After a standout collegiate playing career, Henry Caruso spent the 2018-19 season as a graduate assistant for Santa Clara men's basketball.

During his lone season on the sidelines, the Broncos went 16-15 with an 8-8 mark in the West Coast Conference. They picked up two wins over Pac-12 opponents (USC 102-92 2OT, at Washington State 79-71) during a six-game winning streak. Three players were named to the All-WCC teams as well.

Caruso joined the Broncos as a graduate transfer in 2017 and made his impact felt in just one season suiting up for Santa Clara. That season, he was one of just two players to start all 31 games and was second in scoring with 12.2 points per game while scoring in double-figures in 24 games, including nine of his last 10. He also led the team and ranked seventh in the WCC with 7.0 rebounds per game and finished sixth in the league with 1.2 steals per game.

Prior to coming to the Mission campus, Caruso played at Princeton for three years, including eight games in 2016-17 as a senior before a toe injury ended his year.

In his junior season, he started all 29 games and garnered First Team All-Ivy League and BAVC First Team All-District 13 honors while helping the Tigers to the NIT. He led the team in scoring (15 ppg), rebounding (6.2 pg), field goal percentage (51.2), and steals (37) while finishing second on the team and third in the league in 3-point FG percentage (44.6).

His sophomore campaign saw him play in 29 of 30 games and become a starter over the final seven. That season he averaged 6.1 ppg and 2.9 rpg while finishing second on the team in field goal percentage (52.6) and first in free throw percentage (81.5).

As a freshman, Caruso played in eight games off the bench.

A graduate of Junipero Serra High School, he earned third team all-state honors from MaxPreps as a senior and was a three-time all-league honoree, including first team his final two season. He graduated as the second-leading scorer in school history with 1,453 points and was a two-time team MVP.

Caruso graduated Princeton with a degree in history and finished his time at Santa Clara with a finance degree.