Larry Hollyfield
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Larry Hollyfield (born 1951 or 1952)[1] is a former college basketball player for the UCLA Bruins. He won three consecutive national championships with the Bruins from 1971 to 1973, and helped the school to a record 88-game consecutive win streak.
Personal information | |
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Born | 1951 or 1952 (age 72–73) |
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Compton (Compton, California) |
College | Compton JC (1969–1970) UCLA (1970–1973) |
NBA draft | 1973: 7th round, 105th overall pick |
Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers | |
Position | Forward / guard |
Number | 53 |
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Hollyfield earned player of year honors playing high school basketball in California before playing one year in junior college, where he earned all-state honors. He transferred to UCLA, where he was a starter in his third and final season. From his junior year in high school through his final season at UCLA, Hollyfield's teams lost just one game while winning championships in each of his six seasons. In 1973 he was drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) but never played for them. Instead he went overseas, playing during the 1975–76 season for ADB Koblenz in the German Basketball Bundesliga.