Playing career

Henderson pitched one year at Linfield College

Linfield College

Linfield College is an American private institution of higher learning located in McMinnville, Oregon, United States. As a four-year, undergraduate, liberal arts and sciences college with a campus in Portland, Oregon, it also has an adult degree program located in eight communities throughout the...

 before transferring to San Diego State University

San Diego State University

San Diego State University , founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, is the largest and oldest higher education facility in the greater San Diego area , and is part of the California State University system...

, compiling a 19-5 career record at the two schools.

Coaching career

Henderson started coaching at his alma mater, San Diego State, as the junior varsity

Junior varsity

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 head coach. He had assistant coaching stints at Cal State Fullerton, Riverside Community College

Riverside Community College

Riverside City College, or RCC, is a community college located in Riverside, California, United States. The college is part of the Riverside Community College District, as well as the larger California Community Colleges System.-History:...

, Chapman College (served as head coach for 1 season), and Pepperdine

Pepperdine University

Pepperdine University is an independent, private, medium-sized university affiliated with the Churches of Christ. The university's campus overlooking the Pacific Ocean in unincorporated Los Angeles County, California, United States, near Malibu, is the location for Seaver College, the School of...

.

Henderson became an assistant at Florida

Florida Gators baseball

The Florida Gators baseball team represents the University of Florida in the sport of baseball. The Florida Gators compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletics Association , and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference . They play their home games in Alfred A...

 in 1995. Following a trip to the 1996 College World Series

1996 College World Series

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, he was named the National Assistant Coach of the Year by Collegiate Baseball newspaper. With Henderson's assistance, Florida returned to the 1998 College World Series

1998 College World Series

The 1998 College World Series was played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, NE from May 29 to June 6. The fifty-second tournament's champion was the University of Southern California, coached by Mike Gillespie. The championship was the Trojans' record 11th, but their first since 1978, the...

. After a successful stay at Florida, he moved back to the west coast as an assistant coach at Oregon State

Oregon State Beavers baseball

The Oregon State Beavers baseball team represents Oregon State University in NCAA Division I college baseball. The team participates in the Pacific-10 Conference. They are currently coached by Pat Casey and assistant coaches Marty Lees, David Wong, and Pat Bailey. They play home games in Goss...

.

In 2003, he joined John Cohen

John Cohen (baseball coach)

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's staff at Kentucky

Kentucky Wildcats baseball

The Kentucky Wildcats baseball team represents the University of Kentucky in NCAA Division I college baseball and competes in the Eastern division of the Southeastern Conference...

 as the associate head coach. Following the 2008 season, Cohen accepted the head coaching position at his alma mater, Mississippi State

Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball

The Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team represents Mississippi State University in NCAA Division I college baseball. The team participates in the West division of the Southeastern Conference. They are currently coached by head coach John Cohen. They play home games in Dudy Noble Field,...

, resulting in Henderson's promotion to head coach.

Year-by-year head coaching record

Year	School	Overall	Conference
2009	Kentucky	28-26	12-18
2010	Kentucky	31-25	13-17
TOTALS		59-51	25-35