Wilmington native Hunter Henderson returned to his hometown in 2021-22 to serve on Takayo Siddle’s men’s basketball staff at UNCW as Director of Men’s Basketball Operations. Henderson was also named an assistant coach prior to the start of the 2023-24 campaign.
Henderson spent the 2016-17 season as men’s basketball video coordinator at UNCW before joining Head Coach Kevin Keatts and the NC State program. Henderson served the Wolfpack as Director of Multimedia for two years and Director of Scouting for two years, gaining a variety of experience with the successful Atlantic Coast Conference program.
Henderson assists Siddle and the Seahawks with all facets of the NCAA Division I program, including travel, practice planning, arranging community service and other duties.
In 2021-22, he helped the Seahawks finish with a 27-9 record, win a share of the regular season crown in the CAA and capture the championship of the Roman College Basketball Invitational in Daytona Beach, Fla.
The Seahawks went 29-6 in 2016-17 and won the second of two straight CAA titles under Keatts. Henderson played an integral role scouting opponents during the Seahawks run to the 2017 NCAA Tournament, their most recent appearance in March Madness.
Henderson was raised in Wilmington and is a 2011 graduate of Coastal Christian High School. He served as an assistant coach at Coastal Christian while attending Cape Fear Community College. Henderson then transferred to N.C. State, where he was a manager for three years with the Wolfpack, rising to head manager in May of 2015.
During his time as a student manager at NCSU, Henderson helped the Wolfpack advance to the Sweet 16 in 2015, after reaching the ACC quarterfinal and advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament in 2014. He worked as the Pack’s assistant video coordinator in 2015-16, assisting the Wolfpack coaching staff with video for scouting opponents.
Henderson graduated from NC State in May of 2016 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Sport Management. He and his wife, Taylor, were recently married.
