Emmett Hendricks

Emmett Hendricks

Biographical details
Born	(1938-02-14)February 14, 1938
Died	May 18, 2003(2003-05-18) (aged 65) Natchitoches, Louisiana, U.S.
Playing career
1961–1965	Northwestern State
Position(s)	Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1972–1974	Louisiana Tech (asst.)
1974–1977	Louisiana Tech
Head coaching record
Overall	40–37 (.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. He completed graduate work at North Texas State University.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (Southland Conference) (1974–1977)
1974–75	Louisiana Tech	12–13	5–3	2nd
1975–76	Louisiana Tech	15–11	9–1	1st
1976–77	Louisiana Tech	13–13	4–6	T–4th
Louisiana Tech:		40–37 (.519)	18–10 (.643)
Total:		40–37 (.519)
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