Henry Caruso (basketball)

Henry Caruso (born July 1, 1995) is an American-Italian basketball player who plays for Élan Chalon of the LNB Pro A.

Henry Caruso
Élan Chalon
PositionShooting guard / small forward
LeagueLNB Pro A
Personal information
Born (1995-07-01) July 1, 1995
Burlingame, California
NationalityAmerican / Italian
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolJunípero Serra
(San Mateo, California)
CollegePrinceton (2013–2017)
Santa Clara (2017–2018)
NBA draft2018: undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018Auxilium Pallacanestro Torino
2019–2020Heroes Den Bosch
2020–2022Donar
2022–presentÉlan Chalon
Career highlights and awards

Early life

Henry Caruso attended Serra High School where he excelled in basketball. At Serra, Caruso earned all-state honors from MaxPreps, two-time team MVP, three-time all-league honoree, including first-team honors his final two seasons. He graduated as the second-leading scorer in school history with 1,453 points (school record, 1,490) and averaged 21 points and nine rebounds per game as a senior, scoring 627 points, after averaging 16 and eight as a junior and 12 and six as a sophomore. He also played football and baseball, was a three-time Scholar Athlete Award honoree and National Honor Society and California Scholarship Federation member.

College career

Caruso spent four seasons at Princeton. He was named to the First Team All-Ivy League as a junior. He averaged 15.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and shot 47 percent from 3-point range. Caruso injured his foot eight games into his senior season and missed the rest of the year. He transferred to Santa Clara as a graduate transfer, as his sister was attending the university.[1] As a redshirt senior at Santa Clara, Caruso was elected team captain, averaged 12.2 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game and achieved double-figure scoring in 24 games.

Professional career

On August 22, 2018, Caruso signed with Auxilium Pallacanestro Torino.[2]

On July 15, 2019, Caruso signed with Heroes Den Bosch in the Dutch Basketball League (DBL).[3] He averaged 11.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.3 assists and shot 48 percent from 3-point range before the DBL stopped due to coronavirus.[4]

On August 23, 2020, Caruso signed with Donar of the DBL and the Basketball Champions League.[5]

On July 22, 2022, he signed a one-year deal with French club Élan Chalon of the LNB Pro A.[6]

Personal life

Caruso is the grandson of Ann Russell Miller. He holds an Italian passport.[7]

References
  1. Morgan, Matt (March 27, 2018). "Taking the Long Way Home". Santa Clara Magazine. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  2. "Henry Caruso to join Torino training camp, in process of getting Italian passport".
  3. "New Heroes contracteert Henry Caruso" (in Dutch). Heroes Den Bosch. July 15, 2019. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  4. "Henry Caruso Player Profile". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  5. Brink, Adriaan van den (August 23, 2020). "Henry Caruso naar Donar!" (in Dutch). Donar.nl. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  6. "Henry CARUSO nouvel ailier". Elan Chalon (in French). 2022-07-22. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
  7. "Groningen signs Henry Caruso". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
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