Esian Henderson (born June 14, 1985) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Soproni KC of the Hungarian League. Standing at 2.05 metres (6 feet 9 inches), he plays the power forward position. After two years at North Central Missouri College and two years at Central Missouri, Henderson entered the 2009 NBA draft but was not selected in the draft's two rounds.
| Free agent | |
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| Position | Power forward |
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 14, 1985 Kansas City, Missouri |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8.75 in (2.05 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Ruskin (Kansas City, Missouri) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2009: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2009–present |
| Career history | |
| 2009–2010 | Kansas City Soul |
| 2010–2011 | Astrum Levice |
| 2011 | →Levicki Patriot |
| 2011–2012 | Applied Science University |
| 2012 | Zalakerámia ZTE |
| 2012 | LF Basket |
| 2013 | Iowa Energy |
| 2014 | Brno |
| 2015 | İstanbul DSİ |
| 2015–2016 | Bondi Ferrara |
| 2016 | Tampereen Pyrintö |
| 2017–2018 | Panionios |
| 2018 | Soproni KC |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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High school career
editHenderson played high school basketball at Ruskin High School, in Kansas City, Missouri.
College career
editHenderson started his college career with North Central Missouri. In his sophomore season, Kravic averaged 14.1 points and 6.4 rebounds. The next season, he was transferred to Central Missouri. During his senior year, Henderson was a role player averaging 4.8 points and 3.2 rebounds per game.[1]
Professional career
editOn January 27, 2014, Henderson joined Brno of the NBL.[2] On January 27, 2015, he joined İstanbul DSİ of the TBL.[3]
Henderson started the 2015–2016 season at Italy's second-highest level with Bondi Ferrara, where he averaged 9.3 points and 7.0 rebounds.[4] In February 2016, he moved to Finland's mainstream in Tampereen Pyrintö.[5] He was able to play eight regular season games, scoring 14.5 points and 5.9 rebounds per game. Henderson only missed one round in regular single-digit standings, and on March 18, he scored 27 points against Kouvot . Two days earlier he had 12 points and 12 rebounds against Kauhajoki Karhu. Pyrintö finished fourth in the season and won the playoffs first round against Bisons Loimaa and in the semi-finals against Helsinki Seagulls.
On October 2, 2017, he joined Panionios of the Greek Basket League.[6] On January 18, 2018, he left Panionios and joined Soproni KC of the Hungarian League.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Esian Henderson (6'9/PF): Finland, Turkey, D-League". overseasbasketballcombine.com. 15 February 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
- ^ "Esian Henderson joins MMCITE Brno". court-side.com. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ^ "UBA's Esian Henderson signs for Istanbul DSI". linkedin.com. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ^ "Pallacanestro Ferrara lands Esian Henderson". sportando.com. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ "Esian Henderson signs with Pyrinto Tampere". sportando.com. 26 February 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ "Esian Henderson landed by Panionios". court-side.com. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ "Sopron KC adds Henderson to their roster, ex Panionios". eurobasket.com. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.