Leon Henry
| No. 15 – Wellington Saints | |
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| Position | Small forward / Shooting guard |
| League | NZNBL |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
14 October 1985 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Listed height | 200 cm (6 ft 7 in) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Mount Albert Grammar School (Auckland, New Zealand) Avondale College (Auckland, New Zealand) |
| College | College of Southern Idaho (2005–2006) |
| Playing career | 2004–present |
| Career history | |
| 2004 | Harbour Heat |
| 2008–2011 | Wellington Saints |
| 2008–2009 | U Mobitelco Cluj |
| 2010–2013 | New Zealand Breakers |
| 2012 | Otago Nuggets |
| 2013–2014 | Southland Sharks |
| 2014–2016 | Townsville Crocodiles |
| 2015–present | Wellington Saints |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Leon Pavihi Henry (born 14 October 1985) is a New Zealand professional basketball player for the Wellington Saints of the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL).
Henry played a lone season for the New Zealand NBL's Harbour Heat in 2004 before moving to the United States in 2005. He attended Southern Idaho Junior College in 2005–06 where he averaged 4.1 points and 3.6 rebounds in 29 games. During these early years, Henry also played in the Conference Basketball League (CBL) for Hutt Valley in 2004, Waitakere in 2005 and 2006, Porirua in 2007, and the Wellington Saints second team in 2008.
After a three-year absence from the New Zealand NBL, Henry returned to the league in 2008 to play for the Wellington Saints. Henry felt his career was declining at this point, when former Tall Blacks' head coach and Henry's childhood mentor Tab Baldwin brought him to Romania for a season with CS Universitatea Mobitelco Cluj-Napoca. Prior to Romania, Henry had been known for his athleticism and acrobatic dunks rather than his shooting touch, and thus Baldwin tutored him in the need to develop an outside game. But like his US college experience, Henry found the culture of European basketball bewildering. Both he and Baldwin had their contracts with Cluj terminated following the 2008–09 season, and the pair both returned to the New Zealand, as Henry re-joined the Wellington Saints for the 2009 New Zealand NBL season. Henry's change in attitude helped his game out immensely as went on to lead the Saints to a championship the following season. In addition, the CBL returned to action in 2010 after taking a year off in 2009. Henry subsequently returned to his roots, re-joining Hutt Valley for the five-day tournament held in Porirua. Henry dominated proceedings as he earned MVP honours after leading Hutt Valley to a grand final victory.
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