Drew Henderson

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Drew Henderson
Personal information
Born (1971-03-19) March 19, 1971 (age 52)
New York City, New York
NationalityAmerican / Dutch
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Career information
High school McQuaid Jesuit
(Rochester, New York)
College Fairfield (1989–1993)
NBA draft 1993: undrafted
Position Forward
Career history
1993–1994 Donar Groningen [1]
1994–1995Finland, France
1995–1997Assist Assen [2]
1997–1999Virtus Werkendam [3]
1999–2000Brother Gent [4]
2000–2001 Landstede Basketbal, [5] Spain
2001–2002Portugal
Career highlights and awards

Drew Henderson (born March 19, 1971) is an American-Dutch retired professional basketball player and coach and a current university administrator. He has played and coached internationally. Henderson has also been a member of the Dutch national basketball team. [6]

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Early life

Henderson was born in New York. A 6'7" multi-sport athlete as a child and excelled at basketball, football, and boxing. At age 15, Henderson moved to Rochester, New York and attended McQuaid Jesuit High School, where he played basketball and won a state championship his junior year. He then earned a basketball scholarship to Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut.

College career

After his freshman year at Fairfield, Henderson was chosen as a member of the All-Freshman Team of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). Henderson led the MAAC in rebounding during his junior and senior seasons (1992, 1993) and was in the top 10 of the country in this category in both seasons. He was also chosen to the all-MAAC first team during these seasons. He became the first player in Fairfield University history to compile over 1,500 points, 1,000 rebounds, and 100 blocked shots. Henderson still holds the rebounding record at the school (1,080). He also holds the record for most assists in a single game with 20. In 2017, Henderson was inducted into the Fairfield University Hall of Fame.

Professional career

Henderson began his professional career with the USBL after being drafted in the first round and being coached by NBA Hall of Fame member Nate "Tiny" Archibald. This led to a 10-day contract with the Boston Celtics in 1994, although he never appeared in a regular season NBA game.

After this, Drew went on to Europe and played professionally in seven countries over an 11-year career. He led the Eredivisie in rebounding for three consecutive seasons. [7]

National team career

On November 19, 2000, Henderson played one game for the Netherlands national basketball team in a friendly game against Belgium, after being selected by coach Maarten van Gent. [8]

Personal life

Henderson transferred to the field of higher education upon retiring from basketball, which was caused by a car accident that injured his knee. He is currently an experienced university professor, administrator and English teacher in the Netherlands . Henderson earned his master's degree in the Netherlands during his basketball career.

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References

  1. ↑ Player profile on DonarMuseum.nl
  2. ↑ Nieuwsblad van het Noorden, April 15, 1996
  3. ↑ Nieuwsblad van het Noorden, January 26, 1998
  4. ↑ Nieuwsblad van het Noorden, May 5, 1999
  5. ↑ Player profile on the Dutch Basketball Federation
  6. ↑ "NEDERLANDS TEAM". basketball.vuurwerk.nl. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
  7. ↑ "Lijstaanvoerders rebounds gemiddeld competitie | Basketball Happenings". 2016-07-11. Archived from the original on 2016-07-11. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
  8. ↑ "Oranje Internationals". Oranje Basketball (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-07-03.
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