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 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball program.[1]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Tulsa |
| Conference | American |
| Record | 0–0 (–) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | November 24, 1976 |
| Playing career | |
| 1995–1997 | Wisconsin–Platteville |
| 1997–2000 | Wisconsin–Eau Claire |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2000–2001 | Tulsa (student asst.) |
| 2001–2002 | Tennessee (GA) |
| 2002–2005 | George Mason (assistant) |
| 2005–2007 | Hopkins HS (assistant) |
| 2007–2011 | George Mason (assistant) |
| 2011–2015 | Miami (FL) (assistant) |
| 2015–2022 | Louisiana Tech |
| 2022–present | Tulsa |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 153–75 (.671) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| C-USA West division (2021) | |
| Awards | |
| C-USA Coach of the Year (2021) | |
Coaching career
On May 18, 2015, 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.[2]
Through seven seasons as head coach, Konkol had six seasons of more than 20 wins which is the most in Louisiana Tech men's basketball history. He was the fastest to 50 wins in school history and is currently 4th on the all-time wins list. On March 21, 2022, Konkol was hired as head coach at Tulsa.[3]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (Conference USA) (2015–2022) | |||||||||
| 2015–16 | Louisiana Tech | 23–10 | 12–6 | T–3rd | Vegas 16 Quarterfinal | ||||
| 2016–17 | Louisiana Tech | 23–10 | 14–4 | 2nd | |||||
| 2017–18 | Louisiana Tech | 17–16 | 7–11 | T–9th | |||||
| 2018–19 | Louisiana Tech | 20–13 | 9–9 | 8th | |||||
| 2019–20 | Louisiana Tech | 22–8 | 13–5 | T–2nd | Cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic | ||||
| 2020–21 | Louisiana Tech | 24–8 | 12–4 | 1st (West) | NIT 3rd Place | ||||
| 2021–22 | Louisiana Tech | 24–10 | 12–6 | 3rd (West) | |||||
| Louisiana Tech: | 153–75 (.671) | 79–45 (.637) | |||||||
| Tulsa Golden Hurricane (American Athletic Conference) (2022–present) | |||||||||
| 2022–23 | Tulsa | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Tulsa: | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | |||||||
| Total: | 153–75 (.671) | ||||||||
References
- McKinnis, Bryce (March 21, 2022). "Source: Louisiana Tech's Eric Konkol accepts offer to be TU's next coach". Tulsa World. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
- Isabella, Sean (May 18, 2015). "Konkol wants to grow 'standard of excellence' at Tech". The News Star. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
- McGuire, Kane (March 21, 2022). "Eric Konkol accepts head coach job at University of Tulsa". Crescent City Sports. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
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