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Myke Henry

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Myke Henry
Henry playing for Illinois in 2012
Free agent
PositionShooting guard / small forward
Personal information
Born (1992-12-23) December 23, 1992 (age 32)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Listed weight108 kg (238 lb)
Career information
High schoolOrr Academy (Chicago, Illinois)
College
NBA draft2016: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2017Oklahoma City Blue
2017Rayos de Hermosillo
2017–2018Oklahoma City Blue
2018Memphis Grizzlies
2018→ Memphis Hustle
2018–2019Ironi Nahariya
2019–2020Oklahoma City Blue
2020–2021Trieste
2021–2022Champagne Châlons-Reims
2022Iraklis Thessaloniki
2022Scafati Basket
2022–2023Astoria Bydgoszcz
2023Libertadores de Querétaro
2024Satria Muda Pertamina
2024NLEX Road Warriors
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Men's 3x3 basketball
Representing the  United States
FIBA 3x3 World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2016 Guangzhou

Mycheal Gerome Henry (born December 23, 1992) is an American professional basketball player who last played for NLEX Road Warriors of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He played college basketball for Illinois and DePaul University.

College career

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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

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2016–17 season

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

2021–22 season

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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

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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]

2024 season

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On July 17, 2024, he signed with NLEX Road Warriors of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) as the team's import for the 2024 PBA Governors' Cup.[22]

International career

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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.[23]

Personal life

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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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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

NBA

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Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Memphis 20 0 18.9 .376 .328 .600 1.9 1.1 1.5 .3 5.3
Career 20 0 18.9 .376 .328 .600 1.9 1.1 1.5 .3 5.3

References

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  1. ^ a b c Ryan, Shannon (December 11, 2014). "After transfer from Illinois, Myke Henry warmly embraced at DePaul". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  2. ^ "DePaul stuns sluggish Stanford 87–72". USA Today. November 30, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  3. ^ Mcgraw, Mike (November 10, 2016). "Plenty of familiar names play in NBA D-League". Daily Herald. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  4. ^ "Myke Henry deals with Hermosillo". Court Side Newspaper. May 3, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Grizzlies sign Myke Henry to two-way contract". NBA.com. January 13, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  7. ^ "Grizzlies waive Myke Henry". NBA.com. July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  8. ^ "Myke Henry signs with Ironi Nahariya". Sportando.com. July 23, 2018. Archived from the original on July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  9. ^ "מצטיין המחזור הראשון: מייק הנרי". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). October 9, 2018. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
  10. ^ "מצטיין המחזור ה-23: מייק הנרי". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). March 26, 2019. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  11. ^ "Thunder add four players prior to training camp". OKCThunderWire. September 30, 2019. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  12. ^ Gee, Erik (October 29, 2019). "Oklahoma City Blue Release Training Camp Roster". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  13. ^ "Myke Henry: Leads team in scoring". CBS Sports. December 29, 2019. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  14. ^ "Myke Henry: Returns from injury". CBS Sports. January 24, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  15. ^ "Myke Henry: Scores 12 in loss". CBS Sports. March 12, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  16. ^ "Myke Henry inks with Trieste". Sportando. July 11, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  17. ^ "Myke HENRY signe au Champagne Basket pour une saison !". Basket.fr (in French). July 16, 2021.
  18. ^ Carchia, Emiliano (January 8, 2022). "Champagne Basket signs Orlando Coleman, waives Myke Henry". Sportando. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  19. ^ Mammides, Chris (January 24, 2022). "Myke Henry (ex Chalons-Reims) signs at Iraklis". Eurobasket. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  20. ^ Carchia, Emiliano (July 2, 2022). "Myke Henry joins Scafati". Sportando. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  21. ^ "Astoria adds Myke Henry to their roster, ex Scafati". Eurobasket. December 1, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  22. ^ "NLEX signs ex-Memphis Grizzlies player Myke Henry for PBA Govs' Cup". Tiebreakertimes.com.ph. July 17, 2024. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  23. ^ "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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