Eric Konkol

Eric Konkol (born November 24, 1976) is an American college basketball coach and former player. He is the current head coach of the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball program.[1]

Eric Konkol
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamLouisiana Tech
ConferenceC-USA
Record105–57
Biographical details
Born (1976-11-24) November 24, 1976
Playing career
1995–1997Wisconsin–Platteville
1997–2000Wisconsin–Eau Claire
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2000–2001Tulsa (student asst.)
2001–2002Tennessee (GA)
2002–2005George Mason (assistant)
2005–2007Hopkins HS (assistant)
2007–2011George Mason (assistant)
2011–2015Miami (FL) (assistant)
2015–presentLouisiana Tech
Head coaching record
Overall105–57

Coaching career

Louisiana Tech

On May 18, 2015, Eric Konkol was named by Louisiana Tech as the 18th head coach of the Bulldogs basketball team. He replaced former head coach Michael White who accepted the head coaching position at the University of Florida. Konkol reportedly was offered a five-year, $2 million contract. He took over a program that had won three straight regular season conference titles. [2]

Konkol recently wrapped up his fifth season at the helm of the Bulldogs, a season that came to an abrupt end with the team not having a chance at postseason play with the Conference USA and NCAA/NIT Tournaments being canceled due to the public health threat of COVID-19. Despite the shortened 2019-20 season, Konkol was named the LSWA Louisiana Coach of the Year and the LABC Louisiana Major College Coach of the Year after guiding LA Tech to a 22-8 overall record. The 22 wins was the most victories of any C-USA team and of any other Louisiana Division I team. The Bulldogs also recorded a 13-5 league record, finishing in a tie for second place.

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (Conference USA) (2015–present)
2015–16 Louisiana Tech 23–1012–6T–3rdVegas 16 Quarterfinal
2016–17 Louisiana Tech 23–1014–42nd
2017–18 Louisiana Tech 17–167–11T–9th
2018–19 Louisiana Tech 20–139–98th
2019–20 Louisiana Tech 22-813-5t-2nd
Louisiana Tech: 105–57 (.648)55–35 (.605)
Total:105–57 (.648)
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References
  1. "Louisiana Tech to hire Eric Konkol - CBSSports.com". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2015-05-17.
  2. Isabella, Sean (May 18, 2015). "Konkol wants to grow 'standard of excellence' at Tech". The News Star. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
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