| Shimane Susanoo Magic | |||||||||||||||
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| Title | Head coach | ||||||||||||||
| League | B.League | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | (1979-03-04)4 March 1979 (age 46) | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Napier Boys' (Napier, New Zealand) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Utah Valley (1999–2000) | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1995–2014 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 2011–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
Playing | |||||||||||||||
| 1995–1997 | Hawke's Bay Hawks | ||||||||||||||
| 1998–2001 | Auckland Stars | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2008 | Hawke's Bay Hawks | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | OKK Beograd | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2011 | New Zealand Breakers | ||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Banvit B.K. | ||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Christchurch Cougars | ||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Hawke's Bay Hawks | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Southland Sharks | ||||||||||||||
Coaching | |||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Hawke's Bay Hawks | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Southland Sharks | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2016 | New Zealand Breakers (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | New Zealand Breakers | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Melbourne United (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Wellington Saints | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Kagawa Five Arrows | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–present | Shimane Susanoo Magic | ||||||||||||||
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Paul Donald Henare (born 4 March 1979) is a New Zealand professionalbasketball coach and former player.
Henare attendedNapier Boys' High School and played one season of college basketball forUtah Valley State College. He played for New Zealand at U/16, U/18 and U/20 junior levels.
Henare began his playing career in 1995 with theHawke's Bay Hawks. After three seasons with the Hawks, he joined theAuckland Stars, where he won championships in 1999 and 2000. He returned to Hawke's Bay in 2002 and played the next seven seasons there, helping the Hawks win their inaugural championship in 2006. In 2009, he played for theChristchurch Cougars,[1] and in 2010, he played his final season with the Hawks. On 30 May 2014, Henare came out of retirement to be the temporary player/coach of theSouthland Sharks after multiple players were suspended.[2]
After a season abroad in Serbia withOKK Beograd in 2002–03, Henare debuted with theNew Zealand Breakers in their inaugural season in theNBL in 2003–04. In 2006, he had his second overseas stint, this time in Turkey withBanvit B.K.
In 2010–11, Henare was a member of the Breakers' maiden championship-winning team. He subsequently retired from the Breakers after eight seasons and was honoured by becoming the first Breakers player to have his number (32) retired.[3]
Henare debuted for theTall Blacks in 1998, with his first major tournament being theSydney Olympics in 2000. His final outing with the Tall Blacks came in 2007 with theFIBA Oceania Championship.[4][5]
Henare made his coaching debut in 2011 as head coach of theHawke's Bay Hawks. After two seasons with the Hawks, he served as head coach of theSouthland Sharks in 2013, 2014 and 2015, winning championships in 2013 and 2015.[6][7] In 2019, he returned to the New Zealand NBL for the first time since 2015,[8] coaching theWellington Saints to the championship.
Between 2013 and 2016, Henare served as an assistant coach with theNew Zealand Breakers.[9] He was promoted to head coach for the2016–17 season, but after two seasons, he stepped down from the role.[10][11]
For the2018–19 NBL season, Henare served as an assistant coach withMelbourne United.[12] He departed United in October 2019 to take up a head coaching opportunity in Japan.[13]
Between 2012 and 2015, Henare served as an assistant coach with theNew Zealand Tall Blacks.[14] Between 2015 and 2019, he served as head coach of the Tall Blacks.[15][16]
In October 2019, Henare signed a three-year deal as head coach of Japanese second division club,Kagawa Five Arrows.[17][18][19]
In July 2021, Henare was appointed head coach ofShimane Susanoo Magic.[20]
