| Position | Shooting guard |
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| Height | 6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m) |
| Weight | 201 lb (91 kg) |
| Team | Free agent |
| Born | August 15, 1983 Louisville, Kentucky |
| Nationality | American |
| College | University of Louisville |
| Pro career | 2005–present |
| Career history | Red Star Belgrade (2005–06) Amatori Udine (2006–07) Basket Napoli (2007) AGO Rethymno (2007) Lukoil Academic (2007–08) Maccabi Rishon LeZion (2008–10) Maccabi Haifa (2010–11) |
Larry O'Bannon (born on August 15, 1983 in Louisville, Kentucky) is an American professional basketball player. He currently plays with the club Boca Juniors. He stands 1.94 m (6 ft 4 ½ in) tall and he plays at the shooting guard position.
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O'Bannon attended Jefferson County Tranditonal middle school. In high school he attended Male High School where he competed in basketball and track and field. He played on the same basketball team as Oakland Raiders running back Michael Bush, who was also his teammate in middle school. O'bannon also has a sister who currently teaches at Meyzeek Middle School.
O'Bannon played college basketball for the University of Louisville's Louisville Cardinals in 2005 when they made it to the 2005 Final Four. In that tournament O'Bannon was named the Regional MVP.
In the 2005–06 season O'Bannon played on the Serbian basketball team Red Star Belgrade of the Adriatic League reaching the national league's second place and losing in the finals with his team. With Red Star Belgrade he won National Cup.
The following season O'Bannon played on the Italian Serie A League team Amatori Udine. On February 7, 2007, O'Bannon was traded to Basket Napoli.[1] He next played with AGO Rethymno of the Greek A1 League and then he moved to the Bulgarian NBL club Lukoil Academic.
Prior to the 2008–09 season he signed with Maccabi Rishon LeZion from Israel, and played for them for two years. On September 16, 2010, O'Bannon has returned to Israel for a third consecutive season, signing for Maccabi Haifa[2], but was released in February 2011.[3]