Tynes Hildebrand

Tynes Hildebrand Sr. (February 25, 1931 – July 28, 2024) was an American basketball coach and athletic director. Hildebrand was the head basketball coach at Northwestern State University from 1965 to 1980, compiling an overall record of 187–203. He later served as athletic director for Northwestern State from 1983 to 1996.^[1] Hildebrand was elected to the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in 2014.^{[2][3][4][5][6]} Hildebrand died in Flower Mound, Texas on July 28, 2024, at the age of 93.^[7]

Tynes Hildebrand, Sr.

Biographical details
Born	(1931-02-25)February 25, 1931 Florien, Louisiana, U.S.
Died	July 28, 2024(2024-07-28) (aged 93) Flower Mound, Texas, U.S.
Alma mater	Northwestern State University
Playing career
1950–1954	Northwestern State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1957–1965	Natchitoches HS
1965–1980	Northwestern State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1983–1996	Northwestern State
Head coaching record
Overall	187–203
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
2× Gulf State Conference Coach of the Year (1966, 1975) Inductee of the NSU Sports Hall of Fame and the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame

While a student at Northwestern State, Hildebrand lettered in basketball and track and field.^[7]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Northwestern State Demons () (1965–1980)
1965–66	Northwestern State	18–7
1966–67	Northwestern State	8–17
1967–68	Northwestern State	12–13
1968–69	Northwestern State	16–13
1969–70	Northwestern State	13–13
1970–71	Northwestern State	14–11
1971–72	Northwestern State	11–14
1972–73	Northwestern State	6–19
1973–74	Northwestern State	21–9
1974–75	Northwestern State	13–14
1975–76	Northwestern State	14–10
1976–77	Northwestern State	17–9
1977–78	Northwestern State	12–15
1978–79	Northwestern State	7–19
1979–80	Northwestern State	5–20
Northwestern State:		187–203 (.479)
Total:		187–203 (.479)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion