“Okinawa is a special place where my experience with Japanese basketball began.”
The Ryukyu Golden Kings have announced that they have signed an assistant coach contract with Anthony McHenry, who announced his retirement last month, for the 2023-24 season. In addition, in honor of the contribution of McHenry, who has been active for nine seasons since 2008, he has announced that the uniform number “5” when he was in Ryukyu will be permanently retired.
40-year-old McHenry from the United States is a 202cm, 101kg power forward and center. After graduating from Georgia Tech, he started his career in England and joined bj-league-era Ryukyu in 2008, the year after playing in the United States. He was enrolled in Ryukyu until the 2016-17 season and contributed greatly to the club’s breakthrough, winning numerous awards such as finals MVP, regular season MVP, and best 5. Even after he transferred to Shinshu Brave Warriors in the 2017-18 season, he was always active as a central player, such as being a key player in the club’s promotion to B1. Last season, he started in 33 of the 54 games he played in, averaging 10.8 points, 7.2 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.2 blocks in 26.3 minutes of play time. announced.
On inviting McHenry’s assistant coach, Ryukyu said, “I am very happy to be able to fight again with Mr. McHenry, who has built the culture of the Kings. With Mr. McHenry’s guidance and support, the team will achieve further growth and success. I’m looking forward to it,” he said.
McHenry also issued the following statement through the club regarding the assistant coach deal: “After the season ended, I was able to retire as an active player and find time to think about what to do after retirement. Okinawa is a special place where my experience with basketball in Japan began!I am very grateful to the Kings team for giving me the opportunity to continue my many victories and successes. I look forward to the opportunity to learn from the players of
The Ryukyu Golden Kings would like to express our respect for the great contribution of Anthony McHenry, who has been with the Kings for 9 seasons since 2008.
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— Ryukyu Golden Kings Official (@RyukyuKings) August 7, 2023
2023-08-07 06:40:48
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