Hall of Fame
Grady Bean played guard for the Reddie basketball team and lettered four years from 1976 to 1980. Henderson compiled an overall record of 97-24 during Bean’s playing career.
The Amity, Ark. native was instrumental in the Reddies’ three Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference championships. He also was part of the 1976-77 team that finished third at the NAIA National Tournament. Two years later the Reddies finished as NAIA National Runner-up.
The 1976-77 team was the only team in the history of the AIC and HSU to go undefeated for the entire conference season.
During his career, Bean played 119 games and compiled 288 assists which ranks seventh in HSU history.
In 1983, Bean was named head coach at Henderson State becoming the youngest coach in the history of college basketball in the state of Arkansas.
Bean held the position until 1990 compiling a record of 101-111 including a 20 win season in 1988-89. The 101 victories ranks third on the all-time list of victories by a head coach at HSU. Bean coached 11 all conference players and All-Americans Dionne Dale and Andre Ware.
Bean is one of three head coaches in the modern era to have played and coached basketball at HSU, joining Bobby Reese and Sam Weaver.
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