Kevin Loughery
{{short description|American basketball player and coach}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Kevin Loughery
| image =
| width =
| caption =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lb = 190
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1940|03|28}}
| birth_place = Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
| high_school = Cardinal Hayes
(The Bronx, New York)
| college =
- Boston College (1958–1959)
- St. John's (1960–1962)
| draft_year = 1962
| draft_round = 2
| draft_pick = 11
| draft_team = Detroit Pistons
| career_start = 1962
| career_end = 1973
| career_number = 21, 52, 22
| career_position = Point guard / shooting guard
| coach_start =
| coach_end = 1994
| years1 = {{nbay|1962|start}}–{{nbay|1963|start}}
| team1 = Detroit Pistons
| years2 = {{nbay|1963|start}}–{{nbay|1971|start}}
| team2 = Baltimore Bullets
| years3 = {{nbay|1971|start}}–{{nbay|1972|end}}
| team3 = Philadelphia 76ers
| cyears1 = {{nbay|1972|end}}
| cteam1 = Philadelphia 76ers
| cyears2 = 1973–{{nbay|1980|start}}
| cteam2 = New York / New Jersey Nets
| cyears3 = {{nbay|1981|start}}–{{nbay|1982|end}}
| cteam3 = Atlanta Hawks
| cyears4 = {{nbay|1983|start}}–{{nbay|1984|end}}
| cteam4 = Chicago Bulls
| cyears5 = {{nbay|1985|end}}–{{nbay|1987|end}}
| cteam5 = Washington Bullets
| cyears6 = {{nbay|1991|end}}–{{nbay|1994|start}}
| cteam6 = Miami Heat
| highlights =
As coach:
- 2× ABA champion (1974, 1976)
| stat1label = Points
| stat1value = 11,575 (15.3 ppg)
| stat2label = Rebounds
| stat2value = 2,254 (3.0 rpg)
| stat3label = Assists
| stat3value = 2,803 (3.7 apg)
| bbr = loughke01
| cstats_league1 = ABA & NBA
| cwin1 = 642
| closs1 = 746
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Kevin Michael "Murph" Loughery (born March 28, 1940) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. Loughery coached both Julius Erving and Michael Jordan.
Early life
Loughery was born on March 28, 1940, in Brooklyn, New York. His father was a police detective.{{Cite news |last=Crass |first=Murray |date=1973-04-27 |title=Loughery Grabs a Plum: Five‐Year Net Contract |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1973/04/27/archives/loughery-grabs-a-plum-fiveyear-net-contract.html |access-date=2025-02-02 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}} He attended Cardinal Hayes High School in The Bronx, graduating in 1957.{{Cite web |title=Kevin Loughery, 1997 NYC Basketball Hall of Famer |url=https://hoopshallny.org/inductee/kevin-loughery/ |access-date=2024-09-28 |website=The NYC Basketball Hall of Fame |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Valenzuela |first=Sarah |date=2018-02-13 |title=Cardinal Hayes holds alumni recognition on Senior Night – Bronx Times |url=https://www.bxtimes.com/cardinal-hayes-holds-alumni-recognition-on-senior-night/ |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=www.bxtimes.com |language=en-US}}
College basketball
Loughery originally attended Boston College, playing one year of college basketball for the Eagles (1958-59), where he average 16.8 points in 19 games. He then transferred to St. John's University, playing basketball for two seasons (1960-62).{{Cite web |title=Kevin Loughery College Stats |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/kevin-loughery-1.html |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com |language=en}}
At St. John's he played under coach Joe Lapchick, who would be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1966.{{Cite web |title=St. John's University Athletics Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball |url=https://redstormsports.com/sports/2018/6/12/sports-m-baskbl-spec-rel-stjo-great-names-html |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=St. John's University Athletics |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame :: Joe Lapchick |url=https://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/joe-lapchick/ |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=www.hoophall.com |language=en}} During his two years at St. John's, the team was 41–10. Loughery averaged 10.6 points in 25 games in 1960-61, and 15.5 points per game the next year. His teammates included LeRoy Ellis, with whom he would play in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Baltimore Bullets.{{Cite web |title=Leroy Ellis Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and more |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/e/ellisle01.html |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=Basketball-Reference.com |language=en}} St. John's went to the NIT Tournament semifinals in 1962. In the 1961-62 season, Ellis led the Metropolitan New York Conference in scoring and rebounding, and Loughery ranked 7th in points per game.{{Cite web |title=1961-62 Men's Metropolitan New York Conference Leaders |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/metro-ny/men/1962-leaders.html |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com |language=en}}
Professional basketball
= Playing career =
The Detroit Pistons selected Loughery in the second round of the 1962 NBA draft (13th overall).{{Cite web |title=1962 NBA Draft |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1962.html |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=Basketball-Reference.com |language=en}} Loughery spent 11 seasons in the NBA (1962–1973), playing for the Pistons, the Bullets, and the Philadelphia 76ers, almost nine of them with the Bullets. After spending 1962-63 with the Pistons, Detroit traded him early in the 1963-64 season to the Bullets for Larry Staverman. As a rookie in Detroit, he averaged less than 15 minutes a game, with a scoring average below seven points. He played in only one game for the Pistons the following season before the trade.
Loughery credits former Bullets, and Naismith Hall of Fame, coach Bobby "Slick" Leonard with giving Loughery a chance to prove himself in the NBA.{{Cite web |title=Remember the ABA: It's Loughery's foes who really are blue (by Dan Pattison) |url=http://www.remembertheaba.com/ABAArticles/PattisonArticleLoughery.html |access-date=2024-09-28 |website=www.remembertheaba.com}}{{Cite web |title=The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame :: Slick Leonard |url=https://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/slick-leonard/ |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=www.hoophall.com |language=en}} During his tenure with the Bullets, playing shooting guard, Loughery averaged 16.6 points and over 31 minutes per game. In the 1965 playoffs against the St. Louis Hawks, he averaged 21.8 points, 5.3 rebounds and four assists.{{Cite web |title=1965 NBA Western Division Semifinals - Bullets vs. Hawks |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/1965-nba-western-division-semifinals-bullets-vs-hawks.html |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=Basketball-Reference.com |language=en}} His best scoring seasons came in 1968-69 (22.6) and 1969-70 (21.9), teaming in Baltimore's backcourt with future hall of famer Earl Monroe.{{Cite web |title=Earl Monroe Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and more |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/monroea01.html |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=Basketball-Reference.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame :: Earl Monroe |url=https://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/earl-monroe/ |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=www.hoophall.com |language=en}} Playing with two more future hall of famers, Wes Unseld{{Cite web |title=The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame :: Wes Unseld |url=https://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/wes-unseld/ |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=www.hoophall.com |language=en}} and Gus Johnson,{{Cite web |title=The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame :: Gus Johnson |url=https://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/gus-johnson/ |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=www.hoophall.com |language=en}} his Bullets teams reached the playoffs from 1969-1972. In the 1969 playoffs against the New York Knicks, he averaged 20.3 points, 4.5 rebounds and 5.3 assists; and in the 1971 playoffs against the 76ers, he averaged 19.6 points and five assists.{{Cite web |title=1969 NBA Eastern Division Semifinals - Knicks vs. Bullets |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/1969-nba-eastern-division-semifinals-knicks-vs-bullets.html |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=Basketball-Reference.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=1971 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals - 76ers vs. Bullets |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/1971-nba-eastern-conference-semifinals-76ers-vs-bullets.html |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=Basketball-Reference.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=1969-70 Baltimore Bullets Roster and Stats |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/BAL/1970.html |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=Basketball-Reference.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=1971-72 Baltimore Bullets Roster and Stats |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/BAL/1972.html |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=Basketball-Reference.com |language=en}}
During a game while playing for the Bullets, the Warriors hall of fame guard Guy Rodgers punched Loughery with such force that it caused a bridge to fly out of Loughery's mouth.{{Cite journal |last=McCallum |first=Jack |date=May 1, 1995 |title=Rod is watching |journal=Sports Illustrated |volume=82 |issue=17}} Loughery once played in a playoff series while recovering from four broken ribs and a punctured lung, initially wearing a steel jacket for protection.{{Cite journal |last=Gilbert |first=Bill |date=April 5, 1982 |title=Aspiring To Higher Things |journal=Sports Illustrated |volume=56 |issue=14}}
He was traded along with Fred Carter from the Bullets to the Philadelphia 76ers for Archie Clark, a 1973 second-round selection (19th overall–Louie Nelson) and cash on October 17, 1971.[https://www.nytimes.com/1971/10/19/archives/76ers-deal-clark-to-bullets-for-loughery-and-carter.html "76ers Deal Clark to Bullets For Loughery and Carter," The Associated Press (AP), Sunday, October 17, 1971.] Retrieved March 16, 2022.[https://www.prosportstransactions.com/basketball/DraftTrades/Years/1973.htm 1973 NBA Draft Pick Transactions, April 24 – Pro Sports Transactions.] Retrieved March 16, 2022. His head coaching career began when he replaced Roy Rubin as player-coach of a 76ers team that was 4–47 on January 23, 1973.[https://www.nytimes.com/1973/01/24/archives/76ers-dismiss-rubin-name-loughery-coach.html "76ers Dismiss Rubin, Name Loughery Coach," The Associated Press (AP), Tuesday, January 23, 1973.] Retrieved November 29, 2020 He received a player-coach contract which included an offer to continue in that capacity for two more years beyond the balance of that season.[https://www.nytimes.com/1973/01/25/archives/people-in-sports-loughery-is-seeking-spirit-of-76ers.html Harvin, Al. "People in Sports: Loughery Is Seeking Saint of 76ers," The New York Times, Thursday, January 25, 1973.] Retrieved November 29, 2020 The team slightly improved under Loughery, posting a 5–26 record for the remainder of the season. He declined the offer to stay with the 76ers and was eventually replaced by Gene Shue on June 15, 1973.[https://www.nytimes.com/1973/06/16/archives/people-in-sports-shue-to-76ers.html Keese, Parton. "People in Sports: Shue to 76ers," The New York Times, Saturday, June 16, 1973.] Retrieved March 16, 2022.
= Coaching career =
Instead, he effectively retired as an active player when he accepted a five‐year contract as head coach of the New York Nets of the American Basketball Association (ABA) on April 26, 1973, succeeding Lou Carnesecca who had elected to return to St. John's University in a similar capacity. With superstar Julius Erving, Loughery won two ABA championships in three seasons.{{Cite news |last=Goldaper |first=Sam |date=1974-05-12 |title=Nets Become Champions Through Magic of Dr. J |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1974/05/12/archives/nets-become-champions-through-magic-of-dr-j.html |access-date=2025-02-03 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web |title=The 1970s: Dr. J and Dynasty Days |url=https://www.nba.com/nets/news/history/2019/07/22/the-1970s-dr-j-and-dynasty-days |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=www.nba.com |language=en}} After the ABA disbanded and the Nets joined the NBA, Loughery continued to coach the Nets for their first five seasons in the league. The team would struggle in their first couple of seasons without Erving, whose contract was sold to the Philadelphia 76ers due to financial struggles. Loughery later said that Erving's performance against Denver in the second ABA championship series they won was the best he had ever seen any basketball player ever play.{{Cite news |last=Araton |first=Harvey |date=2021-04-11 |title=The Nets Could Have Had It All With Dr. J |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/11/sports/basketball/nba-nets-julius-erving.html |access-date=2025-02-03 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}
The team would also move to New Jersey and become the New Jersey Nets.{{Cite news |last=Goldaper |first=Sam |date=1977-07-27 |title=Nets Will Move To New Jersey; Cost: $4 Million |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/07/27/archives/nets-will-move-to-new-jersey-cost-4-million-nets-will-pay-4-million.html |access-date=2025-02-03 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}} He was fired midway through the 1980–81 season and replaced by Bob MacKinnon. It has also been reported that he resigned over broad differences in philosophy with the owner.{{Cite news |date=December 22, 1980 |title=Loughery Quits As Nets' Coach |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1980/12/23/loughery-quits-as-nets-coach/d53b6239-9a09-44f3-b82c-d8ecdbd0c03f/ |work=Washington Post}} MacKinnon was considered an interim head coach.{{Cite news |last=McCallum |first=Jack |date=March 28, 1988 |title=Blast From The Past |url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1988/03/28/blast-from-the-past-wes-unseld-and-willis-reed-two-former-nba-greats-try-to-revive-the-bullets-and-nets |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20221002140834/https://vault.si.com/vault/1988/03/28/blast-from-the-past-wes-unseld-and-willis-reed-two-former-nba-greats-try-to-revive-the-bullets-and-nets |archive-date=2022-10-02 |access-date=2025-02-03 |work=Sports Illustrated Vault {{!}} SI.com |language=en-us}} Loughery gave Phil Jackson his first job as an assistant coach with the Nets, while Jackson was finishing out his playing career.{{Cite news |last=Robbins |first=Liz |date=2002-06-05 |title=PRO BASKETBALL: NOTEBOOK; Jackson's View of Old Nets Is Less Than Scenic One |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/05/sports/pro-basketball-notebook-jackson-s-view-of-old-nets-is-less-than-scenic-one.html |access-date=2025-02-02 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web |date=2010-05-26 |title=Jackson shuts down Bulls return; Nets intriguing |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=5220247 |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}
Loughery was hired by the Atlanta Hawks to replace Hubie Brown the very next season, retaining Mike Fratello as an assistant coach. Loughery guided the Hawks to two straight playoff appearances, including one with rookie Dominique Wilkins. He was fired once again after the 1982–83 season and replaced by Mike Fratello.{{Cite news |date=1982-07-09 |title=KNICKS NAME 2 AIDES |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/07/09/sports/knicks-name-2-aides.html |access-date=2025-02-02 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web |title=Kevin Loughery: Coaching Record, Awards |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/loughke01c.html |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=Basketball-Reference.com |language=en}}{{Cite news |last=Jr |first=Gordon S. White |last2=Rogers |first2=Thomas |date=1985-09-03 |title=SCOUTING; Cross-Pollination |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/09/03/sports/scouting-cross-pollination.html |access-date=2025-02-02 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web |title=1981-82 Atlanta Hawks Roster and Stats |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/ATL/1982.html |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=Basketball-Reference.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=1982-83 Atlanta Hawks Roster and Stats |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/ATL/1983.html |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=Basketball-Reference.com |language=en}}
The next two seasons, Loughery coached the Chicago Bulls. In his second season with rookie Michael Jordan, the Bulls made the playoffs.{{Cite web |title=1984-85 Chicago Bulls Roster and Stats |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/CHI/1985.html |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=Basketball-Reference.com |language=en}} In the book The Jordan Rules Michael was quoted as saying that Loughery was the most fun coach he ever played for and that Loughery allowed him to free-lance and play the style he wanted. Jordan said in a 1992 interview that Loughery gave him the confidence to go out and play at the highest level by showing trust in Jordan during his rookie year.{{Cite web |last=Bhargava |first=Yakshpat |date=Oct 7, 2024 |title=Basketball Network - Your daily dose of basketball |url=https://www.basketballnetwork.net/ |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=Basketball Network - Your daily dose of basketball |language=en}} Loughery was fired for having "philosophical differences" with Jerry Krause, the Bulls vice president of operations who had functionally replaced Rod Thorn, who earlier had been fired as general manager.{{cite web | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-06-18-sp-3321-story.html | title=Albeck Leaves Nets to Coach Bulls on the Day Before the NBA Draft | website=Los Angeles Times | date=June 18, 1985 }}{{Cite web |title=Citing philosophical differences, the Chicago Bulls have fired Kevin... - UPI Archives |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1985/05/29/Citing-philosophical-differences-the-Chicago-Bulls-have-fired-Kevin/2488486187200/ |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=UPI |language=en}}
Loughery went to the Washington Bullets the next season as an assistant to Gene Shue. When Shue was fired with 13 games left in the 1985–86 season, Loughery guided the team to the playoffs, and did so once again the next season.{{Cite web |title=1985-86 Washington Bullets Roster and Stats |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/WSB/1986.html |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=Basketball-Reference.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=1986-87 Washington Bullets Roster and Stats |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/WSB/1987.html |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=Basketball-Reference.com |language=en}} He was dismissed and replaced by Wes Unseld on January 3, 1988, as a result of the Bullets' 8–19 start.[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1350&dat=19880104&id=oqVYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8QIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5898,3296136 "Unseld Replaces Loughery," The Associated Press (AP), Monday, January 4, 1988.] Retrieved February 25, 2023.
After working in broadcasting, doing part-time work for TBS and TNT, Loughery was hired by the Miami Heat as their head coach three years after they joined the league as an expansion team. Loughery guided the Heat to their first ever playoff appearance in 1991-92, and again in 1993–94.{{Cite web |title=Miami Heat Team Info and News {{!}} NBA.com |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/team/1610612748/seasons |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=www.nba.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Kevin Loughery: Coaching Record, Awards |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/loughke01c.html |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=Basketball-Reference.com |language=en}}
Naismith Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown once said the real key to Loughery's success as a coach was that he showed his players appreciation for the sacrifices they made as players.{{Cite journal |last=Lincoln |first=Melissa Ludtke |date=January 8, 1979 |title=The Mouth That Roars |url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1979/01/08/the-mouth-that-roars-no-one-gets-tagged-with-more-technicals-than-the-nets-kevin-loughery-whose-wild-sideline-antics-are-beginning-to-obscure-his-considerable-talents-as-a-coach |journal=Sports Illustrated}}
As a coach, Loughery was also known for his animated interactions with the referees, and receiving technical fouls. As of 2000, Loughery had the second most technical fouls in NBA history.{{Cite journal |last=McPherson |first=Dave |date=May 2000 |title=SCREAM |journal=Basketball Digest |volume=27 |issue=7}} He was once given three technical fouls in a game by referee Richie Powers, contrary to NBA rules which only allowed for two. Powers also gave player Bernard King three technical fouls. The game was between the Sixers and the Nets, with Loughery coaching the Nets. After a successful protest, the game was replayed months later, from the point in time the technical fouls were assessed. Powers was given a multi-game suspension. In the interim, there had been a trade between the Sixers and the Nets involving Eric Money, who had earlier played and scored for the Nets, and then later scored in the same (continued) game as a Sixer.{{Cite web |last=Quinanola |first=Derick |date=2023-03-22 |title=The only NBA player to intentionally score for both teams in one game |url=https://clutchpoints.com/the-only-nba-player-to-intentionally-score-for-both-teams-in-one-game |access-date=2024-09-28 |website=ClutchPoints {{!}} Other News |language=en}} During the same season, Loughery had been suspended three games for physical contact with a referee, but had won the admiration of his players and owner throughout the year in leading a team that had been on the verge of bankruptcy.{{Cite news |last=Lincoln |first=Eric |date=1979-04-09 |title=How Basketball's Orphans Gained the N.B.A. Playoffs |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1979/04/09/archives/how-basketballs-orphans-gained-the-nba-playoffs.html |access-date=2025-02-02 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}
Broadcasting career
Loughery was a longtime on-and-off broadcaster for CBS Sports' coverage of the NBA throughout the '80s,{{Cite web |last=Levy |first=Dan |title=The 25 Greatest NBA Announcers of All Time |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1840757-the-25-greatest-nba-announcers-of-all-time |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en}} calling regular season and late playoff games.
After being fired as Washington's coach in January 1988, Loughery worked in broadcasting again, doing part-time work for TBS and TNT.
After his stint coaching the Heat, Loughery went back into broadcasting, first working with CNN/SI until 2002 when they folded.{{Cite web |date=3 June 2002 |title=Top South Florida News, Sports, Weather and Entertainment - South Florida Sun-Sentinel |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-2002-06-03-0206030107-story.html}} Loughery, who at times contributed as a guest for ESPN Radio,{{Cite news |date=26 June 1999 |title=Plentiful Point-Guard Crop Has Talent and Questions |url=https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Plentiful-Point-Guard-Crop-Has-Talent-and-2922020.php |newspaper=Sfgate}} then joined ESPN Radio's broadcast of the 2002 NBA Finals as a guest, later being hired full-time by ESPN for their radio broadcasts of the NBA starting with the 2002–03 season.{{Cite web |date=10 July 2012 |title=A Special Tribute to Michael Jordan |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/magazine/archives/news/story?page=magazine-19990208-article49}}{{Cite web |title=Alumni Roster 2 |url=https://www.nba.com/wizards/alumni-roster-2 |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=www.nba.com |language=en}}
Personal life
In 1997, Loughery was inducted into the New York City Basketball Hall of Fame.{{Cite news |date=September 25, 1997 |title=New inductees to NYC Basketball Hall of Fame |work=New York Amsterdam News}}
Loughery's nickname was "Murph".{{Cite web |title=KEVIN LOUGHERY |url=https://gatorrick15.wixsite.com/bmoresportsnest/kevin-loughery |access-date=2024-09-28 |website=bmoresportsnest |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Lawrence |first=Mitch |date=2012-11-03 |title=Former player, Nets coach Kevin Loughery reminisces on Brooklyn, compares ABA days of Julius Erving to NBA |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/2012/11/03/former-player-nets-coach-kevin-loughery-reminisces-on-brooklyn-compares-aba-days-of-julius-erving-to-nba/ |access-date=2024-09-28 |website=New York Daily News |language=en-US}}
Career playing statistics
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=NBA=
==Regular season==
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;" |
| Year
!Team !GP !GS !MPG !FG% !FT% !RPG !APG !PPG |
|---|
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1962}}
| style="text-align:left;"|Detroit |57 | |14.8 |.368 |.710 |1.9 |1.8 |6.4 |
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1963}}
| style="text-align:left;"|Detroit |1 | |2.0 |.250 |– |.0 |.0 |2.0 |
| style="text-align:left;" |{{nbay|1963|nolink=y}}
| style="text-align:left;" |Baltimore |65 | |22.4 |.375 |.712 |2.1 |2.8 |9.2 |
| style="text-align:left;" |{{nbay|1964}}
| style="text-align:left;" |Baltimore |style="background:#CFECEC;"|80* | |30.2 |.424 |.754 |2.9 |3.7 |12.8 |
| style="text-align:left;" |{{nbay|1965}}
| style="text-align:left;" |Baltimore |74 | |33.2 |.416 |.830 |3.1 |4.8 |18.2 |
| style="text-align:left;" |{{nbay|1966}}
| style="text-align:left;" |Baltimore |76 | |33.9 |.398 |.825 |4.6 |3.8 |18.2 |
| style="text-align:left;" |{{nbay|1967}}
| style="text-align:left;" |Baltimore |77 | |29.8 |.406 |.778 |3.2 |3.3 |15.9 |
| style="text-align:left;" |{{nbay|1968}}
| style="text-align:left;" |Baltimore |80 | |39.2 |.438 |.803 |3.3 |4.8 |22.6 |
| style="text-align:left;" |{{nbay|1969}}
| style="text-align:left;" |Baltimore |55 | |37.0 |.441 |.849 |3.1 |5.3 |21.9 |
| style="text-align:left;" |{{nbay|1970}}
| style="text-align:left;" |Baltimore |82 | |27.6 |.403 |.831 |2.7 |3.7 |15.1 |
| style="text-align:left;" |{{nbay|1971}}
| style="text-align:left;" |Baltimore |2 | |21.0 |.235 |.625 |2.5 |4.0 |6.5 |
| style="text-align:left;" |{{nbay|1971|nolink=y}}
| style="text-align:left;" |Philadelphia |74 |29 |23.4 |.426 |.827 |2.4 |2.5 |12.6 |
| style="text-align:left;" |{{nbay|1972}}
| style="text-align:left;" |Philadelphia |32 |21 |29.8 |.396 |.823 |3.5 |4.6 |13.9 |
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |Career
|755 |50 |29.4 |.413 |.803 |3.0 |3.7 |15.3 |
==Playoffs==
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;" |
| Year
!Team !GP !MPG !FG% !FT% !RPG !APG !PPG |
|---|
| style="text-align:left;" |1963
| style="text-align:left;" |Detroit |2 |13.0 |.100 |1.000 |.0 |2.0 |1.5 |
| style="text-align:left;" |1965
| style="text-align:left;" |Baltimore |10 |29.7 |.387 |.895 |3.4 |3.0 |14.0 |
| style="text-align:left;" |1966
| style="text-align:left;" |Baltimore |3 |9.0 |.429 |.500 |.3 |.3 |3.0 |
| style="text-align:left;" |1969
| style="text-align:left;" |Baltimore |4 |43.3 |.367 |.657 |4.5 |5.3 |20.3 |
| style="text-align:left;" |1970
| style="text-align:left;" |Baltimore |7 |21.9 |.338 |.714 |2.3 |1.1 |9.6 |
| style="text-align:left;" |1971
| style="text-align:left;" |Baltimore |17 |29.4 |.396 |.753 |2.2 |3.1 |13.6 |
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |Career
|43 |27.3 |.375 |.753 |2.5 |2.7 |12.4 |
Head coaching record
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| align="left" |PHI
| align="left" |{{nbay|1972}}
|31||5||26||.161|| align="center" |4th in Atlantic||—||—||—||—
| align="center" |Missed Playoffs
|-
|- style="background:#FDE910;"
| style="text-align:left;"|New York Nets
| style="text-align:left;"|{{abay|1973}}
| 84||55||29||{{winpct|55|29}}|| style="text-align:center;"|1st in Eastern||14||12||2||{{winpct|12|2}}
| style="text-align:center;"|Won ABA Finals
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|New York Nets
| style="text-align:left;"|{{abay|1974}}
| 84||58||26||{{winpct|58|26}}|| style="text-align:center;"|1st in Eastern||5||1||4||{{winpct|1|4}}
| style="text-align:center;"|Lost Division semifinals
|- style="background:#FDE910;"
| style="text-align:left;"|New York Nets
| style="text-align:left;"|{{abay|1975}}
| 84||55||29||{{winpct|55|29}}|| style="text-align:center;"|2nd||13||8||5||{{winpct|8|5}}
| style="text-align:center;"|Won ABA Finals
|-
| align="left" |NYN
| align="left" |{{nbay|1976}}
|82||22||60||.268|| align="center" |5th in Atlantic||—||—||—||—
| align="center" |Missed Playoffs
|-
| align="left" |NJN
| align="left" |{{nbay|1977}}
|82||24||58||.293|| align="center" |5th in Atlantic||—||—||—||—
| align="center" |Missed Playoffs
|-
| align="left" |NJN
| align="left" |{{nbay|1978}}
|82||37||45||.451|| align="center" |3rd in Atlantic||2||0||2||.000
| align="center" |Lost in First Round
|-
| align="left" |NJN
| align="left" |{{nbay|1979}}
|82||34||48||.415|| align="center" |5th in Atlantic||—||—||—||—
| align="center" |Missed Playoffs
|-
| align="left" |NJN
| align="left" |{{nbay|1980}}
|35||12||23||.343|| align="center" |(fired)||—||—||—||—
| align="center" |—
|-
| align="left" |ATL
| align="left" |{{nbay|1981}}
|82||42||40||.512|| align="center" |2nd in Central||2||0||2||.000
| align="center" |Lost in First Round
|-
| align="left" |ATL
| align="left" |{{nbay|1982}}
|82||43||39||.524|| align="center" |2nd in Central||3||1||2||.333
| align="center" |Lost in First Round
|-
| align="left" |CHI
| align="left" |{{nbay|1983}}
|82||27||55||.329|| align="center" |5th in Central||—||—||—||—
| align="center" |Missed Playoffs
|-
| align="left" |CHI
| align="left" |{{nbay|1984}}
|82||38||44||.463|| align="center" |3rd in Central||4||1||3||.250
| align="center" |Lost in First Round
|-
| align="left" |WSH
| align="left" |{{nbay|1985}}
|13||7||6||.538|| align="center" |3rd in Atlantic||5||2||3||.400
| align="center" |Lost in First Round
|-
| align="left" |WSH
| align="left" |{{nbay|1986}}
|82||42||40||.512|| align="center" |3rd in Atlantic||3||0||3||.000
| align="center" |Lost in First Round
|-
| align="left" |WSH
| align="left" |{{nbay|1987}}
|27||8||19||.296|| align="center" |(fired)||—||—||—||—
| align="center" |—
|-
| align="left" |MIA
| align="left" |{{nbay|1991}}
|82||38||44||.463|| align="center" |4th in Atlantic||3||0||3||.000
| align="center" |Lost in First Round
|-
| align="left" |MIA
| align="left" |{{nbay|1992}}
|82||36||46||.439|| align="center" |5th in Atlantic||—||—||—||—
| align="center" |Missed Playoffs
|-
| align="left" |MIA
| align="left" |{{nbay|1993}}
|82||42||40||.512|| align="center" |4th in Atlantic||5||2||3||.400
| align="center" |Lost in First Round
|-
| align="left" |MIA
| align="left" |{{nbay|1994}}
|46||17||29||.370|| align="center" |(fired)||—||—||—||—
| align="center" |—
|-class="sortbottom"
| align="left" |Career
| ||1,304||642||746||{{winpct|642|746}}|| ||59||27||32||{{winpct|27|32}}
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References
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- [https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/loughke01c.html BasketballReference.com: Kevin Loughery]
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