Louisiana-Monroe

Official Name: 
University of Louisiana at Monroe
Nickname: 
Indians
Mailing Address: 

123 Ewing Coliseum
Monroe, LA 71209-2500

Telephone: 
(318) 342-5460
Fax: 
(318) 342-5464
Enrollment: 
8,150
Arena: 

Fant-Ewing Coliseum
Capacity: 8,000
Year Opened: 1971

School Colors: 
Maroon and Gold
Conference: 

Sun Belt (since 2007)
Former Member of Trans America Athletic (1980-82) and Southland (1983-2006)

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(7) 1982, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, and 1996
0-7 record (.000)

NIT Appearances: 

(2) 1979 and 1988
0-2 record (.000)

NAIA Tournament Appearances: 

(1) 1970
1-1 record (.500)

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Mike Vining (24 years from 1982-2005, 401-303 record, .570)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Calvin Natt (2,581 points from 1976-79)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Calvin Natt (1,285 from 1976-79)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Calvin Natt (39 points as sophomore vs. Northwestern State on 2/10/77)

All-American Selections: 

(1) F Calvin Natt (1979)

NCAA Consensus Second-Team All-Americans: 

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Calvin Natt* (39 vs. Northwestern State)
February 10, 1977 (sophomore/29 ppg)
*School Division I record. All-time Louisiana-Monroe mark set by Glynn Saulters (51 vs. Nicholls State on 2-1-68) when school was known as Northeast Louisiana.

1

2

Total

Northeast Louisiana

33

39

72

Northwestern State

37

37

74

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Hall

6-13

0-0

12

Pickett

2-8

0-0

4

C. Natt

17-24

5-5

39

Kilpatrick

3-8

0-0

6

Mayo

2-11

1-2

5

Dowling

0-1

0-0

0

K. Natt

1-5

0-0

2

Green

2-2

0-0

4

Totals

33-72

6-7

72

Percentages

.458

.857

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Ball

5-11

2-2

12

Davis

4-12

2-2

10

Elie

6-11

2-2

14

Piper

3-7

0-2

6

Reynolds

14-27

2-2

30

Edens

0-0

0-0

0

Lively

1-1

0-0

2

Totals

33-69

8-10

74

Percentages

.478

.800

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Cary Phillips

2

1952-53

8-33

.195

1953

6-18

Arnold Kilpatrick

4

1954-57

58-52

.527

1955

21-13

Lenny Fant

22

1958-79

326-221

.596

1965

18-4

Benny Hollis

2

1980-81

33-23

.589

1980

18-10

Mike Vining

24

1982-2005

401-303

.570

1993

27-4

Orlando Early

5

2006-10

60-92

.395

2007

18-14

Keith Richard

1

2011

7-24

.226

2011

7-24