Nationality American Name C. Henry Date drafted 2005 Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Role Basketball Player Position Point guard | Listed weight 200 lb (91 kg) Height 1.91 m Siblings Xavier Henry Number 13 Weight 91 kg | |
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Born May 31, 1986 (age 37)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma ( 1986-05-31 ) College Kansas (2009–2010)
Southern Nazarene (2010–2011) School Putnam City North High School | ||
Carl Joshua Henry, Jr. (born May 31, 1986) is an outfielder for the Evansville Otters of the Frontier League. Henry is a former college basketball player for the Southern Nazarene University men's basketball team.
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Early life
Henry is the son of Carl Henry, Sr., a former professional basketball player. His younger brother is Xavier Henry.
Henry attended Putnam City High School (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma), where he starred at basketball and baseball. Henry was named to the 2005 USA Today All-USA high school baseball team and became a top prospect. He was also heavily recruited as a point guard and committed to play for the Kansas Jayhawks team on May 19, 2005, choosing the Jayhawks over North Carolina and Texas.
Baseball
Henry was drafted by the New York Yankees in the first round (17th overall) of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft and signed, receiving a $1.6 million bonus.
He played for the Gulf Coast Yankees and Charleston RiverDogs, before being traded by the Yankees to the Philadelphia Phillies in the deal that sent Bobby Abreu and Cory Lidle to the Yankees.
Henry played for the Lakewood BlueClaws of the Phillies' organization, but was released following the 2007 season. The Yankees re-signed Henry, assigning him to the Class-A Advanced Tampa Yankees for the 2008 season. In 272 minor-league games, Henry hit .222 and made 57 errors. Following his continuing baseball struggles, Henry quit baseball and returned to basketball.
Basketball
Henry was a walk-on for the Memphis Tigers in the fall of 2008, as the Yankees were responsible for his college tuition. He redshirted for the 2008-09 season.
Henry's brother, Xavier, was a top recruit by John Calipari to attend Memphis beginning in the 2009-10 year. However, when Calipari left to accept the coaching job for the Kentucky Wildcats, the Henry brothers decided to commit to the Kansas Jayhawks, with Xavier released from his letter of intent with Memphis, and C. J. transferring.
C. J. was a redshirt freshman at Kansas in the 2009-10 year, and he was eligible to play for the 2009-10 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team. On August 27, 2010, NAIA school Southern Nazarene University announced that Henry had transferred to the school. He became a starter and the team's leading scorer in the 2010-11 season.