Union University Sports Hall of Fame
Jessica Henson is a 2004 graduate of Union University where she played four seasons for the women’s basketball team.
Henson was on pace to be a four-time NAIA All-American before an injury early in her senior year ended her career. She was named NAIA All-American three times, as a freshman, sophomore and junior. In 2003, Henson was named the NAIA/WBCA Player of the Year, averaging 17 points and six rebounds per game as a junior. She was named the TranSouth Conference Player of the Year twice, TranSouth Newcomer of the Year once and was a three time first team all-conference performer. Henson was also named to the WBCA Kodak All-America team three times.
Henson is a member of the 1,000 point club at Union, finishing with 1,687 points. She was averaging 11 points per game as a senior when she was hurt early in the season. Henson averaged 15 points, six rebounds, three assists and two steals per game for her career. Her best season was 2003 as a junior when she scored 604 points, grabbed 193 rebounds, dished out 109 assists and hit 106 three points in 35 games.
Henson’s best game was a 41 point performance, leading Union to an overtime win at Campbellsville in 2003, 81-74. Her teams at Union finished with a combined record of 131-17, hitting the 30-win mark in each of the four seasons season. Henson led Union to three TranSouth Conference Regular Season Titles and three TranSouth Tournament Titles. Union played in the NAIA National Tournament in each of Henson’s four seasons, including a semifinal appearance in 2002 before losing in overtime to the eventual national champion.
In May of 2003, Henson was one of sixty college basketball players in the nation, all divisions, to be invited to try out for a spot on one of the USA Basketball women’s squads.
