Xavier Henry is an American former professional basketball player.
18 Facts About Xavier Henry
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Xavier Henry played one year of college basketball with the Kansas Jayhawks before he was drafted in the 2010 NBA draft by the Memphis Grizzlies.
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Xavier Henry was selected to play in the 2009 Nike Hoop Summit at the Rose Garden in Portland where he led Team USA with 22 points including six 3-pointers and the Jordan Brand Classic at Madison Square Garden where he scored 10 points for the white team.
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On October 22,2008, Xavier Henry was in a car accident and fractured his cheekbone.
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Originally, Xavier Henry was heavily recruited by both Memphis and Kansas.
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In March 2009, Memphis's head coach John Calipari took the head coaching job at the University of Kentucky, prompting Xavier Henry to reopen his recruitment.
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Xavier Henry scored 27 points in his first college game, breaking the record for most points scored by a Jayhawk in a debut game as a freshman.
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On December 12,2009, Xavier Henry scored 31 points against La Salle at the Sprint Center in Kansas City.
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On June 24, Xavier Henry was selected 12th overall in the 2010 NBA draft by the Memphis Grizzlies.
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On January 4,2012, Xavier Henry was acquired by New Orleans Hornets as a part of a three-team trade that sent Marreese Speights to Memphis and two future second-round picks to the Philadelphia 76ers.
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Xavier Henry was assigned to the Iowa Energy of the NBA Development League on March 17,2012 and recalled on March 19.
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On September 5,2013, Xavier Henry signed with the Los Angeles Lakers.
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On July 25,2014, Xavier Henry re-signed with the Lakers to a reported one-year, $1 million contract.
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On October 18,2014, Xavier Henry's agents announced that he would be seeking a second opinion following his April 11 knee surgery and traveling to Germany for Regenokine treatment.
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On October 19,2015, Xavier Henry signed with the Golden State Warriors.
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On September 12,2016, Xavier Henry signed with the Milwaukee Bucks, but was later waived by the team on September 23 prior to training camp.
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Xavier Henry was born in Ghent, Belgium, where his father played professional basketball in the early 1990s.
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Xavier Henry, was picked with the 17th pick in the first round of the 2005 Major League Baseball first-year player draft.