University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Rogers Tabbed Women's 11th Head Coach
5/2/2007 5:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
The Louisiana-Lafayette graduate spent the last four seasons as an assistant coach at Mississippi State with his primary responsibilities including on-court teaching and assisting with recruiting. The Bulldogs enjoyed a 12-win turnaround last season and advanced to the WNIT quarterfinals ? their second WNIT trip in the last three seasons.
Rogers' collegiate experience also includes four years as an assistant coach at Bethune-Cookman College from 1999-2003 where he was in charge of developing game strategies, conditioning and training, recruiting, and arranging travel and lodging accommodations. BCC enjoyed back-to-back winning seasons in his final two years, marking the best two campaigns for the Wildcats in the past decade.
“I'm very pleased to bring a coach to our University that was born in
“His recruiting abilities are very well known and I expect our program's recent success to continue. He came highly recommended by some very well respected and prestigious college coaches.”
Prior to his stint as an assistant coach on the collegiate level,
He was the head girl's coach from 1993-98 at Opelousas Catholic High School, coincidently, during nearly the same period Cajuns head men's basketball coach Robert Lee was the head boy's basketball coach at Opelousas High School from 1992-96.
He started coaching in the high school ranks from 1991-93 at the Holy Rosary Institute.
In 1985,
A native of
WHAT THEY'RE SAYING ABOUT COACH ROGERS
“His recruiting abilities are very well known and I expect our program's recent success to continue.
“He came highly recommended by some very well respected and prestigious college coaches.”
Louisiana-Lafayette Interim Athletics Director David Walker
"We are very happy that Errol has the chance to become a head coach at his alma mater. He has done a tremendous job while being a part of the Lady Bulldog family.
“I appreciate his loyalty, enthusiasm and the example he has set for our team. We will miss him and his family and wish him the very best."
