Aaron Henry

Aaron Henry (born August 30, 1999) is an American college basketball player for the Michigan State Spartans of the Big Ten Conference.

Early life and high school career

Henry was born in Louisville, Kentucky but moved to Indianapolis, Indiana while he was a child. He attended Ben Davis High School, where he was a four-year starter on the school's basketball team. As a junior, he averaged 14.2 points, 6.6 rebounds, 3.8 assists per game and was named to the first team of the Indy-Area Super Team by the Indianapolis Star and second team All-State by the Associated Press as he helped lead the Giants to the 2017 4A State Championship. Rated a three-star recruit, Henry committed to play college basketball at Michigan State going into his senior year over offers from Butler, Illinois, Ohio State and Xavier. Henry led the Giants to a sectional title while averaging 17 points, 8.8 rebounds and four assists in his senior season and was named first team All-State by the Associated Press and to the second team by USA Today.

College career

As a freshman Henry played in all 39 of Michigan State's games, starting 22 of the final 23 contests and averaging 6.1 points and 3.8 rebounds per game. He averaged 9.0 points and 5.6 rebounds during postseason play as whole and 10.4 points and 5.2 rebounds in the NCAA Tournament. Henry scored a career high 20 points to go with eight rebounds and six assists against LSU in the Sweet Sixteen of the 2019 NCAA Tournament.

Henry was named the 90th-best collegiate basketball player going into the 2019-20 season by CBS Sports. He scored 18 points in a 71–66 loss to Virginia Tech on November 25, 2019. On February 25, 2020, Henry scored 17 points in a 78–70 win over Iowa, and coach Tom Izzo called him the team's best player in the game. Henry averaged 10.0 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game during his sophomore season. Following the season he declared for the 2020 NBA draft but did not hire an agent.

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