Xavier Henry

He will attend Memphis in the fall of 2009.


Family
Henry's brother, C. J., is a freshman on the University of Memphis basketball team. He was a 2005 MLB draft first round pick and returned to college after playing three years of minor-league baseball in the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies' organizations. The brothers' father, Carl, played basketball at Kansas in the 1980s and their mother played basketball for the Kansas womans team.
Car Wreck
On October 22, 2008, Henry was in a car wreck and fractured his cheekbone.He had to have surgery to fix it in November and he missed the beginning of his senior season.
High School
Henry was ranked first in ESPNU's 2008 list of high school basketball players and was named to the 2009 McDonald's All-American Team. He was SLAM Magazine's high school diary keeper for the 2008–09 basketball season. On March 14, 2009, he led Putnam City High School to the Oklahoma Class 6A state championship, scoring scoring 24 points in the title game against Jenks High School. Henry was also selected to participate in the 2009 Nike Hoop Summit at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon and the Jordan Brand Classic at Madison Square Garden.
College
Henry chose Memphis over Kansas in August 2008 because of the opportunity to play along side his brother, C.J., again.
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