Loy Vaught

Loy Vaught
Personal information
Born	February 27, 1967 (age 57); 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: 1st round, 13th overall pick
	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
	NCAA champion (1989);
Career NBA statistics
Points	6,984 (10.1 ppg)
Assists	652 (0.9 apg)
Rebounds	4,881 (7.1 rpg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference

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 and Basketball-Reference.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

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