Amir returned as one of the most experienced players on this Holy Cross team and played like it throughout the game. He showed solid ball-handling skills, which allowed him to attack off the dribble and get to tough shots even against larger defenders and despite a size disadvantage. He didn’t shy away from contact, consistently playing through pressure and physicality. Offensively, he knocked down the first points for the Indians with a corner three despite a defender closing out hard. Defensively, he also made his presence felt at times, making life difficult for opposing guards when they had the ball in their hands.

One of the quickest guards I saw throughout today’s games. Really disrupted defensively in the back court with pressuring on the ball and finding ways to get into handlers comfortability. Maybe undersized but makes up for it with a lot of extra layers of effort throughout his play. Turned steals into transition buckets throughout. Creates on dribble drive action to change speeds with the ball and then hit angles quickly to get paint touches. Has some wiggle on the bounce to get crafty at times. Solid overall helping team grab a quarter final bid on Sunday.

I watched a big win by KY Rise 16 U on Saturday afternoon where Henderson was one of the best players on the court. A skilled undersized guard, Henderson got to the paint off the dribble at will and had numerous and-1 finishes in the paint. Having the ability to create your own shot out of isolations is crucial for small guards and Henderson was able to finish these and-1 layups off late touch fouls by defenders who were beaten by a dribble move he made. Henderson also was able to kick to shooters when he got to the paint, as he drew a lot of attention once he started cooking as a scorer.