West Texas A&M University Athletics

Henderson capped off his eighth season on the Buffs bench in 2022 with a record of 29-7, bringing the overall eight-year winning percentage to 81% ( 210-50).

The program won their fifth consecutive Lone Star Conference Tournament title adding to their current LSC record. WT advanced to the NCAA tournament for the sixth consecutive season as the No. 2 seed in the South Central Region where the Buffs competed in the Second Round of the postseason tournament. The team picked up several individual accolades as Julius Brown, Zach Toussaint, and Larry Wise were all tabbed First Team All-Conference.  Brown was tabbed the LSC Newcomer of the Year while Jesse Iweze also garnered All-Freshman Team honors in his first year in Maroon and White.  The Buffs finished the regular season ranked 16^th in the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division II rankings. 

The 2020-2021 season was another record setting year as the program secured it became the first program in Lone Star Conference history to secure four consectuive LSC Tournament Championship titles with the Buffs' 108-89 victory over St. Edward's.  WT entered their fifth consecutive NCAA Tournament, marking the fourth year in a row that WT garnered the No. 1 seed in the South Central Regional. The season culminated with a thrilling run to WT’s first ever appearance in the NCAA Division II National Championship game. 

The Buffs won 30-plus games for the third consecutive year in 2019-20 as they won the program’s third straight Lone Star Conference Championship. They finished the season 32-1 including a program record 23 game win streak before the season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Qua Grant was named the D2CCA South Central and LSC Player of the Year after leading the Buffs in scoring, rebounding and steals.

In 2018-19, WT won a program record 34 games en route to their second straight run to the Elite Eight after defeating No. 3 St. Edward’s in the regional final in Canyon at the First United Bank Center. Under Henderson’s tutelage, Ryan Quaidwas named the regional and conference player of the year after averaging 15.9 points and 7.6 rebounds. The Fort Collins, Colo. native also finished his career as the program’s all-time leader in rebounds with 1,004.

The 2017-2018 campaign marked the greatest run in WT Basketball history as the Buffs finished the season with a 32-4 overall record, a Lone Star Conference Title an appearance in WT’s first ever NCAA DII Final Four.

Henderson came to Canyon following a two year coaching stint at Division III perennial power, Illinois Wesleyan under head coach Ron Rose. While at Illinois Wesleyan, Henderson was an integral part of constructing two of the best seasons in program history. He led the team to a 27-5 overall record in his final season, culminating with a conference title, and an appearance in the NCAA Division III Final Four. The 27 wins were the first time the program had achieved this win total since 1997, and only the third time the Titans amassed 27 or more wins dating back to 1947. During the 2013 season, IWU posted a 23-6 record, won the conference title and advanced to the Sweet 16. Henderson helped develop four First Team and two Second Team All-Conference selections in his two-year tenure with the Titans. IWU went an impressive 50-11 during Henderson’s time in Bloomington, Ind.

A 6-5 guard/forward, Henderson attended and played at Division I Creighton for two seasons. In 2003 the Bluejays posted a 29-5 record while winning the Missouri Valley Tournament and advancing to the NCAA Tournament as a #6 seed. In 2004 the Bluejays made another post-season appearance and played host to the first round of the NIT Tournament. 

Henderson transferred to Winona State in 2005 where he played under current Buffs head coach Tom Brown. In Henderson’s three seasons at Winona State the Warriors dominated the Division II landscape en route to being named the Division II Team of the Decade. As a three-year starter for the Warriors, in his first year he led the program to its first ever National Championship in 2006. He followed that up with another trip to the National Championship game and a runner-up finish in 2007. He concluded his illustrious career with another National Championship in 2008.

Henderson, who averaged 9.0 points and 5.0 rebounds with the Warriors, finished his three-year career with an astounding 105-6 record. Within this historic run he propelled his team to an NCAA DII record 57 game win streak and a single season record of 38 victories This three-year stint also included three Norther Sun Intercollegiate Conference titles and three NSIC Tournament Titles. 

Following his collegiate career, Henderson played professionally for the Kilsyth Cobras of the Southeast Australian Basketball League. While there his teams advanced to the SEABL playoffs in three consecutive years and won the division title in 2010. While guiding the Cobras for three season he was named league Defensive Player of the Year twice.

Henderson grew up in Madison, Wis., where he attended La Follette High School. He was a First Team All-State basketball and volleyball player for the Lancers. Henderson led LFHS to a Wisconsin (WIAA) Division I basketball State Championship in 2002.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Winona State in 2007 and his master’s in Sports Management from Illinois State in 2014.
 
Coaching Career Accolades:

West Texas A&M

• 34-Win Season (School Record)
• National Finalist (2021)
• Final Four (2018)
• Elite Eight (2019)
• Sweet Sixteen (2017)
• Round of 32 (2022)
• LSC Regular Season Champions (2018, 2019, 2020)
• LSC Tournament Champions (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
• Overall Record 210-50 (.807)
• NCAA Division II Tournament Record 14-5 (.737)

• Final Four (2014)
• Sweet Sixteen (2013, 2014)
• CCIW Champions (2013, 2014)
• Overall Record (50-11)
• NCAA Division III Tournament Record 6-2 (.750)

• NCAA Record 38-Win Season
• NCAA Division II Record 57 Consecutive Wins
• NCAA Division II National Champions (2006, 2008)
• NCAA Division II National Finalist (2006, 2007, 2008)
• NCAA Division II Final Four (2006, 2007, 2008)
• NCAA Division II Elite Eight (2006, 2007, 2008)
• NCAA Division II Sweet Sixteen (2006, 2007, 2008)
• Winona State Overall Record (105-6)

• 34-Win Season (School Record)
• National Finalist (2021)
• Final Four (2018)
• Elite Eight (2019)
• Sweet Sixteen (2017)
• Round of 32 (2022)
• LSC Regular Season Champions (2018, 2019, 2020)
• LSC Tournament Champions (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
• Overall Record 210-50 (.807)
• NCAA Division II Tournament Record 14-5 (.737)