Gary Henderson (baseball coach)

Gary Henderson
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamUtah
ConferenceBig 12
Record81–81–2 (.500)
Biographical details
Born (1961-02-03) February 3, 1961 (age 63)
Eugene, Oregon, U.S.
Alma materSan Diego State University
Playing career
1980Linfield
1982–1984San Diego State
Position(s)Pitcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1988San Diego State (JV HC)
1989Cal State Fullerton (Asst.)
1990Riverside CC (Asst.)
1991–1992Chapman (Asst.)
1993Chapman
1994Pepperdine (Asst.)
1995–1998Florida (Asst.)
1999–2002Oregon State (Asst.)
2003–2008Kentucky (Asst.)
2009–2016Kentucky
2016–2018Mississippi State (Asst.)
2018Mississippi State (Interim)
2020–2021Utah (Asst.)
2022–presentUtah
Head coaching record
Overall400–338–2 (.542)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
1996 Collegiate Baseball National Assistant Coach of the Year
2012 SEC Coach of the Year [1]
2018 Perfect Game/Rawlings Coach Of The Year[2]
2018 National College Baseball Writers Association Coach Of The Year[3]

Gary Henderson (born February 3, 1961) is an American baseball coach and former pitcher, who is the current head baseball coach of the Utah Utes. He played college baseball at Linfield in 1980 and at San Diego State for head coach Jim Dietz from 1982 to 1984. He was the head coach of the Chapman Panthers (1993), the Kentucky Wildcats (2009–2016) and Mississippi State Bulldogs (2018).[4]

  1. ^ "Cousino, Henderson Highlight 2012 SEC Awards". UK Athletics. Archived from the original on 31 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Henderson Named 2018 Perfect Game/Rawlings Coach Of The Year". MSU Athletics. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  3. ^ "NCBWA Tabs Henderson Coach Of The Year". MSU Athletics. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Gary Henderson, Assistant Coach". Mississippi State University. Retrieved 26 June 2017.