Cedric Henderson (basketball, born 1975)

Cedric Earl Henderson (born March 11, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player who played five seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Cedric Henderson
Personal information
Born (1975-03-11) March 11, 1975
Memphis, Tennessee
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolEast (Memphis, Tennessee)
CollegeMemphis (1993–1997)
NBA draft1997 / Round: 2 / Pick: 44th overall
Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers
Playing career1997–2007
PositionPower forward / Small forward
Number45
Career history
19972001Cleveland Cavaliers
2001–2002Golden State Warriors
2003Mobile Revelers
2003Sagesse Beirut
2003Yakima Sun Kings
2004Great Lakes Storm
2004Fayetteville Patriots
2004Seoul SK Knights
2005Huntsville Flight
2005Blue Stars
2006–2007Khimik
2007Keravnos
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points1,885 (7.3 ppg)
Rebounds755 (2.9 rpg)
Assists419 (1.6 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Career

A 6'7" small forward, Henderson starred at the University of Memphis, and was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second round (45th pick overall) of the 1997 NBA draft. He played four seasons (1997/982000/01) for the Cavaliers before being traded to the Golden State Warriors, with whom he played in 2001/02.

Before the 2002–03 NBA season he was signed as a free agent by the Milwaukee Bucks, but he was waived after one month.[1]

After he left the NBA, he went to play in the NBDL, France (Division 1), Lebanon (Bluestars), Cyprus and Ukraine.[1]

On May 28, 2008, a warrant was issued for Cedric Henderson for vandalism of his wife's uncle's house on April 15, 2008. According to the affidavit, he took apart the kitchen window and took his three children from the residence causing between $275 and $338 in damages. [2] In 2014, he was arrested again for failing to appear in court after a domestic violence dispute between him and his wife.[3]

Coaching career

After retiring, Henderson became the assistant coach and head coach of the men's basketball team at Southwest Tennessee Community College for the 2012–13 and 2018–19 season respectively.[4] On November 19, 2019, he was involved in an altercation with a player,, Demetrius Morrow, and, subsequently fired. After being fired from Southwest Tennessee Community College because of an altercation with a student,[5] he became the assistant coach of the men's basketball team at Christian Brothers University for only one season.[6] He, also, coached high school teams in Memphis. In 2012-13, he was the head coach at Wooddale High School. And in 2017-2018, he coached at Trezevant High School where the team had a 2-20 record.[7]As of October 25th 2021, Cedric was hired as the interim head coaching position at Collierville High School in Collierville TN after Scotty Robinson was fired for inappropriate interactions with a minor.[8]

Notes

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