Alan Henderson
Alan Henderson | |
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| Born | December 2, 1972 Morgantown, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Occupation | Professional basketball player (retired) |
| Years active | 1995–2007 |
| Known for | NBA Most Improved Player Award (1997–98) |
Alan Lybrooks Henderson (born December 2, 1972) is a retired professional basketball athlete who competed in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Measuring , Henderson hails from Morgantown, West Virginia and completed his secondary education at Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School located in Indianapolis, Indiana. In 1994, he was a member of the United States men's basketball squad at the Goodwill Games.
College career
During his time at Indiana University, Henderson consistently led the team in rebounds throughout all four seasons. He ranks among the top five in school history for rebounds, blocks, and steals. Additionally, he stands ninth on the university's all-time scoring list and participated in the 1992 Final Four tournament. His scoring average of 23.5 points per game in 1995 remains the highest single-season mark recorded during Bob Knight’s 29-year coaching period. In 1995, Henderson gained acceptance to medical programs at both Indiana University and Howard University. He earned a degree in biology and is affiliated with the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.
NBA career
Henderson was chosen 16th overall in the 1995 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks. Throughout his NBA tenure, he played for the Hawks, Dallas Mavericks, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Philadelphia 76ers. In his debut season, he was second on Atlanta in blocked shots with a total of 43. His performance earned him the NBA Most Improved Player Award for the 1997–98 season after posting averages of 14.3 points and 6.4 rebounds per game. Despite his individual success, the Hawks faced challenges progressing deep into the playoffs during his years with the team.
On August 4, 2004, Henderson was involved in a trade alongside Jason Terry to the Mavericks in exchange for Antoine Walker and Tony Delk. Subsequently, on February 24, 2005, he was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks, though he was waived just one day later. He then returned to sign with Dallas on March 1.
Henderson signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers on September 17, 2005, where he appeared in 51 games primarily as a backup power forward. The following year, on September 8, 2006, he joined the Philadelphia 76ers as a free agent.
He was traded to the Utah Jazz on February 22, 2007, but was released shortly after on March 2. The Sixers brought him back in April to complete that season. Over his entire NBA career, Henderson averaged 7.8 points and 5 rebounds across a total of 652 games.
He currently lives in Indiana with his wife Maxine and their four children.
Regular season
|- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Atlanta | 79 || 4 || 17.9 || .442 || .000 || .595 || 4.5 || .6 || .6 || .5 || 6.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Atlanta | 30 || 0 || 16.6 || .475 || – || .600 || 3.9 || .8 || .7 || .2 || 6.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Atlanta | 69 || 33 || 29.0 || .485 || .500 || .652 || 6.4 || 1.1 || .6 || .5 || 14.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Atlanta | 38 || 37 || 30.1 || .442 || .000 || .671 || 6.6 || .7 || .9 || .5 || 12.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Atlanta | 82 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 82* || 33.8 || .461 || .100 || .671 || 7.0 || .9 || 1.0 || .7 || 13.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Atlanta | 73 || 42 || 24.8 || .444 || .000 || .638 || 5.6 || .7 || .7 || .4 || 10.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Atlanta | 26 || 1 || 16.3 || .509 || 1.000|| .533|| 3.7|| .4|| .4|| .6|| 5.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Atlanta | 82||3||18.2||.468||.000||.638||4.9||.5||.4||.4||4.8 |- | style="text-align:left;" |
| style="text-align:left;" | Atlanta | 6||0||11.3||.476||–||.667||3.5||.3||.2||.3||4.0 |- | style="text-align:left;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Dallas | 78||10||15.4||.527||.000||.539||4.5||.3||.4||.5||3.5 |- | style="text-align:left;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Cleveland | 51||3||10.4||.516||–||.673||2.7||.2||.2||.2||2.5 |- | style="text-align:left;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Philadelphia | 38||5||11.0|| .642|||| .702|||2.8|||0.3|||0.2|||0.3|||3.1
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| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2 | Career |652|||220|||21.1|||0..469|||0..192|||0..639|||5|||0..6|||0..6|||0..5|||7..8
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Playoffs
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| style="text-align:left" | 1996 NBA playoffs | style="text-align:left" | 1995–96 Atlanta Hawks season | 10 || 0 || 14.5 || .575 ||| .700 ||| 2.7 || 0.7 || 0.1 || .4 || 5.3 |- | style="text-align:left" | 1997 NBA playoffs | style="text-align:left" | 1996–97 Atlanta Hawks season | 10 || 0 || 13.6 || 0.559 ||| 0.769 ||| 3.3 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 0.3 || 5.8 |- | style="text-align:left" | 1998 NBA playoffs | style="text-align:left" | 1997–98 Atlanta Hawks season | 4 || 4 || 31.5 || 0.526 || 0.000 || 0.611 || 5.5 || 1.0 || 0.8 || 0.3 || 12.8 |- | style="text-align:left" | 1999 NBA playoffs | style="text-align:left" | 1998–99 Atlanta Hawks season | 1 || 0 || 4.0 || |||||||||||| |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |-