Lance Blank was Texas Mr. Basketball in 1985 and led Texas to Elite Eight in 1990 before...
Lance Blanks, working as an announcer for the Longhorn Network in 2021. Blanks died on Wednesday in Dallas.Lance Blanks, a former University of Texas star and the 1985 Texas Mr. Basketball while playing for McCollough High School, died on Wednesday in Dallas, the NBA announced on Thursday. He was 56.
Blanks helped lead Texas to the 1990 Elite Eight as part of the BMW backcourt with Travis Mays and Joey Wright, and was a first-round pick of the Detroit Pistons. A 6-4 guard, he played three NBA seasons before playing three seasons in Europe. He had a long career as an NBA executive, working as a scout for the San Antonio Spurs, assistant general manager for the Cleveland Cavaliers and general manager for the Phoenix Suns. He worked most recently as a scout for the Los Angeles Clippers.
“Lance was a light for all those who knew him. It’s been a privilege to have called him one of my closest friends,” NBA executive vice president Joe Dumars, the Pistons Hall of Fame guard, said in a statement. “I’m eternally grateful for all the support he has shown me throughout the years. His legacy will be carried on, not only by his family, but by all those whose lives he touched for the better. You will be dearly missed, brother.
Lance is survived by his mother Clarice, brother Sidney Jr., the mother of his two daughters, Renee, his daughters, Riley and Bryn, and granddaughter, Isabel. He is pre-deceased by his father, Sidney “Sugar Bear” Blanks Sr., a former NFL running back for the Houston Oilers and New England Patriots. Blanks Sr. was the first African American to receive a football scholarship in Texas at Texas A&I.Lance Blanks, celebrating a Texas victory over Xavier in the NCAA Tournament in 1990.
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