| New Orleans Hornets | |
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| Shooting Guard | |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | March 15, 1991 |
| Place of birth | Ghent, Belgium |
| Nationality | American |
| High school | Putnam City High School, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Kansas |
| NBA Draft | 2010 / Round: 1 / Pick: 12th overall |
| Selected by the Memphis Grizzlies | |
| Pro career | 2010–present |
| Career history | |
| 2010–2012 | Memphis Grizzlies |
| 2012–present | New Orleans Hornets |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
Xavier Henry (born March 15, 1991) is an American professional basketball shooting guard with the New Orleans Hornets of the National Basketball Association. Henry, who is from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, played one year of college basketball with the Kansas Jayhawks.
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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]
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]
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. | ” |
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—Xavier Henry |
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| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Xavier Henry SG |
Oklahoma City, OK | Putnam City HS | 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Apr 23, 2009 |
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| Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 98 | ||||||
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]
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.
On January 4, 2012, Henry was acquired by New Orleans Hornets as a part of a three-team trade that sent Marreese Speights to Memphis Grizzlies and two future second round picks to Philadelphia 76ers.[20]
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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 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 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 |
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