Tynes Hildebrand

Sport: AdministratorBasketballCoachDave Dixon Award

Induction Year: 2014

University: Northwestern State

One of four regional officiating advisors for NCAA Division I men’s basketball since 2006, Hildebrand won 191 games as head coach at Northwestern State from 1965-80 and served as athletics director from 1983-96. An officials observer in the SEC, Big XII, C-USA, WAC, Southland and Sun Belt since 1997, Hildebrand helps select officials to work the NCAA Tournament each March. As a coach, he led the Demons into NCAA Division I after national tournament appearances at the NAIA level. He assisted with the training camp of the 1972 United States Olympic Team at the invitation of legendary coach Henry Iba, working alongside Bob Knight and developing friendships with coaching legends John Wooden and Don Haskins. As AD at Northwestern, Hildebrand steered NSU into the Southland Conference in 1987, he served on numerous NCAA committees, including the Division I-AA selection panel, until retiring as AD in 1996.