Lalanne, son of Bertha Lalanne, was born in Port-au-Prince, the capital city of Haiti. He moved to the U.S. when he was 7 years old.[1] Lalanne attended Oak Ridge High School, in Orlando, Florida, where he starred on the varsity basketball team.[2]
College career
In 2011, Lalanne matriculated to the University of Massachusetts, where he earned a major in sociology.[2] Playing four seasons at UMass, Lalanne became one of three players in school history to record 1,000 points, 800 rebounds and 100 blocks in a career. As a senior at UMass, he earned third-team All-Atlantic 10 honors after averaging 11.6 points and 9.5 rebounds in 32 games.[3]
Professional career
Austin Spurs (2015–2016)
On June 25, 2015, Lalanne was selected with the 55th overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft by the San Antonio Spurs.[2][4] In July 2015, he joined the Spurs for the 2015 NBA Summer League.[5] On October 30, 2015, he was assigned to the Austin Spurs of the NBA Development League, the affiliate team of San Antonio.[6] On November 13, he made his professional debut in a 104–82 win over the Texas Legends, recording twelve points, four rebounds, one assist and one block in 27 minutes.[7] On February 8, 2016, he was named in the West All-Star team for the 2016 NBA D-League All-Star Game as a replacement for Orlando Johnson, who received an NBA call-up. After averaging 12.6 points, 7.8 rebounds, 1.2 blocks and 26.3 minutes in 29 games.[8] Lalanne was considered to be the best center in the D-League.[9]
Capitanes de Arecibo (2016)
On April 28, 2016, Lalanne signed with the Capitanes de Arecibo of the Puerto Rican League.[10] The next day, he made his debut for the Capitanes in a 76–70 loss to the Santeros de Aguada, recording nine points, seven rebounds and two blocks in 14 minutes off the bench.[11]
On June 10, 2019, Lalanne signed with the Changwon LG Sakers of the Korean league.[19] After averaging 21.4 points and 10.9 rebounds per game, he re-signed with the team on April 27, 2020.[20] He was replaced on the roster by Terrico White in January 2021 after he sustained a toe injury.[21][22][23] He was named a KBL All-Star.[24][25]
In October 2022, Lalanne played for the Kuwaiti team Kuwait SC in the 2022 Arab Club Basketball Championship held in Kuwait. He helped Kuwait SC win the Arab championship for the first time in club history.[28]