Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks basketball history

University of Louisiana at Monroe (Monroe, LA)
Fant-Ewing Coliseum
Sun Belt Conference

Current head coach: Keith Richard (2010-)

• Asst: Morris Scott (2020-)
• Asst: Ronnie Dean (2018-)
• DBO: Luke Richard (2015-)

Post-Season:

• National Championships:  0
• Final Four Appearances:  0
• Sweet Sixteen Appearances:  0
• NCAA Tournament Appearances:  7  (1982, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996)
• NCAAT Overall Record:  0-7
• NIT Championships:  0
• NIT Appearances:  2  (1979, 1988)
• NIT Overall Record:  0-2
• CBI Championships:  0  (Runner-up in 2015)
• CBI Appearances:  1  (2015)
• CBI Overall Record:  3-2
• CIT Appearances:  3  (2016, 2018, 2019)
• CIT Overall Record:  1-3
• NAIA Tournament Appearances:  1  (1970)
• NAIA Tournament Overall Record:  0-1

Conference Titles (Gulf States, TAAC, Southland, Sun Belt):

• Sun Belt Regular Season Championships:  1  (2007)
• Southland Regular Season Championships:  7  (1986, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997)
• TAAC Regular Season Championships:  2  (1979, 1980)
• Gulf States (NAIA) Regular Season Championships:  2  (1962, 1965)
• Sun Belt Tournament Championships:  0
• Southland Tournament Championships:  6  (1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996)
• TAAC Tournament Championships:  2  (1979, 1982)

Award Winners:

• Naismith Player of the Year:  0
• John R. Wooden Award:  0
• Oscar Robertson Trophy:  0
• AP All-Americans:  1  (Calvin Natt, 1979)
• Sun Belt Player of the Year:  0
• Southland Player of the Year:  7  (last = Mike Smith, 2000)
• TAAC Player of the Year:  1  (Calvin Natt, 1979)

Louisiana-Monroe head coaches:

Coach	Tenure	Record	Conf. Titles	NCAA Apps.	Nat. Champ
Keith Richard	2010-Pres	163-271	0	0	0
Orlando Early	2005-10	60-92	1	0	0
Mike Vining	1981-2005	401-303	7	7	0
Benny Hollis	1979-81	33-23	1	0	0
Lenny Fant	1957-79	326-221	1 (2^)	1^	0
Arnold Kilpatrick	1953-57	58-52	0	0	0
Cary Phillips	1951-53	8-33	0	0	0

Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions

^These conference titles and tournament appearances came when the program at the NAIA level; the program joined Division I prior to the 1973-74 season

OTHER NAMES: Program was Northeast Louisiana until 1999 and nickname was “Indians” until 2006

NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.