Leon Henry is a New Zealand professional basketball

Basketball

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 player. The small forward

Small forward

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 was selected to join the Tall Blacks

New Zealand national basketball team

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 squad on 16 July 2009 for the first time. He participated in the FIBA Oceania Championship 2009

FIBA Oceania Championship 2009

The FIBA Oceania Championship for Men 2009 was the qualifying tournament of FIBA Oceania for the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey. For the first time, the tournament featured a best-of-two, home-and-away series between Australia and New Zealand. Game one was held in Sydney, New South Wales...

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Henry has won two NZNBL championships with the Wellington Saints

Wellington Saints

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 in 2010 and 2011. He was also inactive for the 2010/11 Australian NBL championship where his team the New Zealand Breakers

New Zealand Breakers

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 beat the Cairns Taipans

Cairns Taipans

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 2-1.

On 11 October 2011 the Otago Nuggets announced that Leon Henry had signed a one year contract to play for them in the 2012 season. He would join Tall Blacks Mark Dickel

Mark Dickel

Mark Dickel is a New Zealand professional basketball player. He also holds Australian citizenship. He plays the point guard position, and played the 2011 NBL season for the Southland Sharks, which saw him play under his brother.-College career:Dickel played college basketball in the U.S...

 and B. J. Anthony

B. J. Anthony

Benny Anthony Jr., commonly known by the name B. J. Anthony is a New Zealand professional basketball player. He plays for the New Zealand Breakers in the Australasian National Basketball League as well as the Otago Nuggets in the New Zealand National Basketball League...

at the franchise.