Henry Caruso (basketball) explained

Henry Caruso
Position:Shooting guard / small forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lb:195
League:LNB Pro A
Team:Élan Chalon
Birth Date:1 July 1995
Birth Place:Burlingame, California, U.S.
Nationality:American / Italian
High School:Junípero Serra
(San Mateo, California)
College:Princeton (2013–2017)
Santa Clara (2017–2018)
Draft Year:2018
Career Start:2018
Years1:2018
Team1:Auxilium Pallacanestro Torino
Years2:2019–2020
Team2:Heroes Den Bosch
Years3:2020–2022
Team3:Donar
Highlights:
Years4:2022–present
Team4:Élan Chalon

Henry Caruso (born July 1, 1995) is an American-Italian basketball player who plays for Élan Chalon of the LNB Pro A.

Early life

Henry Caruso was born on July 1, 1995, in Burlingame, California. He attended Junípero Serra High School in San Mateo, California, where he excelled in basketball. At Serra, Caruso earned all-state honors from MaxPreps, two-time team MVP, three-time all-league honoree, including first-team honors his final two seasons. He graduated as the second-leading scorer in school history with 1,453 points (school record, 1,490) and averaged 21 points and nine rebounds per game as a senior, scoring 627 points, after averaging 16 and eight as a junior and 12 and six as a sophomore. He also played football and baseball, was a three-time Scholar Athlete Award honoree and National Honor Society and California Scholarship Federation member. He graduated in 2013.

College career

Caruso spent four seasons at Princeton. He was named to the First Team All-Ivy League as a junior. He averaged 15.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and shot 47 percent from 3-point range. Caruso injured his foot eight games into his senior season and missed the rest of the year. He transferred to Santa Clara as a graduate transfer, as his sister was attending the university.[1] As a redshirt senior at Santa Clara, Caruso was elected team captain, averaged 12.2 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game and achieved double-figure scoring in 24 games.

Professional career

On August 22, 2018, Caruso signed with Auxilium Pallacanestro Torino.[2]

On July 15, 2019, Caruso signed with Heroes Den Bosch in the Dutch Basketball League (DBL).[3] He averaged 11.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.3 assists and shot 48 percent from 3-point range before the DBL stopped due to coronavirus.[4]

On August 23, 2020, Caruso signed with Donar of the DBL and the Basketball Champions League.[5]

On July 22, 2022, he signed a one-year deal with French club Élan Chalon of the LNB Pro A.[6]

Personal life

Caruso is the grandson of Ann Russell Miller. He holds an Italian passport.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Morgan . Matt . Taking the Long Way Home . September 21, 2020 . Santa Clara Magazine . March 27, 2018.
  2. Web site: Henry Caruso to join Torino training camp, in process of getting Italian passport.
  3. Web site: New Heroes contracteert Henry Caruso. July 15, 2019. September 21, 2020. Heroes Den Bosch. nl.
  4. Web site: Henry Caruso Player Profile. basketball.realgm.com. September 21, 2020.
  5. Web site: Henry Caruso naar Donar!. Donar.nl. August 23, 2020. September 21, 2020. nl. Adriaan van den. Brink.
  6. Web site: 2022-07-22 . Henry CARUSO nouvel ailier . 2022-07-22 . Elan Chalon . fr-FR.
  7. Web site: Groningen signs Henry Caruso. September 21, 2020. Eurobasket.com.