Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball
UniversityUniversity of Louisiana at Monroe
First season1951–52
Head coachWill Anders (3rd season)
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
LocationMonroe, Louisiana
ArenaFant–Ewing Coliseum
(capacity: 7,000)
NicknameWarhawks
ColorsMaroon and gold[1]
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away


NCAA tournament appearances
1982, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996
Conference tournament champions
1979, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996
Conference regular season champions
1962, 1965, 1980, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997
Conference division season champions
2007

History

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Conference membership history

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


All-time conference record

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Conference Seasons Record
Gulf States 18 100–98
Atlantic Sun 4 23–11
Southland 24 235–145
Sun Belt 15 100–174

Postseason results

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

NCAA tournament results

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

Year Seed Round Opponent Result
1982 11 First Round (6) Iowa L 63–70
1986 13 First Round (4) UNLV L 51–74
1990 15 First Round (2) Purdue L 63–75
1991 15 First Round (2) Duke L 73–102
1992 15 First Round (2) USC L 54–84
1993 13 First Round (4) Iowa L 69–82
1996 15 First Round (2) Wake Forest L 50–62

NAIA tournament results

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

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

NIT results

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

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

CBI results

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

Year Round Opponent Result
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

CIT results

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The Warhawks have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) three times. Their combined record is 1–3.

Year Round Opponent Result
2016 First Round Furman L 57–58
2018 First Round Austin Peay L 66–80
2019 First Round
Quarterfinals
Kent State
Texas Southern
W 87-77
L 102-108 3OT
2027 First Round
Quarterfinals
Albany
Oakland
W 65-54
L 68-91

Championships

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National championships

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Year Selector Coach Record Result Opponent
1987 NCAA Division I-AA Pat Collins 13–2 W 43–42 Marshall

Conference championships

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The Warhawks have won five conference titles, three outright and two shared, and four of them while known as the Northeast Louisiana Indians.

Year Conference Coach Overall record Conference record
1983† Southland Conference Pat Collins 8–3 5–1
1987 Southland Conference Pat Collins 13–2 6–0
1990 Southland Conference Dave Roberts 7–5 5–1
1992 Southland Conference Dave Roberts 10–3 7–0
2005† Sun Belt Conference Charlie Weatherbie 5–6 5–2

† Co-champions

Bowl games

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The Warhawks have a bowl record of 0–1

Season Coach Bowl Opponent Result
2012 Todd Berry Independence Bowl Ohio L 14–45

Division I-AA Playoff appearances

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Louisiana–Monroe appeared in eight Division I-AA playoff games, going 5–3 in these games.

Season Round Date Location W/L Opponent PF PA Coach
1987 First Round November 28, 1987 Malone Stadium W North Texas 30 9 Pat Collins
Quarterfinals December 5, 1987 Malone Stadium W Eastern Kentucky 33 32
Semifinals December 12, 1987 Malone Stadium W Northern Iowa 44 41
National Championship December 19, 1987 Minidome (Pocatello, ID) W Marshall 43 42
1990 First Round November 24, 1990 Mackay Stadium ([Reno, NV) L Nevada 14 27 Dave Roberts
1992 First Round November 28, 1992 Malone Stadium W Alcorn State 78 27 Dave Roberts
Quarterfinals December 5, 1992 Malone Stadium L Delaware 18 41
1993 First Round November 27, 1993 Malone Stadium L Idaho 31 34 Dave Roberts
Total     8 playoff games 5–3 291 253
  1. ^ University of Louisiana-Monroe Brand Guide (PDF). July 22, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2020.