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Conner Henry

Henry in 2011
Niigata Albirex BB
Head coach
Personal information
Born	(1963-07-21) July 21, 1963 (age 60) Claremont, California, U.S.
High school	Claremont (Claremont, California)
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
College	UC Santa Barbara (1982–1986)
NBA Draft	1986 / Round: 4 / Pick: 89th overall
Selected by the Houston Rockets
Pro career	1986–1998
Coaching career	2001–present
League	B.League
Career history
As player:
1986	Houston Rockets
1987	Boston Celtics
1987–1988	Milwaukee Bucks
1988	Sacramento Kings
1988–1989	Rapid City Thrillers
1989	Filodoro Brescia
1989–1990	Rapid City Thrillers
1990–1991	Telemarket Brescia
1991	Bakersfield Jammers
1991–1992	Yakima Sun Kings
1992	Mulhouse
1992–1993	Pamesa Valencia
1994–1996	Festina Andorra
1996–1997	Sporting Athens
1997–1998	Peristeri
1998	Müller Verona
As coach:
2001–2006	Claremont McKenna (assistant)
2006–2008	Perth Wildcats (assistant)
2008–2009	Perth Wildcats
2010–2011	Sydney Kings (assistant)
2011–2013	Los Angeles D-Fenders (assistant)
2013–2015	Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2015–2016	Orlando Magic (assistant)
2020–2021	Adelaide 36ers
Career highlights and awards
As player: Greek League All-Star (1997) 2× CBA All-Star (1990, 1992) 2× CBA All-Star Game MVP (1990, 1992) Second-team All-PCAA (1986) As head coach: NBA D-League champion (2014) NBA D-League Coach of the Year (2014)

Conner David Henry (born July 21, 1963) is an American professional basketball coach and former player. He played collegiately for the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos and was selected as the 89th overall pick in the 1986 NBA draft by the Houston Rockets. Henry had short stints with four National Basketball Association (NBA) teams in two seasons before he embarked on a career in the American minor leagues and overseas.

Henry began his coaching career as an assistant at Claremont McKenna College before traveling to Australia to join the coaching staff of the Perth Wildcats of the NBL, where he became the head coach for one season in 2008–09. Henry returned to the United States to join the Los Angeles D-Fenders of the NBA D-League as an assistant coach. Following two seasons with the D-Fenders, he was appointed as head coach of the Fort Wayne Mad Ants in 2013 and named the NBA D-League Coach of the Year after his first season. Henry served as an assistant coach for the Orlando Magic of the NBA in the 2015–16 season. He returned to Australia in 2020 when he was appointed head coach of the Adelaide 36ers.

Playing career

He was a 6'7" (203 cm), 195 lb (89 kg) shooting guard and from 1982 to 1986 played college basketball for the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he scored 1,236 points.

He was selected by the Houston Rockets with the 19th pick of the fourth round in the 1986 NBA draft. Throughout his short NBA career from 1986–88 he played with the Rockets, Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks and Sacramento Kings. Henry also played for the Rapid City Thrillers and the Yakima Sun Kings of the CBA. In 1990, he was voted as the CBA Player of the Year as well as the CBA All-Star Game MVP. Then in 1992 he played in the first CBA All-Star Game held in the Pacific Northwest, of which he was named Most Valuable Player once again after hitting four-of-seven three-pointers, the most made in such an event since 1970. After his NBA career he spent 10 years playing professionally in Italy, Spain, France and Greece before returning to Montana, US.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

Coaching career

After retiring, he became an assistant coach with Division III's Claremont McKenna College (where his father worked as a college professor) in his hometown of Claremont, California. He also served as associate director of the career services center, assisting students to gain employment. He remained there for five years until 2006 when he was hired as an assistant coach for the Perth Wildcats of the Australian National Basketball League under head coach and former college teammate Scott Fisher. After Fisher left the Wildcats, Henry became coach for the 2008–09 NBL season. In 2010, Conner joined the reformed Sydney Kings of the NBL as an assistant coach with Ian Robilliard.

He later became an assistant for the Los Angeles D-Fenders of the NBA Development League. In October 2013, he was named the head coach of the NBA D-League's Fort Wayne Mad Ants for the 2013–14 season. On April 17, 2014, he was named the winner of the 2014 Dennis Johnson Coach of the Year award. On June 10, 2015, he stepped down as the Mad Ants' head coach and was named the Los Angeles D-Fenders head coach. However, he gave up the position to become, on June 26, assistant coach of the Orlando Magic. Henry worked as a scout for the Minnesota Timberwolves during games at the Staples Center from 2017 to 2019.

On April 22, 2020, he signed a three-year deal to become the head coach of the Adelaide 36ers of the NBL. On August 26, 2021, the 36ers released Henry from his contract.

Head coaching record

NBA D-League

See also

In Spanish: Conner Henry para niños