Johnathan Loyd
{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1991)}}
{{about||the American football player and physician|John Loyd|other people with a similar name|Jonathan Lloyd (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Johnathan Loyd
| image = Johnathan Loyd first TD receptions.jpg
| image_size =
| caption= Johnathan Loyd catches his first touchdown pass
| position = Point guard
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 8
| weight_lb = 165
| league = NBL Canada
| team = Island Storm
| number = 10
| nationality = American
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|8|15}}
| birth_place = Las Vegas, Nevada
| high_school = Bishop Gorman
(Las Vegas, Nevada)
| college = Oregon (2010–2014)
| draft_year = 2014
| career_start = 2014
| career_end =
| years1 = 2015–2016
| team1 = ETB Wohnbau Baskets
| years2 = 2018–2019
| team2 = Nevada Desert Dogs
| years3 = 2019–present
| team3 = Island Storm
| highlights =
;Basketball:
;Football:
- Pac-12 Conference champion (2014)
- Rose Bowl champion (2015)
}}
Johnathan Loyd (born August 15, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for the Island Storm of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL Canada). He was a dual sport college athlete playing guard and wide receiver for the University of Oregon basketball and football teams, respectively.
High school and College
Loyd played high school basketball and football at Bishop Gorman in Las Vegas, Nevada.{{cite web |title=Johnathan Loyd |url=https://goducks.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4949|publisher=University of Oregon |accessdate=August 7, 2018}}
Loyd is the winningest player in the history of the University of Oregon Men's Basketball program with 97 career wins over 4 seasons. In 2013, the Ducks made a Sweet Sixteen appearance in the NCAA Tournament, their best showing in the tournament since the 2007 season.{{cite news |title=Oregon Ducks Point Guard Johnathan Loyd Joining Football Team| first=Chantel|last=Jennings|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/10745932/oregon-ducks-point-guard-johnathan-loyd-joining-football-team| work=ESPN|date=April 7, 2014| access-date=January 6, 2016}}
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, Loyd
In the summer of 2015 Loyd participated in the Four Nations international basketball tournament in China as a member of the Netscouts USA Men's All-Star basketball team.{{cite news | title=Former Oregon Ducks guard Johnathan Loyd will play basketball tournament in China| first=Tyson| last=Alger|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/ducks/index.ssf/2015/06/former_oregon_ducks_guard_john.html| newspaper=The Oregonian|date=June 19, 2015 | accessdate=January 6, 2016}}
2018 season
Johnathan Loyd signed with the Nevada Desert Dogs of the North American Premier Basketball League (NAPB).
2019 season
On February 28, 2019, Johnathan Loyd signed with the Island Storm of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL Canada).
Starting in 2021, Jonathan played for the Kokomo (Indiana) BobKats in the North American Premier Basketball League, formally called The Basketball League.
References
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External links
- [http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=204965535& Oregon Ducks basketball bio]
- [http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=204965535& Oregon Ducks football bio]
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Category:American men's basketball players
Category:Bishop Gorman High School alumni
Category:Oregon Ducks football players
Category:Oregon Ducks men's basketball players
Category:Players of American football from Las Vegas
Category:Basketball players from Las Vegas
Category:21st-century American sportsmen
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