Frank Henry-Ala

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Pasadena, Calif.

A versatile talent that brings a lot of intangibles on the court ... An exceptional student-athlete who was salutatorian of his graduating class in high school ... Played at Motlow State Community College in Lynchburg, Tenn. and UC-Davis before coming to Kent State ... Played for KSU assistant coach Bobby Steinburg at both
schools.

2009-10 Senior Season
KSU Academic Athletics Excellence Award … Started the final 28 games of the year … Averaged 3.4 points and 3.6 rebounds for the season … Shot 82.9 percent (29-35) from the foul line … Was third on the team with 37 steals … 45 percent (55 of 121) of his total rebounds came on the offensive end … Scored a KSU career high 12 points in a win over Miami (Feb. 27) … Grabbed a career best nine rebounds vs Northern Illinois (Feb. 1) and again at Akron (Mar. 5) in a game that clinched the 2010 MAC Regular season title for Kent State.

Summer 2009 In Italy
Averaged 10 minutes per contest during the four game trip ... Grabbed seven rebounds and handed out four assists while committing just two turnovers.

2008-09 Junior Season
Played in 25 games with one start ... Averaged 6.9 minutes per game ... Scored 36 points and had 33 rebounds on the season ... Played 11 minutes recording a career best three steals and hitting a three-pointer in his only shot attempt in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament game at Oakland (Mar. 17) ... Also went 1-1 from three and equaled a season high with four rebounds in the regular season finale win over Akron (Mar. 8) that gave KSU its 10 conference win for the 11th consecutive season ... Played a career high 18 minutes in the game ... Scored five points in seven minutes of play vs Toledo (Feb. 3) ... Grabbed four rebounds and had one block and one steal in 12 minutes at Buffalo (Jan. 21) ... Poured in a career high 10 points shooting 4-7 from the field and 2-4 from three while adding three rebounds and two steals vs Shawnee State (Dec. 30) ... In 12 minutes of action had seven points and three rebounds vs Youngstown State (Dec. 15) ... Earned his first start at KSU vs Western Carolina (Dec. 6).

Sophomore Season At Motlow (Tenn.)
Was ranked the No. 71 recruit in jucojunction.com list of top Junior College recruits ... At Motlow he averaged 10 points and 10.4 rebounds a game while shooting 40.3 percent from three-point range ... Also chipped in 2.8 steals and 1.5 blocks a game ... Teamed with fellow Golden Flash, Tyree Evans to lead Motlow to a 28-5 overall record and a runner-up finish in the District VII of the Tennessee Junior and Community College Athletic Association.

Freshman Season at UC-Davis
Appeared in 21 games in the 2006-07 season scoring 62 points while shooting 84.2 percent from the foul line ... Redshirted in 2005-06.

High School
Was the CIF Division V State Player of the Year as senior for Price High School ... As a senior averaged 15 points and 9 rebounds per game and led Price to a 29-4 record that was capped off with a state championship win ... All-Southern Section as a junior and senior ... Helped guide Price to two state title games as a sophomore and junior ... Played club ball for 4D Stars in Harbor City, capturing Basketball Congress International title ... Excelled in track & field, capturing Harbor League titles in 200- and 400-meter dashes... Selected as league MVP and won CIF Sportsmanship Award ... Was the salutatorian of his graduating class and editor-in-chief of school yearbook ... Won Award of Merit at the Creative Writing Festival.

Personal
Born on June 5, 1987 ... Son of Rei Henry-Ala and Karla Smith ... Has three siblings: Rei II, Jasmine and Alyssa ... Plans to major in psychology and pre-med at Kent State ... Aspires to be a pediatrician.