Loy Stephen Vaught (born February 27, 1968) is an American former professional

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player who spent ten seasons in the

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(NBA), primarily with the

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. Vaught played at East Kentwood High School in

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, a suburb of Grand Rapids, and helped lead the

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Wolverines to the

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. Vaught was drafted in 1990 by the

. For a short period in the mid-1990s, Vaught was one of the most consistent forwards in the league, averaging 16.2 points and approximately 10 rebounds per game while missing only four games between 1994 and 1997. On April 22, 1994, in a 127–122 loss to the Suns, Vaught scored 29 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. On February 9, 1995, he scored a career-best 33 points along grabbing 13 rebounds in a 122–107 win over the defending champion

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. On December 16, 1996, he scored 17 points and grabbed 21 rebounds in a 122–121 victory over the Suns. That same season, Vaught led an undermanned Clippers team to the playoffs as an 8 seed, where they were swept by NBA MVP

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and the

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in the first round. Injuries sustained in 1997 hampered his career, and after that his play sharply decreased in quality and he never played more than 51 games in a season again. Vaught closed out his career with a series of stints with the

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, and

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. He had a well earned reputation as an outstanding rebounder in his prime (especially on the defensive end of the court). He finished twice among the top ten overall and top ten defensive rebounders in the league. Loy Vaught lives in Los Angeles. He has two daughters, Lexi and Maya.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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Playoffs

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References

External links

*
"Loy Vaught: A Personal Remembrance"
by Gary Adornato (November 8, 2001)

* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20100418044313/http://stats.ath.umich.edu/basketball/basketstart.php University of Michigan Basketball Statistical Archive {{DEFAULTSORT:Vaught, Loy 1968 births Living people 20th-century African-American sportsmen 21st-century African-American sportsmen American men's basketball players Basketball players from Grand Rapids, Michigan Dallas Mavericks players Detroit Pistons players Los Angeles Clippers draft picks Los Angeles Clippers players Michigan Wolverines men's basketball players Power forwards Washington Wizards players