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No. 13 – Memphis Grizzlies
PositionShooting Guard
Personal information
Born (1991-03-15) March 15, 1991 (age 33)
Ghent, Belgium
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolPutnam City High School,
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
CollegeKansas
NBA draft2010: 1st round, 12th overall pick
Selected by the Memphis Grizzlies
Playing career2010–present
Career highlights and awards
  • 2009 McDonald's All-American
  • 2010 All Big 12 Rookie Team
  • 2010 All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
  • 2010 Sporting News All-Freshman Team
  • 2010 USBWA All-District VI Team
  • 2010 Foxsports.com All-Freshman Team
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Xavier Henry (born March 15, 1991) is an American basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies. Henry is from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He played one year of college basketball at Kansas before turning professional.

Personal

Xavier Henry was born in Ghent, Belgium, where his father played professional basketball in the early 1990s.[1]

Henry's brother, C. J., was a 2005 MLB draft first round pick and returned to college after playing three years of minor-league baseball in the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies' organizations.[2] The brothers' father, Carl, played basketball at Kansas in the 1980s[3] and their mother played basketball for the Kansas women's team.[4]

High school

Henry was named to the 2009 McDonald's All-American Team where he scored 14 points.[5] Henry was also selected to play in the 2009 Nike Hoop Summit at the Rose Garden in Portland where he led Team USA with 22 points including six 3 pointers[6] and the Jordan Brand Classic at Madison Square Garden where he scored 10 points for the white team.[7] He was SLAM Magazine's high school diary keeper for the 2008–09 basketball season.[8] On March 14, 2009, he led Putnam City High School to the Oklahoma Class 6A state championship, scoring 24 points in the title game against Jenks High School.[9]

On October 22, 2008, Henry was in a car accident and fractured his cheekbone. He had to have surgery in November and he missed the beginning of his senior season.[10]

Recruitment

By the end of his senior season, Henry was ranked as the #6 overall prospect and #2 shooting guard in the class of 2009 by Scout.com,[11] #8 overall and #3 shooting guard by Rivals.com[12] and #3 overall, #2 shooting guard by ESPN.[13] Originally, Henry was heavily recruited by both Memphis and Kansas. On Nov. 18, 2008 Henry announced his commitment to Memphis citing the opportunity to play alongside his brother, C.J., as the primary reason for the decision.[14]

In March 2009, Memphis' head coach John Calipari took the head coaching job at the University of Kentucky, prompting Henry to reopen his recruitment.[15]

On April 23, Xavier officially announced his choice to play basketball for Kansas.[16]

I grew up always wanting to go to Kansas. I switched to Memphis because my brother was going there. Now, with coach (John Calipari) leaving (for Kentucky), we've decided to go to KU. I'm really excited. That's where my whole family played.

— Xavier Henry
College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Xavier Henry
SG 		Oklahoma City, OK Putnam City HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Apr 23, 2009 
Star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 98

College

Henry guarding Manny Harris

Henry scored 27 points in his first college game, breaking the record for most points scored by a Jayhawk in a debut game as a freshman.[17] On December 12, 2009, Henry scored 31 points against LaSalle at the Sprint Center in Kansas City. In doing so he became the first KU freshman to score 30 points in a game since Paul Pierce. Henry's 31 points was four short of the KU record for points scored by a freshman set by KU legend and current assistant coach Danny Manning.[18]

Professional career

On April 7, 2010, Henry announced that he would forgo his final three seasons of collegiate eligibility and enter the 2010 NBA Draft, where he was expected to be a first round selection.[19] On June 24, Henry was selected 12th overall in the 2010 NBA Draft by the Memphis Grizzlies.

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2010–11 Memphis 38 16 13.9 .406 .118 .635 1.0 0.5 0.3 0.1 4.3
Career 38 16 13.9 .406 .118 .635 1.0 0.5 0.3 0.1 4.3

References

  1. ^ Jenni Carlson. "Xavier Henry has plenty of reasons to keep smiling". NewsOK.com. March 6, 2008. Retrieved on April 4, 2009.
  2. ^ Pete Thamel. "A Top Prospect Could Turn Into a Package Deal". New York Times. July 9, 2007. Retrieved on March 21, 2009.
  3. ^ Brandon Lilly. "Bracing for success: Putnam City's Henry appears ready for the next step". Sports Illustrated. January 8, 2008. Retrieved on March 21, 2009.
  4. ^ Mom Played Basketball in College
  5. ^ syndication=rss Wednesday's McDonald's All-American Game box scores
  6. ^ World stars surprise USA at Nike Hoop Summit
  7. ^ Big men shine in Jordan Brand Classic
  8. ^ Ryan Jones. "Xavier Henry Will Be Televised". SLAM Online. March 19, 2009. Retrieved on March 21, 2009.
  9. ^ Ryan Aber. "Class 6A boys: Putnam City routs Jenks for trophy". NewsOK.com. March 15, 2009. Retrieved on March 21, 2009.
  10. ^ Xavier Henry breaks cheekbone
  11. ^ Scout Top 100
  12. ^ Rivals Top 150
  13. ^ ESPNU 100
  14. ^ Henry picks Memphis
  15. ^ James Pennington. "Father of No. 1 recruit, Xavier Henry, says he will decommit from Memphis". Kentucky Kernel. March 31, 2009. Retrieved on April 1, 2009.
  16. ^ Xavier Henry announces he’s coming to KU
  17. ^ J. Brady McCollough. "Henry sets KU debut record for freshman with 27 points". Kansas City Star. November 13, 2009. Retrieved on November 14, 2009.
  18. ^ Gary Bedore. "Henry scores 31 in rout of Explorers". Lawrence-Journal World. December 13, 2009. Retrieved on December 14, 2009.
  19. ^ "Kansas Freshman Henry Declares For NBA Draft". tsn.ca. April 7, 2010.

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