| DeUnna Hendrix | |
| Birth Date: | 27 October 1984 |
| Alma Mater: | University of Richmond |
| Player Years1: | 2003–2007 |
| Player Team1: | Richmond |
| Player Years2: | 2008 |
| Player Team2: | Jacksonville Cougars |
| Coach Years1: | 2007–2011 |
| Coach Team1: | Jacksonville (asst.) |
| Coach Years2: | 2011–2012 |
| Coach Team2: | High Point (asst.) |
| Coach Years3: | 2012–2019 |
| Coach Team3: | High Point |
| Coach Years4: | 2019–2023 |
| Coach Team4: | Miami (OH) |
| Overall Record: | 160–173 |
DeUnna Hendrix is an American women's basketball former coach and former basketball player. She previously served as the women's basketball head coach at Miami University.[1] Prior to that, she served as the women's basketball head coach at High Point University.[2]
Hendrix is from Kokomo, Indiana. She attended the University of Richmond where she played college basketball. Hendrix was twice named team captain and played in the 2005 NCAA tournament and 2006 WNIT Semi-Finals. While at Richmond, she earned a bachelor's degree in rhetoric and communications. Hendrix played basketball professionally in the Women's Blue Chip Basketball League with the Jacksonville Cougars in 2008.
Hendrix began her coaching career in women's basketball at Jacksonville as an assistant under Jill Dunn from 2007 to 2011.[3]
In 2011, Hendrix moved to High Point as an assistant for one season. In 2012, she was promoted to head coach. In seven seasons at High Point, Hendrix compiled a 125–93 record. Her 2013–14 team won 22 games and was 16–4 in the Big South to capture the regular season title. Hendrix was named Big South Coach of the year.[4] She took the Panthers to the WNIT in 2014 and 2019.[5] [6]
Hendrix took over as the head coach at Miami on April 24, 2019.[7] On April 26, 2023 she resigned after four seasons, having posted a 35–80 record at Miami, after text messages led to allegations that she was in a relationship with a player.[8] [9] [10] Her 18–58 MAC Conference record was one of the worst in MAC history.