Larry Wayne Micheaux ( ) (born March 24, 1960) is an American former professional

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player who played for several teams in the

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(NBA) and in Europe.

Career

College

After earning all-state honors as a senior at E. E. Worthing High School in

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, Micheaux attended the

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, where he earned honorable mention

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honors. He was a member of the Cougars' Phi Slama Jama men's team under

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Guy Lewis that reached three NCAA Final Fours. As a senior, he averaged 14

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and 7

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a game during that season while playing alongside

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, Alvin Franklin,

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, Reid Gettys and Michael Young. (Olajuwon and Drexler rank as two of the top 50

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players of all time.) Micheaux led the Cougars in field goal percentage in 1979–80 (.530) and 1980–81 (.600). He also led the team in

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in 1980–81 with 49.

National Basketball Association

After receiving a business degree at the University of Houston, Micheaux was drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the second round of the 1983 NBA draft. The 6-foot-9-inch

native played two seasons (96 games) with three teams in the

: the

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(1983–84),

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(1984–85) and

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(1984–85).

European basketball

Nicknamed "Mr. Mean", Micheaux spent the next decade playing in the Italian and Spanish basketball leagues.Josh Micheaux - Georgia State Athletics
/ref> Retired since 1995, he is known as one of the top rebounders in Spanish ACB League history.

Personal life

Micheaux is currently married to Annette (née Collins); they have three children, daughters LaTasha Antoinette (b. 1983) and La Toya Aneise (b. 1987), and son Joshua Christopher (b. 1990). Larry also has three grandsons, Courtez Daniel (b. 2002), Korendez (b. 2005), and Israel Elias (b. 2009) from his daughter LaTasha. La Toya was a starter on the Texas A&M women's basketball team, and had a successful four year high school career at Missouri City, Texas's

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, which included two first team all greater Houston stints. Josh played for the Georgia State University Panthers men's basketball team. Micheaux currently is the director of several basketball summer camps in Sugar Land, Texas. This includes a fundamentals camp, an advanced fundamental camp, position and games camp, and an elite camp. Micheaux says on his website, "Our goal and commitment is to teach the game of basketball in a fun filled learning environment. Emphasis is placed on fair play, competition, goal setting, teamwork, and building self esteem. The committed basketball enthusiasts may attend our programs year around and fine-tune all aspects of their game."Larry Micheaux June Jam-Bo-Ree Basketball Camps

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