Loyd King

{{short description|American basketball player}}

{{For|others of a similar name|Lloyd King (disambiguation){{!}}Lloyd King}}

{{BLP one source|date=August 2016}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Loyd King

| image =

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| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 180

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1949|5|29}}

| birth_place = Asheville, North Carolina, U.S.

| nationality = American

| high_school = Clyde A. Erwin
(Asheville, North Carolina)

| college = Virginia Tech (1968–1971)

| draft_year = 1971

| draft_round = 15

| draft_pick = 224

| draft_team = Milwaukee Bucks

| career_start =

| career_end =

| career_number = 23, 20

| career_position = Shooting guard

| years1 = 1971–1973

| team1 = Memphis Pros/Tams

| highlights =

| bbr = kinglo01

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Loyd King (born May 29, 1949) is a former professional basketball player. He played two seasons in the American Basketball Association (ABA).

Biography

King was born Loyd Harold King in Asheville, North Carolina on May 29, 1949.{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/k/kinglo01.html|title=Loyd King|publisher=Basketball-Reference.com|accessdate=2011-06-17}} He played high school basketball at Clyde A. Erwin High School in Asheville, North Carolina. He played at the collegiate level at Virginia Tech, and was inducted into the school's sports hall of fame in 1998.

King played two seasons in the American Basketball Association for the Memphis Pros/Tams. Previously, he had been drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in the fifteenth round of the 1971 NBA draft.

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