Stu Lantz

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Stu Lantz
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Personal information
Date of birth July 13, 1946 (1946-07-13) (age 65)
Place of birth Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight 175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
College Nebraska
NBA Draft 1968 / Round: 3 / Pick: 23rd overall
Selected by the San Diego Rockets
Pro career 1968–1976
League NBA
Career history
19681972 San Diego / Houston Rockets
19721974 Detroit Pistons
1974 New Orleans Jazz
1974–1976 Los Angeles Lakers
Career NBA statistics
Points 6,782 (12.4 ppg)
Rebounds 1,820 (3.3 rpg)
Assists 1,566 (2.9 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Stuart (Stu) Burrell Lantz (born July 13, 1946, in Uniontown, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a retired American basketball player and the current television commentator for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) on Fox Sports West and KCAL. He has been the Lakers' color commentator since 1987, sharing the microphone with Chick Hearn and winning numerous awards for his work along the way. The Southern California Sports Broadcasters Association has named Lantz best radio commentator in six of the last seven years.

Lantz played in the National Basketball Association from 1968 until 1976. He was drafted by the San Diego Rockets in the third round (1st pick) of the 1968 NBA Draft and by the Oakland Oaks in the 1968 ABA Draft after attending the University of Nebraska.[1]

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  1. ^ Then & Now: Stu Lantz

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