List of Louisiana Tech University alumni

This is a list of notable people who have attended Louisiana Tech University.

Academia

• Billy Bonner - Nuclear physicist, head of the T.W. Bonner Nuclear Laboratory at Rice University^[1]
• Charles R. Embry - Professor Emeritus at Texas A&M
• Woodie Flowers - Professor of mechanical engineering at M.I.T.; former host of Scientific American Frontiers
• Les Guice - President of Louisiana Tech University
• Wiley W. Hilburn - Department Head of journalism at Louisiana Tech; Shreveport Times columnist; One-time Best Louisiana Column Award; Inducted into the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame
• Hubert D. Humphreys - Historian
• Randy Moffett - President of the University of Louisiana System; Former President of Southeastern Louisiana University
• R. Byron Pipes - Former president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• Dan Reneau - Former President of Louisiana Tech University
• Dheeraj Sharma - Internationally renowned marketing scholar; Associate Editor of Journal of Marketing Channels; Editor of the Academy of Marketing Science Proceedings
• Eddy Shell - Speech professor at Bossier Parish Community College; Member of Bossier Parish Police Jury
• Jimmy G. Shoalmire (1940-1982) - historian
• F. Jay Taylor - Former president of Louisiana Tech University and historian of the American Civil War
• David Templeton - Chemist and former dean of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at the University of California at Berkeley, participated in the Manhattan Project
• Robert O. Trout - Sociologist
• Dorothy Leola Nixon Younse (1903-1969) - English professor from 1931 to 1968 at the University of Louisiana at Monroe when known as Ouachita Junior College and then Northeast Louisiana State College, posthumously recognized in 1980 as professor emeritus^[2]

Notable Louisiana Tech faculty

• Stephen A. Caldwell - Louisiana educator, Tech faculty member, 1922–1926
• John Ardis Cawthon - Louisiana Tech alumnus, regional historian, and education professor, 1939–40, 1948 summer, 1954–1972
• Hollis Downs - finance instructor
• Rodney L. Lowman - psychologist
• Yuri Lvov - research scientist and professor of chemistry; 2007 Small Times National Innovator of the Year
• Garnie W. McGinty - historian, 1930s-1960s
• E. R. Minchew - speech professor, 1964–1975; former principal of Castor High School in Bienville Parish
• Robert W. Mondy - historian of the frontier, Louisiana Tech, 1934–1973
• Virgil Orr - chemical engineering professor, Tech dean, and then vice president (1952–1980); state representative, 1988–1992
• Morgan D. Peoples - historian (1965–1985)
• Ellis Sandoz - Director of the Eric Voegelin Institute for American Renaissance Studies
• Robert C. Snyder - professor of English, 1947 to 1989
• David William Thomas - professor of journalism
• William Y. Thompson - historian (1955–1988)
• John D. Winters - historian (1948–1984)

Arts, Entertainment, and Humanities

• Trace Adkins - Country music singer; Three #1 country music singles; One-time ACM Top New Male Vocalist; One-time CMT Male Video of the Year award
• Hope Anderson - Miss Louisiana 2011
• Leraldo Anzaldua - Actor, stunt coordinator, and voice actor
• Elise Baughman - Voice actress; former Louisiana Tech cheerleader
• Brady Boyd - Pastor
• Kix Brooks - Country music singer; Host of American Country Countdown; Twenty-one #1 country music singles; Two #1 country music singles of the year; One-time CMA Entertainer of the Year; Fourteen-time CMA Duo of the Year
• Sharon Brown - Miss USA 1961; Miss Louisiana 1961
• Karen Carlson - Actress; former Miss Arkansas
• Barbara Colley - Romance and mystery novelist
• Bill Doss - co-founder of the Elephant Six Collective; member of several bands including Chocolate U.S.A., The Olivia Tremor Control, The Sunshine Fix, and The Apples in Stereo
• Chris Elrod - Christian comedian and writer ^[3]
• Eddie Gossling - Comedian
• Joey Greco - Host of the television show Cheaters
• Faith Jenkins - Miss Louisiana 2000, Miss America 2001 first runner-up, attorney and legal analyst
• Merle Kilgore - Country music singer
• Bobby Lounge - Singer-songwriter
• Qui Nguyen - Playwright
• Norman L. Richardson - Journalist known for coverage of hurricanes; Frank C. Allen Award; AP Managing Editor's Association Award
• Phil Robertson - Cast member of A&E's "Duck Dynasty"; inventor of the Duck Commander duck call.
• Si Robertson - Cast member of A&E's "Duck Dynasty"
• Marc Swayze - Comic book artist and writer
• Robert Tinney - Illustrator
• Rose Venkatesan - Talk show host in India
• Muse Watson - Actor
• Wayne Watson - Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter in Contemporary Christian music
• John Corey Whaley - Author
• Jamie Wilson - Miss Louisiana 2006

Business

• Nick Akins - President and Chief Executive Officer of American Electric Power
• Stephen Babcock - Lawyer
• Paul M. Davis, Jr. - orthopedic surgeon and real estate developer in Alexandria, Louisiana
• Lee Fletcher (1966-2009) - President and owner of The Fletcher Group and Reel 2 Reel Productions; Host of the Town Hall Show; Chief of Staff for U.S. Representative John Fleming
• Cindi Love - Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer of the Metropolitan Community Church
• Michael McCallister - Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Humana, Inc.
• Matthew Moseley - Attorney, consultant, and author
• Edward L. Moyers - President and CEO of several railroads including MidSouth Rail, Illinois Central Railroad and Southern Pacific Railroad.^[4]
• Ron Ponder - Senior information technology executive in several Fortune 100 companies including FedEx, Sprint Nextel, AT&T, Capgemini, and WellPoint
• Glen Post - President and Chief Executive Officer of CenturyLink
• John Simonton - founder of PAiA Electronics; publisher of Electronic Musician
• Stanley R. Tiner - Executive editor and Vice President of The Sun Herald newspaper in Biloxi-Gulfport, Mississippi; 2006 Pulitzer Prize in journalism for Hurricane Katrina coverage
• Morgan W. Walker, Sr. - Founder of Continental Trailways and Walker-Roemer Dairy
• Will Wright - Co-founder of the game development company Maxis; Creator of the Sim City computer game series
• Charles Wyly - American entrepreneur and businessman, philanthropist, civic leader, and a major contributor to Republican causes and Dallas art projects
• Sam Wyly - Founder of University Computing Company, Earth Resources Company, Sterling Software, and Maverick Capital; Has acquired and is the largest stockholder in several other companies

Government

Activism

• Kim Gandy - Former President of the National Organization for Women
• Hall Lyons - Louisiana oilman and political activist; studied at Louisiana Tech but graduated from Louisiana State University^[5]
• Bob Reese - Chairman of the Natchitoches Parish Republican Party, 1968–2004
• Jerome Ringo - Chairman of the National Wildlife Federation
• Elliott Stonecipher (Class of 1973), political consultant, pollster, and political analyst^[6]
• Frank Voelker, Jr. - Chairman of the defunct Louisiana Sovereignty Commission, attorney in Lake Providence and later New Orleans^[7]
• Captan Jack Wyly - Conservative Democratic political figure from Lake Providence

Executive

• Noel Byars - Former mayor of Minden
• Sam Caldwell - Former mayor of Shreveport
• Noah W. Cross - Former sheriff of Concordia Parish
• Keith Hightower - Former mayor of Shreveport
• Lee Cooke - (Class of 1966), Former mayor of Austin, Texas (1988-1991), city council member (1977-1981); CEO, Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce (1983-1987)
• Don Hathaway - Last public works commissioner in Shreveport; Caddo Parish sheriff from 1980 to 2000
• Donald Edward Jones - mayor of Bossier City from 1984 to 1989
• Allison Kolb - Louisiana state auditor (1952–1956)
• Todd Lamb - Current Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma
• W. Fox McKeithen - Former Secretary of State of Louisiana
• Frank T. Norman - Former mayor of Minden
• Dave Norris (MBA Class of 1965) - Mayor of West Monroe since 1978
• Elton C. Pody - Mayor of Ruston from 1983 to 1991
• Fred Preaus - Former state highway director; gubernatorial candidate in 1956
• Larkin T. Riser - Sheriff of Webster Parish from 1996 to 2004
• Charles E. Roemer, II - Former Louisiana commissioner of administration in the first two administrations of Governor Edwin Washington Edwards^[8]
• Lo Walker - Mayor of Bossier City
• John Clint Williamson - U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues

Judiciary

• Harvey Locke Carey (pre-Law) - U. S. Attorney for the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, 1950-1952^[9]
• Jeff Cox - Judge of the Louisiana 26th Judicial District court in Bossier and Webster parishes since 2005^[10]
• James L. Dennis - Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• Cecil C. Lowe - Judge of the Minden City Court and the Louisiana 26th Judicial District Court^[11]
• Charles A. Marvin - Judge of the Louisiana Circuit Court of Appeal for the Second District; journalism graduate of Louisiana Tech, named Distinguished Alumnus in 1989^[12]
• O. E. Price - City, district, and state appeal court judge from Bossier City
• Parker Self (Class of 1981) - Judge of the Louisiana 26th Judicial District Court in Bossier and Webster parishes^[13]
• Robert P. "Bobby" Waddell - State court judge in Shreveport; former state representative

Legislative

• Robert Adley - Current Louisiana State Senator from Bossier Parish; former Louisiana State Representative from Bossier Parish
• Rodney Alexander - Current United States Representative from Louisiana^[14]
• Andy Anders (Class of 1979) - Current Louisiana State Representative from Concordia Parish
• John Baine - Current Arkansas State Representative
• Gilbert Baker - Arkansas State Senator and candidate for the United States Senate in 2010
• Charles C. Barham (Class of 1958) - Ruston attorney and former Louisiana state senator
• Cecil R. Blair - Former Louisiana state senator from Rapides Parish; former State Representative from Rapides Parish
• Billy Boles - Late Louisiana State Senator from Monroe
• Saxby Chambliss - Current United States Senator from Georgia; former United States Representative from Georgia
• J. Frank Colbert - Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives and the mayor of Minden
• Ken Coon - Former Arkansas Republican State Chairman; Arkansas gubernatorial nominee in 1974
• Jean M. Doerge - Retiring Louisiana State Representative from Webster Parish
• R. Harmon Drew, Sr. - Former Louisiana State Representative from Webster Parish; Former Minden city judge
• Hollis Downs (Class of 1968) - Retiring Louisiana State Representative from Lincoln and Union parishes
• Noble Ellington - Current Louisiana State Representative from Northeastern Louisiana; Former Louisiana State Senator from Northeastern Louisiana
• James R. Fannin - Current Louisiana State Representative from Jackson, Bienville, Ouachita, and Winn parishes
• Harvey Fields - state senator for Union and Morehouse parishes from 1916 to 1920, member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission from 1927 to 1936; former law partner and political ally of Huey Pierce Long, Jr.^[15]
• John Sidney Garrett - Late Louisiana State Representative from Claiborne Parish; Former Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives
• Terry W. Gee (Bachelor of Science in Personnel Management) - Former Louisiana State Representative from Jefferson and Orleans parishes^[16]
• Bryant Hammett - Former Louisiana State Representative from Ferriday
• Ken Hollis - Late Louisiana State Senator from Jefferson Parish
• George B. Holstead - Late state representative from Lincoln Parish
• Louise B. Johnson - Late Louisiana State Representative from Union Parish
• K.D. Kilpatrick - Late state senator from Union, Jackson, and Lincoln parishes
• Edgar H. Lancaster, Jr. - Tallulah lawyer and member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1952 to 1968^[17]
• Tim Lemons - Civil engineer from Cabot, Arkansas; Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives since January 2015^[18]
• Max T. Malone - Former state senator from Caddo and Bossier parishes
• Jim McCrery - Former United States Representative from Louisiana^[19]
• Newt V. Mills - Late United States Representative from Louisiana^[20]
• Leland G. Mims - Late President of the Police Jury Association of Louisiana
• Billy Montgomery - Former state representative from Bossier Parish
• Danny Roy Moore - Former state senator from Claiborne and Bienville parishes.
• L.D. "Buddy" Napper - Former state representative
• Richard G. Neeson - Former Louisiana State Senator
• Rick Nowlin - Current Louisiana State Representative from Natchitoches and Winn Parishes
• James P. Pope - Former U.S. Senator from Idaho, mayor of Boise, and director of the Tennessee Valley Authority^[21]
• Gene Reynolds - District 10 member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Webster Parish^[22]
• Rob Shadoin - Current Louisiana state representative from Lincoln and Union parishes^[23]
• Phil Short - Former Louisiana state senator from St. Tammany Parish
• Francis C. Thompson - Current Louisiana State Senator; former State Representative for Concordia, East Carroll, Madison, Richland, and Tensas parishes
• Kenneth Volentine - Former Louisiana State Representative and sheriff from Claiborne Parish
• Joe Waggonner - Late United States Representative from Louisiana
• Loy F. Weaver - Banker; former state representative from Claiborne and Union parishes
• Jimmy Wilson - Late Louisiana State Representative from Caddo Parish; former Mayor of Vivian

Military

• Susan Y. Desjardins - Major General in U.S. Air Force
• John Spencer Hardy - Lieutenant General in the U.S. Air Force attended Louisiana Tech but graduated from Centenary College of Louisiana^[24]
• David C. Jones - Retired U.S. Air Force General; former U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff; former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
• Jack Ramsaur II - United States Air Force Major General
• David Wade, Lieutenant General in the United States Air Force, former commander of Barksdale Air Force Base, state corrections director and adjutant general
• La Vern E. Weber - Lieutenant General and former Director of the Army National Guard and Chief of the National Guard Bureau

Sports

Football

• Ryan Allen - Current NFL punter for the New England Patriots
• Joseph Anderson - Former NFL wide receiver for the Chicago Bears
• Larry Anderson - Retired NFL cornerback and kick returner for the Pittsburgh Steelers; Two-time Super Bowl Champion
• Myron Baker - Retired NFL linebacker for the Chicago Bears and Carolina Panthers
• Mike Barber - Retired NFL tight end for the Houston Oilers, Los Angeles Rams, and Denver Broncos; Founder of Mike Barber Ministries
• Lloyd Baxter - Retired NFL center for the Green Bay Packers
• Taylor Bennett - Current quarterback for the Stockholm Mean Machines
• Chris Boniol - Retired NFL kicker for the Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, and Chicago Bears; One-time Super Bowl champion
• Cloyce Box - Retired NFL end and halfback; Two-time NFL champion; Two-time Pro Bowl selection; One-time All-Pro selection
• Craig Bradshaw - Retired NFL quarterback for the Houston Oilers
• Terry Bradshaw - Retired NFL quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers; Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame; One-time NFL MVP; Four-time Super Bowl champion; Two-time Super Bowl MVP; Three-time Pro Bowl selection; Four-time All-Pro selection; Bert Bell Award; 1970s All-Decade Team; #1 overall NFL draft selection
• Larry C. Brewer - Retired NFL wide receiver for the Atlanta Falcons
• Matt Broha - Current NFL defensive end for the New York Giants
• Eddie Brown - Former AFL offensive specialist for the Albany/Indiana Firebirds; voted best player in arena football history in 2006
• Weldon Brown - Current CFL cornerback for the Edmonton Eskimos
• Bob Brunet - Retired NFL running back for the Washington Redskins
• Colby Cameron - Current NFL quarterback for the Carolina Panthers
• Roger Carr - Retired NFL wide receiver for the Baltimore Colts; One-time Pro Bowl selection
• Zac Champion - Current CFL quarterback for the Calgary Stampeders; former CFL quarterback for the BC Lions
• Jessie Clark - Retired NFL running back for the Green Bay Packers, Detroit Lions, Arizona Cardinals, and Minnesota Vikings
• Pat Collins - Former Louisiana-Monroe head football coach
• Ryan Considine - Current UFL offensive tackle for the Las Vegas Locomotives
• Fred Dean - Retired NFL defensive end for the San Diego Chargers and San Francisco 49ers; Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame; Two-time Super Bowl champion
• Mark Dillard - Former safety for the New England Patriots
• George Doherty - Retired NFL tackle for the Brooklyn Tigers, Boston Yanks, Buffalo Bison, New York Yankees, and Buffalo Bills; Two-time All-Pro selection; Rookie of the Year; Head football coach at Northwestern State University
• Matt Dunigan - Retired CFL quarterback for the Edmonton Eskimos, BC Lions, Toronto Argonauts, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Birmingham Barracudas, and Hamilton Tiger-Cats; Inducted into Canadian Football Hall of Fame; Two-time Grey Cup champion; Tom Pate Memorial Award; Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy; Voted one of CFL's Top 50 players; Holds pro football record for most passing yards in one game (713)
• Troy Edwards - Retired NFL wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers, St. Louis Rams, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Detroit Lions; Current AFL wide receiver for the Grand Rapids Rampage; Holds the NCAA record for most receiving yards in one game (405 vs. Nebraska)
• Justin Ellis - Current NFL defensive tackle for the Oakland Raiders
• IK Enemkpali - Current NFL defensive end for the New York Jets
• Hiram Eugene - Current NFL safety for the Oakland Raiders
• Doug Evans - Retired NFL cornerback and safety for the Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers, Seattle Seahawks, and Detroit Lions; One-time Super Bowl champion
• Bobby Gray - Retired NFL safety for the Chicago Bears
• Garland Gregory - Former AAFC guard/linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers
• Roland Harper - Retired NFL running back for the Chicago Bears
• Tom Hinton - Retired CFL guard for the BC Lions; Inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame; One-time Grey Cup Champion
• Johnathan Holland - Current NFL wide receiver for the Oakland Raiders; Winner of ESPN's Pontiac Game Changing Performance for his spectacular catch against Nebraska
• Gene Johnson - Former AFL quarterback
• James Jordan - Former NFL wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers
• Trey Junkin - Retired NFL tight end and long snapper for the Buffalo Bills, Washington Redskins, Los Angeles Raiders, Seattle Seahawks, Oakland Raiders, Arizona Cardinals, and New York Giants
• David Lee - Retired NFL punter for the Baltimore Colts
• Phillip Livas - NCAA record holder for most kickoff and punt returns for touchdowns
• Jason Martin - Retired quarterback in NFL Europe and arena football
• Luke McCown - Current NFL quarterback for the New Orleans Saints; former NFL quarterback for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Cleveland Browns, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Pete McCulley - Former head coach of the San Francisco 49ers
• Jordan Mills - Current NFL offensive tackle for the Chicago Bears
• Ryan Moats - Current NFL running back for the Minnesota Vikings; former running back for the Philadelphia Eagles, Arizona Cardinals, and Houston Texans
• Dennis Morris - Current tight end for the St. Louis Rams; 2009 NCAA Tight End of the Year
• Quinton Patton - Current wide receiver for Louisiana Tech
• Joe Raymond Peace - Former Louisiana Tech head football coach
• Tim Rattay - Current UFL quarterback for the Las Vegas Locomotive; former NFL quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans, and Arizona Cardinals
• Mike Richardson - Retired CFL running back for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Ottawa Rough Riders; 1992 CFL Most Outstanding Rookie
• Willie Roaf - Retired NFL offensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints and Kansas City Chiefs; Eleven-time Pro Bowl selection; Ten-time All-Pro selection; NFL 1990s All-Decade Team; Inducted into New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame; Inducted into Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame
• Johnny Robinson - Retired NFL defensive end for the Los Angeles Raiders and Oakland Raiders; One-time Super Bowl champion
• Billy Ryckman - Retired NFL wide receiver for the Atlanta Falcons
• Leo Sanford - Retired NFL linebacker for the Chicago Cardinals and Baltimore Colts; Two-time Pro Bowl selection
• Josh Scobee - Current NFL kicker for the Jacksonville Jaguars
• Eric Shaw - Retired NFL defensive end for the Cincinnati Bengals
• John Simon - Former NFL running back for the Tennessee Titans and Washington Redskins
• Mickey Slaughter - Retired NFL quarterback for the Denver Broncos
• Artie Smith - Retired NFL defensive end for the Cincinnati Bengals, San Francisco 49ers, and Dallas Cowboys
• D'Anthony Smith - Current defensive tackle for the Jacksonville Jaguars
• Joe Smith - Current CFL running back for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers; former NFL running back for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Tennessee Titans; former NFL Europe running back for the Rhein Fire; former CFL running back for the BC Lions; Eddie James Memorial Trophy; One-time CFL All-Star selection
• Tommy Spinks - Retired NFL wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings
• Quincy Stewart - Former NFL player for the San Francisco 49ers and New York Jets; CFL Grey Cup Champion
• Matt Stover - Current NFL kicker for the Baltimore Ravens; former NFL kicker for the Cleveland Browns; One-time All-Conference selection; One-time Super Bowl champion; One-time Pro Bowl selection; One-time Pro Bowl alternate
• Pat Tilley - Retired NFL wide receiver for the St. Louis Cardinals; One-time Pro Bowl selection
• Josh Victorian - Current NFL cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers
• John Henry White - Retired CFL running back for the BC Lions; One-time Grey Cup Champion
• Myles White - Current NFL wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers
• A.L. Williams - Former Louisiana Tech head football coach
• Grant Williams - Retired NFL offensive tackle for the Seattle Seahawks, New England Patriots, and St. Louis Rams; One-time Super Bowl champion
• Tramon Williams - Current NFL cornerback for the Green Bay Packers^[25]
• J. R. Williamson - Former NFL linebacker for the Oakland Raiders and Boston Patriots
• Jerron Wishom - Former NFL cornerback for the Green Bay Packers
• Andre Young - Former NFL defensive back for the San Diego Chargers

Bulldog Basketball

• Leon Barmore - Retired head coach for the Lady Techsters; Best coaching winning percentage in women's basketball history; Member of Basketball Hall of Fame; Member of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame; One-time national champion
• P.J. Brown - Former NBA power forward for the New Jersey Nets, Miami Heat, Charlotte/New Orleans Hornets, Chicago Bulls, and Boston Celtics; One-time NBA champion; Three-time NBA All-Defensive Second Team; One-time NBA Sportsmanship Award; One-time J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award; Inducted into the Louisiana Basketball Hall of Fame
• Tommy Joe Eagles - Retired head basketball coach at Louisiana Tech, Auburn, and New Orleans
• Ron Ellis - Drafted by Phoenix Suns; played in CBA
• Lavelle Felton - Former European professional basketball player
• Tim Floyd - Current NCAA head basketball coach at UTEP; Former NBA head basketball coach of the Chicago Bulls and New Orleans Hornets; Former NCAA head basketball coach at Iowa State, Idaho, USC, and New Orleans
• Stojan Gjuroski - Member of the Macedonian national basketball team
• Mike Green - Retired NBA center for the Seattle SuperSonics, San Antonio Spurs, and Kansas City Kings; Retired ABA center for the Denver Nuggets, Denver Rockets, and Virginia Squires; One-time ABA All-Star selection
• Gerrod Henderson - Former European basketball shooting guard for Panionios, Hemofarm, Crvena zvezda, Anwil Włocławek, and Azovmash Mariupol
• Mohammed Ibrahim - Basketball player for the Lebanese national team
• Dwayne Lathan - Played in the NBA D-League
• Karl Malone - Retired NBA power forward for the Utah Jazz and Los Angeles Lakers; Two-time NBA MVP; Thirteen-time NBA All-Star; Eleven-time All-NBA First Team; Two-time All-NBA Second Team; One-time All-NBA Third Team; Three-time NBA All-Defensive First Team; One-time NBA All-Defensive Second Team; NBA All-Rookie Team; Two-time NBA All-Star Game MVP; NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team; Two-time Olympic gold medalist; Second leading scorer in NBA history
• Mike McConathy - Current head coach at Northwestern State
• Antonio Meeking - Played in the NBA D-League and professionally overseas
• Paul Millsap - Current NBA power forward for the Utah Jazz; NBA All-Rookie Second Team; Three-time NCAA rebounding champion
• Jackie Moreland - Retired NBA player for the Detroit Pistons and New Orleans Buccaneers; Inducted into the Louisiana Basketball Hall of Fame
• Scotty Robertson - Former NBA head coach for the New Orleans Jazz, Chicago Bulls, and Detroit Pistons; Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball coach from 1964 to 1974
• Magnum Rolle - Current NBA center for the Indiana Pacers
• Dave Simmons - Current head coach at McNeese State
• Speedy Smith - 2015 Conference USA Player of the Year
• Kendrick Spruel - Former NBA signee for the Toronto Raptors
• Randy White - Retired NBA power forward for the Dallas Mavericks
• Jim Wooldridge - Current NCAA basketball head coach at UC Riverside; Former head coach at Central Missouri State, Texas State, Louisiana Tech, and Kansas State

Lady Techster Basketball

• Janice Lawrence Braxton - Retired WNBA player for the Cleveland Rockers; Inducted into Women's Basketball Hall of Fame; One-time Olympic gold medalist; Wade Trophy winner
• Alisa Burras - Retired WNBA center for the Cleveland Rockers, Portland Fire, and Seattle Storm
• Mickie DeMoss - Former NCAA head women's basketball coach at Kentucky and Florida; One-time SEC Coach of the Year
• Shanavia Dowdell - Drafted in 2010 WNBA Draft
• Cheryl Ford - Current WNBA power forward for the Detroit Shock; Three-time WNBA champion; WNBA Rookie of the Year; One-time WNBA All-Star game MVP; One-time Olympic bronze medalist
• Sonja Hogg - Former Louisiana Tech physical education professor, Lady Techsters basketball coach, and Baylor Lady Bears basketball coach; inducted into Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
• Tamicha Jackson - All-American; 7-year career in the WNBA
• Vickie Johnson - Retired WNBA shooting guard for the New York Liberty and San Antonio Silver Stars; Two-time WNBA All-Star; Eighth leading scorer in WNBA history
• Janet Karvonen - Inducted into National High School Sports Hall of Fame, Minnesota High School Sports Hall of Fame, and Minnesota Coaches Hall of Fame
• Pam Kelly - Wade Trophy winner; 3-time All-American
• Venus Lacy - Retired WNBA center for the New York Liberty; One-time USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year; One-time Olympic gold medalist
• Angela Lawson - Head women's basketball coach at the University of the Incarnate Word
• Betty Lennox - Current WNBA guard for the Atlanta Dream; Former WNBA guard for the Minnesota Lynx, Miami Sol, Cleveland Rockers, and Seattle Storm; WNBA Rookie of the Year; One-time WNBA champion; One-time WNBA Finals MVP
• Monica Maxwell - Retired WNBA small forward for the Washington Mystics and Indiana Fever
• Kim Mulkey - Current head women's basketball coach at Baylor; One-time Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award; One-time Olympic gold medalist; Inducted into women's basketball Hall of Fame; Only female to win NCAA title as a player and a coach
• Ayana Walker - Retired WNBA forward for the Detroit Shock and Charlotte Sting; One-time WNBA champion
• Teresa Weatherspoon - Current head coach for the Lady Techsters; Retired WNBA point guard for the New York Liberty and Los Angeles Sparks; Two-time WNBA Defensive Player of the Year; WNBA second all-time assists leader; Four-time WNBA All-Star starter; One-time Olympic gold medalist; One-time Olympic bronze medalist; Wade Trophy winner
• Jennifer White - Head women's basketball coach at St. Edward's University

Baseball

• Harley Boss - MLB first baseman for the Washington Senators and Cleveland Indians; former head baseball coach at Vanderbilt (Deceased)
• Atley Donald - MLB pitcher for the New York Yankees; One-time World Series champion; Two-time American League champion (Deceased)
• Chuck Finley - Retired MLB pitcher for the California/Anaheim Angles, Cleveland Indians, and St. Louis Cardinals; Five-time All-Star
• Tom Herrin - MLB pitcher for the Boston Red Sox (Deceased)
• Phil Hiatt - Retired MLB utility player for the Kansas City Royals, Detroit Tigers, and Los Angeles Dodgers
• Berry Hinton (Class of 1930), baseball player; baseball coach at Louisiana Tech from 1943 until 1967
• Rick Huckabay - Former men's basketball head coach for Marshall University
• Mike Jeffcoat - Retired MLB pitcher for the Cleveland Indians, San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers, and Florida Marlins
• Bob Linton - Former MLB catcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates
• Randy McGilberry - Retired MLB pitcher for the Kansas City Royals
• Charlie Montoyo - Current manager for the Durham Bulls; former MLB player for the Montreal Expos
• Brian Myrow - Current Minor League first baseman in the San Diego Padres organization; Former MLB first baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers
• Rebel Oakes - MLB center fielder for the Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals, and Pittsburgh Rebels (Deceased)
• Pat Patterson - Winningest college baseball coach in Louisiana sports history; Seven-time conference Coach of the Year (Deceased)
• Jeff Richardson - Retired MLB infielder for the Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Boston Red Sox
• David Segui - Retired MLB first baseman for the Baltimore Orioles, New York Mets, Montreal Expos, Seattle Mariners, Toronto Blue Jays, Texas Rangers, and Cleveland Indians
• Dave Short - Retired MLB outfielder for the Chicago White Sox
• George Stone - Retired MLB pitcher for the New York Mets and Atlanta Braves

Track and Field

• Ayanna Alexander - Olympian triple jumper
• Chelsea Hayes - Olympian long jumper
• Olivia McKoy - Olympian javelin thrower
• Jason Morgan - Olympian discus thrower
• Don Shows - Bulldogs track and field athlete in early 1960s; seven-time state champion football coach at West Monroe High School in West Monroe

References

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