Henry Domercant
(born December 30, 1980) is an American and Bosnian-Herzegovinian professional
basketball
coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of the
Windy City Bulls
in the
NBA G League
, the development team for the
Chicago Bulls
of the
National Basketball Association
. He played college basketball for
Eastern Illinois
, and was an
All-EuroLeague Second Team
selection in
2012
.
College career
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Domercant attended
Eastern Illinois
, being second in NCAA Division I scoring both in the 2001?02 season averaging 26.4 points as a junior, and again as a senior in 2002?03 with an average of 27.9 per game. He finished with EIU and Ohio Valley Conference records of 2,602 career points in his four college seasons.
[1]
Professional career
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Domercant was selected in the 2003
Continental Basketball Association
(CBA) draft by the
Yakima Sun Kings
. However, he decided to begin his professional career in Turkey for the 2003?04 season with
Pınar Kar?ıyaka
. He moved to
Efes Pilsen
in 2004 and played two seasons for the club. He departed Turkey following the 2005?06 season and moved to Greece, signing with
Olympiacos Piraeus
. For the 2007?08 season, he joined
Dynamo Moscow
.
Between 2008 and 2010, Domercant played in Italy for
Montepaschi Siena
, winning all three competitions both seasons with the club:
Italian Supercup
,
Italian Cup
, and the
Italian league championship
. For the 2010?11 season, he moved back to Russia where he played for
Spartak Saint Petersburg
, and then for the 2011?12 season, he continued in Russia playing for
UNICS Kazan
.
On August 21, 2012, Domercant signed with
Galatasaray Liv Hospital
.
[2]
However, in late November, he was ruled out for six months with a knee injury;
[3]
he appeared in just one game. He returned to Galatasaray for the 2013?14 season, averaging 7.1 points and 1.3 rebounds in 19 league games. He also averaged 4.7 points and 1.2 rebounds in 27
EuroLeague
games.
On January 17, 2015, Domercant signed with
Juvecaserta Basket
of the Italian
Lega Basket Serie A
.
[4]
In 12 games for Juvecaserta to finish the 2014?15 season, he averaged 10.9 points and 2.9 rebounds per game.
On February 12, 2016, Domercant was acquired by the
Idaho Stampede
of the
NBA Development League
.
[5]
On February 19, he made his debut for the Stampede in a 99?96 loss to the
Grand Rapids Drive
, recording three points and one rebound in 11 minutes.
[6]
On August 4, 2017, Domercant signed with Romanian club
U-BT Cluj-Napoca
.
[7]
On August 24, 2017, he parted ways with U-BT Cluj-Napoca before appearing in a game for them. Domercant left the team with a foot injury.
[8]
National team career
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In 2005, Domercant began representing the senior
Bosnia and Herzegovina national team
. He played with Bosnia and Herzegovina at two major
FIBA
championships, the
EuroBasket 2005
and the
EuroBasket 2011
.
Coaching career
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On October 23, 2017, it was reported that Domercant was hired as an assistant coach by the
Maine Red Claws
, the
Boston Celtics
' development team in the
NBA G League
.
[9]
In 2018, he was hired as an assistant coach for
Windy City Bulls
, the Chicago Bulls' G League affiliate.
[10]
In 2020, he was promoted to the role of player development coordinator following the Bulls' hiring of
Billy Donovan
as head coach and the Windy City Bulls sitting out the 2020?21 season.
[11]
He was named the head coach of the Windy City Bulls before the
2021?22 season
.
[12]
EuroLeague career statistics
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References
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Nielsen, Brian (July 2, 2012).
"Eastern Illinois alum Henry Domercant exploring his future basketball options"
.
jg-tc.com
. Retrieved
February 12,
2016
.
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"Galatasaray officially lands Henry Domercant"
.
Sportando.com
. August 21, 2012
. Retrieved
February 12,
2016
.
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"Galatasaray Henry Domercant will undergo surgery, out six months"
.
Sportando.com
. November 29, 2012
. Retrieved
February 12,
2016
.
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"Pasta Reggia Caserta announces Henry Domercant"
.
Sportando.com
. January 17, 2015
. Retrieved
February 12,
2016
.
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"Stampede Acquire Henry Domercant"
.
OurSportsCentral.com
. February 12, 2016
. Retrieved
February 12,
2016
.
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"Ebanks Scores 32 And Drive Holds Off Stampede"
.
NBA.com
. February 19, 2016
. Retrieved
February 20,
2016
.
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"Henry Domercant la U-Banca Transilvania!"
.
u-bt.ro
(in Romanian). August 7, 2017
. Retrieved
August 7,
2017
.
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"Henry Domercant, U-Banca Transilvania part ways"
.
Sportando.com
. August 24, 2017
. Retrieved
August 24,
2017
.
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"There's a lot that's new as Maine Red Claws open training camp"
.
Portland Press Herald
. October 23, 2017
. Retrieved
November 18,
2017
.
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"
"Shooting guard for hire" finally returns home with Windy City"
. 24 December 2018.
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"BULLS ADD TO 2020-21 COACHING STAFF"
.
NBA.com
. 14 November 2020
. Retrieved
25 November
2020
.
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"Windy City Bulls Name Henry Domercant as Head Coach for Team's Fifth Season"
.
OurSports Central
. September 29, 2021.
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