Hall of Fame

LyVonne Leflore

  • Class
  • Induction
    2012
  • Sport(s)
    Men's Basketball
  • Jackson State
Basic biography & college career
  • LeFlore attended Jackson State University, playing for the JSU Tigers men’s basketball team.
  • He was listed at 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) and weighed around 215 lb (98 kg).
  • He played forward.
  • According to the profile on The Draft Review, his college performance by season was:
    • 1961-62: 26 games, FG% ~40.2%, FT% ~51.7%, 15.3 rebounds/game, 9.3 points/game.
    • 1962-63: 25 games, FG% ~51.4%, FT% ~57.5%, 11.6 rebounds/game, 13.1 points/game.
    • 1963-64: 25 games, FG% ~56.7%, FT% ~62.3%, 16.4 rebounds/game, 19.5 points/game.
    • 1964-65: 28 games, FG% ~59.3%, FT% ~64.5%, 15.7 rebounds/game, 18.1 points/game.
  • He was a three-time All-SWAC performer (1963-65) at Jackson State.
  • He was selected in the 1965 NBA Draft: 6th round, pick number 51 (some sources say 48th) by the Baltimore Bullets.
  • He was born July 17, 1942, in Carthage, Mississippi (Leake County). He passed away December 18, 2017, in Jackson, Mississippi at age 75.