Eric_Konkol
Eric Konkol
American basketball player and coach (born 1976)
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 | 21–40 (.344) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | (1976-11-24) November 24, 1976 (age 47) Amherst, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| 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 | 174–115 (.602) |
| Tournaments | 3–1 (NIT) 0–1 (Vegas 16) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| C-USA West division (2021) | |
| Awards | |
| C-USA Coach of the Year (2021) | |
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 Mike 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]
| 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 | No postseason held | ||||
| 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 | 5–25 | 1–17 | 11th | |||||
| 2023–24 | Tulsa | 16–15 | 7–11 | T–8th | |||||
| Tulsa: | 21–40 (.344) | 8–28 (.222) | |||||||
| Total: | 174–115 (.602) | ||||||||
- 1.^ Cancelled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic
Konkol grew up in Amherst, Wisconsin. His brother, Brian, is the Dean of the Hendricks Chapel at Syracuse University.[4][5]
- 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.
- Linhorst, Stan (12 April 2022). "Brian Konkol on leadership: Understand, challenge, and reward". Syracuse Post-Standard. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- Catalfamo, Mary (8 November 2017). "Brian Konkol officially installed as dean of Hendricks Chapel". The Daily Orange. Retrieved 30 January 2023.