Larry Turner (basketball)

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

Larry Turner
Personal information
Born (1982-12-29) December 29, 1982
Milledgeville, Georgia
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
2010Odessa
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

Playing career

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 Odessa 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

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

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

References
  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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