New Mexico coaching legend, Lou Henson, dies at 88. The 1970 New Mexico State University’s Men’s Basketball team that reached the Final Four gathers together to be honored at the Pan American Center in Las Cruces on February 15, 2020. Henson is honored virtually.
LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The sports world lost legendary Louis “Lou” Ray Henson on July 25, 2020 in his home of Champaign, Illinois. Henson was 88 years old and had been suffering from Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. He was diagnosed in 2003 and had faced many medical issues as a result.
