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Myke Henry

Myke Henry

American basketball player

Mycheal Gerome Henry (born December 23, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Satria Muda Pertamina of the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL). He played college basketball for Illinois and DePaul University.

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College career

Henry began his college career at University of Illinois where he was recruited by Bruce Weber.[1] After his freshman year Weber was fired, and new head coach John Groce used Henry sparingly as a sophomore which contributed to his decision to transfer to DePaul.[1]

At DePaul, Henry scored a career high 29 points against Stanford on November 30, 2014.[2]

Professional career

2016–17 season

After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Henry signed with Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA G League for the 2016–17 season.[3] 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.[4]

2017–18 season

On October 23, 2017, Henry returned to the Oklahoma City Blue for the 2017–18 NBA G League season.[5] On January 13, 2018, Henry signed a two-way contract with the Memphis Grizzlies.[6] On July 20, 2018, the Grizzlies waived Henry.[7]

2018–19 season

On July 23, 2018, Henry signed a one-year deal with Ironi Nahariya of the Israeli Premier League.[8] 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. He was subsequently named Israeli League Round 1 MVP.[9] 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. He was subsequently named Israeli League Round 23 MVP.[10] 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.[11] He later joined their G League affiliate, the Oklahoma City Blue.[12] 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.[13] He missed a game with a foot injury in January 2020.[14] Henry averaged 13.4 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game.[15]

2020–21 season

On July 11, 2020, Henry signed with Pallacanestro Trieste of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).[16]

2021–22 season

On July 16, 2021, Henry signed with Champagne Châlons-Reims of the French LNB Pro A.[17] He averaged 12.6 points per game, but was waived on January 8, 2022.[18]

On January 28, 2022, Henry signed with Iraklis Thessaloniki of the Greek Basket League.[19] 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 of the Lega Basket Serie A.[20]

On December 1, 2022, he signed with Astoria Bydgoszcz of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).[21]

International career

Henry joined a Chicago based 3x3 basketball team composed of Stefhon Hannah, Kavon Lytch, and Alfonzo McKinnie 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, China and won the silver medal.[22]

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.[1]

Career statistics

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  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

NBA

Regular season

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References

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    Ryan, Shannon (December 11, 2014). "After transfer from Illinois, Myke Henry warmly embraced at DePaul". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  2. [2]
    "DePaul stuns sluggish Stanford 87–72". USA Today. November 30, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  3. [3]
    Mcgraw, Mike (November 10, 2016). "Plenty of familiar names play in NBA D-League". Daily Herald. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
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    "Myke Henry deals with Hermosillo". Court Side Newspaper. May 3, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
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    "Oklahoma City Blue Announces Training Camp Roster". NBA Media Ventures. October 23, 2017. Archived from the original on October 24, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
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    "Grizzlies sign Myke Henry to two-way contract". NBA.com. January 13, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
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    "Grizzlies waive Myke Henry". NBA.com. July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
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    "Myke Henry signs with Ironi Nahariya". Sportando.com. July 23, 2018. Archived from the original on July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
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    "מצטיין המחזור הראשון: מייק הנרי". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). October 9, 2018. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
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    "Thunder add four players prior to training camp". OKCThunderWire. September 30, 2019. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
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    Gee, Erik (October 29, 2019). "Oklahoma City Blue Release Training Camp Roster". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
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    "Myke Henry: Leads team in scoring". CBS Sports. December 29, 2019. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
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    "Myke Henry: Returns from injury". CBS Sports. January 24, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
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    "Myke Henry: Scores 12 in loss". CBS Sports. March 12, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
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    "Myke Henry inks with Trieste". Sportando. July 11, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  17. [17]
    "Myke HENRY signe au Champagne Basket pour une saison !". Basket.fr (in French). 16 July 2021.
  18. [18]
    Carchia, Emiliano (January 8, 2022). "Champagne Basket signs Orlando Coleman, waives Myke Henry". Sportando. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  19. [19]
    Mammides, Chris (January 24, 2022). "Myke Henry (ex Chalons-Reims) signs at Iraklis". Eurobasket. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  20. [20]
    Carchia, Emiliano (July 2, 2022). "Myke Henry joins Scafati". Sportando. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  21. [21]
    "Astoria adds Myke Henry to their roster, ex Scafati". Eurobasket. December 1, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  22. [22]
    "Third FIBA 3x3 World Championship for Men – 2016". USA Basketball. 2017. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
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