Personal information | |
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Born | Ann Arbor, Michigan | February 23, 1981
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Listed weight | 231 lb (105 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Pioneer (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
College | Michigan (1999–2003) |
NBA draft | 2003: undrafted |
Playing career | 2003–present |
Position | Forward |
Career history | |
2003–2005 | Viola Reggio Calabria (Italy) |
2005–2006 | EWE Baskets Oldenburg (Germany) |
2007 | ASVEL Basket (France) |
2007–2008 | Stade Clermontois BA (France) |
2008–2009 | AEL Limassol (Cyprus) |
2009–2010 | Khimik Yuzhne (Ukraine) |
2010 | Igokea (BiH) |
2010–2011 | Torpan Pojat (Finland) |
2012 | Santa Cruz/Rados/Pioneer (Brazil) |
2012 | Estudiantes de Bahía Blanca (Argentina) |
2013 | 9 de Julio de Río Tercero (Argentina) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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LaVell DeAaron Blanchard (February 23, 1981) is an expatriate American professional basketball player who most recently played for the 9 de Julio de Río Tercero of the Liga Nacional de Básquet. He has previously played in several leagues in Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Ukraine. He was a four-time All-Big Ten Conference performer and 2000 Big Ten Freshman of the Year for the Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team. He is known for having been the fifth player to ever lead a National Collegiate Athletic Association team in both scoring and rebounding four times. He earned the Gatorade Player of the Year while playing for Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the home of the University of Michigan.