INDIANAPOLIS – Gabe Henry is the newest and final addition to the 2017-18 Butler women's basketball coaching staff.  Although unfamiliar to Indianapolis and Hinkle Fieldhouse, Henry has coaching experience all over the country, including stops in Hawaii, Alaska, Texas and more. 
 
"I want to welcome Gabe and his family to Butler University," Head Coach Kurt Godlevske stated. "Gabe has a reputation of being an in the trenches type of coach. He is a family orientated individual with personal attributes that align with Butler's mission. Gabe has a history of being successful and I'm thrilled that he chose Butler. I'm looking forward to working with him!"
 
Henry was most recently a part of the coaching staff at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. He joined the women's basketball program as an assistant coach on July 14, 2014. While at UTRGV, Henry served as the recruiting and defensive coordinator. 
 
As recruiting coordinator, Henry was able to bring in top recruiting classes in the Western Athletic Conference for two consecutive years. The Dan Olson Collegiate Girls Basketball Report ranked the UTRGV 2015-16 class as No. 68 in the nation. 
 
Defensively, UTRGV held the opposition to a .370 field goal percentage, the third-lowest total in program history. In 2015-16, Henry helped coach a defense that allowed just 61.6 points per game, which was the fifth-best rate in program history. 
 
Prior to UTRGV, Henry was a member of the women's basketball coaching staff at Odessa College for two years. Henry was the recruiting coordinator and helped handle all day-to-day operations of the team. In just two seasons, he coached and recruited nine all-conference players and one All-American student-athlete.
 
Henry also has coaching experience at Central Methodist University, the University of Hawaii and the University of Alaska Anchorage. He spent three years total with the teams. 
 
Before Henry became a Butler Bulldog, he was once a Gonzaga Bulldog.  Henry spent two seasons as the director of basketball operations at Gonzaga. During his time there, he helped lead the team to their first-ever NCAA Tournament win and two West Coast Conference Regular Season Championships. 
 
The Brookfield, Mo. native earned his undergraduate degree from Missouri Valley College, which is also where he began his coaching career as a student assistant. Henry then went on to earn his master's degree in sports and athletic administration from Gonzaga University. 
 
Henry will arrive in Indy with his wife, Alana, and their daughter, Avery. He will fill the void left by former assistant coach Natalie Morse, who left the program this summer.
 
"I wish Natalie the best in her future endeavors," Godlevske added. "I want to personally thank her for all she has done for myself, the women's basketball program and for Butler University.  She impacted our student athletes in a positive way and left a lasting impression."