Myke Henry

Mycheal Gerome Henry (born December 23, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Satria Muda Pertamina of the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL). He played college basketball for Illinois and DePaul University.

Myke Henry

Henry playing for Satria Muda in 2024
No. 20 – Satria Muda Pertamina
Position	Shooting guard / small forward
League	IBL
Personal information
Born	(1992-12-23) December 23, 1992 (age 31) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Listed weight	108 kg (238 lb)
Career information
High school	Orr Academy (Chicago, Illinois)
College	Illinois (2011–2013) DePaul (2014–2016)
NBA draft	2016: undrafted
Playing career	2016–present
Career history
2016–2017	Oklahoma City Blue
2017	Rayos de Hermosillo
2017–2018	Oklahoma City Blue
2018	Memphis Grizzlies
2018	→ Memphis Hustle
2018–2019	Ironi Nahariya
2019–2020	Oklahoma City Blue
2020–2021	Trieste
2021–2022	Champagne Châlons-Reims
2022	Iraklis Thessaloniki
2022	Scafati Basket
2022–2023	Astoria Bydgoszcz
2023	Libertadores de Querétaro
2023-present	Satria Muda Pertamina
Career highlights and awards
Israeli League All-Star (2019)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Men's 3x3 basketball Representing the  United States FIBA 3x3 World Cup 2016 Guangzhou

College career

Henry began his college career at University of Illinois where he was recruited by Bruce Weber.^[1] After his freshman year Weber was fired, and new head coach John Groce used Henry sparingly as a sophomore which contributed to his decision to transfer to DePaul.^[1]

At DePaul, Henry scored a career high 29 points against Stanford on November 30, 2014.^[2]

Professional career

2016–17 season

After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Henry signed with Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA G League for the 2016–17 season.^[3] On May 3, 2017, After appearing in 39 games with the Oklahoma City Blue, Henry signed with Rayos de Hermosillo of the CIBACOPA league in Northwestern Mexico.^[4]

2017–18 season

On October 23, 2017, Henry returned to the Oklahoma City Blue for the 2017–18 NBA G League season.^[5] On January 13, 2018, Henry signed a two-way contract with the Memphis Grizzlies.^[6] On July 20, 2018, the Grizzlies waived Henry.^[7]

2018–19 season

On July 23, 2018, Henry signed a one-year deal with Ironi Nahariya of the Israeli Premier League.^[8] On October 7, 2018, Henry recorded 31 points in his first game with Nahariya, he shot 11-of-17 from the field, along with three rebounds in a 98–95 win over Hapoel Holon. He was subsequently named Israeli League Round 1 MVP.^[9] On March 23, 2019, Henry recorded a double-double of 18 points and 11 rebounds, along with three blocks and three assists in a 88–77 win over Hapoel Holon. He was subsequently named Israeli League Round 23 MVP.^[10] In 33 games played for Nahariya, he averaged 14.3 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.5 steals per game.

2019–20 season

On September 30, 2019, Henry signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder.^[11] He later joined their G League affiliate, the Oklahoma City Blue.^[12] On December 28, 2019, Henry accumulated 24 points, nine rebounds, two steals, two blocks and one assist in a 112–89 victory over the Sioux Falls Skyforce.^[13] He missed a game with a foot injury in January 2020.^[14] Henry averaged 13.4 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game.^[15]

2020–21 season

On July 11, 2020, Henry signed with Pallacanestro Trieste of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).^[16]

2021–22 season

On July 16, 2021, Henry signed with Champagne Châlons-Reims of the French LNB Pro A.^[17] He averaged 12.6 points per game, but was waived on January 8, 2022.^[18]

On January 28, 2022, Henry signed with Iraklis Thessaloniki of the Greek Basket League.^[19] In 12 games, he averaged 15.4 points, 6.4 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.4 steals in 27 minutes per contest.

2022–23 season

On July 2, 2022, he signed with Scafati Basket of the Lega Basket Serie A.^[20]

On December 1, 2022, he signed with Astoria Bydgoszcz of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).^[21]

International career

Henry joined a Chicago based 3x3 basketball team composed of Stefhon Hannah, Kavon Lytch, and Alfonzo McKinnie who went undefeated in the 2016 USA Basketball 3x3 National Championship that was played Aug. 27–28 at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The team represented the United States at the 2016 FIBA 3x3 World Championship in Guangzhou, China and won the silver medal.^[22]

Personal life

When Henry was 17 years old, his 15-year old brother DJ was shot and killed as an innocent bystander to gang violence.^[1]

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

NBA

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2017–18	Memphis	20	0	18.9	.376	.328	.600	1.9	1.1	1.5	.3	5.3
Career		20	0	18.9	.376	.328	.600	1.9	1.1	1.5	.3	5.3

References

1. Ryan, Shannon (December 11, 2014). "After transfer from Illinois, Myke Henry warmly embraced at DePaul". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
2. "DePaul stuns sluggish Stanford 87–72". USA Today. November 30, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
3. Mcgraw, Mike (November 10, 2016). "Plenty of familiar names play in NBA D-League". Daily Herald. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
4. "Myke Henry deals with Hermosillo". Court Side Newspaper. May 3, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
5. . NBA Media Ventures. October 23, 2017. Archived from the original on October 24, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
6. "Grizzlies sign Myke Henry to two-way contract". NBA.com. January 13, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
7. "Grizzlies waive Myke Henry". NBA.com. July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
8. . Sportando.com. July 23, 2018. Archived from the original on July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
9. "מצטיין המחזור הראשון: מייק הנרי". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). October 9, 2018. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
10. "מצטיין המחזור ה-23: מייק הנרי". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). March 26, 2019. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
11. "Thunder add four players prior to training camp". OKCThunderWire. September 30, 2019. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
12. Gee, Erik (October 29, 2019). "Oklahoma City Blue Release Training Camp Roster". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
13. "Myke Henry: Leads team in scoring". CBS Sports. December 29, 2019. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
14. "Myke Henry: Returns from injury". CBS Sports. January 24, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
15. "Myke Henry: Scores 12 in loss". CBS Sports. March 12, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
16. "Myke Henry inks with Trieste". Sportando. July 11, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
17. "Myke HENRY signe au Champagne Basket pour une saison !". Basket.fr (in French). 16 July 2021.
18. Carchia, Emiliano (January 8, 2022). "Champagne Basket signs Orlando Coleman, waives Myke Henry". Sportando. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
19. Mammides, Chris (January 24, 2022). "Myke Henry (ex Chalons-Reims) signs at Iraklis". Eurobasket. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
20. Carchia, Emiliano (July 2, 2022). "Myke Henry joins Scafati". Sportando. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
21. "Astoria adds Myke Henry to their roster, ex Scafati". Eurobasket. December 1, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
22. . USA Basketball. 2017. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
• G League profile
• RealGM profile
• Illinois Fighting Illini bio