Aaron Henry (basketball)

Aaron Henry (born August 30, 1999) is an American college basketball player for the Michigan State Spartans of the Big Ten Conference.

Aaron Henry
Henry in January 2020
No. 11 – Michigan State Spartans
PositionSmall forward / Shooting guard
LeagueBig Ten Conference
Personal information
Born (1999-08-30) August 30, 1999
Louisville, Kentucky
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolBen Davis
(Indianapolis, Indiana)
CollegeMichigan State (2018–present)

Early life and high school career

Henry was born in Louisville, Kentucky but moved to Indianapolis, Indiana while he was a child.[1] He attended Ben Davis High School, where he was a four-year starter on the school's basketball team. As a junior, he averaged 14.2 points, 6.6 rebounds, 3.8 assists per game and was named to the first team of the Indy-Area Super Team by the Indianapolis Star and second team All-State by the Associated Press as he helped lead the Giants to the 2017 4A State Championship.[2] Rated a three-star recruit, Henry committed to play college basketball at Michigan State going into his senior year over offers from Butler, Illinois, Ohio State and Xavier.[3] Henry led the Giants to a sectional title while averaging 17 points, 8.8 rebounds and four assists in his senior season and was named first team All-State by the Associated Press and to the second team by USA Today.[4]

College career

As a freshman Henry played in all 39 of Michigan State's games, starting 22 of the final 23 contests and averaging 6.1 points and 3.8 rebounds per game.[5] He averaged 9.0 points and 5.6 rebounds during postseason play as whole and 10.4 points and 5.2 rebounds in the NCAA Tournament.[6][7] Henry scored a career high 20 points to go with eight rebounds and six assists against LSU in the Sweet Sixteen of the 2019 NCAA Tournament.[8]

Henry defending Anthony Cowan Jr.

Henry was named the 90th-best collegiate basketball player going into the 2019-20 season by CBS Sports.[9] He scored 18 points in a 71–66 loss to Virginia Tech on November 25, 2019.[10] On February 25, 2020, Henry scored 17 points in a 78–70 win over Iowa, and coach Tom Izzo called him the team's best player in the game.[11] Henry averaged 10.0 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game during his sophomore season.[12] Following the season he declared for the 2020 NBA draft but did not hire an agent and ultimately decided to withdraw and return to Michigan State for his junior season.[13][14]

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

College
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018–19 Michigan State 392222.1.495.385.6923.81.6.6.56.1
2019–20 Michigan State 302929.1.441.344.7034.62.9.8.610.0
Career 695125.1.464.357.6984.22.1.7.57.8

References
  1. Quinn, Brendan (March 21, 2019). "The voice in Aaron Henry's head". The Athletic. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  2. Jackson, Stu (April 9, 2017). "Three-Star In-State Forward Aaron Henry Has Big Ten, Big East Interest". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  3. Neddenriep, Kyle (September 11, 2019). "Ben Davis' Aaron Henry commits to Michigan State". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  4. Warnemuende, Jeremy (April 19, 2018). "MSU signee Aaron Henry makes big jump in final Top247 for 2018". Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  5. Levinsky, Gregory (July 10, 2019). "Michigan State basketball's Aaron Henry preparing for dynamite sophomore season". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  6. Mulholland, Mike. "Michigan State's Aaron Henry looks to pick up where he left off from strong Final Four run". MLive.com.
  7. "Michigan State Spartans' Aaron Henry pegged as rising basketball star". The Detroit News. April 29, 2019.
  8. Conway, Tyler (March 29, 2019). "Aaron Henry, No. 2 Michigan State Crush Tremont Waters, No. 3 LSU in Sweet 16". Bleacher Report. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  9. Boone, Kyle; Norlander, Matt; Parrish, Gary (October 24, 2019). "Ranking the Top 100 And 1 best players in college basketball entering the 2019-20 season". CBSSports.com. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  10. "Virginia Tech knocks off No. 3 Michigan State 71-66 in Maui". ESPN. Associated Press. November 25, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  11. "Winston-led, No. 24 Michigan State beats No. 18 Iowa 78-70". ESPN. Associated Press. February 25, 2020. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  12. Carpenter, Hondo (March 12, 2020). "Michigan State Coach Tom Izzo Acknowledges This Was His Most Difficult Season". SI.com.
  13. Solari, Chris (April 27, 2020). "Michigan State basketball's Aaron Henry enters NBA draft with ability to return to college". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  14. Givony, Jonathan (August 2, 2020). "Michigan State's Aaron Henry withdrawing from draft". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
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