Mycheal Gerome Henry (born December 23, 1992) is an American professional
basketball
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player who last played for
NLEX Road Warriors
The NLEX Road Warriors is a professional basketball team owned by Manila North Tollways Corporation, NLEX Corporation, a subsidiary of Metro Pacific Investments Corporation, playing in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) since the 2014 ...
of the
Philippine Basketball Association
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(PBA). He played
college basketball
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for
Illinois
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and
DePaul University
DePaul University is a private university, private Catholic higher education, Catholic research university in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Founded by the Congregation of the Mission, Vincentians in 1898, the university takes its name from ...
.
College career
Henry began his college career at
University of Illinois
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC, U of I, Illinois, or University of Illinois) is a public university, public land-grant university, land-grant research university in the Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area, Illinois, United ...
where he was recruited by
Bruce Weber.
After his freshman year Weber was fired, and new head coach
John Groce
John Gordon Groce (; born September 7, 1971) is an American college basketball coach, currently the head coach for the Akron Zips men's basketball team. Prior to coaching for Akron, he was the head coach at Illinois and Ohio.
Coaching career
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used Henry sparingly as a sophomore which contributed to his decision to transfer to DePaul.
At DePaul, Henry scored a career high 29 points against
Stanford
Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford (the eighth governor of and th ...
on November 30, 2014.
Professional career
2016–17 season
After going undrafted in the
2016 NBA draft
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, Henry signed with
Oklahoma City Blue
The Oklahoma City Blue are an American professional basketball team based in Oklahoma City and are affiliated with the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Blue compete in the NBA G League as members of the Western Conference. The Blue play their home games ...
of the NBA G League for the
2016–17 season. On May 3, 2017, After appearing in 39 games with the Oklahoma City Blue, Henry signed with
Rayos de Hermosillo of the
CIBACOPA league in Northwestern Mexico.
2017–18 season
On October 23, 2017, Henry returned to the Oklahoma City Blue for the
2017–18 NBA G League season
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. On January 13, 2018, Henry signed a
two-way contract
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with the
Memphis Grizzlies
The Memphis Grizzlies (referred to locally as the Grizz) are an American professional basketball team based in Memphis, Tennessee. The Grizzlies compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southwest Division of the ...
. On July 20, 2018, the Grizzlies waived Henry.
2018–19 season
On July 23, 2018, Henry signed a one-year deal with
Ironi Nahariya
Ironi Nahariya Basketball Club () known for sponsorship reasons as Ironi Rain Nahariya () is a professional basketball club based in city of Nahariya in northern Israel. The team plays in the Liga Leumit (the second tier of Israeli basketball) and ...
of the
Israeli Premier League
The Israeli Premier League (, Ligat HaAl, ) is a professional association football league in Israel and the highest level of the Israeli football league system. The league is contested by 14 clubs, and operates on a system of promotion and rele ...
. On October 7, 2018, Henry recorded 31 points in his first game with Nahariya, he shot 11-of-17 from the field, along with three rebounds in a 98–95 win over
Hapoel Holon
Hapoel Holon Basketball Club (), is a professional basketball club based in Holon, Israel. The team plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League (the top tier of Israeli basketball), and internationally in the Basketball Champions League. The ...
. He was subsequently named
Israeli League Round 1 MVP. On March 23, 2019, Henry recorded a double-double of 18 points and 11 rebounds, along with three blocks and three assists in a 88–77 win over
Hapoel Holon
Hapoel Holon Basketball Club (), is a professional basketball club based in Holon, Israel. The team plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League (the top tier of Israeli basketball), and internationally in the Basketball Champions League. The ...
. He was subsequently named
Israeli League Round 23 MVP. In 33 games played for Nahariya, he averaged 14.3 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.5 steals per game.
2019–20 season
On September 30, 2019, Henry signed with the
Oklahoma City Thunder
The Oklahoma City Thunder are an American professional basketball team based in Oklahoma City. The Thunder compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Northwest Division (NBA), Northwest Division of the Western Confer ...
. He later joined their G League affiliate, the
Oklahoma City Blue
The Oklahoma City Blue are an American professional basketball team based in Oklahoma City and are affiliated with the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Blue compete in the NBA G League as members of the Western Conference. The Blue play their home games ...
. On December 28, 2019, Henry accumulated 24 points, nine rebounds, two steals, two blocks and one assist in a 112–89 victory over the
Sioux Falls Skyforce
The Sioux Falls Skyforce are an American professional basketball team of the NBA G League based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and are affiliated with the Miami Heat. The team has played its home games in the Sanford Pentagon since the 2013–14 ...
. He missed a game with a foot injury in January 2020. Henry averaged 13.4 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game.
2020–21 season
On July 11, 2020, Henry signed with
Pallacanestro Trieste
Pallacanestro Trieste 2004 is an Italian professional basketball club based in Trieste. They played in the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) for five seasons (2018–19 LBA season, 2018–19 to 2022–23 LBA season, 2022–23 season); after winning playof ...
of the Italian
Lega Basket Serie A
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(LBA).
2021–22 season
On July 16, 2021, Henry signed with
Champagne Châlons-Reims of the French
LNB Pro A LNB may refer to:
Sport
* Liga Nacional de Baloncesto, a professional basketball league in the Dominican Republic
* Liga Nacional de Básquetbol, an Argentine basketball league
* Liga Nacional de Básquetbol (Paraguay), Liga Nacional de Básquetb ...
. He averaged 12.6 points per game, but was waived on January 8, 2022.
On January 28, 2022, Henry signed with
Iraklis Thessaloniki
Gymnastikos Syllogos Thessalonikis "Iraklis" (), commonly referred to as Iraklis Thessaloniki, is a multi–sporting club based in the city of Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece.
G.S. Iraklis Thessalonikis was founded on 29 November 1908 and i ...
of the
Greek Basket League
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. In 12 games, he averaged 15.4 points, 6.4 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.4 steals in 27 minutes per contest.
2022–23 season
On July 2, 2022, he signed with
Scafati Basket
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Hi ...
of the
Lega Basket Serie A
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.
On December 1, 2022, he signed with
Astoria Bydgoszcz
Astoria Bydgoszcz, also known as simply Astoria, is a Polish multi-sports club most known for the professional men's basketball team, based in Bydgoszcz. Currently playing in the I Liga and in the past in the FIBA Korać Cup.
History
In the 2018� ...
of the
Polish Basketball League
Polska Liga Koszykówki (PLK) (English language, English: Polish Basketball League), officially known as the Orlen Basket Liga due to its sponsorship by Orlen, is a professional men's club basketball list of basketball leagues, league in Poland. I ...
(PLK).
2024 season
On July 17, 2024, he signed with
NLEX Road Warriors
The NLEX Road Warriors is a professional basketball team owned by Manila North Tollways Corporation, NLEX Corporation, a subsidiary of Metro Pacific Investments Corporation, playing in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) since the 2014 ...
of the
Philippine Basketball Association
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(PBA) as the team's import for the
2024 PBA Governors' Cup
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.
International career
Henry joined a Chicago-based
3x3 basketball
3x3 basketball (stylized as ''ƐX3'', pronounced ''three-ex-three'') is a Variations of basketball, variation of basketball played three-a-side, with one Backboard (basketball), backboard and in a basketball court, half-court setup. This basketba ...
team composed of
Stefhon Hannah, Kavon Lytch, and
Alfonzo McKinnie
Alfonzo McKinnie (born September 17, 1992) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Busan KCC Egis of the Basketball Champions League Asia. He played college basketball for Eastern Illinois University and University of Wi ...
who went undefeated in the 2016 USA Basketball 3x3 National Championship that was played Aug. 27–28 at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The team represented the United States at the
2016 FIBA 3x3 World Championship in
Guangzhou
Guangzhou, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Canton or Kwangchow, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Guangdong Provinces of China, province in South China, southern China. Located on the Pearl River about nor ...
,
China
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and won the silver medal.
Personal life
When Henry was 17 years old, his 15-year-old brother DJ was shot and killed as an innocent bystander to gang violence.
Career statistics
NBA
Regular season
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Memphis
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References
External links
G League profileRealGM profileIllinois Fighting Illini bio
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1992 births
Living people
21st-century African-American sportsmen
American expatriate basketball people in Greece
American expatriate basketball people in Israel
American expatriate basketball people in Mexico
American expatriate basketball people in Indonesia
American men's 3x3 basketball players
American men's basketball players
Astoria Bydgoszcz players
Basketball players from Chicago
DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball players
Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball players
Iraklis Thessaloniki B.C. players
Ironi Nahariya players
Memphis Grizzlies players
Memphis Hustle players
Oklahoma City Blue players
Rayos de Hermosillo players
Scafati Basket players
Satria Muda Pertamina players
Shooting guards
Small forwards
Undrafted NBA players
American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines
NLEX Road Warriors players
Philippine Basketball Association imports
21st-century American sportsmen