Emmett Hendricks | |
Birth Date: | 14 February 1938 |
Death Place: | Natchitoches, Louisiana, U.S. |
Player Years1: | 1961–1965 |
Player Team1: | Northwestern State |
Player Positions: | Guard |
Coach Years1: | 1972–1974 |
Coach Team1: | Louisiana Tech (asst.) |
Coach Years2: | 1974–1977 |
Coach Team2: | Louisiana Tech |
Overall Record: | 40–37 (.519) |
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.
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.