Jarrad Weeks
July 23, 2020
Darnell Lazare
- Nationality: USA
- Date of Birth: 29/01/85
- Place of Birth: Lafayette, Louisiana (USA)
- Position: FRD
- Height (CM): 203
- Weight (KG): 109
- Junior Assoc:
- College: LSU (2003–2007)
- NBL DEBUT: 5/10/12
- AGE AT DEBUT: 27
- LAST NBL GAME: 24/10/13
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 28
- NBL History: Sydney 2013
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Darnell Lazare was born in Lafayette, Louisiana (USA).
NBL EXPERIENCE
Darnell Lazare made his NBL debut with the Sydney Kings at 27 years of age. He scored 21 points in his first game.
Darnell Lazare is a American former professional basketball player.
He played college basketball for LSU.
Lazare played his high school basketball for coach Kenny Almond at Woodlawn High School, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Lazare averaged 15 points and 10 rebounds in his final year at Woodlawn, and won back-to-back basketball state championships at Woodlawn in his junior and senior seasons.
Lazare was a two-year member of the Louisiana Sports Writers Association All-State team, two-year member of the Advocate’s All-Metro team and three-year All-District honoree.
Darnell Lazare played one season in the NBL. He averaged 11.3 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 0.6 assists in 30 NBL games.
NBL TOTAL STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-13 | 28 | Sydney | 12-16 (4) | 30 | 767 | 339 | 217 | 18 | 77 | 140 | 23 | 18 | 47 | 82 | 136 | 300 | 45% | 0 | 3 | 0% | 67 | 92 | 73% | 49% | 45% | 25 | Totals | 30 | 767 | 339 | 217 | 18 | 77 | 140 | 23 | 18 | 47 | 82 | 136 | 300 | 45.3% | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | 67 | 92 | 72.8% | 50% | 45% | 25 |
NBL PER GAME STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-13 | 28 | Sydney | 12-16 (4) | 30 | 25.6 | 11.3 | 7.2 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 4.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 4.5 | 10.0 | 45% | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0% | 2.2 | 3.1 | 73% | 49% | 45% | 25 | Total | 30 | 25.6 | 11.3 | 7.2 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 4.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 4.5 | 10.0 | 45.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.1 | 72.8% | 50% | 45% | 25 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 25 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
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INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Poland - Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski (2007) | Sweden - Gothia Basket (2007–2008) | Ukraine - Dnipro (2008–2009) | Canada - Lightning (2014–2015)
Lazare joined Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski for the 2007 Polish Basketball League preseason, but he departed the club before the regular season, with head coach Andrzej Kowalczyk indicating the fit was not right for the team’s preferred style as the roster retained import forward Ruben Boykin.
Lazare then joined Gothia Basket for the 2007–2008 Basketligan season, marking his first in-season professional stint in Sweden after leaving Poland prior to opening night.
He moved to Ukraine in 2008, joining Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk for the 2008–2009 season, and later received Ukrainian SuperLeague All-Star recognition in 2009 during that stint.
Lazare next returned to non-USA competition by joining the Lightning for the 2014–2015 National Basketball League of Canada season, appearing in 14 games and totaling 86 points and 55 rebounds while playing alongside teammates such as Marvin Phillips, Emmanuel Little, and Jonathan Mills, with his season production translating to 6.1 points and 3.9 rebounds per game in 16.1 minutes per contest while shooting 46.5% from the field and 74.1% at the foul line.
COLLEGE
Lazare played college basketball at LSU from the 2003–04 season through the 2006–07 season, finishing his career with 120 games played and 48 starts, as LSU won 82 games across his four years. He completed his LSU career with 595 points (5.0 per game) and 356 rebounds (3.0 per game), while shooting 237-of-446 from the field (53.1%) and 120-of-188 at the free-throw line (63.8%). Lazare suited up for LSU during the 2003–04 season, which the program’s year-by-year records list as an 18–11 campaign under head coach John Brady. In that 2003–04 season, he appeared in 29 games and started 8, averaging 12.3 minutes, 2.9 points, and 2.4 rebounds per game while shooting .563 from the field and .520 at the line. As a freshman he opened the season in the starting lineup vs Southern (11/21/03), played 36 minutes, went 5-for-5 from the field, and scored 13 points, and he later produced double-figure scoring games off the bench including 11 at Auburn (3/6). Across his two games against Auburn that season, he shot 10-for-14 from the field, and he also grabbed 9 rebounds in LSU’s SEC Tournament game against South Carolina (3/12). Lazare returned for the 2004–05 season, which LSU’s year-by-year records list as a 20–10 campaign under head coach John Brady that ended in the NCAA tournament. In that 2004–05 season, he appeared in 25 games and did not start, averaging 6.8 minutes, 2.0 points, and 1.2 rebounds per game while shooting .588 from the field and .692 at the line. He hit 20-of-34 field goal attempts on the year, scored a season-high 9 points twice (including vs Auburn on Feb. 9 when he went 4-for-5 from the field), and pulled down a season-high 7 rebounds vs the University of New Orleans (11/24). In the 2005–06 season, LSU produced a 27–9 record (14–2 SEC) under head coach John Brady, won the SEC regular season title, and advanced to the NCAA Final Four. Within that Final Four season, Lazare played in all 36 games with 14 starts, averaging 18.9 minutes, 6.7 points, and 3.4 rebounds per game, while shooting .489 from the field and .679 at the line. He opened the year in the starting lineup (starting the first nine games), later picked up additional starts late in the season and postseason, and logged starts in the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament. He posted 11 double-figure scoring games that season, including a then-career-high 20 points vs UNO (12/13/05) on 8-of-14 shooting with two blocks in 27 minutes, and he added 16 points in LSU’s SEC Tournament win vs Vanderbilt (3/10). In LSU’s NCAA Tournament first-round win over Iona (3/15), he scored 10 points with 7 rebounds, and in the Sweet 16 win over No. 1 Duke (3/23) he came off the bench to score 10 points with two assists in the first half while LSU’s frontcourt rotation included teammates such as Glen Davis and Tyrus Thomas. That 2005–06 LSU run to the Final Four included wins over Iona, Texas A&M, Duke, and Texas before the season ended with a national semifinal loss to UCLA, with LSU led by core contributors including Darrel Mitchell, Glen Davis, and Tyrus Thomas during the campaign. Lazare’s senior season came in 2006–07, when LSU’s year-by-year records list the Tigers as 17–15 (5–11 SEC) under head coach John Brady. In 2006–07, he played in 30 games and started 25, averaging 23.9 minutes, 7.4 points, and 4.5 rebounds per game while shooting .556 from the field and .621 at the line. He missed two December games while recovering from a sprained ankle, recorded 11 blocks on the season, and produced a career-high three blocks against Ole Miss in the season finale (3/9/07). On Feb. 14, 2007 at Ole Miss, Lazare scored a career-high 22 points, and LSU’s recap of the game also noted Glen Davis had 26 points and 11 rebounds in the one-point loss. He closed his LSU career with three straight double-figure scoring games (12 vs South Carolina on 3/3/07, 12 vs Tennessee in the SEC Tournament on 3/8/07, and 13 vs Ole Miss in the SEC Tournament on 3/9/07), and he totaled nine double-figure scoring games as a senior. Across his four LSU seasons, Lazare’s per-season line (games, starts, minutes, points, rebounds, and shooting) was 2003–04: 29 games, 8 starts, 12.3 minutes, 2.9 points, 2.4 rebounds, .563 FG; 2004–05: 25 games, 0 starts, 6.8 minutes, 2.0 points, 1.2 rebounds, .588 FG; 2005–06: 36 games, 14 starts, 18.9 minutes, 6.7 points, 3.4 rebounds, .489 FG; 2006–07: 30 games, 25 starts, 23.9 minutes, 7.4 points, 4.5 rebounds, .556 FG. His LSU career highs included 22 points (at Ole Miss, 2/14/07), 10 rebounds (vs Nicholls State, 11/17/06), 10 field goals made (at Ole Miss, 2/14/07), 8 free throws made (vs Nicholls State, 11/17/06), 3 assists (vs Arkansas, 2/8/06), 3 steals (twice), and 39 minutes (vs Tennessee in the SEC Tournament, 3/8/07)
COACHING HISTORY
Darnell Lazare moved into coaching following his professional playing career and served as an assistant coach with the Iowa Energy during the 2015/16 season.
Lazare worked in player development with the Memphis Grizzlies from 2016 to 2019 before spending 2019 to 2025 with the New Orleans Pelicans in player development and assistant coaching roles.
In 2025, Lazare returned to Memphis as an assistant coach and remained on the Grizzlies coaching staff in 2026.
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