Larry Nance
Larry Nance was born in Anderson, South Carolina, United States on February 12th, 1959 and is the Basketball Player. At the age of 65, Larry Nance biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Larry Donnell Nance Sr. (born February 12, 1959) is an American retired professional basketball player.
A forward from Clemson University, Nance played 13 seasons (1981–1994) in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Phoenix Suns and Cleveland Cavaliers.
Personal life
Nance's son, Larry Nance Jr., played college basketball for Wyoming before being selected with the 27th overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. He played two and a half seasons with the Lakers before being traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers in February 2018. Nance granted the Cavaliers permission to let his son wear his retired no. 22 jersey. Nance's daughter, Casey Nance, played college basketball for Dayton. Another son, Pete Nance, began playing for the Northwestern Wildcats during the 2018–19 season, and transferred to the University of North Carolina Tar Heels for the 2022-23 season.
Nance now owns a 1967 "Catch 22" Camaro NHRA drag racer, which his team races on weekends.
College career
In his junior year, Nance played for the Clemson Tigers, who made it to the Elite Eight.
Professional career
Nance won 12,687 career points and collected 7,352 in career rebounds, but he is most well-known as the first winner of the NBA Slam Dunk Contest in 1984, earning him the nickname "The High-Ayatolla of Slamola." Throughout his NBA career, Nance was a shining example of consistency. For all eleven seasons as a starter, he averaged over 16 points and 8 rebounds per game. In the 1986–1987 NBA season, where he averaged 22.5 points per game, he had his best scoring average. Nance was a superb mid-range shooter as well as a skilled inside shooter, and was consistently among the highest on field goal percentages.
In 1988, Nance was involved in a trade between the Suns and the Cavaliers. On February 25, 1988, Nance's time in Phoenix came to an end, with the Suns struggling to a 16-35 mark. Kevin Johnson, Mark West, Tyrone Corbin, and Cleveland's first pick (used for Mark West,) and second round pick in 1988 (used for Greg Grant) followed Kevin Johnson, Mark West, Tyrone Corbin, and Cleveland's first pick in 1988 (used for Brent Johnson) and second round (used for Dean Garrett) picks in 1988 and 1989 (used for Greg Grant).
Both teams were dissatisfied with the trade, as Nance was the missing piece on the Cavs' quest for a title in the East while still playing the part of frontcourt press partner to Cav center Brad Daugherty until a string of back injuries compelled him to return. The Suns' success in the late 1980s and early 1990s was led by John Johnson, Majerle, and West. The Minnesota Timberwolves selected Corbin in the 1989 expansion draft after a fruitful season in Phoenix.
Larry Nance, a 3-time NBA All-Star 1985, 1989, 1993, and 1993, as well as an NBA All-Defensive Team First Team member in 1989, 1992, 1993, and 1993 as a Second Team Member in 1992 and 1993. He was also one of the league's top shot blockers, averaging 2.2 blocks per game during his career. He set the league record for the most blocked shots by any player other than a center after his release.