Pierriá Henry

Pierriá Henry
UNICS Kazan
Position Point guard / Shooting guard
League VTB United League
EuroCup
Personal information
Born (1993-01-20) January 20, 1993
South Charleston, West Virginia
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight 197 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school South Charleston
(South Charleston, West Virginia)
College Charlotte (2011–2015)
NBA draft 2015 / Undrafted
Playing career 2015–present
Career history
2015 Vita Tbilisi
2015–2016 ratiopharm Ulm
2016–2017 Hapoel Eilat
2017–2018 Tofaş
2018–present UNICS
Career highlights and awards

Pierriá Henry (born January 20, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for UNICS Kazan of the VTB United League. He played college basketball for the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Early life and college career

Henry attended South Charleston High School in South Charleston, West Virginia. He played college basketball for University of North Carolina at Charlotte's 49ers.

During his college career, Henry became the 49ers' all-time leading player in assists (555) and steals (293). Henry was named two-time Conference USA All-Third and Defensive teams, Atlantic 10 Conference All-Defensive and Rookie Teams and the Great Alaska Shootout Tournament MVP.[1]

Professional career

2015–16 season

After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Henry joined the Houston Rockets for the 2015 NBA Summer League.[2] On September 4, 2015, Henry signed with the Georgian team Vita Tbilisi for the 2015–16 season.[3] However, on December 14, 2015, Henry parted ways with Vita Tbilisi due to financial struggles [4] and signed with the German team ratiopharm Ulm for the remainder of the season.[5] During that season, Henry helped Ulm to reach the 2016 BBL Finals, where they eventually lost to Brose Bamberg.

2016–17 season

On August 3, 2016, Henry signed with the Israeli team Hapoel Eilat for the 2016–17 season.[6] On June 4, 2017, Henry recorded a career-high 34 points, shooting 4-of-5 from three point ragne, along with 5 assists, 5 steals and 3 rebounds in a 94–91 playoff win over Maccabi Rishon LeZion.[7] Henry finished the season as the Israeli League second-leading player in assists (6.1 per game) and helped Eilat to reach the 2017 Israeli League Playoffs.

2017–18 season

On June 21, 2017, Henry signed with the Turkish team Tofaş for the 2017–18 season.[8] On November 15, 2017, Henry recorded a season-high 26 points, shooting 5-of-8 from three point range, along with 7 assists and 5 steals in a 100–84 win over his former team ratiopharm Ulm.[9]

Henry helped Tofaş to reach the 2018 Turkish League Finals, where they eventually lost to Fenerbahçe. In 53 games played during the 2017–18 season (both in the EuroCup and all Turkish competitions), Henry averaged 10.4 points, 4.1 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 1.7 steals per game, shooting 40.4% from 3-point range.

2018–19 season

On June 29, 2018, Henry joined the Boston Celtics for the 2018 NBA Summer League.[10] On July 16, 2018, Henry signed a one-year deal with the Russian team UNICS Kazan.[11]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played  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     Led the league

EuroCup

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2015–16 Germany Ulm 6221.4.452.250.7503.53.11.6.17.011.8
2017–18 Turkey Tofaş 10525.6.580.429.8003.54.62.0.110.916.3

Domestic Leagues

Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015 Georgia (country) Vita Tbilisi VTB 1131.5.444.333.6816.66.12.8.213.8
2015–16 Germany Ulm BBL 3223.2.407.306.7353.62.71.5.46.2
2016–17 Israel Hapoel Eilat IPL 3829.9.416.386.6445.25.91.7.311.2
2017–18 Turkey Tofaş BSL 4029.9.482.420.7374.36.11.6.110.4

Source: RealGM

References

  1. ↑ "Pierria Henry Bio". charlotte49ers.com.
  2. ↑ "Breaking down the 2015 Houston Rockets' Summer League Roster". thedreamshake.com. July 10, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Pierria Henry signs with VITA Tbilisi". Sportando.com. September 4, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Pavel Googe leaves Vita Tbilisi". Sportando.com. December 21, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Pierria Henry inks with Ratiopharm Ulm". Sportando.com. December 14, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Pierria Henry inks with Hapoel Eilat". Sportando.com. August 3, 2016.
  7. ↑ "מצטיין מחזור 4 בפלייאוף: פריאיי הנרי". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). June 6, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Pierria Henry inks with Tofas Bursa". Sportando.com. June 21, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Tofas Bursa vs. ratiopharm Ulm - Game". eurocupbasketball.com. November 15, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Boston Celtics announce 2018 Summer League roster". celticsblog.com. June 29, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Unics Kazan signs Pierria Henry". Sportando.com. July 16, 2018.
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