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Bowling Green State University Athletics
Men's Basketball
- Title:
- Assistant Men's Basketball Coach
- Email:
- ltwigg@bgsu.edu
- Phone:
- 419-372-7073
Louis Twigg has completed five years as an assistant coach at Bowling Green State University. Falcon head coach Louis Orr announced Twigg's hiring in late September of 2008.
In 2012-13, Bowling Green went 13-19 overall and finished 7-9 in MAC play. The Falcons went 11-5 in the Stroh Center, improving to 23-9 at home in the first two years of the new facility. BGSU defeated Horizon League powers Wright State and Detroit, while pushing Michigan State to the brink, holding a 45-45 tie with 10 minutes remaining in front of a standing-room only crowd of 4,291 at the Stroh Center. The Falcons lost a wild triple overtime game at the BIG EAST’s South Florida and had wins over teams seeded third, fourth and fifth for the MAC Tournament. BGSU was the No. 6 seed for the league tournament but was upset in the opening round.
The 2011-12 team earned a bid to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT), the program’s second postseason appearance in four years. The Falcons had wins over three teams that advanced to the NCAA Tournament, beating Detroit, Temple, and Ohio in the first year of the brand-new Stroh Center. BGSU improved its overall win total by two games, going 16-16, and improved by a game in MAC play, finishing 9-7 and earning the sixth seed for the conference tournament. After being upset in the first round of the MAC Tournament, the Falcons were selected to play in the CIT, losing at Oakland University in the postseason opener. In all, the team played seven games against NCAA Tournament teams, posting a respectable 3-4 record against that competition.
Along with posting three home wins over NCAA Tournament teams, the Falcons had some impressive road wins. The team posted a 72-48 win at Western Michigan, the program’s first win in University Arena since 2002. BGSU also won 65-57 at Miami (Ohio), giving the Falcons their first victory in Millett Hall since 2002 and the first season sweep of the RedHawks (winning 56-51 at home) since the 2001-02 campaign.
The 2010-11 team bounced back from a slow start to go 10-3 during a 13-game stretch midway through the season. After losing 9-of-11 to begin the year, the Falcons rebounded to lead the MAC at the midway point of the conference season at 6-2. After splitting a pair of home games, Bowling Green stood at 7-3 in league play, and although the team struggled down the stretch, the Falcons still had a chance to host a MAC Tournament First Round game if they could beat Buffalo in the final regular season basketball game in Anderson Arena history. In front of many of the legendary figures in BGSU basketball history, the Falcons posted a 73-63 victory. The team went on to beat Northern Illinois by 20 points in the first round of the MAC Tournament to qualify for the quarterfinals in Cleveland.
With help from Twigg, the 2009-10 team went 14-16 overall and 6-10 in Mid-American Conference play and had a handful of signature wins. The Falcons defeated both the MAC regular season champions Kent State and the MAC Tournament champions Ohio, as well as beating rival Toledo for the third consecutive season. The win over Kent State was the Golden Flashes’ only home loss to a MAC school and one of just two losses at home on the year. Bowling Green also defeated two Atlantic 10 Conference schools, including St. Louis, one of the top teams in that league and coached by Rick Majerus.
The 2008-09 season was a banner year for the Bowling Green men's basketball program. The team shared the Mid-American Eastern Division regular season championship, earned the No. 1 seed for the MAC Tournament, and received a bid to the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). The Falcons set the program record with six consecutive road conference victories and finished 19-14, a six-win improvement over the previous season.
Twigg, a native of Snow Hill, Md., came to BGSU after spending a year as an assistant coach at Bloomsburg (Pa.) University. He also has more than seven years of Division I experience.
Prior to joining the Huskies, Twigg served as an administrative assistant at Indiana University during the 2005-06 season, working under head coach Mike Davis. At IU, Twigg oversaw all the editing for game and practice video, as well as game tape exchange. He also coordinated all aspects of the summer camp program, official and unofficial visits by recruits and assisting with NCAA and Big Ten compliance among other duties.
Before heading to IU, Twigg served as the Director of Basketball Operations at La Salle University from 2003-05. Twigg coordinated all aspects of the Explorers' travel, and also assisted with scheduling film exchange. He maintained the same job and duties for one season at the College of Charleston before heading to La Salle. While at Charleston, he was a part of a team that finished with a 25-8 overall record.
Twigg also spent two seasons at Temple University, working under legendary head coach John Chaney. While with the Owls, Twigg served as the video coordinator and undergraduate assistant coach, while also earning his degree. His responsibilities included scouting opponents, charting stats during games and coordinating film exchange. During his first season, Temple advanced to the Elite Eight in the 2001 NCAA Championships.
Additionally, Twigg was the head manager for the University of Maryland from 1997-99. While with the Terrapins, he assisted head coach Gary Williams with basketball camps, as well as with other day-to-day operations.
Twigg earned his bachelor's degree in Sport and Recreation from Temple University in 2002. He is married to the former Tara Greene and the couple has three children; daughters Sophia (9) and Talia 6) and son Micah (5).
