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Athletic Administration Kerry Rupp Head Coach 46 www.latechsports.com Kerry Rupp will begin his second season at the helm of the Louisiana Tech Bulldog men s basketball program.

Rupp has also developed a reputation as one of the top recruiters in college basketball today and looks to bring Louisiana Tech basketball back to prominence.

1 Athletic Administration Kerry Rupp Head Coach 46 Kerry Rupp will begin his second season at the helm of the Louisiana Tech Bulldog men s basketball program. Rupp comes to Tech after stints at Alabama-Birmingham, Indiana and Utah with plenty of years of experience in the collegiate coaching ranks, and a history of being involved with winning programs. Rupp has also developed a reputation as one of the top recruiters in college basketball today and looks to bring Louisiana Tech basketball back to prominence. Prior to the season at UAB, Rupp was associate head coach under Mike Davis at Indiana from , when the Hoosiers made an NIT berth in Rupp also coached DJ White who was named the 2005 Big 10 Freshman of the Year and recruited and signed Ben Allen from Melbourne, Australia, who participated on the World Team in the 2005 Nike Hoop Summit. From , Rupp coached under Rick Majerus for the University of Utah, where the Utes amassed an impressive overall record, went to three NCAA Tournaments, an NIT bid and went to the Mountain West Championship game twice. Rupp was also responsible for the Utes recruiting of Andrew Bogut, who would become the National Player of the Year, First Team All- American and the top pick in the 2005 NBA Draft. Rupp also had duties as interim head coach for the part of the 2004 season at Utah and finished with a 10-4 record with a Mountain West Tournament Championship for the first time in school history. Rupp arrived at Utah after a successful 24-year high school coaching career, where he served as an assistant coach ( ) and then head coach ( ) at Salt Lake City s East High School. In addition to leading the Leopards to four region titles and two state title game appearances, Rupp also was an assistant football coach and served as the school s athletics director from Rupp was named the 1999 Coach of the Year by the Utah High School Activities Association. Prior to East High School, Rupp was the head boys basketball coach at Unitah ( ) and Murray ( ) high schools. Rupp also served as an assistant football coach at Salt Lake City South High School from A 1972 graduate of Cyprus High School, where he was an All-American in basketball and all-state performer in football and basketball, Rupp played two years at Utah State before transferring to Southern Utah. Rupp earned his degree in physical education from Southern Utah in 1977, as he was named the Thunderbirds team MVP and earned all-district and all-conference honors as a senior. Rupp has been involved in basketball on several levels. He coached the Utah All-Stars against the adidas national team in 1995, and he directed the Utah High School 4A All-Stars against the 5A All-Stars in 1996 and He coordinated the Utah Jazz Summer League (currently Rocky Mountain Review), when it was held at East High School in 1993 and was part of the Seattle Supersonics summer league staff during the 1996 Rocky Mountain Review. Rupp has also worked numerous basketball camps, including the Rick Majerus Big Man-Guard Camp and was director of the Karl Malone Basketball Camp. Rupp also served as the co-executive director of the Karl Malone Foundation For Kids. THE RUPP FILE Date of Birth: Feb. 24, 1954 Family: Wife: Lori; Daughters: Allie, Lindsey, Shelby, Billie, Randie Education: Southern Utah, 1977; B.S. - Physical Education Coaching Experience: UAB Assistant Head Coach; Indiana Associate Head Coach; 2004 Utah Interim Head Coach; Utah Assistant Coach; Salt Lake City East HS Athletics Director; Salt Lake City East HS Head Coach; Salt Lake City East HS Assistant Coach; Salt Lake City East HS Assistant Football Coach; Murray (Utah) HS Head Coach; Unitah (Utah) HS Head Coach Postseason Experience: 2006 NCAA Tournament, Indiana; 2005 NIT, Indiana; 2004 NCAA Tournament, Utah; 2003 NCAA Tournament, Utah; 2002 NCAA Tournament, Utah Playing Experience: Utah State; Southern State Honors: Outstanding Basketball Player (Southern Utah ) All Conference and All District (Southern Utah )

Nikita Johnson Associate Head Coach University President Nikita Johnson enters his second season as the associate head coach at Louisiana Tech after three seasons at LSU that saw a Final Four

Johnson came to LSU after six years as an assistant with the University of New Orleans Privateers working under Joey Stiebing and later, Monte Towe.

2 Nikita Johnson Associate Head Coach University President Nikita Johnson enters his second season as the associate head coach at Louisiana Tech after three seasons at LSU that saw a Final Four appearance for the Tigers and a lottery-pick in Tyrus Thomas heading the NBA Draft. Johnson came to LSU after six years as an assistant with the University of New Orleans Privateers working under Joey Stiebing and later, Monte Towe. During his tenure, the Privateers produced four classes that received strong marks in the national rankings. In 2001, Stiebing earned Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year and the Johnson s last year with UNO, he helped lead the Privateers to the championship game of the Sun Belt Conference tournament. Prior to his tenure at UNO, Johnson was an assistant at Tennessee State in 1998 and at Duquesne from Johnson also served as an assistant at Murray State from when the Racers won two Ohio Valley Conference championships and went on to play in the NIT and NCAA Tournament. The Racer team finished with an impressive 23-6 record. As a junior college coach, Johnson helped lead Chipola to six conference titles under Coach Milton Johnson, the winningest coach in Florida junior college history. He also was on staff on the 1993 Odessa team that finished eighth in the NJCAA Tournament. Thomas was not the only NBA bound player Johnson coached as Brandon Bass (Dallas Mavericks), Glen Davis (World Champion Boston Celtics), Mike James (New Orleans Hornets) and Anthony Randolph (Golden State Warriors) are all presently in the league. Marcus Brown from Murray State and Moochie Norris from Odessa also had tenures of several years on an NBA roster. Johnson was born in Donaldsonville, Ga., and grew up in Greenwood, Fla. He is married to the former Tonya Ramey of Pittsburgh, Penn. Curtis Condie Assistant Coach Curtis Condie comes into his second season as an assistant coach at Louisiana Tech after a head coaching year at Texas A&M International University and an associate head coaching role at Utah Valley State. In just six months with TAMIU after taking over six weeks into the school year and two weeks before the season started, Condie led the Dustdevils to a 12-win season after the school only won four games the previous year. Condie s team placed two players on the All-Heartland Conference team in the school s first season as a NCAA Divison II provisional member. TAMIU finished with an 8-8 record and a fourth place finish in the Heartland Conference, the best in school history. Condie leaves TAMIU with the best winning percentage in Dustdevils history. His team improved defensively by more than 15 points per game and led the conference in assists per game at 14.0 and assist-to-turnover ratio and second in defensive rebounding and defensive scoring. Prior to TAMIU, Condie spent four seasons as associate head coach at Utah Valley University during the school s transition from a junior college to an NCAA Division I program. The Wolverines compiled a record with Condie on the staff and won 16 games in both of its last two seasons, playing a full NCAA Division I schedule. UVU finished as 2006 Independent runner-ups, 2005 NCAA Division I Independent Champion, 2004 NCAA Provisional Tournament National Champions and 2003 Scenic West Conference Tournament runner-ups. While at UVU, Condie coached Utah Jazz guard Ronnie Price and worked for Los Angeles Times National Coach of the Year Dick Hunsaker. Condie also spent time at Northern Arizona, where the Lumberjacks qualified for the Big Sky Conference tournament, and Snow College, where he helped guide Snow to back-to-back Scenic West Conference titles. At Snow College, Condie was the only coach to recruit former New Orleans Hornet Jackson Vroman out of high school. He also served as a head boy s basketball coach at two Utah high schools; Wasatch High School for one season and South Sevier High School for three seasons. Condie was named Utah AA Basketball Coach of the Year at South Sevier High School in Condie also spent time as an assistant at Sky View High School, Smithfield, Utah, and got his start in coaching at Don Bosco Tech in Rosemead, Calif. Condie earned his bachelor s degree in physical education from Utah State University in 1994 and where he served as an administrative assistant for former Aggie head coach and current head coach of Southern Miss Larry Eustachy, the 2000 AP National Coach of the Year. Before transferring to Utah State, Condie played two seasons at East Los Angeles College, where he was team captain and led the South Coast Conference in three-point shooting at 58.3 percent. Condie also served a Latter Days Saints Church mission to Nashville, Tenn., from July 1985 to Condie and his wife Wendy have four children, including daughters Taylor and Courtney, and sons Anthony and Preston. 47

3 Those who are great don t have an offseason. Greatness is achieved through hours in the weight room and on the court. Greatness is never settling for the status quo and going beyond what is expected of you. Greatness is the new standard of excellence we have set for our schools, for our student-athletes, and for ourselves. Be Great. Play Up. WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE BASKETBALL BOISE STATE FRESNO STATE HAWAI I IDAHO LOUISIANA TECH NEVADA NEW MEXICO STATE SAN JOSE STATE UTAH STATE

Athletic Administration Aubrey McCreary Assistant Coach Player development coach Aubrey McCreary has agreed to join the Bulldogs coaching staff on an interim basis for the upcoming season as an

He has also coached Pump and Run of the Adidas Travel Teams from 2000-2003.

Since 1997, McCreary has served as the assistant camp director for the Double Pump West Coast All-Star Camps as a clinician and instructor.

4 Athletic Administration Aubrey McCreary Assistant Coach Player development coach Aubrey McCreary has agreed to join the Bulldogs coaching staff on an interim basis for the upcoming season as an assistant coach. McCreary boasts over 25 years of coaching experience and has led four different teams to regional and district championships. He has also coached Pump and Run of the Adidas Travel Teams from He comes to Louisiana Tech after a very successful career as a player development specialist, working with NBA players such as Derek Fisher and Tech alum Paul Millsap. Since 1997, McCreary has served as the assistant camp director for the Double Pump West Coast All-Star Camps as a clinician and instructor. McCreary has also been featured as guest speaker and instructor at the Adidas Superstar Camp in 2004, 2005 and Karl Malone Director of Basketball Promotions Louisiana Tech star and NBA legend Karl Malone returns to Ruston as director of basketball promotions and assistant strength and conditioning coach. Malone put Louisiana Tech basketball on the map in the mid-80 s and left the NBA as the second all-time leading scorer with 36,928 points and a two time Olympic gold-medal winner. Malone was known for his strength in the post and perfected the pick-and-roll offense with John Stockton during his tenure with the Utah Jazz. He earned the NBA s MVP honors in 1997 and 1999 while earning 14 All-Star appearances. During his playing days at Tech, has amassed 1,716 points after only three seasons ranking him sixth all-time on the Bulldog career points lists. His Dunkin Dawgs teams posted records of 19-9, 26-7 and an astounding 29-3 in his final season at Louisiana Tech. All three seasons he was named Sporting News Honorable Mention All-American. Malone and his family reside in Ruston. Cody Fueger Director of Basketball Operations Cody Fueger rounds out the men s basketball staff as director of basketball operations. He most recently spent time at Utah under Ray Giacoletti and previously Rick Majerus. Fueger s duties will include practice coordination and logistical duties as well as taking care of university business as per Coach Rupp s request. Fueger will oversee film exchange, organize scouting video, help with on-campus recruiting and direct graduate assistants and managers in assisting all areas of the program. He will also serve as liaison to the Sports Information Department aiding in Picture Day, Media Day as well as appearances and interviews with the players. Fueger also serves as director of the Kerry Rupp Basketball Camp. Fueger served as administrative assistant and was involved in film exchange, video taping practice, setting up practice and editing game film. He also extensively worked with Utah basketball camps. Fueger was on staff for Utah s NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 run in Fueger earned his bachelor s degree in economics from the University of Utah in May of 2006 and his masters from Utah as well in sports management in

Athletic Staff Renee Puckett Office Coordinator Renee Puckett begins her second year with the Bulldog basketball program where she plays an important role in

She also takes care of all the paperwork on players, keeps track of all the current player files, as well as typing schedules, itineraries and other important

Kyle Roberts Assistant Sports Information Director Kyle Roberts enters his fourth year as an assistant media relations director at Louisiana Tech, handling men

Roberts graduated from Louisiana Tech in 2005 with a bachelor s degree in journalism.

In addition to his normal duties within the office, he also occasionally fills in for The Voice of the Bulldogs Dave Nitz behind the radio mic for baseball.

Brett Ritter Trainer Brett Ritter begins his first season on the athletic training staff for Louisiana Tech University and will work with men s basketball,

5 Athletic Staff Renee Puckett Office Coordinator Renee Puckett begins her second year with the Bulldog basketball program where she plays an important role in the day-today operation of the office. The Dubach, La., native handles all of the finances, travel arrangements and payment of the bills for the Bulldogs. She also takes care of all the paperwork on players, keeps track of all the current player files, as well as typing schedules, itineraries and other important information concerning the Bulldog basketball program. Kyle Roberts Assistant Sports Information Director Kyle Roberts enters his fourth year as an assistant media relations director at Louisiana Tech, handling men s basketball, women s volleyball, men s and women s cross country and men s and women s indoor and outdoor track and field. Roberts graduated from Louisiana Tech in 2005 with a bachelor s degree in journalism. The Ruston High School product served as sports editor for The Tech Talk during his college days while also writing for various other publications. In addition to his normal duties within the office, he also occasionally fills in for The Voice of the Bulldogs Dave Nitz behind the radio mic for baseball. Roberts is happily married to the former Judith McDaniel of Oak Grove, La. Brett Ritter Trainer Brett Ritter begins his first season on the athletic training staff for Louisiana Tech University and will work with men s basketball, golf and football. Ritter comes to Tech after graduating from the University of Northern Colorado with a B.S. in Sports and Exercise Science with an emphasis on athletic training. While at Northern Colorado, he worked primarily with football and wrestling. The Prosser, Wash., native is also a member of NATA and the Rocky Mountain Athletic Training Association. Terry Parker, Jr. Graduate Assistant Kyle Kavanaugh Graduate Assistant Casey Allen Manager 50

United States -- Dr. Billy Bundrick. Dr. Bundrick, who runs the Bone and Joint Clinic in Shreveport, La., has been a familiar face to the Louisiana Tech athletic programs for many years.

6 Athletic Staff Dr. Billy Bundrick, Head Team Physician/Orthopedic Surgeon When it comes to athletic injuries at Louisiana Tech, the Bulldogs and Lady Techsters look to one of their own as well as one of the best in the United States -- Dr. Billy Bundrick. Dr. Bundrick, who runs the Bone and Joint Clinic in Shreveport, La., has been a familiar face to the Louisiana Tech athletic programs for many years. I enjoy working with the athletes at Louisiana Tech, Dr. Bundrick said. It is a joy to work with athletes because they are people who want to get better and get back on the field. It was in 1957 that Dr. Bundrick, a young standout football player, decided to transfer to Louisiana Tech from Texas A&M. He earned three letters in football at Tech, including cocaptaining the 1959 team to a 9-1 record. He gave up football after that season, graduated from Tech and went to LSU Medical School in New Orleans. Ever since those playing days as a Bulldog, Dr. Bundrick has loved Louisiana Tech University and its athletic programs. In 1969, Dr. Bundrick joined the staff at the Bone and Joint Clinic in Shreveport, and he has remained one of the chief orthopedic doctors in the South ever since. He regained his connection with Louisiana Tech in 1973 when former Bulldog coach Pat Collins saw him at a Captain Shreve High School football game and asked him if he could travel to Ruston to help with the medical treatment of the players during practices. Dr. Bundrick agreed and has been going back and forth from Shreveport to Ruston for the past 30- plus years. Dr. Bundrick s association with Tech has reached almost four decades and he says he still loves every minute of what he does. Most recently, he was honored by the American Academy of Sports Medicine with the Thomas Brady Award, which recognizes local excellence in sports medicine. Funded by the generous support of Dr. Bundrick, the Tech Sports Medicine Department now has a state-of-the-art training and rehabilitation facilitiy in the William S. Bundrick Sports Medicine Center located in the Charles Wyly Athletic Center. The 3,800 square foot facility contains a Swimex therapeutic pool, cardiovascular equipment, private staff offices and a physician s examination room. Dr. Bundrick is married to Linda C. Covington. Dr. Shane Phillips Team Physician One of Louisiana Tech s own returned home five years ago as Dr. Shane Phillips opened his private medical practice and took over as the primary care physician for the Bulldogs and Lady Techster athletic programs. Dr. Phillips attended Cedar Creek High School in Ruston before picking up his undergraduate degree at Louisiana Tech in He then moved on to medical school at Louisiana State University of Medicine in New Orleans where he graduated in He completed his residency at the University of Alabama Family Practice Residency Program in Tuscaloosa and wrapped up his fellowship at the American Sports Medicine Institute in Birmingham. During his fellowship, he worked closely with Samford University and Birmingham Southern University, serving as those schools team physician. The 38-year-old also serves as team physician for Cedar Creek High School. Dr. Phillips, who is the great grandson of Thomas Assembly Center namesake Sam Thomas, is a member of TeamMD, an area high school sports medicine outreach program that covers 22 local high schools in the north Louisiana area. Dr. Phillips is married to Lauren DeCou and he has a 15-year-old stepson named Zach, a two-year-old son named Beau, and infant daughter Emma. 51

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