Eric Henderson (basketball)

Last updated
Eric Henderson
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team South Dakota State
Conference Summit League
Record115–50 (.697)
Biographical details
Born (1978-05-30) May 30, 1978 (age 46) [1]
Playing career
1996–2000 Wayne State (NE)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2001–2003 Wayne State (NE) (assistant)
2003–2005Wayne HS (girls)
2009–2014 Burlington Catholic Central HS
2014–2016 North Dakota State (assistant)
2016–2019 South Dakota State (assistant)
2019–presentSouth Dakota State
Head coaching record
Overall115–50 (.697)
Tournaments0–2 (NCAA Division I)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Awards

Eric Nicholas Henderson (born May 30, 1978) [1] is an American basketball coach. He currently coaches the South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball team. [2] [3]

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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. [4]

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. [4] He then joined the Iowa State men's basketball program as a graduate manager and learning specialist under McDermott. [2] 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. [5] 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. [2]

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. [3] [6] After leading the Jackrabbits to a 13-3 conference record in his first season, Henderson was named Summit League coach of the year. [7]


Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
South Dakota State (Summit League)(2019–present)
2019–20 South Dakota State 22–1013–3T–1stNo postseason held
2020–21 South Dakota State 16–79–31st
2021–22 South Dakota State 30–518–01st NCAA Division I Round of 64
2022–23 South Dakota State 19–1313–52nd
2023–24 South Dakota State 22–1312–41st NCAA Division I Round of 64
2024–25 South Dakota State 6–20–0
South Dakota State:115–50 (.697)65–15 (.813)
Total:115–50 (.697)

      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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