Voshon Kelan Lenard was born on May 14,1973 and is an American former professional basketball player who played 11 seasons in the National Basketball Association.
10 Facts About Voshon Lenard
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Voshon Lenard subsequently opted instead to return to Minnesota to play out his senior season.
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Voshon Lenard finished his career with the Golden Gophers as the school's all-time leading scorer with 2,103 points.
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Voshon Lenard left in mid-season when he signed a contract with the Miami Heat of the NBA.
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Voshon Lenard played in 30 games for Miami to finish the 1996 season, averaging 5.9 points a game off the bench.
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Voshon 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.
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Miami would face the New York Knicks in the semifinals, a series that would go to 7 games in which Voshon Lenard scored 22 points in game 3 and 21 in game 5.
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The Heat would make the playoffs but would lose in the first round to New York in 5 games in the first round, with Voshon Lenard averaging 14.4 points during the series.
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Voshon Lenard started in 24 games of the 63 in which he appeared, but averaged 30 minutes a game, his most on the floor since the 1998 season.
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Voshon Lenard was the winner of the 2004 NBA All-Star Weekend Three-point Shootout which took place in Los Angeles, and would see his first postseason action since 1999, averaging a personal best 17 points a game in a five-game series loss against the top-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves.