Larry Sanders (basketball)
Sanders with the Bucks in March 2011
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| No. 8 – Canton Charge | |
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| Position | Center / Power forward |
| League | NBA Development League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
November 21, 1988 Fort Pierce, Florida |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Port St. Lucie (Port St. Lucie, Florida) |
| College | VCU (2007–2010) |
| NBA draft | 2010 / Round: 1 / Pick: 15th overall |
| Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks | |
| Playing career | 2010–present |
| Career history | |
| 2010–2015 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 2011 | →Fort Wayne Mad Ants |
| 2017–present | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 2017–present | →Canton Charge |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Larry Sanders (born November 21, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Canton Charge of the NBA Development League, on assignment from the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played power forward for the Virginia Commonwealth University Rams before declaring himself eligible for the 2010 NBA draft and was selected 15th overall by the Milwaukee Bucks.
Sanders was not playing basketball in the ninth grade; the private school he attended did not offer sports. Standing 6'1" when he transferred to Port St. Lucie High School, Kareem Rodriguez, the school's basketball coach, spotted Sanders and saw his potential ability, talking him into playing. Sanders grew to 6'4" after the 10th grade and 6'6" after the 11th grade. Shortly after his growth spurt and subsequent years playing high school basketball, Rodriguez alerted Tony Pujol, a VCU assistant and friend. Sanders sprouted further to 6'9" in his high school senior year. Sanders liked the idea of learning under then VCU head coach Anthony Grant, who previously tutored prominent big men at the University of Florida as an assistant. Sanders began drawing statewide attention when he helped lead Port St. Lucie to the Class 5A state semifinals his junior season. He averaged 18.9 points and 13 rebounds his senior season, leading Port St. Lucie (20–8) to the District 13-5A championship, and was named first team all-state. He committed to the Rams just as some major schools began to show interest.
For his first two seasons for VCU, Sanders played 2nd star to guard Eric Maynor. He excelled in that role, utilizing his size and athleticism to disrupt teams defensively. As a sophomore, he helped the Rams into the 2009 NCAA Tournament against the UCLA Bruins, but lost 65–64 in the first round of the tournament. Sanders went on to have a more prominent role in his junior season after Maynor was drafted into the NBA. As a junior Sanders averaged 14.4 points, 9.1 rebounds, and 2.6 blocks, with 53% field-goal accuracy, all statistical team highs, on his way to earning the second of his consecutive CAA Defensive Player of the Year awards in 2008–09 and 2009–10.
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