{{short description|American basketball player}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Shad Blair | image = | caption = | team = | position = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 10 | weight_lbs = 215 | number = | birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|37|2015|1|23}} | birth_place = Eureka, Montana, U.S. | high_school = Lincoln County High School (Montana) | college = Eastfield College | career_position = Power forward | career_start = 2014 | career_end = 2015 | years1 = 2014–2015 | team1 = Atlanta Wildcats | highlights = | medaltemplates = }} '''Shad Blair''' (born 1977 or 1978) is an American former professional basketball player.
==Career== After breaking his wrist in college, Blair gave up on pursuing professional basketball for sixteen years.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Speltz|first1=Bill|title=Die-hard dunker: Stevi man to attend elite pro hoops combine at age 36|url=http://missoulian.com/sports/catch-all/die-hard-dunker-stevi-man-to-attend-elite-pro-hoops/article_48fd9f7c-04cc-11e4-a459-001a4bcf887a.html|accessdate=March 3, 2018|work=Missoulian|date=July 5, 2014}}</ref> In 2013, he was discovered by Ryan Wetzel, a former professional basketball player, in a local amateur league in Montana.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gillette|first1=Shane|title=Shad Blair trying to turn hoops dream into a reality|url=http://nbcmontana.com/news/local/shad-blair-trying-to-turn-hoops-dream-into-a-reality|accessdate=March 3, 2018|work=NBC Montana|date=August 16, 2013}}</ref> With Wetzel's help, he attended the Las Vegas Overseas Basketball Combine in July 2014.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bagby|first1=Vince|title=Shad Blair's story of resilience hits the big screen|url=http://nbcmontana.com/news/local/shad-blairs-story-of-resilience-hits-the-big-screen|accessdate=March 3, 2018|work=NBC Montana|date=February 22, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=2014 Las Vegas Combine Results|url=http://overseasbasketballcombine.com/2014-las-vegas-combine/|website=overseasbasketballcombine.com|accessdate=March 3, 2018}}</ref> In January 2015, at the age of 37, Blair signed with the Atlanta Wildcats of the American Basketball Association.<ref>{{cite news|title=Speltz: Taking the long road to the pros|url=http://missoulian.com/sports/local/speltz-taking-the-long-road-to-the-pros/article_ccc27d97-1f11-53d1-9f4d-15745b695c89.html|accessdate=March 3, 2018|work=Missoulian|date=January 23, 2015}}</ref>
==Documentary== Blair was the subject of the documentary ''Never too late''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Montana hoops star appears in Big Sky Documentary Film Festival|url=http://www.kpax.com/story/31276655/montana-basketball-star-appears-in-big-sky-documentary-film-festival|accessdate=March 3, 2018|work=KPAX|date=February 22, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Peers|first1=Brad|title=Documentary follows Blair's second chance at professional hoops|url=http://nbcmontana.com/news/local/documentary-follows-blairs-second-chance-at-professional-hoops|accessdate=March 3, 2018|work=NBC Montana|date=July 10, 2014}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist|30em}}
==External links== *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWdcsfonZEI Never too late documentary]
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