28 Facts About Leon Henry

Leon Hofeni Nehemiah Henry was born on 14 October 1985 and is a New Zealand basketball player for the Indian Panthers of the New Zealand National Basketball League.

Leon Henry debuted in the New Zealand NBL in 2004 and has won seven championships.

Leon Henry has played five seasons in the Australian NBL, where he won three straight championships with the New Zealand Breakers between 2011 and 2013.

Leon Henry debuted in the New Zealand NBL in 2004 with the Harbour Heat.

Leon Henry played for the Junior Tall Blacks in 2004, helping the team defeat Australia in the final of the Oceania Youth Tournament.

Leon Henry scored 25 points in the final and averaged a team-high 19.0 points per game in the tournament.

In 2005, Leon Henry moved to the United States to play basketball for the College of Southern Idaho.

Leon Henry made his return to the New Zealand NBL in 2008 when he joined the Wellington Saints.

Leon Henry played 10 minutes in game one but saw no court time in game two.

Leon Henry joined former Tall Blacks' head coach and childhood mentor Tab Baldwin at the club.

Leon Henry had eight points and 11 rebounds in a game one loss; three points and seven rebounds in a game two win; and then seven points and nine rebounds in the title-clinching game three win.

Leon Henry lost his spot on the roster when Penney returned from his unsuccessful NBA tilt, but the Breakers had seen enough from Henry to want to keep him around.

League rules meant he could return to the roster only if Penney dropped out, so Leon Henry remained with the shadow squad for the rest of what was a championship-winning season.

Leon Henry appeared in 31 of the Breakers' 32 games, averaging 3.5 points and 2.2 rebounds per game.

In 2013, Leon Henry played for the Southland Sharks and helped them win the New Zealand NBL championship behind his Final Four MVP performance.

Leon Henry returned to the Sharks in 2014, but only appeared in 10 games after he was suspended by the Sharks on 30 May after he and two other teammates were charged with "assault with intent to injure" following a fight outside a bar in New Plymouth the previous Sunday.

Leon Henry appeared in all 28 games for the Crocodiles, averaging 5.1 points and 3.2 rebounds per game.

Leon Henry appeared in all 28 games, and in what was his final season in the Australian NBL, he averaged 4.2 points and 3.4 rebounds per game.

Leon Henry went on to help guide the Saints to an unbeaten season in 2017, as well as winning his fifth NBL championship.

Leon Henry played his 200th NBL game during the 2019 season and won his sixth NBL championship.

On 13 December 2019, Leon Henry signed with the Franklin Bulls for the 2020 New Zealand NBL season, becoming the franchise's first ever signing.

However, following a revised competition format due to the COVID-19 pandemic and a subsequent player draft, Leon Henry was acquired by the Auckland Huskies in June 2020.

On 4 April 2022, Leon Henry signed with the Franklin Bulls for the 2022 New Zealand NBL season, returning to the franchise he was originally set to play for in 2020.

Leon Henry came out of retirement to assist the Indian Panthers during the early part of the 2025 New Zealand NBL season.

Leon Henry earned his first selection to the Tall Blacks squad on 16 July 2009, and participated in the 2009 FIBA Oceania Championship.

Leon Henry went on to represent New Zealand at the 2011 FIBA Oceania Championship and the 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

Leon Henry's mother is Samoan-Niuean and his father is from Rarotonga, Cook Islands.

Leon Henry is fascinated by tattoos as an artform; his tattoos reflect his cultural heritage and upbringing.