Henry was born in Louisville, Kentucky but moved to Indianapolis, Indiana while he was a child.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] A three-star recruit, he committed to playing college basketball for Michigan State over offers from Butler, Illinois, Ohio State and Xavier.[4]
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.[5] He averaged 9 points and 5.6 rebounds during postseason play as whole and 10.4 points and 5.2 rebounds in the NCAA Tournament.[6][7] Henry scored a season high 20 points to go with eight rebounds and six assists against LSU in the Sweet Sixteen of the 2019 NCAA tournament.[8]
Henry was named the 90th-best collegiate basketball player going into the 2019–20 season by CBS Sports.[9] He scored 18 points in a 71–66 loss to Virginia Tech on November 25, 2019.[10] 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.[11] Henry averaged 10 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game during his sophomore season.[12] Following the season, he declared for the 2020 NBA draft but did not hire an agent.[13] He ultimately decided to withdraw and return to Michigan State for his junior season.[14]
As a junior, Henry averaged 15.4 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game. He was named to the Third Team All-Big Ten. Following the season he declared for the 2021 NBA draft, forgoing his remaining college eligibility.[15]
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^"Michigan State Spartans' Aaron Henry pegged as rising basketball star". The Detroit News. April 29, 2019.
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^"Winston-led, No. 24 Michigan State beats No. 18 Iowa 78–70". ESPN. Associated Press. February 25, 2020. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
^Carpenter, Hondo (March 12, 2020). "Michigan State Coach Tom Izzo Acknowledges This Was His Most Difficult Season". SI.com.
^Solari, Chris (April 27, 2020). "Michigan State basketball's Aaron Henry enters NBA draft with ability to return to college". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
^Givony, Jonathan (August 2, 2020). "Michigan State's Aaron Henry withdrawing from draft". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
^Gastelum, Andrew (April 12, 2021). "Michigan State Forward Aaron Henry Declares for NBA Draft". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
^"76ers Sign Aaron Henry, Re-Sign Rayjon Tucker to Two-Way Contracts". NBA.com. August 8, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
^Levick, Noah (January 11, 2022). "Local product Brown Jr. earns two-way contract with Sixers". NBC Sports. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
^"2021-22 NBA G League Transactions". gleague.nba.com. January 18, 2022. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
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^"Boulogne-Levallois va devoir se passer d'Aaron Henry pendant plusieurs semaines". L'Équipe (in French). December 10, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
^"【#11 アーロン・ヘンリー選手】新規入団のお知らせ". ファイティングイーグルス名古屋 (in Japanese). June 30, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.