Superstar Athlete By Greg Royce, Sports Information Director
Brian Larrabee was one of the top performers at SNHU during his four years, both on the court and in the classroom. He’s translated that love for the limelight into a budding career in front of the camera. In a little over a year, he has appeared in national commercials for companies such as Office Depot, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Crocs and has hosted “Designing Spaces” on The Learning Channel. He is working on his first feature film, “5 Ways to Split Apart the Day.” In addition, he has modeled for Sobe Fit, Saks, Bauer Hockey and Crocs.
Key Performer Soon-to-be basketball hall-of-famer Brian Larrabee has morphed a talent for performing on the court into a star turn in front of the camera.
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Glory Days A standout for the men’s basketball team from 1999 to 2003, Larrabee ranked 14th in career scoring and helped lead the Penmen to an NCAA Tournament berth as a senior. He also garnered Northeast-10 All-Conference honors twice and is slated to be inducted into the SNHU Athletic Hall of Fame in January.
Larrabee got it done in the classroom as well. A business administration major from Colonie, N.Y., he became the first SNHU student-athlete to garner CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team honors. Carrying a 3.9 GPA, he was a three-time SNHU Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award winner. These days, he’s an actor living in Los Angeles. Pivotal Speech Larrabee’s acting career came about after he gave the best man speech at a wedding. The newlyweds, Scott and Liz Hines, told the story during their honeymoon cruise while seated at a table with Florida actress Kathy Bee. “Scott showed Kathy a picture of me and a little video (of the speech), and the next thing I know, I am meeting with her friend, casting director Lori Wyman,” Larrabee said.