Ken Henderson (baseball coach)
Sport(s) | Baseball |
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Current position | |
Title | Head coach |
Team | Southern Illinois |
Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
Biographical details | |
Born | September 27, 1960 |
Playing career | |
1980–1983 | Missouri Southern State |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1983 | Missouri Southern State (Asst.) |
1984–1986 | Kansas State (Asst.) |
1987–1989 | Oral Roberts (Asst.) |
1991–2010 | Southern Illinois (Asst.) |
2011–Present | Southern Illinois |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 107–134 |
Ken Henderson (born September 27, 1960) is an American college baseball coach with the Southern Illinois Salukis baseball team. He was named interim head coach before the 2011 season, after Dan Callahan died. Henderson had also served as interim head coach for the final 20 games of the 1994 season. He was named permanent head coach after the 2011 season.[1][2]
Henderson played at Missouri Southern State, graduating in 1983. He began his coaching career with the Lions as a student assistant coach for the 1983 season. He then served for three years at Kansas State and three more years as recruiting coordinator at Oral Roberts. He was credited by Collegiate Baseball with assembling a highly ranked class in 1987. In 1991, he arrived at Southern Illinois, and added associate head coach duties in 1993. He coached 35 players at SIU who went on to be drafted, including Jerry Hairston, Jr. and Jason Frasor. After the 2012 season, he was extended by SIU until 2014.[1][3][4]
Head coaching record
This table depicts Henderson's record as a head coach.
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Southern Illinois (MVC) (2011–present) | |||||||||
1994 | Southern Illinois | 12–8[lower-alpha 1] | 11–6 | MVC Tournament | |||||
2011 | Southern Illinois | 23–34 | 11–10 | 5th (8) | MVC Tournament | ||||
2012 | Southern Illinois | 31–28 | 9–12 | 6th (8) | MVC Tournament | ||||
2013 | Southern Illinois | 25–33 | 6–15 | 7th (8) | MVC Tournament | ||||
2014 | Southern Illinois | 26–31 | 4–17 | 8th (8) | MVC Tournament | ||||
2015 | Southern Illinois | 12–46 | 6–15 | 8th (8) | MVC Tournament | ||||
Southern Illinois: | 119–180 | 47–75 | |||||||
Total: | 119-180 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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- ↑ Finished season as interim head coach.
See also
References
- 1 2 "Ken Henderson Bio". Southern Illinois Salukis. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
- ↑ Brian Foley (July 8, 2011). "Southern Illinois names Ken Henderson Head Coach". College Baseball Daily. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
- ↑ Brian Foley (November 26, 2012). "SIU extends Ken Henderson through 2014 Season". College Baseball Daily. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
- ↑ Jason Clay (July 14, 2011). "Ken Henderson named Head Baseball Coach at SIU". Murphysboro American. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from The Baseball Cube