Sonja Hogg

Sonja Hogg

Sport(s)	College basketball
Biographical details
Born	December 20, 1945
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1974–1985	Louisiana Tech
1986–1988	Deer Park HS
1994–2000	Baylor
Head coaching record
Overall	390–146 (.728)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
AIAW Basketball Champions (1981) NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Champions (1982)
Awards
Louisiana Tech Athletic Hall of Fame (1986) Women's Basketball Hall of Fame (2009) Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame (2009)

Sonja Hogg (born December 20, 1945)^[1] is the former head woman's basketball coach at Louisiana Tech University and at Baylor University. Hogg posted an overall record of 307–55 at Louisiana Tech.^[2] Hogg's record at Baylor in the Southwest Conference era was 24–33 overall (7–21 in conference). Hogg's record at Baylor in the Big 12 conference era was 59–58 overall (27–37 league mark). Her overall record at Baylor for all years was 83–91. Her combined overall record for her entire coaching career was 390–146.

Hogg was a physical education teacher at Ruston High School when she interviewed at Louisiana Tech for a position in its P.E. department. School president Dr. F. Jay Taylor remarked that several students had approached him about starting a women's basketball team. He asked her if she would be interested, and she agreed.^[3]

When Hogg began putting together the team, she nicknamed the team the "Lady Techsters." She felt the school's longtime nickname of Bulldogs was unfeminine, and also didn't like the prospect of her players being called "bitches" (the female name for a dog). She also insisted that her players act like ladies off the court.^[4] She won the 1981 Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women title, beating Tennessee to finish the season undeated at 34–0.^[5] Hogg's team went on to win the first NCAA women's title in 1982. From 1982 to 1985, she was co-head coach with her former top assistant, Leon Barmore, completely turning over the reins to Barmore in 1985.^[6] Hogg coached at Deer Park High School from 1986 to 1988. Hogg came out of retirement in 1994, and coached at Baylor for six years.^[3]

In 1986, Hogg was inducted into the Louisiana Tech University Athletic Hall of Fame. She received the 2004 Women's Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball Award.^[7] In 2009, Hogg was elected to the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, located in Knoxville, Tennessee.^[8] In June 2009, Hogg was inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.^[3][9]

Head coaching record

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters (Independent) (1974–1985)
1974–75	Louisiana Tech	13–9
1975–76	Louisiana Tech	19–10
1976–77	Louisiana Tech	22–9
1977–78	Louisiana Tech	20–8
1978–79	Louisiana Tech	34–4			AIAW Runner-Up
1979–80	Louisiana Tech	40–5			AIAW Final Four
1980–81	Louisiana Tech	34–0			AIAW National Champions
1981–82	Louisiana Tech	35–1			NCAA Champions
1982–83	Louisiana Tech	31–2			NCAA Runner-up
1983–84	Louisiana Tech	30–3			NCAA Final Four
1984–85	Louisiana Tech	29–4			NCAA Elite Eight
Louisiana Tech:		307–55 (.848)
Baylor Lady Bears (Southwest Conference) (1994–1996)
1994–95	Baylor	13–14	4–10	7th
1995–96	Baylor	11–19	3–11	7th
Baylor Lady Bears (Big 12 Conference) (1996–2000)
1996–97	Baylor	15–13	7–9	T–8th
1997–98	Baylor	20–11	10–6	T–5th	WNIT
1998–99	Baylor	17–14	8–8	T–5th	WNIT
1999–00	Baylor	7–20	2–14	12th
Baylor:		83–91 (.477)	34–58 (.370)
Total:		390–146 (.728)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

Sources:^{[10] [11]}

References

1. "Women's Basketball Coaches Career". NCAA. Retrieved 26 Sep 2015.
2. "Sonja Hogg built the Louisiana Tech women's basketball program into a powerhouse". New Orleans Times Picayune. 2009-05-09. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
3. "LA Sports Hall of Fame – Sonja Hogg". Louisiana Tech Athletics Department. Retrieved 2009-08-02.
4. "Belles Of The Ball". Sports Illustrated. 1986-11-19. Retrieved 2009-08-02.
5. "It Was A Tech-book Year". Sports Illustrated. 1981-04-06. Retrieved 2009-08-02.
6. "Belles Of The Ball". Sports Illustrated. 1986-11-19. Retrieved 2009-08-02.
7. "Sonja Hogg Honored By Atlanta Tipoff Club". Retrieved 2009-08-02.
8. "WBHOF Inductees". WBHOF. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
9. "Bio". Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2009-09-16. Retrieved 2009-08-02.
11. 2010-11 Lady Techster Basketball Media Guide