Lou Henson
Alma Mater:
Class of:
Hometown:
Okay, OK
- Coach of two NCAA Tournament Final Four teams--1970 (third with New Mexico State) and 1989 (tied for third with Illinois)
- Coach of 1980 NIT third-place team with Illinois
- Coach of 1999 Big West Conference Tournament champion with New Mexico State
- All-time winningest coach for Illinois and New Mexico State
- Major-college career scoring average under Presley Askew (7.5 ppg)
- Final Top 20 Rankings (12: AP/UPI/USA)--1968 (NR/12), 1969 (12/9), 1970 (5/4), 1975 (NR/18), 1981 (19/18), 1984 (6/6/5), 1985 (12/10/11), 1986 (19/20/25), 1987 (11/11/20), 1988 (16/15/20), 1989 (3/3/3) and 1990 (18/18/NR)
- All-Americans (five): New Mexico State's Jimmy Collins (1970) and Illinois' Bruce Douglas (1984), Kendall Gill (1990), Derek Harper (1983) and Ken Norman (1987).
Record:
Season | School | Overall | League | Finish | Conference (Division) | Postseason (Record) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hardin-Simmons | 10-16 | DNP | ||||
Hardin-Simmons | 20-6 | DNP | ||||
Hardin-Simmons | 17-8 | DNP | ||||
Hardin-Simmons | 20-6 | DNP | ||||
15-11 | NCAA (0-1) | |||||
23-6 | NCAA (2-1) | |||||
24-5 | NCAA (1-2) | |||||
27-3 | NCAA (4-1) | |||||
19-8 | NCAA (0-1) | |||||
19-6 | DNP | |||||
12-14 | 6-8 | T-5th | Probation | |||
14-11 | 7-6 | T-3rd | Probation | |||
20-7 | 11-3 | 2nd | NCAA (0-1) | |||
14-13 | 7-11 | T-7th | DNP | |||
14-16 | 6-12 | 7th | DNP | |||
13-14 | 7-11 | 7th | DNP | |||
19-11 | 7-11 | 7th | DNP | |||
22-13 | 8-10 | T-6th | NIT (4-1) | |||
21-8 | 12-6 | 3rd | NCAA (1-1) | |||
18-11 | 10-8 | 6th | NIT (1-1) | |||
21-11 | 11-7 | T-2nd | NCAA (0-1) | |||
26-5 | 15-3 | T-1st | NCAA (2-1) | |||
26-9 | 12-6 | 2nd | NCAA (2-1) | |||
22-10 | 11-7 | T-4th | NCAA (1-1) | |||
23-8 | 13-5 | 4th | NCAA (0-1) | |||
23-10 | 12-6 | T-3rd | NCAA (1-1) | |||
31-5 | 14-4 | 2nd | NCAA (4-1) | |||
21-8 | 11-7 | T-4th | NCAA (0-1) | |||
21-10 | 11-7 | T-3rd | Probation | |||
13-15 | 7-11 | 8th | DNP | |||
19-13 | 11-7 | T-3rd | NCAA (1-1) | |||
17-11 | 10-8 | T-4th | NCAA (0-1) | |||
19-12 | 10-8 | T-5th | NCAA (0-1) | |||
18-13 | 7-11 | 9th | NIT (0-1) | |||
18-12 | 8-8 | 5th | Big West (East) | DNP | ||
23-10 | 12-4 | T-1st | Big West (East) | NCAA (0-1) | ||
22-10 | 11-5 | 2nd | Big West (East) | NIT (0-1) | ||
14-14 | 10-6 | T-2nd | Sun Belt (West) | DNP | ||
20-12 | 11-4 | T-1st | Sun Belt (West) | DNP | ||
20-9 | 9-6 | 2nd | Sun Belt (West) | DNP | ||
13-14 | 6-9 | T-4th | Sun Belt (West) | DNP | ||
6-24 | 1-14 | 6th | Sun Belt (West) | DNP |
* Overall record is 16-14 and Big Ten mark is 8-10 in sixth place if include two forfeit victories awarded from Minnesota after the 1976-77 season.
** Vacated all 18 regular-season victories.
- 42-Year Coaching Record: 797-438 (.645) overall
- 67-36 (.650) in four years at Hardin-Simmons (TX)
- 309-176 (.637) in 17 years at New Mexico State
- 421-226 (.651) in 21 years at Illinois
- 24-17 (.585) in Missouri Valley Conference
- 214-164 (.566) in Big Ten Conference
- 31-17 (.646) in Big West Conference
- 37-39 (.487) in Sun Belt Conference
- 5-1 (.833) in Big West Tournament
- 2-3 (.400) in Sun Belt Tournament
- 19-20 (.487) in NCAA Tournament
- 5-4 (.556) in NIT