Tyler Henderson enters his first season as an assistant coach for HCU in 2026–27. He brings experience in player development, recruiting and program operations at the Division I, high school and grassroots levels.
Henderson joins the Huskies after spending the 2025–26 season at Troy University as a Graduate Assistant and Player Development Coordinator under Head Coach Scott Cross. During his time with the Trojans, he was involved in the day-to-day operations of the program while working closely with the coaching staff and student-athletes. He worked closely in player development with First Team All-Sun Belt forward Thomas Dowd and Third Team All-Sun Belt forward Victor Valdes as Troy captured both the Sun Belt Conference regular-season and tournament championships and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive season.
Prior to his year at Troy, Henderson spent four seasons coaching high school and AAU basketball. He also served as an AAU Director and coach on the Puma NXT Pro Circuit with focuses on player development, recruiting and building relationships with players, families and coaches.
A Houston, Texas, native, Henderson played collegiately at Indiana Tech from 2017–19 helping the Warriors to NAIA Division II National Tournament appearances in both years.
Henderson graduated from the University of Houston with Bachelor of Arts degrees in both Political Science and Strategic Communications.
