1987–88 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team

1987-88 Louisiana Tech women's basketball season

1987–88 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball

NCAA tournament National Champions American South Tournament champions American South regular season champions Nugget Classic champions
Conference	American South
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 5
Record	32–2 (5–0 American South)
Head coach	Leon Barmore (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Kim Mulkey Jennifer White
Home arena	Thomas Assembly Center
Seasons← 1986–87 1988–89 →

1987–88 American South women's basketball standings
v t e	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. 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

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.

Roster

1987–88 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

#	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

Leon Barmore

Assistant coach(es)

Mary Kay Hungate
Kim Mulkey
Jennifer White

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

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	Hec Edmundson Pavilion (1,912) Seattle, WA
November 28, 1987*	No. 5	at No. 16 Washington	W 70–60	2–0	Hec Edmundson Pavilion (3,312) Seattle, WA
December 4, 1987*	No. 5	at No. 11 Georgia	W 79–59	3–0	Stegeman Coliseum (1,839) Athens, GA
December 7, 1987*	No. 4	No. 19 UNLV	W 91–63	4–0	Thomas Assembly Center (2,540) Ruston, LA
December 11, 1987	No. 4	Arkansas State Lady Techsters Dial Classic	W 113–50	5–0	Thomas Assembly Center (1,960) Ruston, LA
December 12, 1987*	No. 4	Alcorn State Lady Techsters Dial Classic	W 98–52	6–0	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	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) No. 5	vs. (1 ME) No. 3 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

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

References

"Women's N.C.A.A.; La. Tech Rallies to Win Title". New York Times.
"No. 1: Tennessee 67, Louisiana Tech 44, March 29, 1987". Commercial Appeal.
^ "2023-24 Louisiana Tech Women's Basketball Record Book". issuu.
"Louisiana Tech 107, Eastern Washington 57". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. November 28, 1987. p. 32. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
"Louisiana Tech 70, Washington 50". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. November 30, 1987. p. 8. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
"Louisiana Tech 79, Georgia 59". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. December 5, 1987. p. 16. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
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 .
"Louisiana Tech 113, Arkansas State 50". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. December 12, 1987. p. 18. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
"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 .
"The Wade Trophy". WCBA.
"Past Teams - NCAA Division I". WCBA.
"Past Winners". naismithtrophy.

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Culture & lore	Tech (mascot)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
AIAW and NCAA national championships in bold; AIAW and NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

v t e Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball 1987–88 NCAA champions
11 Teresa Weatherspoon 14 Angela Lawson 43 Venus Lacy 44 Erica Westbrooks (MOP) Head coach Leon Barmore Assistant coaches: Kim Mulkey Jennifer White

Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball 1987–88 NCAA champions

Head coach Leon Barmore

Assistant coaches: Kim Mulkey
Jennifer White

v t e NCAA Division I women's basketball champions
1982 Louisiana Tech 1983 USC 1984 USC 1985 Old Dominion 1986 Texas 1987 Tennessee 1988 Louisiana Tech 1989 Tennessee 1990 Stanford 1991 Tennessee 1992 Stanford 1993 Texas Tech 1994 North Carolina 1995 Connecticut 1996 Tennessee 1997 Tennessee 1998 Tennessee 1999 Purdue 2000 Connecticut 2001 Notre Dame 2002 Connecticut 2003 Connecticut 2004 Connecticut 2005 Baylor 2006 Maryland 2007 Tennessee 2008 Tennessee 2009 Connecticut 2010 Connecticut 2011 Texas A&M 2012 Baylor 2013 Connecticut 2014 Connecticut 2015 Connecticut 2016 Connecticut 2017 South Carolina 2018 Notre Dame 2019 Baylor 2020 No tournament 2021 Stanford 2022 South Carolina 2023 LSU 2024 South Carolina

NCAA Division I women's basketball champions

1982: Louisiana Tech
1983: USC
1984: USC
1985: Old Dominion
1986: Texas
1987: Tennessee
1988: Louisiana Tech
1989: Tennessee
1990: Stanford
1991: Tennessee
1992: Stanford
1993: Texas Tech
1994: North Carolina
1995: Connecticut
1996: Tennessee
1997: Tennessee
1998: Tennessee
1999: Purdue
2000: Connecticut
2001: Notre Dame
2002: Connecticut
2003: Connecticut
2004: Connecticut
2005: Baylor
2006: Maryland
2007: Tennessee
2008: Tennessee
2009: Connecticut
2010: Connecticut
2011: Texas A&M
2012: Baylor
2013: Connecticut
2014: Connecticut
2015: Connecticut
2016: Connecticut
2017: South Carolina
2018: Notre Dame
2019: Baylor
2020: No tournament
2021: Stanford
2022: South Carolina
2023: LSU
2024: South Carolina

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