blog postsLou Henson, winningest men's basketball coach at Illinois, New Mexico State, diesJul 30, 2020 10:15 am by ESPNIllinois in the NewsShare on FacebookTweetEmailImagesESPN (July 29) Henson began his coaching career at Las Cruces (New Mexico) High School in 1957 and spent 21 years at Illinois. He retired in 2005, 21 wins shy of becoming only the fifth coach in Division I history to win 800 games.Share on FacebookTweetEmail