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Myke Henry
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Henry with Satria Muda Pertamina in 2024
Free agent
Shooting guard / small forward
Personal information
Born (1992-12-23) December 23, 1992 (age 31)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
High school Orr Academy (Chicago, Illinois)
Listed height 1.98 m (6 ft 5.95 in)
Listed weight 108 kg (238 lb)
Career information
College
  • Illinois (2011–2013)
  • DePaul (2014–2016)
NBA Draft 2016 / Undrafted
Pro career 2016–present
Career history
2016–2017 Oklahoma City Blue
2017 Rayos de Hermosillo
2017–2018 Oklahoma City Blue
2018 Memphis Grizzlies
2018 → Memphis Hustle
2018–2019 Ironi Nahariya
2019–2020 Oklahoma City Blue
2020–2021 Trieste
2021–2022 Champagne Châlons-Reims
2022 Iraklis Thessaloniki
2022 Scafati Basket
2022–2023 Astoria Bydgoszcz
2023 Libertadores de Querétaro
2024 Satria Muda Pertamina
2024 NLEX Road Warriors
Career highlights and awards
  • Israeli League All-Star (2019)
Medals
Men's 3x3 basketball
Representing the  United States
FIBA 3x3 World Cup
Silver 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

Henry began his college career at University of Illinois where he was recruited by Bruce Weber. 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.

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

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. 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.

2017–18 season

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

2018–19 season

On July 23, 2018, Henry signed a one-year deal with Ironi Nahariya of the Israeli Premier League. 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. 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. 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. He later joined their G League affiliate, the Oklahoma City Blue. 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. He missed a game with a foot injury in January 2020. Henry averaged 13.4 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game.

2020–21 season

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

2021–22 season

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

On January 28, 2022, Henry signed with Iraklis Thessaloniki of the Greek Basket League. 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.

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

2024 season

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.

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.

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.

Career statistics

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

Regular season

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

See also

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