Jules Nehemiah Heningburg (born May 3, 1996) is an American professional lacrosse player on the Redwoods Lacrosse Club of the Premier Lacrosse League and Albany FireWolves of the National Lacrosse League. He played college lacrosse at Rutgers University where he was a two-time All-Big Ten selection and All-American (2018 Second Team, 2017 Honorable Mention). Heningburg was selected 7th overall in the first round of the 2018 Major League Lacrosse Draft by the Florida Launch.[1]
| Born | May 3, 1996 Maplewood, New Jersey |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 205 pounds (93 kg) |
| Shoots | Right |
| Position | Attack |
| NCAA team | Rutgers University (2018) |
| NLL draft | 38th overall, 2018 San Diego Seals |
| NLL team Former teams | Albany FireWolves San Diego Seals |
| MLL draft | 7th overall, 2018 Florida Launch |
| PLL team Former teams | Redwoods L.C. Whipsnakes L.C. |
| Pro career | 2018– |
| Website | www |
| Career highlights | |
PLL:
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Early life and college
editHeningburg grew up in Maplewood, New Jersey as the fifth of six children of a Black father, Gus Heningburg Jr., and a white mother, Maria Morrison Heningburg. His grandfather, Gus Sr., was a civil rights activist, while his grandmother, Jean, was the first Black teacher at Montclair High School. He played high school lacrosse for Columbia High School before transferring to Seton Hall Preparatory School. He chose to keep his lacrosse talent in New Jersey for college, heading to Rutgers University. In his four years with the Scarlet Knights, Heningburg started all 60 games he appeared in.[2][3][4]
Professional Field Lacrosse Career
edit2018: Florida Launch
editHeningburg was drafted 7th overall by the Florida Launch in the 2018 Major League Lacrosse Draft. He made 8 regular season appearances. With Jules joining approximately 140 other players leaving the MLL to sign with the PLL, the MLL was forced to contract the league footprint. As a result, the Launch franchise folded during the 2019 MLL offseason.[5][6]
2019: Whipsnakes Lacrosse Club
editHeningburg left the MLL for the PLL in the upstart league's first season. At the inception of the Premier Lacrosse League, Heningburg was assigned to the Whipsnakes roster.[7] The inaugural 2019 season began on June 1, and Heningburg saw action in three games for the Whipsnakes before being traded to the Redwoods on June 17 in exchange for Alec Tulett and a fourth round draft pick in 2020.[8]
2019–present: Redwoods Lacrosse Club
editHeningburg currently plays for the Redwoods of the Premier Lacrosse League. He finished his first season with 33 regular season points and helped steer the Redwoods to the championship game were the Redwoods fell to Heningburg's former team, the Whipsnakes, by a score of 12-11 in overtime. During the 2020 off-season, the Redwoods used one of their protected roster spots to keep Heningburg from being selected in the Expansion Draft by the Waterdogs Lacrosse Club.[9] During the COVID-19 shortened 2020 Premier Lacrosse League season, it was revealed by league doctors that Heningburg would have to sit out the bubble championship series due to an underlying health condition.[10]
Professional Box Lacrosse Career
edit2019: San Diego Seals and IBLA
editHeningburg was promoted to the San Diego Seals active roster from the practice squad on February 8, 2019.[11] He appeared in one game. That summer, he worked to improve his indoor lacrosse game in the Interstate Box Lacrosse Association (IBLA). Heningburg was a staple of the Minneapolis Wheat Kings's run to third place in the IBLA Nationals Tournament in Huntington Beach, California.[12]
2020-present: New England Black Wolves and Albany FireWolves
editHeningburg returned to the National Lacrosse League in September 2020 on a contract with the New England Black Wolves.[13][14] In February 2021, the Black Wolves announced a move to Albany with new ownership.[15]
Statistics
editMLL
edit| Season | Team | GP | G | 2ptG | A | Pts | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major League Lacrosse | |||||||
| 2018 | Florida | 8 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 25 | 5 |
| Totals | 8 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 25 | 5 | |
PLL
edit| Jules Heningburg | Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GP | G | 2PG | A | Pts | Sh | GB | Pen | PIM | FOW | FOA | GP | G | 2PG | A | Pts | Sh | GB | Pen | PIM | FOW | FOA |
| 2019 | Whipsnakes | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2019 | Redwoods | 7 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 28 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Redwoods | 9 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Redwoods | 8 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 36 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Redwoods | 10 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | 55 | 0 | 30 | 85 | 152 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Total: | 44 | 64 | 0 | 38 | 102 | 180 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
GP–Games played; G–Goals; 2PG–2-point goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; Sh–Shots; GB–Ground balls; Pen–Penalties; PIM–Penalty minutes; FOW–Faceoffs won; FOA–Faceoffs attempted
NLL
edit| Jules Heningburg | Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | Pts/GP | LB/GP | PIM/GP | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | Pts/GP | LB/GP | PIM/GP |
| 2019 | San Diego Seals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Career Total: | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 | ||||||||||
GP–Games played; G–Goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; LB–Loose balls; PIM–Penalty minutes; Pts/GP–Points per games played; LB/GP–Loose balls per games played; PIM/GP–Penalty minutes per games played.
NCAA
edit| Season | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Rutgers | 15 | 21 | 8 | 29 | 25 |
| 2016 | Rutgers | 16 | 39 | 21 | 60 | 24 |
| 2017 | Rutgers | 14 | 20 | 26 | 46 | 20 |
| 2018 | Rutgers | 15 | 37 | 35 | 72 | 29 |
| Totals | 60 | 117 | 90 | 207 | 98 | |
Personal life
editHeningburg is a founding member of the Black Lacrosse Alliance, which seeks to "push the culture of lacrosse forward to become more inclusive and inspire a more diverse generation of lacrosse players."[18]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "Jules Heningburg". scarletknights.com.
- ^ "Jules Heningburg: Maplewood Kid to Tewaaraton Candidate". www.usalaxmagazine.com. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
- ^ "A Beacon of Hope: Jules Heningburg Was Made for This Movement". www.usalaxmagazine.com. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
- ^ "THE WALLS I GREW UP ON". laxallstars.com. 10 January 2019.
- ^ "Major League Lacrosse disbands three franchises". capitalgazette.com. 2 April 2019.
- ^ "MLL folds three teams as part of restructure". sportsbuisnessdaily.com. April 2019.
- ^ "PLL Announces Rosters for Six Inaugural Teams with Creative Release". uslaxmagazine.com.
- ^ "PLL Announces Trade Window; Heningburg Dealt to Redwoods". insidelacrosse.com.
- ^ "PLL Expansion Draft: Full List of Protected Players". uslaxmagazine.com.
- ^ "Resilient: How COVID complications and a focus on holistic health prepared Jules Heningburg for a 2021 comeback". lacrosseplayground.com. 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Roster Moves". sealslax.com.
- ^ "Box lacrosse team from Biddeford wins national title". sunjournal.com. 7 October 2019.
- ^ "Jules Heningburg". nll.com.
- ^ "Dialed In: Your Lacrosse Fix For Wednesday, Sept. 2". uslaxmagazine.com.
- ^ "NLL APPROVES SALE OF NEW ENGLAND BLACK WOLVES TO PRESTIGIOUS INVESTOR GROUP WITH DEEP LACROSSE BACKGROUNDS". nll.com.
- ^ "Jules Heningburg". statscrew.com.
- ^ "Jules Heningburg - National Lacrosse League - player page | Pointstreak Sports Technologies". pointstreak.com. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
- ^ "Mission". blalliance.org.