LaRon Dendy

LaRon Dendy
No. 10 – Provence Basket
Position	Power forward
League	LNB Pro B
Personal information
Born	December 18, 1988 (age 35); Greenville, South Carolina
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school	Greer (Greer, South Carolina); Hope Christian Academy; (Asheville, North Carolina)
College	Indian Hills CC (2007–2009); Iowa State (2009–2010); Middle Tennessee (2011–2012)
NBA draft	2012: undrafted
Playing career	2012–present
Career history
2012–2013	Kolossos Rodou
2013	Darüşşafaka
2013–2014	Ferro-ZNTU
2014–2015	Melikşah Üniversitesi S.K.
2015–present	Provence Basket
Career highlights and awards
	Sun Belt Player of the Year (2012); AP Honorable mention All-American (2012); First-team All-Sun Belt (2012);

LaRon Dendy (born December 18, 1988) is an American basketball player, currently with Provence Basket in France's second division. Dendy was an All-American college player at Middle Tennessee State University before beginning his professional career in 2012.

Dendy, a 6'9" power forward and center from Greenville, South Carolina, originally committed to Clemson. He instead went to Indian Hills Community College and played two years for the NJCAA school. He then went to Iowa State for the 2009–10 season, where he averaged 7.2 points and 3.6 rebounds per game in a reserve role. Following the season, Dendy announced plans to transfer.^[1]

With one year of college eligibility left, Dendy landed at Middle Tennessee. He had a strong year averaging 14.6 points and 7.1 rebounds per game and leading the Blue Raiders to the Sun Belt Conference regular season title. He was rewarded with the Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year and an Associated Press honorable mention All-American designation.^[2]

Following the close of his college career, Dendy went undrafted in the 2012 NBA Draft. After playing in the Washington Wizards' Summer League team, he signed with Kolossos Rodou of the Greek Basket League.^[3] He finished the season with Darüşşafaka of the Turkish Basketball League.

References

^ "Iowa State's Dendy plans to transfer". ESPN.com. 2012. Retrieved September 18, 2012.
^ "Davis, Dendy collect more postseason honors". MTSU Athletics. 2012. Retrieved September 18, 2012.
^ "LaRon Dendy heading to Kolossos Rhodes". Sportando.net. 2012. Retrieved September 18, 2012.

External links

[1] "Iowa State's Dendy plans to transfer". ESPN.com. 2012. Retrieved September 18, 2012.

[2] "Davis, Dendy collect more postseason honors". MTSU Athletics. 2012. Retrieved September 18, 2012.

[3] "LaRon Dendy heading to Kolossos Rhodes". Sportando.net. 2012. Retrieved September 18, 2012.

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