Mitch Henderson reminisces on his journey to Princeton as they enter the Sweet 16 for the first time since 1967.
The No. 15 seed Tigers were
When Henderson’s call came into Carmody, who’s now retired and living on the Jersey Shore, the 71-year-old former coach said, “What the hell are you calling me for?’’“Bill Carmody means everything to me,’’ Henderson told The Post Thursday. “My dad passed away of a heart attack when I was a student at Princeton, and Bill came to my dorm room and took me to the airport. He’s like a father to me. He gave me my chance starting coaching.
On Thursday, in the bowels of the arena just before his team was to take the court for its shootaround, Henderson chuckled when thinking back to that phone call and that potential fork in the road in his life. Mitch Henderson listens to Bill Carmody during a game against the Spartans in the second round of the 1996 NCAA Tournament.Even though Henderson didn’t know it at the time, because he was a 20-something kid enjoying his college experience, it was the curmudgeonly Carril who first shaped his mind as a future coach. Then it was Carmody who cultivated that mind that is sure to give Creighton its share of headaches on Friday night.
He’ll be banging with Creighton’s 7-1, 260-pound center Ryan Kalkbrenner, who averages 15.7 points to lead the Bluejays and 6.2 rebounds.
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