Henry Coleman

[luvdahops]

I've been vocal on here about how tall Henry Coleman is and I must admit that I was wrong. He's a big dude. Here he is standing next to David McCormack (6'10" C, Kansas), Armando Bacot (6'10" C, UNC), Javin DeLaurier (6'10" F, Duke), and Mamadi Diakite (6'10" F, Virginia). Henry is a grown man. He's at least 6'8". Built like a truck. Goodness.

The roster on GoDuke.com lists him as 6'7" 210, but I'm guessing that will change to something like 6'8" 230-240 once these guys are on campus. And yes, I'm assuming they will be in the Fall

[CrazyNotCrazie]

Funny, here's the conversation in my head when I looked at the pic.

"Hmm. He's the only one not wearing a shirt."
"If you looked like that, would you wear a shirt?"

Reminds me of my favorite Al McGuire quote about James Forrest of GA Tech - "he's got muscles in places where most people don't have places."

[plimnko]

If I had that build, I wouldn't wear a shirt either.

winter OR summer

[jv001]

Takeaways:

Look at the difference in legs. Strong vs skinny.
Delaurier is not 6'10"
If there has to be a fight, I know who I want on my side.

I'd want all of them, especially the dude that works for Sonny.

[kAzE]

Am I missing something here? It could be just the angle of the photo, but Henry looks taller than Armando Bacot, who is 6'10".

[Jaks19]

Henry told both Rivals and 247 that he was 6-8 240 plus. FWIW

[DukieInKansas]

Am I missing something here? It could be just the angle of the photo, but Henry looks taller than Armando Bacot, who is 6'10".

Based on the visible blue tile above their heads, I'd say he is an inch or two shorter. It may not be a cinder block but any measure in a storm.

[BD80]

... It may not be a cinder block but any measure in a storm.

It is thinking like this that leads to anarchy. Anarchy, I tell you.

[BlueDevilStop]

Duke has options and versatile bigs.
Traditional center type players in Williams and Tapé. Forwards in Hurt, Johnson, Brakefield and Coleman that can play in combinations for periods of time too. I think K will enjoy having a roster where he can find his mismatches and utilize the players strengths.

The entire roster is very versatile. There are going to be so many intriguing lineup combinations. It will be very interesting to see how it all plays out.

[flyingdutchdevil]

The entire roster is very versatile. There are going to be so many intriguing lineup combinations. It will be very interesting to see how it all plays out.

With Coach K playing a 7 man rotation.

[jimsumner]

With Coach K playing a 7 man rotation.

But a different seven every game.

[AnotherOldDukeFan]

I know Henry and has been stated before, he is a great guy and has a great Family. I forsee good things for him at Duke. I am also kinda thinking that we could at some point see his "little" brother also. At least I hope so!

[JasonEvans]

I know Henry and has been stated before, he is a great guy and has a great Family. I forsee good things for him at Duke. I am also kinda thinking that we could at some point see his "little" brother also. At least I hope so!

Coleman has a basketball playing brother?

[dukelifer]

But a different seven every game.

It will be hard to play with a mask- so I expect he will need everyone this season

[luvdahops]

With Coach K playing a 7 man rotation.

Safe to assume that you are not buying in to last season's PT breakdown as any sort of "new normal"?

[Ggallagher]

Coleman has a basketball playing brother?

I'll check on that tomorrow. My brother in law was the headmaster at the school in Richmond that Henry attended. Tom, my brother in law, worked REALLY hard trying to get Henry into unc since that's where he went.

And be nice, Tom is among the Tar Heels I really like. Oh, "among" might be the wrong word. He is the Tar Heel I really like. I'll see what he and my sister know about any additional Colemans.

[flyingdutchdevil]

Safe to assume that you are not buying in to last season's PT breakdown as any sort of "new normal"?

Not unless quarantining has impacted basketball rotation philosophy

[Fish80]

I don’t have the same connections as others on this board ... but I did ride the same plane as Henry flying to RIC in 2018. 😊

To paraphrase Tony Bennett, as good as he is on the court, he’s an even better man off the court. We are going to love him!

[flyingdutchdevil]

I don’t have the same connections as others on this board ... but I did ride the same plane as Henry flying to RIC in 2018. 😊

To paraphrase Tony Bennett, as good as he is on the court, he’s an even better man off the court. We are going to love him!

Jes. Who was Bennett referring to? He's had some dynamite players on the court. Did they cure cancer off the court?

[Fish80]

Jes. Who was Bennett referring to? He's had some dynamite players on the court. Did they cure cancer off the court?

Tony was referring to Henry Coleman.