Henrys to announce decision today

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Xavier and C.J. Henry have scheduled a press conference at 11:30 this morning to announce where they will attend college next year. All indicators point toward Kansas.

Earlier this week, the Henry brothers canceled their visit to Kentucky scheduled for this weekend, citing Xavier’s senior prom at Putnam City High School in Oklahoma City as a reason. Multiple outlets, including the Daily Oklahoman, are reporting that the Henrys will select Kansas over Kentucky, their other finalist.

The press conference will be held in the Putnam City High gymnasium. It’s an appropriate location considering it’s where Xavier led the Pirates to two state championships and became regarded as one of the top recruits in the class of 2009.

Rivals.com ranked Xavier as the No. 8 player in the nation in its newest rankings, released this week. He originally committed to Memphis in November, but got out of his letter of intent when coach John Calipari left for Kentucky.

C.J. walked on at Memphis last year after spending three seasons in minor league baseball with the New York Yankees’ organization. Before his stint as a professional baseball player, C.J. had committed to play basketball at Kansas out of high school.

Because C.J., a 6-foot-3 shooting guard, is transferring, he might have to sit out a year under NCAA rules. The Henry family filed an appeal to the NCAA to let C.J. play right away.

Xavier, a 6-foot-6 shooting guard, would likely start immediately for the Jayhawks and fill their most glaring need of a talented wing player.

— — Edited by Sonya English

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