Methodist University Athletics

Aloysius Henry is in his fourth season as head coach of the Methodist men’s basketball program and his 11th overall year with the Monarchs. After spending seven seasons as an assistant under David Smith, Henry was named the eighth head coach in program history in June of 2022. 

Henry’s head coaching tenure has been marked by steady progress. After a challenging 2–23 debut season in 2022–23, the Monarchs improved to 5–19 in 2023–24 and continued their upward trend with a 7–18 campaign in 2024–25.

Henry joined the Monarch staff in the summer of 2015 and helped guide Methodist to four consecutive winning seasons, 2016–20. During that stretch, the Monarchs compiled a 68-44 record, along with one regular-season conference title, one conference tournament championship, and one appearance in the NCAA Tournament.

In 2020-21, Garren Dearman and Dante Burden were First Team All-Conference selections as the duo averaged 18 points per game and finished in the USA South top 10 in points per game. During the next season (2021-22), Burden continued his All-Conference award streak and earned first-team honors for his third consecutive year, rounding out his senior season third overall in conference in points per game (18.5) and first overall in steals (3.3 p/g).

In 2018-19, Burden was a Second Team All-Conference pick after leading the Monarchs to a 15-11 record and an appearance in the conference tournament championship. In 2019-20, Burden improved to become a First Team All-Conference selection, while finishing third in the conference in points per game (18.8) and first in steals (2.5). Burden also helped lead the Monarchs to an 18-11 record and a conference tournament championship en route to the first NCAA Tournament appearance for Methodist since the 2004-05 season. After being named to the All-Tournament team in 2019, Burden became the USA South Tournament MVP in 2020. In 2018-19, Burden was a Second Team All-Conference pick after leading the Monarchs to a 15-11 record and an appearance in the conference tournament championship.

In the 2016-17 season, Davion Ayabarreno was selected as a First Team All-Conference player, becoming the first Monarch to be named to the first team since the 2007-08 season. He received first team recognition again in the 2017-18 season, becoming the first Monarch to be honored in consecutive seasons since Seth Thomas (2003-04 & 2004-05). 

Henry’s coaching career began after a brief professional playing stint overseas, where he competed in the Baltic League with KK Pärnu of Estonia. He later returned stateside to coach the Cape Fear girls’ varsity team during the 2014–15 season.

As a player, Henry competed collegiately at Three Rivers College (2008–10) and UNC Greensboro (2010–12). At Three Rivers, he played under junior college coaching legend Gene Bess and helped lead the Raiders to the NJCAA National Championship game. Henry averaged 11.5 points and 7.3 rebounds per game and earned All-Conference honors in his final season. He then transferred to UNCG, appearing in 63 games with 36 starts over two seasons while averaging 7.6 points and 4.4 rebounds per game.

A native of St. Lucia, Henry earned his associate’s degree in general education from Three Rivers before completing his bachelor’s degree in economics at UNCG.