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Kelvin Henderson
- Nationality: USA
- Date of Birth: 29/08/57
- Place of Birth: Hazelwood, Missouri (USA)
- Position: FRD
- Height (CM): 200
- Weight (KG): 86
- Junior Assoc:
- College: Forest Park JC. (1976-1978) / Saint Louis University (1978-1980)
NBL CAREER OVERVIEW
NBL DEBUT
21/02/81
Age 23
LAST NBL GAME
7/10/82
Age 25
TEAM HISTORY
2 seasons | 1 team- 1981-82BABankstown2 seasons
CHAMPIONSHIPS
NoneNICKNAME/S: Special K
BIO: Kelvin Henderson was born in Hazelwood, Missouri (USA), where he attended Kinloch High School.
NBL EXPERIENCE
Kelvin Henderson made his NBL debut with the Bankstown Bruins at 23 years of age. He scored 32 points in his first game.
Kelvin Henderson played two seasons with the Bankstown Bruins. He averaged 21.7 points, 6 rebounds, and 1.1 assists in 47 NBL games.
NBL TOTAL STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 24 | Bankstown | 2-24 (14) | 25 | 0 | 558 | 283 | 53 | 100 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 90 | 250 | 481 | 52% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 58 | 82 | 71% | 54% | 52% | 32 |
| 1981 | 23 | Bankstown | 7-15 (11) | 22 | 0 | 464 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 203 | 404 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 58 | 82 | 71% | 53% | 50% | 35 | Totals | 47 | 0 | 1022 | 283 | 53 | 100 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 168 | 453 | 885 | 51.2% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 116 | 164 | 70.7% | 53% | 51% | 35 |
NBL PER GAME STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 24 | Bankstown | 2-24 (14) | 25 | 0.0 | 22.3 | 11.3 | 2.1 | 4.0 | 7.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 10.0 | 19.2 | 52% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 2.3 | 3.3 | 71% | 54.0% | 52% | 32 |
| 1981 | 23 | Bankstown | 7-15 (11) | 22 | 0.0 | 21.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 9.2 | 18.4 | 50% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 2.6 | 3.7 | 71% | 52.7% | 50% | 35 | Total | 47 | 0.0 | 21.7 | 6.0 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 9.6 | 18.8 | 51.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 2.5 | 3.5 | 70.7% | 53% | 51% | 35 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 35 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
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STATE LEAGUE EXPERIENCE
- Woodville (1990), Central Districts (1992)
Henderson joined Woodville for the 1990 season and played with the Warriors in their SEABL program. Woodville was coached by Raymon Wood and competed in weekend SEABL fixtures alongside the separate South Australian domestic competition. Henderson was used by Woodville through a lease arrangement, having been connected with West Adelaide and later Murray Bridge for domestic competition while appearing for the Warriors in SEABL play.
Woodvilles 1990 SEABL team was strengthened during the season by Ron Nunnelly, who joined the Warriors from Murray Bridge. Henderson and Nunnelly formed part of the Woodville lineup during the second half of the campaign.
Henderson played for Central Districts during the 1992 season.
In 2005, Henderson was selected in Woodvilles Mens All-Star Team covering the clubs first 25 years from 1980 to 2005, recognising his contribution to the Warriors during his time with the program.
NBA EXPERIENCE
Kelvin Henderson was drafted by the Portland Trailblazers with pick #79 in the 1980 NBA Draft.
COLLEGE
Kelvin Henderson played junior college basketball at Forest Park JC from 1976 to 1978 before transferring to Saint Louis University, where he suited up for the Billikens across the 1978-79 and 1979-80 seasons in the Metro Conference under head coach Ron Ekker.
In 1978-79, Henderson started all 27 games for a Saint Louis team that finished 10-17 overall and 3-7 in Metro play, and he averaged 13.6 points, 8.3 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.4 steals, and 1.6 blocks in 34.9 minutes per game while shooting 161-for-330 from the field (48.8%) and 46-for-86 at the free throw line (53.5%).
Across that 1978-79 season, he totaled 368 points and 225 rebounds, added 48 assists and 38 steals, and recorded 42 blocks, including a 5-block game against Memphis State on January 7, 1979.
In 1979-80, Henderson again started all 27 games as Saint Louis went 12-15 overall and 4-8 in Metro play, and he lifted his averages to 15.6 points, 9.4 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.1 steals, and 2.5 blocks in 36.0 minutes per game while shooting 175-for-316 from the field (55.4%) and 71-for-99 at the line (71.7%).
That 1979-80 season included an 8-block performance against Siena on December 1, 1979, and he also posted 5-block games against Louisville on January 25, 1980 and during the 1979-80 season against Florida State.
Across his two seasons at Saint Louis, Henderson played 54 games and started every one, compiling 789 points (14.6 per game) and 480 rebounds (8.9 per game) with 89 assists (1.6 per game), 68 steals (1.3 per game), and 110 blocks (2.0 per game) in 1,913 total minutes, and his 110 career blocks rank among Saint Louis’ all-time career leaders.
After completing his Saint Louis career in 1980, Henderson was selected with the 79th overall pick in the 1980 NBA Draft.
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