Corin Henry

Corin Henry
Team FOG Næstved
Position Point guard
League Danish Basketball League
Personal information
Born October 5, 1988
Randallstown, Maryland
Nationality American
Listed height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight 170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school New Town (Baltimore County, Maryland)
College Ranger College (2007–2009)
Tarleton State (2009–2011)
NBA draft 2011 / Undrafted
Pro career 2011–present
Career history
2011–2012 Team FOG Næstved
2012–2013 Sydney Kings
2013 Rilski Sportist
2014 Waikato Pistons
2014–present Team FOG Næstved
Career highlights and awards
  • NBL All-Star (2013)
  • All-Basketligaen First Team (2012)
  • Basketligaen Defensive Player of the Year (2012)
  • Basketligaen All-Sar (2012)
  • All-LSC South Division Defensive Player of the Year (2011)
  • All-LSC South Division First Team (2011)

Corin Henry (born October 5, 1988) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for Team FOG Næstved of the Danish Basketball League. He played college basketball for Ranger College and Tarleton State University.

High school career

Henry attended New Town High School in Randallstown, Maryland. In his senior year, he averaged 24.9 points per game and helped the team make the state semi-finals with a win-loss record of 20-4.[1]

College career

Ranger College

Henry attended Ranger College in Ranger, Texas from 2007 to 2009. In his sophomore season in 2008–09, he was a first team selection to the North Texas Junior College Athletic All-Conference Team. He averaged 14.4 points, 3.3 assists and 1.8 steals per game while helping his team to a 20-10 record.[1]

Tarleton State University

In 2009, Henry transferred to Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas for his remaining two college years. In his junior season in 2009–10, he was selected to the LSC All-Tournament Team and was an All-LSC Honorable Mention selection. In 32 games for the Texans, he averaged 11.8 points, 4.2 assists, 3.8 rebounds and 1.7 steals in 30.4 minutes per game.[2]

In his senior season, he was named the 2011 All-LSC South Division Defensive Player of the Year, as well as named to the All-LSC South Division First Team. Henry led the Texans in scoring, assists and steals per game. In 30 games, he averaged 14.2 points, 4.2 assists, 2.9 rebounds and 1.8 steals in 30.1 minutes per game.[3]

Professional career

2011–12 season

On June 21, 2011, Henry signed with Team FOG Næstved of Denmark for the 2011–12 season.[4] In 37 games, he averaged 22.1 points, 5.1 assists, 4.4 rebounds and 3.4 steals per game.[5] Henry led Næstved to the semi-finals but they were eliminated in a 90-75 Game 5 loss to Svendborg Rabbits, despite Henry scoring a game-high 27 points, and also adding 8 rebounds and 3 assists.[6]

2012–13 season

On May 24, 2012, Henry signed with the Sydney Kings for the 2012–13 NBL season.[7]

He quickly adapted to the NBL and was named player of the week in Round 2 and Round 10.[8][9] Henry was later voted a reserve for the 2012 North All-Stars. Unfortunately, he did not make the game after he was hospitalized due to dehydration, and Jamar Wilson of the Cairns Taipans was brought in as his replacement.[10]

On February 9, 2013, against the New Zealand Breakers, Henry suffered a hard fall that resulted in a torn wrist tendon, effectively ruling him out of the remaining 6 games of the regular season for the Kings.[11] In 22 games for the Kings in 2012–13, he averaged 13.2 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.1 steals per game.[12]

2013–14 season

In August 2013, Henry signed with BC Rilski Sportist of Bulgaria for the 2013–14 season.[13] In November 2013, he left Rilski after just 8 games.

On March 24, 2014, he signed with the Waikato Pistons for the 2014 New Zealand NBL season.[14][15]

2014–15 season

On December 16, 2014, Henry signed with Team FOG Næstved of Denmark for the rest of the 2014–15 season, returning to the club for a second stint.[16]

Personal

Henry is the son of Carol Henry, and has two siblings, Jamillah and Jamel.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Corin Henry - 2009-10 Men's Basketball". TarletonSports.com. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Tarleton – Season Statistics (2009–10)". TarletonSports.com. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Tarleton – Season Statistics (2010–11)". TarletonSports.com. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Henry becomes 26th Texan to go pro since 2000". TarletonSports.com. June 21, 2011. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  5. ↑ "CORIN HENRY basketball profile – Season: 2011-2012 (Denmark)". Eurobasket.com. Sports I.T. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Semi-Finals Game 5: Svenborg - Naestved 90-75". Eurobasket.com. Sports I.T. April 9, 2012. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Kings sign pocket rocket Corin Henry". AndTheFoul.net. May 24, 2012. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  8. ↑ Sydney Kings Corin Henry wins player of the week
  9. ↑ Sydney Kings’ Corin Henry is NBL Player Of The Week Again
  10. ↑ Davis, Sam (December 21, 2012). "Wilson late call-up for All Star game". ABC.net.au. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  11. ↑ "King Henry ruled out for remainder of the season". NBL.com.au. February 13, 2013. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Player statistics for Corin Henry". FoxSportsPulse.com. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Corin Henry now with Rilski Sportist". Court-Side.com. August 13, 2013. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Pistons add former Kings import". Basketball.org.nz. March 24, 2014. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Pistons Add ANBL All-Star To Loaded Roster". NZHoops.co.nz. March 24, 2014. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
  16. ↑ Hamborg, Christian (December 16, 2014). "Henry is back at Naestved, Liam Potter out". Eurobasket.com. Sports I.T. Retrieved December 22, 2014.

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