Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball

Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball
Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball
	2024–25 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team
University	University of Louisiana at Monroe
First season	1951–52
Head coach	Keith Richard (15th season)
Conference	Sun Belt
Location	Monroe, Louisiana
Arena	Fant–Ewing Coliseum ; (capacity: 7,000)
Nickname	Warhawks
Colors	Maroon and gold;
Uniforms
Home	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

For information on all University of Louisiana at Monroe sports, see Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks

The Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball (formerly the Northeast Louisiana Indians)^[2] program represents intercollegiate men's basketball at the University of Louisiana at Monroe. The school competes in the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and play home games at the Fant–Ewing Coliseum in Monroe, Louisiana. Former ULM player and alum Keith Richard is in his 15th season as head coach in 2024–25.

History

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

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

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

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

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

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

^ University of Louisiana-Monroe Brand Guide (PDF). July 22, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
^ Hunsucker, Adam (February 13, 2016). "ULM welcomes 1986 NCAA tournament team home". The News-Star. Monroe. Archived from the original on February 22, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2016.

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Venues	Brown Gymnasium (1951–1969) Monroe Civic Center (1969–1971) Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1971–present)
Culture & lore	Ace the Warhawk
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 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

v t e Sun Belt Conference men's basketball
Teams	Appalachian State Mountaineers Arkansas State Red Wolves Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia State Panthers James Madison Dukes Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks Marshall Thundering Herd Old Dominion Monarchs South Alabama Jaguars Southern Miss Golden Eagles Texas State Bobcats Troy Trojans
Championships and awards	Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	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