Terry Henderson

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Terry Henderson

| image =

| image_size =

| caption =

| position = Shooting guard

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 5

| weight_lbs = 190

| league =

| team = Free agent

| number =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|3|21|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.

| high_school = Neuse Christian Academy
(Raleigh, North Carolina)

| college =

West Virginia (2012–2014)
NC State (2015–2017)

| draft_year = 2017

| career_start = 2017

| years1 = 2017–2018

| team1 = Greensboro Swarm

| years2 = 2018–2019

| team2 = Scagliera Verona

| years3 = 2020

| team3 = Greensboro Swarm

| years4 = 2020–2021

| team4 = GTK Gliwice

| years5 = 2021–2022

| team5 = Benacquista Assicurazioni Latina

| years6 = 2023

| team6 = Calgary Surge

| years7 = 2023–2024

| team7 = GTK Gliwice

| years8 = 2024

| team8 = Wellington Saints

| highlights =

}}

Terry Henderson Jr. (born March 21, 1994) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Wellington Saints of the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL). He played college basketball for West Virginia and NC State.

College career

Henderson played two seasons for the West Virginia Mountaineers and averaged 8.0 points per game as a freshman. He increased those numbers to 11.7 points and 2.9 rebounds per game as a sophomore while making 17 starts. In 2014 he transferred to NC State, choosing the Wolfpack over Maryland and Richmond.{{cite news|last1=Giglio|first1=Joe|title=West Virginia transfer Terry Henderson chooses NC State hoops|url=http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/state-now/article10336295.html|accessdate=April 25, 2018|work=The News & Observer|date=June 26, 2014}} After sitting out a redshirt year per NCAA regulations, he played seven minutes of their first match against William & Mary and broke the ligament of his right knee, which left him out of competition for the rest of the season.{{cite news|last1=Giglio|first1=Joe|title= Injury turns NC State's Henderson into spectator again|url=http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article54798395.html|accessdate=April 25, 2018|work=The News & Observer|date=January 14, 2016}} Once recovered, in his only full season with the team he averaged 13.8 points and 3.1 rebounds per game and led N.C. State in 3-pointers (78). Henderson applied for a sixth year of eligibility but was denied by the NCAA in May 2017.{{cite news|last1=Giglio|first1=Joe|title=Denied by NCAA in bid to return to NC State, Terry Henderson gets chance from the NBA|url=http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/state-now/article174223531.html|accessdate=April 25, 2018|work=The News & Observer|date=September 19, 2017}}

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2017 NBA draft, Henderson joined the Charlotte Hornets for the preseason. He subsequently joined the Greensboro Swarm of the NBA G League for the 2017–18 season.{{cite news|last1=Mills|first1=Jeff|title=Swarm heads into opener with new roster|url=http://www.greensboro.com/sports/pro_sports/swarm-heads-into-opener-with-new-roster/article_4b186357-448f-54de-998e-ac633261397d.html|accessdate=April 25, 2018|work=Greensboro News & Record|date=November 3, 2017}} In 42 games, he made 22 starts and averaged 11.3 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.0 steals in 27.5 minutes per game.{{cite news |last1=Trujillo |first1=Justin |title=Greensboro Acquires Terry Henderson |url=https://greensboro.gleague.nba.com/news/greensboro-acquires-terry-henderson/ |accessdate=March 5, 2020 |work=NBA.com |date=February 6, 2020}} He played for the Hornets in the 2018 NBA Summer League.{{cite news |last1=Bonnell |first1=Rick |title=Charlotte Hornets' summer roster includes Monk, Bacon and a former Tar Heel surprise |url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nba/charlotte-hornets/article214063009.html |accessdate=July 5, 2018 |work=Charlotte Observer |date=June 29, 2018}}

For the 2018–19 season, Henderson moved to Italy to play for Scagliera Verona. He appeared and started in 19 games with averages of 12.4 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 27.8 minutes per game. His final game for Verona came on January 30, 2019.{{cite web |title=Terry Henderson Jr |url=https://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Terry-Henderson-Jr/257795 |accessdate=June 15, 2024 |work=eurobasket.com |url-access=subscription}}

On February 6, 2020, Henderson joined the Greensboro Swarm for the rest of the 2019–20 NBA G League season.

On July 14, 2020, Henderson signed with GTK Gliwice of the Polish Basketball League.{{Cite news|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/terry-henderson-signs-with-gtk-gliwice/|title=Terry Henderson signs with GTK Gliwice|last=|first=|date=July 14, 2020|website=|newspaper=Sportando|language=En|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=July 14, 2020 |last1=Lupo |first1=Nicola }} In 30 games during the 2020–21 season, he averaged 14.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.0 steals per game.

In August 2021, Henderson played for the Indiana Pacers in the NBA Summer League.

For the 2021–22 season, Henderson returned to Italy to play for Benacquista Assicurazioni Latina. In 29 games, he averaged 18.3 points, 5.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.3 steals per game.

On July 5, 2023, Henderson signed with the Calgary Surge of the Canadian Elite Basketball League.{{cite web|title=THE CALGARY SURGE ADD TWO MORE PLAYERS TO THEIR 2023 INAUGURAL ROSTER.|url=https://www.calgarysurge.ca/the-calgary-surge-have-signed-jordy-tshimanga-610-centre-from-montreal-quebec-and-64-guard-terry-henderson-jr-from-raleigh-north-carolina|website=CalgarySurge.ca|date=July 5, 2023|access-date=July 6, 2023}} In nine games during the 2023 season, he averaged 7.0 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game.

On August 2, 2023, Henderson signed with GTK Gliwice in Poland for a second stint.{{cite web|title=Duży powrót do GTK- Terry Henderson z głośnym powrotem|url=https://www.gtk.gliwice.pl/aktualnosci-pl/duzy-powrot-do-gtk-terry-henderson-z-glosnym-powrotem.html|website=GTK.Gliwice.pl|date=August 2, 2023|access-date=September 22, 2023|language=pl}} In 29 games, he averaged 11.1 points, 3.6 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.0 steals per game.

On June 15, 2024, Henderson signed with the Wellington Saints for the rest of the 2024 New Zealand NBL season.{{cite web|title=Welcome to the squad Terry Henderson Jr coming to us from Raleigh, North Carolina.|url=https://www.facebook.com/WellingtonSaintsBasketball/posts/pfbid02a6XFqCMV3PPyDGdYY4bdAyyDH2jLxW9WecZSTKvKKNgHaTZWwpoTp1nCa8S6JJpcl|website=facebook.com/WellingtonSaintsBasketball|date=June 15, 2024|access-date=June 15, 2024}}{{cite web|title=The Saints have signed import Terry Henderson Jr. for the remainder of the 2024 season|url=https://www.facebook.com/NZNBL/posts/pfbid0DvECbs9quPJ7sRSeFdQUqrpxoKBqD2MsdVAG6DCdgPwLdaMjTquCpsNQrSAkLtDzl|website=facebook.com/NZNBL|date=June 15, 2024|access-date=June 15, 2024}}