- Larry Drew
infobox NBA Player
name = Larry Drew
nickname =
position =Point guard
height_ft = 6 | height_in = 1
weight_lbs = 185
nationality = American
birth_date = birth date and age|1958|4|2
birth_place =Kansas City, Kansas
college = University of Missouri
draft = 17th overall
draft_year = 1980
draft_team =Detroit Pistons
career_start = 1980
career_end = 1990
former_teams = Detroit Pistons (1980–1981)
Kansas City/SacramentoKings (1982–1986)Los Angeles Clippers (1986–1987)Los Angeles Lakers (1987–1990)
awards =Larry Donnell Drew (born
April 2 1958 inKansas City, Kansas ) is a retired American professionalbasketball player who was selected by theDetroit Pistons in the 1st round (17th overall) of the1980 NBA Draft . A 6'1"point guard from the University of Missouri, Drew played in 10 NBA seasons. He played for the Pistons, Kansas City/Sacramento Kings,Los Angeles Clippers andLos Angeles Lakers . In 1988-89, Drew played in the Italian League with Scavolini.In his NBA career, Drew played in 714 games and scoring a total of 8,110 points. His best year as a professional came during the 1982-83 season as a member of the Kings, appearing in 75 games and averaging 20.1 points, 8.1 assists and 1.7 steals per contest.
Drew is currently an assistant coach for the
Atlanta Hawks . He has previously served as an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers, Detroit Pistons,Washington Wizards , andNew Jersey Nets .Personal
Drew is married to Sharon Drew and they have three sons, Larry Jr, Landon and Lindsey. His oldest son, Larry Drew Jr, played Varsity Baskebtall for Taft High School in
Woodland Hills, California has signed a grant-in-aid to play basketball at theUniversity of North Carolina .References
* [http://www.nba.com/nets/news/nets_name_larry_drew_assistant-0304.html Nets Name Larry Drew Assistant Coach]
* [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/arash_markazi/01/14/larry.drew/index.html Déjà Drew]External links
* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/drewla01.html NBA player statistics]
* [http://www.nba.com/coachfile/larry_drew/index.html?nav=page NBA.com coach profile]
* [http://www.nba.com/hawks/news/A_Matter_Of_Time_011905.html A Matter Of Time] by Jon Cooper, NBA.com
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