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Conner Henry
Personal information
Born (1963-07-21) July 21, 1963 (age 61)
Claremont, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolClaremont (Claremont, California)
CollegeUC Santa Barbara (1982–1986)
NBA draft1986: 4th round, 89th overall pick
Selected by the Houston Rockets
Playing career1986–1998
PositionShooting guard
Number4, 43, 21
Coaching career2001–present
Career history
As player:
1986Houston Rockets
1987Boston Celtics
1987–1988Milwaukee Bucks
1988Sacramento Kings
1988–1989Rapid City Thrillers
1989Filodoro Brescia
1989–1990Rapid City Thrillers
1990–1991Telemarket Brescia
1991Bakersfield Jammers
1991–1992Yakima Sun Kings
1992Mulhouse
1992–1993Pamesa Valencia
1994–1996Festina Andorra
1996–1997Sporting Athens
1997–1998Peristeri
1998Müller Verona
As coach:
2001–2006Claremont McKenna (assistant)
2006–2008Perth Wildcats (assistant)
2008–2009Perth Wildcats
2011–2013Los Angeles D-Fenders (assistant)
2013–2015Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2015–2016Orlando Magic (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

Conner Henry (born July 21, 1963) is a retired American basketball player. He was a 6'7" (203 cm), 195 lb (89 kg) shooting guard and from 1982 to 1986 played college basketball for the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he scored 1,236 points.[1]

He was selected by the Houston Rockets with the 19th pick of the fourth round in the 1986 NBA Draft.[2] Throughout his short NBA career from 1986–88 he played with the Rockets, Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks and Sacramento Kings. Henry also played for the Rapid City Thrillers and the Yakima Sun Kings of the CBA. In 1990, he was voted as the CBA Player of the Year as well as the CBA All-Star game MVP. Then in 1992 he played in the first CBA All-Star Game held in the Pacific Northwest, of which he was named Most Valuable Player once again after hitting four-of-seven three-pointers, the most made in such an event since 1970.[3] After his NBA career he spent 10 years playing professionally in Italy, Spain, France and Greece before returning to Montana, US.[4]

After retiring, he became an assistant coach with Division III's[2] Claremont McKenna College (where his father worked as a college professor[5]) in his hometown of Claremont, California. He also served as associate director of the career services center, assisting students to gain employment.[4] He remained there for five years until 2006 when he was hired as an assistant coach to the Australian NBL's Perth Wildcats under head coach and former college teammate Scott Fisher.[2] After Fisher left the Wildcats, Henry became coach for the 2008/09 season.[6] In 2010 Conner joined the reformed Sydney Kings (Australian NBL) as an assistant coach with Ian Robilliard.[7] He later became an assistant for the Los Angeles D-Fenders of the NBA Development League.[8]

In October 2013, he was named the head coach of the NBA D-League's Fort Wayne Mad Ants for the 2013–14 season.[9] On April 17, 2014, he was named the winner of the 2014 Dennis Johnson Coach of the Year award.[10] On June 10, 2015, he stepped down as the Mad Ants' head coach and was named the Los Angeles D-Fenders head coach.[11] However, he gave up the position to become, on June 26, assistant coach of the Orlando Magic.[12]

References

  1. ^ DREAM JOB - The Conner Henry Interview (page 2) by Michael D. McClellan on Celtic Nation.com, published May 6, 2004; article retrieved June 7, 2007
  2. ^ a b c Conner Henry Assistant Coach Profile, Official Perth Wildcats website; article retrieved June 7, 2007
  3. ^ THE CBA ALL-STAR GAME - FIVE DECADES OF EXCELLENCE, by Chuck Miller on cbaclassic.com DOC (62 KiB)
  4. ^ a b Legend for a night - Catching up with Conner Henry by Jon Goode - published May 2, 2004; article retrieved June 7, 2007
  5. ^ DREAM JOB - The Conner Henry Interview (page 1) by Michael D. McClellan on Celtic Nation.com, published May 6, 2004; article retrieved June 7, 2007
  6. ^ Year By Year - The Official Website of the Perth Wildcats Archived 2013-05-13 at the Wayback Machine.
  7. ^ What the Hell Happened to...Conner Henry? - Celtics Life
  8. ^ 2012-13 coach bios.
  9. ^ Mad Ants Name Conner Henry as Head Coach
  10. ^ Fort Wayne's Conner Henry Named 2014 NBA D-League Coach of the Year
  11. ^ Los Angeles D-Fenders Name Conner Henry Head Coach
  12. ^ "Magic Name Griffin, Mathis, Elie and Henry Assistant Coaches". NBA.com. June 26, 2015. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
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