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Jessica Henson

• Previous School: Bradford HS
• Hometown: Bradford, Tenn.
• Height: 5-11

News Release(s)

• 3/26/2003 - Henson, Bryant on NAIA All-American Teams
• 3/18/2003 - Union’s Jessica Henson Named NAIA/WCBA State Farm Player of the Year
• 3/4/2003 - Union Boasts Four Players on the TranSouth All-Conference Teams
• 2/10/2003 - Union’s Jessica Henson Named TranSouth Player of the Week
• 3/21/2002 - Union’s Jessica Henson Named First Team All-American For Second Time; Three Others Honored
• 2/26/2002 - Henson, Moser, Campbell Highlight TranSouth Awards List
• 1/7/2002 - Union Basketball Players Sweep Conference Player of the Week Honors

Member of the Following Team(s)

2003-2004 Women's Basketball

• Number: 10
• Class: Senior
• Position: G
• Jessica is a returning two-time TranSouth Conference Player of the Year, an award she won as a freshman and a sophomore...last season at a junior, Jessica was named the NAIA/WBCA National Player of the Year...she has also been named a first team NAIA All-American in each of the past three seasons, along with being named a Kodak All-American during the same time...has led Union in scoring in each of her three seasons.
  Before Union...Jessica played her high school ball at Bradford where she averaged 21.6 points, 6 rebounds, 5 steal, and 5 assists per game...at Bradford, she earned numerous honors including MVP All-District, MVP All-Region, and All-State...was a vital part of the state championship teams in 1997, 1998, and 2000...named Miss Basketball of Tennessee, MVP of State Tournament, and All-West Tennessee.

2002-2003 Women's Basketball

• All-American (First Team)
• Number: 10
• Class: Junior
• Position: G
• Jessica is returning as the two-time TranSouth Conference Player of the Year, an award she won as a freshman and a sophomore…she has also been named a first team NAIA All-American in each of the past two seasons, along with being named a Kodak All-American during the same time...has led Union in scoring as a freshman and sophomore. Played her high school ball at Bradford where she averaged 21.6 points, 6 rebounds, 5 steal, and 5 assists per game…at Bradford, she earned numerous honors including MVP All-District, MVP All-Region, and All-State…was a vital part of the state championship teams in 1997, 1998, and 2000…named Miss Basketball of Tennessee, MVP of State Tournament, and All-West Tennessee.

2001-2002 Women's Basketball

• All-American (First Team)
• Number: 10
• Class: Sophomore
• Position: F
• Jessica played her high school ball at Bradford where she averaged 21.6 points, 6 rebounds, 5 steal, and 5 assists per game…at Bradford, she earned numerous honors including MVP All-District, MVP All-Region, and All-State…was a vital part of the state championship teams in 1997, 1998, and 2000…named Miss Basketball of Tennessee, MVP of State Tournament, and All-West Tennessee.

Photo Gallery

10/23/03 - Stephanie Clark (33) is in the midst of a double team by Jessica Henson (10) and Christina Smith (23) during the Bulldog Madness scrimmage. (ID: 1571) - Courtney Ross Large | X-Large	10/23/03 - Senior guard Jessica Henson (10) goes for the steal against her fellow Lady Bulldog, LaTorya Fuller (4) during the Bulldog Madness scrimmage. (ID: 1572) - Courtney Ross Large | X-Large	10/23/03 - The Lady Bulldogs kick off the season with the traditional Midnight Madness to get the fans pumped for the new basketball season. (ID: 1626) - Lindsay Stavish Large | X-Large	03/19/03 - Union's Jessica Henson goes up for a shot during the first game in the NAIA tournament. #34 Langston Kayla Smith and #35 Taoshala Grant watch. Photo Stephan Frazier/The Jackson Sun (ID: 1007) - Stephan Frazier Large | X-Large
03/10/03 - Junior Jessica Henson, guard, drives against a Freed-Hardeman University player at the TranSouth Conference tournament on Monday, March 10. Union defeated Freed-Hardeman 77-72, earning conference tournament honors. The NAIA tournament will be held March 19–25 at the Oman Arena in Jackson. (ID: 993) - Justin Veneman Large | X-Large	02/13/03 - Senior Jessica Henson (10) drives down the center against Lambuth. (ID: 802) - Justin Veneman Large | X-Large	01/16/03 - Jessica Henson (10) - junior guard from Bradford, Tenn. (ID: 785) - Jim Veneman Large | X-Large

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