Steve Henson, a UNLV assistant coach and former Kansas State star, will be inducted into the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame in October. Henson, who works for Rebels coach Lon Kruger, was Kruger’s first recruit at Kansas State and proceeded to have an excellent career from 1986 to 1990. A university press release highlights some of Henson’s achievements with the Wildcats.
Henson is the only player in Kansas State history to play in four NCAA Tournaments. As a junior, he led his team in scoring with 18.5 points per game and was also the team’s leading scorer as a senior. As a sophomore he led the nation in free throw shooting percentage, connecting on 92.5 percent of his attempts and as a junior, he was second in the country at 92 percent. Henson holds Kansas State school career records in assists, 3-point field goals made, free throw percentage, steals, games played, starts and minutes played
