
Larry Drew
Larry Donnell Drew (born April 2, 1958) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who most recently served as the head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The point guard played college basketball for the Missouri Tigers before being selected by the Detroit Pistons in the first round of the 1980 NBA draft with the 17th overall pick. He played 10 seasons in the NBA for the Pistons, Kansas City/Sacramento Kings, Los Angeles Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers. In 1988–89, Drew played in the Italian League with Scavolini.In his NBA career, Drew played in 714 games and scored a total of 8,110 points. His best year as a professional came during the 1982–83 season as a member of the Kings, appearing in 75 games and averaging 20.1 points, 8.1 assists and 1.7 steals per contest.He was named to the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame in 2018.
Listed On
- #4 of 42Best NBA Players from Kansas
- #7 of 36Missouri's Greatest Basketball Players
- #11 of 16Best Milwaukee Bucks Coaches
- #18 of 62Best Sacramento Kings Point Guards
- #22 of 30Best Atlanta Hawks Coaches
- #26 of 33Worst Players Turned Coaches In Basketball History
- #30 of 55Best NBA Detroit Pistons Point Guards
- #44 of 126Best Sacramento Kings
- #668 of 1850100+ Famous Male Basketball Players




Comments (0)
Join the conversation
Sign in to share your take and reply to others.
First take? What stood out to you about "Larry Drew"?