Darnell Lazare is an American

United States

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 professional basketball

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 player with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants

Fort Wayne Mad Ants

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 of the NBA Development League

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. Lazare attended Louisiana State University

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. During the 2009-2010 season, Lazare played with the Maine Red Claws, where he averaged 10.6 points and 5.4 rebounds in 27 minutes per game in 50 games. He is from Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

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. During the 2010 NBA Development League Draft

2010 NBA Development League Draft

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, Lazare was acquired by the Fort Wayne Mad Ants

Fort Wayne Mad Ants

The Fort Wayne Mad Ants are a team of the NBA Development League, located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The Allen County War Memorial Coliseum is the home venue for the team. The team is the first minor league basketball franchise to play in Fort Wayne since the Fort Wayne Fury...

for a second round pick.