Emmett Hendricks

Emmett Hendricks
Biographical details
Born(1938-02-14)February 14, 1938
DiedMay 18, 2003(2003-05-18) (aged 65)
Natchitoches, Louisiana, U.S.
Playing career
1961–1965Northwestern State
PositionGuard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1972–1974Louisiana Tech (asst.)
1974–1977Louisiana Tech
Head coaching record
Overall40–37 (.519)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Southland Regular Season Champion (1976)
Awards
2x Southland Coach of the Year (1975, 1976)

Emmett Gene Hendricks (February 14, 1938 – May 18, 2003) was an American college basketball coach. He was the head coach of the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball program from 1974 to 1977. In 2003, Hendricks died at the age of 65 after a lengthy illness.

Early life and education

Hendricks graduated from Marthaville High School, where he participated in basketball, baseball and track. After graduation from high school, he served in the United States Air Force for four years as a radar technician. He graduated from Northwestern State University in 1965, where he played basketball for four years.[1]

Coaching career

Hendricks began coaching high school basketball throughout Louisiana, at Negreet, Marthaville, North Caddo[2] – where he won district 1-AA coach of the year honours for the 1968–69 season – and Lake Charles,[1] before moving up to the college ranks as a graduate assistant at North Texas State University. He joined Louisiana Tech in 1972 as an assistant to Scotty Robertson. After two seasons, he was promoted to head coach following Robertson's departure to the NBA's New Orleans Jazz.[2]

Head coaching record

Record table
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (Southland Conference) (1974–1977)
1974–75 Louisiana Tech 12–135–32nd
1975–76 Louisiana Tech 15–119–11st
1976–77 Louisiana Tech 13–134–6T–4th
Louisiana Tech: 40–37 (.519)18–10 (.643)
Total:40–37 (.519)[3]

      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

Personal life

Hendricks was married to Rita (née Wright) of Negreet, Louisiana, a former all-state high school basketball player.[4] They had a son, Casey.[2][5]

He was co-owner of a Mexican restaurant in Natchitoches, Louisiana. He died in 2003 after a long battle with cancer.[5][6]

References

  1. 1 2 Byrd, Jerry (May 15, 1969). "Byrd's Eye View of Sports". Shreveport Journal. p. 1D. Retrieved April 28, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. 1 2 3 "Emmett Hendricks New Head Coach At Tech". Monroe Morning World. June 12, 1974. p. 10-A. Retrieved April 28, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Emmet Hendricks Coaching Record". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Hendricks Top Dog". Natchitoches Times. March 21, 1976. p. 18A. Retrieved April 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. 1 2 "Obituary for Emmett G. Hendricks". Local/State/Deaths. Shreveport Times. May 20, 2023. p. 3B. Retrieved April 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Watson, Jimmy (May 20, 2003). "Former Louisiana Tech coach Hendricks dies". Sports. Shreveport Times. p. 3C. Retrieved April 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.


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