Zach Lofton

Zach Lofton (born November 18, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Rostock Seawolves of the German ProA league. 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.

Zach Lofton
Free agent
PositionShooting guard
Personal information
Born (1992-11-18) November 18, 1992
Saint Paul, Minnesota
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High schoolColumbia Heights
(Columbia Heights, Minnesota)
College
NBA draft2018 / Undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2019Detroit Pistons
2018–2019→Grand Rapids Drive
2019Grand Rapids Drive
2020Rostock Seawolves
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

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] and, in October, agreed to a two-way contract, splitting playing time with the Pistons and their NBA G League affiliate, the Grand Rapids Drive.[9] On October 17, 2018, Lofton made his NBA debut with the Pistons. He recorded one steal in three minutes of play in a 103–100 win over the Brooklyn Nets.[10] In his G League debut, Lofton had a double-double with 26 points, 11 rebounds, nine assists and four steals as the Drive lost to the Erie BayHawks 125–114.[11]

On January 15, 2019, Lofton was waived by the Pistons, but retained by the Drive.[12] He averaged 13.3 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 1.2 steals per game with the Drive. On February 1, 2020, Lofton signed with the Rostock Seawolves of the German ProA league.[13]

Career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018–19 Detroit 103.8.000.000---1.0-0.0

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.
  9. "Pistons exercise 2-way conversion option on Zach Lofton". ESPN. Associated Press. October 15, 2018. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
  10. https://www.nba.com/games/20181017/BKNDET#/boxscore
  11. "Bayhawks stop Drive". NBA.com. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  12. "Zach Lofton: Let go by Pistons". CBSSports.com. January 15, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  13. "SEAWOLVES verpflichten Ex-NBA-Profi Zach Lofton". Rostock Seawolves (in German). February 1, 2020. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
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