Eric Henderson, a key member of two Wayne State men’s basketball NCAA tournament teams, was named the head coach at South Dakota State University on Wednesday.
Henderson, who played at Wayne State and also started his coaching career as an assistant from 2001-2003, was named to succeed T.J. Otzelberger, who left to take the head coaching position at Div. I University of Nevada-Las Vegas.
During Henderson’s three years as an assistant, the Jackrabbits were 70-33 (35-11 Summit League) and made the postseason three times, including NCAA appearances in 2017 and 2018 and an NIT appearance this past season. The Jackrabbits have been regular-season Summit League champions the past two seasons.
"It is an honor to be selected as the next head coach at South Dakota State and to continue to work with an exceptional group of student-athletes, coaches and administrators who have high expectations," Henderson said. "Through our hard work, we will make Jackrabbit Nation proud of the product on the floor, performance in the classroom and the impact we can make in the community."
