Larry Demic
Personal information | |
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Born | Gary, Indiana | June 27, 1957
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Westside (Gary, Indiana) |
College | Arizona (1975–1979) |
NBA draft | 1979 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9th overall |
Selected by the New York Knicks | |
Position | Power forward |
Number | 42 |
Career history | |
1979–1982 | New York Knicks |
1983 | Crispa Redmanizers |
1983–1984 | Detroit Spirits |
1984–1985 | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Lawrence Curtis Demic (born June 27, 1957) is an American former professional basketball player for the New York Knicks in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played three seasons with the Knicks from 1979 through 1982. Demic played college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats, where he was an All-Pac-10 first team selection in 1979.[1] He was drafted in the 1979 NBA draft in the first round with the ninth overall pick by New York.[2]
In 1983, he played for the Crispa Redmanizers in the Open Conference of the Philippine Basketball Association, teaming up with the legendary Billy Ray Bates to win the championship and the coveted Grand Slam for the Redmanizers.
References[]
- ^ "Pac-12 Conference 2011–12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. 2011. p. 119. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ "Larry Demic Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com
and Basketball-Reference.com
Categories:
- 1957 births
- Living people
- 20th-century African-American people
- 21st-century African-American people
- African-American basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines
- American men's basketball players
- Arizona Wildcats men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Gary, Indiana
- Centers (basketball)
- Crispa Redmanizers players
- Detroit Spirits players
- New York Knicks players
- Philippine Basketball Association imports
- Power forwards (basketball)
- American basketball biography, 1950s birth stubs