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Conner Henry
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Henry in 2011
Charlotte 49ers
Assistant coach
Personal information
Born (1963-07-21) July 21, 1963 (age 61)
Claremont, California, U.S.
High school Claremont (Claremont, California)
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
College UC Santa Barbara (1982–1986)
NBA Draft 1986 / Round: 4 / Pick: 89th overall
Selected by the Houston Rockets
Pro career 1986–1998
Coaching career 2001–present
League The American
Career history
As player:
1986 Houston Rockets
1987 Boston Celtics
1987–1988 Milwaukee Bucks
1988 Sacramento Kings
1988–1989 Rapid City Thrillers
1989 Filodoro Brescia
1989–1990 Rapid City Thrillers
1990–1991 Telemarket Brescia
1991 Bakersfield Jammers
1991–1992 Yakima Sun Kings
1992 Mulhouse
1992–1993 Pamesa Valencia
1994–1996 Festina Andorra
1996–1997 Sporting Athens
1997–1998 Peristeri
1998 Müller Verona
As coach:
2001–2006 Claremont McKenna (assistant)
2006–2008 Perth Wildcats (assistant)
2008–2009 Perth Wildcats
2010–2011 Sydney Kings (assistant)
2011–2013 Los Angeles D-Fenders (assistant)
2013–2015 Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2015–2016 Orlando Magic (assistant)
2020–2021 Adelaide 36ers
2022–2023 Niigata Albirex
2023–present Charlotte 49ers (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player:
  • Greek League All-Star (1997)
  • All-CBA First Team (1990)
  • 2× CBA All-Star (1990, 1992)
  • 2× CBA All-Star Game MVP (1990, 1992)
  • Second-team All-PCAA (1986)

As head coach:

  • NBA D-League champion (2014)
  • NBA D-League Coach of the Year (2014)

Conner David Henry (born July 21, 1963) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team. He played collegiately for the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos, and was selected by the Houston Rockets, with the 89th overall pick of the 1986 NBA draft. Henry had short stints with four National Basketball Association (NBA) teams, in two seasons, before he embarked on a career in the American minor leagues and overseas.

Henry began his coaching career as an assistant at Claremont McKenna College. He then moved to Australia, where he joined the coaching staff of the Perth Wildcats of the NBL, where he became the team's head coach, for one season in 2008–09. Henry then returned to the United States, to join the Los Angeles D-Fenders of the NBA D-League, as an assistant coach. Following two seasons with the D-Fenders, he was appointed as the head coach of the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, in 2013, and was he named the NBA D-League Coach of the Year, after his first season. Henry also served as an assistant coach for the Orlando Magic of the NBA, in the 2015–16 season. He returned to Australia in 2020, when he was appointed the head coach of the Adelaide 36ers.

Playing career

College career

Henry attended Claremont High School, in Claremont, California, where he played competitive high school basketball. After high school, Henry played college basketball at UC Santa Barbara, where he played with the Gauchos. During his college career, which lasted from 1982 to 1986, he scored a total of 1,236 points.

Professional career

Henry, who was a 6'7" (201 cm) tall, 195 lb (88 kg) shooting guard-small forward, was selected by the Houston Rockets, with the 19th pick of the fourth round, and 89th pick overall, of the 1986 NBA draft. Throughout his short NBA career, which lasted from 1986 to 1988, he played with the Rockets, Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks and Sacramento Kings.

Henry also played for the Rapid City Thrillers and the Yakima Sun Kings of the CBA. In 1990, he was voted to the All-CBA First Team, as well as the CBA All-Star Game MVP. Then in 1992, he again played in the CBA All-Star Game, which was held in the Pacific Northwest, of which he was named the Most Valuable Player once again. During the 1992 CBA All-Star Game, he hit four-of-seven three-pointers, which was the most made in such an event since 1970. After his NBA career, Henry spent 10 years playing professionally in Italy, France, Spain and Greece, before returning to Montana, USA.

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1986–87 Houston 18 0 5.1 .242 .091 .700 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.0 1.3
1986–87 Boston 36 0 6.4 .369 .387 .588 0.8 0.8 0.2 0.0 2.7
1987–88 Boston 10 0 8.1 .393 .375 .900 1.0 1.2 0.1 0.1 3.4
1987–88 Milwaukee 14 2 10.4 .317 .333 .571 1.4 2.1 0.3 0.1 2.3
1987–88 Sacramento 15 0 13.8 .469 .484 .867 1.3 1.7 0.5 0.2 7.8
Career 93 2 8.1 .378 .379 .757 0.9 1.1 0.2 0.1 3.3

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1986–87 Boston 11 0 3.2 .500 .200 .500 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0

Coaching career

After retiring from playing professional club basketball, Henry became an assistant basketball coach with the NCAA Division III's Claremont McKenna College (where his father also worked as a college professor) in his hometown of Claremont, California. He also served as associate director of the career services center, assisting students to gain employment. He remained there for five years, until 2006, when he was hired as an assistant coach for the Perth Wildcats of the Australian National Basketball League, where he worked under the team's head coach and his former college teammate Scott Fisher. After Fisher left the Wildcats, Henry became the team's head coach for the 2008–09 NBL season. In 2010, Conner joined the reformed Sydney Kings of the NBL, as an assistant coach with Ian Robilliard.

Henry later became an assistant coach for the Los Angeles D-Fenders of the NBA Development League. In October 2013, he was named the head coach of the NBA D-League's Fort Wayne Mad Ants, for the 2013–14 season. On April 17, 2014, he was named the winner of the 2014 Dennis Johnson Coach of the Year Award. On June 10, 2015, he stepped down as the Mad Ants' head coach, and he was then named the Los Angeles D-Fenders head coach. However, he gave up the position to become, on June 26, an assistant coach of the NBA's Orlando Magic. Henry also worked as a scout for the Minnesota Timberwolves, during games at the Staples Center, from 2017 to 2019.

On April 22, 2020, Henry signed a three-year deal to become the head coach of the Adelaide 36ers of the NBL. On August 26, 2021, the 36ers released Henry from his contract.

In July 2023, Henry joined the Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team as an assistant coach.

Head coaching record

NBA D-League

Legend
Regular season G Games coached W Games won L Games lost W–L % Win–loss %
Playoffs PG Playoff games PW Playoff wins PL Playoff losses PW–L % Playoff win–loss %
Team Year G W L W–L% Finish PG PW PL PW–L% Result
Fort Wayne 2013–14 50 34 16 .680 1st in Eastern 6 6 0 1.000 Won NBA D-League Championship
Fort Wayne 2014–15 50 28 22 .560 2nd in Central 6 4 2 .667 Lost in NBA D-League Finals
Career 100 62 38 .620 12 10 2 .833

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