Jalen Henry
| Helsinki Seagulls | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward |
| League | Korisliiga |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 8, 1996 Springfield, Illinois, U.S. |
| Listed height | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) |
| Listed weight | 100 kg (220 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Springfield Southeast (Springfield, Illinois) |
| College | SIU Edwardsville (2014–2018) |
| NBA draft | 2018: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2018–present |
| Career history | |
| 2018–2019 | Charleville-Mézières |
| 2019 | Korihait |
| 2020 | BC Nokia |
| 2020–2021 | Sporting CP |
| 2021 | BK Olomoucko |
| 2021 | Korihait |
| 2021–2022 | BC Körmend |
| 2022–2023 | APOEL B.C. |
| 2023 | Vevey Riviera Basket |
| 2023–2024 | Budapesti Honvéd |
| 2024–2025 | Tartu Ülikool |
| 2025–2026 | Jonava Hipocredit |
| 2026–present | Helsinki Seagulls |
| Career highlights | |
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Jalen Henry (born January 8, 1996) is an American professional basketball player[1] for Helsinki Seagulls of the Korisliiga. He mainly plays the power forward and center positions.
Professional career
Henry made his Europe debut in 2018, signing with Étoile Charleville-Mézières of the Nationale Masculine 1.
On January 21, 2020, Henry joined BC Nokia of the Korisliiga.[2]
On July 29, 2020, he signed with Sporting CP of the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol (LPB).[3]
In January 2021, Henry left Sporting CP and joined BK Olomoucko of the National Basketball League (Czech Republic).[4]
He returned to Korihait of the Korisliiga, signing a one-year contract on July 7, 2021.[5]
On November 14, 2021, he exercised the buyout clause in his contract[6] to leave Korihait and join BC Körmend of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A (NB I/A).[7]
In August 2022 Henry signed with APOEL B.C. of the Cyprus Basketball Division A, the top-tier of men's professional basketball in Cyprus.[8]
In March 28, 2023, he signed with Vevey Riviera Basket of the Swiss Basketball League (SBL).[9]
On July 16, 2023, Henry came back to Hungary, joining Budapesti Honvéd of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A (NB I/A).[10]
On July 31, 2024, he joined Tartu Ülikool of the Latvian–Estonian Basketball League and the ENBL. [11]
On August 24, 2025, Henry signed with Jonava Hipocredit of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).[12]
On January 6, 2026, Henry signed with Helsinki Seagulls of the Korisliiga.[13]
References
- ^ "Jalen Henry Stats, News, Bio". ESPN. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
- ^ "Jalen Henry saapuu Korihaista Näädät-paitaan". www.bcnokia.fi (in Finnish). 2020-01-21. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
- ^ "Norte-americano chega para a equipa principal de basquetebol". www.sporting.pt (in Portuguese). 2020-07-29. Retrieved 2025-09-04.
- ^ "Z Portugalska do BK Olomoucko přichází americký pivot". www.vecernikpv.cz (in Czech). 2021-01-24. Retrieved 2025-09-04.
- ^ "Jalen Henry palaa Korihaihin". www.korihait.fi (in Finnish). 2021-07-07. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
- ^ "Jalen Henry lähtee Korihaista". www.korihait.fi (in Finnish). 2021-11-14. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
- ^ "Új légióst jelentett be az Egis Körmend". ugytudjuk.hu (in Hungarian). 2021-11-14. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
- ^ "ΑΠΟΕΛ: Ανακοίνωσε τον Jalen Henry της Κορμέντ (vid + pic)". rebound.cyprustimes.com (in Greek). Retrieved 2025-08-31.
- ^ "Un nouveau joueur étranger du côté de Vevey Riviera Basket". swiss.basketball (in French). 2023-03-28. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
- ^ "Korábbi körmendi légióst igazolt a Honvéd". bball1.hu (in Hungarian). 2023-07-16. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
- ^ "Nimekirja lisandus ameerika suur äär Jalen Henry". basket.ut.ee (in Estonian). 2024-07-31. Retrieved 2025-08-30.
- ^ "Prie Jonavos ekipos prisijungė universalus puolėjas iš JAV". bcjonava.lt (in Lithuanian). 2025-08-24. Retrieved 2025-08-30.
- ^ "Kokenut Jalen Henry saapuu Seagullsiin". helsinkiseagulls.com (in Finnish). 2026-01-06. Retrieved 2026-01-17.
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