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After a slow start to his collegiate career, Gerald Henderson came out of his shell last basketball season and became the Duke Blue Devils “Go-To” option. Unlike past seasons, Henderson was able to shed some of the timidity that had marked his career at Duke so far and pulled a 16.9 ppg average to go with 2.5 assists per game and a 3 point shooting percentage of 33.6%. Henderson has decent size at 6′5″ and 215 lbs and could be a small forward or shooting guard prospect for the right NBA team.

Gerald Henderson’s Collegiate Career at Duke

Gerald Henderson is that player that came in with a lot of promise in his freshman year who just took a bit to adjust to the college basketball game. During his first year at Duke, Henderson played in about half of the games and scored at a 6.2 ppg clip with 1.1 assists per game. As he saw more playing time in his sophomore season, Henderson started to blossom and scored at a 12.7 ppg average while pulling down 4.7 rebounds per game and 1.6 assists a contest. During his junior season, Gerald Henderson started to blossom and earned first team All-ACC honors and helped Duke obtain a 2 seed for the NCAA tournament. Henderson will be forgoing his senior season at Duke to declare for the 2009 NBA draft.

Gerald Henderson’s 2009 NBA Draft Prospects

Gerald Henderson brings outstanding athleticism to any NBA team that drafts him. He is a strong defender with NBA quickness. He’s an explosive leaper and considered to already have NBA strength to help sustain through the season. He follows in the footsteps of his father, Gerald Henderson, Sr who played 13 years in the NBA. On the downside, Henderson is not considered quite tall enough for the small forward position, and needs to improve his ball handling skills to be an effective two guard for an NBA team. His free throw ability is also not great for an NBA guard who slashes and scores points from the charity stripe. Gerald Henderson does have all of the tools a first round NBA prospect requires. Because of the lack of depth in big men in this year’s draft, Henderson could find himself picked as a late lottery pick to the end of the first round of the 2009 NBA draft.

Refs:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/179366-nba-draft-prospects-gerald-henderson-duke, http://www.mynbadraft.com/NBA-Draft-Profiles-2009/Gerald-Henderson, http://www.philly.com/inquirer/sports/20090211_Duke_s_Gerald_Henderson_blossoming.html, http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=620658, http://bleacherreport.com/articles/151449-the-what-ifs-of-duke-basketball-gerald-henderson

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