Jalen Henry

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Jalen Henry
BC Jonava
Position Power forward
League LKL
Personal information
Born (1996-01-08) January 8, 1996 (age 29)
Springfield, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight100 kg (220 lb)
Career information
High school Springfield Southeast
(Springfield, Illinois)
College SIU Edwardsville (2014–2018)
NBA draft 2018: undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2019 Charleville-Mézières
2019 Korihait
2020 BC Nokia
2020–2021 Sporting CP
2021 BK Olomoucko
2021 Korihait
2021–2022 BC Körmend
2022–2023 APOEL B.C.
2023 Vevey Riviera Basket
2023–2024 Budapesti Honvéd
2024–2025 Tartu Ülikool
2025–present BC Jonava
Career highlights

Jalen Henry (born January 8, 1996) is an American professional basketball player [1] for BC Jonava of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). He mainly plays the power forward and center positions.

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Professional career

Henry made his Europe debut in 2018, signing with Étoile Charleville-Mézières of the Nationale Masculine 1.

On July 29, 2020, he signed with Sporting CP of the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol (LPB). [2]

In January 2021, Henry left Sporting CP and joined BK Olomoucko of the National Basketball League (Czech Republic). [3]

He returned to Korihait of the Korisliiga, signing a one-year contract on July 7, 2021. [4]

On November 14, 2021, he exercised the buyout clause in his contract [5] to leave Korihait and join BC Körmend of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A (NB I/A). [6]

In August 2022 Henry signed with APOEL B.C. of the Cyprus Basketball Division A, the top-tier of men's professional basketball in Cyprus. [7]

In March 28, 2023, he signed with Vevey Riviera Basket of the Swiss Basketball League (SBL). [8]

On July 16, 2023, Henry came back to Hungary, joining Budapesti Honvéd of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A (NB I/A). [9]

On July 31, 2024, he joined Tartu Ülikool of the Latvian–Estonian Basketball League and the ENBL. [10]

On August 24, 2025, Henry signed with BC Jonava of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Jalen Henry Stats, News, Bio". ESPN. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  2. ↑ "Norte-americano chega para a equipa principal de basquetebol". www.sporting.pt (in Portuguese). 2020-07-29. Retrieved 2025-09-04.
  3. ↑ "Z Portugalska do BK Olomoucko přichází americký pivot". www.vecernikpv.cz (in Czech). 2021-01-24. Retrieved 2025-09-04.
  4. ↑ "Jalen Henry palaa Korihaihin". www.korihait.fi (in Finnish). 2021-07-07. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
  5. ↑ "Jalen Henry lähtee Korihaista". www.korihait.fi (in Finnish). 2021-11-14. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
  6. ↑ "Új légióst jelentett be az Egis Körmend". ugytudjuk.hu (in Hungarian). 2021-11-14. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
  7. ↑ "ΑΠΟΕΛ: Ανακοίνωσε τον Jalen Henry της Κορμέντ (vid + pic)". rebound.cyprustimes.com (in Greek). Retrieved 2025-08-31.
  8. ↑ "Un nouveau joueur étranger du côté de Vevey Riviera Basket". swiss.basketball (in French). 2023-03-28. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
  9. ↑ "Korábbi körmendi légióst igazolt a Honvéd". bball1.hu (in Hungarian). 2023-07-16. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
  10. ↑ "Nimekirja lisandus ameerika suur äär Jalen Henry". basket.ut.ee (in Estonian). 2024-07-31. Retrieved 2025-08-30.
  11. ↑ "Prie Jonavos ekipos prisijungė universalus puolėjas iš JAV". bcjonava.lt (in Lithuanian). 2025-08-24. Retrieved 2025-08-30.


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