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Larry Nance

ラリー・ナンス / らりー・なんす

American basketball player

February 12, 1959 (age 67) ・ Anderson, South Carolina, United States

  • South Carolina
  • basketball player

My Take

What strikes me about Larry Nance is that he made his name in the trenches rather than the spotlight. Thirteen NBA seasons as a power forward, split between the Suns and Cavaliers, plus three All-Star nods — that's a long, dependable career built on doing the unglamorous work well. At 208 cm out of Clemson, he was the kind of player coaches trust and fans underrate. I also like that the Nance name carried forward into another generation in the league. To me he reads as a quiet professional whose consistency outlasted flashier peers, the sort of forward every winning team quietly needs.

Overview

Larry Donnell Nance Sr. (born February 12, 1959) is an American former professional basketball player. A power forward from Clemson University, Nance played 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Phoenix Suns and Cleveland Cavaliers. He was a three-time NBA All-Star.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English)
Larry Nance
Name (Japanese)
ラリー・ナンス
Reading
らりー・なんす
Born
February 12, 1959 (age 67)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
Aquarius / Boar
Origin
Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Blood type
Private
Height
208 cm
Agency
Private
Occupation
basketball player

2. Background

Elementary school
Private
Junior high
Private
High school
Private
University
Clemson University

3. Relationships

Spouse
Private
Children
Private
Parents
Private
Siblings
Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

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7. About this entry

Tags

  • South Carolina
  • basketball player
Last updated
2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.