1987–88 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team

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.

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

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.^[2]

Roster

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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 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

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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) 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)^[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

• Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball

References

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. "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 .
5. "Louisiana Tech 70, Washington 50". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. November 30, 1987. p. 8. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
6. "Louisiana Tech 79, Georgia 59". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. December 5, 1987. p. 16. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
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 .
8. "Louisiana Tech 113, Arkansas State 50". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. December 12, 1987. p. 18. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
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 .
10. "The Wade Trophy". WCBA.
11. "Past Teams - NCAA Division I". WCBA.
12. "Past Winners". naismithtrophy.