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Aptos High School Alumni GO MARINERS!

Sports Hall of Fame Bio.

Marlene Henderson

Hall of Fame Class of 2009

 

Marlene Henderson (class of 1987) – Marlene was a three-year starter on the basketball team and was named to multiple All-League and All-County teams. In her junior year, Marlene averaged 20.8 points and 18.2 rebounds per game, and against RLS she had 29 points and 29 rebounds in a single game. The summer after her junior year, Marlene played on an all-star team that travelled to Australia and New Zealand. After graduating from Aptos HS, Marlene accepted a full scholarship to Howard University in Washington. After two years at Howard, she transferred to the University of San Francisco. At USF, she was a two-time All-WCC first-team selection, and a two-time USF MVP. She was just the third Lady Don in school history to lead the team in scoring and rebounding for two consecutive seasons. In her senior season, she also led the WCC in rebounds. After graduating from USF with a degree in marketing, Marlene played basketball professionally for Team Nitia in Bettembourg, Luxembourg. After finishing her basketball career in Europe, Marlene earned her MBA from Clark University in Atlanta. She has subsequently worked as a marketing manager for a company that produced apparel for the 1996 Olympics, as a marketing consultant for a company that represented professional athletes, and as a basketball coach and clinician. Today, she lives in Oakland with her two sons, Alonzo and Joseph, and owns her own apparel company, Design Elevations, which specializes in clothes for tall women. In 2007, she was inducted in the USF Athletic Hall of Fame for her success on the basketball court. Marlene was presented into the Aptos Hall by her former high school coach, Shevy Schindler.

 

 

 

 

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