round of the 2020 C-USA Tournament (first time a 12 seed had defeated a 5 seed in the event). Stoehr recorded back-to-back winning seasons during her first two years at the helm. After being picked to finish 12th in the 14-team Conference USA in the preseason coaches’ poll prior to 2016-17, Stoehr led the Lady Techsters to 18 wins, a fourth-place finish in the regular season standings and the program’s first national postseason berth since 2011 during her first year. LA Tech won seven straight C-USA regular season games down the stretch, advanced to the semifinals of the league tournament before falling to tournament champion WKU and then took SMU to overtime in Dallas in the first round of the WNIT.
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She followed that up with a 19-12 record in 2017-18, a third place finish in the C-USA regular season and a second straight berth in the WNIT. It marked the most wins and the highest league finish since 2011-12. The Techsters posted a win over Big Ten foe Penn State, its first over a P5 program since 2011-12. LA Tech also recorded a road win over eventual C-USA regular season champion UAB, and snapped the Rice Owl’s program-record 15-game winning streak. During her six seasons at Tech, Stoehr has recruited and developed All-Conference players such as 2022 FirstTeam and 2021 Second-Team guard Keiunna Walker and 2022 Second-Team forward Anna Larr Roberson. Walker became the 43rd member of the Lady Techsters 1,000 point club and surpassed other career milestones in assists (100), steals (100), and charges taken (100) and registered the fourth triple-double in program history against Rice with 25 points, 15 rebounds, and 10 assists. Roberson’s development over her three seasons under Stoehr has developed her into an allconference selection after ranking second in C-USA in doubledoubles, surpassing 500 career rebounds, and registering the fifth-highest scoring game in Techsters’ history with 44 points against Rice. Walker and Roberson were also named to the 2022 Conference USA All-Tournament Team. Off the court, the Lady Techsters have been very involved in the local community, volunteering countless hours of community service with a number of organizations, including DART, Buddy Ball, The Big Event, Special Olympics and visiting several local elementary schools. The Lady Techsters continued to make strides in the classroom as well. Over the past six years 41 players were named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll, including a a record-high eight Lady Techsters during the 2021-22 season. Taylor Stahly became the first Techsters since joining the league in 2013 to earn a spot on the women’s basketball All-Academic Team, recording the honor in back-to-back seasons. Stahly, Ashley Santos, Lotte Sant, Amaya Brannon, Robyn Lee, Silvia Nativi, Autumn Smith, and Mackenzie Wurm have all earned the C-USA Commissioners Academic Medal. The Techsters have also achieved a perfect single-season APR score in tow of their last three seasons.
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Stahly, who finished her academic career with a perfect 4.0 grade point average, was also named a Google Cloud Academic All-American in 2018-19, just the 16th such recipient of the highest academic honor in Louisiana Tech Athletics history. “Brooke needs no introduction to Louisiana Tech University,” said Baylor head coach Kim Mulkey. “She is Lady Techster basketball! Her history with the program speaks volumes. She was loved as a Lady Techster player, and she will be loved as the head coach.” Prior to Louisiana Tech, Stoehr inherited a Northwestern State women’s basketball program that had won a total of six games the previous season. In four seasons, NSU compiled a record of 71-58 as the Lady Demons won back-to-back Southland Conference Tournament championships in 2014 and 2015. Those victories produced the first consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances in program history. In her last season in Natchitoches, Northwestern State earned an appearance in the Women’s Basketball Invitational, extending its run of national postseason appearances to three. On the court, Stoehr developed three-year starting point guard Janelle Perez from a player who had no other Division I scholarship offers into a 1,000-point career scorer, the 201213 Southland Conference Freshman of the Year and a 2014-15 first-team All-Southland Conference selection. During Stoehr’s tenure in Natchitoches, she has also guided Keisha Lee on a path that led the shooting guard to become the 25th player in program history to score 1,000 points and Trudy Armstead in becoming just the seventh player in school history to record at least 1,000 career points and grab at least 700 career rebounds. Armstead also earned 2014 Southland Conference Tournament Most Valuable Player honors before signing to play in Romania. The maturation of shooting guard Beatrice Attura into the Southland Conference Tournament Most Valuable Player only served to underscore further Stoehr’s ability to develop quality guard play, something that marked her playing career at Louisiana Tech.
Off the court, Stoehr demands just as much or more from her players and the numbers prove it. In the classroom, Northwestern State finished with the nation’s 16th-best cumulative GPA (3.461) in the 2014-15 season and had the fifth-highest among NCAA Tournament teams that season. The team GPA for the Fall 2015 semester was 3.48, trending NSU toward another high ranking nationally when the 201516 review is released this summer by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association. Each player who completed her athletic eligibility during the Stoehrs’ tenure earned a degree from Northwestern State. In addition to her time at Northwestern State, Stoehr spent time as an assistant coach at Texas Tech (2009-12), Southern Mississippi (2008-09), LA Tech (2005-08) and UALR (2003-05). Stoehr played for the Lady Techsters from 1998 through 2002 and helped guide the program to four NCAA Tournament appearances, two Elite Eights and one Final Four. She ended her LA Tech career as the NCAA’s all-time leader in free throw percentage. Brooke and husband Scott have a 11-year-old daughter, Aubrey, and a 9-year-old son, Cooper.
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assistant COACHES Nitra Perry was named the associate head coach for the Lady Techsters on June 2, 2022. Perry brings 17 years of collegiate coaching experience to Ruston after her most recent stop as an assistant at West Virginia (2020-2022), where she helped lead the Mountaineers to a 22-7 mark that included a Big XII title game appearance and a spot in the NCAA Tournament associate head COACH Round of 32. Perry worked close with WNBA’s fourth overall selection and All@coachLperry American, Kysre Gondrezick. Before Morgantown, Perry served as the associate head coach at Toledo from 2018-2020 winning three MAC West Division titles and earning four postseason WNIT berths. In a previous stint with Toledo from 2008-2012, Perry proved instrumental in signing the MAC’s top-rated recruiting class in 2011 while also capturing the 2011 WNIT Championship after posting a school-record 29 wins while directly working with WNIT MVP Naama Shafir. In between her two stints with the Rockets, she served as an assistant coach at Memphis during the 2016-2018 seasons, where she mentored and trained two-time All-American Cheyenne Creighton and four seasons as the head coach at Kennesaw State (2012-2016). In 2014-15, Perry guided Kennesaw State to their most-successful season (17-13 record) since the Owls moved to the NCAA Division I. Perry also coached A-Sun Newcomer of the Year, Jasmine McAllister. Perry also spent two seasons at her alma mater Mississippi State as an assistant coach, where she helped mentor All-Southeastern Conference Freshman performers Alexis Rack and Mary Kathryn Govero, and served as an administrative assistant with Georgia Tech for three seasons (2004-06). A two-time All-SEC selection, Perry played four seasons for Mississippi State and played professionally overseas in Portugal and Italy.
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Scott Stoehr enters his seventh season in Ruston, serving as an assistant coach on the Lady Techster sideline. During the 2021-22 season, Stoehr helped guide the Lady Techsters to a Conference USA West Division championship which earned an automatic bid to the 2022 WNIT, while coaching All-Conference performers Keiunna Walker and Anna Larr Roberson. ASSISTANT COACH In his first two seasons with the Techsters, Stoehr helped guide the Lady Techsters back-to-back winning seasons, including 18 wins and @scottstoehr the program’s first national postseason berth since 2011 during his first year. Tech followed that up with a third-place finish in the C-USA regular season and a second straight berth in the WNIT. Stoehr came back to Ruston after four seasons at Northwestern State in Natchitoches where he played an integral role in re-establishing a winning culture of accomplishment within NSU women’s basketball. On top of three postseason appearances, including a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances, Stoehr helped develop three 1,000-point scorers, the 2012-13 Southland Conference Freshman of the Year (Janelle Perez), two first-team All-Louisiana selections and a first-team All-Southland Conference honoree. In his first position as a Division I coach, Stoehr helped guide North Texas to its most successful time in school history, including three conference division championships, two postseason tournaments and a 43-4 home record over a four-year period. Stoehr also spent time at Florida State and Arkansas-Little Rock before three seasons at Louisiana Tech where he assisted the Lady Techsters in making the NCAA Tournament and Top 25 appearances. Stoehr began his coaching career at Nebraska Wesleyan University where he received his degree in biology from Nebraska Wesleyan in 1997 before getting his master’s degree in Kinesiology from North Texas in 1999.
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Pierre Miller was named assistant coach on June 2, 2022. Miller comes to Ruston after a six-year stint on staff with Campbell women’s basketball. Miller was promoted to associate head coach in August 2021 after spending five seasons as an assistant coach. During Miller’s tenure, the Camels were one of just five division one programs to be ranked top-10 nationally in scoring defense in five of the ASSISTANT COACH past six seasons, including the top-ranked defense in 2017. During the 2020-2021 season, Campbell finished second in the Big @coachpmiller_ South regular-season standings and were runners-up in the Big South tournament. In the 2019-2020 season, Miller helped the Camels tie a program-record 16 Big South wins en route to a Big South regular-season championship, their first conference season title since 2001. In the 2018-2019 campaign, Miller helped the Camels to the program’s first and second ever postseason victories reaching the semifinals of the WBI as part of tying a program record 23 wins. Miller also worked closely with 16 All-Big South Conference players including the 2017 Defensive Player of the Year, MaKala Rouse. Before Campbell, Miller spent three seasons (2013-2016) as an assistant coach for the Presbyterian College men’s basketball team. During his time with the Blue Hose, Miller helped mentor four all-conference selections, including the 2015 Big South Freshman of the Year, Desean Murray. Before joining the coaching ranks, Miller was a standout guard for the Blue Hose from 2007-2012. A 2012 graduate in sociology with an athletic coaching minor, owning numerous records in the Presbyterian Division I record book. Miller is married to the former Maurissa Strickland, and the couple has three young children: Julia, Noah, and Lilah.
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3g
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Autumn Smith
Keiunna Walker
Robyn Lee
Lotte Sant
5-6 / so. Arlington, Texas
5-6 / sr. Lonoke, Ark.
5-8 / s0. Moss Point, Miss.
6-1 / jr. Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Salma Bates
Gabbie Green
Silvia Nativi
Amaya Brannon
Kate Thompson
5-7 / jr. Kenner, La.
5-7 / gr. Bellviille, Texas
6-0 / So. Ferrara, Italy
5-11 / so. Plano, Texas
6-2 / so. Denham Springs, La.
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Mackenzie Wurm
Ayen Angoi
Anna Larr Roberson
Anja Bukvic
6-4 / so. Allen, Texas
6-0 / fr. Dallas, Texas
6-3 / jr. Ruston, La.
5-10 / fr. Belgrade, Serbia
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2021-22 Wbb statistics 2021-22 Louisiana Tech Women's Basketball Combined Team Statistics All games
Game Records Record
Overall
ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE
21-12 11-7 10-5
Team Box Score No. Player 2 WALKER, Keiunna
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44 ROBERSON, Anna Larr 32-32
999:14 31.2
24 BRANNON, Amaya
33-21
881:57 26.7
33-0
657:24 19.9
10 BATES, Salma 3 LEE, Robyn
4 SANT, Lotte
33-33 1070:18 32.4 33-10
32 THOMPSON, Kate
33-13
33 WURM, Mackenzie
13-0
23 NATIVI, Silvia
15 DAVIS, Jadona
14 OCKWELL, Rhi
1 SMITH, Autumn
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15:43
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27-0
140:45
15-0
45:44
6-0
Away
12-3 7-2 5-1
Neutral
6-8 4-5 2-3
3-1 0-0 3-1
Score by Periods Team Louisiana Tech Opponents
1st 581 459
2nd 482 482
Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds FG-FGA FG% 3FG-3FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF DEF TOT AVG 217-508
.427
17-63
.270 174-228
.763
93-234
.397
29-88
.330
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.402
13-42
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41-59
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3-7
12-41
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98-117
.385 .310
29-91
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.214
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1
44
0 101
83 64 45 34 47 46 7
1.1
21
0.3
6
0.8
3rd 562 491
1
1
88 24
1
18
0
28
1 1 0 0 0 0 0
26 14 69 1
4th 569 545
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TO BLK STL PTS 87
60
625 18.9
9
46
261
7.9
181
5.5
28
56
4
91 31 16
1 6
34
19
3
5
59 23
3
3
1
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OT 20 10
10 7 0 0
28 36 19 14 13 40
2 6 0 8
485 15.2 231 122 121 114
22 41 5 6
7.0 3.7 3.7 3.5
1.7 1.5
0.8 0.4
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807-1865 .433 127-402
.316 473-623 .759 329 822 1151 34.9 485
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736-1864 .395 199-627
.317 316-461 .685 364 804 1168 35.4 597 11 424 588 89 257 1987 60.2
Team Statistics Scoring Points per game Scoring margin Field goals-att Field goal pct
3 point fg-att 3-point FG pct 3-pt FG made per game
Free throws-att Free throw pct F-Throws made per game Rebounds Rebounds per game Rebounding margin Assists Assists per game
Turnovers Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio Steals Steals per game
Blocks Blocks per game
Winning streak Home win streak
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OPP
1987 60.2 -
807-1865 .433
736-1864 .395
473-623 .759 14.3
316-461 .685 9.6
127-402 .316 3.8
1151 34.9 -0.5 379 11.5
471 14.3 +3.5 0.8 272 8.2 92 2.8 0 0
23715 15-1581 -
199-627 .317 6.0
1168 35.4 424 12.8 588 17.8 0.7 257 7.8 89 2.7 -
13505 14-965 4-3422
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Jarvis Christian LSU-Alexandria at Ole Miss Nicholls vs Boise St. at Colorado at ULM Mississippi Val. Sam Houston at Louisiana at McNeese at Marshall at Western Ky. Southern Miss. at Southern Miss. UTSA at UAB at Rice at North Texas Fla. Atlantic FIU UTEP Charlotte at UTEP at UTSA Rice North Texas at Old Dominion UAB vs UAB vs Middle Tenn. vs Charlotte Houston
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W W L W W L W W W L W L L L L W W L W W W W L W L Wot2 W W W W W L L
103-53 95-48 44-62 77-48 60-57 48-59 64-48 69-56 77-52 57-69 74-57 44-62 50-64 59-65 60-65 79-64 58-52 64-72 72-60 64-49 81-62 68-65 56-59 77-60 49-59 90-80 62-54 65-62 82-56 71-65 80-72 63-68 52-63
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Dr. les
guice university president @LKGuice Dr. Les Guice and Louisiana Tech University share a rich history together that spans five decades. From an architecture student stepping on the campus for the first time in 1972 to his appointment as Louisiana Tech’s 14th President in 2013, Guice has shown an unwavering commitment to leadership and service to his alma mater. One of Guice’s first achievements at Tech was earning a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture in 1976. While he was an undergraduate, Guice found a passion for Engineering and went on to earn a master’s degree in Civil Engineering from Tech in 1978. He earned his PhD in Civil Engineering at Texas A&M University in 1986 and decided to pursue teaching as his career. Guice’s dedication to his students and the University would lead to his appointment as Dean of the College of Engineering and Science (COES) in 1999. As Dean, Guice supported innovations in the college, including a transformative redesign of the first-year curriculum for engineering and science students. With a focus on the future and a progressive vision for economic development, Guice led the planning and development of
the Louisiana Tech Enterprise Campus – a research park connecting the University and downtown Ruston. The Enterprise Campus’ first building, Tech Pointe, was completed in 2012 and is now home for several companies and organizations. Construction on Tech Pointe II began this spring. As president of Tech, Guice is the chief executive officer of north Louisiana’s only Carnegie Foundation national research university. The University is also one of only two public universities from Louisiana recognized in the top tier of national universities by U.S. News and World Report. Throughout his career, Guice has contributed to and played a central role in creating the culture and vision for the future of Tech. His focus on campuswide engagement, building and growing relationships, and leadership in forging a path toward advancement of the University’s academic and athletic programs, research and commercialization activities, and economic development efforts means that Louisiana Tech University’s best days are yet to come. Guice and his wife Kathy have three children and four grandchildren.
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WOOD DIRECTOR of ATHLETICS/VICE PRESIDENT @EWOOD_AD Culture. Class. Competitive Excellence. Those are the pillars that Dr. Eric A. Wood has embraced and vocalized since stepping foot on the Louisiana Tech University campus. Wood was formally introduced as Vice President and Director of Athletics by University President Dr. Les Guice during a press conference held in the Chris Richardson Suite of the Joe Aillet Stadium Press Box on Oct. 23, 2020. The 23-year veteran of collegiate athletics came to Ruston following a five-year stint at UCF, becoming the first Director of Athletics in LA Tech history to also serve as a Vice President while also becoming the first AfricanAmerican Vice President and the first minority Director of Athletics in the University’s history. Wood’s energy, enthusiasm and electric personality have hit home with the LA Tech student-athletes, coaches, support staff and fan base during his two years as AD. And since coming on board during one of the most trying times in collegiate athletics history, his leadership has helped LA Tech gain momentum – both on and off the playing surfaces. Athletically, that momentum can be seen in the number of championships won. • Baseball – 2021 C-USA West Division champions and 2022 C-USA Tournament champions • Softball – 2022 C-USA Regular Season champions • Women’s Basketball – 2022 C-USA West Division champions • Men’s Basketball – 2021 C-USA West Division champions LA Tech is the only Division I school in the country to have won a conference regular season title in baseball, softball, men’s basketball and women’s basketball within the last two years. The Bulldog and Lady Techster Basketball teams also made it to the Conference USA Championship game in 2022, marking just the eighth time in C-USA history a school has had both programs advance to the finals. Other team highlights during Wood’s tenure include the seventh straight bowl appearance by Bulldog Football, back-to-back NCAA Regional appearances by the Bowling program, Bulldog Basketball’s run to the 2021 NIT Final Four, individual NCAA postseason qualifiers in Track and Field and Golf, and back-to-back NCAA Regional appearances by Bulldog Baseball (including the first ever host of an NCAA Regional in 2021). LA Tech also had plenty of champions in the classroom with numerous academic records broken. • 230 student-athletes named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll (2021-22) • 75 student-athletes receiving the C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Medal (2021-22)
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• 11 programs tallying a multi-year APR rate of at least 970 (2020-21) • 8 programs recording a perfect 1,000 single-year APR score (2020-21) Other impressive academic accomplishments over the last two years have included 24 conference All-Academic Team honorees, 12 CoSIDA Academic AllDistrict selections (record-high nine in 2020-21) and five CoSIDA Academic All-American selections (record-high three in 2020-21). On the fundraising front this past year, the University totaled $5.6M in dollars received to athletics, the highest since FY17, with the exception of disaster relief efforts. The Louisiana Tech Athletics Club (LTAC) exceeded $1.53 million in commitments in FY22, marking the first time surpassing $1.5 million since the 201819 academic year. In addition, the average LTAC gift increased by 20 percent from FY21 to FY22. And for a second straight year, giving among full-time athletic department employees reached 100 percent. Tech has also seen several seven-figure commitment made by individual donors on capital projects that support the Bulldog and Lady Techster student-athletes. The University opened brand new facilities in J.C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park, Dr. Billy Bundrick Softball Field, Robert Mack Caruthers Soccer Field, Origin Bank Soccer and Softball Complex, and additional support facilities that totaled in excess of $40 million in new athletics facility construction. The University has also begun raising funds for the construction of the Sarah and A.L. Williams Champions Plaza as well as the new Student-Athlete Success Center and pair of new Daktronics video scoreboards as part of the $15 million Joe Aillet Stadium north end zone project. All of these momentum-building moments have led to exponential growth in the brand as well through social media and the official athletics website LATechSports. com. In 2021-22, there was a 17.9 percent increase in followers across all social media platforms with half of the accounts generating at least a 20 percent growth in followers. The newly redesigned website saw its most web traffic ever with record highs in page views (3.06 million), sessions (1.34 million) and users (780,000+). All of these accomplishments are signs of the three pillars – Culture, Class and Competitive Excellence. The Bronx, New York, native has also served in a variety of roles outside of LA Tech, having been appointed to the Division I NCAA Football Oversight Committee and to the Division I Council as well as being named Chair of the Football Success Committee. Prior to making Ruston his new home, Wood spent more than two decades serving within athletics administration. In addition to his time at UCF, he has held full-time positions at the University of Arkansas, the Atlantic Coast Conference, Wake Forest University and the University of New Haven. He also served as a postgraduate intern at the NCAA national office and a graduate assistant at Clemson University early in his career. At every level of his professional career, Wood has made an impact. His qualifications and accomplishments
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include: • Sacred Heart University Board of Trustees • Head coach hires in football (Sonny Cumbie), men’s basketball (Talvin Hester), softball (2022 C-USA Coach of the Year Josh Taylor), and track and field (Brian Johnson)2020-21 University of Arkansas Outstanding Alumni of the Year-College of Health, Human Performance & Recreation • 2019 “Next Up” honoree presented by Adidas and College AD for senior level administrators • Athletics Representative on the UCF Presidents Advisory Staff Council • 2016 Top 40 Under 40 in the Arkansas Business Journal • 2009 graduate of the NCAA’s Leadership Institute • NCAA, NLI, Division I-A Athletics Director’s Association (Now Lead1), USTA committee service • 1994-1998 NCAA football student-athlete • 1998 Medal of Merit recipient as student-athlete of the Year During his tenure at UCF, Wood played a prominent role in the strategic planning process and day-to-day administration of the University’s 16-sport intercollegiate athletics program, assisting with key initiatives that impact overall competitive excellence in the classroom and on the respective playing fields as a member of his executive leadership team. He represented the department on the President’s Advisory Staff Council and served as sport administrator for the football and men’s basketball programs. Wood had administrative oversight of the Varsity Knights alumni letter-winners organization, UCF Convocation Corporation management and revenue generation, Knights Sports Performance, the sport administrators group, the sports science and sports nutrition departments, compliance, academics and all internal units impacting the competitive success of UCF’s 450 student-athletes. Wood also assisted with the hiring of UCF football coach Josh Heupel and men’s basketball coach Johnny Dawkins. The Knights football program has won 22 games
over the past two seasons, including an undefeated regular season in 2018. The Knights men’s basketball program earned a trip to the 2019 NCAA Tournament, the program’s first since 2005. During his time in Fayetteville, Wood served as the Associate Athletics Director, Deputy Title IX Coordinator/ Diversity Coordinator (2011-16) as well as the Assistant Athletics Director for Student-Athlete Development (2009-11). Wood was the Director of Student-Athlete Programs and Compliance at the ACC (2005-09) following a stint as the Assistant Director for Compliance at Wake Forest (2004-05). He began his full-time collegiate athletic administration career as the Assistant AD for Compliance and Student Development at the University of New Haven (2003-04). He is a 1998 graduate of Sacred Heart University, earning his degree in Psychology. He was a three-year starter at cornerback for the Pioneer football team with one outdoor season as a member of the track and field team. Wood earned a Medal of Merit, the athletic department’s highest honor, as the Student-Athlete of the Year his senior year at Sacred Heart. He completed his master’s degree in counseling and guidance services at Clemson University in May 2000 and his Doctorate of Education in Sports Management at the University of Arkansas in 2016. Wood and his wife Celia have four children – Eliana, Nia, Alyssa and Elijah.
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