Carl Henry (basketball)

Carl Henry
Personal information
Born	August 16, 1960 (age 64); Hollis, Oklahoma
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school	U. S. Grant; (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)
College	Oklahoma City (1979–1981); Kansas (1982–1984);
NBA draft	1984: 4th round, 80th overall pick
	Selected by the Kansas City Kings
Playing career	1984–1993
Position	Shooting guard
Number	11
Career history
1984–1985	Puerto Rico Coquis
1985–1986	Sacramento Kings
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference

Carl J. Henry (born August 16, 1960) is an American former professional basketball player. He was a 6'6", 205 lb shooting guard.

Born in Hollis, Oklahoma, Henry attended and played collegiately at both the University of Kansas and Oklahoma City University. Henry led Kansas in scoring in both 1982–83 and 1983–84, averaging 16.8 points per game as a junior, and 17.4 points per game in his senior season. He was selected with the tenth pick of the 4th round (80th overall) in the 1984 National Basketball Association Draft by the Kansas City Kings. His NBA career lasted 28 games with the Sacramento Kings in 1985–86 (by then the franchise had relocated from Kansas City, Missouri). Henry last played basketball in 1993 for Bobcat Gent in Belgium. Henry then became an AAU basketball coach and a personal trainer for pro-basketball prospects.^[1]

Carl's son Xavier Henry was the 12th pick in the 2010 NBA draft. His other son, C. J. Henry, played for the University of Kansas's basketball team after transferring from Memphis and is a former minor league prospect for the New York Yankees.^[2] Carl's wife attended Kansas as a student-athlete for the women's basketball team.

References

^ Ex-Jayhawk Henry returns with AAU squad
^ C. J. Henry Archived March 13, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. gotigersgo.cstv.com. Retrieved on March 21, 2009.

External links

Career statistics from NBA.com and Basketball Reference

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[1] Ex-Jayhawk Henry returns with AAU squad

[2] C. J. Henry Archived March 13, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. gotigersgo.cstv.com. Retrieved on March 21, 2009.

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