Steve Henson

Steven Michael Henson (born February 2, 1968) is a retired American professional basketball player, who was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2nd round (44th overall) of the 1990 NBA Draft. He is currently an assistant basketball coach at the University of Oklahoma under his former college coach Lon Kruger.

College career

Henson played collegiately at Kansas State University, where he was named to the All-Big Eight Conference first team in 1989 and is Kansas State's all-time leader in assists. He also remains in the top ten on the all-time NCAA career free throw percentage list, with a .900 mark. He was also a Track & Field decathlete at Kansas State.

Professional career

In six seasons in the NBA, Henson played for the Bucks, Atlanta Hawks, Charlotte Hornets, Portland Trail Blazers and Detroit Pistons. During his NBA career, Henson appeared in 238 games and averaged 3.1 ppg.

Coaching career

Since retiring from basketball, Henson has turned to coaching. He has been an assistant at Illinois, with the Atlanta Hawks, at South Florida, at UNLV and currently at Oklahoma.

Steve Henson (politician)

Steve Henson (born March 30, 1959) is Democratic member of the Georgia Senate, as well as the Democratic leader in the Senate.

Education

Henson attended elementary school and high school in DeKalb county. He received a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Georgia.

Political career

Georgia State Senate – District 55

Henson was elected to the State Senate in 1991 where he represented Stone Mountain. He was re-elected three times representing his senate district from 1991 to 1999.

Georgia Labor Commissioner race

Henson ran for the Georgia Labor Commissioner in 1998. He ran on his experience with job training as well as a 1993 law that he had sponsored which would deny additional welfare benefits to mothers with children if they had been on welfare for over two years. He lost in the Democratic primary run-off

Georgia State Senate – District 41

Henson was elected to the Senate District 41 in 2002 where he represented Tucker. He has represented district 41 since 2003. On June 20, 2011, he was elected as the Senate Minority leader.