Bill Henry (basketball), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American basketball player
Date of Birth: 27-Dec-1924
Place of Birth: Dallas, Texas, United States
Date of Death: 01-Jan-1985
Profession: basketball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Bill Henry (basketball)
- William Gambrell Henry (December 27, 1924 – January 1, 1985) was an American professional basketball player.
- Henry played for one season with the Fort Wayne Pistons (1948–49) in the Basketball Association of America (BAA) before splitting the following season with the Pistons and Tri-Cities Blackhawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
- He recorded career totals of 613 points and 103 assists.
- Although he played professionally, Henry is better known for his college basketball career at Rice University. At Rice, Henry played three varsity seasons (1942–43 to 1944–45).
- A 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m), 215 lb center, Henry was twice selected as a consensus NCAA All-American, once in 1944 and again in 1945.
- As a senior in 1944–45, he led the Owls to an undefeated Southwest Conference season and only lost one game all season.
- He scored 280 points in 12 conference games that year, good for a 23.3 points per game average.
- He was also one of the biggest players in the league and led Rice to Southwest Conference first-place finishes all three years he played for them.
- In his sophomore season of 1942–43, Rice qualified for the National Invitation Tournament (NIT), which at the time was as popular and respected as the modern day NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.
- Rice would lose to the eventual tournament champion St.
- John's, 51–49, in the first round. Henry was listed as Rice University's all-time greatest men's basketball player in the 2009 book ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game.
- He was also inducted into the school's athletic hall of fame as part of the 1970 class.Bill Henry died five days after his 60th birthday.
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