Henderson State University Athletics

Randy Hicks played basketball at Henderson State from 1973 to 1977, where he started his career as a walk-on, but eventually became a two-year starter on back-to-back NAIA Final Four teams in 1976 and 1977. After graduating from HSU, Hicks went into high school coaching and made stops at Barton Junior High, Wilmar High School, and Camden High School. He earned Arkansas State Coach of the Year honors in 1981 when he led Wilmar to the school’s first and only state championship, and again in 1986 as the head coach at Camden. Hicks came back to Henderson State in 1989 as an assistant coach for the Reddies’ men’s basketball team before returning to the high school ranks in 1991 to become the head coach at Arkadelphia High School. During his time at Arkadelphia, Hicks earned his third Coach of the Year award in 1992 and eventually assumed the role of APSD Athletic Director in 1996. Hicks was a two-time Athletic Director of the Year at the 5A level in 2008 and then again at the 4A level in 2010. He became Arkadelphia’s Dean of Students in 2012, where he impacted thousands of young people until his retirement in 2017. Hicks currently serves on Henderson State’s H-Club Board of Directors and volunteers at the Senior Citizen Center in Arkadelphia.