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Jermaine Henderson His long-term dedication and loyalty to the program over the years proved critical when he stepped in to guide the RedHawks over the final three weeks of the 2007-08 season while Coles tended to health matters. In his first game stepping in for Coach Coles, Henderson guided the RedHawks to an inspired 73-49 win over Ohio on March 1. Henderson stepped into the lead role again at Kent State before being named interim head coach on March 8, one day prior to Miami's final regular-season game against Bowling Green, when it became clear that Coles would most likely be unable to return to the sidelines for the remainder of the season.
Miami closed out the regular season with a 75-59 win against the Falcons and captured hard-fought wins against Buffalo in the Mid-American Conference Tournament first round and against Ohio in the quarterfinals. Miami dropped a grueling two-point game to Kent State in the semifinals but earned a berth in the College Basketball Invitational to make its fourth-straight postseason appearance. Henderson finished with a 3-2 record in the interim role.
"Jermaine has been involved in all facets of the program and does an outstanding job," said Coles. "He has been a vital part of our success over the years, especially our recent success, and his dedication to the betterment of our players and this program is unparalleled."
After a four-year playing career with the Red and White and one year as a volunteer assistant, Henderson joined the RedHawk coaching staff in a full-time capacity in 1998 and has enjoyed a 16-year tenure at Miami as a player and coach. Henderson spent seven seasons as an assistant coach before being promoted to associate head coach in June 2005, becoming the first associate head coach in program history.
In addition to his work on the court, Henderson has served as a guest speaker at several events and has been a motivational speaker during Business Week for the school of business at Miami University for several years.
Henderson was a senior on Charlie Coles' first Miami squad in 1996-97, which advanced to the NCAA Tournament after seizing the Mid-American Conference Tournament title. Henderson joined Coles' staff after serving as a volunteer assistant in 1997-98. The Columbus, Ohio, native earned his bachelor's degree in physical education in December 1997.
In his 16 years as a player and coach with the RedHawks, Henderson has compiled a 290-196 overall record and 182-100 Mid-American Conference mark. He also has enjoyed jaunts in the postseason nine times during his Miami tenure, including NCAA Tournament appearances in 1998 and 2007, back-to-back National Invitation Tournament berths in 2005 and 2006, and an invitation to the inaugural College Basketball Invitational in 2008.
During his four-year playing stint, the Red and White manufactured an 84-35 (.706) overall record and a 53-19 (.736) MAC mark. A four-year letterwinner at Miami, Henderson concluded his career ranked eighth on the school's all-time 3-point field goal list (86).
He served as team co-captain as a senior and is one of only eight players in Miami history to participate in four postseason tournaments (1995 and 1997 NCAA, and 1994 and 1996 NIT tourneys). He was a member of the Mid-American Conference regular-season championship teams in 1994-95 and 1996-97 and MAC Tournament Championship team in 1996-97. He concluded his career as a two-time recipient of one of Miami's most meaningful postseason awards--the Jamie Mercurio Award. The honor is given for courage and perseverance.
Henderson prepped at Columbus East High School, averaging 22.4 points, 9.6 rebounds and 8.1 assists per game as a senior and earning Street & Smith All-America recognition over his final two seasons. He was a third-team all-Ohio and honorable mention all-Ohio selection as a senior and junior, respectively, and was a two-time first-team all-city, all-conference and all-district pick.
Jason Grunkemeyer Assistant Coach  Jason Grunkemeyer enters his third season as an assistant coach at his alma mater. In addition to his day-to-day coaching and recruiting duties, Grunkemeyer oversees the scheduling of Miami's opponents. Grunkemeyer joined the Miami staff in September 2007 after spending six years on the Saint Louis University men's basketball staff. In his first season with the RedHawks--2007-08--Grunkemeyer helped Miami to its fourth-straight postseason appearance. A standout player at Miami and potent long-range threat from the field, Grunkemeyer brings strong playing an coaching credentials to the position.
"Jason Grunkemeyer was a very good player for Miami University. He played on our most-celebrated team, the Sweet 16 team in 1998-99," said Miami head coach Charlie Coles.
"Jason is best known at Miami for hitting game-winning shots and will always be remembered by Miami fans as a true clutch player. Bringing Jason back as an assistant coach is quite a bonus for Miami University. He was our top candidate. He coached six years at Saint Louis University, starting out with Lorenzo Romar and finishing up with Brad Soderberg, and he did an outstanding job at Saint Louis."
Grunkemeyer joined the Billiken program following his graduation from Miami in May 2001 when he assumed a director of operations role. After a year, Grunkemeyer was promoted to an assistant coach and was an assistant coach for the Billikens for five years.
During his time at Saint Louis, the Billikens made back-to-back National Invitation Tournament appearances, advancing to the second round in both 2003 and 2004. In 2006-07, Saint Louis compiled a 20-13 mark, the program's first 20-win season since 1997-98.
As a player at Miami, Grunkemeyer helped the RedHawks to a regular-season MAC title and the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 in 1999 and was a part of three Mid-American Conference Tournament championship games amidst a league-record, five consecutive MAC Tournament title game berths. The 1998-99 squad tied a program record for wins in a season, going 24-8, and won the program's 20th Mid-American Conference title.
A consistent long-range threat for the RedHawks, Grunkemeyer ranks seventh on Miami's career 3-point field goal list (152) and fifth on the 3-point field-goal percentage chart (.418). His .462 3-point field goal percentage in 2000 ties for fourth on Miami's single-season list.
Grunkemeyer also ties for ninth on the RedHawks' career free-throw percentage chart (.802) and ranks seventh on the single-season free-throw percentage list (.843 in 2001).
Grunkemeyer spent one year at Ohio University (1996-97) before transferring to Miami University. He was an honorable mention all-MAC selection for the RedHawks in 2001 and also was named to the MAC all-tournament team in 2001.
A native of Cincinnati, Grunkemeyer was an all-state selection and Greater Catholic League MVP as a senior at Moeller High School.
Grunkemeyer earned a bachelor's degree in physical education from Miami in 2001. He and his wife, Angie, have a son, Joshua (1).
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Jermaine Henderson, who has been a part of the Miami program as a player and a coach for 16 years and is in his 12th year as a full-time member of the Miami coaching staff, has served as head coach Charlie Coles' right-hand man for several years and been a vital member of the staff during his tenure.