The Japan Times periodically features interviews with players in the bj-league. Lance Allred of the Kyoto Hannaryz is the subject of this week's profile.

Position: center
Age: 31
Ht: 211 cm
Wt: 122 kg
Hometown: Salt Lake City
College: Weber State (first attended Utah)

Noteworthy: Allred represented Kyoto in the 2011-12 All-Star Game at Saitama Super Arena. His well-traveled career has included stops in the NBA Development League, France, Spain, Italy, New Zealand and a brief stint with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2008. Allred's autobiography "Longshot: The Adventures of a Deaf Fundamentalist Mormon Kid and his Journey to the NBA," was published by Harper Collins in 2009. ... As the NBA's first legally deaf player, Allred also participated on Team USA's silver-winning squad in the 2002 World Deaf Basketball Championship in Athens. This season, he averaged 12.2 points and 8.6 rebounds in 44 games for the Hannaryz.