Larry Micheaux

After earning all-state honors as a senior at E. E. Worthing High School in Houston, Texas, Micheaux attended the University of Houston, where he earned honorable mention All-America honors. He was a member of the Cougars' Phi Slama Jama men's team under head coach Guy Lewis that reached three NCAA Final Fours. As a senior, he averaged 14 points and 7 rebounds a game during that season while playing alongside Akeem Olajuwon, Clyde Drexler, Alvin Franklin, Benny Anders, Reid Gettys and Michael Young. (Olajuwon and Drexler rank as two of the top 50 NBA 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 blocked shots in 1980–81 with 49. ==Professional career==

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 Houston native played two seasons (96 games) with three teams in the NBA: the Kansas City Kings (1983–84), Milwaukee Bucks (1984–85) and Houston Rockets (1984–85). Nicknamed "Mr. Mean", Micheaux spent the next decade playing in the Italian and Spanish basketball leagues. Retired since 1995, he is known as one of the top rebounders in Spanish ACB League history, trailing only Arvydas Sabonis in career average per game. ==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 had two grandsons and a granddaughter via 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 Hightower High School, which included two first team all greater Houston stints. Josh played for the Georgia State University Panthers men's basketball team. ==Career statistics==

NBA Source Regular season Playoffs ==References==