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Larry Turner (basketball)

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Larry Turner
Personal information
Born (1982-12-29) December 29, 1982 (age 41)
Milledgeville, Georgia, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft2007: undrafted
Playing career2007–2016
PositionCenter
Number30
Coaching career2016–present
Career history
As player:
2007–2008Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2008Reales de La Vega
2009Gaiteros del Zulia
2009Vermont Frost Heaves
2009–2010Fundación Adepal
2010Halifax Rainmen
2010Odesa
2011Capitanes de Arecibo
2011Lawton-Fort Sill Cavalry
2011–2012Toyama Grouses
2012–2013Apollon Patras
2013–2014Panelefsiniakos
2014CS Energia Rovinari
2015Koroivos
2015–2016APOEL
As coach:
2016–presentThe Weber School
Career highlights and awards

Larry Turner (born December 29, 1982) is the high school coach of the Weber School Rams and former professional basketball player.

Playing career

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He played college basketball at Tennessee State. He is a 6'11" center and was formerly signed by the Los Angeles Lakers as a free agent.[1]

From mid- to late 2010, he was playing with BC Odesa in the Ukrainian Basketball Super League.[2]

On 30 October 2015, he moved to Cypriot club APOEL[3] and helped his team to win the Cypriot Cup.[4]

Coaching career

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Larry Turner retired from playing after the 2015–2016 season and began coaching at The Weber School for the 2016-2017 basketball season.

Personal life

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Larry Turner runs a basketball camp called LarryTurnerSports during the summer.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "LAKERS: LAKERS SIGN LARRY TURNER". National Basketball Association. 22 August 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Larry Turner Basketball Player Profile". Eurobasket. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
  3. ^ "Ενίσχυση με Larry Turner". apoel.com.cy. 30 October 2015. Archived from the original on 15 November 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Κυπελλούχος ο ΑΠΟΕΛ!" (in Greek). apoel.com.cy. 14 February 2016. Archived from the original on 22 February 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Larry Turner Sports". larryturnersports.net. 30 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
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