Larry Nance

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.

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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)

Origin

Anderson, South Carolina, United States

Height

208 cm

Occupation

basketball player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Boar

University

Clemson University

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry%20Nance
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A9%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8A%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1358452

Tags

• South Carolina
• basketball player

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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