1. Lance Collin Allred was born on February 2,1981 and is a former professional basketball player, who was the first deaf player to play an NBA game.
28 Facts About Lance Allred
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Lance Allred is an inspirational speaker and author, with his first book, Longshot: The Adventures of a Deaf Fundamentalist Mormon Kid and His Journey to the NBA, published by HarperCollins in 2009.
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Lance Allred was born in Pinesdale, Montana, a fundamentalist Mormon polygamist commune.
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Lance Allred is the grandson of Rulon C Allred, a prophet of the Apostolic United Brethren, a fundamentalist polygamous sect.
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Rulon was born in Colonia Dublan, Chihuahua, Mexico, which allowed Lance Allred to receive Mexican citizenship.
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Lance Allred's family moved to Salt Lake City when he was seven.
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Lance Allred started playing organized basketball in eighth grade, when he joined a team in the local LDS Church league.
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Lance Allred was a star basketball player at East High School in Salt Lake City.
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Lance Allred was named 1999 Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of Utah, and earned First Team All-State selection in Class 4A by both The Salt Lake Tribune and the Deseret News.
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Lance Allred was heavily recruited by many schools but ultimately decided to attend the University of Utah.
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Lance Allred played in just 17 games, averaging 2.2 points and 1.8 rebounds in only 5.6 minutes per game during his freshman year.
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Lance Allred saw increased playing time as a junior and averaged 11.7 points and 6.0 rebounds per game for the Wildcats.
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Lance Allred focused on his weight and strength in the offseason, building enough muscle to increase his weight from 240 pounds to about 270.
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Lance Allred ranked third in the nation in rebounding, trailing only Paul Millsap and Andrew Bogut.
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Lance Allred began his professional career as an injury replacement for the French LNB club SPO Rouen Basket.
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Lance Allred averaged 5.5 points and 3.9 rebounds in 11 games played.
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In January 2006, Lance Allred was an injury replacement for another LNB club, JL Bourg Basket.
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Lance Allred then played for Club Basquet Lliria of the Spanish LEB2 league, averaging 15.0 points and 7.2 rebounds in 10 games.
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In 43 games with the Idaho Stampede of the NBA D-League, Lance Allred averaged 10.1 points on.
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Lance Allred made his debut for the Cavaliers on March 17,2008, missing his only field goal attempt during 18 seconds of action.
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Lance Allred began the regular season outside the NBA, with a return to the Idaho Stampede.
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Lance Allred signed with Italian NSB Napoli during the summer of 2009.
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In 2011, Lance Allred played for the New Zealander Otago Nuggets of the National Basketball League.
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Lance Allred began working as a keynote motivational speaker and television and radio sports analyst in his home state of Utah.
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Lance Allred mass released his second book, Basketball Gods: The Transformation of the Enlightened Jock, on Amazon in 2016.
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Lance Allred speaks to corporations, conventions, non-profits, and schools, on topics such as leadership, perseverance, and grit.
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Lance Allred's autobiography was published in 2009: Longshot: The Adventures of a Deaf Fundamentalist Mormon Kid and His Journey to the NBA.
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Lance Allred competed in the 2002 World Deaf Basketball Championship in Athens, Greece, leading Team USA to a second-place finish.