Larry Donelle Drew II (born March 5, 1990) is an American former professionalbasketball player. He won theJohn R. Wooden High School Player of the Year Award in 2008 before starting hiscollege basketball career with theNorth Carolina Tar Heels. He went on to win anational championship in 2009 with the Tar Heels before deciding to leave the program midseason in 2011. He transferred to theUCLA Bruins' program, where he played one season and broke the single-season school record forassists. Drew was named to theAll-Pac-12 first team. He won a gold medal with theUnited States national team at theFIBA AmeriCup in 2017.

Larry Drew II

Drew (right) defending in 2009
Personal information
Born	(1990-03-05)March 5, 1990 (age 35) Encino, California, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school	Taft (Woodland Hills, California)
College	North Carolina (2008–2011) UCLA (2012–2013)
NBA draft	2013:undrafted
Playing career	2013–2018
Position	Point guard
Career history
2013–2015	Sioux Falls Skyforce
2015	Philadelphia 76ers
2015	Sioux Falls Skyforce
2015–2016	AS Monaco
2016	Sioux Falls Skyforce
2016–2017	Neptūnas Klaipėda
2017–2018	Sioux Falls Skyforce
2018	Philadelphia 76ers
2018	Sioux Falls Skyforce
2018	New Orleans Pelicans
Career highlights and awards
NBA D-League champion (2016) NCAA champion (2009) First-teamAll-Pac-12 (2013) McDonald's All-American (2008) Third-teamParade All-American (2008)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats atBasketball Reference
Medals Men'sbasketball Representing United States FIBA AmeriCup 2017 Argentina

Drew is the son ofLarry Drew,^[1] who was a first-round draft pick in the1980 NBA draft before becoming a head coach in the league. AtWilliam Howard Taft High School, Drew won theJohn R. Wooden High School Player of the Year Award as the 2008Los Angeles City Section Player of the year^[2] and was also a third-teamParade All-American that year.^[3] He participated in the2008 McDonald's All-American Game, where he won the3-point shooting contest.^[4]

Drew started his collegiate career atUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In his freshman year, he averaged 1.4 points, 1.9 assists, 1.2 turnovers, and 1.1 rebounds in 9.6 minutes per game as the Tar Heels won the2009 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I championship.^[4] He became the startingpoint guard as a sophomore, replacingTy Lawson who departed for the NBA. Drew had an up and down season as the Tar Heels struggled to a 20–17 overall record and failed to qualify for theNCAA tournament. However, they did advance to theNational Invitation Tournament (NIT) championship game.^[5][6] For the season, Drew averaged 8.5 points per game on 40.2% shooting from the field, with six assists and 2.1 turnovers per game.^[7]

On February 3, 2011, Drew left the University of North Carolina's basketball program in the middle of the season. In his last game with the Tar Heels, he had nine assists in 19 minutes in a 106–74 victory overBoston College. He did not cite any reasons, but his playing time, scoring, and assist numbers were all down from the prior season, and freshmanKendall Marshall had supplanted him as starting point guard in mid-January.^[8] However, in afreestyle rap in March on his 21st birthday, Drew rapped, "The past three years I can't undo, so now I'm making all the moves that I want to ... They tried to tell me just to play my role, but who's really trying to stick to a script that's full of typos?"^[9]

Drew started attending classes at UCLA on March 28, and had to sit out the2011–12 season before using his final season of eligibility. Drew joined former Tar Heel twins,David andTravis Wear, who also transferred to UCLA.^[9]

Drew began the2012–13 season as the Bruins lone senior player. He was also their only true point guard, a position he shared with freshmanKyle Anderson.^[10][11] In the final game of the regular season, Drew brokePooh Richardson's school record for most assists in a season.^[12][a] Drew was named to theAll-Pac-12 first team.^[13]

After going undrafted in the2013 NBA draft, Drew joined theMiami Heat for the2013 NBA Summer League. On September 23, 2013, he signed with the Heat.^[14] However, he was later waived by the Heat on October 21.^[15] On October 31, he was acquired by theSioux Falls Skyforce.^[16] On November 23, he made his professional debut in a 103–73 win over theReno Bighorns, recording nine points, three rebounds and six assists in 32 minutes.^[17]

In July 2014, Drew re-joined the Heat for the2014 NBA Summer League. On October 20, he re-signed with the Heat,^[18] however they waived him on October 25,^[19] when he accepted their assignment back to Sioux Falls.^[20] He was officially reacquired by the Skyforce on November 3.^[21] He went on to deliver a D-League record 23 assists on December 25 in the 135–129 win over theRio Grande Valley Vipers.^[22]

On January 16, 2015, Drew signed a 10-day contract with thePhiladelphia 76ers.^[23] On January 26, he signed a second 10-day contract with the 76ers.^[24] Hours later, he made his first NBA start against theNew Orleans Pelicans; Philadelphia was without starting point guardMichael Carter-Williams, who was out sick, and backupTony Wroten had been sidelined with a knee injury.^[25] League rules limited teams to signing a single player to a maximum of two 10-day deals. Needing to sign Drew to a fully guaranteed contract if they wished to retain him, the team instead signedTim Frazier to a 10-day contract on February 5, citing the desire for roster "flexibility."^[26] On February 6, he returned to the Skyforce.^[27]

During the offseason, Drew played for theNew Orleans Pelicans during the2015 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, where he was named to the All-NBA Summer League Second Team.^[28] Following the conclusion of the Summer League, he signed withAS Monaco Basket of theLNB Pro A in France for 2015–16.^[29] On March 15, 2016, he parted ways with Monaco after averaging 4.1 points per contest in 18 games.^[30]

On March 28, 2016, Drew was reacquired by theSioux Falls Skyforce.^[31] The next day, he made his season debut in a 125–107 win over theIowa Energy, recording three points, one rebound and two assists in nine minutes off the bench.^[32] He helped the Skyforce win the league championship with a 2–1 Finals series win over theLos Angeles D-Fenders.^[33]

On August 2, 2016, Drew signed a one-year contract withBC Neptūnas in Lithuania.^[34] On February 10, 2017, he parted ways with Neptūnas due to disciplinary issues.^[35][36] On March 2, 2017, Drew was acquired by theSioux Falls Skyforce.^[37]

Drew Joined thePhiladelphia 76ers for the 2017NBA Summer League in Orlando. He later signed with Miami for his third training camp with the Heat.^[38] On October 12, he was waived by the Heat.^[39]

On January 23, 2018, Drew signed a 10-day contract with thePhiladelphia 76ers.^[40] In March, he signed two 10-day contracts with theNew Orleans Pelicans, but was not re-signed after the team signed former Pelicans guardJordan Crawford.^[41][42][43]

Drew played for theUnited States national team at the2017 FIBA AmeriCup, where he won a gold medal. He averaged 4.6 points, 5.0 assists and 1.0 steals per game in the tournament.^[38]

• List of second-generation NBA players

• Larry Drew II onInstagram

• Career statistics fromNBA.com and Basketball Reference
• Larry Drew II at nbadleague.com
• Larry Drew II at UCLABruins.com