Eric Henderson (basketball)

Eric Henderson is an American basketball coach. He currently coaches the South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball team.[1][2]

Eric Henderson
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamSouth Dakota State
ConferenceSummit League
Record22–10 (.688)
Playing career
1996–2000Wayne State (NE)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2001–2003Wayne State (NE) (assistant)
2003–2005Wayne HS (girls)
2009–2014Burlington Catholic Central HS
2014–2016North Dakota State (assistant)
2016–2019South Dakota State (assistant)
2019–presentSouth Dakota State
Head coaching record
Overall22–10 (.688)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Awards

Playing career

Henderson played college basketball at Wayne State College in Nebraska under Greg McDermott where he registered 876 rebounds and 160 career steals. He was inducted into the Wayne State College Athletic Hall of Fame in 2008.[3]

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.[3] He then joined the Iowa State men's basketball program as a graduate manager and learning specialist under McDermott.[1] Henderson would return to coaching high school in 2009 and spent five seasons as the head boys basketball coach at Burlington Catholic Central High School, while also serving as the school's athletic director and principal.[4] In 2014, Henderson joined the staff at North Dakota State, and was part of the Bison's 2015 NCAA Tournament squad. Two years later, Henderson would join conference rival South Dakota State's coaching staff, rising to associate head coach.[1]

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 UNLV.[2][5] After leading the Jackrabbits to a 13-3 conference record in his first season, Henderson was named Summit League coach of the year.[6]


Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
South Dakota State (Summit League) (2019–present)
2019–20 South Dakota State 22–1013–3T–1stNo postseason held
South Dakota State: 22–10 (.688)13–3 (.813)
Total:22–10 (.688)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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References
  1. "South Dakota State Athletics - Eric Henderson - 2019-20 Men's Basketball Coaching Staff - South Dakota State University". gojacks.com.
  2. "Henderson takes reins of men's basketball". South Dakota State University Athletics.
  3. College, Wayne State. "Eric Henderson". Wayne State College.
  4. "North Dakota State University Athletics - Eric Henderson - 2015-16 Men's Basketball Coaching Staff - North Dakota State". gobison.com.
  5. Inc, Midwest Communications. "Jacks replace Otzelberger with top assistant Henderson". Sports Radio KWSN.
  6. "SDSU's Wilson tabbed as Summit League Player and Newcomer of the Year" (Press release). The Summit League. March 5, 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2020.


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