It doesn’t take long to realize who Adonys Henriquez is inspired by. All you have to do is look at his hands and notice the single name tattooed on his left wrist, “Anthony”. Anthony Henriquez is Adonys’ younger brother, who has battled kidney failure since birth and has gone through two transplants and regular dialysis. Anthony has always made a big impact on Adonys which is way attending college in Orlando was crucial.
“I wanted to stay home for my little brother, stay close for him,” said Henriquez.
Adonys went to Orlando Christian Prep and came out of high school listed as high as 36 in the ESPN 100 national rankings. The decision to stay close to home and his brother led Adonys to choosing the Knights.
As a freshman Adonys shined, starting in 30 games and earning American Athletic Conference All-Rookie Team honors. He was second in the team with 10.8 points per game and led UCF with 2.2 3-pointers made per contest.
In his sophomore season Adonys has had to sit out 4 games this year with MCL sprain but returned last week when the Knights played Memphis on February 17. Henriquez is back in the starting lineup and most recently scored nine points against Tulsa over the weekend.