Voshon Lenard
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 14, 1973 Detroit, Michigan |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Southwestern (Detroit, Michigan) |
| College | Minnesota (1991–1995) |
| NBA draft | 1994 / Round: 2 / Pick: 46th overall |
| Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks | |
| Playing career | 1995–2006 |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Number | 22, 21, 5, 2, 1, 0 |
| Career history | |
| 1995–1996 | Oklahoma City Cavalry (CBA) |
| 1995–2000 | Miami Heat |
| 2000–2002 | Denver Nuggets |
| 2002–2003 | Toronto Raptors |
| 2003–2006 | Denver Nuggets |
| 2006 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 6,745 (11.9 ppg) |
| 3PFG | 936 |
| 3P% | .384 |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Voshon Kelan Lenard (born May 14, 1973) is a retired American professional basketball player who played 11 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was listed as 6' 4" (1.93 m) and 215 lbs, and was born in Detroit, Michigan.
Lenard played college basketball at the University of Minnesota. After his junior season, he decided to test the waters of the NBA, and declared himself eligible for the draft. The Milwaukee Bucks selected Lenard in the second round of the 1994 NBA Draft. Lenard subsequently opted instead to return to Minnesota to play out his senior season. He finished his career with the Golden Gophers as the school's all-time leading scorer with 2,103 points.
After graduating, Lenard went on to play in the minor-league Continental Basketball Association (CBA). He averaged 30.1 points per game in 18 games for the Oklahoma City Cavalry during the 1995–96 season. He left in mid-season when he signed a contract with the Miami Heat of the NBA.
Lenard would play in 30 games for Miami to finish the 1996 season, averaging 5.9 points a game off the bench. The franchise had recently been rebuilt led by head coach Pat Riley and featured all-stars Alonzo Mourning, Tim Hardaway and another shooting guard who would split minutes with Lenard, Dan Majerle.
Lenard would increase his scoring to 12.3 points a game in the 1996-1997 season, as he started in 47 of 73 games for a Heat team that posted its then best season in franchise history with 61 regular season wins, and a playoff run that included a first ever trip to the Eastern Conference Finals. Lenard was particularly effective at shooting from beyond the three point line, placing 7th in the league in three point shots made and 10th in the league in three point shooting percentage. The season also featured a memorable moment for Lenard and the Heat, when on December 11 in a road game against the Cleveland Cavaliers he scrambled for a loose-ball rebound with 3 seconds left and the game tied, managing to launch and make a double-pump leaning shot to give Miami the big road win and one of the most memorable game winners in Miami Heat history. In the playoffs Lenard started in all 17 games for the Heat, averaging 11.4 points a game including a 24-point playoff debut against the Orlando Magic in the first round and 19 points in the series clinching 5th game. Miami would face the New York Knicks in the semifinals, a series that would go to 7 games in which Lenard scored 22 points in game 3 and 21 in game 5. Miami would go on to lose in 5 games to the defending champion Chicago Bulls in the East Finals. point range.
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