DGB.com's Great Players of the Past
Alexis Henderson - Ursuline Academy
Photo courtesy the (Wilmington, Del.) News Journal
Inducted August 24, 2009
Notable:
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Thousand point scorer at Ursuline
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Honorable Mention All-American, 2001
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First Team All-State, 2001
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Second Team All-State, 2000
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Honorable Mention All-State, 1999
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State Runner-Up Champions, 2001 & 1999
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Averaged 16 ppg / 8 rpg as a senior.
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Played college ball at Xavier University.
Additional:
First Team All-Catholic Conference as a junior and senior • Second Team All-State as a junior • Named Second Team All-Catholic Conference as sophomore • The Raiders won the Catholic Conference Championship her senior year • Also a highly regarded volleyball player • Volleyball team won state title her freshman year and was runner-up as a sophomore and senior • Named First Team All-Catholic Conference for volleyball and Second Team All-State as a senior.
Henderson played in 120 games during her career at XU and was a part of the starting lineup 49 times. A member of the 2001-02 Atlantic 10 All-Rookie team, she was also named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week twice during the 2001-02 season. She has averaged 4.7 points per game and 4.1 rebounds per game in her career, scoring 548 points and hauling in 485 rebounds in a Xavier uniform. Henderson was also honored with the Academic Award.
In action in a game against Padua.
Photos courtesy Xavier University Athletic Dept.
Alexis' profile from her senior year at Xavier.
Photo courtesy the (Wilmington, Del.) News Journal
The 2001 All-State First Team. Left to right: Tiara Malcom (Caravel), Monica Peterson (A.I. DuPont), Michelle Albanese (St. Mark's), Alexis Henderson (UA), and Davineia Payne (Caravel).
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