Henri Veesaar

Height:
7-0
Weight:
225
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Tallinn, Estonia
High School:
Real Madrid Youth Academy

Career: Came to UNC after three seasons at Arizona • Played in 2022-23 and 2024-25 and red-shirted the season in between • Teammate of former Tar Heel guard Caleb Love • Totaled 416 points, 228 rebounds and 54 blocks in 66 games • Made five starts, all in 2024-25 • Shot 59.6% from the floor • Scored in double figures 17 times with a high of 22 points vs. Arizona State on 3/4/25 • Career-best nine rebounds vs. Old Dominion and four blocks vs. ASU • Made 19 three-pointers, including two four times • Played 20 or more minutes 21 times.

2024-25 at Arizona: Played in all 37 games and made five starts • Averaged 9.4 points, 5.4 rebounds, 1.1 blocks and shot 59.2% from the floor • Fourth in the Big 12 in block percentage, fifth in two-point percentage (66.9%) and eighth in overall player efficiency • Shot 60% or better from the floor 24 times • Made five or more field goals 10 times • Averaged 20.8 minutes • Played 30 or more minutes seven times, all in the last 15 games (averaged 26.2 minutes in the last 15 games) • Scored in double figures 16 times (Wildcats were 13-3 in those games) • Averaged 10.9 points and was 12 for 31 from three (38.7%) in Big 12 play • Career-high 22 points in a 113-100 win over Arizona State when he was 8 for 12 from the floor, hit a pair of threes, had eight rebounds (five offensive) and four blocks • Made 9 of 11 field goals in a 19-point performance vs. Baylor • Hit two 3FGs and 7 of 11 field goals in a 19-point outing vs. Kansas in a first-round win in the Big 12 Tournament • Made 8 of 10 from the floor and scored 17 in a win at BYU • Scored 13 points and grabbed six rebounds vs. Duke in the NCAA second round • Career-high nine rebounds vs. ODU, one of 11 games with seven or more • Blocked multiple shots 12 times.

2023-24 at Arizona: Red-shirted.

2022-23 at Arizona: Played in 29 games • Totaled 70 points, 43 rebounds and 12 blocks • Season-high 16 points vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi • Played 10 or more minutes 11 times.

Prior to Arizona: Played three seasons for Real Madrid’s youth program • Averaged 10.2 points in 2021-22 • Averaged 16.2 points, 11.6 rebounds and 3.8 blocks in FIBA’s U18 European Challenger in 2021 • Played with the Estonian Senior National Team in 2021, making him the youngest Estonian to play in a FIBA qualifier.

Personal: Born March 28, 2004, in Tallinn, Estonia • Son of Risto and Pille Veesaar • His mom played professional table tennis • Pronounced Henry VEH-sar.