Steve Henson

Steven Michael Henson (born February 2, 1968) is an American former professional basketball player, who was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in the second round (44th pick overall) of the 1990 NBA draft. He was an assistant basketball coach at the University of Oklahoma under his former college coach Lon Kruger. On April 1, 2016, Henson was hired as the head coach at the University of Texas at San Antonio and assumed his new position after the Sooners' exit from the NCAA tournament the following day.

This article is about the basketball player. For the politician, see Steve Henson (politician).
Steve Henson
UTSA Roadrunners
PositionHead coach
LeagueThe American
Personal information
Born (1968-02-02) February 2, 1968
Junction City, Kansas, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight177 lb (80 kg)
Career information
High schoolMcPherson (McPherson, Kansas)
CollegeKansas State (1986–1990)
NBA draft1990: 2nd round, 44th overall pick
Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks
Playing career1990–1999
PositionPoint guard
Number12
Coaching career1999–present
Career history
As player:
1990–1992Milwaukee Bucks
1992La Crosse Catbirds
1992–1993Atlanta Hawks
1993Charlotte Hornets
1993–1994Rapid City Thrillers
1994Fargo-Moorhead Fever / Mexico Aztecas
1994–1995Portland Trail Blazers
1995–1997Virtus Roma
1997–1998Grand Rapids Hoops
1998Detroit Pistons
1998–1999Panionios
1999Detroit Pistons
1999Scavolini Pesaro
As coach:
1999–2000Illinois (assistant)
2001–2002Atlanta Hawks (advance scout)
2002–2003Atlanta Hawks (assistant)
2003–2004South Florida (assistant)
2004–2011UNLV (assistant)
2011–2016Oklahoma (assistant)
2016–presentUTSA
Career highlights and awards
As Player:

As Coach:

  • C-USA Coach of the Year (2018)
Career NBA statistics
Points739 (3.1 ppg)
Assists465 (2.0 apg)
Rebounds176 (0.7 rpg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

College career

Henson played collegiately at Kansas State University, where he was named to the All-Big Eight Conference first team in 1989. He is Kansas State's all-time leader in assists, and remains in the top ten on the all-time NCAA career free throw percentage list, with a .900 mark. He was also a track and field decathlete at Kansas State.

Professional career

In six seasons in the NBA, Henson played for the Bucks, Atlanta Hawks, Charlotte Hornets, Portland Trail Blazers, and Detroit Pistons. During his NBA career, Henson appeared in 238 games and averaged 3.1 points per game.

NBA career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1990–91 Milwaukee 68010.1.418.333.9050.81.90.50.03.1
1991–92 Milwaukee 5017.7.361.479.7930.81.60.30.03.0
1992–93 Atlanta 53213.6.390.463.8501.02.90.60.04.0
1993–94 Charlotte 305.7.5001.000.0000.31.70.00.01.0
1994–95 Portland 37010.3.430.442.8800.72.30.20.03.2
1997–98 Detroit 2302.8.500.3751.0000.10.20.00.01.6
1998–99 Detroit 406.3.500.0001.0000.00.80.30.01.0
Career 23839.6.403.432.8690.72.00.40.03.1

Playoffs
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1990–91 Milwaukee 3013.3.500.667.7501.01.00.30.05.7
1992–93 Atlanta 3015.7.333.400.0001.31.71.30.02.7
Career 6014.5.429.500.7501.21.30.80.04.2

Coaching career

Since retiring from playing basketball, Henson has turned to coaching. He has been an assistant at Illinois, with the Atlanta Hawks, at South Florida, at UNLV and at Oklahoma.[1] After a successful 2015–16 season with the Oklahoma Sooners to the 2016 Final Four in Houston, Henson was announced to succeed Brooks Thompson as the new head coach for UTSA.

UTSA (2016–present)

In his first year of coaching, Henson engaged in a major rebuilding effort after succeeding Thompson as head coach. In his first year, UTSA posted a nine-win improvement in the overall record, going to 14–19 and a five-win improvement in Conference USA conference games to 8–10. In his second season, Henson posted a winning record for the first time since 2011–12, going 20–15 for the season and 11–7 in conference play, and being named the conference coach of the year. The UTSA Roadrunners lost in the quarterfinals of the 2018 C-USA tournament, but secured an invite into the 2018 CIT tournament.

Head Coaching Record

College
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
UTSA Roadrunners (Conference USA) (2016–2023)
2016–17 UTSA 14–198–109th
2017–18 UTSA 20–1511–75thCIT Quarterfinals
2018–19 UTSA 17–1511–7T–2nd
2019–20 UTSA 13–197–1110th
2020–21 UTSA 15–119–74th (West)
2021–22 UTSA 10–223–156th (West)
2022–23 UTSA 10–214-1611th
UTSA Roadrunners (American Athletic Conference) (2023–present)
2023–24 UTSA
UTSA: 95–109 (.466)49–59 (.454)
Total:95–109 (.466)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References
  1. Oklahoma Sooners coaching bio, accessed May 11, 2011
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