Marshall James Henderson (born September 19, 1990) is a former professional American basketball player. He last played for Pavia Basket in the Italian Serie C-Gold league. He played college basketball for the Ole Miss Rebels and was a former graduate manager for the team. Henderson is now an Assistant Coach at Independence Community College in Independence, Kansas.
High school career
Henderson was a standout basketball player for L. D. Bell High School in Hurst, Texas. He played for his father, Willie Henderson, and scored 2,289 points in his career. As a senior, Henderson was All-County and District MVP as he averaged 25.8 points, 5.1 assists, 5.0 rebounds, and 3.8 steals.
Henderson was rated as the number 57 shooting guard and given a scout grade of 87 in the class of 2009 by espn.com. He committed to play college basketball for Utah, turning down scholarship offers from Bradley, Gonzaga, Notre Dame, and Stanford.
College career
Freshman year
In Henderson's first and only season at Utah, he started 30 of 31 games, and averaged 27.4 minutes per contest. He was second on the team with 11.8 points per game, and also had 2.5 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game. He scored a season high 24 against TCU in an MWC game. At the end of the season, Henderson earned honorable mention All-Mountain West honors, and Utah finished 14–17 (7–9 in the MWC).
Sophomore year
Henderson transferred from Utah to Texas Tech after his freshman season, and in turn he had to sit out the 2010–2011 season. At the end of the 2010–2011 season, Texas Tech fired coach Pat Knight, so Henderson decided to transfer again, this time to South Plains Junior College. He never played a single game at Texas Tech. His sophomore season finally started during the 2011–2012 season at South Plains. Henderson led South Plains to a 36–0 record, a #1 NJCAA ranking, and a NJCAA national championship. Along with having great team success, Henderson was the Western Junior College Athletic Conference MVP, a NJCAA first team All-American, and the NJCAA Player of the Year.
Junior year
For his junior season, Henderson transferred from South Plains to the University of Mississippi. Henderson started 33 of the Rebels' 36 games, and averaged an SEC-high 20.1 points per game in 31.5 minutes per game. Henderson also averaged 3.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. Henderson led Ole Miss to a 27–9 record (12–6 in the SEC), including an SEC conference tournament crown and an automatic bid in the 2013 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. He also was the SEC Newcomer of the Year, second team All-SEC, and SEC Tournament MVP. Ole Miss received a 12 seed in the West Region and upset 5 seed Wisconsin in the first round, behind Henderson's 19 points. In the second round, Ole Miss was defeated by 13 seed La Salle 76–74; Henderson turned in a 21-point performance on 8–21 shooting.
Senior year
Henderson missed the first regular season game against Troy, making his return versus the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers and scored 19 points in a 72–70 win. He had a controversial altercation while playing against Penn State, where he got into it with two fans who were heckling him. He scored 19 points on the way to a 79–76 victory. He had one of his worst games against Kansas State, in which he went four for eighteen for 13 points. However, he immediately followed up with one of his best games, against Oregon, scoring 39 points against 13th ranked Ducks. Henderson also missed the first two regular season SEC games versus in-state rival Mississippi State and Auburn. He returned for conference play against LSU and scored 25 points and went 7–16 in shooting, including 6–12 from beyond the arc, as well as a four-point play. He also tallied a career-high 7 assists versus the Tigers. Against Mizzou, Marshall Henderson scored 29 points and added another 5 assists. Against then #2 ranked Florida Gators, Henderson scored 22 points in the first half, but the Florida defense shut Henderson down in the second half, winning 75–71. Against Alabama, Marshall Henderson broke Pat Bradley’s record for consecutive games with a 3-point shot with 61. Henderson's record currently stands at 66 games. Versus instate rivals Mississippi State, Marshall Henderson and Jarvis Summers led the Rebels to a comeback win. Down 13 points in the second half, Henderson willed the team to a victory, scoring 21 points. In the SEC Tournament quarterfinals versus Georgia, Henderson had one of the worst games of his career, scoring 19 points and shooting 5–21 and 2–16 from beyond the arc.