This article is about the former All-Star basketball player. For his son and current player, see Larry Nance Jr.
Larry Nance
Nance with the Phoenix Suns in 1987
Personal information
Born
(1959-02-12) February 12, 1959 (age 65) Anderson, South Carolina, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight
205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school
McDuffie (Anderson, South Carolina)
College
Clemson (1977–1981)
NBA draft
1981: 1st round, 20th overall pick
Selected by the Phoenix Suns
Playing career
1981–1994
Position
Power forward
Number
22, 6
Career history
1981–1988
Phoenix Suns
1988–1994
Cleveland Cavaliers
Career highlights and awards
3× NBA All-Star (1985, 1989, 1993)
NBA All-Defensive First Team (1989)
2× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1992, 1993)
NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion (1984)
No. 22 retired by Cleveland Cavaliers
Second-team All-ACC (1981)
Career NBA statistics
Points
15,687 (17.1 ppg)
Rebounds
7,067 (8.0 rpg)
Blocks
2,027 (2.2 bpg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Larry Donnell Nance Sr. (born February 12, 1959) is an American former 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. He was a three-time NBA All-Star.
Larry Donnell Nance Sr. (born February 12, 1959) is an American former professional basketball player. A forward from Clemson University, Nance played...
a two-way contract with the Cavaliers. Nance is the son of LarryNance and the younger brother of LarryNance Jr., both of whom have played in the National...
with a team that included Brad Daugherty, Mark Price, Ron Harper and LarryNance, and head coach Lenny Wilkens. They had their second 57-win season in...
draft pick from the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for CJ McCollum, LarryNance Jr. and Tony Snell. On March 12, Hart scored a career-high 44 points...
their four best players (Ron Harper, Mark Price, Brad Daugherty and LarryNance). The Cavaliers were the third seed in the Eastern Conference and the...
University freshman point guard D'Angelo Russell. They also drafted LarryNance Jr. with the 27th pick and Anthony Brown with the 34th pick of the 2015...
protected 2018 first-round pick Cleveland acquired Jordan Clarkson and LarryNance Jr. July 13, 2017: Toronto Raptors to Brooklyn Nets Brooklyn acquired...
than an hour, acquiring George Hill, Rodney Hood, Jordan Clarkson, and LarryNance Jr. in exchange for Thomas, Rose, Crowder, Wade, Channing Frye, Iman...
second-round pick Cleveland acquired Lauri Markkanen Portland acquired LarryNance Jr. November 29, 2020: Boston Celtics to Charlotte Hornets Charlotte...
winning the first three meetings. LarryNance hits the game-tying free throws with 29.3 seconds left to force OT. Larry Bird's final NBA game. This was...
basketball player Larry Hughes, US basketball player Larry Johnson (basketball, born 1969), American basketball player LarryNance, American National...
Eric Randall Nance (January 9, 1960 – November 28, 2005) was an American man who was convicted of murder in the state of Arkansas. Nance was executed...
Indiana Pacers. On February 8, 2018, Clarkson was traded, along with LarryNance Jr., to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Isaiah Thomas, Channing...
signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers, which had a core of Mark Price, LarryNance, and Brad Daugherty. The Cavaliers hoped that Wilkins would be the final...
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