Good luck to Henderson at Texas Tech

The news that Marshall Henderson has landed at Texas Tech is not surprising. We reported a month ago that he had spent time at Texas Tech during his spring break and wanted to play closer to his Dallas home.
It’s sad to see so many local folks saying “good riddance” to Henderson and making light of his 33 percent shooting percentage. After covering him for a season, I found him to be a good kid, very engaging and one of the best interviews on the team and he seemed well-liked by his teammates. He did have a talent for shooting, but he hasn’t learned what a bad shot is yet. In fact in an interview for a feature story late in the season, he admitted he never saw a shot he didn’t like and vowed to shoot a 40-footer in a game before his career was over. That kind of attitude, along with a few off-the-court issues, weren’t going to cut it under coach Jim Boylen.
I wish Henderson the best in Lubbock. If he can acquire more of a team mentality and continue to improve his defense, he could turn out to be a pretty good college player.