The Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team represents Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana. The team currently competes in the NCAA Division I as a member of the Western Athletic Conference and will being Conference USA play in 2013. The current head coach of the Lady Techsters is Teresa Weatherspoon. LA Tech has won 3 National Championships and has competed in 13 Final Fours, 23 Sweet Sixteens, and 27 NCAA tournaments. The Lady Techsters basketball program boasts 3 Wade Trophy winners, 5 olympic medalists, 6 members of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, 16 All-Americans, and 21 WNBA players. The Lady Techsters have an all-time record of 1017–227 with a .818 winning percentage, the best all-time winning percentage of any NCAA Division I program. LA Tech and Tennessee are the only women's basketball programs to win at least 1000 games. The Lady Techsters have made 27 appearances in the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament; only Tennessee and Georgia have made more NCAA Tournament appearances.
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