Nevada transfer DeAndre Henry commits to play for UC Davis

Nevada basketball switch DeAndre Henry has discovered a brand new house.

The 6-foot-7, 225-pound ahead from Phoenix has dedicated to UC Davis, the place he’ll reunited with former Wolf Pack teammate Kane Milling, who performed for the Aggies final season. Henry spent two seasons at Nevada, showing in 33 video games. Final season, he performed in 15 of the staff’s 31 contests and averaged 1.1 factors and 1.4 rebounds in 5.7 minutes per recreation. He shot 36.8 p.c from the sphere.

An undersized energy ahead, Henry performed double-digit minutes in 4 video games with the Wolf Pack, all however one coming throughout his freshman season in 2020-21. He scored a career-high seven factors in a 96-74 loss to Santa Clara this season. For the reason that 2020-21 season would not rely in opposition to a participant’s eligibility as a result of COVID-19’s affect on the season, Henry may have three seasons of eligibility at UC Davis and be instantly eligible at his subsequent cease because of the one-time switch rule.

Henry is one among 5 scholarship gamers to switch out of Nevada this season, together with the third to decide to a brand new college after Desmond Cambridge Jr. and Warren Washington signed with Arizona State. Grant Sherfield and Alem Huseinovic are also within the switch portal as is walk-on Caleb Oden.

Henry performed for PHHoenix Prep throughout his senior season of highschool and averaged 17.4 factors, 11.3 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per recreation, capturing 57 p.c from the sphere. As a junior at Mountain Level Excessive in Phoenix, he averaged 12.2 factors, 10.2 rebounds and 1.5 blocks whereas capturing 62 p.c from the sphere. A transfer to the Massive West, the place UC Davis performs, ought to open extra taking part in time. The Aggies went 13-11 final season, together with 6-6 within the Massive West (seventh place).

Nevada has 4 open scholarship to make use of this offseason. Here’s a take a look at the staff’s present roster.