David Henderson (basketball)

David Henderson

Henderson (right) in the 1986 Final Four
Personal information
Born	(1964-07-21) July 21, 1964 (age 57) Henderson, North Carolina
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school	Warren County (Warrenton, North Carolina)
College	Duke (1982–1986)
NBA draft	1986 / Round: 3 / Pick: 58th overall
Selected by the Washington Bullets
Playing career	1986–1998
Position	Shooting guard
Number	3
Coaching career	1996–2006
Career history
As player:
1986–1987	Albany Patroons
1988	Philadelphia 76ers
1988–1989	Dijon, France
1990–1991	Hapoel Tel Aviv
1990–1991	Quad City Thunder
1991–1992	Maccabi Rishon LeZion
1992–1994	Hapoel Holon
1994–1995	Galatasaray
1995–1996	Ironi Ramat Gan
1998
As coach:
1996–2000	Duke (assistant)
2000–2006	Delaware
Career highlights and awards
Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP (1991)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

David McKinley Henderson (born July 21, 1964) is a retired American basketball player and coach. At 6' 5", 195 lb, he is most notable because of his college career at Duke University, where he was team co-captain on the 1986 team that reached the NCAA Final Four, and lost in the final game to Louisville. Henderson later played in Europe, notably in Israel, France, and Turkey. He was named the 1991 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP.

He then assumed the assistant-coaching position at his alma mater. In July 2000 he was appointed as the head coach of the University of Delaware men's team. In March 2006 he was fired, after concluding a three-season losing span.^[1]

College career[]

After finishing Warren County High School, Henderson enrolled at Duke, where he played for four successful years (1983–1986), under Mike Krzyzewski's coaching. He was the starting shooting guard in his first year, moved to the bench as the sixth man the following two seasons, and finally finished his college career starting in all 39 games as a senior (averaging 14.2 points per game), and, as co-captain together with leading scorer Johnny Dawkins, led the team to the championship game of the NCAA tournament, only to lose to Louisville.

Professional career[]

After being drafted by the Washington Bullets only in the third round of the 1986 NBA draft and not receiving a contract Henderson started his professional career in the CBA, and after a year he signed with the Philadelphia 76ers. Henderson played only 22 games in the 1987–88 NBA season, averaging just 5.7 points per game, so he moved to France where he played for two seasons.

In 1990, he moved to Israel, where he had a successful span with teams like Hapoel Tel Aviv, Maccabi Rishon LeZion, Hapoel Holon and Maccabi Ramat Gan. He was named the 1991 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP. Henderson also played for Turkish team Galatasaray Café Crown.

Coaching career[]

Immediately after retiring Henderson assumed the assistant-coaching position at Duke, where he served for four seasons. In 2000, he received his first head coach position, in the University of Delaware men's team. On March 13, 2006^[2] he was fired after the team suffered a 9–21 losing season.^[1]

References[]

External links[]

• College and NBA stats @ basketballreference.com
• Basketpedya.com profile^{[permanent dead link]}