Landon Turner (basketball)
Turner with the Arsenal Tech basketball team in 1977 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 30, 1960 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Arsenal Tech (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
| College | Indiana (1978–1982) |
| NBA draft | 1982: 10th round, 225th overall pick |
| Drafted by | Boston Celtics |
| Position | Power forward / center |
| Career highlights | |
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| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Landon Montel Turner (born September 30, 1960) is an American former basketball player. He played college basketball for the Indiana Hoosiers and won an NCAA championship as a junior in 1981. Hoosiers head coach Bob Knight considered Turner to have the potential to be the best player he ever coached. Primed for a breakthrough senior season and considered to become a top pick in the National Basketball Association (NBA) draft, Turner's basketball career came to an end when he was paralyzed from the chest down in a car accident in July 1981. He stayed with the Hoosiers as a team captain during the 1981–82 season before the Boston Celtics honored Turner by selecting him as the final pick of the 1982 NBA draft. He played wheelchair basketball for three years before he embarked on a career as a motivational speaker. Turner is a member of the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame and the Indiana University Athletics Hall of Fame.