Henry Caruso (basketball)

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

Henry Caruso
No. 21 – Donar
PositionShooting guard / Small forward
LeagueDutch Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1995-07-01) July 1, 1995
Burlingame, California
NationalityAmerican / Italian
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High schoolJunipero Serra High School
(San Mateo, California)
CollegePrinceton (2013–2017)
Santa Clara (2017–2018)
NBA draft2018 / Undrafted
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–2020Heroes Den Bosch
2020–presentDonar
Career highlights and awards
  • All-Ivy League First Team (2016)
  • NABC All-District First Team (2016)

Early life

Henry Caruso was born on July 1, 1995. He attended Serra High School where he excelled in basketball.

College career

Caruso spent four seasons at Princeton. He was named to the First Team All-Ivy League as a junior. 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 averaged 12.2 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game and achieved double-figure scoring in 24 games.

Professional career

On July 15, 2019, Caruso signed his first professional contract with Heroes Den Bosch in the Dutch Basketball League (DBL).[2] He averaged 11.5 points, 5 rebounds and 1.3 assists in his rookie season.[3]

On August 23, 2020, Caruso signed with Donar of the DBL.[4]

Personal

Caruso owns an Italian passport.[5]

References
  1. Morgan, Matt (March 27, 2018). "Taking the Long Way Home". Santa Clara Magazine. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  2. "New Heroes contracteert Henry Caruso" (in Dutch). Heroes Den Bosch. July 15, 2019. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  3. "Henry Caruso Player Profile". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  4. Brink, Adriaan van den (August 23, 2020). "Henry Caruso naar Donar!" (in Dutch). Donar.nl. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  5. "Groningen signs Henry Caruso". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
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