Eric Henderson is an American basketball coach. He currently coaches the

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team.

Playing career

Henderson played college basketball at

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in Nebraska under

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where he registered 876 rebounds and 160 career steals. He was inducted into the Wayne State College Athletic Hall of Fame in 2008.

Coaching career

After graduation, Henderson joined the coaching staff of his alma mater from 2001 to 2003. He would then enter the high school ranks as the girls basketball coach at Wayne High School until 2005. He then joined the

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men's basketball program as a graduate manager and learning specialist under McDermott. Henderson would return to coaching high school in 2009 and spent five seasons as the head boys basketball coach at

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, while also serving as the school's athletic director and principal. In 2014, Henderson joined the staff at

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, and was part of the Bison's 2015 NCAA tournament squad. Two years later, Henderson would join conference rival

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's coaching staff, rising to associate head coach. On March 27, 2019, Henderson was named the 22nd head coach in Jackrabbits history, replacing T. J. Otzelberger who accepted the head coaching position at

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. After leading the Jackrabbits to a 13-3 conference record in his first season, Henderson was named

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coach of the year.

Head coaching record

References

External links

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