Eric Henderson serves as Head Coach for Drake University's Men's Basketball program in Des Moines, Iowa. Henderson has been named the head coach of the Drake University men's basketball program, Director of Athletics Brian Hardin announced on March 28, 2025. Henderson is the 31st head coach in the Bulldogs' history.
Originally from Coggon, Iowa and a graduate of Maquoketa Valley High School, Henderson comes to Des Moines after spending the previous six seasons as the head coach of the South Dakota State Jackrabbits. He previously spent three years as an assistant at South Dakota State, rising to associate head coach for the 2018-19 campaign. During his tenure in Brookings, Henderson guided the Jackrabbits to plenty of success and posted a 129-60 overall record and a 76-20 mark in the Summit League. Henderson's squads never finished worse than third in the Summit League standings and won at least a share of the Summit League regular season title in four seasons and won two conference tournament titles en route to a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances.
