Larry Nance Jr.

About

Larry Donnell Nance Jr. (born January 1, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Considered by many as one of the best big men ever to play in the Mountain West Conference, he played college basketball for the Wyoming Cowboys before being drafted 27th overall in the 2015 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. Nance has also played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Portland Trail Blazers, New Orleans Pelicans, and Atlanta Hawks.

Nance attended Revere High School near Akron, Ohio, growing to 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) by his senior year after playing point guard for the freshman team standing at 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m). He averaged 18.2 points, 9.5 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game as a senior for the Minutemen.
In his four-year college career at Wyoming, Nance averaged 11.3 points, 6.6 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.1 steals, and 1.1 blocks in 123 games.

On June 25, 2015, Nance was selected with the 27th overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. Shortly after the draft selection was announced…