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James Maury Henson was an American puppeteer, artist, cartoonist, inventor, director, producer and screenwriter, who achieved worldwide notice as the creator of The Muppets (1955–) and Fraggle Rock (1983–1987). Born in Greenville, Mississippi, he was raised in Leland, Mississippi and Hyattsville, Maryland.
Brian Henson is an American puppeteer, director, producer, technician, and the chairman of The Jim Henson Company. He is the son of puppeteers Jim and Jane Henson.
Henson is a surname and a given name.
Louis Ray Henson is a former college basketball coach. He retired as the all-time leader in victories at the University of Illinois with 423 victories and New Mexico State with 289 victories. Overall Henson won 779 games, putting him in sixteenth place on the all-time list. Henson is also one of only four NCAA coaches to have amassed at least 200 total wins at two institutions. On February 17, 2015, Henson was selected as a member of the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. In August 2015, prior to the reopening of the newly renovated State Farm Center at the University of Illinois, the hardwood floor was dedicated and renamed Lou Henson Court in his honor. The court at the Pan American Center at New Mexico State University is also named in his honor.
Jane Ann Henson was an American puppeteer and the wife of puppeteer Jim Henson.
John Paul Henson was an American puppeteer best known for his association with The Muppets.
Steven Michael Henson is a retired American professional basketball player, who was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2nd round of the 1990 NBA draft. He was an assistant basketball coach at the University of Oklahoma under his former college coach Lon Kruger. On April 1, 2016, Henson was hired as the head coach at the University of Texas at San Antonio and assumed his new position after the Sooners' exit from the NCAA Tournament the following day.
James Earl Collins is a retired American basketball player and coach. He was born and raised in Syracuse, New York, where he attended Corcoran High School. Collins was the head coach of the men's basketball team at the University of Illinois at Chicago from 1996 to 2010, becoming the program's all-time winningest coach and leading UIC to its first-ever postseason appearances - NCAA Tournament appearances in 1998, 2002 and 2004, and an NIT showing in 2003.
The New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team represents New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Founded in 1904, the Aggies currently compete in the Western Athletic Conference and last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 2018. The Aggies hold the distinction of being one of 34 college basketball teams with multiple NBA retired jerseys from former players and a team that reached the NCAA Final Four. The team plays home games in the Pan American Center. The Aggies' head coach is Chris Jans.
Joaquin M. Henson, also known as Quinito Henson, is a Filipino sports analyst and television color commentator. His newspaper column, Sporting Chance, has appeared in the Philippine Star since the 1980s. Self-dubbed as "The Dean", he himself has laced his writing with nicknames given to various athletes, such as "Captain Lionheart" for Alvin Patrimonio and "Tower of Power" for Benjie Paras.
Lisa Marie Henson is an American television and movie producer and former actress who has been involved in television shows such as Sid the Science Kid.
The Lou Henson Award is an award given annually by CollegeInsider.com to the most outstanding mid-major men's college basketball player in NCAA Division I competition. The award, established in 2010, is named for legendary Illinois Fighting Illini head coach Lou Henson. Henson, who also coached at Hardin–Simmons and New Mexico State, compiled 779 all-time wins. He is in the top 10 of NCAA coaching wins in men's basketball history.
The 2011–12 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season is the 59th season for the league.
Collegeinsider.com is a sports website based in Boston that is noted particularly for its basketball polls, awards and sponsored tournament.
The 1975–76 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.
Cheryl Henson is the daughter of Jim Henson and the President of the Jim Henson Foundation. In 2011, she won the New Victory Arts Award for her leadership in puppetry.
Mon Alvin T. Abundo is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Magnolia Hotshots of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was Blackwater’s seventh round pick in the 2015 PBA draft, making him the lowest-drafted player ever to make it to the PBA.
Michele Henson is an American politician who has served in the Georgia House of Representatives since 1991.
