Celebrating Greater Lansing's best: Grand Ledge's Al Horford became NCAA, NBA champ

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In conjunction with the United States celebrating its 250th birthday this year, USA Today Co. newspapers in Michigan have been looking at some of the top athletes to come out of each region in the state.

Over the next several weeks, the Lansing State Journal will unveil some of the top athletes to come out of Greater Lansing. We will take a daily look at one of the top 10 male or female athletes from the region. These athletes are determined by more than just high school performance. Accomplishments in college and as a professional were also taken into consideration when determining the area's best.

The athletes are not ranked in order. Here is a look at our latest male athlete.

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Al Horford​

From his time at Grand Ledge to his college days at the University of Florida to now in the NBA, Horford has been one of the most successful basketball players to come from the area. Horford ended his high school career as the all-time leading scorer at Grand Ledge with 1,239 points while being named the Class A player of the year as a senior in 2004. His success continued at Florida where he was a key part of back-to-back national championship teams in 2006 and 2007.

Horford was taken third overall in the NBA draft in 2007 and has carved out an outstanding career that has spanned two decades. He is a five-time all-star, has earned All-NBA and All-Defensive team honors and won an NBA title with the Boston Celtics in 2024. He now plays for the Golden State Warriors as he enters his 20th NBA season.

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