Lou Henson
Biographical details | |
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Born | Okay, Oklahoma, U.S. | January 10, 1932
Died | July 25, 2020 Champaign, Illinois, U.S. | (aged 88)
Playing career | |
1951–1953 | Connors JC |
1953–1955 | New Mexico A&M |
Position(s) | Hardin–Simmons |
1966–1975 | New Mexico State |
1975–1996 | Illinois |
1997–2005 | New Mexico State |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1967–1975 | New Mexico State |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 779–422 |
Tournaments | 19–20 ( |
Awards | |
MVC Coach of the Year (1975) Big Ten Coach of the Year (1993) | |
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2015 |
Louis Ray Henson (January 10, 1932 – July 25, 2020) was an American
Early life and education
Born in Okay, Oklahoma, Henson graduated from Okay High School in 1951 and matriculated at Connors Junior College before transferring to New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (New Mexico A&M, now New Mexico State University). He lettered in basketball for the New Mexico A&M Aggies from 1953 to 1955 and graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1955 and master's degree in 1956.[3][4]
Career
Henson began his coaching career at Las Cruces High School in Las Cruces, New Mexico, in 1956. After two years as junior varsity coach, Henson was head coach of the varsity team from 1958 to 1962 and won state championships in 1959, 1960, and 1961.[3]
He started coaching in the college ranks in 1962 at
In 1975, Henson moved to the
In 1997, Henson returned to New Mexico State as interim head coach after
Health problems
In July 2007, Henson announced that he was again undergoing chemotherapy for the same strain of lymphoma that he had battled four years previously. He was undergoing treatment in Champaign, Illinois, where he lived in the summer.[7] In July 2015, Henson once again entered chemotherapy for "bone marrow problems."
Henson "returned to coaching" at age 82 as coach of the New Mexico House of Representatives team in a charity contest versus the New Mexico State Senate team on February 7, 2014.[8]
Henson died on July 25, 2020, at the age of 88.[9]
Head coaching record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Hardin–Simmons Cowboys (NCAA University Division independent ) (1962–1966)
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1962–63 | Hardin–Simmons | 10–16 | |||||||
1963–64 | Hardin–Simmons | 20–6 | |||||||
1964–65 | Hardin–Simmons | 17–8 | |||||||
1965–66 | Hardin–Simmons | 20–6 | |||||||
Hardin-Simmons: | 67–36 | ||||||||
New Mexico State Aggies (NCAA University Division independent) (1966–1970) | |||||||||
1966–67 | New Mexico State | 15–11 | |||||||
1967–68 | New Mexico State | 23–6 | NCAA University Division Regional semifinal | ||||||
1968–69 | New Mexico State | 24–5 | NCAA University Division Regional quarterfinal | ||||||
1969–70 | New Mexico State | 27–3 | NCAA University Division Final Four | ||||||
New Mexico State Aggies (Missouri Valley Conference) (1970–1975) | |||||||||
1970–71 | New Mexico State | 19–8 | 0–0‡ | NCAA University Division Regional quarterfinal | |||||
1971–72 | New Mexico State | 19–6 | 0–0‡ | ||||||
1972–73 | New Mexico State | 12–14 | 6–7 | T–4th | |||||
1973–74 | New Mexico State | 14–11 | 7–6 | T–3rd | |||||
1974–75 | New Mexico State | 20–7 | 11–3 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Round of 32 | ||||
New Mexico State: | 173–71 | 24–16 | |||||||
Illinois Fighting Illini (Big Ten Conference) (1975–1996) | |||||||||
1975–76 | Illinois | 14–13 | 7–11 | T–7th | |||||
1976–77 | Illinois | 16–14 | 8–10 | 6th | |||||
1977–78 | Illinois | 13–14 | 7–11 | 7th | |||||
1978–79 | Illinois | 19–11 | 7–11 | 7th | |||||
1979–80 | Illinois | 22–13 | 8–10 | T–6th | NIT Third Place | ||||
1980–81 | Illinois | 21–8 | 12–6 | 3rd | NCAA Division I Sweet 16 | ||||
1981–82 | Illinois | 18–11 | 10–8 | 6th | NIT second round | ||||
1982–83 | Illinois | 21–11 | 11–7 | T–2nd | NCAA Division I Round of 48 | ||||
1983–84 | Illinois | 26–5 | 15–3 | T–1st | NCAA Division I Elite Eight | ||||
1984–85 | Illinois | 26–9 | 12–6 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Sweet 16 | ||||
1985–86 | Illinois | 22–10 | 11–7 | T–4th | NCAA Division I Round of 32 | ||||
1986–87 | Illinois | 23–8 | 13–5 | 4th | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
1987–88 | Illinois | 23–10 | 12–6 | T–3rd | NCAA Division I Round of 32 | ||||
1988–89 | Illinois | 31–5 | 14–4 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Final Four | ||||
1989–90 | Illinois | 21–8 | 11–7 | T–4th | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
1990–91 | Illinois | 21–10 | 11–7 | T–3rd | Postseason ban[10] | ||||
1991–92 | Illinois | 13–15 | 7–11 | 8th | |||||
1992–93 | Illinois | 19–13 | 11–7 | T–3rd | NCAA Division I Round of 32 | ||||
1993–94 | Illinois | 17–11 | 10–8 | T–4th | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
1994–95 | Illinois | 19–12 | 10–8 | T–5th | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
1995–96 | Illinois | 18–13 | 7–11 | 9th | NIT first round | ||||
Illinois: | 423–224 | 214–164 | |||||||
New Mexico State Aggies (Big West Conference) (1997–2000) | |||||||||
1997–98 | New Mexico State | 18–12 | 8–8* | T–7th | |||||
1998–99 | New Mexico State | 23–10 | 12–4 | 1st | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
1999–00 | New Mexico State | 22–10 | 11–5 | 7th | NIT first round | ||||
New Mexico State Aggies (Sun Belt Conference) (2000–2005) | |||||||||
2000–01 | New Mexico State | 14–14 | 10–6 | T–2nd (West) | |||||
2001–02 | New Mexico State | 20–12 | 11–4 | T–1st (West) | |||||
2002–03 | New Mexico State | 20–9 | 9–6 | 2nd(West) | |||||
2003–04 | New Mexico State | 13–14 | 6–9 | T–4th (West) | |||||
2004–05 | New Mexico State | 5–13† | 1–4† | †(West) | |||||
New Mexico State: | 135–86 | 66–46 | |||||||
Total: | 779–412 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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‡ New Mexico State ineligible for conference championship
* Record vacated due to NCAA infractions
† Henson resigned on January 22, 2005, and was replaced that day by interim head coach Tony Stubblefield; their collective record in the 2004–05 season was 6–24 (1–14 Sun Belt) for a sixth-place finish in the Sun Belt West division.
See also
- List of college men's basketball coaches with 600 wins
- List of NCAA Division I Men's Final Four appearances by coach
- Lou Henson Award
References
- ^ a b "Henson headed to College Basketball Hall of Fame". New Mexico State DIA. 2015-02-17. Archived from the original on 2015-02-17. Retrieved 2015-02-17.
- ^ a b "Coach Lou Henson Selected to National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame". University of Illinois DIA. 2015-02-17. Archived from the original on 2015-02-17. Retrieved 2015-02-17.
- ^ a b "Lou Henson". New Mexico State University. 2004. Archived from the original on September 30, 2016.
- ISBN 9780313309526
- The News-Gazette. Champaign, Ill. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
- ^ Supinie, John (2012-01-10). "Supinie: What does Lou have to do to get into the Hall?". Journal Star. Peoria, Ill. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
- ^ "Ex-NMSU, Illinois coach Henson back in chemotherapy". CBS Sportsline. Associated Press. 25 July 2007.
- ^ "Lou Henson to coach House team in charity hoops game". Santa Fe New Mexican. February 3, 2014. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
- ^ "Lou Henson, winningest men's basketball coach at Illinois, New Mexico State, dies". ESPN.com. 2020-07-29. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
- ^ "Illinois Banned From '91 NCAA Tournament".