Northwestern State University Athletics

Hildebrand has had seven decades of involvement with Northwestern as a two-sport athlete, head basketball coach, athletics director, AD emeritus and an NCAA regional basketball officials advisor … one of four regional officiating advisors for NCAA Division I men’s basketball from 2006-15  … won 191 games as head coach for 16 seasons and served as athletics director from 1983-96 … as coach, he led the Demons into NCAA Division I after national tournament appearances at the NAIA level ... assisted with the training camp of the 1972 United States Olympic Team at the invitation of legendary coach Henry Iba, … as AD, Hildebrand steered NSU into the Southland Conference in 1987 and served on numerous NCAA committees, including the Division I-AA selection panel, until retiring as AD in 1996 … Southland Conference Hall of Honor … 2014 Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame inductee.