Paul Henderson (born Mai 23, 1956) is a retired American-French professional

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player.

Career

Henderson, a 6’7 (2.01 m) forward, played college basketball at

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and won Two-time California small schools Junior College Player of the Year honors. In 1976, he transferred to the

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. Seeing action in 26 games of the 1976–77 season, Henderson averaged 11.8 points and 7 rebounds per contest for USC. He played for Élan béarnais Orthez in

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from 1979 to 1991 and for Montpellier from 1991 to 1993. Playing under American head coach George Fisher at Orthez, Henderson won the European competition

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in 1984, scoring 20 points in the championship game against

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, as well as the French national championship in 1986 and in 1987. With an average of 27.2 points per contest, Henderson was the leading scorer of the French league in the 1980–81 campaign. He left Orthez as the leading scorer in club history. After his retirement, Henderson served as an assistant coach at Pau-Orthez until 2012. He is married to a French woman and was granted French nationality.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Henderson, Paul 1956 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in France American men's basketball players Butte College alumni Élan Béarnais players Junior college men's basketball players in the United States Montpellier Paillade Basket players USC Trojans men's basketball players