Xavier Henry
Henry during his college tenure with Kansas in 2010
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| No. 7 – Oklahoma City Blue | |
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| Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
| League | NBA Development League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
March 15, 1991 Ghent, Belgium |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Putnam City (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) |
| College | Kansas (2009–2010) |
| NBA draft | 2010 / Round: 1 / Pick: 12th overall |
| Selected by the Memphis Grizzlies | |
| Playing career | 2010–present |
| Career history | |
| 2010–2012 | Memphis Grizzlies |
| 2012–2013 | New Orleans Hornets |
| 2012 | →Iowa Energy |
| 2013–2014 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2014 | →Los Angeles D-Fenders |
| 2015–2016 | Santa Cruz Warriors |
| 2016–present | Oklahoma City Blue |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Xavier Henry (/zɑːˈviːeɪ/; born March 15, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA Development League. He played one year of college basketball with the Kansas Jayhawks before he was drafted in the 2010 NBA draft by the Memphis Grizzlies.
Henry's brother, C. J., was a 2005 MLB draft first round pick and returned to college after playing three years of minor-league baseball in the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies' organizations. The brothers' father, Carl, played basketball at Kansas in the 1980s and their mother played basketball for the Kansas women's team.
Henry was named to the 2009 McDonald's All-American Game where he scored 14 points. 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 and the Jordan Brand Classic at Madison Square Garden where he scored 10 points for the white team. He was SLAM Magazine's high school diary keeper for the 2008–09 basketball season. On March 14, 2009, he led Putnam City High School to the Oklahoma Class 6A state championship, scoring 24 points in the title game against Jenks High School.
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