For other people with the same name, see Robert Lloyd.
Robert E. Lloyd (born October 5, 1945) is an American former professional basketball player in the American Basketball Association (ABA), even though he was drafted by the NBA's Detroit Pistons in the 7th round of the 1967 NBA draft.[1] Lloyd began his ABA career with the New Jersey Americans; the team became the New York Nets in 1968 (and is now the NBA's Brooklyn Nets). In two ABA seasons, Lloyd scored 1,127 points in his career, good for a 9.0 points per game average.[1]
At Rutgers University, Lloyd became the Scarlet Knights' first ever First Team All-American.[2] He still holds the school record for career scoring average (26.5 ppg), and as a senior in 1966–67 he led NCAA Division I in free throw percentage (.921), making 255-of-277 attempts.[2] Also in that season, Lloyd coupled with fellow guard and college roommate Jim Valvano to lead Rutgers to their first-ever postseason basketball tournament, the 1967 National Invitation Tournament,[2][3] where they defeated University of New Mexico 65–60 to reach the Final Four of the tournament. They defeated Marshall 93–76 in the third place game, after losing to Walt Frazier's Southern Illinois Salukis.[3] In 1987, Lloyd became the first Rutgers athlete to have his jersey retired.[2]
After basketball, Lloyd went on to become a successful businessman. He was the president and CEO of Data East, Incorporated before becoming the chairman and CEO of Mindscape, a publisher of consumer software.[2] Since 1994, he has served as chairman of the board for The V Foundation For Cancer Research, which was started by his friend and teammate Jim Valvano as he was battling cancer which ultimately claimed his life.[2] Lloyd has helped raise over $70 million since that time.[3] Today, Lloyd is retired besides his work at The V Foundation and resides in Los Altos Hills, California.[4]
Referencesedit
^ ab"Bobby Lloyd". basketball-reference.com. 2010. Retrieved September 16, 2010.
^ abcdef. The V Foundation for Cancer Research. 2010. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved September 16, 2010.
^ abc. news.rutgers.edu. Rutgers University. April 22, 2008. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved September 16, 2010.
^Zinko, Carolyne (September 1, 2010). "V Foundation raises $2.3 million to fight cancer". sfgate.com. Hearst Communications. Retrieved September 16, 2010.
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lloyd, australian, cricketer, cricketer, other, people, with, same, name, robert, lloyd, robert, lloyd, born, october, 1945, american, former, professional, basketball, player, american, basketball, association, even, though, drafted, detroit, pistons, round, . For the Australian cricketer see Bob Lloyd cricketer For other people with the same name see Robert Lloyd Robert E Lloyd born October 5 1945 is an American former professional basketball player in the American Basketball Association ABA even though he was drafted by the NBA s Detroit Pistons in the 7th round of the 1967 NBA draft 1 Lloyd began his ABA career with the New Jersey Americans the team became the New York Nets in 1968 and is now the NBA s Brooklyn Nets In two ABA seasons Lloyd scored 1 127 points in his career good for a 9 0 points per game average 1 Bob LloydPersonal informationBorn 1945 10 05 October 5 1945 age 78 Upper Darby Township PennsylvaniaNationalityAmericanListed height6 ft 2 in 1 88 m Listed weight184 lb 83 kg Career informationHigh schoolUpper Darby Upper Darby Township Pennsylvania CollegeRutgers 1964 1967 NBA draft1967 7th round 69th overall pickSelected by the Detroit PistonsPlaying career1967 1969PositionPoint guardNumber3Career history1967 1969New Jersey Americans New York NetsCareer highlights and awardsConsensus first team All American 1967 No 14 retired by Rutgers Scarlet KnightsCareer ABA statisticsPoints1 127Rebounds220Assists229Stats at Basketball Reference comAt Rutgers University Lloyd became the Scarlet Knights first ever First Team All American 2 He still holds the school record for career scoring average 26 5 ppg and as a senior in 1966 67 he led NCAA Division I in free throw percentage 921 making 255 of 277 attempts 2 Also in that season Lloyd coupled with fellow guard and college roommate Jim Valvano to lead Rutgers to their first ever postseason basketball tournament the 1967 National Invitation Tournament 2 3 where they defeated University of New Mexico 65 60 to reach the Final Four of the tournament They defeated Marshall 93 76 in the third place game after losing to Walt Frazier s Southern Illinois Salukis 3 In 1987 Lloyd became the first Rutgers athlete to have his jersey retired 2 After basketball Lloyd went on to become a successful businessman He was the president and CEO of Data East Incorporated before becoming the chairman and CEO of Mindscape a publisher of consumer software 2 Since 1994 he has served as chairman of the board for The V Foundation For Cancer Research which was started by his friend and teammate Jim Valvano as he was battling cancer which ultimately claimed his life 2 Lloyd has helped raise over 70 million since that time 3 Today Lloyd is retired besides his work at The V Foundation and resides in Los Altos Hills California 4 References edit a b Bobby Lloyd basketball reference com 2010 Retrieved September 16 2010 a b c d e f Board of Directors Robert E Lloyd The V Foundation for Cancer Research 2010 Archived from the original on June 6 2011 Retrieved September 16 2010 a b c Hall of Distinguished Alumni to Induct Six New Members news rutgers edu Rutgers University April 22 2008 Archived from the original on July 20 2011 Retrieved September 16 2010 Zinko Carolyne September 1 2010 V Foundation raises 2 3 million to fight cancer sfgate com Hearst Communications Retrieved September 16 2010 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bob Lloyd amp oldid 1189707424, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
