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New Orlenas Hornets Assign Xavier Henry to NBA D-League Affiliate Iowa Energy

March 18, 2012 - NBA G League (G League)
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NEW YORK, March 18, 2012 - The New Orleans Hornets today assigned second-year guard Xavier Henry to the Iowa Energy, the Hornets' NBA Development League affiliate. The assignment marks the 53rd time an NBA player has been assigned to his NBA D-League affiliate during the 2011-12 NBA season and is the first assignment of Henry's career.

Henry (6-6, 220, Kansas) has appeared in 24 games for the Hornets this season, averaging 5.0 points, 1.9 rebounds and 14.3 minutes. In his 62-game NBA career, he has averaged 4.6 points, 1.3 rebounds and 14.0 minutes.

Originally selected by the Memphis Grizzlies with the 12th overall pick of the 2010 NBA Draft, Henry joined the Hornets as part of a three-team trade on Jan. 4.

In one season at Kansas, Henry averaged 13.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.5 steals.

Hornets fans can stay in step with Henry, who is expected to join the Energy today and be available when the team hosts the Sioux Falls Skyforce in Des Moines, by logging onto nba.com/futurecast to watch all of Iowa's games live, online, for free.

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