Eric Konkol
American basketball player and coach (born 1976)
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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]
Eric Konkol coaching Tulsa in 2026 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Tulsa |
| Conference | American |
| Record | 61–67 (.477) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | November 24, 1976 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 | 214–142 (.601) |
| Tournaments | 4–1 (NIT) 0–1 (Vegas 16) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| C-USA West division (2021) | |
| Awards | |
| C-USA Coach of the Year (2021) | |
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 3rd on the all-time wins list. On March 21, 2022, Konkol was hired as head coach at Tulsa.[3]
Head coaching record
| 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 Conference) (2022–present) | |||||||||
| 2022–23 | Tulsa | 5–25 | 1–17 | 11th | |||||
| 2023–24 | Tulsa | 16–15 | 7–11 | T–8th | |||||
| 2024–25 | Tulsa | 13–20 | 6–12 | T–9th | |||||
| 2025–26 | Tulsa | 27–7 | 13–5 | T–2nd | NIT | ||||
| Tulsa: | 61–67 (.477) | 27–45 (.375) | |||||||
| Total: | 214–142 (.601) | ||||||||
- 1.^ Cancelled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic
Personal life
Konkol grew up in Amherst, Wisconsin. His brother, Brian, is the President of Valparaiso University.
