PPG
12.7
RPG
3.0
APG
5.1
HEIGHT
6'3" (1.91m)
WEIGHT
207lb (94kg)
COUNTRY
USA
LAST ATTENDED
NBA G League Ignite
AGE
21 years
BIRTHDATE
February 3, 2004
DRAFT
2023 R1 Pick 3
EXPERIENCE
2 Years
6'3" | 207lb | 21 years
DRAFT
2023 R1 Pick 3
BIRTHDATE
February 3, 2004
COUNTRY
USA
LAST ATTENDED
NBA G League Ignite
EXPERIENCE
2 Years
2023-24: In 62 games (32 starts) with Portland, posted 14.0 points (38.5% FG, 32.5% 3-PT, 81.9% FT), 3.1 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 0.8 steals in 28.5 minutes per game … Recorded 30-plus points three times and 20-plus points 11 times … Logged eight double-doubles … Among rookies, finished the regular season ranking first in assists per game (5.4), first in total assists (336), fifth in points per game (14.0) and sixth in total points (868) ... Led all rookies for the most games with double-digit assists (8) ... Was one of just two rookies to log two games with at least 30 points, five rebounds and five assists during the season (Wembanyama) ... Ranked second among rookies for the most games with 15-plus points and five-plus assists (19) ... Ranked sixth among rookies for the most games with at least 20 points (11) ... Became the first rookie in the NBA during the season to record 10-plus assists in consecutive games (April 11, April 9) ... His career-high 15 assists on April 9 vs. New Orleans marked the most assists recorded by a rookie in a game during the season and the most assists logged in a game by a rookie in Trail Blazers history ... Became the youngest player (20 years, 66 days) with at least 15 assists in a game since Trae Young (20 years, 61 days) had 17 on Nov. 19, 2018 ... Had 10 assists in the first half on April 9 vs. New Orleans, marking his career high for a half and becoming the first Trail Blazer with 10 assists in a half since Damian Lillard (3/28/21) ... His first half on April 9 vs. New Orleans marked his first time recording a double-double in a half (12 points) ... Tallied 22 points and 10 assists on April 3 at Charlotte, remaining the only rookie to record 20-plus points and 10-plus assists in a game this season after doing so a fourth time, while also tying Damian Lillard for the second-most games with at least 20 points and 10 assists by a rookie in Trail Blazers history ... Posted 24 points (8-18 FG, 3-6 3-PT, 5-5 FT), 10 assists, five rebounds and two steals on March 22 vs. the Clippers in his fifth double-double, remaining the only rookie in the NBA this season to record 20-plus points and 10-plus assists in a game after doing so a third time ... Became the first Trail Blazers rookie since Damian Lillard to log 30-plus points in multiple games (Feb. 2, Jan. 14) ... His game-high 30 points (8-15 FG, 3-7 3-PT, 11-12 FT) on Feb. 2 at Denver marked the most points scored by a rookie off the bench this season ... Earned his third Rising Stars selection on Jan. 30 ... Became the sixth rookie in NBA history to record at least 33 points, seven rebounds, nine assists and three steals in a game on Jan. 14 vs. Phoenix and became the first rookie to do so since Stephen Curry in 2010 ... Tallied 22 points, 11 assists, seven rebounds, one steal and one block on Dec. 29 vs. San Antonio, remaining the only rookie in the NBA this season to record 20-plus points and 10-plus assists in a game after doing so a second time ... Logged a career-high 25 points on Dec. 28 vs. San Antonio ... Tallied 17 points and 11 assists in 28 minutes on Dec. 26 vs. Sacramento, marking his second career double-double ... Posted his fifth consecutive game scoring in double figures on Dec. 17 vs. Golden State ... Recorded his first career double-double on Dec. 14 vs. Utah with 23 points and 10 assists, becoming the first rookie in the NBA this season to record 20-plus points and 10-plus assists in a game ... Had his first game with multiple three pointers made on Nov. 26 at Milwaukee, shooting 3-of-4 from three-point range ... Suffered a right ankle sprain and bone bruising on Nov. 1 at Detroit, causing him to miss nine games before returning to action on Nov. 22 vs. Utah ... Made his NBA debut on Oct. 25 at the Clippers, posting 11 points, three rebounds and four assists in 36 minutes.
NBA G LEAGUE IGNITE: 2022-23: In 25 games (24 starts) during the Showcase Cup and regular season, averaged 17.6 points (44.4% FG, 32.4% 3-PT, 75.0% FT), 5.1 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 1.28 steals and 0.48 blocks in 30.2 minutes per game ... Tallied 12 games with 20-plus points, 22 games with 10-plus points, 18 games with five-plus assists, 14 games with five-plus rebounds and seven games with two-plus steals ... Recorded three double-doubles and led Ignite in scoring eight times ... Posted a season-high 27 points on Jan. 10 vs. Mexico City and Nov. 16 at Oklahoma City ... Notched a career-high 16 assists on Nov. 12 vs. Santa Cruz ... 2021-22: In his first season with Ignite, averaged 14.3 points (44.7% FG, 21.6% 3-PT, 77.8% FT), 4.8 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.67 steals in 27.9 minutes per game in 21 games (four starts) during the Showcase Cup and regular season ... Ranked second on the team in assists (89) and steals (35) ... Tallied one 30-point game, four 20-point games and two double-doubles ... Grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds on Dec. 14 vs. Salt Lake City ... Recorded a career-high 31 points on Nov. 26 at Santa Cruz ... A five-star recruit from the class of 2022, Henderson finished his high school coursework more than 1.5 years early to join Ignite.
Given name is Sterling ... One of seven children – nicknamed the “Henderson Seven” ... Siblings are Diamond, Jade, China, Chris Jr., Crystal and Onyx ... Parents, Chris and Crystal, own a gym called NextPlay360, focused on next-level basketball development using sports to advance STEM disciplines for underrepresented K-12 students in Cobb County, Ga. ... Born in Marietta, Ga. ... Lives by the motto O.D.D. (Overly Determined to Dominate) ... Also played football through ninth grade ... His dream colleges for football were Oregon and Texas ... Learned he enjoys reading after receiving The Four Agreements as a gift, which he says “inspires how I see life and how I treat people.”