Voshon Lenard
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| Shooting guard | |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | May 14, 1973 |
| Place of birth | Detroit, Michigan |
| Nationality | American |
| High school | Southwestern (Detroit, Michigan) |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Minnesota (1990–1994) |
| NBA Draft | 1994 / Round: 2 / Pick: 46th overall |
| Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks | |
| Pro career | 1996–2006 |
| Career history | |
| 1994–2000 | Miami Heat |
| 2000–2002 | Denver Nuggets |
| 2002–2003 | Toronto Raptors |
| 2003–2006 | Denver Nuggets |
| 2006 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 6,745 |
| Rebounds | 1,609 |
| 3P% | .384 |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Voshon Kelan Lenard (born May 14, 1973) is an American professional basketball player. He is a former American professional basketball player who last played for the Portland Trail Blazers in the NBA . He was listed as 6' 4" (1.93 m) and 215 lbs, and was born in Detroit, Michigan. Voshon Lenard is considered one of the great streak 3-point shooters of all time, being ranked 6th in the NBA in 1997-98 in three-pointers made (153) and 20th in three-point percentage (.405).[weasel words]
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[edit] College career
Lenard played college basketball at the University of Minnesota, where he was a star. After his junior season, he decided to test the waters of the NBA, and declared himself eligible for the draft. The Milwaukee Bucks selected Lenard in the second round of the 1994 NBA Draft. Lenard subsequently opted instead to return to Minnesota to play out his senior season. He finished his career with the Golden Gophers as the school's all-time leading scorer with 2,103 points.[1]
[edit] Professional career
After graduating, Lenard went on to play in the minor-league Continental Basketball Association (CBA). He averaged 30.1 points per game in 18 games for the Oklahoma City Cavalry during the 1995–96 season. He left in mid-season when he signed a contract with the Miami Heat of the NBA. He played with the Heat for five seasons.
He has since played with the Denver Nuggets, Toronto Raptors and most recently the Portland Trail Blazers. His NBA career scoring average is 11.9 points per game.
He was the winner of the 2004 NBA All-Star Weekend Three-point Shootout.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- NBA.com Official Profile
- Voshon Lenard at Basketball-Reference.com
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