- Sydney Kings Highlights (YouTube)
SYDNEY, Australia – Former Tarleton Texan men's basketball player Corin Henry has been named a National Basketball League All-Star, according to a release from the NBL website.
Henry, who played guard for the Texans from 2009-11, has earned Player of the Week honors twice this season, most recently on Dec. 11 after scoring 29 points in a win for his Sydney Kings over the New Zealand Breakers 75-62.
Henry added five rebounds and three assists in the contest as well, while scoring 14 fourth-quarter points that included three three-pointers. He went 11-for 21 from the field that evening and was 5-for-9 from downtown.
Henry also led his team to team to a second-half comeback victory over the Melbourne Tigers back in October after scoring 23 points and adding five assists in the win for the Kings. He also recorded four rebounds and tallied four steals in the contest as well. Henry was 9-for-15 from the field in the second half, leading the Kings to a win after falling behind 47-39 at halftime.
Henry was named an NBL All-Star reserve earlier this month and he will participate in the game, which is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 22.
Henry is currently averaging 13.9 points per game, which ranks 14
th in the NBL. He is also averaging 1.2 steals per game (7
th) and is shooting .391 percent (15
th) from three-point range. Henry is third in the league with 16 total steals on the season.
“The entire Tarleton Texan Basketball family would like to congratulate Corin for his success so far this season and having been named an NBL All-Star,” Tarleton Associate Head Men's Basketball Coach
Chris Reisman said. “Being selected to play in an all-star game is truly an amazing accomplishment and we wish him more success as the season continues.”
CORIN HENRY'S STATISTICS
|
G |
FG |
FG% |
3FG |
3FG% |
FT |
FT% |
AST |
STL |
PTS |
|
13 |
69-155 |
.445 |
18-46 |
.391 |
25-38 |
.658 |
3.3 |
1.2 |
13.9 |