Sonja Hogg

Who is Sonja Hogg?

Sonja Hogg is the former head woman's basketball coach at Louisiana Tech University and at Baylor University.

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.

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". She also insisted that her players act like ladies off the court. She won the 1981 Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women title, beating Tennessee to finish the season undeated at 34–0. 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. Hogg coached at Deer Park High School 1986-1988 and was well respected by all her players. Hogg came out of retirement in 1994, and coached at Baylor for six years.