LaVell Blanchard
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 23, 1981 Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| 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 Yuzhny (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.
As a junior at Pioneer High School, he was a 1998 Boys Basketball All-USA honorable mention. As a senior, Blanchard held a 3.8 grade point average and led the boys basketball team to a Class A Michigan High School Athletic Association state championship by averaging 27.7 points, 13 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 2.0 steals and 1.5 blocks. He was a first team 1999 USA Today All-USA high school basketball team selection along with Donnell Harvey, Jay Williams, Joseph Forte and DerMarr Johnson. He was named the boys basketball National Gatorade Player of the Year. He was also a McDonald's All-American and a Magic Roundball Classic selection. He was one of the top 5 players available in the April late National Letter of Intent signing period. Blanchard was considered destined to play for Virginia until assistant coach Bobby Gonzalez took the head coaching job at Manhattan. He then considered California and Penn State.
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