Education
Born in Hollis, Oklahoma, Henry attended and played collegiately at both the University of Kansas and Oklahoma City University.
Born in Hollis, Oklahoma, Henry attended and played collegiately at both the University of Kansas and Oklahoma City University.
He was a 6"6", 205 lb shooting guard. Henry led Kansas in scoring in both 1982-1983 and 1983-1984, 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 National Basketball Association Draft by the Kansas City Kings.
His National Basketball Association career lasted 28 games with the Sacramento Kings in 1985-1986 (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 Amateur Athletic Union basketball coach and a personal trainer for pro-basketball prospects.
Carl"s son Xavier Henry was the 12th pick in the 2010 National Basketball Association Draft. Carl"s wife attended Kansas as a student-athlete for the women"s basketball team