1987–88 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team

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1987–88 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball
NCAA tournament National Champions
American South Tournament champions
American South regular season champions
Nugget Classic champions
ConferenceAmerican South
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 5
Record32–2 (5–0 American South)
Head coach
Assistant coachKim Mulkey
Home arenaThomas Assembly Center
Seasons
1987–88 American South women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Louisiana Tech † 5 – 0   1.000 32 – 2   .941
New Orleans 8 – 1   .889 25 – 7   .781
Louisiana-Lafayette 5 – 4   .556 18 – 11   .621
Lamar 4 – 5   .444 14 – 14   .500
Arkansas State 3 – 6   .333 17 – 14   .548
UTPA 0 – 9   .000 0 – 27   .000
† 1988 ASC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987–88 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team represented Louisiana Tech University during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was led by third–year head coach Leon Barmore, who led the team to a 32–2 record and the 1988 NCAA Division 1 championship.[1] This was the program's third championship of the decade, following an NCAA championship in 1982 and an AIAW championship in 1981. The Lady Techsters played their home games at the Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, Louisiana as a member of the American South Conference.

Previous season[edit]

The Lady Techsters finished the 1986–87 season 30–3 as an independent. They received a bid to the 1987 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, where they advanced to the championship before falling 67–44 to Tennessee.[2]

Roster[edit]

[3]

1987–88 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Hometown
3 Shelia Ethridge 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Ruston, Louisiana
4 Lisa Harvey 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Benton Harbor, Michigan
11 Teresa Weatherspoon 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Pineland, Texas
13 Terri Meyer 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Levelland, Texas
14 Angela Lawson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Longview, Texas
15 Melinda Chambless 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Chatham, Louisiana
22 Phoebe Dunn 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Abernathy, Texas
23 Tatia Brown 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Tulsa, Oklahoma
30 Paulette Stall 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr La Crosse, Wisconsin
33 Beanie Lincoln 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Summerville, South Carolina
40 Nora Lewis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Peoria, Illinois
43 Venus Lacy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Chattanooga, Tennessee
44 Erica Westbrooks 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Camden, Arkansas
50 Jocelyn Watson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So McNeil, Arkansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results[edit]

[3]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 27, 1987*
 No. 5 vs. Eastern Washington W 107–57  1–0[4]
 Hec Edmundson Pavilion (1,912)
Seattle, WA
November 28, 1987*
 No. 5 at No. 16 Washington W 70–60  2–0[5]
 Hec Edmundson Pavilion (3,312)
Seattle, WA
December 4, 1987*
 No. 5 at No. 11 Georgia W 79–59  3–0[6]
 Stegeman Coliseum (1,839)
Athens, GA
December 7, 1987*
 No. 4 No. 19 UNLV W 91–63  4–0[7]
 Thomas Assembly Center (2,540)
Ruston, LA
December 11, 1987
 No. 4 Arkansas State
Lady Techsters Dial Classic 		W 113–50  5–0[8]
 Thomas Assembly Center (1,960)
Ruston, LA
December 12, 1987*
 No. 4 Alcorn State
Lady Techsters Dial Classic 		W 98–52  6–0[9]
 Thomas Assembly Center (2,220)
Ruston, LA
December 15, 1987*
 No. 4 UL-Monroe W 81–50  7–0
 Thomas Assembly Center (3,575)
Ruston, LA
December 17, 1987*
 No. 4 vs. Nicholls State
Wolf Pack Classic 		W 92–42  8–0
 Lawlor Events Center (95)
Reno, NV
December 18, 1987*
 No. 4 vs. Pepperdine
Wolf Pack Classic 		W 72–61  9–0
 Lawlor Events Center (221)
Reno, NV
December 19, 1987*
 No. 4 at Nevada
Wolf Pack Classic 		W 80–46  10–0
 Lawlor Events Center (527)
Reno, NV
January 4, 1988*
 No. 3 Kentucky W 95–63  11–0
 Thomas Assembly Center (5,430)
Ruston, LA
January 6, 1988*
 No. 3 Colorado W 66–59  12–0
 Thomas Assembly Center (745)
Ruston, LA
January 13, 1988*
 No. 2 Texas Tech W 107–62  13–0
 Thomas Assembly Center (2,120)
Ruston, LA
January 19, 1988*
 No. 2 Drake W 88–56  14–0
 Thomas Assembly Center (1,935)
Ruston, LA
January 23, 1988*
 No. 2 Utah W 83–58  15–0
 Thomas Assembly Center (2,605)
Ruston, LA
January 26, 1988*
 No. 2 at Oklahoma State W 85–62  16–0
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,500)
Stillwater, OK
January 28, 1988*
 No. 2 at Kansas State W 77–45  17–0
 Ahearn Field House (448)
Manhattan, KS
January 30, 1988
 No. 2 Lamar W 106–49  18–0
 Thomas Assembly Center (2,760)
Ruston, LA
February 2, 1988
 No. 2 UL-Lafayette W 88–35  19–0
 Thomas Assembly Center (1,680)
Ruston, LA
February 9, 1988*
 No. 2 at No. 17 Stephen F. Austin W 69–51  20–0
 Johnson Coliseum (6,105)
Nacogdoches, TX
February 12, 1988*
 No. 2 at Penn State L 62–66  20–1
 Rec Hall (3,112)
University Park, PA
February 15, 1988*
 No. 5 at No. 3 Tennessee L 74–76  20–2
 Thompson–Boling Arena (7,106)
Knoxville, TN
February 20, 1988*
 No. 5 at Old Dominion W 68–66  21–2
 ODU Fieldhouse (2,512)
Norfolk, VA
February 22, 1988
 No. 5 UTPA W 98–21  22–2
 Thomas Assembly Center (2,840)
Ruston, LA
March 1, 1988*
 No. 5 at UL-Monroe W 71–43  23–2
 Fant–Ewing Coliseum (3,862)
Monroe, LA
March 3, 1988*
 No. 5 at Tulane W 92–62  24–2
 Devlin Fieldhouse (350)
New Orleans, LA
March 5, 1988
 No. 5 at New Orleans W 92–62  25–2
 Lakefront Arena (852)
New Orleans, LA
American South tournament
March 11, 1988
 (1) (4) Lamar W 93–67  26–2
 Thomas Assembly Center (1,635)
Ruston, LA
March 12, 1988
 (1) (2) New Orleans W 86–64  27–2
 Thomas Assembly Center (2,140)
Ruston, LA
NCAA tournament
March 19, 1988
 (2 MW) (7 MW) Kansas
Midwest Second Round 		W 89–60  28–2
 Thomas Assembly Center (2,615)
Ruston, LA
March 24, 1988
 (2 MW) vs. (3 MW) Ole Miss
Midwest Semifinal 		W 80–60  29–2
 Frank Erwin Center (8,074)
Austin, TX
March 26, 1988
 (2 MW) vs. (1 MW) Texas
Midwest Final 		W 83–80 OT 30–2
 Frank Erwin Center (12,288)
Austin, TX
April 1, 1988
 (2 MW) vs. (1 E) Tennessee
Final Four 		W 68–59  31–2
 Tacoma Dome (8,449)
Tacoma, WA
April 3, 1988
 (2 MW) vs. (1 ME) Auburn
National Championship 		W 56–54  32–2
 Tacoma Dome (8,448)
Tacoma, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Awards and honors[edit]

  • Wade Trophy winner (Teresa Weatherspoon)[10]
  • 1 Kodak All-American (Teresa Weatherspoon)[11]
  • 2 NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team members (Teresa Weaterspoon, Erica Westbrooks)[3]
  • American South Conference Player of the Year (Teresa Weatherspoon)[3]
  • 2 American South All-Conference members (Nora Lewis, Teresa Weatherspoon)[3]
  • American South Conference Tournament MVP (Erica Westbrooks)[3]
  • 2 American South Conference All-Tournament members (Erica Westbrooks, Venus Lacy)[3]
  • Naismith Women's College Coach of the Year (Leon Barmore)[12]
  • American South Conference Coach of the Year (Leon Barmore)[3]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Women's N.C.A.A.; La. Tech Rallies to Win Title". New York Times.
  2. ^ "No. 1: Tennessee 67, Louisiana Tech 44, March 29, 1987". Commercial Appeal.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "2023-24 Louisiana Tech Women's Basketball Record Book". issuu.
  4. ^ "Louisiana Tech 107, Eastern Washington 57". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. November 28, 1987. p. 32. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Louisiana Tech 70, Washington 50". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. November 30, 1987. p. 8. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Louisiana Tech 79, Georgia 59". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. December 5, 1987. p. 16. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ Jim McLain (December 8, 1987). "Techster Express flattens UNLV with assistant coach in control". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 11. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Louisiana Tech 113, Arkansas State 50". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. December 12, 1987. p. 18. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Lady Techsters Dial Classic; Louisiana Tech 98, Alcorn 52". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. December 13, 1987. p. 48. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "The Wade Trophy". WCBA.
  11. ^ "Past Teams - NCAA Division I". WCBA.
  12. ^ "Past Winners". naismithtrophy.
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