Jules Heningburg

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Jules Heningburg
Born (1996-05-03) May 3, 1996 (age 29)
Maplewood, New Jersey
NationalityAmerican
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight205 pounds (93 kg)
ShootsRight
Position Attack
NCAA team Rutgers University (2018)
NLL draft38th overall, 2018
San Diego Seals
MLL draft7th overall, 2018
Florida Launch
PLL team
Former teams
Boston Cannons
California Redwoods
Carolina Chaos
Pro career2018–
Website www.julesheningburg.com
Career highlights

PLL:

  • 3x All-Star (2019, 2021, 2022)

Jules Nehemiah Heningburg (born May 3, 1996) is an American professional lacrosse player on the Boston Cannons of the Premier Lacrosse League. As a member of the Redwoods, he was a 4x All-Star. He played college lacrosse at Rutgers University where he was a two-time All-Big Ten selection and All-American (2018 Second Team, 2017 Honorable Mention). Heningburg was selected 7th overall in the first round of the 2018 Major League Lacrosse Draft by the Florida Launch. [1]

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Early life and college

Heningburg grew up in Maplewood, New Jersey as the fifth of six children of a Black father, Gus Heningburg Jr., and a white mother, Maria Morrison Heningburg. His grandfather, Gus Sr., was a civil rights activist, while his grandmother, Jean, was the first Black teacher at Montclair High School. He played high school lacrosse for Columbia High School before transferring to Seton Hall Preparatory School. He chose to keep his lacrosse talent in New Jersey for college, heading to Rutgers University. In his four years with the Scarlet Knights, Heningburg started all 60 games he appeared in. [2] [3] [4]

Professional Field Lacrosse Career

2018: Florida Launch

Heningburg was drafted 7th overall by the Florida Launch in the 2018 Major League Lacrosse Draft. He made 8 regular season appearances. With Jules joining approximately 140 other players leaving the MLL to sign with the PLL, the MLL was forced to contract the league footprint. As a result, the Launch franchise folded during the 2019 MLL offseason. [5] [6]

2019: Whipsnakes Lacrosse Club

Heningburg left the MLL for the PLL in the upstart league's first season. At the inception of the Premier Lacrosse League, Heningburg was assigned to the Whipsnakes roster. [7] The inaugural 2019 season began on June 1, and Heningburg saw action in three games for the Whipsnakes before being traded to the Redwoods on June 17 in exchange for Alec Tulett and a fourth round draft pick in 2020. [8]

2019–2023: Redwoods Lacrosse Club

Heningburg played for the Redwoods of the Premier Lacrosse League for 5 seasons. He finished his first season with 33 regular season points and helped steer the Redwoods to the championship game were the Redwoods fell to Heningburg's former team, the Whipsnakes, by a score of 12-11 in overtime. During the 2020 off-season, the Redwoods used one of their protected roster spots to keep Heningburg from being selected in the Expansion Draft by the Waterdogs Lacrosse Club. [9] During the COVID-19 shortened 2020 Premier Lacrosse League season, it was revealed by league doctors that Heningburg would have to sit out the bubble championship series due to an underlying health condition. [10] Heningburg returned to the PLL in 2021, where he scored 52 points over his next 3 seasons. [11] In 2023, his contract with the Redwoods expired and he entered free agency.

2024: Carolina Chaos

On March 7, Heningburg signed a one-year deal with the Carolina Chaos. [12] He spent the 2024 season with the team, scoring 15 points in 9 games. [11] Heningburg was waived on May 27, as a part of the last round of cuts before the 25-man roster for the 2025 season.

2025-Present: Boston Cannons

After going the first half of the seaosn unsigned, Heningburg hopped in the booth for the PLL All-Star game, giving color commentary. On July 9, Heningburg signed with the Boston Cannons. [13] He scored 3 points in his debut. [11]

Professional Box Lacrosse Career

2019: San Diego Seals and IBLA

Heningburg was promoted to the San Diego Seals active roster from the practice squad on February 8, 2019. [14] He appeared in one game. That summer, he worked to improve his indoor lacrosse game in the Interstate Box Lacrosse Association (IBLA). Heningburg was a staple of the Minneapolis Wheat Kings's run to third place in the IBLA Nationals Tournament in Huntington Beach, California. [15]

2020-2023: New England Black Wolves and Albany FireWolves

Heningburg returned to the National Lacrosse League in September 2020 on a contract with the New England Black Wolves. [16] [17] In February 2021, the Black Wolves announced a move to Albany with new ownership. [18] He did not appear in another match for the FireWolves, after spending some time on the holdout list, he was waived on March 3, 2023. [19]

Statistics

Source: [20] [21]

MLL

SeasonTeamGPG2ptGAPtsGB
Major League Lacrosse
2018Florida815010255
Totals815010255

PLL

Jules HeningburgRegular SeasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamGPG2PGAPtsShGBPenPIMFOWFOAGPG2PGAPtsShGBPenPIMFOWFOA
2019 Whipsnakes 3 30251330000
2019 Redwoods 7 18010284150000 3 40261340000
2021 Redwoods 9 1505203160000 1 3036410000
2022 Redwoods 8 12071936100000 1 0022300000
2023 Redwoods 10 706133170000 2 2013800000
2024 Carolina Chaos 9 1005153161100 2 1012700000
2025 Boston Cannons 4 21141110000
506713610419438110091009192850000
Career Total:5977145123222431100

GPGames played; GGoals; 2PG2-point goals; AAssists; PtsPoints; ShShots; GBGround balls; PenPenalties; PIMPenalty minutes; FOWFaceoffs won; FOAFaceoffs attempted


NLL

Jules HeningburgRegular SeasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamGPGAPtsLBPIMPts/GPLB/GPPIM/GPGPGAPtsLBPIMPts/GPLB/GPPIM/GP

2019 San Diego Seals 1101051.000.005.00
1101051.000.005.000000000.000.000.00
Career Total:1101051.000.005.00

GPGames played; GGoals; AAssists; PtsPoints; LBLoose balls; PIMPenalty minutes; Pts/GPPoints per games played; LB/GPLoose balls per games played; PIM/GPPenalty minutes per games played.

NCAA

SeasonTeamGPGAPtsGB
2015Rutgers152182925
2016Rutgers1639216024
2017Rutgers1420264620
2018Rutgers1537357229
Totals601179020798

Personal life

Heningburg is a founding member of the Black Lacrosse Alliance, which seeks to "push the culture of lacrosse forward to become more inclusive and inspire a more diverse generation of lacrosse players." [22]

References

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  4. "THE WALLS I GREW UP ON". laxallstars.com. 10 January 2019.
  5. "Major League Lacrosse disbands three franchises". capitalgazette.com. 2 April 2019.
  6. "MLL folds three teams as part of restructure". sportsbuisnessdaily.com. April 2019.
  7. "PLL Announces Rosters for Six Inaugural Teams with Creative Release". uslaxmagazine.com. Archived from the original on 2019-05-09. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  8. "PLL Announces Trade Window; Heningburg Dealt to Redwoods". insidelacrosse.com.
  9. "PLL Expansion Draft: Full List of Protected Players". uslaxmagazine.com.
  10. "Resilient: How COVID complications and a focus on holistic health prepared Jules Heningburg for a 2021 comeback". lacrosseplayground.com. 9 February 2021.
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  12. Lewis, Hayden. "Jules Heningburg signs a one-year deal with Carolina Chaos". Premier Lacrosse League.
  13. Griffin, Sarah. "From the booth to the Boom Squad: Jules Heningburg finds his fit with the Cannons". Premier Lacrosse League.
  14. "Roster Moves". sealslax.com.
  15. "Box lacrosse team from Biddeford wins national title". sunjournal.com. 7 October 2019.
  16. "Jules Heningburg". nll.com.
  17. "Dialed In: Your Lacrosse Fix For Wednesday, Sept. 2". uslaxmagazine.com.
  18. "NLL APPROVES SALE OF NEW ENGLAND BLACK WOLVES TO PRESTIGIOUS INVESTOR GROUP WITH DEEP LACROSSE BACKGROUNDS". nll.com.
  19. "League Transactions". National Lacrosse League.
  20. "Jules Heningburg". statscrew.com.
  21. "Jules Heningburg - National Lacrosse League - player page | Pointstreak Sports Technologies". pointstreak.com. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
  22. "Mission". blalliance.org.