Zach Lofton

Zach Lofton
No. 18 – Detroit Pistons
Position Shooting guard
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1992-11-18) November 18, 1992
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight 180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school Columbia Heights
(Columbia Heights, Minnesota)
College
NBA draft 2018 / Undrafted
Playing career 2018–present
Career history
2018–present Detroit Pistons
Career highlights and awards

Zach Lofton (born November 18, 1992) is an American basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for New Mexico State University (NMSU). He transferred to NMSU from Texas Southern, where he was named the Southwestern Athletic Conference Player of the Year in 2017.

College career

Lofton, a shooting guard from Saint Paul, Minnesota, started his college career at San Jacinto College, then played his sophomore season for Illinois State University. He averaged 11.3 points per game for the Redbirds before transferring to Minnesota in 2014. While sitting out his transfer year, Lofton was dismissed from the Golden Gophers team before playing a game.[1][2] Lofton landed at Texas Southern, where in 2016–17 he averaged 16.8 points per game and led the Tigers to the 2017 NCAA Tournament. At the close of the season, he was named SWAC Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year.[3]

Following his lone season with Texas Southern, Lofton declared for the 2017 NBA draft. Although he ultimately withdrew, he did announce that he would transfer from Texas Southern.[4] He ultimately chose New Mexico State to play his final season of college eligibility.[5]

As a senior at New Mexico State, Lofton averaged 20.1 points and 5.0 rebounds per game. He shot 46 percent from the field and 38 percent from behind the arc. Lofton was named to the All-Western Athletic Conference First Team and the 2018 All-WAC Newcomer team. Following the season he participated in the 2018 Portsmouth Invitational Tournament.[6]

Professional career

Lofton was not selected in the 2018 NBA draft. He signed with the Detroit Pistons for the NBA Summer League.[7] He averaged 10.8 points and 2.5 rebounds per game and scored 21 points in the final Summer League game against the Los Angeles Lakers. Lofton subsequently signed with the Pistons.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Axson, Scooby (October 30, 2014). "Minnesota dismisses transfer guard Zach Lofton". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
  2. ↑ Rayno, Amelia (October 30, 2014). "Transfer Zach Lofton kicked off Gophers basketball team". Star Tribune. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
  3. ↑ "2016-17 All-SWAC Men's Basketball Teams announced". Southwestern Athletic Conference. March 6, 2017. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
  4. ↑ Payne, Terrence (May 1, 2017). "Texas Southern's Zach Lofton to transfer". NBCSports.com. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
  5. ↑ Rudi, Mark (July 3, 2017). "Texas Southern grad transfer Zach Lofton signs with NMSU". Las Cruces Sun-News. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  6. ↑ Rudi, Mark (April 9, 2018). "New Mexico State's Zach Lofton invited to play in Portsmouth Invitational". Las Cruces Sun News. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Zach Lofton to play for Detroit Pistons Summer League team". Las Cruces Sun-News. June 24, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  8. ↑ Rudi, Mark (August 11, 2018). "Former New Mexico State Aggie Zach Lofton signs with Detroit Pistons". Las Cruces Sun-News. Retrieved September 26, 2018.


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