Steven Michael Henson (born February 2, 1968) is an American former professional

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player, who was selected by the

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in the second round (44th pick overall) of the 1990 NBA draft. He was an assistant basketball coach at the

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under his former college coach

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. On April 1, 2016, Henson was hired as the head coach at the

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and assumed his new position after the Sooners' exit from the NCAA tournament the following day.

College career

Henson played collegiately at Kansas State University, where he was named to the All- Big Eight Conference first team in 1989. He is Kansas State's all-time leader in assists, and remains in the top ten on the all-time

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career

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percentage list, with a .900 mark. He was also a track and field decathlete at Kansas State.

Professional career

In six seasons in the NBA, Henson played for the Bucks,

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, Charlotte Hornets,

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, and

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. During his NBA career, Henson appeared in 238 games and averaged 3.1 points per game.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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Playoffs

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Coaching career

Since retiring from playing basketball, Henson has turned to coaching. He has been an assistant at

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, with the Atlanta Hawks, at South Florida, at

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and at Oklahoma.Oklahoma Sooners coaching bio
accessed May 11, 2011 After a successful 2015–16 season with the

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to the 2016 Final Four in Houston, Henson was announced to succeed Brooks Thompson as the new head coach for UTSA.

UTSA (2016–present)

In his first year of coaching, Henson engaged in a major rebuilding effort after succeeding Thompson as head coach. In his first year, UTSA posted a nine-win improvement in the overall record, going to 14–19 and a five-win improvement in Conference USA conference games to 8–10. In his second season, Henson posted a winning record for the first time since 2011–12, going 20–15 for the season and 11–7 in conference play, and being named the conference coach of the year. The UTSA Roadrunners lost in the quarterfinals of the 2018 C-USA tournament, but secured an invite into the 2018 CIT tournament.

Head Coaching Record

College

References

External links

Steve Henson's stats @ Basketball-reference.com

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