Mitch Henderson

Biography

COACHING HONORS Led Princeton to the 2023 Sweet Sixteen 4x Ivy League Champion (2024, 2023, 2022, 2017) 2x Ivy League Tournament Champion (2023, 2017) 2x NABC District 13 Coach of the Year (2022, 2017) 2x Ivy League Coach of the Year (2024, 2017) Hugh Durham National Coach of the Year Award Finalist (2024) Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year Award Finalist (2017) Seven 20-win seasons 12 wins over high major opponents Coached four Ivy League Players of the Year Coached over 20 pro players, including two NBA players (Tosan Evbuomwan ‘23 & Devin Cannady ‘20) SWEET SIXTEEN RUN Henderson led Princeton to the Sweet Sixteen in 2022-23, becoming just the fourth No. 15 seed in history to do so. The Tigers defeated a pair of nationally ranked opponents (No. 8 Arizona & No. 23 Missouri), became the 11th No. 15 seed to beat a No. 2 seed after taking down Arizona 58-55 in the Round of 64, and earned the largest ever margin of victory for a No. 15 seed thanks to a 78-63 victory over Mizzou in the Round of 32. WINNER The Tigers won three-straight Ivy titles under Henderson from 2022-24, including two outright, and four in the past nine years. Princeton has become a mainstay in the postseason throughout Henderson’s tenure, making two NCAA Tournament and three NIT appearances. The 2022-23 season saw Henderson earn his 200th career win and become just the eighth men’s basketball coach to record 100 Ivy League victories. Currently, he is the second-winningest coach in program history behind P

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