WVU Basketball Offers Son of WVU Football Legend

WVU basketball has extended an offer to 2027 guard DeMarcus Henry, the son of WVU football legend Chris Henry Sr., he announced in a post to X.

Demarcus Henry is currently enrolled at Compassion Prep in Arizona and listed as a five-star guard.

the 6-foot-8 guard also has offers from BYU, Arizona State, Cincinnati, LSU, Mississippi Stare, Ohio State, Oklahoma State, Oregon, USC,  Washington, Grand Canyon, UNLV, UCLA and Xavier.

Henry Sr. spent three seasons in Morgantown. After redshirting in 2002, he won Big East Freshman of the Year with 41 catches, 1,0006 yards and 10 touchdowns in 2003. In 2004, he caught 52 passes for 872 yards and a dozen scores before declaring for the 2005 NFL Draft. At the draft, he was selected in the third round by the Cincinnati Bengals. He died just four years later in 2009.

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