Earl Lloyd
American basketball player and coach / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Earl Francis Lloyd (April 3, 1928 – February 26, 2015) was an American professional basketball player and coach. He was the first African American player to play a game in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[2][3][4][5][6]
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Personal information | |
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Born | (1928-04-03)April 3, 1928 Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.[1] |
Died | February 26, 2015(2015-02-26) (aged 86) Crossville, Tennessee, U.S. |
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Parker-Gray (Alexandria, Virginia) |
College | West Virginia State (1946–1950) |
NBA draft | 1950: 9th round, 100th overall pick |
Selected by the Washington Capitols | |
Playing career | 1950–1960 |
Position | Small forward |
Number | 11, 8, 17 |
Coaching career | 1971–1972 |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1950–1951 | Washington Capitols |
1952–1958 | Syracuse Nationals |
1958–1960 | Detroit Pistons |
As coach: | |
1971–1972 | Detroit Pistons |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career statistics | |
Points | 4,682 (8.4 ppg) |
Rebounds | 3,609 (6.4 rpg) |
Assists | 810 (1.4 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Basketball Hall of Fame | |
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An All–American player at West Virginia State University, Lloyd helped lead West Virginia State to an undefeated season in 1948. As a professional, Lloyd helped lead the Syracuse Nationals to the 1955 NBA Championship. Lloyd was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2003.