{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1993)}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Pierriá Henry | image = 2023-01-05 ALBA Berlin gegen Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz (EuroLeague 2022-23) by Sandro Halank–029.jpg | caption = Henry with Saski Baskonia in 2023 | position = Point guard | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 5 | weight_lb = 197 | league = | team = Free agent | number = | nationality = American / Senegalese | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|01|20|mf=y}} | birth_place = South Charleston, West Virginia, U.S. | high_school = South Charleston<br/>(South Charleston, West Virginia) | college = Charlotte (2011–2015) | draft_year = 2015 | career_start = 2015 | career_end = | years1 = 2015 | team1 = Vita Tbilisi | years2 = 2015–2016 | team2 = Ratiopharm Ulm | years3 = 2016–2017 | team3 = Hapoel Eilat | years4 = 2017–2018 | team4 = Tofaş | years5 = 2018–2019 | team5 = UNICS Kazan | years6 = 2019–2021 | team6 = Baskonia | years7 = 2021–2022 | team7 = Fenerbahçe | years8 = 2022–2023 | team8 = Baskonia | highlights = * 2× EuroLeague steals leader (2020, 2021) * All-EuroCup Second Team (2019) * EuroCup Regular Season MVP (2019) * All-Spanish League First Team (2021) * Spanish League champion (2020) * Turkish League champion (2022) * Turkish League steals leader (2018) * AfroBasket assists leader (2021) * 2× Third-team All-C-USA (2014, 2015) * 2× C-USA All-Defensive Team (2014, 2015) * Atlantic 10 All-Defensive Team (2013) * Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team (2012) |medaltemplates= {{MedalSport|Men's basketball}} {{MedalCountry|{{bk|SEN}}}} {{MedalCompetition|AfroBasket}} {{MedalBronze|2021 Rwanda|}} }} '''Pierriá Henry''' (born January 20, 1993) is a professional basketball player with dual American and Senegalese nationality. He played college basketball for the University of North Carolina at Charlotte before playing professionally in Georgia, Germany, Israel, Spain, Turkey and Russia. He last played for Saski Baskonia of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He won a bronze medal at the FIBA AfroBasket 2021 tournament as part of the Senegal national team.
Henry is currently serving a four-year ban set to expire in January 2027 for an anti-doping rule violation.
==Early life and college career== Henry attended South Charleston High School in South Charleston, West Virginia, where he averaged 20 points, 12 rebounds, six assists, five steals and two blocks per game as a senior, earning All-State honors twice.<ref name=bio>{{cite news|title=Pierria Henry - Men's Basketball - Charlotte Athletics|url=https://charlotte49ers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=3312|work=charlotte49ers.com|access-date=June 22, 2019}}</ref>
Henry played college basketball for the Charlotte 49ers, where he became the 49ers' all-time leader in assists (555) and steals (293). Henry was named two-time Conference USA All-Third and Defensive teams, Atlantic 10 Conference All-Defensive and Rookie Teams and the Great Alaska Shootout Tournament MVP.<ref name=bio/>
==Professional career== ===Vita Tbilisi / Ulm (2015–2016)=== After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Henry joined the Houston Rockets for the 2015 NBA Summer League.<ref>{{cite news|title=Breaking down the 2015 Houston Rockets' Summer League Roster|url=https://www.thedreamshake.com/2015/7/10/8925707/houston-rockets-summer-league-roster-2015|work=TheDreamShake.com|date=July 10, 2015|access-date=June 22, 2019}}</ref> On September 4, 2015, Henry signed with the Georgian team Vita Tbilisi for the 2015–16 season.<ref name=":0">{{cite news | title=Pierria Henry signs with VITA Tbilisi | url=http://archive.sportando.basketball/en/cups/vtb-league/174939/pierria-henry-signs-with-vita-tbilisi.html | work=Sportando.basketball | date=September 4, 2015 | access-date=June 22, 2019 | archive-date=June 22, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190622170732/http://archive.sportando.basketball/en/cups/vtb-league/174939/pierria-henry-signs-with-vita-tbilisi.html | url-status=dead }}</ref> However, on December 14, 2015, Henry parted ways with Vita Tbilisi due to financial struggles<ref>{{cite news|title=Pavel Googe leaves Vita Tbilisi|url=http://archive.sportando.basketball/en/cups/vtb-league/185621/pavel-googe-leaves-vita-tbilisi.html|work=Sportando.basketball|date=December 21, 2015|access-date=June 22, 2019}}</ref> to join the German team ratiopharm Ulm for the remainder of the season.<ref name=":1">{{cite news|title=Pierria Henry inks with Ratiopharm Ulm|url=http://archive.sportando.basketball/en/germany/bbl/184793/pierria-henry-inks-with-ratiopharm-ulm.html|work=Sportando.basketball|date=December 14, 2015|access-date=June 22, 2019}}</ref> Henry helped Ulm reach the 2016 BBL Finals, where they eventually lost to Brose Bamberg.
===Hapoel Eilat (2016–2017)=== On August 3, 2016, Henry signed with the Israeli team Hapoel Eilat for the 2016–17 season.<ref>{{cite news|title=Pierria Henry inks with Hapoel Eilat | url=http://archive.sportando.basketball/en/europe/israel/208565/pierria-henry-inks-with-hapoel-eilat.html | work=Sportando.basketball | date=August 3, 2016 | access-date=June 22, 2019}}</ref> On June 4, 2017, Henry recorded a career-high 34 points, shooting 4-of-5 from three-point range, along with 5 assists, 5 steals and 3 rebounds in a 94–91 playoff win over Maccabi Rishon LeZion.<ref>{{cite news|title=מצטיין מחזור 4 בפלייאוף: פריאיי הנרי|url=http://basket.co.il/news.asp?id=15654|work=basket.co.il|date=June 6, 2017|access-date=June 22, 2019|language=he}}</ref> Henry finished the season as the Israeli League second-leading player in assists with 6.1 per game, he helped Eilat reach the 2017 Israeli League Playoffs, where they eventually were eliminated by Maccabi Rishon LeZion.
===Tofaş (2017–2018)=== [[File:Pierria Henry 15 Tofaş SK 20180326 (1) (cropped).jpg|thumb|200px|Henry with Tofaş in March 2018]] On June 21, 2017, Henry signed with the Turkish team Tofaş for the 2017–18 season.<ref>{{cite news|title=Pierria Henry inks with Tofas Bursa|url=http://archive.sportando.basketball/en/turkey/bsl/237913/pierria-henry-inks-with-tofas-bursa.html|work=Sportando.basketball|date=June 21, 2017| access-date=June 22, 2019}}</ref> On November 15, 2017, Henry recorded a season-high 26 points, shooting 5-of-8 from three-point range, along with 7 assists and 5 steals in a 100–84 win over his former team ratiopharm Ulm.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tofas Bursa vs. ratiopharm Ulm - Game|url=https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/?seasoncode=U2017&gamecode=72|work=EuroCupBasketball.com|date=November 15, 2017| access-date=June 22, 2019}}</ref>
Henry helped Tofaş reach the 2018 Turkish League Finals, where they eventually lost to Fenerbahçe. In 53 games played during the 2017–18 season (including the EuroCup and all Turkish competitions), he averaged 10.4 points, 4.1 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 1.7 steals per game, shooting 40.4 percent from three-point range.
===UNICS Kazan (2018–2019)=== On June 29, 2018, Henry joined the Boston Celtics for the 2018 NBA Summer League, where he averaged 10 points, 4.8 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 2.1 steals in six games played for the Celtics.<ref>{{cite news|title=Boston Celtics announce 2018 Summer League roster | url=https://www.celticsblog.com/2018/6/29/17519500/boston-celtics-announce-2018-summer-league-roster-nba-las-vegas-brad-stevens-danny-ainge-williams | work=CelticsBlog.com | date=June 29, 2018 | access-date=June 22, 2019}}</ref> On July 16, 2018, Henry signed a one-year deal with the Russian team UNICS Kazan.<ref>{{cite news|title=Unics Kazan signs Pierria Henry|url=http://archive.sportando.basketball/en/europe/russia/282052/unics-kazan-signs-pierria-henry.html|work=Sportando.basketball|date=July 16, 2018| access-date=June 22, 2019}}</ref> On December 24, 2018, Henry was named the EuroCup Regular Season MVP, averaging PIR of 19.4, which was the highest among all players whose teams reached the Top 16.<ref>{{cite news|title=Regular Season MVP: Pierria Henry, UNICS Kazan|url=https://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/9cjs6at9oyuesgus|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225081107/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/9cjs6at9oyuesgus|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 25, 2018|work=EuroCupBasketball.com|date=December 24, 2018|access-date=June 22, 2019}}</ref> On March 2, 2019, Henry tied his career-high with 34 points, while shooting 14-of-18 from the field, along with seven assists and four steals in a 98–95 loss to Astana.<ref>{{cite news|title=Astana Tigers 98 at UNICS Kazan 95|url=https://basketball.realgm.com/international/boxscore/2019-03-02/Astana-Tigers-at-UNICS-Kazan/318803|work=RealGM.com|date=March 2, 2019| access-date=June 22, 2019}}</ref>
Henry helped Kazan reach the 2019 EuroCup semifinals, where they eventually lost to Valencia. On April 4, 2019, he earned a spot in the All-EuroCup Second Team.<ref>{{cite news|title=2018-19 All-EuroCup Second Team|url=https://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/9klatvskikeg9bwh/2018-19-all-eurocup-second-team|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190405150332/https://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/9klatvskikeg9bwh/2018-19-all-eurocup-second-team|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 5, 2019|work=EuroCupBasketball.com|date=April 4, 2019| access-date=June 22, 2019}}</ref>
On June 21, 2019, Henry parted ways with Kazan.<ref>{{cite news|title=Pierria Henry leaves Unics Kazan|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/pierria-henry-leaves-unics-kazan/|work=Sportando.basketball|date=June 21, 2019| access-date=June 22, 2019}}</ref>
===Baskonia (2019–2021)=== On July 17, 2019, Henry signed a one-year deal with Spanish club Kirolbet Baskonia.<ref>{{cite news |title=Baskonia signs All-EuroCup guard Henry |url=https://www.euroleague.net/news/i/9t4ddmsrwu5qxff7 |accessdate=17 July 2019 |work=EuroLeague.net |date=17 July 2019}}</ref> He averaged 7.9 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game in EuroLeague. On July 22, 2020, Henry re-signed with the team.<ref>{{cite news |title=Baskonia re-signs Pierria Henry for another season |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/baskonia-re-signs-pierria-henry-for-another-season/ |website=Sportando |accessdate=July 22, 2020 |date=July 22, 2020 |last1=Maggi |first1=Alessandro }}</ref>
===Fenerbahçe (2021–2022); represeting Senegal=== On June 24, 2021, Henry signed a 1+1 year deal with Turkish side Fenerbahçe.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pierria Henry Fenerbahçe Beko'da |url=https://www.fenerbahce.org/haberler/basketbol-erkek/2021/6/pierria-henry-fenerbahce-beko-da |accessdate=24 June 2021 |work=fenerbahce.org |date=17 July 2019}}</ref>
In June 2021 Henry acquired Senegalese nationality<ref>{{cite news |url=https://lequotidien.sn/basket-pierria-henry-enfin-naturalise-senegalais/ |title=Basket : Pierria Henry enfin naturalisé sénégalais |work=Le Quotidien |date=17 June 2021 |lang=fr}}</ref> and August, he was part of the Senegalese team that participated in the FIBA AfroBasket 2021 tournament. Senegal won the bronze medal.
===Return to Baskonia (2022–2023); doping ban === On October 12, 2022, Henry signed with the Houston Rockets. However, he was waived three days later.
On October 23, 2022, Henry signed a one-year contract with Saski Baskonia of the Spanish Liga ACB, returning for a second stint with the club.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/pierria-henry-officially-returns-to-baskonia/|title=Pierria Henry officially returns to Baskonia|last=|first=|date=October 23, 2022|website=|newspaper=Sportando|language=En|access-date=October 24, 2022 |last1=Maggi |first1=Alessandro }}</ref> In January 2023, his contract was suspended after Henry was put under investigation by FIBA for providing a fake doping sample. In February 2024, FIBA officially banned him for a total of 48 months with an expiry date of January 2027.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pierria Henry officially suspended by FIBA for 48 months |url=https://www.eurohoops.net/en/euroleague/1632797/pierria-henry-baskonia-euroleague-doping-fiba-disciplinary-sanctions-48-months-january-2027/|accessdate=21 February 2024 |work = Eurohoops|date=21 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://basketnews.com/news-202187-pierria-henry-banned-for-four-years-for-doping-violation.html |title= Pierria Henry banned for four years for doping violation |work=BasketNews |date=21 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.elcorreo.com/baskonia/cuatro-anos-sancion-pierria-henry-dopaje-20240221145620-nt.html |title=La FIBA condena a Henry al final de su carrera con una sanción de cuatro años |work=El Correo |date=21 February 2024 |first=Angel |last=Resa |lang=es}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{Euroleague player statistics legend}}
===EuroLeague===
{| class="wikitable" |- | style="background:#CFECEC; width:1em"|* | Led the league |}
{{Euroleague player statistics start}} |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20 | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| Baskonia | 25 || 18 || 24.6 || .412 || .295 || .729 || '''3.6''' || 3.4 || style="background:#CFECEC;"|1.6* || {{sort|-|—}} || 7.9 || 10.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21 | '''34''' || 17 || 26.8 || '''.458''' || .329 || '''.814''' || 3.2 || '''7.3''' || style="background:#CFECEC;"|1.7* || .1 || '''10.5''' || '''16.0''' |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22 | style="text-align:left;"| Fenerbahçe | 28 || '''27''' || '''28.7''' || .383 || '''.333''' || .732 || 3.4 || 4.2 || '''1.8''' || .1 || 7.9 || 9.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23 | style="text-align:left;"| Baskonia | 13 || 1 || 23.9 || .438 || .258 || .806 || 2.8 || 6.2 || 1.4 || '''.2''' || 9.9 || 14.0 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan=2|Career | 100 || 63 || 26.4 || .425 || .315 || .775 || 3.3 || 5.3 || 1.7 || .1 || 9.0 || 12.5 {{S-end}}
===EuroCup=== {{Euroleague player statistics start}} |- | style="text-align:left;"|2015–16 | style="text-align:left;"|Ulm | 6 || 2 || 21.4 || .552 || .250 || .750 || 3.5 || 3.2 || 1.7 || '''.2''' || 7.0 || 11.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"|2017–18 | style="text-align:left;"|Tofaş | 10 || 5 || 25.3 || '''.646''' || '''.429''' || '''.800''' || 3.5 || 4.6 || '''2.0''' || .1 || '''10.9''' || '''16.3''' |- | style="text-align:left;"|2018–19 | style="text-align:left;"|UNICS | '''21''' || '''19''' || '''26.3''' || .444 || .322 || .735 || '''4.0''' || '''5.3''' || 1.5 || .1 || 10.4 || 14.0 {{s-end}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.charlotte49ers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=3312 Charlotte 49ers bio] * [https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Pierria-Henry/Summary/30564 RealGM profile]
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