Eric Henderson, Head Coach of Men’s Basketball, SDSU, will be Delivering the Feature Presentation at the 2024 Fall Directors & Management Conference!

In the presentation “Building a TEAM,” Eric Henderson, Head Coach of Men’s Basketball at SDSU, will share insights on creating and leading successful teams, drawing from his experience in collegiate athletics. Speaking at the 2024 Fall Directors & Management Conference, Coach Henderson will explore key principles of teamwork, leadership, and collaboration that can be applied both on and off the court. Attendees will gain valuable perspectives on fostering a culture of trust, communication, and shared goals, all critical elements in driving success within any organization.

About Eric Henderson

Eric Henderson was promoted to head coach of Jackrabbit men’s basketball on March 27, 2019, and enters his sixth season at the helm of the program in 2024-25. He previously spent three years as an assistant at South Dakota State, rising to associate head coach for the 2018-19 campaign.

Henderson has posted a 109-48 overall record and a 65-15 mark in the Summit League in his previous five years as head coach. Henderson’s squads have never finished worse than second in The Summit League standings, while they have won at least a share of the Summit League regular season title in four seasons and won two conference tournament titles en route to a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances. Henderson’s winning percentage at SDSU (.694) is the highest among all-time Jackrabbit coaches with at least 20 victories. 

A Jackrabbit has earned All-League honors 12 times in five seasons under Henderson. He’s coached three Summit League Players of the Year, one of which in Baylor Scheierman, who was a first-round pick in the 2024 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics. 

The 22nd head coach in Jackrabbit basketball history, Henderson began his coaching career as an assistant at Wayne State (Neb.) from 2001-03 and returned to the collegiate ranks as an assistant at North Dakota State from 2014-16 after coaching in the prep ranks in Wisconsin.

A 2000 graduate of Wayne State (Neb.), Henderson began his collegiate coaching career at his alma mater from 2001-03 as an assistant coach. After coaching girls’ basketball at Wayne Community School for two seasons, he moved on to Iowa State, where he was the graduate manager for the Cyclones’ men’s basketball team from 2006-08 and a learning specialist for the 2008-09 season. He returned to coaching in the prep ranks at Burlington Catholic Central High School in Burlington, Wisconsin, from 2009-14, while also serving stints as principal and athletic director.

He and his wife, Alicia, live in Brookings, South Dakota with their four children, sons Kooper, Kort and Kyler, and daughter McKinley. 

To learn more about the Fall Directors & Management Conference and to register click here.