Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball

2014–15 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team

University

University of Louisiana at Monroe

First season

1951-1952

Conference

Sun Belt

Location

Monroe, LA

Head coach

Keith Richard (5th year)

Arena

Fant-Ewing Coliseum
(Capacity: 7,000)

Nickname

Warhawks

Colors

Maroon and Gold

Uniforms

Home

Away

NCAA Tournament appearances

1982, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996

Conference tournament champions

A-Sun: 1979, 1982
Southland: 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996

Conference regular season champions

Gulf States: 1962, 1965
A-Sun: 1980
Southland: 1986, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997

Conference division season champions

Sun Belt West: 2007 (share)

For information on all University of Louisiana at Monroe sports, see Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks

The Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball (formerly the Northeast Louisiana Indians) program represents intercollegiate men's basketball at the University of Louisiana at Monroe. The school competes in the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and play home games at the Fant-Ewing Coliseum in Monroe, Louisiana. Keith Richard will be entering his third season as head coach.

History

Conference membership history

1951–1971: Gulf States Conference
1971–1978: Independent
1978–1982: Atlantic Sun Conference
1982–2006: Southland Conference
2006–Present: Sun Belt Conference

Coaches

Years	Coach	Record
1951–1953	Cary Phillips	8-33
1953–1957	Arnold Kilpatrick	58–52
1957–1979	Lenny Fant	326–221
1979–1981	Benny Hollis	33–23
1981–2005	Mike Vining	402–302
2006–2010	Orlando Early	60–92
2010–Present	Keith Richard	24–90

All time Conference Record

Conference	Seasons	Record
Gulf States	18	100-98
Atlantic Sun	4	23-11
Southland	24	235-145
Sun Belt	7	41-101

Postseason results

All of their appearances were when the school was still known as Northeast Louisiana and their mascot was the Indians.

NCAA Tournament results

The Warhawks have appeared in the NCAA Tournament seven times. Their combined record is 0–7.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1982	First Round	Iowa	L 63–70
1986	First Round	UNLV	L 51–74
1990	First Round	Purdue	L 63–75
1991	First Round	Duke	L 73–102
1992	First Round	USC	L 54–84
1993	First Round	Iowa	L 69–82
1996	First Round	Wake Forest	L 50–64

NAIA Tournament results

The Warhawks have appeared in the NAIA Tournament one time. Their record is 1–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1970	First Round Second Round	Linfield Jackson State	W 78–72 L 83–90

NIT results

The Warhawks have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) two times. Their combined record is 0–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1979	First Round	Virginia	L 78–79
1988	First Round	Arkansas State	L 54–70

CBI results

The Warhawks have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) one time. Their record is 3–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
2015	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Game 1 Finals Game 2	Eastern Michigan Mercer Vermont Loyola–Chicago Loyola–Chicago	W 71–67 W 71–69 W 71–65 L 58–65 L 62–63

References

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Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball

Venues	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1971–present)

Culture & lore	Ace the Warhawk

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

Sun Belt Conference men's basketball

Teams	Appalachian State Mountaineers Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans Arkansas State Red Wolves Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia State Panthers Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks South Alabama Jaguars Texas–Arlington Mavericks Texas State Bobcats Troy Trojans

Championships and awards	Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year

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