Big South Basketball: In-depth look at Campbell guard Cedric Henderson Jr.

Why you should know Cedric Henderson Jr.

The senior guard from Memphis has basketball bloodlines. Knowing where he comes from, it is no surprise he has developed into the scorer that he has. All the Old heads may remember his father Cedric Henderson Sr. when he was starring at Memphis in the mid 90’s. His father also went on to play in the NBA for the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers. The elder Henderson coached his son in his first and only year of JUCO basketball and Southwest Tennessee.

One thing that everyone is going to notice about Henderson is how efficient he is from the floor. He has shot over 50% from the floor every year he has played college basketball. That makes him a tremendous weapon on the offensive end because when he gets the ball in his hands he is going to finish. One thing that everyone is hoping is that Henderson can find his stroke from deep. He was one of the better shooters in the country his first year at Campbell and took a tremendous step back a season ago shooting well under 30%.

Henderson doesn’t shoot much from the outside, which makes him different than most other elite scorers of this era. The game is predicated so much on taking and making threes and in two full seasons of division 1 basketball Henderson has taken 75 total three-point shots in both seasons. Last season was likely an outlier and he will likely return to around the 35% mark or so.

The guard needs 211 points to reach 1,000 for his career and is one of the better defensive players in the Big South. He blocked over one shot per game and averaged one steal per game. Henderson is going to be one of the best players in the Big South and may be one of the top 50 players in the entire country.