Henry Caruso (born July 1, 1995) is an American-Italian basketball player who plays for Élan Chalon of the LNB Pro A.
| Élan Chalon | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
| League | LNB Pro A |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1995-07-01) July 1, 1995 (age 27) Burlingame, California |
| Nationality | American / Italian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Junípero Serra (San Mateo, California) |
| College | Princeton (2013–2017) Santa Clara (2017–2018) |
| NBA draft | 2018 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2018–present |
| Career history | |
| 2018 | Auxilium Pallacanestro Torino |
| 2019–2020 | Heroes Den Bosch |
| 2020–2022 | Donar |
| 2022–present | Élan Chalon |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Henry Caruso attended Serra High School where he excelled in basketball. At Serra, Caruso earned all-state honors from MaxPreps, two-time team MVP, three-time all-league honoree, including first-team honors his final two seasons. He graduated as the second-leading scorer in school history with 1,453 points (school record, 1,490) and averaged 21 points and nine rebounds per game as a senior, scoring 627 points, after averaging 16 and eight as a junior and 12 and six as a sophomore. He also played football and baseball, was a three-time Scholar Athlete Award honoree and National Honor Society and California Scholarship Federation member.
Caruso spent four seasons at Princeton. He was named to the First Team All-Ivy League as a junior. He averaged 15.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and shot 47 percent from 3-point range. Caruso injured his foot eight games into his senior season and missed the rest of the year. He transferred to Santa Clara as a graduate transfer, as his sister was attending the university.[1] As a redshirt senior at Santa Clara, Caruso was elected team captain, averaged 12.2 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game and achieved double-figure scoring in 24 games.
On August 22, 2018, Caruso signed with Auxilium Pallacanestro Torino.[2]
On July 15, 2019, Caruso signed with Heroes Den Bosch in the Dutch Basketball League (DBL).[3] He averaged 11.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.3 assists and shot 48 percent from 3-point range before the DBL stopped due to coronavirus.[4]
On August 23, 2020, Caruso signed with Donar of the DBL and the Basketball Champions League.[5]
On July 22, 2022, he signed a one-year deal with French club Élan Chalon of the LNB Pro A.[6]
Caruso is the grandson of Ann Russell Miller. He holds an Italian passport.[7]