Henry Caruso (basketball)

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Henry Caruso
No. 21 – Donar
PositionShooting guard / Small forward
LeagueDutch Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1995-07-01) July 1, 1995 (age 26)
Burlingame, California
NationalityAmerican / Italian
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolJunipero Serra High School
(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–presentDonar
Career highlights and awards
  • All-Ivy League First Team (2016)
  • NABC All-District First Team (2016)

Henry Caruso (born July 1, 1995) is an American-Italian basketball player for Donar of the Dutch Basketball League.

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 joined 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]

Personal[]

Caruso is the grandson of Ann Russell Miller. He holds an Italian passport.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ Morgan, Matt (March 27, 2018). "Taking the Long Way Home". Santa Clara Magazine. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  2. ^ http://archive.sportando.basketball/it/cups/eurocup/286619/henry-caruso-to-join-torino-training-camp-in-process-of-getting-italian-passport.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  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. ^ "Groningen signs Henry Caruso". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved September 21, 2020.

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