| Carl Henry | |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 6 |
| Weight Lb: | 205 |
| Birth Date: | 16 August 1960 |
| Birth Place: | Hollis, Oklahoma |
| Nationality: | American |
| High School: | U. S. Grant (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) |
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| Draft Year: | 1984 |
| Draft Round: | 4 |
| Draft Pick: | 80 |
| Draft Team: | Kansas City Kings |
| Career Start: | 1984 |
| Career End: | 1993 |
| Career Number: | 11 |
| Career Position: | Shooting guard |
| Years1: | 1984–1985 |
| Team1: | Puerto Rico Coquis |
| Team2: | Sacramento Kings |
| Bbr: | henryca01 |
Carl J. Henry (born August 16, 1960) is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was a 6'6", 205 lb shooting guard.
Born in Hollis, Oklahoma, Henry attended and played collegiately at both the University of Kansas and Oklahoma City University. Henry led Kansas in scoring in both 1982–83 and 1983–84, averaging 16.8 points per game as a junior, and 17.4 points per game in his senior season. He was selected with the tenth pick of the 4th round (80th overall) in the 1984 NBA draft by the Kansas City Kings. His NBA career lasted 28 games with the Sacramento Kings in 1985–86 (by then the franchise had relocated from Kansas City, Missouri). Henry last played basketball in 1993 for Bobcat Gent in Belgium. Henry then became an AAU basketball coach and a personal trainer for pro-basketball prospects.[1]
Carl's son Xavier Henry was the 12th pick in the 2010 NBA draft. His other son, C. J. Henry, played for the University of Kansas's basketball team after transferring from Memphis and is a former minor league prospect for the New York Yankees.[2] Carl's wife attended Kansas as a student-athlete for the women's basketball team.