Stu Lantz

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Stu Lantz
Stu Lantz playing for the Nebraska Cornhuskers in 1968.
Personal information
Born (1946-07-13) July 13, 1946 (age 77)
Uniontown, Pennsylvania
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolUniontown (Uniontown, Pennsylvania)
CollegeNebraska (1965–1968)
NBA draft1968: 3rd round, 23rd overall pick
Selected by the San Diego Rockets
Playing career1968–1976
PositionGuard
Number22, 23
Career history
1968–1972San Diego / Houston Rockets
1972–1974Detroit Pistons
1974New Orleans Jazz
1974–1976Los Angeles Lakers
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points6,782 (12.4 ppg)
Rebounds1,820 (3.3 rpg)
Assists1,566 (2.9 apg)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Stuart Burrell Lantz (born July 13, 1946) is a retired American basketball player and the current television commentator for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) on Spectrum SportsNet.[1] He has been the Lakers' color commentator since 1987, sharing the microphone with Chick Hearn, Paul Sunderland, Joel Meyers and now Bill Macdonald. Lantz has won 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, 23rd Overall) of the 1968 NBA draft and by the Oakland Oaks in the 1968 ABA Draft after attending the University of Nebraska.[2]

References

  1. ^ Lakers Broadcast Information LA Lakers official site
  2. ^ Then & Now: Stu Lantz, huskerhoopscentral.com; accessed May 25, 2017.

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