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    Myke Henry
    20 Myke Henry
    Class:
    Freshman

    Hometown:
    Chicago, Ill.

    High School:
    Orr

    Height / Weight:
    6-6 / 230

    Position:
    Guard/Forward

    AT ILLINOIS

    2011-12: FRESHMAN: Played in 22 games, averaging 3.2 ppg and 1.1 rpg off the bench ... Saw first career action and made first basket in opener vs. Loyola Chicago (Nov. 11) ... Scored a career-best 14 points on 6-of-10 shooting and had two steals vs. Chicago State (Nov. 27) ... Grabbed a career-high three rebounds on five different occasions ... Tallied seven points in seven minutes at Purdue (Dec. 31) ... Had eight points on 4-of-6 shooting at Indiana (Feb. 9) ... Scored eight points at Nebraska (Feb. 18).

    HIGH SCHOOL

    Consensus Top-100 recruit averaged 25 points and 11 rebounds as a senior ...First-team All-State selection by the Associated Press (AP), Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette and Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) ... Second-team All-State by the Chicago Sun-Times ...Special mention All-State by the Chicago Tribune ... All-Area and first-team All-City by the Sun-Times ... Ranked No. 66 on the recruiting services consensus index, including No. 39 by Rivals.com and No. 60 by Prep Stars ... Averaged 29 points and nine rebounds as a junior ... First-team All-State by the Sun-Times, AP and News-Gazette, second-team All-State by the IBCA and special menion All-State by theTribune as a junior ... High school coach was Lou Adams ... Played for the SYF AAU program, coached by Wayne Brumm and the Mac Irvin Fire AAU program, coached by Mike Irvin.

    PERSONAL

    Born Dec. 23, 1992 ... Given name is Mycheal but goes by Myke ... Enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, general curriculum ... Father is Michael Henry ... Mother is Vanessa McKinney ... Has three sisters and one brother ... Hopes to play professionally after college or have a job where he can help give back to the Chicago community ... Cites his mother as the person who has most influenced his athletic career ... Enjoys reading in his free time.

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