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League
  
Big 12 Conference

Name
  
Steve Henson

Listed weight
  
177 lb (80 kg)

Weight
  
80 kg


Height
  
1.8 m

Nationality
  
American

Role
  
Basketball Player

Position
  
Point guard


Born
  
February 2, 1968 (age 56) Junction City, Kansas (
1968-02-02
)

High school
  
McPherson (McPherson, Kansas)

College
  
Kansas State (1986–1990)

Listed height
  
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)

Education
  
Kansas State University

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Steven Michael Henson (born February 2, 1968) is a retired American professional basketball player, who was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2nd round (44th overall) of the 1990 NBA draft. He is an assistant basketball coach at the University of Oklahoma under his former college coach Lon Kruger. On April 1, 2016, Henson was hired as the head coach at the University of Texas at San Antonio and assumed his new position after the Sooners' exit from the NCAA Tournament the following day.

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College career

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

Professional career

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In six seasons in the NBA, Henson played for the Bucks, Atlanta Hawks, Charlotte Hornets, Portland Trail Blazers, and Detroit Pistons. During his NBA career, Henson appeared in 238 games and averaged 3.1 points per game.

Coaching career

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Since retiring from playing basketball, Henson has turned to coaching. He has been an assistant at Illinois, with the Atlanta Hawks, at South Florida, at UNLV and at Oklahoma. After a successful 2015–16 season with the Oklahoma Sooners to the 2016 Final Four in Houston, Coach Steve Henson was announced to succeed Brooks Thompson as the new Head Coach for UTSA.


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References

Steve Henson Wikipedia