Lou Henson

Louis Ray Henson  (January 10, 1932 – July 25, 2020) was an American college basketball coach. He was born in Okay, Oklahoma. He retired as the all-time leader in victories at the University of Illinois with 423 victories and New Mexico State with 289 victories. Overall Henson won 779 games.

Henson is also one of only four NCAA coaches to have amassed at least 200 total wins at two institutions.

In 2005-2006, Henson was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. He was treated with chemotherapy, but the cancer returned in 2007. In 2014, Henson was diagnosed with bone marrow cancer.Lou Henson Undergoes Bone Marrow Tests in Houston

In 2014, he briefly came out of retirement to support the University of Illinois.

On February 17, 2015, Henson was selected as a member of the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.

Henson died from cancer in Champaign, Illinois on July 25, 2020 at the age of 88.

References

Other websites
 New Mexico State biography (2004)

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