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Will Anders

Current position
Title	Head Coach
Team	Louisiana Tech
Conference	Sun Belt
Record	239–102 (.701)
Biographical details
Born	(1999-08-09) August 9, 1999 Monroe, Louisiana
Alma mater	LSU
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2023–2025	Ole Miss (GA)
2025–2027	New Orleans (AHC/RC)
2027–2028	Louisiana Tech (AC)
2028–2030	Little Rock
2030–2040	Louisiana
2040–2046	Ole Miss
2046–Present	Louisiana Tech
Head coaching record
Overall	674–257 (.724)
Tournaments	20–22 (NCAA Division I) 10–2 (NIT) 0–0 (CBI) 0–0 (CIT)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
• 1x — (2044) NIT Tournament • 1x — (2048) C–USA Tournament • 3x — (2046–48) C–USA Tournament • 2x — (2028–29) OVC Tournament • 2x — (2028–29) OVC Regular Season • 4x — (2031, 2034–35, 2038) Sun Belt Tournament • 12x — (2031–35, 2037–39, 2049, 2054–56) Sun Belt Regular Season
Awards
• 2x — (2047–48) C–USA Coach of Year • 2x — (2028–29) OVC Coach of Year • 10x — (2031–35, 2037–39, 2049–50) Sun Belt Coach of Year

Assistant coach

Ole Miss

Anders was hired as a graduate assistant at Ole Miss on April 23, 2023. The Rebels finished the season 19–14 (9–9 in SEC play) and got invited the NCAA tournament, where the Rebels would fall to Florida State in the First Round. Ole Miss would get one player, Victor Dye, on the 2nd Team All–SEC team. The following season, the Rebels finished 13–17 and did not qualify for the NCAA Tournament.

New Orleans

Anders was hired as the Associate Head Coach and Recruiting Coordinator for the New Orleans Privateers on April 16, 2025. In his first season at New Orleans, they finished with a 14–16 record. Second season, the Privateers finished 5–25.

Louisiana Tech

Anders was hired at Louisiana Tech in April 2027. Bulldogs finished the season 17–16.

Head Coach

Little Rock

Anders was hired as the Head Coach for the Little Rock Trojans on April 1, 2028. In his first season with the Trojans, they would finish 26–8 and 16–2 in Ohio Valley Conference play, to sweep the Regular Season and Tournament Championships. This would be the most successful season in the short history of the Trojans. They would open the season winning the WSSN Classic, defeating Indiana, Hofstra and Texas A&M. They lost to rivals Arkansas State and Louisiana–Monroe in the non–conference season. The Trojans would get on a nine-game winning streak heading into the NCAA tournament, before falling 101–103 in overtime in the Round of 64 to the #7 Miami Hurricanes. Anders was named the 2029 Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Year. He would have Caleb Decker win the Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year. Three players were named on the OVC All–Conference team. Trojans finished #76 in the NCAA recruiting for the year.

In his second season with the Trojans, he led them to another 26–8 season, going 15–3 and being invited back to the NCAA tournament. Trojans opened the season 4–0, with wins over Mississippi State and rivals Louisiana–Monroe and Arkansas State. The Trojans would fall to the Arkansas Razorbacks, but bounce back with a win against Georgia in the Bahama Classic, before falling to #16 Texas. They would go on an 11–game win streak in conference before falling to Linderwood in overtime. They would sweep the OVC Regular Season and Tournament championships for the second straight season. They were invited to the NCAA tournament, where they would face No. 10 USC, defeating them 75–69, for Little Rock's first NCAA tournament win. They would fall to No. 2 Oklahoma in the Round of 32, 62–83. Anders was named Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Year for back–to–back seasons. Herbert Felder was named OVC Freshman of the Year.

Louisiana

Anders left Little Rock to take the head coaching job at the University of Louisiana on April 9th, 2030. He cited personal reasons, moving closer back home to Louisiana, as the move. Anders did state that he applied for the Louisiana–Monroe job, but they did not hire him. In his first season with the Cajuns, they would drop the first two games to #17 Texas by 3 and LSU by 11. They would win the JAG Holiday Invitational, defeating Florida, Georgia Tech and Wisconsin, and finishing the non-conference stretch with a win against his former team, Little Rock. They would finish the conference stretch at 14–4, finishing in 2nd in the Sun Belt. They would fall in the Quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Tournament against Appalachian State. They would be invited to the NCAA tournament, but fall in the Round of 64, 59–81, to No. 7 Providence. This was Louisiana's 2nd NCAA tournament appearance (first since 2028 under Bob Marlin). They finished #21 in the Nation in Points Per Game and Overall Offensive Rating. They finished #10 in Assists Per Game and #1 overall in the nation in Free Throw Percentages at 81.6%.

In his second season with Louisiana, the Cajuns had a historic season. They opened the season with a home win against LSU and against California in the Paradise Innovational, before falling to Boise State. They secured non-conference wins against Miami, SMU and Little Rock. Cajuns would finish 1st in the Sun Belt with a 16–2 record, with the only blemish at Georgia State by 2 and Troy by 6. Cajuns would sweep the Sun Belt Tournament and be invited into the NCAA tournament, where they would be a 4-seed and host the Lafayette Regional. Cajuns would go on to defeat North Dakota and Colorado in the Lafayette Regional to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the 1st time in school history. Cajuns would fall to the No.3 Michigan State Spartans by 10. The Cajuns would finish the season 30–6, best in school history, and ranked No. 12 in the Nation. Anders was named Sun Belt Coach of the Year and Calvin Jensen was named Sun Belt Player of the Year and Steffon Baker was named Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year. Cajuns ranked Top 30 in the nation in the following categories: Offensive Rating (#2), Blocks Per Game (#2), NET Rating (#2), Points Per Game (#4), Assists Per Game (#6), Free Throw Percentage (#13), Defensive Rating (#19), Points Allowed Per Game (#28) and Rebounds Per Game (#30).

In what was supposed to be a rebuilding year for the Cajuns in the 2032–33 season, was the opposite. Cajuns opened the season in the Coaches' Classic, defeating Butler, Clemson and Wright State before falling in the finals to No. 1 Kansas. They would defeat rivals Louisiana Tech and McNeese before falling by 11 to No. 10 Baylor. They would then go on a 5-game win streak against Northwestern State, Rice, LSU, Tulane and New Orleans before falling to Ole Miss. Cajuns would finish first in the Sun Belt for the second straight season, splitting with rival Louisiana–Monroe for the first time in his tenure. Cajuns would fall to Marshall in the Sun Belt Tournament finals. The Cajuns would be invited to the NCAA Tournament for the third consecutive season, going to the East Lancing Regional as a 6-seed to face #11 Colorado. Cajuns would go on to defeat Colorado 79–78 before falling 79–85 to #3 Michigan State in the Regional Finals. Anders would win Sun Belt Coach of the Year for the second straight season. Michael Brown would earn Sun Belt Player of the Year honors and Darrin Ramirez would earn Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year honors. Cajuns put three players on the All–Sun Belt teams. Cajuns finished #11 in the nation in NET Rating, #15 in Offensive Rating and #23 in Blocks per game.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Little Rock Trojans (Ohio Valley Conference) (2028–2030)
2028–29	Little Rock	26–8	16–2	1st	NCAA Round of 64
2029–30	Little Rock	26–8	15–3	1st	NCAA Round of 64
Little Rock:		52–16 (.765)	31–5 (.861)
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (Sun Belt Conference) (2030–2040)
2030–31	Louisiana	24–9	14–4	2nd	NCAA Round of 64
2031–32	Louisiana	30–6	16–2	1st	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2032–33	Louisiana	27–10	13–5	1st	NCAA Round of 32
2033–34	Louisiana	26–10	15–3	T–1st	NIT Championship
2034–35	Louisiana	30–7	16–2	1st	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2035–36	Louisiana	30–6	15–3	1st	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2036–37	Louisiana	15–15	9–9	T–7th
2037–38	Louisiana	26–7	16–2	1st	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2038–39	Louisiana	31–4	17–1	1st	NCAA Round of 32
2039–40	Louisiana	30–7	14–4	1st	NCAA Elite Eight
Louisiana:		269–81 (.769)	145–35 (.806)
Ole Miss Rebels (Southeastern Conference) (2040–2046)
2040–41	Ole Miss	16–15	6–12	T–12th
2041–42	Ole Miss	23–10	10–8	T–5th	NCAA Round of 64
2042–43	Ole Miss	28–9	12–6	2nd	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2043–44	Ole Miss	20–14	10–8	T–4th	NCAA Round of 64
2044–45	Ole Miss	24–13	9–9	T–5th	NIT Championship
2045–46	Ole Miss	22–13	9–9	T–7th	NCAA Round of 64
Ole Miss:		163–74 (.688)	56–52 (.519)
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (Conference USA) (2046–2049)
2046–47	Louisiana Tech	23–11	10–6	4th	NCAA Round of 32
2047–48	Louisiana Tech	25–9	10–6	T–2nd	NCAA Round of 64
2048–49	Louisiana Tech	26–10	13–3	1st	NCAA Round of 32
C–USA:		74–30 (.712)	33–15 (.688)
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (Sun Belt Conference) (2049–present)
2049–50	Louisiana Tech	26–9	15–3	1st	NCAA Round of 64
2050–51	Louisiana Tech	30–7	15–3	2nd	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2051–52	Louisiana Tech	22–10	14–4	2nd	NCAA Round of 64
2052–53	Louisiana Tech	21–15	11–7	T–5th	NIT Second Round
2053–54	Louisiana Tech	21–11	14–4	T–1st	NCAA Round of 64
2054–55	Louisiana Tech	21–11	13–5	T–1st	NCAA Round of 64
2055–56	Louisiana Tech	24–9	14–4	T–1st	NCAA Round of 64
Sun Belt:		155–72 (.683)	96–30 (.762)
Louisiana Tech:		239–102 (.701)	129–45 (.741)
Total:		674–257 (.724)
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

Louisiana Tech

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
University	Louisiana Tech University
First season	1909–10
All-time record	1,392–1,015 (.578)
Head coach	Will Anders (7th season)
Conference	Sun Belt
Location	Ruston, Louisiana
Arena	Thomas Assembly Center (capacity: 8,000)
Nickname	Dunkin' Dogs
Student section	The Kennel
Colors	Blue and red
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
2025
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1967*, 1985, 2025, 2050
NCAA tournament appearances
1967*, 1971*, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2027, 2028, 2040, 2046, 2047, 2048, 2049, 2050, 2051, 2053, 2054, 2055
Conference tournament champions
Southland : 1984, 1985, 1987 American South: 1988, 1989, 1991 C–USA: 2023, 2024, 2025, 2027, 2028, 2040, 2046, 2047, 2048
Conference regular-season champions LSIAA: 1910 SIAA: 1927, 1928, 1934 Louisiana Intercollegiate: 1942, 1946, 1947, 1948 GSC: 1953, 1955, 1959, 1964, 1967, 1970, 1971 Southland : 1976, 1985, 1987 American South : 1988, 1990 WAC: 2013 C-USA: 2014, 2015, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2030, 2031, 2035, 2040, 2041, 2043, 2045, 2048 Sun Belt: 1992, 1999, 2049, 2053, 2054, 2055
Conference division regular-season champions
2021
* at Division II level