Ray Henderson Class: Senior Hometown: Charlotte, N.C. Height / Weight: 6-8 / 275 Position: Forward/Center Experience: 3VL Major: Human Resource Development

Overall:  Co-Captain of the Clemson team along with Edward Scott for the 2002-03 season…ranked among the top center in the nation by Lindy’s Preseason Magazine, he is listed 19th in the country at that position…ranked 11th in Clemson history in career field goal percentage entering his senior year…has shot at least  53 percent each of his first three seasons to finish in the top three on the club in that area all three years…has improved his scoring average, free throw percentage,  playing time, and rebound average each of his first three years at Clemson…considered a starter each of the last two years, he has started 32 in a row and 45 of the last 46 games…has 84 games played (57 in a row)  and 52 starts in his career, he is tied for first among active players in games played (with Edward Scott) and second in starts among active players…second in the ACC in rebounding in 2001-02, he is second among returning players trailing only Virginia’s Travis Watson… enters his senior year on the precipice of many career milestones...needs three points for 500, needs one rebound for 500, needs one field goal for 200, needs one free throw for 100...active career leader in blocked shots with 58 and in rebounds with 499... battled knee injuries and bone spurs in a foot prior to his junior year, but has been healthy the last year and a half…outstanding against Florida State in his career, he has 62 points and 62 rebounds against he Seminoles in seven career games…also plays well against Duke, he has 41 points and 44 rebounds in six games against the highly rated Blue Devils…did 29 reps of 185 pounds during Fall conditioning, best on the team…has overcome knee problems early in his career to have a healthy final two seasons…has been the starter at center each of the last two years…preseason honorable mention All-ACC selection by the ACC Handbook…has led Clemson in dunks each of the last two years.

In 2001-02:  Led Clemson team in double-doubles and finished among the ACC leaders in that category with nine...that was most double-doubles by a Clemson player since Harold Jamison had 14 in 1998-99...ranked second in the ACC in rebounding, highest ranking by a Clemson player since Harold Jamison led the conference in 1998-99...led the team in rebounding in 23 of the 30 games…shot 55   percent from the field and 63 percent from the foul line... started the year by making 25 of his first 31 free throws... has had 14 double figure rebound games and 11 double figure scoring games as a junior... had nine double-doubles even though he  averaged just 24 minutes per game... his rebound average would have been 14.9 per game if pro rated to a 40-minute game... started all 30 games in 2001-02 and shot at least 50 percent in all but 10 games... tops on the team in offensive rebounds with 86….shot 75.7 percent from the foul line and 57 percent from the field  at home…sixth in the ACC in blocked shots per game in addition to his #2 ranking in rebounding and #6 ranking in offensive rebounds per game…had eight of his 11 double figure scoring games within the first 14 games of the season…had four straight double figure rebound games between December 5-18…had just one double figure scoring game in  his last 11 games, but had  six double figure rebound games during that time.

Best Games of 2001-02:  Had 14  points and 11 rebounds in first game of the season against Morris Brown to set the tone in terms of recording double-doubles…that was his first of six double-doubles over the first 14 games of the season…had career high 23 points and 13 rebounds against Wofford in the fourth game of the season against Wofford…that rebound total tied for his career high in carom collecting… had 16-point outing in victory over Appalachian State on December 5, he also had 10 rebounds and shot 6-9 from the field…had 13 points and 12 rebounds in just 19 minutes in victory at Hartford, he made 5-6 shots from the field…had consecutive double-doubles in ACC games against NC State and at National Champion Maryland…had 11 points and 13 rebounds in his final game in Cole Fieldhouse… held Lonny Baxter to 3-10 field goal shooting….had outstanding game in Clemson win over Florida State on Feb. 23 with a double-double, 10 points and 11 rebounds...also blocked two shots and made 5-8 from the field... scored eight points, all in overtime in Clemson’s double OT victory against Wake Forest on Feb. 13... also had seven rebounds in that game, six came in overtime... had 12 rebounds in just 27 minutes against North Carolina on Jan. 26.

In 2000-01:  Second on the club in field goal percentage with 53.5 figure…led the team in dunks with 14…started only 21 games that year, but 14 of the 16 ACC games in regular season play…enjoyed  shooting at home, he was a 58 percent field goal shooter and 68 percent from the foul line  in Littlejohn Coliseum in 2000-01… missed a pair of games early in the season with knee and foot injuries, he played just four minutes against Seton Hall…suffered from bone spurs in a foot…at his best in the 2001 ACC Tournament, he had a career high 15 points in the win over Florida State…made 6-8 shots from the field and 3-3 from the foul line in his 20 minutes of play…also had eight rebounds…over his last three games of the season, he had 28 points and 19 rebounds in 60 minutes of play…made 10 of his last 16 shots from the field and eight of his last nine free throws…had four double figure scoring games and two double figure rebounding games, but never in the same game, so he  did not record a double-double…started the year slowly because of knee and bone spur problems, he played just 57 minutes over the first seven games of the season.

Best Games of 2000-01:  Hit a jumper with four seconds left to send game at  Florida State into overtime...had nine points in the contest and shot 4-5 from the field...had strong  second half in  the Florida State game on March 3, he had nine points and seven rebounds in 16 minutes....had consecutive double figure rebounding games for the first time at Duke and against NC State...had six rebounds in 13 minutes against #1 North Carolina....had 12-point outing in 22 minutes against Georgia Tech...had 10 rebounds and eight points in 26 minutes in the win over NC State...second straight year he  provided a key  role in a home win over the Pack...had eight rebounds in 23 minutes at North Carolina...had productive game at Duke, he had six points and career high 13 rebounds...had seven offensive rebounds at Durham, also a career high… had 5-5 game from the field and scored 12 points with six rebounds against a top 20 Cincinnati team for his best all-around game of the season...had season high 13 points on 5-7 shooting against Charleston Southern.

In 1999-00:  Led Clemson in field goal percentage as a freshman, he made 53 percent, sixth best ever by a Clemson freshman...had an injury plagued freshman year... suffered torn cartilage in a knee during the first 10 days of practice his freshman year and missed about two weeks of preseason work...also missed time during 1999-00 due to a torn cartilage in his chest...that seemed to put him behind for the first half of the season...had first double figure scoring game against Duke on March 1, he made 4-5 shots from the field and scored 10 points...also drew two charges in that game...also top rebounder  on the team with seven, including five offensive....Clemson's leading rebounder  in four of the last eight games even though he did not play  more than 21 minutes in a game...averaged a rebound every 3.3 minutes that season, best on the team....also paced the club in field goal percentage...made his first eight shots from the field as a freshman year, longest streak ever by a Tiger to open a career...finished the season strong, over his last 10 games he had 59 points and 51 rebounds...also had 20 offensive rebounds in this time period...shot 50 percent or better against six of the other eight ACC teams during his freshman year.

Best Games of 1999-00…In two games against Duke had 20 points, 13 rebounds in 42 minutes of play....both of those performances took place at the end of the season...had 10 points against the Blue Devils at Clemson at the end of the season, then had 10 points and six rebounds against the Blue Devils in Charlotte (his hometown) in the ACC Tournament...had  nine points at Virginia, he also had eight rebounds in his 21 minutes of play...those 21 minutes were his high since playing 22 at North Carolina on January 6...had five rebounds in just six minutes against North Carolina  in the second meeting, then had six in 15 minutes against Wake Forest...followed that with eight rebounds in 18 minutes against Florida State, so he had 19 rebounds in just 40 minutes in those three games combined...had seven points and 8 rebounds in win over Florida State...had one of his best games at North Carolina with six points and nine rebounds in Chapel Hill in just 22 minutes...made his first appearance in three games against Georgia Tech, he was 3-4 from the field and had six points in 16 minutes...hit three tough shots on baseline moves against Tech's big front line and that was a big reason Clemson was able to gain victory over Bobby Cremins  last Tech team....made his first college start against Wake Forest on Jan. 9 and had two points and five rebounds in 15 minutes...had best game in non-conference schedule  against Charleston Southern with eight points in 12 minutes, he was 4-5 from the line and 2-2 from the field.

In High School:  Center and forward for East Mecklenburg High School in Charlotte who was a Street & Smith high school honorable mention All-American...had strong numbers as a junior and senior...averaged 16 points, 15 rebounds and eight blocked shots as a junior, then improved those numbers to 20 point, 16 rebounds and eight blocks as a senior...played well in head to head matchups with high school All-American Jason Parker,  now at South Carolina….Henderson had 15 points, 10 rebounds and seven blocks in head-to-head meeting with Parker in January...held Parker to season low 12 points and nine rebounds, significantly below his averages for the year...played three years of high school basketball and one year of track...played at East Mecklenberg High for John Reisterer…. signed with Clemson in the November signing period of 1998, the first member of the class of 1999 to sign with the Tigers....Clemson team practiced at his high school and most of the school came to watch the Tigers practice there the day prior to Clemson's 2000 and 2002 ACC Tournament games…. majoring in human resource development...Born Raymond Emanuel Henderson in Charlotte, NC on August 15, 1980..

Ray Henderson Personality Profile
Favorite NBA Player: Shaquille O’Neal
Favorite athlete outside of basketball: Warren Sapp
Favorite Movie:   I’m Bout it
Favorite TV Show:  Law and Order
Favorite Pro Sports Team:    Los Angeles Lakers
Favorite Food:    Chicken Wings
Favorite place on Clemson Campus:   Lightsey Bridge Apartments
Person who has had biggest influence on my athletic career:   My older brother Tyrone
Clemson player who will be a surprise this year:    Sharrod Ford
Best Player I have faced on the Basketball Court: Lonny Baxter
If I could have dinner with anyone in history it would be:  Martin Luther King
If I could switch places with anyone for a day it would be: Bill Gates
My best moment in athletics so far:  Beating ranked teams from Virginia and Wake Forest last year.
One word to describe me on the court is:  Monster
Words to describe me off the court is:  Cool, calm, collected
If I am not in basketball, in 10 years I will be:  Own a construction business in Charlotte
Most Interesting class so far at Clemson:   Construction
Best thing about being a college athlete:  The interesting people you meet when we travel
Why I wear #21:  Because same number as Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett

Coach Larry Shyatt on Ray Henderson
“Ray Henderson has earned appointed captain position on this basketball team along with Edward Scott, because he has shown leadership in many areas.   He has shown great  improvement in the classroom, and on the court as he has become more and more consistent over is career.   Ray has already demonstrated that he is one of the best rebounders in the ACC, and probably has the ability to be one of the top rebounders in America.

“Conditioning will be probably the number-one factor  affecting to Ray’s ability to lead us at both ends of the floor.   This is an area that Ray must focus on, because it will have a direct correlation to our level of success up front this season. He is a very good example for our young post players.   His development on and off the court since he first came to Clemson is a great example for our younger players as well.”

Ray Henderson  Career Highs

Points:	23 vs. Wofford, 11/24/01
Field Goals:	10 vs. Wofford, 11/24/01
FGA:	12 vs. Wofford, 11/24/01
FG%:	1.000 (5-5) vs. Cincinnati, 12/21/00
3pt FG:	none
3pt FGA:	none
Free Throws:	6 vs. Georgia Tech, 1/24/01
FTA:	6 vs. many  (6)
Rebounds:	13 vs. many (3)
Off Reb:	7 at Duke, 1/7/01
Assists:	2 vs. many (4)
BS:	4 vs. many (2)
Steals:	2  vs. many (3)
Minutes:	32 vs. Wake Forest, 2/13/02

Ray Henderson  career vs. the 2002-03 Opponents

Opponent	G-GS	Min	FG-A	3-A	FT-A	Reb	A-T	B-S	Pts	Avg
Cincinnati	1-1	18	5-5	0-0	2-5	2-6	1-0	1-0	12	12.0
Duke	6-3	105	17-34	0-0	7-10	19-44	1-14	2-4	41	6.8
Georgia Tech	6-4	106	13-21	0-0	7-10	9-25	5-5	0-0	33	5.5
Florida State	8-5	188	25-46	0-0	12-19	22-62	5-6	8-2	62	7.8
Maryland	5-4	107	12-33	0-0	9-16	14-37	4-6	5-2	33	6.6
Morris Brown	1-1	26	6-11	0-0	2-2	5-11	0-2	0-2	14	14.0
North Carolina	7-5	118	13-30	0-0	4-10	12-46	1-5	1-0	30	4.3
NC State	5-4	102	13-24	0-0	7-12	4-29	3-6	6-2	33	6.6
Penn State	1-1	11	1-3	0-0	1-3	2-2	0-1	0-1	3	3.0
South Carolina	3-1	38	4-10	0-0	0-4	4-14	0-4	4-0	8	2.7
Virginia	6-4	97	11-22	0-0	3-12	9-22	1-2	1-2	25	4.2
Wake Forest	6-5	130	13-25	0-0	2-7	17-39	1-9	6-1	31	5.2
Winthrop	3-1	49	4-10	0-0	5-6	6-21	0-2	4-0	13	4.3
Wofford	3-1	40	12-14	0-0	5-5	7-19	0-4	4-1	29	9.7

Ray Henderson Game by Game 1999-00

Date	Opponent	Min	F-Fga	3-3A	Ft-FA	Of-Rb	A-T	B-S	PF	Pts
11-19	ETSU	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-2	0-1	0-0	2	2
11-21	Wofford	5	1-1	0-0	0-0	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	2
11-26	C. Florida	DNP--knee
11-27	Wis. GB	14	2-2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-1	1-0	1	4
11-28	Oregon St.	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-1	0-0	0	0
12-1	at Penn State	DNP--knee
12-4	Charleston So.	12	2-2	0-0	4-5	1-3	0-2	0-0	2	8
12-11	S.C. State	7	1-1	0-0	1-2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	3
12-16	South Carolina	12	2-3	0-0	0-4	1-4	0-2	4-0	2	4
12-18	Winthrop	10	0-1	0-0	2-2	0-2	0-0	1-0	1	2
12-22	G. Wash.	12	0-2	0-0	3-4	4-7	0-1	0-0	2	3
12-29	Furman	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-5	0-0	0-0	3	0
1-6	at N. Carolina	22	3-5	0-0	0-0	4-9	0-0	0-0	2	6
1-9	*Wake Forest	15	1-2	0-0	0-0	3-5	0-1	1-0	2	2
1-12	at Florida St.	17	2-6	0-0	0-0	2-4	1-1	1-0	3	4
1-15	Virginia	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0
1-19	Appalachian St.	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0
1-22	at Maryland	DNP-Pulled groin
1-27	NC State	DNP-pulled groin
1-29	at Duke	DNP-Pulled groin
2-2	Georgia Tech	16	3-4	0-0	0-1	1-2	1-0	0-0	4	6
2-6	North Carolina	6	1-2	0-0	0-0	0-5	0-1	0-0	3	2
2-8	at Wake Forest	15	1-2	0-0	0-0	1-6	0-1	0-0	3	2
2-12	Florida State	18	2-4	0-0	3-5	2-8	1-0	0-0	2	7
2-15	at Virginia	21	4-7	0-0	1-4	4-8	1-0	0-2	2	9
2-22	Maryland	15	1-6	0-0	3-6	4-5	1-1	0-0	2	5
2-27	at NC State	13	2-4	0-0	0-0	0-1	2-1	0-0	2	4
3-1	Duke	19	4-5	0-0	2-2	5-7	0-0	1-0	1	10
3-4	at Georgia Tech	12	2-4	0-0	0-0	1-3	2-0	0-0	4	4
3-8	Duke (ACC)	23	4-9	0-0	2-4	2-6	0-1	0-1	4	10
Totals	d	311	38-72	0-0	21-39	37-95	9-15	0-3	48	97

Ray Henderson 2000-01

Date	Opponent	Min	F-Fga	3-3A	Ft-FA	Of-Rb	A-T	B-S	PF	Pts
11-17	Hartford	12	2-2	0-0	1-2	0-2	0-1	1-1	3	5
11-21	Seton Hall	4	0-2	0-0	0-0	2-5	0-0	0-0	0	0
11-25	The Citadel	DNP-Knee
11-28	Northwestern	DNP-Knee
12-2	West. Carolina	8	2-2	0-0	0-0	0-2	0-0	1-0	0	4
12-5	Winthrop	13	1-2	0-0	0-0	2-7	0-1	2-0	2	2
12-9	at S. Carolina	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-2	0-0	4	0
12-16	Wofford	7	1-1	0-0	2-2	3-4	0-3	0-0	3	4
12-20	*Fl. Atlantic#	10	1-5	0-0	2-4	4-5	0-1	0-0	3	4
12-21	*Cincinnati#	18	5-5	0-0	2-5	2-6	1-0	1-0	3	12
12-22	*Washington#	19	3-5	0-0	0-2	0-4	0-4	1-0	5	6
12-28	*Ch. Southern	20	5-7	0-0	3-4	0-6	1-2	1-1	3	13
12-30	*at C. Carolina	14	3-3	0-0	0-0	0-5	0-2	0-1	2	6
1-2	*Maryland	11	2-3	0-0	1-2	0-1	1-0	0-0	4	5
1-7	at Duke	19	3-6	0-0	0-1	7-13	1-7	0-1	3	6
1-13	*N.C. State	26	3-7	0-0	2-4	1-10	1-1	2-0	3	8
1-17	*at N. Carolina	23	2-6	0-0	2-6	1-8	0-2	0-0	4	6
1-21	*at Wake Forest	29	1-5	0-0	2-2	3-7	0-2	1-0	4	4
1-24	*Georgia Tech	22	3-4	0-0	6-6	3-5	0-2	0-0	5	12
1-27	*Virginia	17	2-5	0-0	0-2	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	4
1-31	*at Fl. State	23	4-5	0-0	1-3	2-4	1-1	1-0	4	9
2-4	*at Maryland	25	1-6	0-0	1-2	3-7	0-1	1-1	3	3
2-7	*Duke	10	0-2	0-0	0-0	1-4	0-1	0-1	3	0
2-14	*at N.C. State	9	2-3	0-0	1-2	0-0	0-1	0-0	3	5
2-18	*N. Carolina	13	2-4	0-0	0-0	2-6	0-1	0-0	3	4
2-21	*Wake Forest	13	2-4	0-0	0-2	2-4	0-1	1-1	4	4
2-25	*at GA Tech	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	0
2-28	*at Virginia	11	1-2	0-0	0-0	1-1	0-0	0-0	3	2
3-3	Florida State	26	2-3	0-0	5-6	2-8	0-0	0-0	2	9
3-8	@*Florida St.	22	6-8	0-0	3-3	2-8	0-0	0-1	2	15
3-9	@*N. Carolina	12	2-5	0-0	0-0	1-3	1-0	0-0	5	4
Totals		444	61-114	0-0	34-60	45-139	7-37	13-8	86	156

# - Puerto Rico Classic;  @ACC Tournament at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA

Ray Henderson Game by Game in 2001-02

Date	Opponent	Min	F-Fga	3-3A	Ft-FA	Of-Rb	A-T	B-S	PF	Pts
11-17	*Morris Brown#	26	6-11	0-0	2-2	5-11	0-2	0-2	1	14
11-19	*La Salle#	23	3-8	0-0	4-6	4-8	2-2	1-1	2	10
11-20	*Miami (FL)#	25	2-4	0-0	1-2	2-9	0-4	3-1	3	5
11-24	*Wofford	28	10-12	0-0	3-3	3-13	0-1	4-1	0	23
11-28	*at Penn State	11	1-3	0-0	1-1	2-2	0-1	0-1	4	3
11-30	*Coastal Carolina	17	4-5	0-0	2-2	1-7	0-0	1-1	0	10
12-2	*at Duke	14	3-5	0-0	0-0	2-9	0-3	1-0	5	6
12-5	*Appalachian St.	27	6-9	0-0	4-5	1-10	0-0	1-1	1	16
12-8	*South Carolina	23	2-6	0-0	0-0	3-10	0-0	0-0	3	4
12-15	*Elon	24	3-3	0-0	5-6	3-10	0-1	1-0	3	11
12-18	*Winthrop	26	3-7	0-0	3-4	4-12	0-1	1-0	0	9
12-22	*Charleston So.	13	1-4	0-0	0-0	2-7	0-1	1-0	3	2
12-28	*at Hartford	19	5-6	0-0	3-6	4-12	0-0	1-0	3	13
1-2	*Yale	28	5-9	0-0	0-0	6-11	1-3	2-0	3	10
1-5	*at Georgia Tech	30	4-6	0-0	1-3	2-6	2-1	0-0	4	9
1-8	*Virginia	24	3-6	0-0	2-3	3-9	0-0	1-0	2	8
1-12	*at Wake Forest	26	4-6	0-0	0-2	6-10	0-1	3-0	1	8
1-15	*NC State	30	4-5	0-0	3-4	1-10	0-2	3-0	2	11
1-20	*at Maryland	29	4-8	0-0	3-4	2-13	0-4	3-0	3	11
1-24	*at Florida State	26	2-5	0-0	0-0	3-9	0-2	1-0	4	4
1-27	*North Carolina	27	1-4	0-0	2-4	2-12	0-0	0-0	2	4
2-2	*Duke	20	3-7	0-0	3-3	2-5	0-2	0-1	5	9
2-6	*Georgia Tech	21	1-2	0-0	0-0	2-7	0-1	0-0	1	2
2-10	*at Virginia	18	1-2	0-0	0-3	0-2	0-2	1-0	5	2
2-13	*Wake Forest	32	4-6	0-0	0-1	2-7	1-3	0-0	4	8
2-16	*at NC State	24	2-5	0-0	1-2	2-8	0-1	1-2	2	5
2-20	*Maryland	27	4-10	0-0	1-2	5-11	2-0	0-0	4	9
2-23	*Florida State	30	5-8	0-0	0-1	4-11	2-2	2-0	3	10
2-27	*at North Carolina	15	2-4	0-0	0-0	2-3	0-1	1-0	4	4
3-7	@*Florida State	26	2-7	0-0	0-1	5-10	0-0	3-1	4	4
Totals		709	100-183	0-0	44-70	86-265	10-41	36-12	81	244

# -  Virgin Islands; @ ACC Tournament at Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, NC

 Ray Henderson Career Stats

Year	GP-GS	Min/Avg	FG-FGA	Pct	3G-FA	Pct	FT-FTA	Pct	OR/Reb/Avg	A-T	BS-ST	Pf-D	Pts-Avg
1999-00	25-1	311/12.4	38-72	.528	0-0	.000	21-39	.538	37/95/3.8	9-15	9-3	48-0	97-3.9
2000-01	29-21	444/15.3	61-114	.535	0-0	.000	34-60	.567	45/139/4.8	7-37	13-8	86-3	156-5.4
2001-02	30-30	709/23.6	100-183	.546	0-0	.000	44-70	.629	86/265/8.8	10-41	36-12	81-3	244-8.1
Totals	84-52	1464/17.4	199-369	.539	0-0	.000	99-169	.586	168/499/5.9	26-93	58-23	215-6	497-5.9