Lance Allred: From Pinesdale, MT to the NBA - Book

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For those that remember WSU's Lance Allred or are interested in reading his book see below. He grew up in Montana, moved to Utah at age 7 with his family. Graduated from East High, lol, yes the same one from the Disney movies, and played at the U of Utah for 2 seasons, transferred to Weber graduated in 2005 after 2 seasons, finally making the Cleveland Cavaliers 3 years later.


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Longshot: The Adventures of a Deaf Fundamentalist Mormon Kid and His Journey to the NBA (Hardcover)
by Lance Allred (Author)

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Review
"Hoosiers meets Big Love with a dash of Crime and Punishment. You will never look at an NBA player, particularly those at the end of the bench, the same way again." (Ric Bucher, senior writer, ESPN The Magazine )

"An inspiration for anyone who's ever wanted to succeed at anything that appeared out of reach." (Kenny Mayne, from the Foreword )

Longshot is a must read! It will inspire you and entertain you at the same time. (Dick Vitale )

"Lance Allred is excruciatingly honest without ever feeling sorry for himself. His painful and hilarious odyssey is more inspiring and triumphant than the story of any NBA championship. Allred has written The Glass Castle of pro sports." (Ian Thomsen, senior NBA writer, Sports Illustrated )

In an ingratiating, self-deprecating style...[Allred's] is a genuinely unlikely story, but he relates it with humor, insight, and compassion. (Booklist )

In a devastatingly honest and poignant book of family, basketball and life, Lance Allred, the best writing big man ever, mesmerizes with a memoir born of the cruelty and inspiration of a game that could never hold him down. (Adrian Wojnarowski, author of The Miracle of St. Anthony )

A Paul Shirley-esque tale of a basketball outsider....a welcome departure from cookie-cutter sports autobiographies. (Kirkus Reviews )

"Allred's voice is humorously self-deprecating and youthfully winning." (Publishers Weekly )

"What an incredible life. Lance's story proves that the trials and tribulations he faced made him stronger." (Jim Morris, author of THE ROOKIE )

"Longshot is more than a remarkable sports story. It's a reminder of how much can be accomplished when you never give up on a dream." (Rudy Ruettiger, subject of the original major motion picture "Rudy" )

 

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When Lance left Utah (after 2002 season)...for reasons you might find interesting in the book...he was considering going to Montana, Utah State and a few others. Lance's dad is an alum of the U of Montana.

Weber's former coach Joe Cravens called Lance and told him he has a full-ride no questions asked and he'll play til he's blue. That and the close proximity to his family he elected to go to WSU.


age 0-15: Montana
15-21: Salt Lake
21-24: Ogden
24-28: All over the world, europe, asia, Idaho Stampede, Cleveland Cavs

college:
2000 grayshirt: utah
2001 fresh: utah
2002 soph: utah
2003 redshirt: wsu
2004 jr: wsu
2005 sr: wsu