Tom Henderson (basketball)

Tom Henderson
Personal information
Born	January 26, 1952; Newberry, South Carolina, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	DeWitt Clinton (Bronx, New York)
College	San Jacinto (1970–1972); Hawaii (1972–1974);
NBA draft	1974: 1st round, 7th overall pick
	Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Playing career	1974–1983
Position	Point guard
Number	14, 6
Career history
1974–1977	Atlanta Hawks
1977–1979	Washington Bullets
1979–1983	Houston Rockets
Career highlights and awards
	NBA champion (1978); Third-team All-American – AP (1974);
Career NBA statistics
Points	6,088 (9.4 ppg)
Rebounds	1,494 (2.3 rpg)
Assists	3,136 (4.8 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Men's basketball
Representing United States
Olympic Games

Thomas Edward Henderson (born January 26, 1952) is an American former professional basketball player born in Newberry, South Carolina.

A tough-minded 6'4" guard from the University of Hawaii, Henderson was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the first round of the 1974 National Basketball Association Draft. He went on to have a productive nine-year (1974–1983) professional career, playing for the Hawks, the Washington Bullets, and the Houston Rockets. Henderson accumulated 6,088 career points and 3,136 career assists, and he reached the NBA Finals three times, winning with the Bullets in 1978.

Since retiring from basketball, Henderson has worked as an administrator at a Houston-area juvenile facility.

While still an amateur as a college student, Henderson was on the United States basketball team at the 1972 Summer Olympics and was part of the controversial 1972 Olympic Men's Basketball Final.

The game ended, and we won. Then it ended again, and we won again.

— Tom Henderson

"They were going to keep going until they got the outcome they wanted: the Russians winning.

— Jim Forbes

Henderson and the rest of the team have never accepted the silver medal.