Five-star Class of 2022 high school basketball star
Scoot Henderson of
Kell (Marietta, Ga.) announced Friday on social media he will his senior year and join the NBA G League Ignite team.
Henderson is the first high school player to forgo his senior year to play in the G League. He won't be eligible for the 2022 NBA Draft because of age restrictions, meaning he must spend two years with the Ignite program.
The 6-foot-3 guard is the No. 9 prospect in the Class of 2022 according to 247Sports. He is expected to join
Jaden Hardy,
Michael Foster Jr. and international prospect Fanbo Zeng on the Ignite team next season.
Henderson was a first team
MaxPreps Junior All-American
selection this season, averaging 32 points, seven rebounds and six assists
per contest to help the Longhorns reach the Georgia AAAAAA state
title game. The explosive point guard
showed rapid development over the course of his high school career and
has the potential to be a lottery pick in the 2023 NBA Draft.
A year ago, Class of 2020 prospects
Jalen Green, Jonathan Kuminga, Daishen Nix and Isaiah Todd selected the G League path over the traditional collegiate route.
Scoot Henderson in action during a December game against McEachern.
Photo by Ed Turlington
