| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1968-02-27)February 27, 1968 (age 57) Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | East Kentwood (Kentwood, Michigan) |
| College | Michigan (1986–1990) |
| NBA draft | 1990: 1st round, 13th overall pick |
| Drafted by | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Playing career | 1990–2001 |
| Position | Power forward |
| Number | 35 |
| Career history | |
| 1990–1998 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 1999–2000 | Detroit Pistons |
| 2000–2001 | Dallas Mavericks |
| 2001 | Washington Wizards |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 6,984 (10.1 ppg) |
| Assists | 652 (0.9 apg) |
| Rebounds | 4,881 (7.1 rpg) |
Stats at NBA.com  | |
| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
Loy Stephen Vaught (born February 27, 1968) is an American former professionalbasketball player who spent ten seasons in theNational Basketball Association (NBA), primarily with theLos Angeles Clippers.
Vaught played atEast Kentwood High School inKentwood, Michigan, a suburb of Grand Rapids, and helped lead theUniversity of MichiganWolverines to the1989NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship.
Vaught wasdrafted in 1990 by theLos Angeles Clippers. 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.[1] On February 9, 1995, he scored a career-best 33 points along grabbing 13 rebounds in a 122–107 win over the defending championHouston Rockets.[2] On December 16, 1996, he scored 17 points and grabbed 21 rebounds in a 122–121 victory over the Suns.[3] That same season, Vaught led an undermanned Clippers team to the playoffs as an 8 seed, where they were swept byNBA MVPKarl Malone and theUtah Jazz in the first round.[4]
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 theDetroit Pistons,Dallas Mavericks, andWashington Wizards. 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.
| 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 |
| * | Led the league |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990–91 | L.A. Clippers | 73 | 0 | 16.1 | .487 | .000 | .662 | 4.8 | .5 | .3 | .3 | 5.5 |
| 1991–92 | L.A. Clippers | 79 | 38 | 21.4 | .492 | .800 | .797 | 6.5 | .9 | .5 | .4 | 7.6 |
| 1992–93 | L.A. Clippers | 79 | 4 | 20.9 | .508 | .250 | .748 | 6.2 | .7 | .7 | .5 | 9.4 |
| 1993–94 | L.A. Clippers | 75 | 56 | 28.2 | .537 | .000 | .720 | 8.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .3 | 11.7 |
| 1994–95 | L.A. Clippers | 80 | 79 | 37.1 | .514 | .212 | .710 | 9.7 | 1.7 | 1.3 | .4 | 17.5 |
| 1995–96 | L.A. Clippers | 80 | 78 | 37.1 | .525 | .368 | .727 | 10.1 | 1.4 | 1.1 | .5 | 16.2 |
| 1996–97 | L.A. Clippers | 82 | 82* | 34.6 | .500 | .167 | .702 | 10.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | .3 | 14.9 |
| 1997–98 | L.A. Clippers | 10 | 6 | 26.5 | .429 | .000 | .375 | 6.5 | .7 | .4 | .2 | 7.5 |
| 1998–99 | Detroit | 37 | 10 | 13.0 | .381 | .000 | .643 | 3.9 | .3 | .4 | .2 | 3.4 |
| 1999–00 | Detroit | 43 | 0 | 6.8 | .360 | .000 | .688 | 2.1 | .3 | .1 | .1 | 1.7 |
| 2000–01 | Dallas | 37 | 1 | 10.6 | .455 | – | .667 | 3.3 | .4 | .4 | .1 | 3.1 |
| 2000–01 | Washington | 14 | 0 | 11.2 | .521 | – | 1.000 | 3.6 | .5 | .4 | .1 | 3.9 |
| Career | 689 | 354 | 24.7 | .504 | .244 | .718 | 7.1 | .9 | .7 | .3 | 10.1 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | L.A. Clippers | 5 | 0 | 7.2 | .636 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.4 | .8 | .2 | .2 | 3.4 |
| 1997 | L.A. Clippers | 3 | 3 | 30.0 | .613 | .333 | .667 | 9.0 | .7 | 1.0 | .7 | 15.0 |
| 1999 | Detroit | 2 | 0 | 7.5 | .500 | – | – | .5 | .0 | .5 | .0 | 2.0 |
| 2000 | Detroit | 2 | 0 | 8.0 | .000 | – | – | 3.0 | .0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 |
| Career | 12 | 3 | 13.1 | .571 | .500 | .727 | 3.8 | .5 | .6 | .3 | 5.5 | |