Henry Domercant

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Henry Domercant
Henry Domercant 2011-03-19 (3).JPG
Domercant while playing with Spartak Saint Petersburg
Windy City Bulls
PositionHead coach
League NBA G League
Personal information
Born (1980-12-30) December 30, 1980 (age 43)
Chicago, Illinois
NationalityAmerican / Bosnian-Herzegovinian
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school Naperville North
(Naperville, Illinois)
College Eastern Illinois (1999–2003)
NBA draft 2003: undrafted
Playing career2003–2017
Position Shooting guard
Career history
As player:
2003–2004 Pınar Karşıyaka
2004–2006 Efes Pilsen
2006–2007 Olympiacos
2007–2008 Dynamo Moscow
2008–2010 Montepaschi Siena
2010–2011 Spartak Saint Petersburg
2011–2012 UNICS Kazan
2012–2014 Galatasaray Liv Hospital
2015 Juvecaserta Basket
2016 Idaho Stampede
As coach:
2017–2018 Maine Red Claws (assistant)
2018–2020 Windy City Bulls (assistant)
2021–presentWindy City Bulls
Career highlights and awards

Henry Domercant (born December 30, 1980) is an American and Bosnian-Herzegovinian professional basketball coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of the Windy City Bulls in the NBA G League, the development team for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball for Eastern Illinois, and was an All-EuroLeague Second Team selection in 2012.

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College career

Domercant attended Eastern Illinois, being second in NCAA Division I scoring both in the 2001–02 season averaging 26.4 points as a junior, and again as a senior in 2002–03 with an average of 27.9 per game. He finished with EIU and Ohio Valley Conference records of 2,602 career points in his four college seasons. [1]

Professional career

Domercant was selected in the 2003 Continental Basketball Association (CBA) draft by the Yakima Sun Kings. However, he decided to begin his professional career in Turkey for the 2003–04 season with Pınar Karşıyaka. He moved to Efes Pilsen in 2004 and played two seasons for the club. He departed Turkey following the 2005–06 season and moved to Greece, signing with Olympiacos Piraeus. For the 2007–08 season, he joined Dynamo Moscow.

Between 2008 and 2010, Domercant played in Italy for Montepaschi Siena, winning all three competitions both seasons with the club: Italian Supercup, Italian Cup, and the Italian league championship. For the 2010–11 season, he moved back to Russia where he played for Spartak Saint Petersburg, and then for the 2011–12 season, he continued in Russia playing for UNICS Kazan.

On August 21, 2012, Domercant signed with Galatasaray Liv Hospital. [2] However, in late November, he was ruled out for six months with a knee injury; [3] he appeared in just one game. He returned to Galatasaray for the 2013–14 season, averaging 7.1 points and 1.3 rebounds in 19 league games. He also averaged 4.7 points and 1.2 rebounds in 27 EuroLeague games.

On January 17, 2015, Domercant signed with Juvecaserta Basket of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A. [4] In 12 games for Juvecaserta to finish the 2014–15 season, he averaged 10.9 points and 2.9 rebounds per game.

On February 12, 2016, Domercant was acquired by the Idaho Stampede of the NBA Development League. [5] On February 19, he made his debut for the Stampede in a 99–96 loss to the Grand Rapids Drive, recording three points and one rebound in 11 minutes. [6]

On August 4, 2017, Domercant signed with Romanian club U-BT Cluj-Napoca. [7] On August 24, 2017, he parted ways with U-BT Cluj-Napoca before appearing in a game for them. Domercant left the team with a foot injury. [8]

National team career

In 2005, Domercant began representing the senior Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. He played with Bosnia and Herzegovina at two major FIBA championships, the EuroBasket 2005 and the EuroBasket 2011.

Coaching career

On October 23, 2017, it was reported that Domercant was hired as an assistant coach by the Maine Red Claws, the Boston Celtics' development team in the NBA G League. [9]

In 2018, he was hired as an assistant coach for Windy City Bulls, the Chicago Bulls' G League affiliate. [10] In 2020, he was promoted to the role of player development coordinator following the Bulls' hiring of Billy Donovan as head coach and the Windy City Bulls sitting out the 2020–21 season. [11] He was named the head coach of the Windy City Bulls before the 2021–22 season. [12]

EuroLeague career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold Career high
Led the league
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPGPIR
2004–05 Efes Pilsen 232331.7.450.457.7864.11.41.6.114.114.2
2005–06 Efes Pilsen222132.0.411.356.7613.21.61.7.112.411.5
2006–07 Olympiacos 221124.4.474.444.7112.1.51.0.111.28.0
2008–09 Montepaschi 201523.6.397.385.9432.41.41.0.110.18.6
2009–10 Montepaschi16117.2.478.509.9381.5.6.4.110.57.1
2011–12 UNICS 191931.9.433.495.8373.71.6.6.115.516.3
2013–14 Galatasaray 27513.6.333.310.9051.2.4.6.04.72.9
Career1499524.7.419.414.8332.61.11.0.110.99.5

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References

  1. ↑ Nielsen, Brian (July 2, 2012). "Eastern Illinois alum Henry Domercant exploring his future basketball options". jg-tc.com. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Galatasaray officially lands Henry Domercant". Sportando.com. August 21, 2012. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Galatasaray Henry Domercant will undergo surgery, out six months". Sportando.com. November 29, 2012. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
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  6. ↑ "Ebanks Scores 32 And Drive Holds Off Stampede". NBA.com. February 19, 2016. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
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  11. ↑ "BULLS ADD TO 2020-21 COACHING STAFF". NBA.com. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
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