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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
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- 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.