J.R. Henderson, UCLA

Name:	J.R. Henderson
College:	UCLA
Height:	6'9"
Weight:	223
Class:	Senior
Position:	Small Forward
Other Position:	Power Forward
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Stats (Provided by JazzyJ)
G MIN FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA REB PF AST TO BLK STL PTS 94-95 UCLA 33 752 123 225 3 10 56 83 138 82 44 59 17 27 305 95-96 UCLA 29 902 159 278 1 3 99 146 202 77 55 62 11 33 418 96-97 UCLA 32 991 167 306 4 7 114 193 219 87 58 91 26 42 452 97-98 UCLA 33 1091 228 425 4 14 166 260 259 85 48 88 14 40 626 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTALS 127 3736 677 1234 12 34 435 682 818 331 205 300 68 142 1801
MIN FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG TPG BPG SPG PPG 94-95 UCLA 22.8 54.7 30.0 67.5 4.2 1.3 1.8 0.5 0.8 9.2 95-96 UCLA 31.1 57.2 33.3 67.8 7.0 1.9 2.1 0.4 1.1 14.4 96-97 UCLA 31.0 54.6 57.1 59.1 6.8 1.8 2.8 0.8 1.3 14.1 97-98 UCLA 33.1 53.6 28.6 63.8 7.8 1.5 2.7 0.4 1.2 19.0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTALS 29.4 54.9 35.3 63.8 6.4 1.6 2.4 0.5 1.1 14.2

Scouting Report: Russ Smith
Strengths- Versatile, can handle the ball well, better shooter than he got a chance to show at UCLA. Developed a low post game in college. Played totally out of position as a senior at C and did quite well at it. Weaknesses- Not strong enough to play inside, not quick enough to play outside, really needed to play SF last year to show NBA scouts he could do it, but the team needed him inside. Tends to shoot set shots and has never really shown he can shoot a jumper, may not get his shot off in the NBA as easily. Has a real temper, lets it get him in foul trouble. He's not lazy as some say, but he's not the most coachable guy either. I think he's a classic tweener, on a good team he can help, but a bad team that needs alot from him right away he just won't get it done.

Scouting Report: Russ Smith

Strengths- Versatile, can handle the ball well, better shooter than he got a chance to show at UCLA. Developed a low post game in college. Played totally out of position as a senior at C and did quite well at it.

Weaknesses- Not strong enough to play inside, not quick enough to play outside, really needed to play SF last year to show NBA scouts he could do it, but the team needed him inside. Tends to shoot set shots and has never really shown he can shoot a jumper, may not get his shot off in the NBA as easily. Has a real temper, lets it get him in foul trouble. He's not lazy as some say, but he's not the most coachable guy either. I think he's a classic tweener, on a good team he can help, but a bad team that needs alot from him right away he just won't get it done.

Scouting Report: Matthew Chin [sasquatchsasquatch@yahoo.com]
After UCLA won the championship in '95 I attended a student Q&A session with then coaches Harrick and Lorenzo Romar. Both had said at the time J.R. was the best ballhandler on the team, including Tyus Edney. Perhaps an overstated compliment, but J.R. is a very good ball handler for his size. He can drive in, but I've never seen him jump very high, which is why all his shots were blocked by the Kentucky frontline. J.R. shoots set shots when he's open. But right now he's still too skinny to be a legit NBA small forward. He did have to play the 5 this year and the 4 last year. As for his attitude, J.R. could use some vets or a tough coach to get him motivated. I think he never got to showcase his true skills J.R. will be the best NBA player of the 95 championship squad. I'd like to think of him as the poorman's Shareef Abdur Rahim, but that's stretching it. J.R. has no leadership qualities. J.R. would be a good choice in this year's draft somewhere after the 17th pick

Scouting Report: Matthew Chin [sasquatchsasquatch@yahoo.com]

After UCLA won the championship in '95 I attended a student Q&A session with then coaches Harrick and Lorenzo Romar. Both had said at the time J.R. was the best ballhandler on the team, including Tyus Edney. Perhaps an overstated compliment, but J.R. is a very good ball handler for his size. He can drive in, but I've never seen him jump very high, which is why all his shots were blocked by the Kentucky frontline. J.R. shoots set shots when he's open. But right now he's still too skinny to be a legit NBA small forward. He did have to play the 5 this year and the 4 last year. As for his attitude, J.R. could use some vets or a tough coach to get him motivated. I think he never got to showcase his true skills J.R. will be the best NBA player of the 95 championship squad. I'd like to think of him as the poorman's Shareef Abdur Rahim, but that's stretching it. J.R. has no leadership qualities. J.R. would be a good choice in this year's draft somewhere after the 17th pick