Pierriá Henry (born January 20, 1993) is an American-born naturalized Senegalese professional

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player who last played for

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of the Spanish

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and the

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. He played

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for the

University of North Carolina at Charlotte The University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte, or simply Charlotte) is a public research university in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. UNC Charlotte offers 24 doctoral, 66 master's, and 79 bachelor's degree programs thr ...

before playing professionally in Georgia, Germany, Israel, Spain, Turkey and Russia.

Early life and college career

Henry attended

South Charleston High School South Charleston High School is a public high school in West Virginia serving grades 9 through 12. It is located south of the Kanawha River, west of the city of Charleston, West Virginia, Charleston, in the city of South Charleston, West Virgini ...

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, where he averaged 20 points, 12 rebounds, six assists, five steals and two blocks per game as a senior, earning All-State honors twice. Henry played

for the

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, where he became the 49ers' all-time leader in assists (555) and steals (293). Henry was named two-time

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All-Third and Defensive teams,

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All-Defensive and Rookie Teams and the

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Tournament MVP.

Professional career

Vita Tbilisi / Ulm (2015–2016)

After going undrafted in the

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, Henry joined the

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for the

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. On September 4, 2015, Henry signed with the Georgian team Vita Tbilisi for the 2015–16 season. However, on December 14, 2015, Henry parted ways with Vita Tbilisi due to financial struggles to join the German team

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for the remainder of the season. Henry helped Ulm reach the 2016 BBL Finals, where they eventually lost to

Brose Bamberg Bamberg Baskets is a German professional basketball team from Bamberg, Franconia/North Bavaria. The club has won the German Championship title nine times and the German Cup six times. The club currently plays in the German top tier Basketball ...

Hapoel Eilat (2016–2017)

On August 3, 2016, Henry signed with the Israeli team Hapoel Eilat for the 2016–17 season. 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. 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)

On June 21, 2017, Henry signed with the Turkish team

Tofaş TOFAŞ Türk Otomobil Fabrikası A.Ş (acronym for ''Türk Otomobil Fabrikası Anonim Şirketi''; ''Turkish Automobile Factory Joint-Stock Company'' pronounced ) is a Turkish automobile manufacturer which was established in 1968 by Vehbi Koç, ...

for the 2017–18 season. 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

. 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

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for the

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, where he averaged 10 points, 4.8 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 2.1 steals in six games played for the Celtics. On July 16, 2018, Henry signed a one-year deal with the Russian team

UNICS Kazan BC UNICS () is a professional basketball club in Kazan, Russia, that plays in the VTB United League, and formerly played in the EuroLeague. On February 28, 2022, EuroLeague Basketball suspended the team because of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukr ...

. 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. 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

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. Henry helped Kazan reach the 2019 EuroCup semifinals, where they eventually lost to

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. On April 4, 2019, he earned a spot in the

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. On June 21, 2019, Henry parted ways with Kazan.

Baskonia (2019–2021)

On July 17, 2019, Henry signed a one-year deal with Spanish club Kirolbet Baskonia. 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.

Fenerbahçe (2021–2022)

On June 24, 2021, Henry signed a 1+1 year deal with Turkish side Fenerbahçe.

Return to Baskonia (2022–2023)

On October 12, 2022, Henry signed with the

. However, he was waived three days later. On October 23, 2022, Henry signed a one-year contract with

of the Spanish

, returning for a second stint with the club. In January 2023, his contract was suspended after Henry was put under investigation by

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for providing a fake doping sample. In February 2024, FIBA officially suspended him for a total of 48 months. He could return in January 2027.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

, - , 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* , , , , 7.9 , , 10.4 , - , style="text-align:left;",

2020–21 The dash is a punctuation mark consisting of a long horizontal line. It is similar in appearance to the hyphen but is longer and sometimes higher from the baseline. The most common versions are the endash , generally longer than the hyphen ...

, 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 The dash is a punctuation mark consisting of a long horizontal line. It is similar in appearance to the hyphen but is longer and sometimes higher from the baseline. The most common versions are the endash , generally longer than the hyphen ...

, 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

EuroCup

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 , style="text-align:left;",

Ulm Ulm () is the sixth-largest city of the southwestern German state of Baden-Württemberg, and with around 129,000 inhabitants, it is Germany's 60th-largest city. Ulm is located on the eastern edges of the Swabian Jura mountain range, on the up ...

, 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;",

, 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

References

External links

Charlotte 49ers bio

RealGM profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Henry, Pierriá 1993 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Georgia (country) American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Russia American expatriate basketball people in Spain American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American men's basketball players Basketball players from West Virginia BC UNICS players Charlotte 49ers men's basketball players Fenerbahçe men's basketball players Hapoel Eilat basketball players Liga ACB players Naturalized citizens of Senegal Sportspeople from South Charleston, West Virginia Point guards Ratiopharm Ulm players Saski Baskonia players Senegalese men's basketball players South Charleston High School alumni Tofaş S.K. players Naturalised basketball players Doping cases in basketball 21st-century American sportsmen 21st-century Senegalese sportsmen