Alex Loughton
Encyclopedia
Alex Loughton is an Australian professional basketball
player for the Cairns Taipans
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Loughton began to make a name for himself when he was selected in the Australian Under-20 team; he went on to average 17.4 ppg and 10.3 rpg and it was not long before scouts began to take notice of Alex. He went to America to play college basketball with Old Dominion University
. In his first season he started all but two games and averaged 8 points and 6 rebounds. In his following, Alex hauled a career best 45 points and 15 rebounds and backed it up with a very consistent season and averaged 17 ppg and 9 rpg for the 2004 season. But Loughton never really recaptured that same form. Alex went on to win CAA
Player of the Year and Tournament MVP in 2005. But he finished his college career with 1,646 career points and 952 career rebounds; which ranks him tenth all-time in ODU
scoring, sixth in rebounding and seventh all-time in CAA
rebounding.
In October 2009, Loughton was named to the Colonial Athletic Association Silver Anniversary team for his career at Old Dominion. He was also selected to Collegeinsider.com Mid Major All-Decade team.
After a reasonable season with Aguas Gandia, Alex signed with the Perth Wildcats
in the NBL and played in the 2007/08 and 2008/09 seasons.
For 2009/10 Loughton went to Spain to play with Ourense Baloncesto
in the Liga Española de Baloncesto
.
Loughton will return to Australia in 2010/11 to play for the Cairns Taipans.
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player for the Cairns Taipans
Cairns Taipans
The Cairns Taipans are an Australian professional basketball team competing in the Australasian National Basketball League. The club is based in the northern Queensland city of Cairns. The Taipans, named after a species of venomous snake native to Australia, entered the NBL in the 1999/2000 season...
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Loughton began to make a name for himself when he was selected in the Australian Under-20 team; he went on to average 17.4 ppg and 10.3 rpg and it was not long before scouts began to take notice of Alex. He went to America to play college basketball with Old Dominion University
Old Dominion University
Old Dominion University is a state university located in Norfolk, Virginia, United States, and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools...
. In his first season he started all but two games and averaged 8 points and 6 rebounds. In his following, Alex hauled a career best 45 points and 15 rebounds and backed it up with a very consistent season and averaged 17 ppg and 9 rpg for the 2004 season. But Loughton never really recaptured that same form. Alex went on to win CAA
Colonial Athletic Association
The Colonial Athletic Association is a NCAA Division I college athletic conference whose full-time members are located in East Coast states from Massachusetts to Georgia. Most of its members are public universities, with five in Virginia alone, and the conference is headquartered in Richmond,...
Player of the Year and Tournament MVP in 2005. But he finished his college career with 1,646 career points and 952 career rebounds; which ranks him tenth all-time in ODU
Old Dominion University
Old Dominion University is a state university located in Norfolk, Virginia, United States, and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools...
scoring, sixth in rebounding and seventh all-time in CAA
Colonial Athletic Association
The Colonial Athletic Association is a NCAA Division I college athletic conference whose full-time members are located in East Coast states from Massachusetts to Georgia. Most of its members are public universities, with five in Virginia alone, and the conference is headquartered in Richmond,...
rebounding.
In October 2009, Loughton was named to the Colonial Athletic Association Silver Anniversary team for his career at Old Dominion. He was also selected to Collegeinsider.com Mid Major All-Decade team.
Professional career
Considered an outside chance to be selected in the 2006 NBA draft, Loughton had a few NBA trials with New Orleans. However, he was overlooked in the NBA draft, and instead signed with Spanish basketball team Aguas Gandia.After a reasonable season with Aguas Gandia, Alex signed with the Perth Wildcats
Perth Wildcats
The Perth Wildcats are an Australian professional basketball team competing in the National Basketball League. The Wildcats are the only team in the league representing the state of Western Australia and are based in the state capital, Perth...
in the NBL and played in the 2007/08 and 2008/09 seasons.
For 2009/10 Loughton went to Spain to play with Ourense Baloncesto
Ourense Baloncesto
Club Ourense Baloncesto, S.A.D., more commonly referred to today by its sponsorship name of Aguas de Sousas Ourense, is a professional Basketball team based in Ourense, Galicia...
in the Liga Española de Baloncesto
Liga Española de Baloncesto
Liga Española de Baloncesto is the second league of the Spanish basketball league system behind the ACB. It is run by the FEB. The Liga Española de Baloncesto is divided into two categories and they are sponsored by Adecco. The names of the two leagues are Adecco Oro and Adecco Plata.The LEB league...
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Loughton will return to Australia in 2010/11 to play for the Cairns Taipans.