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.
Coaching career Hendricks began coaching high school basketball throughout Louisiana, at Negreet, Marthaville, North Caddo – where he won district 1-AA coach of the year honours for the 1968–69 season – and Lake Charles, 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.
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Personal life Hendricks was married to Rita (née Wright) of Negreet, Louisiana, a former all-state high school basketball player. They had a son, Casey.
He was co-owner of a Mexican restaurant in Natchitoches, Louisiana. He died in 2003 after a long battle with cancer.
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