| Cedric Henderson | |
| Width: | 200 |
| Birth Date: | 11 March 1975 |
| Birth Place: | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 7 |
| Weight Lb: | 225 |
| High School: | East (Memphis, Tennessee) |
| College: | Memphis (1993–1997) |
| Draft Year: | 1997 |
| Draft Round: | 2 |
| Draft Pick: | 44 |
| Draft Team: | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Career Start: | 1997 |
| Career End: | 2007 |
| Career Position: | Power forward / small forward |
| Career Number: | 45 |
| Coach Start: | 2012 |
| Years1: | – |
| Team1: | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Team2: | Golden State Warriors |
| Years3: | 2003 |
| Team3: | Mobile Revelers |
| Years4: | 2003 |
| Team4: | Sagesse Beirut |
| Years5: | 2003 |
| Team5: | Yakima Sun Kings |
| Years6: | 2004 |
| Team6: | Great Lakes Storm |
| Years7: | 2004 |
| Team7: | Fayetteville Patriots |
| Years8: | 2004 |
| Team8: | Seoul SK Knights |
| Years9: | 2005 |
| Team9: | Huntsville Flight |
| Years10: | 2005 |
| Team10: | Blue Stars |
| Years11: | 2006–2007 |
| Team11: | Khimik |
| Years12: | 2007 |
| Team12: | Keravnos |
| Cyears1: | 2012–2013 |
| Cteam1: | Southwest Tennessee CC (assistant) |
| Cyears2: | 2013–2014 |
| Cteam2: | Wooddale HS |
| Cyears3: | 2017–2018 |
| Cteam3: | Trezevant HS |
| Cyears4: | 2018–2019 |
| Cteam4: | Southwest Tennessee CC |
| Cyears5: | 2020–2021 |
| Cteam5: | Christian Brothers |
| Cyears6: | 2021–2022 |
| Cteam6: | Collierville HS (interim) |
| Cyears7: | 2022-present |
| Cteam7: | Overton High |
| Highlights: |
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| Stats League: | NBA |
| Stat1label: | Points |
| Stat1value: | 1,885 (7.3 ppg) |
| Stat2label: | Rebounds |
| Stat2value: | 755 (2.9 rpg) |
| Stat3label: | Assists |
| Stat3value: | 419 (1.6 apg) |
Cedric Earl Henderson (born March 11, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player who played five seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Henderson was a standout at Memphis East High School and named to the McDonald's All-American Team. At the University of Memphis he played as a small forward. He had a five-year career in the National Basketball Association. 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, ending his playing years in 2007.[1]
|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Cleveland| style="background:#cfecec;"| 82* || 71 || 30.8 || .480 || .000 || .716 || 4.0 || 2.0 || 1.2 || .5 || 10.1|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Cleveland| style="background:#cfecec;"| 50* || 48 || 30.3 || .417 || .167 || .813 || 3.9 || 2.3 || 1.2 || .5 || 9.1|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Cleveland| 61 || 7 || 18.1 || .396 || .067 || .663 || 2.3 || .9 || .6 || .3 || 5.4|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Cleveland| 55 || 10 || 17.5 || .389 || .125 || .652 || 1.6 || 1.4 || .5 || .4 || 4.3|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Golden State| 12 || 0 || 5.8 || .484 || .500 || .571 || .3 || .3 || .5 || .2 || 3.0|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 260 || 136 || 23.8 || .436 || .140 || .715 || 2.9 || 1.6 || .9 || .4 || 7.3|-
|-| style="text-align:left;"| 1998| style="text-align:left;"| Cleveland| 4 || 4 || 39.3 || .393 || .000 || .615 || 4.3 || 2.8 || 1.5 || .0 || 7.5|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 4 || 4 || 39.3 || .393 || .000 || .615 || 4.3 || 2.8 || 1.5 || .0 || 7.5|-
Henderson became the assistant coach and head coach of the men's basketball team at Southwest Tennessee Community College for the 2012–2013 and 2018–2019 seasons, respectively.[2] At Southwest Tennessee, Henderson coached his son and led the team to a 15–10 record in the 2018–2019 season.[3] [4] After Southwest Tennessee Community College[5] he was an assistant coach of the men's basketball team at Christian Brothers University for the 2020–2021 season.[6]
Henderson also coached high school teams in Memphis. In 2013–2014, he was the head coach at Wooddale High School and the team finished with a 9–16 season.[7] In 2017–2018, he coached at Trezevant High School where the team had a 2–20 record.[8] On October 25, 2021, Henderson was named the interim head coach at Collierville High School in Collierville, Tennessee.[9] On January 20, 2022, he resigned as interim head coach following an internal investigation and reported potential failure to adhere to Collierville Schools Coaches' Code of Conduct Policy.[10] [11] Henderson is currently the Head Men's Basketball Coach at Memphis Day Academy.[12]
Henderson received his Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies from The University of Memphis in 2008.[13] He became a member of Kappa Alpha Psi in 2021. Henderson's son, Cedric Henderson Jr., was a basketball player at Campbell University and Arizona.[14]