Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball

The ULM 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. The Warhawks have appeared in the NCAA tournament seven times, most recently in 1996. Phil Cunningham is in his 1st season as head coach in 2025–26.

ULM Warhawks men's basketball
2024–25 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team
University	University of Louisiana at Monroe
First season	1951–52 (73 years ago)
Head coach	Phil Cunningham (1st season)
Conference	Sun Belt
Location	Monroe, Louisiana
Arena	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (capacity: 7,000)
Nickname	Warhawks
Colors	Maroon and gold[1]
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 regular-season champions
2007

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

History

Conference membership history

• 1951–1971: Gulf States Conference
• 1971–1978: Independent
• 1978–1982: Atlantic Sun Conference
• 1982–2006: Southland Conference
• 2006–present: Sun Belt Conference

Coaches

Years	Coach	Record
1951–1953	Cary Phillips	8–33
1953–1957	Arnold Kilpatrick	58–52
1957–1979	Lenny Fant	326–221
1979–1981	Benny Hollis	33–23
1981–2005	Mike Vining	402–302
2006–2010	Orlando Early	60–92
2010–2025	Keith Richard	170–296
2026-present	Phil Cunningham	0-0

All-time conference record

Conference	Seasons	Record
Gulf States	18	100–98
Atlantic Sun	4	23–11
Southland	24	235–145
Sun Belt	18	118–210

Postseason results

NCAA tournament results

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

NAIA tournament results

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

NIT results

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

CBI results

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

CIT results

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

See also

• List of NCAA Division I men's basketball programs