Gerald Henderson Jr.

{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1987)}} {{for|his father and former basketball player|Gerald Henderson}} {{Use American English|date=February 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Gerald Henderson Jr. | image = Gerald Henderson Bobcats 2.jpg | width = | caption = Henderson with the Bobcats in March 2013 | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 5 | weight_lb = 215 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|12|09}} | birth_place = Caldwell, New Jersey, U.S. | high_school = Episcopal Academy<br>(Merion, Pennsylvania) | college = Duke (2006–2009) | draft_year = 2009 | draft_round = 1 | draft_pick = 12 | draft_team = Charlotte Bobcats | career_start = 2009 | career_end = 2017 | career_number = 15, 9, 12 | career_position = Shooting guard | years1 = {{nbay|2009|start}}–{{nbay|2014|end}} | team1 = Charlotte Bobcats / Hornets | years2 = {{nbay|2015|full=y}} | team2 = Portland Trail Blazers | years3 = {{nbay|2016|full=y}} | team3 = Philadelphia 76ers | highlights = * Third-team All-American – AP, NABC (2009) * First-team All-ACC (2009) * Second-team ''Parade'' All-American (2006) * McDonald's All-American (2006) }}

'''Jerome McKinley''' "'''Gerald'''" '''Henderson Jr.''' (born December 9, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player who played eight seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|title=#15 Gerald Henderson|work=GoDuke.com|url=http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=620658|access-date=March 20, 2014|archive-date=February 13, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213141813/http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=620658|url-status=dead}}</ref> Henderson was drafted with the 12th overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft by the Charlotte Bobcats. He is the son of former NBA player Gerald Henderson.<ref name="bio" />

==High school career== Henderson attended high school at Episcopal Academy in Merion, Pennsylvania, where he teamed up with future UNC basketball player Wayne Ellington. He also lettered and earned all-conference honors in golf as a freshman and scratch golfer, and was two-time league champion in the high jump and triple jump in track and field. Henderson was ranked as the 18th-best high school senior by The Recruiting Services Consensus Index.<ref name="bio" />

==College career== thumb|upright|left|Henderson with Duke in 2009 After seeing limited playing time off the bench during his freshman year, Henderson moved into the starting lineup as a sophomore and averaged 12.7 points per game. During his junior year, Henderson led the team in scoring 16.5 points per game on the way to a First-Team All-ACC award and ACC tournament championship. Duke earned a 2nd seed in the NCAA tournament.<ref name="bio" />

==Professional career==

===Charlotte Bobcats / Hornets (2009–2015)=== [[File:Trevor Ariza Gerald Henderson.jpg|thumb|right|Henderson (No. 9) attempting to block Trevor Ariza's layup in March 2013]] Henderson decided to forgo his senior season and enter the 2009 NBA draft where he was drafted 12th overall by the Charlotte Bobcats.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/bobcats/player_profile_gerald_henderson.html|title=BOBCATS: Player Profile – Gerald Henderson|website=NBA.com }}</ref> On July 8, 2009, Henderson signed a multi-year deal with the Bobcats.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/bobcats/release_henderson_090708.html |title=Bobcats Sign First-Round Pick Gerald Henderson |work=NBA.com |date=July 8, 2009 |access-date=March 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140312080259/http://www.nba.com/bobcats/release_henderson_090708.html |archive-date=March 12, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On October 29, 2010, Bobcats picked up the third-year option on Henderson's contract.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/bobcats/release_augustin_henderson_101029.html |title=Bobcats Exercise Options on Henderson and Augustin |work=NBA.com |date=October 29, 2010 |access-date=March 20, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101101194307/http://www.nba.com/bobcats/release_augustin_henderson_101029.html |archive-date=November 1, 2010 }}</ref>

The 2011–12 season would be something of a breakout year for Henderson with the Bobcats. Despite finishing with the worst record in the history of the NBA, Henderson proved to be an effective scorer and was one of the lone bright spots on the team. Henderson saw career numbers in minutes per game (33.3), field goal percentage (45.9%), rebounds per game (4.1), assists per game (2.3), and points per game (15.1). He would prove to be the main offensive weapon for the Bobcats, particularly late in the season.

On March 12, 2013, Henderson had a career high in points scored in a win over the Boston Celtics when he scored 35 points.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/03/12/2744975/gerald-henderson-scores-35-as.html |title=Henderson's big night leads Bobcats to blowout win vs. Celtics |access-date=March 13, 2013 |archive-date=March 9, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309193551/http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/03/12/2744975/gerald-henderson-scores-35-as.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> He matched that total against the New York Knicks seventeen days later.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/recap/_/gameId/400278796|title=Bobcats 102-111 Knicks (Mar 29, 2013) Game Recap|website=ESPN}}</ref>

On June 28, 2013, the Bobcats extended a qualifying offer to Henderson, thus making him a restricted free agent.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/bobcats/news/hendo-gets-qualifying-offer |title=Bobcats Extend Qualifying Offer to Henderson |work=NBA.com |date=June 28, 2013 |access-date=July 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130702130439/http://www.nba.com/bobcats/news/hendo-gets-qualifying-offer |archive-date=July 2, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On July 30, 2013, the team officially re-signed Henderson.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/2013/news/07/30/bobcats-re-sign-henderson.ap/index.html|title=Bobcats announce new deal for guard Henderson|date=July 30, 2013|work=NBA.com|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.|access-date=July 30, 2013}}</ref>

On January 8, 2015, Henderson scored a season-high 31 points to help the Hornets win the fourth straight game with a 103–95 victory over the Toronto Raptors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/games/20150108/CHATOR/gameinfo.html|title=Henderson scores 31 points, Hornets beat Raptors 103–95|date=January 8, 2015|work=NBA.com|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.|access-date=January 9, 2015}}</ref>

On June 17, 2015, Henderson exercised his player option with the Hornets for the 2015–16 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/hornets/hornets-guard-gerald-henderson-exercises-player-option-2015-16|title=Hornets Guard Gerald Henderson Exercises Player Option for 2015–16|date=June 17, 2015|work=NBA.com|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.|access-date=June 17, 2015}}</ref>

===Portland Trail Blazers (2015–2016)=== On June 24, 2015, Henderson was traded, along with Noah Vonleh, to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for Nicolas Batum.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/blazers/trail-blazers-acquire-gerald-henderson-and-noah-vonleh-nicolas-batum|title=Trail Blazers Acquire Noah Vonleh and Gerald Henderson from Charlotte|work=NBA.com|date=June 24, 2015|access-date=June 24, 2015}}</ref> On December 15, Henderson scored 19-points, including a career-high-tying 4 three-point shots, in a 105–101 win over the New Orleans Pelicans.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/2015/12/gerald_henderson_boosts_trail_blazers_to_105-101_w.html | title=Henderson boosts Blazers in 105–101 win over Pelicans | date=December 15, 2015 }}</ref>

===Philadelphia 76ers (2016–2017)=== On July 9, 2016, Henderson signed with the Philadelphia 76ers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/sixers/sixers-sign-guard-gerald-henderson|title=Sixers Sign Guard Gerald Henderson|work=NBA.com|date=July 9, 2016|access-date=July 9, 2016}}</ref> On June 30, 2017, he was waived by the 76ers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/sixers/news/sixers-waive-henderson|title=Sixers Waive Henderson|work=NBA.com|date=June 30, 2017|access-date=June 30, 2017}}</ref>

===Injuries and retirement=== On August 2, 2017, Henderson opted to undergo an operation on his troublesome hip and missed the entire 2017–18 NBA season to fully recover.<ref>{{cite web|last=Haynes|first=Chris|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/20228976/free-agent-gerald-henderson-jr-undergo-hip-operation-expected-miss-season|title=Sources: Gerald Henderson Jr. to get hip surgery, could miss season|work=ESPN.com|date=August 2, 2017|access-date=August 2, 2017}}</ref> During the 2018 off-season, Henderson attempted to make a comeback to the NBA after undergoing a third surgical procedure on his hip. He worked out for teams in September 2018, but tore his Achilles tendon during a pickup game in Golden State.<ref>{{cite web|last=Adams|first=Luke|url=https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2019/04/gerald-henderson-announces-retirement.html|title=Gerald Henderson Announces Retirement|work=hoopsrumors.com|date=April 30, 2019|access-date=April 30, 2019}}</ref> In January 2019, he joined the Charlotte Hornets' broadcast team at Fox Sports Southeast for the second half of the 2018–19 season.<ref>{{cite web|author=Chris Haynes|url=https://twitter.com/ChrisBHaynes/status/1082741519528878082|title=Former NBA player Gerald Henderson is...|work=Twitter|date=January 8, 2019|access-date=April 30, 2019}}</ref> On April 30, 2019, he officially retired from the NBA.<ref>{{cite web|last=Munao|first=Magdalena|url=https://www.closeup360.com/culture/gerald-henderson-jr-retires-from-nba-shares-plans-for-life-after-basketball/|title=GERALD HENDERSON JR. GETS REAL ABOUT RETIRING YOUNG AND PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE|work=closeup360.com|date=April 30, 2019|access-date=April 30, 2019|archive-date=April 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430194640/https://www.closeup360.com/culture/gerald-henderson-jr-retires-from-nba-shares-plans-for-life-after-basketball/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==NBA career statistics== {{NBA player statistics legend}}

===Regular season=== {{NBA player statistics start}} |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2009}} | style="text-align:left;"| Charlotte | 43 || 0 || 8.3 || .356 || .157 || .745 || 1.3 || .3 || .2 || .2 || 2.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2010}} | style="text-align:left;"| Charlotte | 68 || 30 || 24.4 || .454 || .194 || .785 || 3.0 || 1.5 || .7 || '''.5''' || 9.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2011}} | style="text-align:left;"| Charlotte | 55 || 55 || '''33.3''' || '''.459''' || .234 || .760 || '''4.1''' || 2.3 || .9 || .4 || 15.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2012}} | style="text-align:left;"| Charlotte | 68 || 58 || 31.4 || .447 || .330 || .824 || 3.7 || '''2.6''' || '''1.0''' || '''.5''' || '''15.5''' |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2013}} | style="text-align:left;"| Charlotte | 77 || '''77''' || 32.0 || .433 || .348 || .761 || 4.0 || '''2.6''' || .7 || .4 || 14.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2014}} | style="text-align:left;"| Charlotte | '''80''' || 72 || 28.9 || .437 || .331 || '''.848''' || 3.4 || '''2.6''' || .6 || .3 || 12.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2015}} | style="text-align:left;"| Portland | 72 || 0 || 19.9 || .439 || '''.353''' || .767 || 2.9 || 1.0 || .5 || .3 || 8.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2016}} | style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia | 72 || 41 || 23.2 || .423 || '''.353''' || .806 || 2.6 || 1.6 || .6 || .2 || 9.2 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 535 || 333 || 25.9 || .440 || .327 || .793 || 3.2 || 1.9 || .7 || .3 || 11.2 {{S-end}}

===Playoffs=== {{NBA player statistics start}} |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2014 | style="text-align:left;"| Charlotte | 4 || '''4''' || '''29.8''' || '''.378''' || .000 || .647 || '''4.0''' || '''2.3''' || '''1.0''' || '''.3''' || '''9.8''' |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2016 | style="text-align:left;"| Portland | '''11''' || 0 || 21.3 || .366 || '''.368''' || '''.750''' || 3.2 || 1.5 || .5 || '''.3''' || 6.9 |- | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 15 || 4 || 23.5 || .370 || .250 || .690 || 3.4 || 1.7 || .7 || .3 || 7.7 {{S-end}}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== {{commons category|Gerald Henderson, Jr.}} {{basketballstats|nba=201945|bbr=h/hendege02}}

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