Conner Henry

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Conner Henry

| image = Conner Henry (cropped).jpg

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| caption = Henry in 2011

| team =

| position =

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|07|21}}

| birth_place = Claremont, California, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 7

| weight_lb = 195

| high_school = Claremont (Claremont, California)

| college = UC Santa Barbara (1982–1986)

| draft_year = 1986

| draft_round = 4

| draft_pick = 89

| draft_team = Houston Rockets

| career_number = 4, 43, 21

| career_position = Shooting guard / Small forward

| career_start = 1986

| career_end = 1998

| coach_start = 2001

| coach_end =

| years1 = {{nbay|1986|start}}

| team1 = Houston Rockets

| years2 = 1987

| team2 = Boston Celtics

| years3 = {{nbay|1987|full=y}}

| team3 = Milwaukee Bucks

| years4 = {{nbay|1987|end}}

| team4 = Sacramento Kings

| years5 = 1988–1989

| team5 = Rapid City Thrillers

| years6 = 1989

| team6 = Filodoro Brescia

| years7 = 1989–1990

| team7 = Rapid City Thrillers

| years8 = 1990–1991

| team8 = Telemarket Brescia

| years9 = 1991

| team9 = Bakersfield Jammers

| years10 = 1991–1992

| team10 = Yakima Sun Kings

| years11 = 1992

| team11 = Mulhouse

| years12 = 1992–1993

| team12 = Pamesa Valencia

| years13 = 1994–1996

| team13 = Festina Andorra

| years14 = 1996–1997

| team14 = Sporting Athens

| years15 = 1997–1998

| team15 = Peristeri

| years16 = 1998

| team16 = Müller Verona

| cyears1 = 2001–2006

| cteam1 = Claremont McKenna (assistant)

| cyears2 = 2006–2008

| cteam2 = Perth Wildcats (assistant)

| cyears3 = 2008–2009

| cteam3 = Perth Wildcats

| cyears4 = 2010–2011

| cteam4 = Sydney Kings (assistant)

| cyears5 = 2011–2013

| cteam5 = Los Angeles D-Fenders (assistant)

| cyears6 = 2013–2015

| cteam6 = Fort Wayne Mad Ants

| cyears7 = {{nbay|2015|full=y}}

| cteam7 = Orlando Magic (assistant)

| cyears8 = 2020–2021

| cteam8 = Adelaide 36ers

| cyears9 = 2022–2023

| cteam9 = Niigata Albirex

| cyears10 = 2023–2024

| cteam10 = Charlotte 49ers (assistant)

| cyears11 = 2025–present

| cteam11 = St Peter's College

| highlights =

As player:

Greek League All-Star (1997)
All-CBA First Team (1990)
2× CBA All-Star Game MVP (1990, 1992)
2× CBA All-Star (1990, 1992)
Second-team All-PCAA (1986)

As head coach:

NBA D-League champion (2014)
NBA D-League Coach of the Year (2014)

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Conner David Henry (born July 21, 1963) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the St Peter's College boys' basketball team. He played college basketball for the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos, and was selected by the Houston Rockets, with the 89th overall pick of the 1986 NBA draft. 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. He then moved to Australia, where he joined the coaching staff of the Perth Wildcats of the NBL, where he became the team's head coach, for one season in 2008–09. Henry then 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 the head coach of the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, in 2013, and was he named the NBA D-League Coach of the Year, after his first season. Henry also 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 the head coach of the Adelaide 36ers.

Playing career

=College career=

Henry attended Claremont High School, in Claremont, California, where he played competitive high school basketball. After high school, Henry played college basketball at UC Santa Barbara, where he played with the Gauchos. During his college career, which lasted from 1982 to 1986, he scored a total of 1,236 points.[http://www.celtic-nation.com/interviews/conner_henry/conner_henry_page2.htm DREAM JOB - The Conner Henry Interview (page 2)] by Michael D. McClellan on Celtic Nation.com, published May 6, 2004; article retrieved June 7, 2007

=Professional career=

Henry, who was a {{convert|6|ft|7|in|cm|adj=on}} tall, {{convert|195|lb|kg|adj=on}} shooting guard-small forward, was selected by the Houston Rockets, with the 19th pick of the fourth round, and 89th pick overall, of the 1986 NBA draft.[http://www.wildcats.com.au/?id=70 Conner Henry Assistant Coach Profile], Official Perth Wildcats website; article retrieved June 7, 2007 Throughout his short NBA career, which lasted from 1986 to 1988, 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 to the All-CBA First Team, as well as the CBA All-Star Game MVP.{{cite web |title=Conner Henry minor league basketball statistics |url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbasketball/stats/p-henrycon001 |website=Stats Crew |access-date=February 24, 2025}} Then in 1992, he again played in the CBA All-Star Game, which was held in the Pacific Northwest, of which he was named the Most Valuable Player once again. During the 1992 CBA All-Star Game, he hit four-of-seven three-pointers, which was the most made in such an event since 1970.{{DOClink|[http://www.cbaclassic.com/about/CBAASGHistory.doc THE CBA ALL-STAR GAME - FIVE DECADES OF EXCELLENCE], by Chuck Miller on cbaclassic.com|62 KiB}} After his NBA career, Henry spent 10 years playing professionally in Italy, France, Spain and Greece, before returning to Montana, USA.[http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/celtics/articles/2004/05/02/legend_for_a_night/ Legend for a night - Catching up with Conner Henry] by Jon Goode - published May 2, 2004; article retrieved June 7, 2007

NBA career statistics

=Regular season=

| align="left" | 1986–87

| align="left" | Houston

| 18 || 0 || 5.1 || .242 || .091 || .700 || 0.4 || 0.4 || 0.2 || 0.0 || 1.3

| align="left" | 1986–87

| align="left" | Boston

| 36 || 0 || 6.4 || .369 || .387 || .588 || 0.8 || 0.8 || 0.2 || 0.0 || 2.7

| align="left" | 1987–88

| align="left" | Boston

| 10 || 0 || 8.1 || .393 || .375 || .900 || 1.0 || 1.2 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 3.4

| align="left" | 1987–88

| align="left" | Milwaukee

| 14 || 2 || 10.4 || .317 || .333 || .571 || 1.4 || 2.1 || 0.3 || 0.1 || 2.3

| align="left" | 1987–88

| align="left" | Sacramento

| 15 || 0 || 13.8 || .469 || .484 || .867 || 1.3 || 1.7 || 0.5 || 0.2 || 7.8

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career

| 93 || 2 || 8.1 || .378 || .379 || .757 || 0.9 || 1.1 || 0.2 || 0.1 || 3.3

=Playoffs=

| align="left" | 1986–87

| align="left" | Boston

| 11 || 0 || 3.2 || .500 || .200 || .500 || 0.5 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 2.0

Coaching career

After retiring from playing professional club basketball, Henry became an assistant basketball coach with the NCAA Division III's Claremont McKenna College (where his father also worked as a college professor[http://www.celtic-nation.com/interviews/conner_henry/conner_henry_page1.htm DREAM JOB - The Conner Henry Interview (page 1)] by Michael D. McClellan on Celtic Nation.com, published May 6, 2004; article retrieved June 7, 2007) 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, where he worked under the team's head coach and his former college teammate Scott Fisher. After Fisher left the Wildcats, Henry became the team's head coach for the 2008–09 NBL season.[http://www.wildcats.com.au/year-by-year Year By Year - The Official Website of the Perth Wildcats] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513162714/http://www.wildcats.com.au/year-by-year |date=2013-05-13 }}. In 2010, Conner joined the reformed Sydney Kings of the NBL, as an assistant coach with Ian Robilliard.[http://www.celticslife.com/2010/11/what-hell-happened-toconner-henry.html What the Hell Happened to...Conner Henry? - Celtics Life]

Henry later became an assistant coach for the Los Angeles D-Fenders of the NBA Development League.[http://www.nba.com/dleague/losangeles/coachbios.html 2012-13 coach bios]. In October 2013, he was named the head coach of the NBA D-League's Fort Wayne Mad Ants, for the 2013–14 season.[http://www.nba.com/dleague/news/fort_wayne_conner_henry_2013_10_08.html Mad Ants Name Conner Henry as Head Coach] On April 17, 2014, he was named the winner of the 2014 Dennis Johnson Coach of the Year Award.{{Cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/dleague/news/conner_henry_2014_nba_development_league_coach_of_year_2014_04_17.html |title=Fort Wayne's Conner Henry Named 2014 NBA D-League Coach of the Year |website=NBA.com |access-date=2014-04-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016132212/http://www.nba.com/dleague/news/conner_henry_2014_nba_development_league_coach_of_year_2014_04_17.html |archive-date=2015-10-16 |url-status=dead }} On June 10, 2015, he stepped down as the Mad Ants' head coach, and he was then named the Los Angeles D-Fenders head coach.[http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4986299 Los Angeles D-Fenders Name Conner Henry Head Coach] However, he gave up the position to become, on June 26, an assistant coach of the NBA's Orlando Magic.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/magic/news/magic-name-griffin-mathis-elie-and-henry-assistant-coaches|title=Magic Name Griffin, Mathis, Elie and Henry Assistant Coaches|date=June 26, 2015|work=NBA.com|accessdate=June 28, 2015}} Henry also worked as a scout for the Minnesota Timberwolves, during games at the Staples Center, from 2017 to 2019.{{cite web |last1=Cohn |first1=Justin A. |title=Ex-Ants coach returning to bench |url=https://www.journalgazette.net/sports/professional/madants/20200428/ex-ants-coach-returning-to-bench |website=The Journal Gazette |accessdate=July 30, 2020 |date=April 28, 2020}}

On April 22, 2020, Henry signed a three-year deal to become the head coach of the Adelaide 36ers of the NBL.{{cite web |title=Conner Henry Appointed 36ers Head Coach |url=https://www.adelaide36ers.com/news/conner-henry-appointed-36ers-head-coach}} On August 26, 2021, the 36ers released Henry from his contract.{{cite web |title=36ers Release Head Coach Conner Henry |url=https://nbl.com.au/news/36ers-release-head-coach-conner-henry |website=NBL.com.au |access-date=August 26, 2021 |date=August 26, 2021}}

In July 2023, Henry joined the Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team as an assistant coach.{{cite web |title=Conner Henry - Men's Basketball Coach |url=https://charlotte49ers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/conner-henry/1842 |website=UNC Charlotte Athletics |access-date=March 19, 2024}}

On January 9, 2025, Henry was announced as the head coach for the boys' basketball team at St Peter's College in Adelaide.{{cite web |title=We’re excited to welcome Conner Henry as our new Head of Basketball, starting in 2025. |url=https://www.facebook.com/StPetersCollegeAdelaide/posts/pfbid0P4tTVBnLAdqZGjimhrQuR4CWfH5xvdRgffUB8zuYFDwZgPzmf5vFGkepz7488F5jl |website=St Peter's College, Adelaide, South Australia |publisher=Facebook |access-date=January 9, 2025 |date=January 9, 2025}}

Head coaching record

=NBA D-League=

| style="text-align:left;"|Fort Wayne

| style="text-align:left;"|2013–14

| 50||34||16||{{Winning percentage|34|16}}|| style="text-align:center;"|1st in Eastern||6||6||0||{{Winning percentage|6|0}}|| style="text-align:center;"|Won NBA D-League Championship

| style="text-align:left;"|Fort Wayne

| style="text-align:left;"|2014–15

| 50||28||22||{{Winning percentage|28|22}}|| style="text-align:center;"|2nd in Central||6||4||2||{{Winning percentage|4|2}}|| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in NBA D-League Finals

|- class="sortbottom"

! align="center" colspan=2|Career

! 100||62||38||{{Winning percentage|62|38}}|| ||12||10||2||{{Winning percentage|10|2}}||

References

External links

[https://www.acb.com/jugador/temporada-a-temporada/id/20201186 Conner Henry] @ acb.com {{in lang|es}}
{{Eurobasket.com player|5729}}
[http://www.fibaeurope.com/compID_MsfTeemRHYovSUdkYV76x0.roundID_2553.season_1998.teamID_2084.playerID_6599.html Conner Henry] @ fibaeurope.com
[https://www.proballers.com/basketball/player/74868/conner-henry Connery Henry] @ proballers.com

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