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
1997–2001Cleveland 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 (1997/98–2000/01) 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]

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.[2] After being fired from Southwest Tennessee Community College,[3] he became the assistant coach of the men's basketball team at Christian Brothers University.[4] 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.[5]

Notes
  1. Cedric Henderson Basketball Career / Stats
  2. "Cedric Henderson - Head Men's Basketball Coach". athletics.southwest.tn.edu. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
  3. https://hoopdirt.com/juco-dirt-nba-vet-henderson-out-at-southwest-tennessee-cc/
  4. https://cbubucs.com/roster.aspx?path=mbball&
  5. https://www.coacht.com/tennessee/inside/schedule.cfm?schoolid=515&sportid=3&seasonid=321
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