Name: Zach LaVine
Position: Guard
Sport: Basketball
Event(s): Men's 5x5
Height: 6-5
DOB: 3/10/1995
Birthplace: Renton, Wash.
Hometown: Renton, Wash.
High School: Bothell High School (Bothell, Wash.) ‘13
College: University of California, Los Angeles
Team/Club: Chicago Bulls
Coach(es): Billy Donovan
Olympic Experience
- One-time Olympian (2020); one-time Olympic medalist (1 gold)
- Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, gold
Other Career Highlights
- Named as a finalist for the 2021 USA National Team and U.S. Olympic Men's Basketball Team on March 11, 2021
- Named as a member of the 2016 USA Select Team that trained with and against 2016 U.S. Olympic Team during team's Las Vegas training camp
- Recorded 13 points (5-10 FGs, 2-6 3pt FGs), 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals in 28 minutes for Team Durant in the 2021 NBA All-Star Game
- Two-time NBA Slam Dunk Champion (2015 and 2016).
- One of only four Chicago Bull players in team history to score 1,500 points-or-more within the team’s first 60 games of a campaign
Personal:
Son of Cheryl Johnson-LaVine and Paul LaVine...Has three sisters – Chandi Leishman, Linda Carter and Camryn LaVine...His father played American football professionally in the United States Football League (USFL) and National Football League (NFL), and his mother was a softball player...Donated $10,000 from his Slam Dunk Contest winnings to the Metro Deaf School to complete a new kitchen.
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