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Looking at Henton’s Hot Start

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At what point do we start to question if LaDontae Henton is more the .393 three pointer shooter that Friartown saw during his freshman year?

The junior forward is off to a blazing start from three point range this season (8-12, .666), and has made 8-11 over Providence’s last three games after shooting around 25% from deep last year.

Henton is very quietly off to a wonderful start to his junior season. He’s scoring over 17 points per game and pulling in 9.5 rebounds, while making more than 50% of his shots and 60% from three point range. He’s been selective when looking for opportunities from deep, and as a result Providence may have found a much needed weapon from beyond the arc.

While Bryce Cotton has uncharacteristically struggled from three point range (4-16), the Friars have gotten a lift from deep by Henton and Josh Fortune, as the latter has made seven 3 pointers in four games. Fortune has made big shots for the Friars throughout the first four, including a trio of 3s against Boston College, the game winner versus Brown and two more tonight versus Vermont — shots that helped turn an eight point lead into a 17 point advantage in a span of 80 seconds.

It’s a small sample size for Henton, and skeptics will point to the competition, but it’s worth noting that Henton was just 6-28 from three through four games last season. Perhaps that the key — not taking seven a game — but it’s worth noting that as a freshman Henton did his biggest damage from three against the Big East, making at least four 3 pointers in four different conference games.

Clearly, a return to his freshman year shooting form would be a big boost for the Friars.

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