Gerald
Henderson Bio
Personal Notes:
Born Gerald McKinley Henderson, Jr. on December 9, 1987, in Caldwell,
N.J. ... parents, Gerald Sr., and Marie, are both real estate agents
... Gerald Sr. was a 13-year NBA veteran ... Gerald Sr. won three
NBA Championships, 1981 and 1984 with the Boston Celtics and 1991
with the Detroit Pistons... has an older brother, Jermaine, and
older sister, Jade ... Jermaine played college basketball at Saint
Rose College ... enjoys playing video games ... favorite athlete
is Dwyane Wade.
High School Notes:
Four-year letterwinner at Episcopal Academy ... played
for head coach Dan Dougherty ... led the Churchman to a 27-4 record
and the state championship as a senior ... played in all 31 games,
scoring 667 points (21.5 ppg.) ... shot 52.1 percent (244-for-468)
from the floor, while also leading the team in rebounds (8.6), assists
(3.9) and steals (1.7) ... finished his career with 2,059 points,
10 short of breaking the league record ... two-time Gatorade state
Player of the Year ... Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily
News Co-Player of the Year in 2006 ...second team Parade All-America
pick in 2006 ... three-time All Inter-Ac League selection ... led
the East team with 16 points on 6-of-10 shooting from the field
at the 2006 McDonald’s All-American game ... also had four
rebounds and an assist in 17 minutes ... winner of the 2006 McDonald’s
All-American game Slam Dunk contest ... averaged 18.4 points and
8.6 rebounds per game as a junior while leading Episcopal Academy
to a 25-3 record and a state championship ...averaged 16.4 points
and 7.0 rebounds as a sophomore ... scored 18.1 ppg. and grabbed
8.0 rpg. during his freshman year ... rated 18th by The Recruiting
Services Consensus Index ... ranked 11th overall by Rivals.com ...
also lettered and earned all-league honors in golf as a freshman
... league champion in the high jump and triple jump in track and
field as a sophomore and junior.
Career Notes: Duke & (USA Basketball)
Explosive player on the wing with the ability to finish at the
rim ... potential to be one of Duke’s top offensive threats
in 2007-08 ... steadily improved throughout his freshman campaign
... active in Duke’s award-winning Verizon Read with the Blue
Devils, a community outreach reading program in the Durham school
district ... also active in the community with the Duke Children’s
Hospital and Ronald McDonald House.
Helped U.S. Junior National Select team to a 109-91 win over the
World Select team at the 2006 Nike Hoops Summit ... finished with
13 points, three rebounds, two assists, three blocked shots and
two steals versus the World Select team ... led the Red Team to
a bronze medal at the 2005 Youth Development Festival ... finished
tied for seventh in scoring (16.2 ppg.), first in free throw percentage
(.923), 14th in field goal percentage (.475) and tied for 16th in
rebounding (5.0 rpg.) ... teammate Jon Scheyer was also a member
of the Red Team ... scored in double digits in all five games, including
23 points to go with six rebounds in a victory over USA White and
18 points coupled with eight rebounds in the bronze medal victory
over Russia ... in 2004, he averaged 13.6 points, 6.4 rebounds and
2.0 steals per game while leading his team to a bronze medal at
the Youth Development Festival ... recorded a double-double with
19 points and 10 rebounds versus the North team in the semifinals
and also had 19 points, seven rebounds and four assists against
the West squad in the bronze medal game ... played with current
Blue Devils Greg Paulus and Brian Zoubek at the 2004 festival.
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