Loy Vaught
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 27, 1967 Grand Rapids, Michigan |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
East Kentwood (Kentwood, Michigan) |
| College | Michigan (1986–1990) |
| NBA draft | 1990 / Round: 1 / Pick: 13th overall |
| Selected by the Los Angeles Clippers | |
| Playing career | 1990–2001 |
| Position | Power forward |
| Number | 35 |
| Career history | |
| 1990–1998 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 1998–2000 | Detroit Pistons |
| 2000–2001 | Dallas Mavericks |
| 2001 | Washington Wizards |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 6,984 (10.1 ppg) |
| Assists | 652 (0.9 apg) |
| Rebounds | 4,881 (7.1 rpg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Loy Stephen Vaught (born February 27, 1967) is a retired American professional basketball player who spent ten seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), primarily with the Los Angeles Clippers.
Vaught played at East Kentwood High School in Kentwood, Michigan, a suburb of Grand Rapids, and helped lead the University of Michigan Wolverines to the 1989 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship.
Vaught was drafted in 1990 by the Los Angeles Clippers. For a short period in the mid-1990s, Vaught was one of the most consistent forwards in the league, averaging 16.2 points and approximately 10 rebounds per game while missing only four games between 1994 and 1997. Injuries sustained in 1997 hampered his career, and after that he never played more than 51 games in a season. Vaught closed out his career with a series of brief stints with the Detroit Pistons, Dallas Mavericks, and Washington Wizards. He had a well earned reputation as an outstanding rebounder (especially on the defensive end of the court). He finished twice among the top ten overall and top ten defensive rebounders in the league.
Loy Vaught lives in Los Angeles. He has two daughters, Lexi and Maya.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com
- "Loy Vaught: A Personal Remembrance" by Gary Adornato (November 8, 2001)
- Loy Vaught Statistics @ Basketball-Reference.com
- Loy Vaught Statistics @ BasketballReference.com
- University of Michigan Basketball Statistical Archive