LaVell Blanchard

Quick Facts

Full Name	LaVell Blanchard
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Feb 23, 1981(1981-02-23)
Age	43
Birthplace	Ann Arbor
Country	United States
Birth City	Michigan
Horoscope	Aquarius

LaVell Blanchard Biography

LaVell Blanchard is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on February 23, 1981 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. LaVell DeAaron Blanchard (February 23rd 1981) is an American former professional basketball player. The four-time All Big Ten Conference player and the in 2000, he was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year for the Michigan Wolverines men’s basketball team. He is renowned as the fifth player to be the leader of an National Collegiate Athletic Association team in rebounding and scoring four times. He was awarded the Gatorade Player of the Year award when he played for Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the home of the University of Michigan. He is currently the Athletic Director of Manchester Senior High School and Junior High School.

Blanchard is the 5th player in history to be the leader of the NCAA team in rebounding and scoring four times. In the lead-up to 2003’s NBA Draft, Blanchard had an official training session for Atlanta Hawks. Atlanta Hawks. Blanchard was not selected.

He spent his first two professional seasons playing for Viola Reggio Calabria in the Lega Basket Serie A. He played the 2005–06 season with EWE Baskets Oldenburg of the Bundesliga and was a participant in the 2006 German Bundesliga All-Star Game. In October 2006, he signed with the Toronto Raptors. After failing to make the team he spent the rest of the season with ASVEL Basket of the Ligue Nationale de Basketball and then the 2007–08 season with Stade Clermontois BA, He participated in the 2008–09 EuroChallenge as well as the Cypriot League with Proteas EKA AEL. In 2009, he was a Cyprus League Regular Season Champion, Cyprus League Cup winner and a Eurobasket.com Cyprus League All-Imports Team selection. He then moved to Ukraine. He began the 2009–10 season with BC Khimik in Yuzhny, Ukraine, but moved to Bosnia to play with KK Igokea in Aleksandrovac, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was an honorable mention Eurobasket.com 2009–10 All-Bosnia and Herzegovina League Honoree for Igokea. He spent 2010–11 playing with BC Torpan Pojat of Helsinki, Finland in the Korisliiga. In March 2012, he signed with Santa Cruz/Rados/Pioneer of the Brazil Gaucha League. Blanchard joined Estudiantes de Bahía Blanca for the 2012–13 Liga Nacional de Básquet season. He then played briefly with 9 de Julio de Río Tercero also of Liga Nacional de Básquet.

As a sophomore, he posted a career-high 30 points to lead Michigan past the 14th ranked Iowa Hawkeyes 70–69. Blanchard led the team with 499 points and 235 rebounds in 28 games played. He was a 2nd team All-Big Ten performer for the 2000–01 team.

He was among 14 finalist for the 12-man FIBA Under-21 World Championship USA Basketball team, but was not on the team’s final squad. He was among 10 players selected for the preseason Playboy All-Americans. He scored a career- high five three-point shot and a season-high of 26 points in the opening stage of 2002’s Big Ten Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament with a win of 72-51 against Northwestern. Blanchard was the top scorer for the team, scoring the score of 430 points, 184 rebounds and 184 points in the 29 games played. He was named a 3rd Team All-Big Ten participant for the team of 2001-02.

LaVell Blanchard Net Worth

LaVell Blanchard is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, LaVell Blanchard 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In his junior year of Pioneer High School, he was awarded the 1997 Boys Basketball All-USA honorable mention. As an Senior, Blanchard had the record of a 3.8 GPA. He also played with the boys basketball team to the Class A Michigan High School Athletic Association state championship, averaging 27.7 points 13, 13 rebound, 4.0 assists 2.0 steals, and 1.5 blocks. He was named a first-team 1999 USA Today All-USA high school basketball team player together with Donnell Harvey, Jay Williams, Joseph Forte and DerMarr Johnson. The boys’ basketball team was awarded the National Gatorade Player of the Year for 1999. He was also an McDonald’s All-American and a Magic Roundball Classic selection. He was among the top five players in the late April National Letter of Intent signing period. Blanchard was believed to be destined to be a player at Virginia before his assistant coach Bobby Gonzalez took the head coaching position at Manhattan. He was then able to consider California as well as Penn State.

Blanchard played as one of three rookies for Michigan alongside the future NBA experienced Jamal Crawford. Blanchard was the leader of the team with 221 rebounds and 404 points during the 28 games he played, however, Crawford was more prolific with his of points per game. He won his 2000 Big Ten Freshman of the Year Award and was named to the third team of All-Big Ten Conference participant according to the media. He was also co-Freshman Of The Award (Brian Cook) according to the coaches of The 1999-2000 Michigan Wolverines men’s basketball team.

On January 22, 2003, he scored 24 second-half points on his way to a 28-point night when Michigan extended its winning streak to 12 straight games with a 75–63 win over Minnesota. Michigan had trailed by 5 points near the middle of the second half. Michigan would extend the win streak to 13, getting off to a 6–0 conference start before losing. The team continued to battle for the conference title well into February. They took sole possession of first place when Blanchard contributed 20 points in a 78–67 victory over 24th ranked Purdue on February 19. Blanchard led the team with 485 points and 205 rebounds in 30 games played. He was a 1st team All-Big Ten performer and co-captain for the 2002–03 team. During his senior season, Michigan was banned from postseason play due to the University of Michigan basketball scandal. His 43.3 Three Point Field Goal Percentage led the Big Ten Conference in conference games.

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LaVell Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. LaVell Blanchard celebrates birthday on February 23 of every year.