Henry Domercant (born December 30, 1980) is an American and Bosnian-Herzegovinian professional

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coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of the

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in the

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, the development team for the

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of the

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. He played college basketball for Eastern Illinois, and was an All-EuroLeague Second Team selection in

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College career

Domercant attended Eastern Illinois, being second in NCAA Division I scoring both in the 2001–02 season averaging 26.4 points as a junior, and again as a senior in 2002–03 with an average of 27.9 per game. He finished with EIU and Ohio Valley Conference records of 2,602 career points in his four college seasons.

Professional career

Domercant was selected in the 2003 Continental Basketball Association (CBA) draft by the

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. However, he decided to begin his professional career in Turkey for the 2003–04 season with

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. He moved to Efes Pilsen in 2004 and played two seasons for the club. He departed Turkey following the 2005–06 season and moved to Greece, signing with Olympiacos Piraeus. For the 2007–08 season, he joined

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. Between 2008 and 2010, Domercant played in Italy for

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, winning all three competitions both seasons with the club:

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, and the Italian league championship. For the 2010–11 season, he moved back to Russia where he played for

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, and then for the 2011–12 season, he continued in Russia playing for

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. On August 21, 2012, Domercant signed with

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. However, in late November, he was ruled out for six months with a knee injury; he appeared in just one game. He returned to Galatasaray for the 2013–14 season, averaging 7.1 points and 1.3 rebounds in 19 league games. He also averaged 4.7 points and 1.2 rebounds in 27 EuroLeague games. On January 17, 2015, Domercant signed with

Juvecaserta Basket Sporting Club JuveCaserta (sometimes spelled Juve Caserta), also known as Decò Caserta after its title sponsor, is an Italian professional basketball team based in Caserta, Campania. The team currently plays in the Serie A2, the second tier of Ita ...

of the Italian

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. In 12 games for Juvecaserta to finish the 2014–15 season, he averaged 10.9 points and 2.9 rebounds per game. On February 12, 2016, Domercant was acquired by the

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of the NBA Development League. On February 19, he made his debut for the Stampede in a 99–96 loss to the

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, recording three points and one rebound in 11 minutes. On August 4, 2017, Domercant signed with Romanian club

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. On August 24, 2017, he parted ways with U BT Cluj-Napoca before appearing in a game for them. Domercant left the team with a foot injury.

National team career

In 2005, Domercant began representing the senior Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. He played with Bosnia and Herzegovina at two major

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championships, the

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and the

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Coaching career

On October 23, 2017, it was reported that Domercant was hired as an assistant coach by the

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, the Boston Celtics' development team in the

. In 2018, he was hired as an assistant coach for

, the Chicago Bulls' G League affiliate. In 2020, he was promoted to the role of player development coordinator following the Bulls' hiring of Billy Donovan as head coach and the Windy City Bulls sitting out the 2020–21 season. He was named the head coach of the Windy City Bulls before the 2021–22 season.

EuroLeague career statistics

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2004–05 , style="text-align:left;", Efes Pilsen , 23 , , 23 , , 31.7 , , .450 , , .457 , , .786 , , 4.1 , , 1.4 , , 1.6 , , .1 , , 14.1 , , 14.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2005–06 , style="text-align:left;", Efes Pilsen , 22 , , 21 , , 32.0 , , .411 , , .356 , , .761 , , 3.2 , , 1.6 , , 1.7 , , .1 , , 12.4 , , 11.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2006–07 , style="text-align:left;",

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...

, 22 , , 11 , , 24.4 , , .474 , , .444 , , .711 , , 2.1 , , .5 , , 1.0 , , .1 , , 11.2 , , 8.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2008–09 , style="text-align:left;", Montepaschi , 20 , , 15 , , 23.6 , , .397 , , .385 , , .943 , , 2.4 , , 1.4 , , 1.0 , , .1 , , 10.1 , , 8.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2009–10 , style="text-align:left;", Montepaschi , 16 , , 1 , , 17.2 , , .478 , , .509 , , style="background:#CFECEC;", .938 , , 1.5 , , .6 , , .4 , , .1 , , 10.5 , , 7.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2011–12 , style="text-align:left;", UNICS , 19 , , 19 , , 31.9 , , .433 , , .495 , , .837 , , 3.7 , , 1.6 , , .6 , , .1 , , 15.5 , , 16.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2013–14 , style="text-align:left;",

Galatasaray Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other de ...

, 27 , , 5 , , 13.6 , , .333 , , .310 , , .905 , , 1.2 , , .4 , , .6 , , .0 , , 4.7 , , 2.9 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:left;", Career , style="text-align:left;", , 149 , , 95 , , 24.7 , , .419 , , .414 , , .833 , , 2.6 , , 1.1 , , 1.0 , , .1 , , 10.9 , , 9.5

References

External links

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at tblstat.net {{DEFAULTSORT:Domercant, Henry 1980 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Russia American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American men's basketball players Anadolu Efes S.K. players Basketball coaches from Illinois Basketball players from Chicago BC Dynamo Moscow players BC Spartak Saint Petersburg players BC UNICS players Bosnia and Herzegovina basketball coaches Bosnia and Herzegovina men's basketball players Bosnia and Herzegovina people of African-American descent Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball players Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball) players Idaho Stampede players Juvecaserta Basket players Karşıyaka basketball players Maine Red Claws coaches Mens Sana Basket players Naturalized citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina Olympiacos B.C. players Shooting guards Sportspeople from Chicago Windy City Bulls coaches