New Jersey Nets, but due to his size () and inability to adapt to the NBA three-point line, teams did not show enough interest and he was passed up. After a brief stint with the Cedar Rapids Silver Bullets in the Continental Basketball Association, Larkin spent the next five years playing professionally in Venezuela for Guaiqueríes de Nueva Esparta, where in two of them he led his league in scoring. He then split his sixth and final professional season between teams in Germany and Hong Kong. Discussing his expatriate basketball experience, Larkin said, "I loved playing abroad. I would have preferred to play in the NBA, obviously, but I guess the knock on me was I was a little small for my position as a 6-foot-3 two guard. I was told I needed to change and play point guard to make it in the league, and I'm not a point. I'm a two guard. I was OK being a point guard, but I really stood out being a two guard...I didn't put my best foot forward trying to make it in the NBA. But playing overseas, I led Venezuela in scoring two of the five years I was there and won a lot of games. Even the owner of my team came back for my wedding (in Cincinnati) and wanted me to be a naturalized citizen, but five years was enough for me." Today, Larkin serves as the color commentator for the Xavier men's basketball team's radio broadcasts. He is a financial adviser by day, a job which he has been doing since 1992. He was enshrined in the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame in April 2022 as part of the 2021 induction class. Personal life Byron Larkin is the brother of Hall of Fame baseball player Barry Larkin, who played the shortstop position for the Cincinnati Reds. He is also the brother of Stephen Larkin, another former Major League Baseball player, and the uncle of Shane Larkin, a professional basketball player. The Larkin brothers were all raised Catholic. References 1965 births Living people All-American college men's basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Hong Kong American expatriate basketball people in Venezuela American men's basketball players Basketball players from Cincinnati Cedar Rapids Silver Bullets players Point guards Shooting guards Xavier Musketeers men's basketball players African-American Catholics