Paul Henare

{{short description|New Zealand professional basketball player and coach}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Paul Henare

| image =

| height_cm = 182

| weight_kg = 83

| position = Head coach

| league = B.League

| team = Shimane Susanoo Magic

| nationality = New Zealand

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1979|3|4}}

| birth_place = Napier, New Zealand

| high_school = Napier Boys' (Napier, New Zealand)

| college = Utah Valley (1999–2000)

| career_start = 1995

| career_end = 2014

| career_position = Point guard

| career_number =

| coach_start = 2011

| years1 = 1995–1997

| team1 = Hawke's Bay Hawks

| years2 = 1998–2001

| team2 = Auckland Stars

| years3 = 2002–2008

| team3 = Hawke's Bay Hawks

| years4 = 2002–2003

| team4 = OKK Beograd

| years5 = 2003–2011

| team5 = New Zealand Breakers

| years6 = 2006

| team6 = Banvit B.K.

| years7 = 2009

| team7 = Christchurch Cougars

| years8 = 2010

| team8 = Hawke's Bay Hawks

| years9 = 2014

| team9 = Southland Sharks

| cyears1 = 2011–2012

| cteam1 = Hawke's Bay Hawks

| cyears2 = 2012–2015

| cteam2 = New Zealand Tall Blacks (asst.)

| cyears3 = 2013–2015

| cteam3 = Southland Sharks

| cyears4 = 2013–2016

| cteam4 = New Zealand Breakers (asst.)

| cyears5 = 2015–2019

| cteam5 = New Zealand Tall Blacks

| cyears6 = 2016–2018

| cteam6 = New Zealand Breakers

| cyears7 = 2018–2019

| cteam7 = Melbourne United (asst.)

| cyears8 = 2019

| cteam8 = Wellington Saints

| cyears9 = 2019–2021

| cteam9 = Kagawa Five Arrows

| cyears10 = 2021–present

| cteam10 = Shimane Susanoo Magic

| highlights =

As player:

NBL champion (2011)
3× NZNBL champion (1999, 2000, 2006)
5× NZNBL assist champion (2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009)
No. 32 retired by New Zealand Breakers

As coach:

3× NZNBL champion (2013, 2015, 2019)
3× NZNBL Coach of the Year (2012, 2013, 2015)

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Paul Donald Henare (born 4 March 1979) is a New Zealand professional basketball coach and former player.

Junior career

Henare attended Napier Boys' High School and played one season of college basketball for Utah Valley State College. He played for New Zealand at U/16, U/18 and U/20 junior levels.

Professional career

=New Zealand NBL=

Henare began his playing career in 1995 with the Hawke's Bay Hawks. After three seasons with the Hawks, he joined the Auckland Stars, where he won championships in 1999 and 2000. He returned to Hawke's Bay in 2002 and played the next seven seasons there, helping the Hawks win their inaugural championship in 2006. In 2009, he played for the Christchurch Cougars,[https://web.archive.org/web/20070820225855/http://www.basketball.org.nz/news/henare-makes-history/ HENARE MAKES HISTORY] and in 2010, he played his final season with the Hawks. On 30 May 2014, Henare came out of retirement to be the temporary player/coach of the Southland Sharks after multiple players were suspended.[http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/basketball/10101881/Henare-Peck-make-comeback-for-the-Sharks Henare, Peck make comeback for the Sharks]

=New Zealand Breakers and overseas=

After a season abroad in Serbia with OKK Beograd in 2002–03, Henare debuted with the New Zealand Breakers in their inaugural season in the NBL in 2003–04. In 2006, he had his second overseas stint, this time in Turkey with Banvit B.K.

In 2010–11, Henare was a member of the Breakers' maiden championship-winning team. He subsequently retired from the Breakers after eight seasons and was honoured by becoming the first Breakers player to have his number (32) retired.[http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/basketball/7545661/Henare-keen-to-share-will-to-win-with-Sharks Henare keen to share will to win with Sharks]

=National team=

Henare debuted for the Tall Blacks in 1998, with his first major tournament being the Sydney Olympics in 2000. His final outing with the Tall Blacks came in 2007 with the FIBA Oceania Championship.[https://web.archive.org/web/20060824052150/http://www.basketball.org.nz/index.cgi?sID=43&intArticleID=673&det=1 Paul Henare – basketball.org.nz][https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/player/p/pid/28436/sid/2945/tid/337/tid2//_/2000_Olympic_Games_Tournament_for_Men/index.html Paul Henare – fiba.com]{{dead link|date=April 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

Coaching career

=New Zealand NBL=

Henare made his coaching debut in 2011 as head coach of the Hawke's Bay Hawks. After two seasons with the Hawks, he served as head coach of the Southland Sharks in 2013, 2014 and 2015, winning championships in 2013 and 2015.[http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/basketball/7521869/Breakers-champ-Henare-picked-to-coach-Sharks Paul Henare new Southland Sharks coach][http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/basketball/8748151/Henare-extends-Sharks-stay-on-top-of-new-role Henare extends Sharks' stay on top of new role] In 2019, he returned to the New Zealand NBL for the first time since 2015,[https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/basketball/105862830/paul-henare-to-replace-kevin-braswell-as-wellington-saints-coach-next-year Paul Henare to replace Kevin Braswell as Wellington Saints coach next year] coaching the Wellington Saints to the championship.

=Australian NBL=

Between 2013 and 2016, Henare served as an assistant coach with the New Zealand Breakers.[http://www.nzbreakers.co.nz/article/id/1scskdvrime1y1atnqmdjeteyw BREAKERS FAVOURITE SON RETURNS HOME] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141108100431/http://www.nzbreakers.co.nz/article/id/1scskdvrime1y1atnqmdjeteyw |date=8 November 2014 }} He was promoted to head coach for the 2016–17 season, but after two seasons, he stepped down from the role.[http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12015234 Basketball: Paul Henare out as Breakers coach][https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/basketball/103596533/paul-henare-opens-up-on-breakers-exit-hopes-steven-adams-ends-tall-blacks-exile Paul Henare opens up on Breakers exit, hopes Steven Adams ends Tall Blacks exile]

For the 2018–19 NBL season, Henare served as an assistant coach with Melbourne United.[https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/basketball/107890500/tall-blacks-coach-paul-henare-set-to-join-dean-vickerman-at-melbourne-united Tall Blacks coach Paul Henare set to join Dean Vickerman at Melbourne United] He departed United in October 2019 to take up a head coaching opportunity in Japan.[http://www.melbourneutd.com.au/news/article/paul-henares-departure-a-testament-to-melbourne-uniteds-culture Paul Henare's departure a testament to Melbourne United's culture]

=National team=

Between 2012 and 2015, Henare served as an assistant coach with the New Zealand Tall Blacks.[http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-3990-0-0-0&sID=215066&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=19247612 Paul Henare Steps to the next level] Between 2015 and 2019, he served as head coach of the Tall Blacks.[http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/basketball/67412552/new-zealand-breakers-assistant-paul-henare-named-head-coach-of-tall-blacks New Zealand Breakers assistant Paul Henare named head coach of Tall Blacks][https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/basketball/116580754/paul-henare-steps-down-as-tall-blacks-coach Paul Henare steps down as Tall Blacks coach to explore opportunity in Asia]

=Japan=

In October 2019, Henare signed a three-year deal as head coach of Japanese second division club, Kagawa Five Arrows.{{cite web|last=Hinton|first=Marc|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/basketball/116949426/departing-tall-blacks-coach-paul-henare-its-tough-to-turn-my-back-on-this-team|title=Departing Tall Blacks coach Paul Henare: It's tough to turn my back on this team|work=Stuff.co.nz|date=26 October 2019|access-date=28 October 2019}}{{cite web|last=Haimona-Riki|first=Mare|url=https://teaomaori.news/paul-henare-lands-head-coach-role-kagawa-five-arrows|title=Paul Henare lands head coach role of the Kagawa Five Arrows|work=teaomaori.news|date=26 October 2019|access-date=16 December 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.fivearrows.jp/news/detail/id=13611|title=ヘッドコーチ交代のお知らせ|work=fivearrows.jp|date=22 November 2019|access-date=16 December 2019|language=ja}}

In July 2021, Henare was appointed head coach of Shimane Susanoo Magic.{{cite web|url=https://basketballking.jp/news/japan/b1/20210701/325989.html|title=島根の新指揮官にポール・ヘナレ氏が就任「CSをかけて戦えるチームになるのが目標」|work=basketballking.jp|date=1 July 2021|access-date=12 May 2023|language=ja}}

References

External links

[https://www.susanoo-m.com/team/staffs/paul_henare/ Shimane Susanoo Magic coach profile]
[http://www.foxsportspulse.com/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=190395800&client=0-189-12317-119318-369911 NBL stats]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20160305014925/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/06_wcm/teamPlay/play/p/competitioncode//eventid/3507/langlc/en/playernumber/28436/roundid/3507/season//teamnumber/337/fe_teamPlay_playProf.html 2006 FIBA World Championship profile]

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