Drake has hired South Dakota State's Eric Henderson as its next coach, the school said Friday.  Henderson has guided the Jackrabbits to two NCAA tournaments in the past four seasons, while winning four Summit League regular-season championships in six years as the program's head coach.

Drake University announced on Friday that it has hired South Dakota State’s Eric Henderson as its next men’s basketball head coach. Henderson played college basketball under Greg McDermott at Wayne State College in Nebraska and later joined McDermott at Iowa State as a graduate manager.

Eric Henderson, who led South Dakota State to two NCAA Tournament appearances in six seasons, has been hired as Drake’s head coach, the school announced Friday. The 46-year-old Henderson replaces Ben McCollum,