Xavier Henry

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Xavier Henry

| image = Xavier Henry Kansas 2009.jpg

| image_size = 200px

| caption = Henry with the Kansas Jayhawks in 2009

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 6

| weight_lb = 220

| nationality = American

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|3|15}}

| birth_place = Ghent, Belgium

| highschool = Putnam City
(Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)

| college = Kansas (2009–2010)

| draft_year = 2010

| draft_round = 1

| draft_pick = 12

| draft_team = Memphis Grizzlies

| career_start = 2010

| career_end = 2017

| career_number = 13, 4, 7

| career_position = Shooting guard / small forward

| years1 = {{nbay|2010|start}}–{{nbay|2011|end}}

| team1 = Memphis Grizzlies

| years2 = {{nbay|2011|end}}–{{nbay|2012|end}}

| team2 = New Orleans Hornets

| years3 = 2012

| team3 = →Iowa Energy

| years4 = {{nbay|2013|start}}–{{nbay|2014|start}}

| team4 = Los Angeles Lakers

| years5 = 2014

| team5 = →Los Angeles D-Fenders

| years6 = 2015–2016

| team6 = Santa Cruz Warriors

| years7 = 2016–2017

| team7 = Oklahoma City Blue

| highlights =

Big 12 All-Freshman team (2010)
McDonald's All-American (2009)
First-team Parade All-American (2009)
Second-team Parade All-American (2008)

| profile = xavier_henry

| bbr = henryxa01

}}

Xavier Henry ({{IPAc-en|z|ɑː|'|v|iː|eɪ}}; born March 15, 1991) is an American former professional basketball player. He played one year of college basketball with the Kansas Jayhawks before he was drafted in the 2010 NBA draft by the Memphis Grizzlies. He played four and a half seasons in the NBA between 2010 and 2014. He finished his career in 2017 after two seasons in the NBA G League.

Early life

Henry was born in Ghent, Belgium, where his father played professional basketball in the early 1990s.Jenni Carlson. "[http://newsok.com/article/3212515/1204780472 Xavier Henry has plenty of reasons to keep smiling]". NewsOK.com. March 6, 2008. Retrieved on April 4, 2009.

High school career

Henry attended Putnam City High School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He missed the start of his of senior season after he fractured his cheekbone in a car accident in October 2008.{{cite web|title=Xavier Henry to decide in the Spring |url=http://theshiver.com/2008/11/xavier-henry-to-decide-in-the-spring/ |work=TheShiver.com |date=November 6, 2008 |access-date=November 6, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113153422/http://theshiver.com/2008/11/xavier-henry-to-decide-in-the-spring/ |archive-date=November 13, 2012 }} On March 14, 2009, he led Putnam City to the Oklahoma Class 6A state championship, scoring 24 points in the title game against Jenks High School.Ryan Aber. "[http://newsok.com/class-6a-boys-putnam-city-routs-jenks-for-trophy/article/3353606 Class 6A boys: Putnam City routs Jenks for trophy]". NewsOK.com. March 15, 2009. Retrieved on March 21, 2009.

Henry was named to the 2009 McDonald's All-American Game where he scored 14 points.{{cite web|title=Wednesday's McDonald's All-American Game box scores|url=http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/high-school/wednesdays-mcdonalds-all-american-game-box-scores/?|work=SeattleTimes.com|date=April 2, 2009|access-date=April 2, 2009}} Henry was also selected to play in the 2009 Nike Hoop Summit at the Rose Garden in Portland where he led Team USA with 22 points including six 3-pointers{{cite web|title=World stars surprise USA at Nike Hoop Summit|url=https://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=934728|work=Rivals.com|date=April 12, 2009|access-date=April 12, 2009}} and the Jordan Brand Classic at Madison Square Garden where he scored 10 points for the white team.{{cite web|title=Big men shine in Jordan Brand Classic|url=https://www.espn.com/highschool/rise/basketball/boys/news/story?id=4080678|work=ESPN.com|date=April 19, 2009|access-date=April 19, 2009}} He was SLAM magazine's high school diary keeper for the 2008–09 basketball season.Ryan Jones. "[http://slamonline.com/online/college-hs/high-school/2009/03/xavier-henry-will-be-televised/ Xavier Henry Will Be Televised] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090321014209/http://slamonline.com/online/college-hs/high-school/2009/03/xavier-henry-will-be-televised/ |date=March 21, 2009 }}". SLAM Online. March 19, 2009. Retrieved on March 21, 2009.

=Recruitment=

By the end of his senior season, Henry was ranked as the #6 overall prospect and #2 shooting guard in the class of 2009 by Scout.com,{{cite web|title=Scout Top 100 |url=http://scouthoops.scout.com/a.z?s=75&p=9&c=4&cfg=bb&pid=88&yr=2009 |work=Scout.com |access-date=November 18, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212084730/http://scouthoops.scout.com/a.z?s=75&p=9&c=4&cfg=bb&pid=88&yr=2009 |archive-date=December 12, 2013 }} #8 overall and #3 shooting guard by Rivals.com{{cite web|title=Rivals Top 150|url=https://rivals.yahoo.com/kansas/football/recruiting/rankings/rank-1642/0|work=Rivals.com|access-date=November 18, 2008}} and #3 overall, #2 shooting guard by ESPN.{{cite web|title=ESPNU 100 |url=http://insider.espn.go.com/ncb/recruiting/tracker/espnu100?&season=2009&action=login&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fncb%2frecruiting%2ftracker%2fespnu100%3f%26season%3d2009 |work=ESPN.com |access-date=November 18, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090209130701/http://insider.espn.go.com/ncb/recruiting/tracker/espnu100?&season=2009&action=login&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fncb%2frecruiting%2ftracker%2fespnu100%3f%26season%3d2009 |archive-date=February 9, 2009 }} Originally, Henry was heavily recruited by both Memphis and Kansas. On November 18, 2008, Henry announced his commitment to Memphis citing the opportunity to play alongside his brother, C. J., as the primary reason for the decision.{{cite web|title=Henry picks Memphis|url=http://www2.kusports.com/news/2008/nov/18/henry-picks-memphis/|work=KUSports.com|date=November 18, 2008|access-date=November 18, 2008}}

In March 2009, Memphis's head coach John Calipari took the head coaching job at the University of Kentucky, prompting Henry to reopen his recruitment.{{Cite web|last=Pennington|first=James|title=Father of No. 1 recruit, Xavier Henry, says he will decommit from Memphis|url=http://kykernel.com/2009/03/31/father-of-no-1-recruit-xavier-henry-says-he-will-decommit-from-memphis/|website=The Kentucky Kernel|date=March 31, 2009|access-date=October 16, 2022|archive-date=July 10, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710163551/http://kykernel.com/2009/03/31/father-of-no-1-recruit-xavier-henry-says-he-will-decommit-from-memphis/|url-status=dead}}

On April 23, Henry officially announced his choice to play basketball for Kansas.{{cite web|title=Xavier Henry announces he's coming to KU|url=http://www2.kusports.com/news/2009/apr/23/xavier-henry-announces-hes-coming-ku/|work=KUSports.com|date=April 23, 2009|access-date=April 23, 2009}}

{{cquote|I grew up always wanting to go to Kansas. I switched to Memphis because my brother was going there.

Now, with coach (John Calipari) leaving (for Kentucky), we've decided to go to KU. I'm really excited. That's where my whole family played.|||Xavier Henry}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Xavier Henry

| position = SG

| hometown = Oklahoma City

| highschool = Putnam City

| feet = 6

| inches = 6

| weight = 210

| 40 =

| commitdate = April 23, 2009

| scout stars = 5

| rivals stars = 5

| espn grade = 98

}}

College career

File:20091219 Manny Harris guarded by Xavier Henry.jpg and D-Fenders teammate Manny Harris of Michigan on December 19, 2009]]

Henry scored 27 points in his first college game, breaking the record for most points scored by a Jayhawk in a debut game as a freshman.J. Brady McCollough. "[http://www.kansascity.com/sports/story/1569458.html Henry sets KU debut record for freshman with 27 points]". Kansas City Star. November 13, 2009. Retrieved on November 14, 2009. On December 12, 2009, Henry scored 31 points against La Salle at the Sprint Center in Kansas City. In doing so he became the first KU freshman to score 30 points in a game since Paul Pierce. Henry's 31 points was four short of the KU record for points scored by a freshman set by KU legend Danny Manning.{{Cite web|last=Bedore|first=Gary|date=2009-12-13|title=Most excellent: Henry scores 31 in rout of Explorers|url=https://www2.kusports.com/news/2009/dec/13/most-excellent/|access-date=2022-10-16|website=KUsports.com|language=en}}

=College statistics=

| align="left" | 2009–10

| align="left" | Kansas

| 36 || 36 || 27.5 || .458 || .418 || .783 || 4.4 || 1.5 || 1.5 || .5 || 13.4

Professional career

=Memphis Grizzlies (2010–2012)=

On April 7, 2010, Henry announced that he would forgo his final three seasons of collegiate eligibility and enter the 2010 NBA draft, where he was expected to be a first-round selection.{{Cite news|url=https://www.tsn.ca/ncaa/story/?id=317033 |title=Kansas Freshman Henry Declares For NBA Draft |date=April 7, 2010 |access-date=April 7, 2010 |publisher=tsn.ca |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101033238/http://www.tsn.ca/ncaa/story/?id=317033 |archive-date=November 1, 2013 }} On June 24, Henry was selected 12th overall in the 2010 NBA draft by the Memphis Grizzlies.

=New Orleans Hornets (2012–2013)=

On January 4, 2012, Henry was acquired by New Orleans Hornets as a part of a three-team trade that sent Marreese Speights to Memphis and two future second-round picks to the Philadelphia 76ers.{{cite web|title=HORNETS ACQUIRE HENRY|url=http://www.nba.com/hornets/news/hornets_acquire_henry_2012_01_04.html|work=NBA.com|date=January 4, 2012|access-date=January 4, 2012}} Henry was assigned to the Iowa Energy of the NBA Development League on March 17, 2012{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/dleague/news/hornets_assign_henry_2012_03_18.html|title=New Orleans Hornets Assign Xavier Henry to Iowa Energy|work=NBA.com|date=March 17, 2012|access-date=March 17, 2012}} and recalled on March 19.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/pelicans/news/hornets_recall_xavier_henry_2012_03_19.html|title=HORNETS RECALL XAVIER HENRY FROM IOWA ENERGY|work=NBA.com|date=March 19, 2012|access-date=March 19, 2012}}

=Los Angeles Lakers (2013–2014)=

On September 5, 2013, Henry signed with the Los Angeles Lakers.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/lakers/releases/130905xavierhenry|title=Lakers Sign Xavier Henry|work=NBA.com|date=September 5, 2013|access-date=September 5, 2013}} In his debut on October 29, 2013, he led the Lakers to a 116–103 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers while scoring a career-high 22 points.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/games/20131029/LACLAL/gameinfo.html|title=Notebook: Lakers 116, Clippers 103|work=NBA.com|date=October 29, 2013|access-date=October 29, 2013}} On February 27, 2014, he was assigned to the Los Angeles D-Fenders of the NBA Development League.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/lakers/releases/140227_henry|title=Xavier Henry Assigned to the D-Fenders|work=NBA.com|date=February 27, 2014|access-date=February 27, 2014}} On March 2, 2014, he was recalled by the Lakers.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/lakers/releases/140302xavierhenry_recalled|title=Lakers Recall Xavier Henry|work=NBA.com|date=March 2, 2014|access-date=March 2, 2014}} On April 11, 2014, Henry underwent surgery to repair both a torn ligament in his left wrist and a cartilage abnormality in his right knee.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/lakers/releases/140411xavierhenry_surgeries|title=Xavier Henry Undergoes Successful Surgeries|work=NBA.com|date=April 11, 2014|access-date=April 11, 2014}}

On July 25, 2014, Henry re-signed with the Lakers{{cite web|title=Lakers Re-sign Xavier Henry|date=July 25, 2014|work=NBA.com|url=http://www.nba.com/lakers/releases/140725_henry_resign|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811025439/http://www.nba.com/lakers/releases/140725_henry_resign/?cid=TW|archive-date=August 11, 2014|url-status=live}} to a reported one-year, $1 million contract.{{cite web|url=http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/234354/Xavier-Henry-Agrees-Upon-One-Year-$1M-Deal-With-Lakers|title=Xavier Henry Agrees Upon One-Year, $1M Deal With Lakers|work=RealGM.com|date=July 18, 2014|access-date=July 18, 2014}}

On October 18, 2014, Henry's agents announced that he would be seeking a second opinion following his April 11 knee surgery and traveling to Germany for Regenokine treatment.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/lakers/releases/141018xavier_henry_second_opinion|title=Xavier Henry Seeks Second Opinion|work=NBA.com|date=October 18, 2014|access-date=October 18, 2014}} On November 15, 2014, he was reassigned to the Los Angeles D-Fenders.{{cite web | url=http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=16829 | title=Lakers assign Jordan Clarkson and Xavier Henry to D-League | work=InsideHoops.com | date=November 15, 2014 | access-date=November 15, 2014}} He was recalled the next day. On November 22, he was reassigned to D-Fenders{{cite web | url=http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=16867 | title=Lakers re-assign Jordan Clarkson and Xavier Henry to D-League | work=InsideHoops.com | date=November 22, 2014 | access-date=November 22, 2014}} and again recalled a day later. On November 24, he was ruled out for the rest of the season after an MRI revealed a ruptured left Achilles tendon that he suffered at practice.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/lakers/news/141124xavierhenry_achilles|title=Xavier Henry to Miss Season|work=NBA.com|date=November 24, 2014|access-date=November 24, 2014}} On December 28, 2014, he was waived by the Lakers.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/lakers/news/141228tarikblack_claim|title=Lakers Awarded Tarik Black on Waiver Claim|work=NBA.com|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.|date=December 28, 2014|access-date=December 28, 2014}}

=Santa Cruz Warriors (2015–2016)=

On October 19, 2015, Henry signed with the Golden State Warriors.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/warriors/news/warriors-sign-xavier-henry-chris-udofia|title=Warriors Sign Xavier Henry & Chris Udofia|work=NBA.com|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.|date=October 19, 2015|access-date=October 19, 2015}} He was waived just four days later.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/warriors/news/warriors-waive-chris-babb-jarell-eddie-xavier-henry-chris-udofia|title=Warriors Waive Chris Babb, Jarell Eddie, Xavier Henry & Chris Udofia|date=October 23, 2015|work=NBA.com|access-date=October 23, 2015}} On November 2, he was acquired by the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of Golden State.{{cite web|url=http://santacruz.dleague.nba.com/news/santa-cruz-warriors-announce-2015-training-camp-roster/|title=Santa Cruz Warriors Announce 2015 Training Camp Roster|work=NBA.com|date=November 2, 2015|access-date=November 3, 2015|archive-date=November 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151114061414/http://santacruz.dleague.nba.com/news/santa-cruz-warriors-announce-2015-training-camp-roster/|url-status=dead}} On February 19, 2016, he made his debut for Santa Cruz in a 116–100 loss to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, recording 14 points, four rebounds, one assist and two blocks in 16 minutes.{{cite web|url=http://dleague.nba.com/games/20160219/RGVSCW/|title=Warriors Routed By Vipers|work=NBA.com|date=February 19, 2016|access-date=February 20, 2016|archive-date=February 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160227104802/http://dleague.nba.com/games/20160219/rgvscw/|url-status=dead}}

=Oklahoma City Blue (2016–2017)=

On September 12, 2016, Henry signed with the Milwaukee Bucks,{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/bucks/release/bucks-sign-xavier-henry|title=BUCKS SIGN XAVIER HENRY|work=NBA.com|date=September 12, 2016|access-date=September 12, 2016}} but was later waived by the team on September 23 prior to training camp.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/bucks/release/bucks-announce-2016-training-camp-roster|title=BUCKS ANNOUNCE 2016 TRAINING CAMP ROSTER|work=NBA.com|date=September 23, 2016|access-date=September 24, 2016}} On November 3, he was acquired by the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA Development League (now renamed the NBA G League).{{cite web|url=http://oklahomacity.dleague.nba.com/news/oklahoma-city-blue-announces-training-camp-roster/|title=Oklahoma City Blue Announces Training Camp Roster|work=NBA.com|date=November 3, 2016|access-date=November 5, 2016|archive-date=January 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170115155159/http://oklahomacity.dleague.nba.com/news/oklahoma-city-blue-announces-training-camp-roster/|url-status=dead}}

Career statistics

=NBA=

==Regular season==

| align="left" | {{nbay|2010}}

| align="left" | Memphis

| 38 || 16 || 13.9 || .406 || .118 || .635 || 1.0 || .5 || .3 || .1 || 4.3

| align="left" | {{nbay|2011}}

| align="left" | New Orleans

| 45 || 0 || 16.9 || .395 || .412 || .612 || 2.4 || .8 || .6 || .2 || 5.3

| align="left" | {{nbay|2012}}

| align="left" | New Orleans

| 50 || 2 || 12.5 || .410 || .364 || .630 || 1.8 || .3 || .3 || .1 || 3.9

| align="left" | {{nbay|2013}}

| align="left" | L.A. Lakers

| 43 || 5 || 21.1 || .417 || .346 || .655 || 2.7 || 1.2 || 1.0 || .2 || 10.0

| align="left" | {{nbay|2014}}

| align="left" | L.A. Lakers

| 9 || 0 || 9.6 || .231 || .000 || .583 || .4 || .3 || .3 || .0 || 2.2

|- class="sortbottom"

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

| 185 || 23 || 15.7 || .406 || .325 || .635 || 1.9 || .6 || .5 || .1 || 5.7

Personal life

Henry is a Christian. Henry has spoken about his faith saying, "I understand the world is not all about me. I want to lead people to Christ, do the best I can and make life worthwhile. Life is about other things. It's helping people out and being a servant to everybody else."{{cite web|title=Bigger than the game: Professing Christians play valued roles in Memphis Grizzlies' team spirit |url=http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2011/apr/09/professing-christians-memphis-grizzlies-team-spiri/?print=1 |date=April 9, 2011 |access-date=October 22, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714153057/http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2011/apr/09/professing-christians-memphis-grizzlies-team-spiri/?print=1 |archive-date=July 14, 2014 }}

Henry's brother, C. J., was a 2005 MLB first-round draft pick and returned to college after playing three years of minor-league baseball in the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies organizations.{{Cite news|last=Thamel|first=Pete |author-link=Pete Thamel |date=2007-07-09|title=A Top Prospect Could Turn Into a Package Deal |language=en-US|work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/09/sports/ncaabasketball/09henry.html |access-date=2022-10-16|issn=0362-4331}} The brothers' father, Carl, played basketball at Kansas in the 1980sBrandon Lilly. "[https://web.archive.org/web/20090325153935/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/highschool/01/03/xavier.henry/ Bracing for success: Putnam City's Henry appears ready for the next step]". Sports Illustrated. January 8, 2008. Retrieved on March 21, 2009. and their mother played basketball for the Kansas women's team.{{cite web|title=About.com profile|url=http://basketball.about.com/od/recruiting/p/xavier-henry.htm|work=basketball.about.com|access-date=April 2, 2009|archive-date=July 7, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707075012/http://basketball.about.com/od/recruiting/p/xavier-henry.htm|url-status=dead}}