Eric Konkol

Eric Konkol
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Tulsa
Conference	American
Record	21–40 (.344)
Biographical details
Born	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)

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]

Coaching career

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]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
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^[1]
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

Personal life

Konkol grew up in Amherst, Wisconsin. His brother, Brian, is the Dean of the Hendricks Chapel at Syracuse University.^[4]^[5]

References

^ 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.

External links

[1] 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.

[2] Isabella, Sean (May 18, 2015). "Konkol wants to grow 'standard of excellence' at Tech". The News Star. Retrieved 2015-05-18.

[3] McGuire, Kane (March 21, 2022). "Eric Konkol accepts head coach job at University of Tulsa". Crescent City Sports. Retrieved March 21, 2022.

[4] Linhorst, Stan (12 April 2022). "Brian Konkol on leadership: Understand, challenge, and reward". Syracuse Post-Standard. Retrieved 30 January 2023.

[5] Catalfamo, Mary (8 November 2017). "Brian Konkol officially installed as dean of Hendricks Chapel". The Daily Orange. Retrieved 30 January 2023.

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