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John Hendry was introduced as an assistant coach for Creighton Baseball staff in June of 2026. Hendry came to Creighton after two seasons as an assistant coach at South Carolina as well as three seasons as the University of Virginia’s Director of Player Development.
In his three seasons at Virginia, Hendry has helped the Cavaliers to back-to-back College World Series appearances in 2023 and 2024.
Hendry pitched for the University of Indianapolis from 2016-21. He appeared in 34 games, contributing as both starting pitcher and a reliever for the Greyhounds. Out of high school, Hendry was a 32nd round pick of the Colorado Rockies in the 2016 MLB Draft. At the conclusion of his playing career, Hendry went on be an assistant coach for the Academy Park Rangers of the College Summer League in 2021. During his time as a student-athlete at Indianapolis, he spent time working in the facilities and game day operations department. In the summer of 2019, he was a football operations intern at the Indianapolis Colts training camp.
Originally from Park Ridge, Ill., Hendry holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in Sport Management from Indianapolis.
Hendry is the son of Creighton legend Jim Hendry, the head coach of the Bluejays' 1991 College World Series team. Jim moved on to have a long career as an MLB executive, including serving as the general manager for the Chicago Cubs from 2002-11. He currently serves as a special assistant to the New York Yankees.
