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Junior team captain Gerald
Henderson is averaging
12.2 PPG and 4.4 RPG on
the year. The Blue Bell, PA
native attended Episcopal
Academy, where he was a
two-time Pennsylvania State
Player of the Year and a
McDonald’s All-American.
Henderson’s favorite active
NBA player is Kobe Bryant
and his all-time favorite
would be his Dad, a two-
time NBA champion.
Talking Hoops with G
As a player, what are you most excited about at this point in the season?
I’m excited about the journey to a national championship, that’s what we’ve been missing. I think that we have
the tools to do something big like that. We’re going to keep working hard and see what happens. Starting the
ACC regular season is the next step and it will be very tough. There are so many great teams in this league.
How do you think you personally have grown since last season?
Well, I think that I’ve definitely become a better leader and especially in the captain role. I think that’s good for
our team. I think I need to be a more explosive player.
Have you noticed any changes in the coaching staff since the Olympics?
I would never say Coach’s confidence has ever been down because he’s always positive and he’s had so much
success but I think definitely, after winning the Olympics, he really wants to get another one. I
think that his passion for doing that has rubbed off on us as well.
Tell us about the Coach K you know that probably differs from the intense coach
everyone sees on ESPN all the time.
I think the one thing about Coach K that I always take from him is his honesty. He’ll
always be truthful with you. He’ll tell you when you’re playing badly, he’ll tell you
when you’re playing well. I think that’s the biggest thing in becoming the player that
you’re going to be, it’s being truthful to yourself. Not just in basketball but in life
-- the kind of person you’re going to be. The most important thing is to be truthful
with yourself.
What is something specific that Coach K has stressed this season for you in
particular?
Well, definitely, I’ve worked on having a bigger ego. Something with all our guys,
we really have to understand how good a player each of us is – and can be. So if
you think you’re going to be a certain player, which is a good player, it gives you a
better start to becoming that player.
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